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Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1816 with a release date of June 1,
2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a Q-S-T.
The following is a Q-S-T. Italian hams called out as earthquakes hit near
the city of Bologna; South African hams ready to respond after mine
disaster, more on Icom's support of the Boy Scouts of America and a new
plateau in solar energy is reached down-under. Find out the details are
on Amateur Radio NewslineT report number 1816 coming your way right now.
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RESCUE RADIO: HAMS RESPOND AFTER QUAKE HITS ITALY
It has been called the region's worst quake since the 1300's. Amateur
radio was one of the services requested to help in the quake's aftermath.
Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Butera-Howell, KB3TZD, reports:
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Striking on Sunday, May 20th at 4.04 am local time the quake's epicenter
was located about 35 kilometers north of the Italian city of Bologna at a
relatively shallow depth of 5 kilometers. Its intensity measured a 6.0 on
the Richter scale as it shook the nation's densely populated northeast
region. Homes, factories and some historic church steeples were all felled
by the force of the temblor.
There was a 5.8 magnitude aftershock on Tuesday, May 29th at 9 am local
time in the province of Modena, about 22 miles north-west of Bologna. This
aftershock caused more buildings to collapse across the region, leaving at
least 17 people dead, more than 350 injured, and 12 people reported
missing.
Jim Linton, VK3PC, is the Chairman of the IARU Region 3 Disaster
Communications Committee. He relays an IARU Region 1 report that Italian
radio amateurs were called on to responded in the wake of the disaster.
According to VK3PC, the voluntary group RNRE was requested to make several
mobile units available to respond as needed, due to the continuing seismic
activity. No H-F frequencies were in use during the initial quake with all
communications apparently taking place on the VHF and UHF bands.
IARU Region 1 now reports that 7060 KHz is in use by IQ1HQ which is the
RNRE and IQ0TK which is the Rome Civil Protection Department. There are
also VHF links in the area at this time. Following a request from the
Italian Civil Protection department, the RNRE have sent one mobile unit
with five radio amateurs to the affected area and two more units are ready
to go if requested.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Butera-Howell, KB3TZD, near
Berwick, Pennsylvania.
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As if this quake was not enough, another 4.3-magnitude earthquake was
registered on May 28th in Southern Italy. The European Mediterranean
Seismological Centre reports the epicenter was located 9 kilometers west
of the town of Castrovillari. At airtime, There is no information about
any injuries or damages caused by the latest earthquake. (VK3PC, G0DUB,
KB3TZD)
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RESCUE RADIO: HAMNET NORTHERN CAPE RESPONDS TO MINE DISASTER
Hams from South Africa's Hamnet are being asked to prepare for activation
in the wake of a mining disaster in that region.
Carel Oberholzer, ZS3OBE, of Hamnet Northern Cape says they are
potentially in need of assistance to provide communication support for the
operation to rescue the trapped miners or remove their remains from a
diamond mine near Kleinzee.
According to ZS3OBE, communications to Springbok which is the nearest
urban hub is problematic and Hamnet has been requested to assist.
Oberholzer says that operators are needed to assist in providing
communications between Springbok and the Kleinzee mine location. This is
a distance of about 80 kilometers.
If activation occurs, the operation is expected to last for two to three
weeks. Hamnet will likely two person teams on a rotational basis to man a
relay point on a high point somewhere in between the mine and the city.
Oberholzer describes the situation as fluid at this stage. As such the
Hamnet response is only in the preparation phase.
We will have a follow-up on this story in a future Amateur Radio Newsline
report.
(Hamnet)
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HAMVENTION 2012: TRULY A MIND BLOWING EVENT
The numbers are in and this years Dayton Hamvention was once again a mind
blowing event with some 25,000 hams attending to see new product launches
from most of the major amateur radio suppliers. Amateur Radio Newsline's
Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, was on scene and has more:
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When Hara Arena opened its doors at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on
Friday, May 18th thousands of hams swarmed in. All were eager to see the
latest and greatest gear that manufacturers and vendors had to offer. And
they were not disappointed.
Last week we covered a couple of the new radios from Kenwood and
Heiberling. This week we will take a look at what Yaesu had to offer. In
their case it was both a new HF transceiver and a new method of digital
audio for use on VHF and UHF bands. Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, is
Yaesu's spokesman:
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K7BV: "The surprise that no one knew about including me was the FTDX-3000
which is an HF and 50 MHz 200 watt radio that uses the fantastic receiver
that we developed for the FTDX-5000. So now for $3000 someone can have
the receiver performance of a $5000 FTDX-5000. Of coarse you don't get
the second receiver and you don't get 200 watts; you only get 100; but
there's that rig that so many people have been waiting for."
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But that was not all. For the world at 2 meters and above Yaesu
introduced its long awaited digital audio hand-held that uses a different
modulation scheme from either Icom's D-Star or Alinco's ITU-TV.32
protocols. Again, Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV:
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K7BV" "We have a new digital handheld that uses C4FM FFDMA protocol and
its going to be a whole new venture of digital into amateur radio with
many, many of the capabilities that some of the other existing services
can't offer. We introduced the hand held for that today and the repeater
and the mobile will be coming later on in the year."
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In simpler terms, the introduction of the new Yaesu digital radio is kind
of the ham radio equivalent of the 1970's Betamax versus VHS clash, but
this time it will be at least 3-way affair. Four ways if you count the
proponents of the P-25 protocol with recycled police and fire radios that
has an ever growing following among the technical experimenters in the
hobby.
Turning to the social aspect of Hamvention, the theme of the 2012
Hamvention was Internationally Connected with Germany's Deutscher Amateur
Radio Club having been selected as the 2012 Hamvention Club of the Year.
Mitch Wolfson, DJ0QN, a former California ham who moved to Germany more
than three decades ago was one of several DARC representatives who came to
Dayton:
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DJ0QN: "Well that was quite a surprise. We were really pleased to hear
that DARA selected us as the Club of the Year. We haven't done anything
different the past couple of years that we have done the last 40 years.
We have continued to represent Germany and also help amateur radio in all
of Europe and all of IARU Region 1. We did a lot of work into making sure
that we supported amateur radio in Germany by supporting it against issues
like RFI problems that have been caused by new devices such as PLC and
have done a lot of work in that area."
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Also on hand for this year's international event were representatives of
the Japan Amateur Radio League, the Qatar Amateur Radio Society and the
Radio Society of Great Britain. In addition, some of the leaders of the
International Amateur Radio Union were on hand. This included IARU
President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, Vice President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, and
Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD. They were there to meet and greet
visitors. All of the international societies were located in the ARRL
EXPO in the Ballarena Hall that also housed more than 20 exhibits staffed
by ARRL representatives. Among the new ARRL booths for 2012 was an
exhibit introducing the digital edition of QST magazine.
We wish we had more time to tell you about Hamvention 2012,. But there are
other stories we have to cover. So for now, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, in
Southern Mississippi, for the Amateur Radio Newsline.
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For a visual highlight tour of Hamvention 2012 we suggest that you visit
twit.tv/hn and watch Episode 49 of Bob Heil's show Ham Nation called the
Dayton Experience. Also there are two new Hamvention 2012 music videos on
You Tube produced by kit building expert Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB. One is
called Hamvention 2012 "Band On The Run" and the other is titled
Hamvention 2012 "Gimme Dat Ding." To find them just put the word
joehusker into the search YouTube search line. We think you will enjoy
them both. (ARNewsline, RSGB, others)
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RADIO FOR YOUTH: MORE ON THE BSA AND ICOM ALLIANCE
As we mentioned briefly last week, one of the biggest surprises to come
out of Hamvention 2012 was an announcement that Icom and the Boy Scouts of
America are joining forces to give scouts a new and exciting access point
to ham radio. Amateur Radio Newsline's Mark Abramovich, NT3V, is here
with some more information on this new alliance:
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While some might say the new partnership between Icom and the BSA is
historic, the key players who hammered out the deal simply say it was a
natural progression that will expose tens of thousands of Scouts and their
leaders to the fun, the excitement and the challenges found in amateur
radio.
Jim Wilson, K5ND, who coordinates the annual Jamboree on the Air for the
Boy Scouts of America each October, was introduced to Ray Novak, N9JA,
division manager for amateur and receiver products at Icom America in
Seattle, by a past staff member at the K2BSA operations at the national
Boy Scouts Jamboree.
Wilson, who is coordinating the K2BSA operations for the 2013 BSA jamboree
at The Summit in West Virginia, says he was initially looking for a
commitment on equipment which Icom has been loaning the jamboree
operations over the years. But Wilson had a different idea this time...
"Donate the equipment, don't loan it to us, but donate it to the jamboree
and after the jamboree, we'll move it to local councils so they can put it
to use and it'll be in use year-round," Wilson says.
Wilson says his dialogue with Novak explored other areas where the BSA and
amateur radio are in sync - such as Radio merit badge and Jamboree on the
Air.
From that came the proposal from Icom's Novak to put HF radios,
microphones and an antenna, in the hands of the BSA in the form of "loaner
kits" to send out to Scout councils across the country.
"One is a long-range loan of up to 12 months that a Scout council can put
in place while they're developing donations to support a longer term
station," Wilson says. "But, give them a station that they can show how it
works, they can get the Scouts excited, they can get local donors excited.
"And, then another type of loan station - which we're calling an event
loan station. So, if you've got a Radio Merit Badge workshop where you'd
like to put in place one of these stations, you can apply and we'll get it
in the queue, see if it works out and get a station out there for a week
or two weeks or what have you."
Novak, who has been helping set up equipment needs for the past few
national jamboree operations at Fort AP Hill in Virginia, says he didn't
want to wait a year for the next jamboree to get gear into the hands of
Scouts and leaders for special events like JOTA or camporee demos or Radio
merit badge workshops.
"I'm not as concerned about the Boy Scouts getting licensed as I am with
them seeing that amateur radio is actually a fun thing and they take home
with them and share with their parents and others what fun they had
talking into a microphone and transmitting thousands of miles away to talk
to another Boy Scout or another youth the same age instead of sitting
there and texting," Novak says.
The BSA's Wilson says he confided in Novak his vision for the new Scout
jamboree location in West Virginia and the idea of eventually establishing
a permanent footprint for amateur radio there. That turned into something
Wilson described as unexpected - an offer of repeaters for the site.
"A 2-meter repeater and 2, 70 centimeter repeaters," Wilson says of the
Icom offer. "The 2-meter and 70 centimeter will be analog and we'll have a
D-Star repeater also at 70 centimeters."
And, Novak says there is more, much more being worked out for HF, VHF,
EchoLink, Foxhunting, and antennas for the K2BSA operations and Radio
merit badge for the 2013 jamboree.
"Right now we're at just the very beginning of working out all the details
and luckily we've got about a full year before we really need to have
everything in place for the Summit and the jamboree," Novak says. "But
that one year will go fast."
Wilson, who is excited to see this vision unfolding for the BSA and
amateur radio, says it wouldn't have been possible without the people at
the local Scout councils who have contributed to a seven-fold increase in
the number of Radio merit badges earned by Scouts in recent years.
And, some of those Scouts, he says, are going on to the next level -
thanks to the interest spurred by the merit badge...
"There are some committed Scouters and amateur radio operators putting in
place merit badge workshops, offering Jamboree on the Air experiences,
getting youth engaged in amateur radio and then they're going on and
earning their Radio merit badge," Wilson says. "And,
I'll bet a fair percent of those are going on and earning their Technician
licenses."
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, in
Philadelphia.
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All things considered, the agreement between the Boy Scouts of America and
Icom could easily lead to a lot of new young voices on the air and that
would be very good news for all of amateur radio. Also it begs the
obvious question of whether or not it will lead to similar agreements
between other equipment suppliers and youth groups here in the United
States or possibly elsewhere in the world. On this one only time will
tell. (ARNewsline, NT3V)
**
RADIO LAW: OHIO ENACTS PRB-1 LIKE LAW TO PROTECT HAMS
Good news for Ohio hams. They now have P R B One-like antenna protection.
Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the Newsroom with more:
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Ohio hams now have antenna and support structure assurance. On May 15,
Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a bill, granting comprehensive
protections and rights to amateur radio operators in that state.
HB 158 codifies the federal restrictions on the local zoning of amateur
station antenna structures, thereby preserving Amateur Radio Service
communications as a Homeland Security resource. It also places the burden
of proof for compliance on the zoning authority.
The new law states that: "Any legislative authority that denies an
application for approval of an amateur station antenna structure shall
state the reasons for the denial and shall, on appeal, bear the burden of
proving that the authority's actions are consistent with this section."
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the
newsroom in Los Angeles.
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This language of the new Ohio law removes the burden of proof from the
amateur radio operator and places it on the legislative authority. And
that's very good news for hams living in the Buckeye State. (ARRL)
**
RADIO LAW: NEW FCC COMMISSIONERS SET TO WORK
New FCC Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai have been sworn-in
and have officially begun their work.
Rosenworcel, a Democrat, takes the seat held by former Commissioner
Michael Copps. Pai, a former Senate staffer as well who most recently
worked at Jenner & Block, is a Republican who takes the seat vacated last
spring by former Commissioner Meredith Baker.
Pai has already announced his personnel with Matthew Berry as his chief of
staff. In the past Berry has been the FCC's general counsel. He was most
recently at the law firm of Patton Boggs.
Gene Fullano has been named acting legal advisor for Commissioner Pai. He
was most recently associate chief of the FCC's Public Safety & Homeland
Security Bureau. (RW)
**
RADIO LAW: KAPLAN TO LEAVE FCC WTB CHIEF POSITION
The Genachowski lead FCC is losing another bureau chief. This with word
that Rick Kaplan is stepping down as chief of the regulatory agency's
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
Kaplan has been at the FCC since 2009, working in several posts. This
included a stint as Chief of Staff to Commissioner Mignon Clyburn.
According to a report from Radio World, Ruth Milkman, who preceded Kaplan
as chief, will return to the bureau in that role after a year as special
counsel to the chairman for Innovation in Government.
The changes are effective in mid-June. (RW)
**
RESCUE RADIO: TOO MANY CB SETS CAUSES HOUSE FIRE
Tampa Bay Online reports that having too many CB radios connected to one
power source likely sparked a fire. One that caused tens of thousands of
dollars of damage at a St. Petersburg, Florida home.
Fire investigators think the blaze was started by too many citizens band
radios connected to an overloaded extension cord. Damage is estimated at
$35,000 to $50,000.
The owner of the home told the newspaper that he and his family were
watching television when the fire started. They evacuated and no one was
injured. The Red Cross helped the family find temporary lodging.
And less we forget, investigators say that the home where the fire
occurred reportedly had no working smoke detectors. More is on-line at
tinyurl.com/cb-house-fire. (KB5TJI)
**
WORLDBEAT: CB RADIO BOMB SCARE IN THE UK
The BBC reports that a suspicious electronic device triggered a bomb alert
in the city of Surrey. According to the news agency, the device was found
after reports of suspicious activity near the Maultway, Camberley at about
10:00 British Standard Time on Monday, the 21st.
Following examination by army bomb disposal experts Surrey police issued a
statement saying that the unit turned out to be a pirate radio F.M
broadcast transmitter or repeater for a citizen or pirate band radio
station. You can read the entire story on-line at
tinyurl.com/cb-bomb-scare. (BBC)
**
RADIO READING: NEW E-BOOK FOR NEWCOMERS OR RETURNING HAMS
21 Things to Do After You Get Your Amateur Radio License is a new book by
Daniel M Romanchik, KB6NU, that is now available for electronic reading on
the Kindle and Nook. Written for the new ham or those amateurs who have
not really been all that active late, its 21 chapters cover just about
every aspect of the hobby as it is today. Included are such topics as how
to locate an Elmer, how to buy a radio, set up a shack and much more.
Also covered are the social aspects of the hobby including participation
in clubs, hamfests and the like. The Kindle edition priced under three
dollars is available from amazon.com. (Southgate)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: K6VVA IOTA NORTHERN LATITUDE OPERATION POSTPONED
Some names in the news. Rick Hilding, K6VVA, has announced that his
Northern Latitudes Islands on the Air DXpedition has been rescheduled for
July of 2013. This in the hope of gaining better propagation during that
time period.
As explained in his announcement, the far Northern Latitude has additional
propagation factor complications. So in evaluating the total picture, a
pause was deemed necessary to maximize possibilities for all Islands on
the Air chasers to make contacts. You can follow planning progress
on-line at www.k6vva.com/iota/na172 (K6VVA)
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NAMES IN THE NEWS: GW8TGS CARRIES OLYMPIC TOURCH
A big treat for a United Kingdom ham as William Williams, GW8TGS , had the
honor of being the Olympic Torchbearer as part of the team carrying the
flame through the city of Aberystwyth.
Williams turn came on May 27th starting at around 18.14 GMT and arriving
at Vicarage Fields half an hour later.
Having taken part in several charity runs and raising over 15,000 Pounds
for charities, GW8TGS was nominated by the Rotary Club of Aberystwyth for
his fund raising and his other voluntary work.
Williams says he feels honored have taken part in this once-in-a-lifetime
event. (GB2RS, Southgate)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: RESULTS OF ARRL SPRING 2012 SM ELECTION ANNOUNCED
Of the nine Section Manager elections this spring, two were decided by
member voting. Ballots were counted on May 22nd at ARRL Headquarters.
The incumbent Indiana Section Manager, John Poindexter, W3ML decided not
to run for a new term of office. Two radio amateurs vied for the open
position, with Lou Everett Sr, WA5LOU, being declared the winner with 596
votes. His opponent Brian Jenks, W9BGJ, received 429 votes.
In Northern Florida, incumbent Section Manager Paul Eakin, KJ4G, was
re-elected with 627 votes. His opponent Gary Alberstadt, KA3FZO, received
434 votes. Eakin has served as Section Manager since 2008.
California's Santa Clara Valley will also have a new Section Manager with
Brandon Bianchi, NI6C, taking over from Phil Steffora, K6TT, who decided
not to run for a new term of office. Bianchi is currently serving as an
Assistant Section Manager and did not face an opponent for the Section
Manager position.
All other incumbent ARRL Section Managers running for re-election did not
face opposition and were declared elected for their next terms of office
beginning this July 1st. (ARRL)
**
WORLDBEAT: CUBAN HAMS AWARDED NEW DIGIMODES
Pavel Costa, CO7WT, says that following both a national debate followed by
legal avenues that the government of Cuba has approved the use of new
digital modes for all Cuban radio amateurs. With this regulatory change
Cuban hams are now permitted use of Domino, Contestia, Olivia, M-F-S-K,
J-T-65, and almost all variants of PSK. More important says CO7WT, this
approval has set up a mechanism to apply for other new digital modes by
any Cuban hams. Previous legislation restricted Cuban radio amateurs
early digital modes such as to PSK31, QPSK31, AMTOR, PACKET and RTTY.
(CO7WT)
**
WORLDBEAT: RSGB BACKS OFCOM IN PROPOSED ANTI INTERFERENCE LAW
The Radio Society of Great Britain has offered a formal response in
support telecommunication regulator Ofcom's inquiry on proposed new
anti-interference regulations. Laws to provide the telecommunications
regulator with powers to take action in cases of interference from
non-wireless telecommunications apparatus.
The RSGB says that while the immediate proposal is to implement the new
regulations in time for the upcoming Olympic Games. It adds that this
action by Ofcom highlights the point that the RSGB has advocated on many
occasions. That being the need for Ofcom to have statutory powers in
cases of serious interference to the spectrum from non-wireless apparatus.
Ofcom has indicated that it intends to prepare these regulations for
ongoing use after the Olympic Games. Part of the RSGB response emphasizes
the need for such regulatory enforcement powers. (RSGB)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: HAMS WORLWIDE ASKED TO MONITOR FOR THE HORYU-2
SATELLITE
Hams world-wide are being asked to monitor for Japan's HORYU-2 satellites
Morse code beacon and 1200-baud AX.25 packet telemetry at 437.375 MHz.
Japan's HORYU-2 is a research satellite was launched May 17th as part of a
mission that also included the JAXA climate observation satellite Shizuku.
HORYU-2 was built by students at the Kyushu Institute of Technology and
identifies using the call sign JG6YBW. Telemetry decoding software is
available for download at tinyurl.com/horyu-software. This is an
executable program so you might want to be certain that it will run on
your computer before installing it.
More about the Horyu satellite itself is on-line at tinyurl.com/horyu-sat.
(ARRL, AMSAT)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AMSAT SATELLITE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO NASA
The AMSAT North America Board of Directors has announced that the
organization was a partner in a pair of Phase-2 NASA Edison Program
proposals that were successfully submitted on Tuesday May 22nd. Due to
the highly competitive nature of this program, no additional information
can be released at this time. However, if selected, these proposals would
provide AMSAT and its partners with the funds to construct and launch new
amateur radio satellites. NASA intends to announce the winning proposals
in the Fall of 2012. (ANS)
**
PROPAGATION: NEW UK TO NORTH AMERICA 2 METER BEACON GB3WGI COMING SOON
A new United-Kingdom based trans-Atlantic beacon is coming to the 2 meter
band. Located at Lough Navar Forest in Northern Ireland at a height of
1145 feet above average terrain, the GB3WGI beacon will have a clear take
off over the sea toward North America. The system will radiate on
144.487MHz initially with an Effective Radiated Power 100 Watts relative
to a dipole, with plans to increase this if licensing allows.
This new propagation beacon is being made possible thanks to the generous
donation of a transmitter by Brian Justin, WA1ZMS, the man behind the US
70MHz beacon, and United Kingdom Notice of Variation holder, Gordon Curry
GI6ATZ who is providing the site and site services. No date has been
announced for the installation of the beacon, but plans are well under
way.
The Notice of Variation is the U-K equivalent to a United States Special
Temporary Authority. It was issued by telecommunications regulator Ofcom
on May 18th. (G4BAO)
**
DX
In DX, UA4WHX, who just went QRT as JY8VB has been spotted with the
Palestinian call E40VB on 12 meters. Details of the stay are not known.
QSL via home call.
OH2PM will be operating as TC2X from Istanbul at TA2KN which is the
Turkish Scouting and Guiding Federation Club station in Umraniye. QSL this
operation via OH2BH.
ZL3CW is working as TX5CW from Noumea, French Caledonia. QSL via his home
call as well.
The special event station 8N1TDU is active from Japan's Tokyo Denki
University Campus until December 31. QSL this one as directed on the air.
Lastly, HA1ZH is active in all modes and on all bands until December 31st.
This on the occasion of his 50th jubilee as a ham QSL information is at
www.ha1zh.hu
(Above from various DX news sources
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: SOLAR POWER BREAKTHROUGH
And finally this week, word of a major efficiency breakthrough in the
field of renewable energy from the sun. Heres WIA Newsman Graham Kemp,
VK4BB, with the details:
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The world's most successful solar cell breaks the 20% barrier
Aussie researchers teamed with Sun-tech Power to create Pluto Technology.
The solar cells reached a production capacity last year of 0.5 gigawatts,
worth more than 1 billion US dollars a year. This is enough to power
300,000 average homes that typically have eight solar panels on them for
at least 25 years.
The Pluto Technology won a 2012 Collaborative Innovation Award Wednesday
night at the Cooperative Research Centers Association conference in
Adelaide.
For the Amateur radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA News in
Australia.
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Don't get your hopes up yet to replace your mains powered ham gear with
these new solar cells. Further research and marketing is needed to make
them a world-wide everyday home power source. (WIA News)
**
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