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Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1847 - January 4 2013
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1847 with a release date of January 4
2013 to follow
in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a Q-S-T. The FCC begins work to create a new Citizens
Broadband Service;
the ARRL asks the FCC to create a new low frequency band from 472 to 479
kHz as Ireland
gives that same spectrum to its ham radio community; the 2013
International DX convention
finds a new home at the Visalia California Convention Center and the
transistor reaches age
65. Find out the details as we ring in the New Year with Amateur Radio
NewslineT report
number 1847 coming your way right now.
**
RESTRUCTURING: FCC PROPOSES 3.5 GHZ CITIZENS BROADBAND SERVICE
First there was the old Class A and Class B Citizens radio of the 1940's.
Then came 11
Meter Class D Citizens Radio Service in 1958. Next was the Family Radio
Service authorized
in the United States since 1996. That was followed in 2000 by MURS or the
Multi Use Radio
Service. Now in 2013, the FCC is proposing to create a new Citizens
Broadband Service and
it's like nothing else the regulatory agency has ever attempted before.
Amateur Radio
Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP, has the details:
--
Just before years end on Wednesday December 26th the FCC announced a
proposal to make
available 100 MHz of shared spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band using small cell
and database
technologies. The FCC calls the new service in the 3550 to 3650 MHz band
the "Citizens
Broadband Service" or C-B-S and proposes three tiers of service. These
will be known as
Incumbent Access; Priority Access and General Authorized Access.
Incumbent Access would consist solely of authorized federal and
grandfathered licensed
Fixed Satellite Service 3.5 GHz band users. They would be protected from
the other tiers
by regulation and technical means. This would include the use of
exclusion zones where
other C-B-S uses would not be permitted.
Priority Access level would be given to small cell use by certain critical
quality-of-service dependent users at specific target locations. This
might include
hospitals, utilities, state and local governments. It might also include
users with a
distinct need for reliable, prioritized access to broadband spectrum at
specific, localized
facilities.
Lastly, the General Authorized Access or G-A-A level would allow
opportunistic use of the
spectrum for a variety of residential, business and enterprise purposes.
These users would
have to protect Level 1 Incumbent Access and Level 2 Priority Access users
through
technologies including geolocation. Also as the lowest level users they
would not have any
expectation of protection from harmful interference to this user base.
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is known as FCC 12-148. It also seeks
comment on
including spectrum at 3650 to 3700 MHz, immediately adjacent to C-band
downlink spectrum.
If the FCC does include the 3650 to 3700 MHz band in the proposed new
service, wireless
Internet service providers using this band for links would have to be
licensed under the
tier 3 General Authorized Access rules.
The NPRM proposes a "Spectrum Access System" which would govern
interactions between all
devices in the 3.5 GHz band. It would be modeled after the TV White Space
database concept
and all devices would be limited to 1 watt Effective Radiated Power as
compared to an
Isotropic radiator.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,
Arizona.
--
If the proposed services name of the Citizens Broadband Service has a
1960's or 1970's ring
to it, its not by mere coincidence. The FCC is proposing to license users
under Section 95
of the Personal Radio Service rules. That's the same section that
includes 11 meter
Citizen's Band radio. (FCC, RW)
**
RESTRUCTURING: ARRL FILES FOR 472 - 479 KHZ US BAND
The ARRL has filed a Petition for Rule Making requesting the establishment
of a domestic
amateur radio allocation at 472 to 479 kHz. The League's request calls
for a power limit
of 5 watts effective isotropic radiated power, with only 1 watt to be
permitted in certain
specific locations.
The ARRL took this action for the FCC to follow up on the actions of the
2012 World
Radiocommunication Conference now rather than waiting several years as was
the case with
WRC-07. As regular listeners know, telecommunications administrations
around the world
have been fairly quick to make this spectrum available to their nations
ham radio
communities.
As we go to air the FCC had not responded to the League's petition.
(ARRL, CQ, eHam)
**
RESTRUCTURING: IRISH RADIO AMATEURS GET NEW 472-479 KHZ ALLOCATIONS
Some good news for hams in Ireland. This with word that the Irish Radio
Transmitters
Society have been informed by telecommunications regulator ComReg that the
band segment 472
to 479 kHz becomes available to all licensed radio amateurs in Ireland.
This, on a
secondary basis, with effect from 1 January 2013. The maximum power is 5
watts and
available for use with CW, QRSS, and narrow band digital modes.
There are some restrictions that ComReg has put in place. As ham radio is
a secondary user
of this spectrum ComReg says that stations in the Amateur service shall
not cause harmful
interference to, or claim protection from, stations of the aeronautical
radionavigation
service or stations of the maritime service. Also that the amateur
service shall ensure
that no harmful interference is caused to the frequency 490 kHz which is
used exclusively
for the transmission by coast stations of navigational and meteorological
and urgent
information to ships.
Also, a Test License held from ComReg by the Irish Radio Transmitters
Society under which a
number of licensed amateurs were given permission to operate in the band
segment 501 to 504
kHz expired on January 2nd. As such, amateurs in Ireland who had received
special
permission to use that spectrum were required to cease operation on 501 to
504 kHz on that
same date. (IRTS)
**
RESTRUCTURING: ICASA TABLES DRAFT NATIONAL RADIO FREQUENCY PLAN
South Africa's telecommunications regulator I-C-A-S-A has made public a
draft of the
proposed new National Radio Frequency Plan for comment by February 8th.
One positive
aspect is that a new band from 472 to 479 KHz for amateur radio is shown
as secondary
allocation which makes the way for allotment as soon as the plan has been
adopted.
Meantime the South African Radio League has proposed to the regulator to
have the 160 meter
band extended as this is not provided for in the draft plan. There is
however a footnote
that pays the way for further discussion. Foot note 5.096 list a number of
countries where
administrations may allocate 1 810 to 2 000 KHz to the amateur service
after consultation
with neighboring countries. The South African Radio League says that it
will continue
pursuing the possibilities of having that band extended.
The South African National Radio Frequency Plan is the base document for
allocation of
spectrum to various services in that nation. (SARL)
**
COMMUNICATIONS LAW: SPACE EXPORT CONTROL REFORM PASSES HOUSE AND SENATE
Good news for United States hams and others involved in the development of
experimental
satellites. Legislation reforming space related export control has passed
the House and
the Senate and is expected to be signed by the President.
The measure is included in the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013
under Section 1261. This area of the proposed law is titled The Removal
of Satellites and
Related Items from the United States Munitions List or USML.
The legislation does contain some restrictions. Key among these is a
continued
prohibitions of data and parts export that are specific to China, North
Korea, and any
country that is a state sponsor of what the United States considers to be
terrorism.
The passage of this legislation is significant and brings with it the
promise that United
States universities and other satellite experimenter groups including ham
radio will be
better able to interact in the design and construction of flight hardware.
It also
suggests that these groups may be better supported in their mission to
prepare the
workforce needed to design and deploy the space systems of the future.
This in turn should
enable the United States to remain a leader in space.
You can read more about this change in United States satellite export law
on line at
tinyurl.com/Space-Export-Reform. (ANS, SpaceMarket)
**
ENFORCEMENT: SALE OF NON CERTIFIED DEVICES BRINGS $14000 FINE
The FCC has affirmed a $14,000 Forfeiture Order to LawMate Technology Co.,
Ltd. This for
its alleged marketing of unauthorized radio frequency devices for more
than two years.
Amateur Radio Newsline's Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, has the details:
--
ENFORCEMENT: SALE OF NON CERTIFIED DEVICES BRINGS $14000 FINE
The FCC has affirmed a $14,000 Forfeiture Order to LawMate Technology Co.,
Ltd. This for
its alleged marketing of unauthorized radio frequency devices for more
than two years.
On July 15, 2009, the Enforcement Bureau's Spectrum Enforcement Division
released the
$14,000 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture after it found that
that LawMate
manufactured and marketed two models of wireless video transmitters in the
United States
before obtaining FCC certifications for the models. The finding was based
on LawMate's own
admission in response to a letter of inquiry.
LawMate responded on November 14, 2009. At that time LawMate declared
that that it was
willing to pay a penalty for its violations but requested cancellation or
reduction of the
proposed forfeiture amount based on certain remedial efforts that LawMate
stated it
intended to implement. It also claimed financial hardship, and asserted
that it had a past
history of compliance with the FCC rules.
Now in affirming the NAL, the FCC says that it carefully considered
LawMate's and find no
basis for reduction or cancellation of the proposed forfeiture. It noted
that LawMate's
contention that it planned to undertake certain remedial measures to
ensure future
compliance with the rules was not a valid reason for a downward reduction
of the fine. It
also noted that LawMate claim that payment of the forfeiture would place
undue stress on
the company's financial situation was not accompanied by the proper
documentation. It
noted that any claim of inability to pay must specifically identify the
basis for the claim
by reference to the financial documentation submitted to the agency.
I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW.
--
LawMate was given the customary 30 day time period from the affirmation
date of the fine to
pay it or to file a further appeal. (FCC)
**
ENFORCEMENT: UNLICENSED RADIO STATION IN FLORIDA LOCKS PEOPLE OUT OF
THEIR CARS
What appears to have been a relatively high power out of band spurious
signal from an
unlicensed broadcast transmitter is being blamed for locking hundreds of
people out of
their cars in Hollywood, Florida. This according to a statement from the
city's police
department who called it a mystery no one could solve until now.
For months residents were complaining that they could not use their
keyless entry systems
to unlock or start their cars whenever they parked near the Hollywood
Police Department.
Once the cars were towed to the dealers, the problem disappeared.
After months of searching, the wayward signal causing the problem was
T-Hunted to the roof
of the near-by Regent Bank Building. An undercover detective and FCC
agent found the
equipment on December 6th concealed under an air conditioning chiller.
Four days after they removed the equipment, a man identifying himself only
as "Jay" left a
message for a maintenance worker at the bank building. Police say that
when the worker
returned the call, "Jay" asked if he'd taken his equipment. The worker
answered no, but
told him that the cops had.
Hollywood Florida detectives are still searching for the man who set up
the bootleg station
on the roof of the bank building. When it was shut down and seized it was
operating around
the clock on 104.7 FM broadcasting Caribbean music. If found, the man
could be arrested on
state felony charges and also face a minimum fine of at least $10,000 from
the Federal
Communications Commission. Cars made by Ford, Lexus, Toyota, BMW and
Mercedes reportedly
were affected. (Radio Ink, RW, others)
**
RADIO EMPLOYMENT: SURVEY SAYS BBG WORST PLACE TO IN GOVERNMENT TO WORK
It's not exactly a list you'd want to be at the top of. This as the
Broadcasting Board of
Governors finds itself as the number one worst place to work in the
federal government
among mid-sized agencies. This according to survey results recently
published by the
Washington Post.
They were followed by the National Archives and Records Administration,
the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Securities and Exchange Commission and
Department of
Education.
Best mid-sized agencies to work at included the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation,
Government Accountability Office, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the
Smithsonian
Institution and the Federal Trade Commission. (RW, Washington Post)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: ILLW 2013 ATTRACTS MORE THAN 110 ENTRIES SO FAR
Jim Linton, VK3PC, reports that the leading countries pre-registered for
the next
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend are Germany with, Australia
with 27,
followed by the USA and England. In fact a total of 110 pre-registrations
have been
received from 26 countries even though the next International Lighthouse
and Lightship
Weekend does not take place until the August the 17th and 18th. More
about this fun event
is on-line at www.illw.net (VK3PC)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: BATAAN MEMORIAL DEATH MARCH MARATHON EVENT
The Mesilla Valley Radio Club of Las Cruces, New Mexico will be operating
Special Events
Station K5B on March 17th. This, in conjunction with the 24th annual
Bataan Memorial Death
March Marathon to be held at the nearby White Sands Missile Range.
K5B will operate from 1000 to 2300 UTC on or near 21.337, 14.330, 7.225,
and 3.893
megahertz. A commemorative QSL card will be available by request. Please
QSL with a
self-addressed stamped business sized envelope to K5B in care of the
Mesilla Valley Radio
Club, P. O. Box 1443, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88004.
More information about the K5B operation is at www.n5bl.org/batan.
Information regarding
the marathon event is available at www.bataanmarch.com. (WB4AEJ)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: TARCFEST IN GEORGIA MARCH 30
On the social scene, the third Annual Thomasville Amateur Radio Club
Hamfest and Tailgate,
will take place in Thomasville, Georgia, on March 30th. This is a one day
event, starting
at 7:30 AM and lasting until around 4:00 PM Central U-S time. Admission
is free,
Tailgating is free, and there is only a minimal charge for indoor vendor
tables. For more
information take your web browser to tarchamfest.blogspot.com or follow
this event on
Facebook or Twitter as TARCHamfest. (KJ4ZNK)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: 2013 INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION MOVES TO VISALIA
CONVENTION CENTER
Registration is now open for the 2013 International DX Convention to be
held this year at
the Visalia Convention Center in down-town Visalia, California.
According to planners the move to the Convention Center gives the show 17
meeting rooms and
2 Board Rooms, which will allow them to put together several concurrent
presentations.
Also the exhibit hall can easily handle up to 100 vendors and there will
be banquet
facilities for up to 900 attendees.
2013 marks the 64th year of this event that which will be held April 19th
to the 21st. For
more details please visit www.dxconvention.org or www.dxconvention.com on
the World Wide
Web. (Intl DX Convention)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: NEW SECTION MANAGER APPOINTED IN NEW YORK CITY - LONG
ISLAND
Some names in the news. Effective January 1st Jim Mezey, W2KFV, of Carle
Place, New York,
became the new ARRL New York City-Long Island Section Manager. ARRL
Membership and
Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, appointed Mezey after
consulting with current
Section Manager Mike Lisenco, N2YBB. Lisenco, who stepped down as Section
Manager after
being elected as ARRL Hudson Division Director. (ARRL)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: CLYBURN RE-NOMINATION TO FCC APPROVED BY SENATE
The United States Senate has approved the re-nomination of FCC
commissioner Mignon Clyburn.
This time for a full five-year term retroactive to July 1, 2012, when her
current term
expired.
Clyburn had been serving out the term of Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein,
who exited to
join the Department of Agriculture. Her re-nomination had been held up
after the death of
Commerce Committee member Daniel Inouye forced the committee to postpone a
vote. Had the
nomination not been voted before the seating of a new Congress, Clyburn
would have had to
have a new hearing in the Commerce Committee when that new Congress
convened. (Published
news reports)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: BILL PASTERNAK, WA6ITF, HONORED BY CEDARS SINAI ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
Newsline producer Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, was recently honored with a
Certificate of
Appreciation for his volunteer work to the Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Alumni Association.
No, Bill never worked at the medical facility. However since his
retirement from Fox
Television in 2009 he has been the volunteer Videographer for the monthly
social gatherings
of the group.
The award was presented to Bill the evening of December 17th during a
break in the evenings
program while he was video recording a presentation by famed Hollywood
Producer Director
Paul Mazursky. Mazursky was the featured speaker talking about the
production of his 1984
film Moscow on the Hudson that starred Robin Williams. (ARNewsline)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: N8TMW TO GUEST ON THE DODROPIN ECHOLINK
NET ON JANUARY 12
(Jim - Ill let you personalize this as best you see fit.)
And on Jan 12th at 2100 hours Eastern Standard Time, Amateur Radio
Newsline's Jim Damron,
N8TMW, will be the guest on the Amateur Radio Newsline Net held on the
DoDropIn Echolink
conference server. You are invited to drop in and catch Jim talking about
his career in
broadcasting, his stage career as well as his amateur radio involvement.
Again that's the
Amateur Radio Newsline Net on Saturday January 12th at 2100 hours Eastern
Standard Time to
meet Jim Damron, N8TMW. You will find it on the DoDropIn Echolink
conference server node
number 355800. I hope to see you there. (W8WFO)
**
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: ANOTHER NEW SOURCE OF LIGHT ANNOUNCED
A new and more efficient way to light your way is on the horizon. Amateur
Radio Newsline's
Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, reports:
--
Scientists at the Wake Forest University have created a new type of light
bulb that
promises to be just as efficient as LED equivalents, but without any of
the drawbacks.
The new field-induced polymer electroluminescent bulbs or FIPEL for short,
produce light
when an electric current is passed through its nano-engineered plastic
layers. The team
says that the new type of bulbs are malleable, allowing them to take any
shape like compact
fluorescent lamps. They also won't shatter like traditional bulbs, nor
will they generate
the same hum or flicker.
The inventor of FIPEL is Dr. David Carroll. He believes that his new
solution is superior
to LED bulbs because there is a limit to how much brightness you can get
out of them. If
you run too much current through an LED they can short out and melt. Not
only that, the
light generated by FIPEL bulbs is closer to natural sunlight, unlike the
bluish tint
generated by LEDs.
Any worries about longevity are also put to rest by Dr. Carroll. He
claims to have had a
field-induced polymer electroluminescent prototype lamp working in his
laboratory for
almost a decade.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.
--
As for when the technology will make the jump to a commercial product?
The research team
says that a corporate partner is interested in producing the new bulbs at
scale, with the
first run expected in 2013. (CGC, earthsignals.com, TheVerge.com)
**
WORLDBEAT: ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA SAYS YES TO PUBLIC WI-FI
The first Australian city with free Wi-Fi outdoors will be Adelaide. The
South Australian
Government and Adelaide City Council will foot $1.5 million bill to
provide it at all
public areas, by the end of 2013. Already a trial of free Wi-Fi is on all
Adelaide Metro
trams and 20 buses. Similar public Wi-Fi initiatives are in progress in
Singapore, Prague,
Wellington, Auckland, and Luxembourg. (VK3PC)
**
WORLDBEAT: NEW CANADIAN IRLP/ECHOLINK WEATHER NET
The Weather Radio Listeners Newsletter Net hosted by Gordon Maybee,
VA3WXA out of Toronto,
Canada, takes place every Saturday evening at 8 PM Atlantic, 7 PM Eastern
time on IRLP
Reflector 9034 and Echolink node 223557. The net carries information
about Weather Radio
and the CANWARN service. It also includes weather warnings and notices of
any power
outages across Canada.
The sponsors say that they are trying to make this a Cross Canada Net to
include all
provinces and territories. They are also looking for station from Quebec
to participate.
For more information about the net, go to The Maritime Amateur website
www.maritimeamateur.ca and click on CANWARN. Once there, click on CANWARN
news where you
will find articles on this net. (VE1JBL)
**
RADIO IN SPACE: NEW LAUNCH VEHICLE TO CARRY CUBESAT SWARM IN 2013
Turning to space related news, 2013 should see the first flight of a new
satellite launch
vehicle. Super Strypi, also known as Space-borne Payload Assist Rocket -
Kauai was
developed by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, the University of
Hawaii and
Aerojet Corporation. It based on an enlarged version of Sandia's Strypi
sounding rocket.
The Super Strypi vehicle will be launched from a rail-launcher at Barking
Sands, Kauai at
the Pacific Missile Range Facility towards the end of 2013. Super Strypi
will be carrying
a swarm of CubeSats called the Edison Demonstration of Smallsat Networks.
The CubeSats are
an unusual size of 10 by 10 by 15 cm and weigh 2 kg. The Edison swarm
will demonstrate
distributed, multipoint space weather measurement and are expected to
operate for at least
60 days and have an on-orbit life-time of up to 4 years.
More is on the web at tinyurl.com/new-sat-launcher. (Space Times)
**
ON THE AIR: AUSTRIAN HAMS CELEBRATES ALPINE SKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Hams in Austria will have the chance to operate with the special callsign
O-E-2013 followed
by their assigned suffix between January 15th and February 18th. This is
to celebrate the
2013 Alpine Ski World Championships taking place in that nation. An award
is available for
three different levels which are Gold, Platinum and Diamond. Each level
requires that a
certain number of special event stations and O E stations to be contacted
and logged. More
is on-line at tinyurl.com/austrian-2013-event (OPDX)
**
WORLDBEAT: N2ZN IS NEW NEW QSL MANAGER FOR W2JO
According to the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter, Ken Boasi, N2ZN, says that he is
now the QSL
Manager for David Farnsworth, WJ2O. Farnsworth has made over 30
DXpeditions over the last
20 years and N2ZN says that he can confirm QSO's made with any or all of
them.
Farnsworth's most recent trip was for the 2012 CQ World Wide CW contest
where he operated
from Barbados under the callsign 8P9DF. Dave's earlier DX operations and
many logs can be
found at wj2o.com.
N2ZN adds that QSL's for W2JO should now be sent to him either direct of
via the bureau.
He adds that his address is good on both QRZ.com and in the FCC database.
(OPDX)
**
DX
In DX, members of the Radio Cub Peruano announced the activation of
special event station
4T4RDP during the 2013 edition of the Rally Dakar. They will be active
using SSB, CW, RTTY
and the Digital Modes on 80 through 6 meters between January 4th and the
13th. QSL via
OA4O.
SM0MDG will travel to Montserrat and be active as VP2MSW through January
8th. Operation
will be holiday style with a focus on 17 and 15 meters with possible
operations on 10
meters if propagation allows. This is an ultra-lite operation using a
FT-857D and simple
wire antennas. Look for the log to be uploaded to Logbook of the World W
after his return
home. QSL via his manager M0URX, either direct or using OQRS
DJ9KH will be on the air as A31WH from Vava'u Island between February 20th
and March 3rd.
All activity will be on the High Frequency bands. QSL via his home
callsign, either direct
or by the bureau.
W6HGF will be on the air stroke J8 from St. Vincent between January 9th
and the 24th. His
operation will be focused on RTTY using dipoles and a traveling beam. QSL
direct to his
home callsign or electronically via Logbook of the World or ClubLog.
DJ9KH will be active from Tongatapu Island as A31WH and from Vavau Island
as A31WH/P
February 20th through March 3rd. Operations will be on the High Frequency
bands only. QSL
via his home call.
Lastly DF3ZS and DL1QW will be active stroke 5Z4 from Diani Beach, Kenya,
between January
7th and the 20th. Their operation will be holiday style on 80 through 10
meters using CW,
SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsign, direct or via the DARC Bureau.
(Above from various DX news sources)
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: A BELATED HAPPY 65 TO THE TRANSISTOR
And finally this week, a belated happy birthday to an electronic device
whose invention
revolutionized telecommunications and made possible the technology that we
have today. Of
coarse we are talking about the transistor as we hear from Amateur Radio
Newslines Bruce
Tennant, K6PZW:
--
On December 16, 1947, Bell Labs researchers William Shockley, John Bardeen
and Walter
Brattain created an amplifier from a germanium crystal that boosted the
level of an input
signal by 100 times. Various researchers had tried to develop a
solid-state alternative to
the vacuum tubes during World War II but none had succeeded. The Bell
Labs Trio
demonstrated it for lab officials a week later on December 23 where
Shockley deemed it a
magnificent Christmas present.
Bell Labs announced the invention of the transistor six months later. The
device went on
to become one of the signature scientific achievements of the 20th
century, ranking up with
splitting the atom, manned flight, and the discovery of DNA. One could
argue, in fact,
that the transistor was the most important breakthrough of the 20th
century because
subsequent advances in those other fields relied on the computing power
made possible
through integrated circuits and semiconductors. In essence, information
has become a
science itself.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.
--
As a result of their achievement Electronics Magazine put a photo the
three men on its
cover. The three went on to share the Nobel Prize for physics in 1956.
John Bardeen
became a laureate a second time in 1972 for his work on superconductivity.
And very
apropos the entire story is on-line at tinyurl.com/transistor-comes-alive
(Readwrite,
others)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE
With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, the CGC Communicator, CQ
Magazine, the FCC, the
Ohio Penn DX Bulletin, Radio Netherlands, Rain, the RSGB, the Southgate
News, TWiT-TV and
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For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors' desk, I'm Jim
Damron, N8TMW saying
welcome to 2013, 73 and we thank you for listening.
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