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Rec.radio.amateur.misc Frequently Asked Questions
Part 4 - Amateur Radio Organizations and Publications
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Questions discussed in Part 4: (dates indicate last modification)
**  How do I use the incoming and outgoing QSL bureau? (pre-4/92)
**  Anyone know anything about the QSL Post Office? (pre-4/92)
**  Are there any news groups for CAP? (5/92)
**  What's the name of the QRP club that issues QRP numbers? (pre-4/92)
**  Can I send ARRL or W5YI electronic mail? (6/92)
**  "Why doesn't the ARRL do...?" (4/92)
**  What magazines are available for Ham Radio? (pre-4/92)
**  How do I become a 10-10 member? (pre-4/92)
**  How do I join MARS? (10/92)
**  How do I join RACES? (pre-4/92)
**  What organizations are available to help handicapped hams? (pre-4/92)
**  I am looking for a specific ham, can anyone help me find him? (pre-4/92)
**  Is there an on-line copy of the FCC Part 97, or FCC Amateur Radio
    allocations and question pools? (10/92)
**  Can I post my neat new ham related program on rec.radio.amateur.misc?
    (pre-4/92)

--Rec.radio.amateur.misc Frequently-asked Questions------------------Part 4--

**  How do I use the incoming and outgoing QSL bureau?
    To use the outgoing QSL bureau, you must be a member of ARRL.  In
    general, you send a bundle of foreign (not States!) QSL cards to
    the outgoing bureau in Newington, Connecticut, along with a label
    off of your QST magazine (which shows ARRL membership), along with
    $2 per pound of cards (approximately 150 cards) or $1 for 10 cards
    or less.

    To use the incoming QSL bureau, you do NOT have to be a member of
    ARRL.  Send one or more Self-Addressed Stamped Envelopes (size 5x7
    or 6x9, NO BIGGER, NO SMALLER) with one ounce of postage attached
    and with your callsign in 3/4" letters in top left hand corner where
    the return address label would go.  If you expect a large quantity
    of foreign QSL cards, attach extra money or postage with a paper
    clip; do NOT affix extra postage to envelope.  Send the envelopes to
    the QSL bureau for your callsign area.    If your callsign is xx3xxx/5,
    you would send it to the 3rd call area, NOT the 5th call area.
    Addresses for QSL bureaus are listed in QST (and below); if you don't
    have access to a QST magazine, ask another ham.  IMPORTANT:  BE
    PATIENT!  Turnaround time for a US QSL bureau, not considering foreign
    QSL bureaus, is about 3 months.  Foreign QSL bureaus and hams can be
    as fast as 2 months or as slow as TEN YEARS, while average is about
    6-12 months.

    Addresses for US Incoming QSL Bureaus:
    USA 1 - W1 QSL Bureau, Box 216, Forest Park Stn, Springfield, MA 01108
    USA 2 - ARRL 2nd District QSL Bureau NJDXA, POB 599, Morris Plains,
        NJ 07950
    USA 3 - C-CARS, POB 448, New Kingstown, PA 17072-0448
    USA 4 - All single-letter prefixes ONLY
        Mecklenburg Amateur Radio Club, POB DX, Charlotte, NC 28220
     others:Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club, Call Box 599, Sterling Park,
        VA 22170
    USA 5 - ARRL 5th District DX QSL Bureau, POB 50625, Midland, TX 79701
    USA 6 - ARRL 6th District DX QQSL Bureau, POB 1460, Sun Valley, CA
        91352
    USA 7 - Willamette Valley DX Club, POB 555, Portland, OR 97207
    USA 8 - 8th Area QSL Bureau, POB 182165, Columbus, OH 43218-2165
    USA 9 - Northern Illinois DX assn, Box 519, Elmhurst, IL 60126
    USA 0 - W0 QSL Bureau, Ak-Sar-Ben Radio Club, POB 291, Omaha, NE 68101
    Hawaii- Wayne Jones NH6GJ, POB 788, Wahiawa, HI 96786
    Alaska- Alaska QSL Bureau, 4304 Garfield St, Anchorage, AK 99503

**  Anyone know anything about the QSL Post Office?
    The QSL Post Office is a private venture who also supplies QSL
    service as long as you let them put their advertisements in the
    envelopes.  You can keep a SASE there in case you get cards returned
    via the QSLPO.

    Instructions:
      Send multiples of 10 QSL cards with check, cash or money order ($1
      for each 10 cards).
      Do not put postage on the cards.
      Do not place cards in individual envelopes
      Write callsign only in address area, or address as well if it's
      different from callbook.
      Send to:
        QSL Post Office
        767 South Xenon Court, #117
        Lakewood, CO 90228
        303-987-9442

**  Are there any news groups for CAP?
    There is no news group just for Civil Air Patrol discussions.  However,
    rec.aviation is appropriate for CAP aviation discussions and for
    CAP radio information, these rec.radio.amateur.* groups are available.
    CAP-related files are also stored on the FTP site
    sunburn.cps.udayton.edu in pub/capital.

**  What's the name of the QRP club that issues QRP numbers?
    QRP Amateur Radio Club International, c/o Bill Harding K4AHK,
    10923 Carters Oak Way, Burke, VA 22015.

**  Can I send ARRL or W5YI electronic mail?
    Several ARRL HQ staffers can be contacted via the net, using the
    address [e-mail], replace username as shown below:

        Jon Bloom, KE3Z, Laboratory Supervisor                    jbloom
          (arrl.org postmaster)
        Steve Ford, WB8IMY, Assistant Technical Editor            sford
          (Operating Manual, packet and satellite books)
        Mike Gruber, WA1SVF, Laboratory Engineer                  mgruber
          (product testing)
        Jerry Hall, K1TD, Associate Technical Editor              jhall
          (Antenna books, propagation)
        Ed Hare, KA1CV, Senior Laboratory Engineer (RFI)          ehare
        Rus Healy, NJ2L, QST Assistant Technical Editor           rhealy
          (Product Review)
        Luck Hurder, KY1T, Field Services Dept. Deputy Manager    lhurder
          (Clubs, Field Organization)
        Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH, Membershipship Services Manager   chutch
          (Contests, awards, DXCC etc.)
        Bart Jahnke, KB9NM, Volunteer Examiner Dept. Manager      bjahnke
          (Exams, VE coordination, etc.)
        Jim Kearman, KR1S, Assistant Technical Editor             jkearman
          (license manuals)
        Joel Kleinman, N1BKE, Associate Technical Editor          jkleinma
          (in charge of editing technical books)
        Zack Lau, KH6CP, Laboratory Engineer                      zlau
          (RF/microwave circuit design, QRP)
        Steve Mansfield, Public Relations Manager                 smansfie
          (news stories, etc.)
        Dave Newkirk, WJ1Z, QST Senior Assistant Tech. Editor     dnewkirk
          (Hints & Kinks)
        Paul Pagel, N1FB, QST Associate Technical Editor          ppagel
          (in charge of QST technical editing, Technical Correspondence)
        Rick Palm, K1CE, Field Services Manager                   rpalm
          (Field Organization matters)
        Bob Schetgen, KU7G, Assistant Technical Editor            rschetge
          (Handbook)
        Barry Shelley, Chief Financial Officer                    bshelley
        Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, Executive Vice President               dsumner
          (policy matters, HQ administration)
        Rosalie White, WA1STO, Educational Activitied Dept. Mgr.  rwhite
          (info on becoming a ham/training/SAREX)
        Mark Wilson, AA2Z, QST Managing Editor                    mwilson
        Larry Wolfgang, WR1B, Senior Assistant                    lwolfgan
          Technical Editor (Beginner's books)
        Tammy-Beth Zimmerman, KA1WWP, Membership                  tzimmer
          Services Administrative Assistant
          (DXCC, awards, QSL buro)

    The Washington Area Coordinator for the ARRL, Perry Williams W1UED
    (sort of our "lobbyist" to the FCC and Congress) has mcimail access
    at [e-mail].

    Other mail addresses at ARRL:
        Technical Information Service                 [e-mail]
          (technical questions)
        DXCC                                          [e-mail]
        Awards (WAS, etc.)                            [e-mail]
        Contests                                      [e-mail]
        Outgoing QSL Bureau                           [e-mail]
        W1AW                                          [e-mail]

    For other questions (ARRL policy issues, etc.), try
    [e-mail], which sends them to the front office.

        ARRL requests that you include your postal address (the slow kind) in
        case they need to send you nonelectronic material in answer to your
        request.

        Other useful addresses:
        Tom Frenaye, K1KI, Vice President             [e-mail]
        Frank Butler, W4RH, Southeastern Division     [e-mail]
          Director
        Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, QST (Packet             [e-mail]
          Perspective) and QEX (Gateway)
          columnist
    Fred Maia, W5YI, another large VEC            [e-mail].

**  "Why doesn't the ARRL do...?"
    If you want the ARRL to do something, tell them!  Direct input from a
    concerned member (or, actually, any concerned Ham) carries a lot more
    weight than hearsay from any source.  The e-mail addresses are listed
    above.  They want direct input - that's what those addresses are for.

**  What magazines are available for Ham Radio?
    Your local ham store may have some, but here's some popular ones
    (this is NOT a complete list!):
    QST, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111 - basic projects and
        contesting
    CQ The Radio Amateur's Journal, 76 North Broadway, Hicksville, NY
        11801 - beginner ham radio articles
    73 Amateur Radio Today, WGE Center, Forect Rd, Hancock, NH 03449,
        FAX [phone], email: COMPUSERVE 70310,775 or Internet
        [e-mail] - more technical ham radio articles
    QEX, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111 - more technical projects
    WorldRadio, 2120 28th St, Sacramento, CA 95818, [phone].
        Subscriptions to 201 Lathrop Way, Ste D, Sacramento, CA 95815,
        (800) 365-SUBS - lots of special interest columns, like QRP,
        ATV, YL, etc.
    W5YI Report, PO Box 565101, Dallas, TX 75356, 1-800-669-9594 -
        up-to-date information on Amateur Radio happenings, including
        VE information and statistics

**  How do I become a 10-10 member?
    10-10 is simply an organization to sponsor the use of the 10 meter
    band.  It was first conceived when propagation was poor on 10 meters,
    as a method to get more hams to use 10 meters.  The past few years
    have been great for 10 meters worldwide.  However, "the bands are
    closing down" again, and 10 meters will once again be limited more
    for local communications, except for sporadic band openings, until
    the next sunspot cycle.

    To join 10-10, work ten 10-10 members and LOG each 10-10 number, call
    sign, operator's name and location.  Send the list to your numeric
    call sign or DX area manager (as shown below), with $5.00 U.S. new
    membership registration fee ($6.00 for foreign addresses).

    10-10 International Area Managers:
    USA 1 - Al Kaiser N1API,       194 Glen Hills Rd, Meriden,     CT 06450
    USA 2 - Larry Berger WA2SUH,   9 Nancy Blvd,      Merrick,     NY 11566
    USA 3 - Chester Gardner N3GZE, 9028 Overhill Dr,  Ellicott Cty,MD 21042
    USA 4 - KY, TN, FL, VA, NC, SC only
        Rick Roberts N4KCC,    7106 Ridgestone Dr,Ooltewah,    TN 37363
    USA 4 - GA, AL, Puerto Rico only
            Jim Beswick W4YHF,     112 Owl Town Farm, Ellijay,     GA 30540
    USA 5 - Grace Dunlap K5MRU,*   Box 445,           LaFeria,     TX 78559
            *summer addr Jun-Oct   Box 13,            Rand,        CO 80473
    USA 6 - Dick Rauschler W6ANK,  4371 Cambria St,   Fremont,     CA 94538
    USA 7 - Willie Madison WB7VZI, 10512 W Butler Dr, Peoria,      AZ 85345
    USA 8 - John Hugentober N3FU,  4441 Andreas Ave,  Cincinatti,  OH 45211
    USA 9 - Jim Williams N9HHU,    240 Park Rd,       Creve Coeur, IL 61611
    USA 0 - Debbie Peterson KF0NV, RR 1 Box 35,       Duncombe,    IA 50532
    All DX- Carol Hugentober K8DHK,4441 Andreas Ave,  Cincinatti,  OH 45211

**  How do I join MARS?
    To join MARS, you have to be 14 years or older (parental consent
    required under age 17), be a US citizen or resident alien, possess a
    valid Amateur Radio license, possess a station capable of operating
    on MARS HF frequencies, and be able to operate the minimum amount
    of time for each quarter (12 hours for Army and Air Force; 18 hours
    for Navy-Marines).  Novices must upgrade to Technician within 6
    months, else be dropped from MARS.  No-Code Techs can apply, provided
    they have transmit and receive HF capability for MARS frequencies
    (they don't need transmit capability for Amateur HF frequencies).  For
    application forms contact:

    Chief, Air Force MARS
    Det 1, CSC/CMM (MARS)
    203 W. Losey St.   Room 2154
    Scott AFB, IL 62225-5247
    [phone]   Fax:  [phone]

    Chief, Army MARS
    HQ, US Army Information Systems Command
    ATTN: AS-OPS-OA
    Fort Huachuca, AZ  85613-5000

    Chief, Navy-Marine Corps MARS
    Naval Communication Unit
    Washington, DC   20397-5161

**  How do I join RACES?
    Contact your nearest Civil Defense or Emergency Management Agency.
    The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service is a part of a municipal,
    county, or state government.  This does not mean, however, that
    every such government has a RACES program.  If your government does
    not have a RACES, ask them to refer you to the nearest jurisdiction
    that does have a RACES program.

**  What organizations are available to help handicapped hams?
        Courage Center
        Handihams
        2915 Golden Valley Rd
        Golden Valley, MN  55422
        [phone]
    ARRL has a Handihams information package (get it by requesting it
    thru [e-mail]) and a book called "The ARRL Plan for the
    Disabled", available at no charge from the ARRL Regulatory
    Information Branch.

**  I am looking for a specific ham, can anyone help me find him?
    Rather than sending out a message on Usenet, you might first try
    directory assistance from the phone company or the locator service
    provided by the Salvation Army.  A Salvation Army post in your
    local area may be able to help you.  If you have his/her callsign
    or name, you might also try one of the on-line callservers shown
    above.  Also, the Quarter-Century Wireless Assn maintains a collection
    of callbooks going back to "the beginning of time".  Their address
    is: 1409 Cooper Drive, Irving, TX 75061.  Also, the Callbook has a
    dial-in line for accessing new ham callsigns.  Try (1-708-234-8011)
    at 2400 baud.

**  Is there an on-line copy of the FCC Part 97, or FCC Amateur Radio
**  allocations or question pools?
    Part 97 is part of the FCC regulations and only applies to the USA.

    The text to part 97 is available by ftp from several locations:
    Western US
       ftp.amdahl.com              /pub/radio/amateur/part97.txt.Z
    Central US
       pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu  /msdos/ham/part97.arc
    Eastern US
       gandalf.umcs.maine.edu      /pub/ham-radio/part97.txt
       ftp.uu.net                  /networking/ka9q/part97.arc
    The *.arc files are MSDOS ARC files with the same ASCII text.

    An ASCII copy of the question pools are available by ftp from
    uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.50) in /pub/ham-radio/<class>-pool.txt.Z,
    where <class> is novice, technician, general, advanced or extra.

**  Can I post my neat new ham related program on rec.radio.amateur.misc?
    This is really not a good idea, since many of the readers receive
    these newsgroups as mail digests.  Posting is also a one-shot thing.
    If you post and someone missed it, it is gone.  A better way would be
    to announce the existence of your program here, along with
    information on how to obtain a copy of your program.  You can also
    submit it to one of the FTP archive sites, which will allow the world
    to access it without you having to mail it to each requestor.  If you
    just GOTTA post it somewhere, post it to more appropriate groups,
    like comp.sources.unix or alt.sources or comp.binaries.ibm.pc.