This letter contains the following items:

This weeks letter contains the following items:

• + Ham Radio in Hollywood: Comedian Tim Allen Stars as Radio Amateur on New TV Show
• + Distracted Driving: NTSB Urges States to Ban Cell Phone Use by Drivers
• + Legislative News: House-Passed Payroll Tax Bill Includes Amateur Radio Study
• + On the Air: New Rules for 60 Meters Have Yet to Take Effect
• + Ham Radio in the Classroom: ARRL Executive Committee Approves Grant Funding for Two Schools
• Deadline Approaching for Hams to Recommend Updates to Microwave Band Plan
• The Doctor Is IN: Ground Conductivity and Radiation Elevation Patterns
• + Amateur Radio Balloon Flight Crosses Atlantic, Sets Records
• Hints and Kinks: Foam PCB Holder
• + ARRL Headquarters to Close for Christmas, New Year's Holidays
• Solar Update
• + ARRL Warns Members to be Aware of E-mail Scams
• This Week in Radiosport
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

To read the full letter go to:  www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2011-12-15

This weeks letter contains the following items:

• + FCC News: FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Announces Resignation
• + On the Air: New Rules for 60 Meters Have Yet to Take Effect
• + On the Air: Round Up Those CW QSOs in the ARRL CW Rookie Roundup
• + Warm Up this Winter with the January 2012 Issue of QST
• Support ARRL: Renewed IRA Provision on Charitable Giving Makes It Easy to Support ARRL through 2012
• + Nomination Deadline Approaching for ARRL International Humanitarian Award
• Amateur Radio in Space: FASTRAC-1 Satellite Digipeater Active
• + On the Air: Special Prefixes on Tap for Canadian Stations this Month
• Solar Update
• + Silent Key: Space Pioneer Jack Townsend, W3PRB (SK)
• QRP Group Offers Free Kit Building Services to Hams with Physical Limitations
• This Week on the Radio
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

To read the full lettr go to:    www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2011-12-08

One of our fellow Hams and ARES members Jose Lopez N0SMC is looking for a ride to ARES event.  Jose has shared with me that he would like to get more involved in the ARES programs but is Blind and needs a ride.  Jose live near N. Oak and Barry Road and hopes a ham that live near by would be willing to give him a left.

If you can help Jose Please email KA0SXY@kc.rr.com and I will send you Jose's phone number.

Thanks

This weeks letter contains the folling items:

• + FCC News: FCC Grants Secondary Service Allocation to Wireless Broadband Medical Micropower Networks
• + Amateur Radio in Space: AMSAT Announces End of OSCAR 51 Mission
• + On the Air: The ARRL 10 Meter Contest -- Get On While the Bands Are Hot!
• + On the Air: 2012 Malpelo DXpedition to Be Extended
• ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up To?
• + Logbook of The World: LoTW Processing Update
• Lauren Clarke Joins ARRL Staff as Individual Giving Manager
• Dayton Hamvention: Charles Kaiser, KD8JZR, Named Dayton Hamvention^® Assistant General Chairman
• Solar Update
• + ARRL Congratulates: Allen Baker, KG4JJH , Wins November QST Cover Plaque Award
• Hams Listen to Mars Science Laboratory Signal
• + Amateur Radio Fun: The Night Before Christmas -- From a Ham's Perspective
• This Week on the Radio
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

To read the full lette go to:     www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2011-12-01