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Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1810 - April 20 2012
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1810 with a release date of April
20th, 2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A new report released by a ham in Germany
highlights various radar sources that could interfere with amateur radio;
the Sun shows its might again as a major eruption hits the North-East
limb; amateur radio responds to tornado devastation in the central U-S;
Scouting gets its own IRLP Topic Channel and Riley is coming to CQ
Magazine. Find out the details are on Amateur Radio NewslineT report
number 1810 coming your way right now.
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WORLDBEAT: NEW OTH RADAR REPORT RELEASED BY DK20M
A new paper released by a ham in Germany may shed some light on sources of
interference on the ham bands caused by radar systems world-wide. Jim
Davis, W2JKD, has more:
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Wolfgang Hadel DK2OM has made available a report documenting High
Frequency Over The Horizon radar systems used around the world. Also
included are Ionosphere and Troposhere Diagnostic Radars as well as well
as Ocean Wave and Coastal Radars. All of these can interfere with amateur
radio and shortwave listening.
The report is an exceedingly thorough look at these various Radar systems
and their uses. It also includes explanations of how some of these
systems work and include photographs, maps and graphs of some of the
operations.
The 36 page report is free to anyone who wants a copy. You can download
it in Adobe .pdf format at tinyurl.com/oth-radar-report.
I'm Jim Davis, W2JKD.
--
Again that U-R-L to obtain a free copy of the paper is
tinyurl.com/oth-radar-report
(IARU-R1)
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NEWSLINE FOLLOW-UP: NEW RADAR MAY HAVE CAUSED SOCAL HAM TO ECEIVE NOV
A follow-up and a possible answer to the question raised last week of just
what aeronautical radar system Gary Dent, AF6HP, was issued a Notice of
Violation by the FCC for interfering with. Its now been made public that
the FAA is in the process deploying a new generation of Common Air Route
Surveillance Radar that operates in the 23 centimeter band. Bill
Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the newsroom with what we know:
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Well Don, most of what we know comes in the form of a news release from
the ARRL Letter. It says that the deployment of what is known as the
updated Common Air Route Surveillance Radar has some implications for the
use of the 1240 to 1300 MHz band by radio amateurs.
According to the ARRL story, the improved Common Air Route Surveillance
Radar systems are being installed in several dozen locations throughout
the country, albeit the exact placement has not been announced. And as
stated, this radar system is a primary user of the band meaning that any
and all other users must protect it from any man made interference. That
includes amateur radio which holds secondary status.
At this point, all that's really known is that the radar will use various
frequencies in the 1240-1350 MHz range with an occupied bandwidth of about
3 MHz. As such, the League says that in the vicinity of these radars,
amateur operation may be precluded in a portion of the 23 cm band.
The ARRL says that it is in contact with FAA engineers and that it
anticipates that the constraints on amateur use of the band will be
limited to those necessary to protect aviation safety. This of coarse is
something that cannot ever be compromised.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the
newsroom in Los Angeles.
--
Whether or not this radar is the reason that AF6HP received his Notice of
Violation is not known because it's also not known if the Los Angeles area
is the home of one of the improved radar facilities. Nor does it explain
the additional charge of broadcasting that was included in the NOV issued
to AF6HP. (ARRL, others)
**
PROPAGATION: SPECTACULAR APRIL 16th EXPLOSION ON THE SUN
Another spectacular display from old Sol. On April 16th around 17:45 UTC,
magnetic fields curling over the sun's northeastern limb rose up and
erupted, producing one of the most visually-spectacular explosions in
years.
The event, which also produced an M1.7-class solar flare and a coronal
mass ejection, was not Earth-directed. Nevertheless, it confirms
suspicions that a significant active region of our home star is rotating
onto the Earth facing side of the sun. This could mean more flares and
some interesting propagation in the coming days and weeks.
Please visit spaceweather.com for videos of this solar event and the very
latest updates. (W0WOI, VHF Reflector)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: K4ZDH NAMED NEW CQ MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Retired FCC amateur radio enforcement chief Riley Hollingsworth, K-4-
Zed-D-H, has been named a CQ magazine contributing editor, succeeding
"Washington Readout" editor Fred Maia, W5YI, who recently became a Silent
Key.
Hollingsworth, a ham since 1960 and a longtime FCC attorney became a
household name in amateur radio in 1998. That's when he was named Special
Counsel for Amateur Radio in the Commission's then newly-created
Enforcement Bureau.
His highly-visible enforcement actions were cheered by a majority in the
amateur community. Especially after more than a decade during which FCC
enforcement on the ham bands was virtually non existent.
Riley Hollingsworth retired from the FCC in 2008, but has continued to be
in demand for personal appearances within the ham radio community. And
according to CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, he was the natural choice for a
column on regulatory matters concerning amateur radio:
--
W2VU: "If you are looking for a columnist on regulatory affairs, who is
better qualified than Riley Hollingsworth?
"He spent 30 years in the FCC; kept us all in-line for over a decade;
continues to be a widely sought after speaker at hamfests and clubs and is
very widely respected throughout the amateur community."
--
Riley Hollingsworth's new monthly column will be titled "Riley's
Ramblings." According to Moseson, it will incorporate "Washington
Readout's" coverage of legislative and administrative actions that affect
amateur radio along with additional topics of importance and/or interest
to CQ's readers and the ham radio public at large.
Hollingsworeth's first column will appear in the July, 2012, issue of CQ.
In it he will explain why ongoing FCC enforcement actions since his
retirement have been somewhat "under the radar."
Riley Hollingsworth holds a Master's degree from the University of South
Carolina, and a law degree from Wake Forest University. He lives in
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Pat. (CQ)
**
BREAK 1
From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world including the W7KYC repeater
serving the city of Portland, Oregon.
(5 sec pause here)
**
RESCUE RADIO: AMATEUR RADIO RESPONDS TO MID-WEST TORNADOES
Amateur radio operators in several states responded as a spate of
tornadoes devastated areas of several states. We have more in this
report:
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When high winds and tornadoes called on Oklahoma Friday, April 13th,
amateur radio Skywarn spotters and Amateur Radio Emergency Service members
were ready.
Rick Smith, KI5GT, the warning coordination meteorologist in Norman said:
"Once again, storm spotters played a critical role in helping the National
Weather Service and local officials deal with dangerous storms during the
past week across Oklahoma.
Amateur radio reports from local storm spotters gave forecasters important
ground truth information when tornadoes struck southwest Oklahoma on April
13th. And it was a trained storm spotter from a volunteer fire department
in northwest Oklahoma who alerted the National Weather Service as the
tornado that would go on to strike Woodward, Oklahoma first developed.
That information prompted a tornado warning that gave residents of
Woodward about 20 minutes advance warning."
Near the town a Blair, Altus Skywarn Association members were providing
spotter reports on the WX5ASA repeater system. In fact, the day after the
tornado, Skywarn Coordinator Steve Grayson, KE5BPL, was leading a team of
Red Cross volunteers in damage assessment. Within another two days,
Grayson was deployed to Woodward to help with the recovery from the tragic
F-3 tornado strike there.
Similar stories played out in the "tornado ravaged" cities of Woodward,
Cherokee, and Norman where a total of seven deaths were reported. Cleanup
and Recovery continues in Oklahoma which has seen at least one County so
far declared by the Governor as a disaster area.
In addition to Oklahoma, several other states suffered storm damage as
well. There, ham radio operators played key roles in severe weather
spotting and relief efforts as well.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM, in Reno.
--
More on this in future Amateur Radio Newsline reports. (KC5FM, National
Weather Service Norman OK., others)
**
RADIO LAW: HAM GATHERING SIGNATURES ON PETITION TO VOID ANTENNA
PROHIBITIONS
N4UM tells Newsline that he has begun a petition drive to the FCC. This,
in an attempt to get the regulatory agency to void antenna prohibitions by
developers and Home Owners Associations.
As of this report the petition has garnered over 700 signatures. N4UM
says that he is doing this now because the FCC is currently requesting
formal comments on emergency communications in amateur radio. The agency
also wants to know the effects of impediments to the amateur radio service
as part of the Docket GN 12-91 inquiry.
Comments on this federal study close on May 17th. N4UM says that his
petition will also close on this same day. You can find his petition
on-line at tinyurl.com/antenna-rights (N4UM)
**
ENFORCEMENT: FCC SETTLES 2007 UNCERTIFIED TRANSMITTERS WITH CONSENT
DECREE
A Consent Decree has ended the case involving a hobby electronics supplier
accused by the FCC of selling non-certified broadcast transmitters in the
United States. Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP, has the
details:
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The FCC has entered into a Consent Decree with Richard Mann doing business
as the Antique Radio Collector. The Consent Decree settles an enforcement
proceeding begun back in November of 2006, when the FCC's Spectrum
Enforcement Division issued the Letter of Inquiry to Mann in response to a
complaint alleging that he was assembling SSTRAN model AMT3000 AM
transmitters built from kits and then marketing them in the United States.
In March of 2007 the regulatory agency issued the Notice of Apparent
Liability for Forfeiture against Mann in the amount of $7,000 wich was
affirmed that November. This lead to a number of Petitions for
Reconsideration over the next 5 years and finally to a decision by the FCC
and Mann that it would be far more prudent to finalize the matter through
a Consent Decree. This decree has now been accepted by all parties and
brings the matter to a close.
For the Amateur radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,
Arizona.
--
You can read the entire decision and the text of the Consent Decree
on-line at tinyurl.com/RichardMannConsentDecree (CGC, FCC)
**
ENFORCEMENT: ANOTHER UNLICENSED FLORIDA BROADCASTER FINED
The FCC has affirmed a Forfeiture Order in the amount of ten $10,000 to
Robenson Thermitus of Miami, Florida. This for his alleged operation of
an unlicensed radio transmitter on the frequency 98.7 MHz in the Miami
area.
Back on January 20, 2012, the Enforcement Bureau's Miami Office issued
the $10,000 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to Thermitus.
Since that time Thermitus has not filed a response to the NAL.
Now, based on the information the FCC has before it, the regulatory agency
has now upheld the forfeiture order and given. Its also provided
Thermitus the customary 30 days to pay the fine or to file an appeal.
(FCC)
**
HAM RADIO AND SCOUTING: NEW DEDICATED IRLP TOPIC CHANNEL FOR SCOUTS
Radio Scouting and the Jamboree on the Air now have a common meeting place
for Internet Radio Linking Project contacts or IRLP. As one of the new
Topic Channels, scouts need only connect to IRLP Node 9091 to make contact
with one another.
The Radio Scouting and Jamboree on the Air Topic Channel is available for
use 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A recommended time for calling has
initially been established for 1800 UTC for weekend activities, such as
Radio Merit Badge events, as well as contacts during Summer Camp. Another
suggested time is 0100 UTC to accommodate most scouts during the evening
hours.
For detailed information on available IRLP repeaters in your area, how
IRLP works and operating guidelines, visit www.irlp.net on the
World-Wide-Web. For more information about this and other IRLP Topic
Channels take your web browser to www.irlptopics.net. (NZART)
**
WITH QCWA: BECOME A MEMBER OR PAY DUES ON-LINE
The Quarter Century Wireless Association has announced that those eligible
can now join the organization or renew membership on-line.
The link to the applications are at www.qcwa.org/how-to-join.php After
you complete the form, click 'Add to Cart. From there you yiu will be
taken to PayPal to complete the transaction.
You don't need to be a member of PayPal to use a Debit or Credit card.
You do need to be a member of PayPal to use your checking or savings
account electronic transfer. Eligibility to join QCWA requires a
continuous 25 years as a licensed amateur radio operator. (N0UF)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: N6G TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AT AGE 75
A Healdsburg, California ham has announced a special event operation to
celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of the states most usefull
landmarks. Jim Damron, N8TMW, is here with more:
--
Will Pattullo, AE6YB, tells Newsline that he will be hosting special event
N6G an May 26 and the 27th. This to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the
opening of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
AE6YB says he will definitely be on 7.265, 14.265 and 21.265 MHz during
the two-day operation. He will also try to get on 80 and 10 meters if
time permits. Domestic U-S stations should QSL N6G via AE6YB with a self
addressed stamped envelope direct via his callbook address. DX stations
are asked to include a US dollar to cover return postage.
From Charleston, West Virginia, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, reporting.
--
More about the event is on line at AE6YB's information page on QRZ.com.
(AE6YB)
**
HAMVENTION HAMVENTION 2012 AFFILIATED EVENT: MEGALINKT TO PROVIDE
HAMVENTION AREA WIDE COVERAGE
If you will be attending Hamvention 2012, heres a bit of news for you.
And again this year, K9NZF Systems and the Chief Anderson Amateur Radio
Club are hosting the Dayton Hamvention MegALinK special event wide area
voice network.
The MegALinK was conceived as a way to provide FM mobile voice coverage
from west central Indiana all the way to Dayton, Ohio. This year it will
also provide coverage into and on the grounds of the Dayton Hamvention
itself.
More about it and how to use it is on-line at www.k9nzf.com. Questions and
comments go by e-mail to megalink (at) k9nzf (dot) com. (K9ZF Systems)
**
HAMVENTION 2012 AFFILIATED EVENT TALK VIA A SATELLITE AT THE DAYTON
HAMVENTION
AMSAT is inviting students attending the 2012 Dayton Hamvention to stop by
the Satellite Demonstration Area just outside of the Ball Area entrance.
This to experience the thrill of taking part in an actual contact using
one or more of the currently on-orbit amateur satellites.
There will be AMSAT volunteers there to explain how to make the contacts
and during actual satellite passes. AMSAT adds that its volunteers will
try to get as many students as possible to complete actual contacts.
There will be lists of satellite pass times in the satellite demonstration
area and at the AMSAT booth inside the exhibition area to help those
wanting to talk via a satellite to plan their schedule accordingly. (ANS)
**
HAMVENTION 2012 AFFILIATED EVENT: A MORNING OF D-STAR INFORMATION AND
INSTRUCTION
Hamvention goers who are thinking of getting a D-STAR radio or those who
are newly involved in the technology might want to take note of an
affiliated event session.
A three hour class titled "A Morning of D-STAR Information and Instruction
for New D-STAR Users" will take place on Friday, May 18th from 9:00 am to
12:00 noon Eastern Daylight time with check-in starting at 8:30 a.m.. The
venue is the Drury Inn Ballroom located at 6616 Miller Lane, in Dayton.
There, several well known instructors will take you step by step into the
world of D-Star digital audio communications. Some of the subjects to be
covered include what D-STAR is, what can it do and how is it used. You
will also learn what equipment is currently available, how radio memory
management works, how to link to other repeaters and reflectors and much
more. And those who attend will be eligible at a chance to win an Icom
ID-31A handheld D-STAR radio.
The cost of the session is $25 and anyone planning to attend must register
on-line before April 25th. To do that, simply take your web browser to
tinyurl.com/dstar-dayton-register and fill in the required fields. More
information on the session itself can be found at www.dstarinfo.com.
(DSTARINFO.COM)
**
BREAK 2
This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. From the United States
of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline with links to the world from
our only official website at www.arnewsline.org and being relayed by the
volunteer services of the following radio amateur:
(5 sec pause here)
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HAM HAPPENINGS: EMCOMMWEST - MAY 4 TO 6 IN RENO NEVADA
While the Dayton Hamvention is the show on almost everyones mind, its not
the only big show happening in May. Another is Emcommwest that's held
each year in Reno, Nevada. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Don Carlson,
KQ6FM, with the details:
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Emcommwest is returning to Reno, NV on May 4th through the 6th. This year
marks the 10th anniversary of the ARRL Specialty Convention, with focus on
Emergency Communications. But hurry, the advance registration deadline
will be at Midnight on Saturday April 28th.
This year our ARRL Keynote speaker will be League COO Harold Kramer, WJ1B
who will bring us the latest on Amateur Radio in general, with our ARRL
Forum, hosted by Pacific Division Director Bob vallio, W6RGG.
We are especially proud to bring special guest and Sat. night banquet
speaker Chip Margelli, K7JA, who was with Heil Sound for many years and is
now Director of Sales & Marketing for CQ Magazine. You may remember Chip
from the Code vs. Texting contest on the Jay Leno show a few years back.
Emcommwest is honored to have this Amateur Radio legend join us for the
10th anniversary year.
The Sunday morning breakfast will welcome back Tom Taormina K5RC operator
of the legendary contest station.
New this year will be an "ARES Leadership Forum" on Sunday morning, with a
panel of SEC's discussing new ideas, innovations, large scale exercises
and a wide variety of topics of interest to the Emergency Communications
world in Amateur Radio.
Also new this year will be NARRI's VOIP conference all day Friday May 4th,
Of course there will be the Friday night BBQ hosted by the SATERN team,
vendor hall, Saturday morning swap meet and a host of topical forums and
training sessions again this year.
For The Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM in Reno.
--
For more information and registration, please head to the website
emcommwest.org, or email info (at) emcommwest (dot) org. (Emcommwest)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: LYRID METEOR SHOWER APRIL 21-22
The rocks in the sky are coming again. W0WOI reports via the VHF
Reflector that Earth is approaching the debris field of ancient Comet
Thatcher which is the source of the annual Lyrid meteor shower.
Forecasters expect the shower to peak on April 21st and 22nd. A nearly
new moon on those dates will provide perfect dark-sky conditions for
meteor watching.
According to meteor scatter enthusiasts, usually the shower is mild with
about 10 to 20 meteors per hour. But unmapped filaments of dust in the
comet's tail sometimes trigger outbursts 10 times stronger.
You can follow the approaching event and get nmore information on it
on-line at spaceweather.com. (W0WOI via VHF Reflector)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: SA AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM - MAY 12
The South Africa AMSAT Space Symposium will be held at the University of
KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday May 12th. The theme of the symposium is five
decades of amateur satellites and celebrating the launch of OSCAR 1 fifty
years ago. The full program and registration details are at
tinyurl.com/sa-amsat-symposium (SARL)
**
ON THE AIR: VO1AA SPECIAL EVENT TO CELEBRATE MARCONI BIRTHDAY
On the air, the Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs will be celebrating
the birthday of inventor Guglielmo Marconi. This, by operating station
VO1AA on Wednesday, April 25th and welcoming some special guest at the
same time.
The club plans on making an amateur eadio contact with Princess Elettra
Marconi who will be in Bologna, Italy to celebrate her father's birthday.
On this side of the Atlantic it is planned to have the Canadian Heritage
Minister, the City of St. John's Mayor along with the Newfoundland
Lieutenant Governor, exchange greetings with the Princess via amateur
radio from VO1AA which will be located at the Cabot Tower.
This is the first time that this event has been attempted. As such, it is
anticipated that it may attain a high level media exposure for amateur
radio in Canada and possibly in Italy as well. Marconi received the first
wireless signal at Signal Hill, Newfoundland.
(VO1DTM/VO1DM)
**
DX
In DX, word that ON4CIT is reporting that a DXpedition to Togo will take
place at the end of 2012 or the beginning of 2013. The callsign mentioned
is 5V7TH. The exact dates are still to be determined. More as new
information is made available.
OH1VR will be operational portable SV9 from Crete between April 21st and
the 28th. OH1VR along with OH1ZAA will then be on the air portable VP9
from Bermuda between May 7th and the 13th. Activity for both operations
will be on the HF bands and 6 meters, and using CW and SSB. QSL via their
respective home callsigns.
Members of the Polish Amateur Radio Club Flora Fauna are active as
HF-87-WARD through April 30th. This to celebrate the World Amateur Radio
Day and the 87th anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur
Radio Union. QSL electronically via eQSL.cc and W-F-F LogSerach.
ZL1DD is now active as XU7AEL from the XU7AAA Rental Shack in Cambodia.
He should be at that location through at least April 21st. Operation is
on 80 through 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.
VE2XB will be on the air as V-31-X-B from Caye Caulker Island, Belize,
between May 11th and the 31st. His activity will be on all High Frequency
bands, as well as 6 meters. Modes mentioned are CW and SSB using an
Elecraft K3 into a Hexbeam. QSL via VE2XB as listed on QRZ.com.
Lastly, ON4CIT and ON4BEC will be active as TO3X from St Barthelemy
through April 30th. They will be using 40 through 6 meters on SSB and RTTY
with some CW. QSL via ON4CIT, direct, via the bureau, or electronically
using Logbook of the World
(Above from various DX news sources)
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: JAPAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PLANS SPACE ELEVATOR
And finally this week, while it might the stuff of science fiction dreams
are made ofr, a Japanese construction company has announced that it will
have built a working space elevator by 2050. Amateur Radio Newsline's
Heather Butera-Howell, KB3TZD, is here with this glimpse into the future:
--
Imagine putting a microsat under your arm, taking it on an elevator ride
to a geostationary on-orbit outpost and eventually hsving it tossed into
space. Such might be the case in about 40 to 50 years if the plans of a
Japan-based construction company come to pass,
According to the The Daily Yomiuri newspaper, the company known as
Obayashi Corporation has announced it will build a kind of space elevator
by the year 2050. One that will be capable of shuttling passengers and
supplies 36,000 kilometers above the Earth.
The company plans to use carbon nanontubes, which are said to be 20 times
stronger than steel, to produce the cables required for the elevator.
Those cables will be stretched to a counterweight 96,000 kilometers above
our planet. Thats about one-fourth of the distance between the Earth and
the moon.
An Obayashi official told the newspaper that the terminal station to be
located 36,000 kilometers above Earth, will be reached by cars that can
carry 30 people and travel at 200 kilometers per hour.
He adds that at this moment, the company cannot estimate the cost for the
project. However, they will try to make steady progress so that it won't
end just up as simply a dream.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Heather Butera-Howell. KB3TZD, looking
at the future from near Burwick, Pennsylvania.
--
The Obayashi spokesperson could not estimate the cost the cost of the
project but did admit that it will be high. And whether this project can
actually become a reality is up for discussion for at least the time
being. (Yomiuri News)
**
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