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Greetings Y'all!
Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1919 - May 23, 2014
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1919 with a release date of May 23
2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Dayton 2014 now history but everyone is talking
positive about this years event; Kingman, Arizona says no to Coconino
County cellular telephone phone ordinance that bans mobile ham radio; FCC
Chairman Tom Wheeler believes the agency could use more engineers; another
new ROS based digital mode announced and Fox News has nice words about
amateur radio. Find out the details are on Amateur Radio NewslineT report
number 1919 coming your way right now.
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HAM HAPPENINGS: DAYTON 2014 NOW HISTORY
The 2014 Dayton Hamvention is now history, but there's a lot to talk
about. Amateur Radio Newsline's Don Wilbanks AE5DW, and Stephan Kinford,
N8WB, were there with their recorders to capture some of the highlights of
this year's event. Heres AE5DW with part 1 of this years wrap up:
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Hamvention for some is all about the toys. For others, it's the forums.
Perhaps it's the new gear announcements. Many go only for the flea
market. There's something for everyone at the world's largest hamfest.
So how does this year stack up to last? CQ magazine's Rich Moseson, W2VU:
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W2VU: "It's a great show as always. As a lot of people know, we have
been having issues lately with getting our print issues out. We've turned
the corner on that and we are getting back on track, and the support and
encouragement we have been getting here from people here has been
absolutely
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Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV from Yaesu:
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K7BV: "We think the show seems healthy. Our booth traffic has been
healthy. I do not know what the actual numbers are but it seems up a bit.
Of coarse you can never tell with the weather if it drives the people
inside or not. For our booth its bren a big year in particular because
we've had an awful lot of interest in our System Fusion which is our new
dual mode digital and analog system that we have which allows digital
users and analog users to co-exist on the same repeater. And we
introduced that repeater, our DR1X, this weekend. That was our new
product for this particular show."
--
Let's see how Icom is doing. Ray Novak, N9JA:
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N9JA: "Things have been going by so fast that its unbelievable. Its been
a great show and we have been seeing a lot of people come through. I joke
around that P.T. Barnum was a smart man because he only had three rings to
his circus; I think were doing twelve different things here with the
different live streams as well as the support of the Youth Forum and its
been nuts. I've spent more time running between the different events than
being in my own booth."
AE5DW: "Compare this Dayton to other Dayton's. Bigger, smaller or about
the same? Give me your perspective"
N9JA: "It's tough to judge because the weather has been a little bit
difficult this year. Between the rain and the cold air I thought we were
going to have snow flurries this morning from the way it felt. But for me
being from the Pacific Northwest the rain is normat. It comes and goes
but I really can't judge until tomorrow when we see the people in the
grandstands for the prize drawings. But I think we have a great crowd
here even with all the weather."
AE5DW: "What's new at Icom? What are we talking about this year?:
N9JA: "The big thing being talked about is the IC-5100. People have seen
the Android app for it and the wireless control for it, the wireless
headset, Bluetooth; a great little radio. And just the phenomenal growth
of D-STAR. We've got international dignitaries from Europe that are
building their own devices. The third party homebrew stuff is just off
the hook at this point.
"The drool factor surrounding anything that is D-STAR is definitely at
this show. The North-West digital guys are showing some devices over
there. It's unbelievable."
--
Ham Nation has a big presence at Dayton. Here's Bob Heil, K9EID and
Gordon West, WB6NOA:
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K9EID: "Dayton has been huge for us this year. Of course we (Heil Sound)
have a bunch of new products but with all that's happened with Ham Nation
I'm overwhelmed. They're lined up 10 and 12 deep to get in here to see
yourself and Gordon and Valerie.
"Its really amazing what Ham Nation has done for Amateur Radio. We've had
several dozen people come in just today alone that got their license just
because of Ham Nation and what they have learned from that show. So we
are excited about that.
"From a Heil Sound standpoint, our sales are way over last year. Again we
are blessed in that keep new products that work well and don't cost a lot
of money and every body is happy. And that's the main thing for me is to
keep coming out with good products that we need and that's what we are
answering here. So its been a great 2014.
"I'm not going to talk about the weather, its been a little cold. But
inside its been very busy. This hall has really been full. And I look
and see again that there are 10 or 12 people lined up again for Ham Nation
who want a post card or signatures from yourself and George and the
others. What a great thing."
WB6NOA: "Hi there, Gordon West, WB6NOA, at Hamvention 2014 and wow!
Steven and I have looked it over and it's the biggest that I have seen in
many, many years. It is wall to wall great hams saying `hi' and we hope
if you are not here that you will come to see Hamvention 2015 next year."
--
The newest sponsor of the Newsline Young Ham Of The Year award is
RadioWavz antennas. Here's Emmet Hohensee, W0QH:
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W0QH: "The temperature has been fantastic. Ive enjoyed the crowds; they
seem to be more robust than last year and a lot of good traffic. Business
this year has been better tan last year, especially at this time and
that's a good sign."
AE5DW: "Foot traffic: What do you think?
W0QH: " I think its different than last year because it was warmer and
people spent more time outside than inside where as the first part of
(this years) show it was raining really, really hard so most people who
would be outside were inside and so it seemed to be more crowded that it
was last year.
AE5DW: "I heard we had hail twice out in the Flea Market."
W0QH: "I didn't know that. I was inside all day."
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But it's not all about the vendors and celebrities.
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Views of convention attendees:
"Im Joe, N8JKO and this is my first Hamvention and its overwhelming. Its
just everything you could want to see; everything you would want to know
about amateur radio and it was well worth the trip here from Cleveland."
"Hi. I'nm Karen Gobernelli and I'm here with my husband attending the
Dayton Hamfest. What brought me here was that my husband is a ham radio
(who became) an Electrical Engineer. And its strabnge because my three
brothers are all engineers and in the past when I worked, I worked for Dr.
Werner Von Braun who was the father of the U.S. space program.
"My name is Noel Wood from Cumbria in the UK. My call sign is G4PEB and
visiting Dayton for the second time. The first time was last year and I
came as it was on my bucket list to do. When I came last year I decided
its not going to be on my bucket list but rather on my annual list. It
was absolutely fantastic and nothing compares to it and I intend to come
every year.
"This year I did the three (US) exams - the Technician, General and Extra
and passed all three so Im quite pleased about that and I enjoyed the
experience. I got into the way of things and that made me feel a part of
it. And I can say that if you ever get a chance to get to Dayton get
here. As they say, nothing compares to it.
(More comments are included in the audio version of this weeks report)
--
Well, as you can see, people come from all over the world to the largest
amateur radio gathering on the planet. And all twenty or thirty thousand
of those have different reasons for being here. But the one thing that
ties us all together is our love for this great hobby and service, and
that is amateur radio. Whether you work satellites or moon bounce, or you
just rag chew or make contacts on the repeater. If you're an IRLP person
or an Echolink person. You're really into D-STAR, you're into rolling
your own stuff, you're into kit building, it doesn't matter. There's
something for you at Hamvention. We'll see you at Hamvention 2015. The
planning starts now.
Back home in Mississippi, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW.
(ARNewsline, AE5DW, N8WB)
--
Next week, we will cover some of the new products and other announcements
made at Hamvention 2014.
(ARNewsline)
**
RADIO LAW: FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL REJECTS COCONINO COUNTY MOBILE TWO-WAY
RADIO BAN
The city of Flagstaff, Arizona, says that it will not enforce the recently
enacted Coconino County hands-free cellular telephone phone ordinance.
One that also bans the use of any push-to-talk microphones. Amateur Radio
Newlines Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the details:
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During a recent working session of the Flagstaff Arizona City Council, its
members rejected the newly enacted Coconino County ordinance as being too
broad. City officials paid particular attention to its ban on the use of
push-to-talk microphones with two-way radios.
As previously reported, the Coconino County law not only prohibits the use
of hand-held cell phones and texting in motor vehicles, but also
specifically prohibited the use of two-way radio using hand held
microphones. This includes amateur radio, C-B radio and any other form of
two-way communications that is not hands free. There is a very limited
exemption for radio amateurs, but only while relaying a message between
first responders in an emergency.
In making its decision to opt out, the Flagstaff City Council agreed with
member Celia Barotz's assessment that the ordinance would interfere with
an amateur radio operators' ability to provide volunteer services and with
truckers who rely on 11 meter CB radio as a part of their jobs. Barotz
suggested that the city allow the use of two-way radios and focus solely
on the issue of texting while driving.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the
newsroom in Los Angeles.
--
In most states a county ordinance would trump one enacted by a city, but
under Arizona state law, Flagstaff has the option to exclude their
community from the new county regulation if it chooses to do so.
(Nevada Amateur Radio Newswire)
**
RESCUE RADIO: WX4NHC FROM NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TEST ON MSY 31
The operators of the WX4NHC amateur station at the National Hurricane
Center in Miami will be taking to the airwaves on Saturday May 31st. The
purpose of the event is to test station equipment, antennas and computers
prior to this year's hurricane season, which starts June 1. This event
also provides good practice for radio amateurs world-wide as well as
National Weather Service staff to become familiar with protocols and
procedures for communications available during times of severe weather.
The test will run from 1300 to 2200Z UTC. WX4NHC will be on-the-air on
the High Frequency, VHF, UHF bands. Among the digital modes to be
included in the exercise are APRS and Winlink. It should be noted that
the group is beginning its 34th year of service to the center. (ARRL)
**
RADIO GOVERNAMCE: FCC CHAIRMAN WANTS MORE ENGINEERS
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler believes the FCC could use more engineers and
economists. This is one off several comments credited to him during
testimony on Tuesday, May 20th before the House Subcommittee on
Communications and Technology.
The engineer observation came during an exchange between the chairman and
Vermont Representative Peter Welch, who asked what the commission requires
to do its job. In his response, Wheeler is quoted as saying the agency's
Information Technology infrastructure is worthy of being in the
Smithsonian Institution while adding that the FCC has computers that have
known risks.
In previous testimony about the latest budget request, Wheeler told
lawmakers the agency has more than 200 relic computer systems that are
costing the agency more to maintain than they would to replace over the
long term. Wheeler's definition of engineers includes Information
Technology personnel the same as it does now-a-days at the broadcast
station level. (Published news reports)
**
RADIO RESEARCH: NEW FHSS-CDMA MODE SOFTWARE RELEASED
In technical news, FHSS Mode is a new High Frequency ROS based digital
mode based on FHSS CDMA modulation. FHSS uses 16 different CDMA codes
with 1.8 seconds per hop. Every transmission uses a different CDMA code
randomly chosen. Further information at tinyurl.com/fhss-digi.
(Southgate)
**
RADIO EDUCATION: UK 434 MHZ BALLOON RECOGNIZED IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
The UK Department for Education has selected the Horizon balloon project
to feature in the department's Yourlife campaign to promote studies in
math and science sometimes called STEM education.
Pupils at the Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall built the payload
which transmitted Frequency Shift Keyed RTTY telemetry data on 434.075
MHz. The students launched Horizon on a high altitude weather balloon
which reached an altitude of close to 115,000 feet before bursting. The
payload then safely parachuted back to Earth where the students were able
to retrieve some stunning still images and video taken in near-space.
Ham radio wise, the telemetry transmitter could be received over most of
the British Isles and radio amateurs were able to track the balloon's
progress from the transmitted GPS data. The Horizon team used a Yaesu
FT-817 transceiver to receive the signal from the balloon and dl-fldigi
software to decode it. Among those supporting the project were Yaesu and
Essex-based Rapid Electrionics. (Southgate)
**
RADIO READING: CQ-DATV 11 MAGAZINE NOW AVAILABLE
The May issue of the free Amateur TV magazine CQ-DATV is now available for
download. Among other items, this months issue contains articles on
measurement and display software, understanding DVBS protocol, a review of
the MAX 7456 OSD generator modules and much more. Unfortunately due to
the editor and site operator being hospitalized, this edition in PDF
format is posted at a different location than normal. Look for it at
www.vk5tm.com/ebooks.php (Southgate)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: NEW SERVICES INTRODUCED AT QRZ.COM
Some very positive changes have come to QRZ.com. The first is that the
websites callsign database now fully supports secondary callsigns.
A secondary callsign is one which includes a slash plus a modifier as
either a prefix or a suffix to the primary call. This feature is
available to all QRZ users and can be accessed by simply editing your
callsign, or by using the My Account choice from the main QRZ menu,
located under your callsign at the top right of the page. Also, unlike
primary calls, secondary callsigns may be deleted by their owners at any
time.
Another major change at QRZ concerns its online logbook. Many users had
asked for Logbook of the World integration and this is now available to
all Logbook subscribers. It means that if you're a Logbook of the World
user you can push your QRZ logs directly to Logbook of the World with just
a couple of clicks of your mouse. Once uploaded, your QSO's in the QRZ
logbook will be shaded with a green background, indicating that they have
been sent. A Quick Start Guide for QRZ LoTW operations available at
files.qrz.com/static/qrz/lotw_cert_guide.pdf) (QRZ.COM)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: NEVADA GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS JUNE AS NEVADA AMATEUR RADIO
MONTH
Some names in the news. First up is Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval who
has declared June as Nevada Amateur Radio Month. In his proclamation
Governor Sandoval praised the states 6,800 licensed hams for their
commitment in providing voluntary communication services to Nevada and the
rest of the world. (N7UR)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: VE6SH AND LA2RR RE-ELECTED TO LEAD IARU
International Amateur Radio Union member-societies have completed voting
on proposals to re-elect Timothy Ellam, VE6SH and Ole Garpestad, LA2RR as
the organizations President and Vice President, respectively. This for a
second five-year term that began on May 9th..
VE6SH served as IARU Vice President from 2004 until 2009. He was then
elected as IARU President on May 9th of that year. LA2RR was first
elected as IARU Vice President at the same time VE6SH became President.
According to IARU rules, there ware a minimum 51 affirmative votes
required for adoption but both VE6SH and LA2RR received a resounding 67.
(RAC)
**
WITH NEWSLINE: ARNEWSLINE FACEBOOK PAGES NOW HAS OVER 4000 MEMBERS
The Amateur Radio Newsline group page on Facebook has now exceeded 4000
members. According to James Pasterfield, KB7TBT, who is one of the
moderators, the honor of becoming number 4000 went to Wayne Maynard,
WB6BFN, of Burbank, California on Saturday May 17th. As this newscast is
being prepared, the number of members has risen to 4,026 and is growing.
Among other things, the Amateur Radio Newsline Facebook page is used to
augment breaking news and get your opinions on a given story. Anyone who
is a licensed radio amateur and interested in news about ham radio and
personal communications in general is invited to join. If you are already
a Facebook user simply type Amateur Radio Newsline into the search bar at
the top of your Facebook home page. (ARNewsline)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: EXPEDITION 40 - 41 TO BE STREAMED LIVE
NASA Television will broadcast pre-launch activities for the next three
crew members flying to the International Space Station, followed by
extensive live coverage of their launch and docking to the orbital
laboratory Wednesday, May 28.
Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA, Soyuz Commander Max
Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Flight Engineer Alexander
Gerst, KF5ONO, of the European Space Agency will launch to the space
station in a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
at 3:57 p.m. Eastern Daylight. The crew is scheduled to dock to the
station's Rassvet module less than six hours later, at 9:48 p.m.
NASA TV launch coverage begins at 3 p.m. and will include video of the
pre-launch activities leading up to and including the crew members
boarding their spacecraft with coverage of docking begins at 9 p.m.,
Wiseman, Suraev and Gerst will remain aboard the station until
mid-November.
For the full schedule of Soyuz pre-launch, launch and docking coverage, as
well as NASA TV streaming video is at nasa.gov/nasatv. All times given
are Eastern Daylight here in the USA.
(K6LCS, NASA)
**
RADIOSPORT: 2013 JUNE VHF CONTEST CERTIFICATES MAILED
ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, reports that
certificates for the 2013 ARRL June VHF Contest were mailed Friday, May
16. Plaques will follow shortly. Kutzko adds that you can always track
the progress of ARRL contest awards processing by going here
arrl.org/plaques-and-certificates. (KX9X)
**
DX
In DX, A team of 16 operators from Malaysia will be on the air as 9M2MI
from Undan Island between May 30th and June 1st. Activity will be on 40
through 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL only direct to 9M2YOT.
N6TJ will be active as ZD8Z from Ascension Island between May 26th and
June 3rd. Operations will be on the HF bands. QSL via AI4U, direct or by
the Bureau.
K9EL will once again be active stroke FS from St. Martin between June 9
and the 27th. Operations will take place on 80 through 6 meters, the
latter running 500 watts into a 3 element yagi. QSL via his home
callsign.
Lastly, HP2BWJ will be operational as H92G from Isla Grande, Panama on
July 19th and 20th. Listen out for him on 40 through 10 meters and QSL
via HP2BWJ.
(Above from OPDX and other DX news sources)
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: NICE WORDS FROM FOX NEWS
And finally this week, some very nice words about amateur radio in
emergency communications from none other than Fox News. Amateur Radio
Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW has more:
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According to Fox News reporter Jonathan Serrie, when power, phone and
Internet services go down, a battery-powered amateur radio transceiver and
portable antenna can provide that crucial link to the outside world. And
that's the theme of his 2 minute report on the new role for ham radio that
emergency preparedness managers nationwide are adopting.
Serrie notes that Emory Health Care in Atlanta, Georgia, is among a
growing number of hospital systems to adopt ham radio as a secondary means
of communications. He says that hospital administrators and government
officials took a lesson from Hurricane Katrina, which left some Gulf Coast
medical centers isolated from the outside world, as wired telephones and
cellular communications failed.
Serrie interviewed John Davis, WB4QDX, who noted that some of the
technology that's been around for almost a century is still relevant. And
according to Davis, in addition to major hurricanes, the terrorist attacks
of September 11, 2001 rekindled interest in ham radio as a public safety
tool.
Reporter Serrie noted that the number of amateur operators is at an all
time high of over 720,000 hams licensed here in the United States. All in
all a very positive report on one of the major roles that amateur radio is
playing in service to the nation in the 21st century.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.
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If you missed Jonathan Serrie's report when it was first broadcast, you
can catch it on the web at tinyurl.com/fox-on-ham-radio. (ARNewsline)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE
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Before we go, we have to note that the nominating season for the 2014
Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award is about to close and
so far we not have received very few viable nominations. To be candid if
we do not receive enough nominations before the midnight May 30th
deadline, there is the possibility that the award might not be given this
year. Hopefully that will not be the case.
The Young Ham of the Year Award was created in 1986 to recognize the
achievements of a radio amateur age 19 or younger for his or her
accomplishments in service to the nation, his or her community or to the
advancement of the state of the art through amateur radio. Whoever is
chosen will receive a trip to the Huntsville Hamfest in August along with
a gift of ham radio gear courtesy of Yaesu USA. CQ Magazine will provide
the person selected with a week at Spacecamp Huntsville, while Heil Sound
and RadioWavz will round out the gifts with some of the accessories needed
to get on the air.
Nominees must reside in any one of the United States 50 states, its
possessions or in any of the 10 Canadian provinces. Please note that all
nominating forms and support documentation become the property of the
Amateur Radio Newsline and cannot be returned. Complete details, rules
and a required nominating form in Microsoft Word format are available on
our website at www.arnewsline.org/yhoty.
The cutoff date for nominations to be postmarked or electronically filed
is Midnight on May 30, 2014, Eastern Daylight time. Also please do not
send nominations to us using any form of mail that requires a signature as
there are many instances where there is nobody here to sign for them.
Simply use 1st Class mail or e-mail to get a nomination to us. We are
looking forward to receiving your nominating packages and hope to see one
young ham in Huntsville this summer.
For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors' desk, I'm Hal
Rogers, K8CMD, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.
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