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Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1871 - June 21 2013
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1871 with a release date of June 21
2013 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hams in Poland reach agreement with government on
mutual aid in time of crisis; South Africa ham radio rules correction
remains on hold; Canada makes powerline interference information contacts
available on the Web; UK hams may soon loose access to several UHF bands
and Major Edwin Armstrong is honored by his hometown. Find out the
details are on Amateur Radio NewslineT report number 1871 coming your way
right now.
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RESCUE RADIO: HAM RADIO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AGREEMENT IN POLAND
Polish radio amateurs have signed an agreement with that nation's
government regarding emergency radio communications. Amateur Radio
Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, has the details:
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On May 7th, what might best be described as a mutual aid agreement was
signed between Poland's Minister of Administration and Digitization,
Michal Boni, and the Chairman of The Polish Amateur Radio Union, Jerzy
Jakubowski, SP7CBG. The accord promises cooperation between that nations
amateur radio service and the Polish government in support of actions that
provide information on natural disasters and other events that threaten
public safety.
The new agreement encourages cooperation between the Ministry and the
Polish Amateur Radio Union in the support of actions relating to the
creation of back-up radio communication in the Republic of Poland. This
in emergency situations or when normal communications methods such as
telephones and the internet are overloaded or have failed.
Cooperation and coordination between The Ministry of Administration and
The Polish Amateur Radio Union will be the responsibility of The Planning
Department of Civil Emergency Management and Emergency Notification
System. Participation in the agreement is voluntary and financial
investment is not obligatory unless the parties agree to it at a local
level. This could include renting or purchasing equipment or providing
staff during training exercises as well as in the event of an actual
emergency callout.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,
Pennsylvania.
--
The agreement was first drafted in 2011 by the Polish Amateur Radio Union
with the cooperation of the former Ministry of Internal Affairs and
Administration. (IARU-R1)
**
RADIO RULES: SOUTH AFRICA RADIO RULES CORRECTION STILL ON HOLD
The long sought after correction to the South African regulations
regarding amateur radio will take a bit longer. This according that
nations national society the South African Radio League.
In a news release that national society says that the subject of
corrections to the rules published on April 1st of 2011 is on the agenda
of every joint meeting between itself and regulator the Independent
Communications Authority of South Africa. The problem is that the matter
must remain in limbo pending the outcome of a court case between the
regulatory body and a cellular telephone company.
The corrected regulations are ready in draft format. They address the
issue of power for both class A and Class B licenses on certain bands and
a few other issues. The draft still has to be approved at the ICASA
council. But until the pending matter between ICASA and the cellular
provider is adjudicated no progress can be made. (SARL)
**
RADIO LAW: CANADA MAKES POWER LINE INTERFERENCE CONTACT INFORMATION
AVAILABLE
Telecommunications regulator Industry Canada has just posted contact
information on where to report Power Line Radio Interference. The
cyberspace location is tinyurl.com/Canada-interference-report.
This information at the website covers all the major Power Line companies
in Canada and is being provided with the cooperation of the Canadian
Electricity Association and its member power utilities. Hams in Canada
are encouraged to use this contact information and report a problem when
confronted with suspected power line interference. (VE3LC)
**
RESTRUCTURING: UK HAMS MAY LOOSE 2310-2450 AND 3450-3475 MHZ BANDS
UK Telecommunications regulator Ofcom has published a Notice of Proposed
Rules Making which in Great Britain is called a Consultation. In this
case relating to amateur use of the 2310 to 2450 and 3400 to 3475 MHz
bands.
According to the Consultation document, these frequencies are within, and
adjacent to, spectrum planned for release by the Ministry of Defense or
MoD. The Ministry intends to free up 40 MHz of spectrum between 2350 and
2390 MHz and an additional 150 MHz from 3410 to 3600 MHz for new civil
uses. The technical and regulatory aspects of this release will be the
subject of another Consultation in the future, but in advance of this,
Ofcom is looking at proposals to make changes to the United Kingdom
Amateur Radio License for these bands.
According to Ofcom, it is likely that the released Ministry of Defense
spectrum will be used for wireless broadband using 4G Long Term Evolution
or L-T-E advanced technology. Based on its technical analysis Ofcom
believes that the impact and likelihood of harmful interference being
caused by amateur uses to new users in the 2350 to 2390 and 3410 to 3600
MHz spectrum is sufficiently severe to preclude continued ham radio use
following the reallocation taking place.
Ofcom is also looking at proposals for the adjacent bands at 2310 to 2350,
2390 to 2400 and 3400to 3410 MHz. In those cases Ofcom's current thinking
is that amateurs should continue to be granted access to these adjacent
bands although with additional terms in the license which amend the
current terms of access to these bands. Continued access would be on the
basis that interference may not be caused to new and existing uses in the
release and adjacent bands and that no protection from interference from
those new uses can be expected.
UK hams have until July 22nd to file in response to the consultation on
this matter. (Southgate)
**
HAM TECHNOLOGY: MOON BOUNCE FROM ANTARCTICA TO ENGLAND
The exploits of Craig Hayhow, VK0JJJ, in bouncing radio signals off the
moon from Antarctica has been written about in the Australian Antarctic
Division science newsletter.
VK0JJJ achieved a 742,000 kilometer hop when he made an EME contact with
Peter Taylor G8BCG at Cornwall in England, on May 4th. Two nights later
he contacted Bo Nilsson, SM7FJE, in Sweden through another EME contact.
The newsletter hailed these as a first from an Australian Antarctic
station. It also notes that the equipment and software has now been
proven and that more EME contacts will be made. (VK3PC)
**
DIFFERENT DX: 4 METER UK DXPEDITION TO LA MOYE JERSEY
A DX operation of a different kind. This with word that the United
Kingdom's North Wakefield Radio Club will be active as GJ4NOK on the
pan-European 4 meter band from La Moye in Jersey on July 5th to the 8th.
The operators will be on for at least 8 hours on July 5th and 6th and 16
to 18 hours on the 77th and 8th using CW, SSB and FSK44. The activity
also coincides with VHF National Field Day so the station is sure to be in
demand.
The operation is sponsored by The DX shop which is loaning the DXpedition
a yagi antenna and amplifier and HA1YA who is providing one of their
ME4T-PRO 4m High performance transverters. Operators are M0RCX, M6MWP and
G0RUZ. QSL as directed on the air. We will have more DX news later on in
this weeks newscast, (WRC, Southgate)
**
RESTRUCTURING: NEW USER ON THE 903 MHZ BAND
According to the ARRL, a portion of the 902 to 928 MHz or 33 centimeter
band may become less useful to radio amateurs in urban areas as a result
of a recent FCC Order. Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephen Kinford, N8WB,
reports:
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The FCC as given Progeny LMS, LLC permission to begin commercial
operation of its multilateration location and monitoring service known as
an M-LMS in the upper portion of the band 33 centimeter band. According to
the regulatory agency, Progeny's location service is designed to operate
using approximately 4 megahertz or about one-half of the M-LMS portions of
the band between 919.750 and 927.750 MHz where the company holds its
licenses.
In its June 6th release, the FCC stated that Progeny is deploying a
wide-area positioning system to provide more precise location services in
areas where Global Positioning System and other existing services may not
work effectively. This is particularly true of indoor locations or in
urban canyons.
The FCC opened the 33 centimeter band to ham radio on a secondary basis in
1985, provided hams did not interfere with the Automatic Vehicle
Monitoring service, which the Commission subsequently expanded into the
M-LMS. While M-LMS operations, at least on paper, have a higher priority
than unlicensed Part 15 devices on the band, Progeny had to demonstrate
through field testing that its network would not cause unacceptable levels
of interference to such Part 15 devices as cordless telephones and baby
monitors. This was a result of an FCC policy to promote co-existence in
the band, while not elevating Part 15 devices to co-equal status with
M-LMS systems.
The FCC says that Part 15 devices will adapt to Progeny's operations
because they are designed for operation in an interference environment.
However the effect on ham radio, especially any attempts at weak signal
operations will likely be hampered severely by this new entry into the
band.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline. Im Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth,
Ohio.
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Progeny LMS, LLC develops technology for homeland security and first
responder communications using the wireless location and monitoring
service spectrum. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in
Indianapolis, Indiana. (ARRL, FCC, Progeny LMS)
**
RESCUE RADIO: FORT LEE N.J. BEGINS CITY EMCOMM ALERT AM STATION
Fort Lee, New Jersey has launched its own emergency broadcast radio
station for alerting the public in times of disaster. Put on the air by
the mayor Mark Sokolich office and the Fort Lee City Council, residents
can tune into the new emergency station on 1630 Kilohertz for real-time
updates and safety tips during events like Hurricane Sandy.
The station will operate out of the Fort Lee Municipal Building with
generator backup. Aside from emergency announcements, city officials may
use the station for traffic updates and to broadcast City Council
meetings.
Fort Lee also used a separate $10,000 private donation to buy more than
250 hand-cranked or wind-up emergency radios. These will be distribute at
municipal buildings, communal spaces and large residential complexes. (NJ
Journal)
**
RESCUE RADIO: NAB HONORS BROADCASTERS ASSISTANCE IN WAKE OF OK TWISTERS
The National Association of Broadcasters has issued a special Oklahoma
edition of its Licensed to Serve community service newsletter. This to
salute Oklahoma broadcasters and others who have been assisting in the
wake of the tornadoes that recently struck the state.
According to the newsletter, across Oklahoma stations led efforts to
assist citizens affected by the severe weather. Some examples include
Ponca City's KPNC-FM and KLOR-FM) raising $27,000 for the Red Cross while
the whole town put together four truckloads of supplies in the wake of the
Moore tornado.
But it was not just stations in Oklahoma that helped out. Radio
broadcasters and broadcast groups across the nation made special efforts
to raise funds or collect supplies. Cumulus Media put the call out to its
500 plus stations and received almost $4 million in a variety of efforts,
including involvement in the Healing in the Heartland concert by its
country music formats. Clear Channel Communications also pitched in on
the Healing in the Heartland benefit.
Other fund raising or direct relief efforts took place in Dallas Texas,
St. Louis Missouri and Terra Haute, Indiana to name only a few. (RW)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: ICOM TO SPONSOR HAMSTUDY.ORG ON THE WWW
Icom America has announced sponsorship for HamStudy.org. This is a new
website that offers free learning tools for existing and potential amateur
radio operators.
HamStudy.org users studying for an amateur radio license exam can choose
from three online learning modules for each ham radio license class.
These are technician, general or extra. FCC Commercial Element 1, 3, 5 and
6 study modules are also available.
Educational materials include flash cards, question lists and practice
tests. Users who register for a free account can access personalized
study history and submit explanations to amateur radio questions. Website
registrants may also choose to log into their account using their Google
or Facebook credentials.
HamStudy.org was created by Richard Bateman KD7BBC, Rich Porter and
Michael Stufflebeam KV9G. It is optimized for mobile phones and tablets.
Additional features are planned be integrated to the website in the near
future.
Facebook users can receive regular site updates and study tips by "liking"
HamStudy.org at www.Facebook.com/HamStudy. The website is directly
accessible at www.hamstudy.org. (Icom Release)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: MAJOR ARMSTRONG HONORED BY HIS HOMETOWN
It took nearly 60 years after his death, but the inventor of FM radio has
finally been recognized on the street where he lived. Amateur Radio
Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the details:
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On Monday, June 17th, city officials of Yonkers, New York in joined with
radio enthusiasts to unveil a new plaque honoring Major Edwin Howard
Armstrong. This for his numerous accomplishments in the area of radio
communications.
The bronze plaque in Hudson-Fulton Park is just a block away from the site
of Armstrong's home on Warburton Avenue. It overlooks the Hudson River
and across to the unique tower that Armstrong built in the near by town of
Alpine, New Jersey back in 1937 through 1938.
The plaque was the brainchild of Steve Klose. He is a New Jersey resident
who learned of Armstrong because of their shared interest in fast
motorcycles. Klose became fascinated by Armstrong's story and ended up
leading a fundraising campaign that generated more than $4,000 in
contributions to pay for the plaque.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and several city council members were on hand for
Monday's ceremony, joined by two Armstrong descendants. The ceremony was
broadcast live on WA2XMN, the experimental Armstrong Memorial Station that
transmits on Armstrong's old 42.8 MHz frequency from the Armstrong's
Alpine tower.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the
newsroom in Los Angeles.
--
This plaque may not be the last commemoration of Armstrong in his native
Yonkers. City officials are now working to get a replica made of a bust
of Armstrong statue now on display at Columbia University. There is also
discussion ongoing of renaming part of Warburton Avenue in Major
Armstrong's honor. (RW, published news reports)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: RCA SOLICITING NOMINATIONS FOR BOD
If you are a Radio Club of America member, listen up. This is for you.
The Radio Club of America annually elects eligible club members to serve
as its officers and directors. According to a news release from the
group, as a member of the club, your help in nominating candidates is
appreciated.
You may propose any member in good standing even yourself. In order to
complete the nomination process in time for the annual fall election, the
Nomination Committee needs to receive all in by July 1st.
If you wish to make a nomination, you are asked to download the official
nominating form available at www.radioclubofamerica.org. You then must
complete it fully and send it to the Club's Executive Secretary by e-mail
to pat (at) radioclubofamerica (dot) org. Or if you prefer you can submit
it by U-S- mail to 170 Kinnelon Road - Suite 33, Kinnelon, New Jersey
07405 or fax to 973-838-7124
Again, the cutoff for nominations is July 1st. (RCA)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: TEXAS CITY HAMFEST 2013 JULY 13
The Tidelands Amateur Radio Society will hold its 26th annual hamfest on
July 13th in Texas City, Texas. The venue will be the Doyle Convention
Center with the gathering running from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM Central
Daylight time. Talk-in 147.14 MHz and requiring a 167.9 Hz CTCSS tone.
Advance registration is welcome at tinyurl.com/tidelands-hamfest.
(Tidelands ARC)
**
CHANGING TECHNOLOGY: LAND BASED TELEGRAPH IN INDIA ENDS JULY 15
It's the end of an era for an old but reliable form of communications in
India. Amateur Radio Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, tells us what's
going away:
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The newspaper the Hindu reports that as of July 15th that telegraph
service will come to an end in India. This is because of financial
constraints that have forced telecommunications provider B-S-N-L to wind
down the service.
India's first telegraph message was transmitted live between Calcutta and
Diamond Harbor on November 5, 1850. That was a distance of about 50
kilometers. The service was opened for use by the general public in
February 1855 with a Radio-telegram system between the UK and India
established in 1927.
Over the years, B-S-N-L made several technical upgrades in the telegraph
service, with the latest being the introduction of a web-based messaging
system in 2010. However, growing Internet penetration and cheaper mobile
phones in the last decade have kept people away from the 182 telegraph
offices still in operation across that country.
For the Amateur radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion,
Illinois.
--
It appears as if more modern technology such as Instant Messaging and
social media sites have taken their toll on another communications
technology of times gone bye. (The Hindu)
**
RADIOSPORT: 14TH EUROPEAN YOUTH ARDF CHAMPIONSHIP HELD
93 young people up to 16 years of age attended the European Amateur Radio
Direction Finding Championship held in the Czech Republic June 12th to the
16th. The Czech national amateur radio society C-R-C organized this
year's competition that was held in the village Tri Studne or Three Cold
Springs.
Both the 80 and 2 meter were used during the event. A report on the
championship was expected to be featured on Czech TV on Thursday, June
20th. More on the European Youth A-R-D-F Championship is on-line at
www.eyac2013.com (LZ1US, Southgate)
**
RADIOSPORT: HAMVENTION 2013 CONTEST UNIVERSITY VIDEOS
Still with contesting news, word that several videos of the 2013 Contest
University sessions from this years Dayton Hamvention now are available on
the Word-Wide-Web. Icom, a Contest University sponsor, posted the videos
to YouTube. To find them simply take tour web browser to
www.youtube.com/user/IcomAmericaInc. Then simply scroll down to the
bottom of the page to Contest University at Dayton Hamvention and choose
the video or videos that you wish to play. (Various)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AMSAT ON FIELD DAY SATELLITE CONTACTS
SaudiSat-Oscar-50 will be the only operational FM transponder satellite
for this years Field Day. AMSAT notes that if you are considering only FM
voice operating for your space contacts Field Day focus the single uplink
and downlink channels will be extremely challenging.
AMSAT says that as in prior years, this intense congestion on FM Low Earth
Orbit satellites drives the limitation in the rules allowing their use to
one-QSO-per-FM-satellite. This includes the International Space Station.
You will be allowed one QSO if the I-S-S is operating Voice. You will also
be allowed one digital QSO with the I-S-S or any other digital,
non-store-and-forward, packet satellite if one is operational.
This year's AMSAT Field Day will take place from 1800 UTC on Saturday June
22nd through 2100 UTC on Sunday June 23. They hope to hear you on the
birds. (ANS)
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ON THE AIR: ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT 2013
On the air listen out in early this summer for a number of stations to be
operational July 1st to the 6th. This to commemorate the first thirteen
colonies that came together to form the United States.
Called the 13 Colonies stations, they will be operational from 1300 UTC on
July 1st to 0400 UTC on July 7th. There will be at least two special event
stations per colony state. Also included will be several super contest
stations, multi-operator Club stations and husband and wife teams.
The theme for 2013 will be Banners of the Revolution. A commemorative
certificate will be available printed on heavy card stock. More
information including QSL routing is on the web www.13colonies.info
(Via Press Release)
**
DX
In DX, W6JKV will be active as V31IV from San Pedro Belize between June
20th and July 1st. Operations will be on 80 through 6 meters and he will
probably focus on 6 meters CW. QSL via his home callsign.
The 4M5DX Group is planning a DXpedition to Aves Island sometime between
November 1st of this year and February 28th, 2014. The callsign mentioned
is Y-W-Zero-A. More information will be released at a future date.
ZS6AYU will on be operational as C91GR from Mozambique between July 19th
and the 23rd. Activity will be holiday style on CW only. QSL via ZS6AYU,
either direct or via the bureau.
DL4SDW will be active stroke HI3 from the Dominican Republic between June
17th and July 26th. Operations will be limited to his spare time on the
HF bands, using mainly CW, but some SSB and digital modes. QSL via his
home callsign with cards sent via the bureau preferred.
ON6DSL will be operational stroke as SV9 from the Island of Crete between
August 12th to the 21st. Activity will be holiday style on 40 through 15
meters using QRP SSB only using a Yaesu FT817ND into a homemade multiband
dipole. QSL via his home callsign either direct or via the UBA Bureau.
Lastly, LA8DW will be on the air as JW8DW from the JW5E club station on
Spitsbergen Island. This, between September 25th and October 3rd.
Activity will probably be on 80 through 10 meters using CW and SSB. Also
there is the possibility of some RTTY and PSK31. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, via the Bureau or electronically via Logbook of the
World.
(Above from various DX news sources)
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: A NEW PSA FOR FIELD DAY AND BEYOND
Lastly, just in case you are wondering about a new ham radio public
service spot being broadcast on some radio stations this past week, yes
that is Newsline's Jim Davis, W2JKD. Jim and our producer Bill Pasternak,
WA6ITF, put it together in less than 8 hours after reading requests from
hams on Facebook about not having anything new to help publicize Field Day
this year. As it was to close too Field Day weekend to get national
distribution, the decision was made to keep it a bit generic so that it
could be used at any time of the year. And this was the result:
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"Amateur Radio, often called "Ham Radio" is really many hobbies and
passions under one name. From studying the stars to creating new computer
applications to practicing their emergency communications skills every
June on Field Day weekend, hams enjoy serving the community in many ways.
To find an amateur radio group near you, go to www.arrl.org/find-a-club"
--
No, there is no music bed nor video version and for good reason. Adding
music requires obtaining clearances and in some cases paying per play use
fees. And a video version would simply have taken to long to produce and
even longer to get any meaningful airplay. With little time to get it out
before Field Day weekend, the decision was made to keep it simple and that
seems to have worked.
The spot was originally distributed over the ARRL's Public Relations
Remailer to those in a position most likely able to get it on the air
quickly. It is currently available on our website at www.arnewsline.org
and will be there for another couple of days. If you want to download a
higher fidelity copy of it, just go to the site, scroll down a bit and
follow the simple instructions you will find there. We hope you will find
it of use in publicizing the greatest hobby in the world. (ARNewslineT)
**
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
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For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors' desk, I'm Jeff
Clark, K8JAC, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.
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