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Friday, May 4, 2012 3:44 AM
Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1812 - May 4 2012
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1812 with a release date of May 4th,
2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a Q-S-T. Antenna restrictions get worse in Belgium; A
new whistling intruder is heard on 40 meters; U-K telecommunications
regulator Ofcom issues new rules to prevent radio interference to the 2012
Olympics and Nebraska hams are lauded for their severe weather watch
operations. Find out the details are on Amateur Radio NewslineT report
number 1812 coming your way right now.
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RADIO LAW: ANTENNA RESTRICTIONS IN BELGIUM GET TIGHTER
If you think it's hard to put up an antenna in some locations here in the
USA its nothing in comparison to what's happening in Belgium. That's
where antenna restrictions have gotten even tighter than before and its
happening with the government blessings. In fact, the rules are so
stringent that it could force some hams off the air. Amateur Radio
Newsline's Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, reports:
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The Belgian national amateur radio society's website has posted an update
on the restrictive antenna requirements recently imposed by the Flemish
Government. The registration seems to apply to antennas that operate
between 10 MHz through 10 Gigahertz, the amount of time a ham is actually
transmitting and the power output of his or her station.
Going by the latest information, it would appear that Flemish amateurs who
transmit less than 175 hours a year at 20 watts Effective Radiated Power
or less, are required to submit forms to the government for each antenna
they have. Multi-band antennas require multiple submissions of forms.
For instance, a tri-band Yagi antenna for 20, 15 and 10 meters requires
three separate submissions. And if any changes to an antenna is made, all
of the paperwork must be resubmitted.
But wait. It gets worse. If transmission are made from an antenna for
more than 175 hours a year or with an Effective Radiated Power greater
than 20 watts then it appears the bureaucracy involved is even more
complex. You can find out just how bad it is at
tinyurl.com/NoticeForTxAntennas.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, reporting from
Jonesboro, Arkansas,
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According to what we are hearing, the Belgian national amateur radio
society's known as the UBA has been attempting to get these strict antenna
rules modified, but to date with little to no success. (Southgate, UBA
Website)
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RADIO LAW: FCC ACCUSES REPEATER THAT'S BEEN OFF THE AIR OVER A DECADE OF
INTERFERENCE TO NEW RADAR SYSTEM
How can a repeater that's been off the air more than a decade and a half
be creating interference to an aircraft radar tracking system that may not
even be on the air yet? That's what a lot of hams want to know after
educator Gordon West, WB6NOA, showed and partially read a warning letter
on the Tuesday, May 1st edition of the netcast Ham Nation. A letter that
he received from the FCC and one that appears to accuse him of operating a
repeater on the 23 centimeter band that's causing interference to a radar
system that the FCC won't even talk about. Here's what West had to say as
he presented his warning letter to the thousands worldwide that were
watching Ham Nation:
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WB6NOA on Ham Nation: "...I always enjoy it when it say Certified Mail.
Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau. And here it's a
Warning Notice from the Commission that went to a slew of Southern
California Repeater operators who own 1.2 GHz repeaters and I haven't had
my 1200 MHz repeater on the air for fifteen years, yet they say that I
operate on the air on 1.2 GHz and I'm interfering with the FAA radar.
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We asked West why he thinks he received this letter regarding a repeater
that's been off the air for years:
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WB6NOA To Newsline: "The Warning Notice Federal Communications Commission
Enforcement Bureau, Western Region, L.A. District Office, out of Cerritos
(California) begins: `Warning Notice. You are receiving this warning
notice because you operate an Amateur Radio Service repeater in the 23
centimeter band in the Los Angeles California county area. This office
has received information that amateur radio repeaters have been causing
harmful interference to Federal Aviation Administration operations in the
23 centimeter band at San Pedro, California.'
"The remaining paragraphs go on to scare the living daylights out of you
that any further operation could create some real problems for both the
FAA as well as the offending operator.
"Interesting though is that this letter went to many of us who at one time
may have had a repeater, but the coordination is closed and the repeater
has been off the air for me up to fifteen years yet we are still getting
this notice an a pretty strong letter to come right out of nowhere
indicating that we have been potentially interfering with the radar."
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So what is it that the FCC says hams are interfering with? In reality,
nobody but the government really knows for sure.
According to one report attributed to the ARRL, the Federal Aviation
Administration is deploying a new generation of Common Air Route
Surveillance Radar that operates in the 1240 to 1300 MHz of the 23
centimeter band. The Amateur Service allocation in this band is on a
secondary basis, with aeronautical radionavigation and several other
services primary in the United States Table of Frequency Allocations.
The FCC rules require that amateur stations operating in the 23 cm band
may not cause harmful interference to stations in the
Radionavigation-Satellite Service, the Aeronautical Radionavigation
Service, the Earth Exploration Satellite Service or the space research
service. Nobody is arguing with that. What is questionable are letters
being sent to hams telling them that they are the source of interference
to this new radar system even if they or their repeaters have not been on
23 centimeters in years.
If you are a repeater owner or 23 centimeter operator anywhere in the
United States and have received a letter similar to that described by
Gordon West, then we ask you to send us a copy along with any reply that
you sent to the FCC. Our mailing address and e-mail will be presented at
the end of this week's newscast. We promise to bring you a follow-up in a
future Amateur Radio Newsline report.
Note: You can see and hear WB6NOA describe the FCC Warning Notice he
received on Ham Nation episode #46 which can be viewed or downloaded at
twit.tv/hn (ARNewslineT)
**
INTRUDER WATCH: WHISTLING SIGNAL FOUND ON 40 METER BAND
Alex Cete, OZ9AEC, in Ribe, Denmark, says that has found a strange
whistling signal in the 40 meter band. It sounds like this:
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Audio of whistling signal.
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The strange whistle-like signal was received on 7.013 MHz using GQRX
software defined radio receiver and a Funcube Dongle equipped with a
shortwave converter. The signal appears to be amplitude modulated with
suppressed lower side band.
Amateurs who have heard it are uncertain of its origin, but some suspect
it might be from an ionosonde. Others speculate that it could be a new
form of digital numbers station. (Southgate)
**
2012 OLYMPICS: UK REGULATOR OFCOM ISSUES PROPOSED ANTI-INTERFERENCE RULES
FOR 2012 OLYMPIC GAME VENUES
UK Telecommunications regulator Ofcom have issued a notice dealing with
proposed regulations that will enable prompt enforcement action for
interference cases that affect the 2012 Olympics. One that affects every
citizen that operates two way radio gear or even unintentional radiators.
The Proposed Regulations set out a requirement that applies to apparatus
in relation to a Games' "event zone." Where the use of a given apparatus
does not meet requirements of causing zero interference to communications
within an Olympic venue Ofcom may serve on the person in possession of the
apparatus a notice prohibiting its use. Breach of such a notice would be
considered to be a criminal offence. The draft regulations designate 25
to 35 km radius around all major venues across the UK, including football
stadiums, where enhanced enforcement could apply.
The announcement follows last week's Ofcom announcement of restrictions to
the 70cm, 2.3 and 3.4GHz amateur bands. The new proposal would apply to
anyone, ham or non-ham, within the range of the Olympic venues. (RSGB,
others)
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2012 OLYMPICS: RSGB SAYS GAMES A GOOD WAY TO PUBLICIZE HAM RADIO
Meantime, the Radio Society of Great Britain calls the upcoming Olympics a
great chance for ham radio to show its colors. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has
that part of the story from Nottingham in the U-K:
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The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games provide an outstanding
opportunity to publicize amateur radio. To that end, the RSGB negotiated
a very limited number of special prefixes starting with 2 Oscar One Two
followed by a single letter suffix.
The idea is for these calls are given an extensive airing over the Olympic
period this summer. Special stations are already planned for London,
2O12L, and Wales, 2O12W, and there will be a special callsign for the
National Radio Centre.
Groups in Scotland and Northern Ireland are encouraged to take advantage
of the special callsign secured for their region.
I'm Jeramy Boot, G4NJH.
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If you are a ham radio group in Scotland or Northern Ireland and are
hearing this newscast, you can apply for use of one of the special Olympic
call signs by contacting Bob Whelen by e-mail to G3PJT (at) btinternet
(dot) com. (GB2RS)
**
BREAK 1
From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world including the W5TXR repeater
serving Schertz Texas.
(5 sec pause here)
**
RADIO POLITICS: SEN. GRASSLEY LIFTS HOLD ON FCC COMMISSION LICENSEES
The FCC may soon get two new commissioners and be back up to its full
complement of five members. This following an announcement by Senator
Chuck Grassley of Iowa, that he is lifting his hold on the two nominees,
Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai.
Grassley has been seeking documentation from the commission on an issue
unrelated to the nominees. He specifically wanted to know about about
interference concerns to the Global Positioning System from the proposed
LightSquared wireless broadband project.
While the documents he's obtained so far raise more questions for him,
Grassley said in a statement he intends to lift the hold on the two FCC
nominees, but also continue his investigation into both the FCC and
Lightsquared.
If confirmed, Rosenworcel would take the seat of former Commissioner
Michael Copps who resigned in December, while Ajit would replace former
Commissioner Meredith Baker. Baker left the agency in May 2011 to join
Comcast. (RW)
**
RESCUE RADIO: NEBRASKA HAMS LAUDED FOR SKYWARN SEVERE WEATHER WATCH
When normal communications systems in Nebraska were taken off line by a
recent spate severe storms and tornadoes, local officials had no way of
calling of getting damage assessment. That's where ham radio operators
came to the rescue as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley,
KI7UP.
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Tom Reis is a Skywarn coordinator for the National Weather Service. He
says that radio amateurs in Nebraska are a valuable asset who can get out
messages that help save lives.
In a interview with the Atlantic, Reis said that the National Weather
Service recognizes the importance of accurate ground information. He says
that there are a variety of methods to get that information to them and
that one of those is via amateur radio.
According to the NWS, ham radio operators can confirm sightings of severe
weather as it approaches and offer damage assessment after the storm
passes. This while at the same time providing communications support to
local officials.
Reis says that this shows how amateur radio operators provide a service
for their community in a variety of different ways. He also notes that it
doesn't take much to become an amateur radio operator and people of all
ages enjoy the hobby.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, where we have
mostly dust storms in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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It should be noted that there is a big difference between trained radio
amateurs in the SKYWARN program and the so-called storm chasers that we
have been hearing so much about in newscasts and reality TV shows these
days. Unlike storm chasers who make a living photographing severe weather
incidents or are members of the general public who are simply out for a
thrill, SKYWARN associated hams are educated weather observers. Their job
is not to go racing after tornadoes as do storm chasers. Rather they are
unpaid volunteer radio amateurs who keep their eyes and ears open for
severe weather outbreaks. They then report what they see and hear via ham
radio to the National Weather Service. The NWS takes this information and
includes it into forecasts that invariably save lives. (Atlantic,
ARNewsline)
**
RESCUE RADIO: DOCUMENTARY TELLS STORY OF BROADCASTERS ROLE IN MISSOURI
TORNADOES
A University of Alabama instructor has produced an award-winning,
eight-minute documentary on the role of local television broadcasters in
saving lives during the massive tornadoes that hit Tuscaloosa and Joplin,
Missouri last year.
Chandra Clark, an instructor in the department of telecommunications and
film, worked with director Scott Hodgson of the University of Oklahoma to
make "Tornado Emergency: Saving Lives."
Clark said the inspiration for the documentary came as a response the
Federal Communications Commission's proposal to sell off a large portion
of the broadcast spectrum. Clark said the sales could limit some of the
resources broadcasters have to reach the public.
The mini-documentary has already garnered a prestigious Telly Award. The
film was also awarded a Best of Competition Award by the Broadcast
Education Association's Festival of Media Arts. (TVB)
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RESCUE RADIO: UK RAYNET AND APCO-UK SIGN MOU
The United Kingdom's RAYNET group and British APCO have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding. One that recognizes the common objectives of
both organizations in the promotion and influencing of public safety,
civil contingency, information management and communications
In the Memorandum of Understanding RAYNET and APCO set out a Schedule of
Agreements which sets out some of the ways in which both organizations
will work together. This includes networking opportunities and
invitations to attend management meetings; website content sharing; joint
working and sharing of publications; and engaging RAYNET in regional and
national events.
RAYNET which is an acronym for the U-K based Radio Amateurs' Emergency
Network is a national voluntary communications service provided for the
community by licensed radio amateurs. It was formed in 1953 following
Great Britain's East Coast floods, when radio amateurs provided much of
the emergency communications. (RAYNET)
**
ENFORCEMENT: ANOTHER UNLICENSED FLORIDA BROADCASTER FINED $20000
Another unlicensed broadcaster in Florida has been dinged $20,000 by the
FCC. In a Forfeiture Order, the FCC has told Robens Cheriza to pay the
fine for operation of an unlicensed radio transmitter on the frequency
107.3 MHz in the city of West Palm Beach.
Back on February 1st, the Enforcement Bureau's Miami Office issued a
Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $20,000 to
Cheriza. Cheriza never filed a response to the proposed fine. So based
on the information before it the forfeiture was affirmed with Cheriza
given the customary 30 days to pay up or to file an appeal. (FCC)
**
HAM RADIO ON THE NET: RFINDER FOR APPLE PORTABLE PRODUCTS RELEASED
W2CYK has announced the latest platform release of RFinder - The World
Wide Repeater Directory. The new version is designed for Apple iPhone,
iPad and iPod users and is available for immediate download from the Apple
App Store.
Previous versions of RFinder run on Android based gear and can be found
on-line at web.rfinder.net. The World Wide Repeater Directory is also
accessible from RT Systems radio programmers and via CHIRP on Windows,
Linux and Macintosh with the same user/password you use on handheld
devices. (W2CYK)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: N8CGM'S CHOIR TAKES 3RD PLACE IN SWEET ADELINES
CONTEST
Some names in the news. Members of Susan Scott, N8CGM's chorus known as
the Cincinnati Sound now wear 3d place overall medals. This from the
recent Region 4 Sweet Adelines contest held at the Northern Kentucky
Convention Center. The quartets competed on Fri April 19th and the choirs
on Saturday the 20th. (OH-KY-IN A.R.S)
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MAMES IN THE NEWS: F6HBR FIRST FRENCH HAM TO BE ISSUED A THAI LICENSE
Meantime, Alain Burgnon, F6HBR, appears to be the first French radio
amateur to be granted a Thailand license.
Burgnon has been living in Thailand since 2006. After seven years of
negotiations between France and Thailand, a reciprocal agreement was
signed in December 2011. As a result, F6HBR was granted the call HS0ZKG
on April 25th.
A second French ham is living in Thailand - Gerald Begards, F8DEG. He is
expected to be the second French ham that will be granted a Thai call.
(F5NQL)
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HAMVENTION NEWS: TECH LICENSE CLASS AND TESTING AT HAMVENTION 2012
A Technician level Ham Radio Class will be held concurrent with the Dayton
Hamvention on Saturday, May 19th.
The session runs from 9AM until 4PM Eastern Daylight Time and will be held
at the Hara Arena Hamvention venue. Immediately following the conclusion
of the class a team of Volunteer Examiners will be on-hand to administer
the Technician class exam.
You do need to pre-register for the class and yes, there is homework.
Info on what's in the class and how to enroll can be found at
tinyurl.com/hamvention-license-class.
The class will be again sponsored by Mitch Stern, W1SJ. If you have any
questions please contact him at w1sj (at) art (dot) net. (W1SJ)
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HAMVENTION NEWS: WEAK SIGNAL DINNER AT HAMVENTION 2012
And Weak Signal VHF, UHF and Microwave enthusiasts are invited to attend
the 17th VHF Weak Signal Group banquet. This annual event will be held
concurrent with the Dayton Hamvention on Friday evening May 18th, at the
Dayton Grand Hotel in Dayton, Ohio. The evenings featured speaker will be
Dick Hanson, K5AND, and his presentation on the 2011 PJ6D Six Meter
DXpedition to Saba Island. Cost is for the banquet is $35 per person and
advance reservations are required. Prepaid reservation requests should be
sent to Tony Emanuele WA8RJF, 7156 Kory Court, Concord Township, Ohio
44077. For more information you can e-mail Tony to WA8RJF (at) ARRL (dot)
net. (WA8RJF)
**
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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ELECTRONIC THEFT: CALIFORNIA COPPER THIEVES EXPAND TO FIBER OPTICS
Copper thieves in California have expanded to stealing glass as well. In
this case we are talking about glass as in fiber optic cable. In one case
some AT&T customers in the city of Alpine experienced disruptions in phone
and Internet service after thieves stole copper and fiber optic wiring
from underground lines.
According to Sgt. Joseph Passalacqua, the thieves took about 75 feet of
600 strand fiber optic cable along with the copper wiring. To accomplish
this the robbers climbed into a manhole and cut into the underground
pipes. An AT&T spokesperson said that three conduits carrying fiber optic
or copper cables were damaged and that the vandalism affected some
cellphone users as well.
Sergant Passalacqua said that Internet service was down at both the
sheriff's Alpine and Pine Valley substations, but that public safety was
not affected.
The theft of copper wiring and other metals like bronze and aluminum has
proliferated over the years. Thieves commonly steal the precious metals in
order to sell it to recyclers. However the theft of fiber optic lines is
something new and could signal a developing market for this kind of
product. (Published news reports)
**
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: 5 MHZ PROPAGATION STUDY RELEASED IN UK
A paper entitled Comparison of Propagation Predictions and Measurements
for Mid-Latitude HF Near-Vertical Incidence Sky Wave Links at 5 MHz has
just been published in the peer-reviewed, academic journal, Radio Science.
Authored by Dr. Marcus Walden, G0IJZ, the paper compares near-vertical
incidence skywave or NVIS measurements from the U-K 5 MHz beacon network
with High Frequency propagation predictions using VOACAP and ASAPS
software. Further information, including a link to the paper, can be
found at tinyurl.com/7ahx8vt. (GB2RS)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AMSAT PUTS OUT FIRST CALL FOR SYMPOSIUM PAPERS
AMSAT has put out a first call for papers to be presented at the 2012
AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held in Orlando, Florida.
Proposals for papers, presentations and poster presentations are invited
on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. Abstracts
and papers including a tentative title should be sent to Dan Schultz,
N8FGV, by e-mail n8fgv (at) amsat (dot) org.
The 2012 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium takes place the weekend
of October 26th to the 28th at the Holiday Inn, Orlando Airport Hotel.
(AMSAT, N8FGV)
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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: DELFI C3 DO-64 CELEBRATES 4 YEARS IN SPACE
The Delfi-C3, DO-64 satellite has celebrated 4 years on-orbit. The 3-unit
CubeSat, developed by the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands
was launched on April 28, 2008. The nanosatellite has since performed
technology demonstration experiments for the space industry in the
Netherlands. It still transmits its telemetry and measurement data which
can be received using simple amateur radio equipment and using the RASCAL
software. An in-depth article on the tiny bird is on-line in Google
translated English at tinyurl.com/Delfi-C3-4th-Anniversary. (Southgate)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE NEW CUBESAT LAUNCHER DEVELOPED AT NAVAL POSTGRADUATE
SCHOOL
The Space Systems Academic Group at the US Naval Postgraduate School has
developed the NPSCubeSat Launcher or NPSCuL.
NPSCuL is described as an auxiliary payload platform. It is designed to
allow multiple CubeSats to be launched aboard rockets as secondary
payloads. This means that the launch rocket would be able to carry
satellites in onboard space that would otherwise be unused.
NPSCuL can accommodate up to 24 CubeSats in a single Secondary Payload
Adapter. On reaching the desired orbit spring-loaded doors will release
the satellites one-by-one.
A first flight is planned for August 2012 which will carry 11 CubeSats.
(ANS)
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RADIO SPORTS: ARRL CREATES NEW VHF - UHF CONTESTS
In radiosports news, the ARRL Programs and Services Committee have
approved a rule change for ARRL VHF+ contests effective beginning in 2013.
One of the most controversial changes is the creation of a Single-Op
FM-only category. Here, operators will be limited to 100 Watts maximum
output in the FM mode on the 50, 144, 222 and 440 MHz bands. Exact rules
have not been announced so it's not yet known if the contest will have
restricted frequencies or if it will be a free, anything goes competition.
Also created by the committee is a new Single-Operator category for
stations permitted up to 100 Watts PEP on 50 and 144 MHz, 50 Watts PEP on
432 MHz. This for the more traditional contesting modes.
These changes will apply to the January, June, and September contests -
again, beginning with the 2013 January VHF Sweepstakes. It should be
noted that past attempts to create FM only contests have not succeeded.
This is believed primarily because both the use of repeaters and of
national calling channels where all the FM action is, have been declared
off-limits. (VHF Reflector, ARRL)
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DX
In DX, ZS6JR and ZS6DJD should be operating from Mozambique for seven to
ten days starting on the 3th or 4th of May. Operations will take place
next to a small lake 400 km north of the capital using vertical antennas
and a Hex Beam on 40 through 10 meters. Callsigns have not been
announced. QSL as directed on the air.
An international team of operators will be active as 7-Oh-6-T from Socotra
Island through May 17th. They plan to have six stations on the air at any
given time. Activity will be on 160 through 10 meters using CW, SSB and
RTTY. QSL via UA3DX.
A group of operators from Japan will be operational from the Maldives
between May 11th and the 16th. Activity will be on 160 through 6 meters
using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via their home callsigns, either direct
or via the bureau.
E51WL in the North Cook Islands has been heard on 6 meters. Keep an ear
open for him just before 2300 UTC on or around 50.120 MHz. QSL as
directed on the air
Members of the Crimean Contest Radio Club will be active from the Ukrane
as EM67J through May 15th. Their operation is to commemorate the 67th
anniversary of the "Victory in the Great Patriotic War." QSL's via K2PF.
And less we forget, electronic logbooks will be upload to Logbook To The
World in late May or early June.
Lastly, DL4HG and DL5XAT will be on the air as 9H3OG and 9H3TX,
respectively, from Malta's Gozo Island between November 21st and the 26th.
Their operation will include the CQ WW DX CW Contest on November 24th and
25th using the callsign 9H3TX. QSL 9H3OG via DL4HG and 9H3TX via DL5XAT.
(Above from various DX news sources)
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THAT FINAL ITEM: FAA MAY LOOK AGAIN AT BANNED RF DEVICES ON PLANES
And finally this week, using your laptop, iPad or Kindle during a
commercial U-S flight might become a reality in the not to distant future.
This with word that the Federal Aviation Administration may be willing to
take a second look at it's policy on electronics usage aboard airplanes.
Amateur Radio Newsline's Fred Vobbe, W8HDU, reports:
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While some airlines permit very limited use of wireless devices one an
aircraft is at altitude, actual availability is quite limited. But
according to a recent report credited to columnist Nick Bilton and the New
York times, the FAA has decided to take a updated look at the use of
personal electronics on planes.
The report continues by quoting FAA spokesperson Laura Brown. She told
the press that with the advent of new and evolving electronic technology,
and because the airlines have not conducted the testing necessary to
approve the use of new devices, the FAA may be taking a fresh look at the
use of personal electronic devices, other than cell phones, on aircraft.
Currently, airline passengers must turn off any electronic device that can
transmit or receive a radio signal that cannot be disabled. While, the
FAA indicates that it is open to testing new devices, it will more than
likely be a long road before any substantive changes take place. This is
because every airline giving thought to allow such operations would first
have to test one of each version of a device on each of model of every
aircraft in its fleet.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Fred Vobbe, W8HDU.
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Whatever happens, the FAA has already been quoted as saying that it will
not budge on its policy of not permitting use of mobile phones during a
flight. And don't even consider trying to use a ham radio H-T on a
commercial airliner. Even if that one were lifted by the FAA the domestic
U-S airlines would likely keep a ban in place on the use of ham gear and
other two way radios on board their flights. (Tech Trends)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE
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