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Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1925 - July, 4 2014
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1925 with a release date of July 4
2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a Q-S-T. The ARRL works with Congress to get The Amateur
Radio Parity Act of 2014 introduced to the House of Representatives; hams
in Italy get another chance to use the 4 meter band; the WRTC 2014
competition takes place on July 12th and 13th; Coconino County Arizona
revises its controversial distracted driving law to exempt hams; Congress
weighs in on Net Neutrality and after 70 years Morse code returns to a
secret World War 2 Australian base. Find out the details are on Amateur
Radio NewslineT report number 1925 coming your way right now.
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RADIO LAW: ARRL WORKS WITH CONGRESS TO INTRODUCE BILL TO ECTEND PRB-1 TO
INCLUDE CCR'S
The ARRL reports that a bill with bipartisan support has been introduced
in the US House of Representatives. One that calls on the FCC to apply
the reasonable accommodation three-part test of the PRB-1 federal
pre-emption policy to private land-use restrictions. Amateur Radio
Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, reports:
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The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014 also known as HR.4969 was introduced
on June 25th at the request of the American Radio Relay League which
worked with House of Representative staffers to draft the proposed
legislation. The bill's sponsor is Representative Adam Kinzinger of
Illinois and it has initial co-sponsorship from Representative Joe
Courtney of Connecticut.
If the measure is approved by the 113th Congress, it would require the
FCC, within 120 days of the bill's passage, to amend the Part 97 Amateur
Service rules to apply PRB-1 coverage to include homeowners' association
regulations and deed restrictions. These are often referred to as
covenants, conditions, and restrictions and presently PRB-1 only applies
to state and local zoning laws and ordinances.
HR.4969 has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Representative Greg Walden, W-7-E-Q-eye of Oregon chairs that panel's
Communications and Technology Subcommittee, which will consider the
measure.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.
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ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, is a principal advocate
for the current legislative initiative to gain PRB-1 recognition for
CC&Rs. Lisenco said the most urgent task now is to get additional
co-sponsors to sign onto HR.4969. (ARRL)
**
RADIO RULES: HAMS IN ITALY GET AMOTHER CHANCE AT USING 70 MHZ
Radio Amateurs in Italy have again been granted temporary access to the
I-T-U Region One 70 MHz or 4 meter band. At least until December 19th all
Italian stations are authorized to use this band except within 30
kilometers of the borders with Austria, Switzerland and France. Specific
frequencies being permitted are 70.1, 70.2 and 70.3 MHz with a maximum
bandwidth of 25 kHz. All modes may be used as long as they do not exceed
50 watts of Effective Radiated Power.
(Southgate)
**
RADIOSPORTS: WORLD TEAM RADIOSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP JULY 12 - 13
The World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 operating event will take
place on Saturday, July 12th beginning at 1200 UTC and concluding Sunday
the 13th at 1200 hours UTC.
WRTC2014 pits fifty-nine two-operator amateur radio teams, representing 32
countries, in a battle of operating skill and strategy from identical
locations and using identical antenna systems.
Competing teams were selected from 29 qualifying regions around the world
based on scores in a series of 55 qualifying events over a 3 year period.
The team with the best score during the 24 hour operating competition will
claim the gold medal and earn the distinction of being the best in the
world.
Live video streaming of some of the social events surrounding WRTC2014
will begin on Wednesday July 9th. These include the welcoming BBQ Dinner,
the opening ceremony as well as the closing ceremony.
The World Radiosport Team Championship is held every four years. This
year's venue is in and around the city of Westborough, Massachusetts.
Previous events have been held in Seattle, San Francisco, Slovenia,
Finland, Brazil and most recently in Russia. More about this years
happening is on the web at www.wrtc2014.org (ARRL, WRTC2014)
**
RADIO RECORDS: BRENDAN TROPHY ATTEMPT ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society's Brendan Trophy for the first
two-way transatlantic amateur communication on 2 meters has gone unclaimed
for years but that could change within the coming days. This with the
announcement of a highly determined attempt that is about to get underway
by the Brendan Quest team operating from Pouch Cove, Newfoundland.
Using 750 watts of power to a 98 foot long 43-element Yagi at some 25 feet
above average terrain, the VC1T team hopes to achieve transatlantic
communication first on 2 meters which remains one of the few remaining VHF
amateur radio distance records. The two stations involved must be located
on land or non-tidal waterways within the continental shelves of Europe
and North America. The limit of the continental shelf of Europe is
considered to lie along the line of maximum depth between the European
land mass and Iceland,. That of North America is defined to lie along the
line of maximum depth between Canada and Greenland.
A detailed operating schedule has now been released along with the
procedure and a description of the modes that will be used. Modes include
CW, SSB and WSJT. The latter being for digital attempts. All the needed
information including a full description of the monster antenna being used
can be found on-line at brendanquest.org. (GB2RS, SARL, others)
**
RADIO TO SPACE: SEND YOUR NAME AND CALL TO AN ASTEROID
NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names to be
etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed to the asteroid Bennu in
2016. Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB, is here to tell you
how:
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The "Messages to Bennu!" microchip will travel to the asteroid aboard the
Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith
Explorer spacecraft. The robotic mission will spend more than two years
at the asteroid, which has a width of approximately 1,760 feet. While
there it will collect samples of Bennu's surface and return it to Earth in
a special capsule.
The deadline to submit names online is this coming September 30th. Those
who take part in the Messages to Bennu campaign will be able to print a
certificate of appreciation to document their involvement.
To submit your name, or maybe your name and callsign following your last
name, simply visit planetary.org/bennu on the World Wide Web and fill out
the very simple form. Figuring out how and where to add your ham radio
call sign should be quite easy.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB reporting.
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If you want to get regular updates on the mission you can do so simply by
following it on Fecebook at the
www.planetary.org/get-involved/messages/bennu/ (NASA, Planetary Society
via published news reports)
**
DX UP FRONT: NIUE IN DECEMBER
In DX up front, JA1XGI has announced his next operation will be from Niue
between December 1st and the 6th and is and his expected to be issued the
callsign will be E6XG. Activity will be on 160 through 10 meters, looking
for Europe and North America especially on lower bands. Modes mentioned
are CW, SSB and some digital. QSL via his home callsign either direct or
by the bureau. An online QSL request service or OQRS will be available on
ClubLog. (OPDX)
**
DX UP FRONT: BENIN HOPEFULLY IN LATE NOVEMBER
Members of the Italian DXpedition Team have announced their next operation
will be from Benin. According to an announcement on the group's website,
on the plus side they have already been assigned the call TY1AA. However,
owing to working commitments of some members of the team at the moment
they are not able to announce an exact date for the DXpedition. Therefore,
the actual date could vary somewhat with respect to the already announced
date of November 20th to the 30th. Once on the air activity will be on
160 through 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL's will go via I2YSB,
either direct or via the Bureau. (Southgate, OPDX)
**
RADIO LAW: COCONINO COUNTY AZ AMMENDS CONTRIVERSIAL DIRSTRACTED DRIVING
LAW
A big win for amateur radio and other two way radio services in Coconino
Country Arizona. This as the County Board of Supervisors reverses itself
on a number off key elements in what had become one of the nation's most
controversial distracted driving laws. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill
Pasternak, is in the Newsroom with the details:
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On June 26th the Coconino County Arizona Board of Supervisors approved
changes to ordinance regulating the use of communication devices while
driving. Before the changes were approved, anyone caught with a hand-held
push to talk microphone while their vehicle was in motion and they were
behind the steering wheel was subject to be issued a citation.
Among several new exemptions is one that applies to those who holds a
valid amateur radio operator license issued by or any license issued by
the Federal Communications Commission or the driver who uses two-way radio
such as a CB.
Matt Ryan is the Coconino Board Chairman. He stated that the Board and
other county officials remain dedicated to enhancing public safety by
reducing injuries and fatal crashes on our roadways. However, it was
brought to their attention that the originally approved ordinance created
hardships for specific segments of drivers, such as truckers, amateur
radio operators and bus drivers.
Ryan added that while the overall goal is to curb distracted driving, that
the Board still feels the ordinance as revised does exactly that.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the
newsroom in Los Angeles.
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For the purpose of informing and educating the public and motorists, the
ordinance allows for law enforcement officers to issue verbal warnings to
persons found violating the terms of the revised ordinance through
November 22nd. Law enforcement officers will then have discretion on
whether or not to issue a citation. (K5KNM, others)
**
ENFORCEMENT: FCC DISMISSES LONG STANDING LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION OF
K1MAN
After being on-hold for more than 9 years, the FCC has dismissed the
license renewal application of Glen Baxter, K1MAN, of Bellgrade Lake,
Maine. This because he failed to pay a long standing $10,000 fine issued
against him by the regulatory agency.
In its letter notifying Baxter of this action, the FCC stated that his
application could not be processed because it was red lighted by the FCC's
Universal Licensing System. It went on to note that the Red Light Rule
was adopted as part of the Federal Communication Commission's ongoing
effort to implement the Debt Collection Improvement Act. This law
provides that the Commission check whether entities or individuals seeking
licenses or other benefits from the FCC are delinquent in debt owed to the
Commission.
The FCC added that anyone filing an application or seeking a benefit that
is found to be delinquent in debt owed to the FCC and who fails to pay the
debt in full or make other satisfactory arrangements in a timely manner
will have their application dismissed. Because Baxter had failed to
resolve this matter according to those rules that his application was
being dismissed. (FCC)
**
COMMUNICATIONS LAW: CONGRESS WEIGHS IN ON NET NEUTRALITY
The concept of Net Neutrality appears to be hitting home with the nations
law makers as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Hal Rodgers, K8CMD:
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Congress is weighing in on the issue of Net Neutrality. On June 17th
Senator Patrick Leahy and Representative Doris Matsui introduced the
Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act. If passed into law, the
measure would grant the Federal Communications Commission the authority to
bar paid prioritization agreements between internet service providers and
content providers over the last-mile of a broadband connection.
As written, broadband provider would not be allowed to speed up one
service at the expense of any other. Nor would providers be permitted to
charge extra fees to particular content providers. Internet Service
Providers would also be barred from prioritizing their own services or
devices over competitors.
The legislative maneuver appears designed to try and supersede the FCC's
current regulatory efforts to seek public comment on a proposal to bar
internet actions that it might deem to be commercially unreasonable
violations of the principle of network neutrality. The Online Competition
and Consumer Choice Act has already garnered support from net neutrality
advocates.
Im Hal Rogers, K8CMD.
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How far this measure will get in Congress will depend on the amount of
cooperation that can be generated between Republicans and Democrats over
this issue. Net Neutrality is an important issue in the ham radio
community because more and more aspects of the hobby such as station
remote control and satellite tracking rely on unencumbered high speed
Internet connectivity.
(Published news reports)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: FCARC STATION W9ZL TO CELEBRATE AIRVENTURE 2014
The Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club will once again be operating special
event station W9ZL from July 30th through August 3rd. This in celebration
of AirVenture 2014 hosted by the Experimental Aviation Association in
Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club has been sponsoring this special event
station for 21 years. Plans for 2014 are to have W9ZL operate from the
Experimental Aviation Association fairgrounds during the fly-in using SSB
on 7.250, 14.250 and 50.150 MHz.
A special commemorative certificate will be available for those who make
contact. Just QSL with a Self Addressed Stamped envelope direct to the
Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club AirVenture 2014, PO Box 2346, Appleton
Wisconsin, 54912.
More about AirVenture 2014 can be found at www.eaa.org while information
about the Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club is at www.fcarc.us. (AB9AH)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER EXAMINER RECOGNIZED BY GOVERNOR:
Some names in the news. First up this week is ARRL VEC Volunteer Examiner
Truett Smith, N4TK. Butch Smith as he is better known in ham radio
circles has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Governor
of Tennessee on behalf of the Nashville VE Team. N4TK is one of the
founding members of the group which has been continuously offering Amateur
Radio exams since 1986. Smith not only maintains the VE team website but
also delivers the official opening remarks at test sessions.
Professionally, N4TK is a well known broadcast industry consultant who
operates Media Broadcast Integration and Technical Services Incorporated
in Nashville. He was also a contributor to several ARRL-produced
promotional and educational video's made in the late 1980's. (ARRL,
KW6A, ARNewsline)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: VE7NL APPOINTED RAC SEC FOR ALBERTA CANADA
Radio Amateurs of Canada has announced the recent appointment of Neal
Sunderland VE6NL, as Section Emergency Coordinator for Alberta, Northwest
Territories and Nunavut. Sunderland has been involved in many areas of
radio both professionally and privately for more than 40 years. He became
a licensed radio amateur five years ago and has been active in ARES in the
Calgary region. VE6NL is trained in and has worked professionally in
Search and Rescue, Emergency Medicine and other related fields. (RAC,
VE4BAW)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: AUSTRALIAN ASTRO HAM ANDY THOMAS RETIRES
Australian space explorer Andy Thomas has retired to his Texas ranch after
22 years with NASA and 4 months living in zero gravity on the Mir space
station. Recently Dr. Thomas, who holds the call VK5MIR, has been
leading design teams whose projects included a return visit to the moon,
and a first visit to Mars. His 40 acre ranch property in central Texas is
where he plans to live with his astronaut wife Shannon Walker. At this
tome she is still in the NASA program and hoping for at least one more
flight. We might add that QSL's to Dr. Thomas might be a bit difficult to
deliver as the various on-line call sign databases list his QTH as the MIR
Space Station which deorbited and essentially burned up in the Earth's
atmosphere on March 21st of 2001. (WIA)
**
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: MONARCH BUTTERFLY HAS MAGNETIC COMPASS
Researchers now say that the monarch butterfly uses a magnetic compass to
guide its extraordinary migration thousands of miles across North America.
Monarchs are believed to possess a form of Sun compass but even on cloudy
days they still keep flying south towards Mexico. To test for the theory
that they also possessed a form of magnetic compass scientists strapped
butterflies into a flight simulator allowing them to point in any
direction while flying. They then surrounded the chamber with a magnetic
coil and then varied the inclination angle of the field while at the same
time exposing them to ultra-violet light. This in essence effectively
changed the position of the equator and the poles. The monarchs responded
by turning in the direction they perceived as south.
More about this research can be found on the web at
tinyurl.com/monarch-butterfly-experiment.
(Published news reports)
**
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT QUANTUM PARTICLES CAN TUNNEL
THROUGH MULTIPLE BARRIERS
According to the new study, quantum particles have been found capable of
tunneling through multiple long range barriers. This is a phenomenon that
is known as quantum tunnel effect.
Formerly, this procedure was for one particle to pass through one barrier.
However the latest study was conducted by a team of researchers at the
Institute for Experimental Physics in Austria showed the tunneling of
quantum particles through five consecutive barriers simultaneously is
possible with the help of an effect known as Bose enhancement. Bose
enhancement is a phenomenon that effects in high-energy heavy-ion
collisions.
How the study was performed and its findings to date were published in a
recent issue of the journal Science. More is on the web at
tinyurl.com/quantum-particle-barrier. (techsonia.com)
**
WORLDBEAT: UK CB OPERATOR LUCKLY AVOIDS BEING HIT BY LIGHTNING STRIKE TO
HIS STATION
Turning to news from around the world, word that a United Kingdom CB radio
enthusiast was likely moments away from being electrocuted when a
lightning bolt hit his antenna and blew up his station equipment.
According to the news account Robin Tester had just used his radio to warn
a friend of an impending storm. He then turned off his gear and within
moments the lightning bolt struck the antenna located in his garden only
some 6 feet away from his home.
According to Tester, the lightning strike destroyed his radio, the
microphone and parts of the antenna. He noted that he did have a good
lightning arrester connected between the radio and the antenna but that
was destroyed as well.
According to Tester, the only saving grace was the fact that the antenna
lead in travels underground so it was able to ground out some of the
strike. Tester added that had it not been, it would have been worse.
(HuntsPost.com)
**
WORLDBEAT: INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE AND LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND REGISTRATION
OPEN
Jim Linton, VK3PC, reports from down-under that registrations of marine
beacons in the upcoming International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
continue to grow. As we go to air Jim says that the total stands at over
300 from 36 countries.
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend is an annual event that
aims to raise public awareness of the need to preserve and restore old
structures used to navigate ships. At the same time it is a great way to
promote Amateur Radio portable operations.
This years event is slated to take place the weekend of August 16th and
the 17th. To learn the simple guidelines or register the location you
plan to activate just take your web browser to illw.net (VK3PC)
**
WORLDBEAT: JARL ELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP
The Japan Amateur Radio League has announced the election of a new
President and two vice presidents. According to Ken Yamamoto, JA1CJP, the
new President of JARL is Toshihiko Yamanouchi, JA7AYW, with Kimio Maegawa,
JA9BOH and Yoshinori Takao, JG1KTC, taking on the role of Vice Presidents.
The post of Executive Director and IARU liaison was filled by Hiroyoshi
Tamama, JA1SLS. The election took place at the Japan Amateur Radio
League's annual assembly held on June 15th. (JA1CJP, Southgate)
**
DX
In DX, DL2DXA and DJ5AA are reported to be on the air as 5P2X from the
island of Vendsyssel. No bands, modes or operating schedule has been
mentioned. QSL via DL2DXA.
AG6OU should once again be active as XW6OU from Vientiane, Laos. His
operation should be on 20 meters mainly SSB. The exact length of his stay
is not known but if you make contact QSL via E21EIC direct or
electronically using eQSL.
PD7YY will be operational stroke OZ from Langeland Island between July
19th to the 25th. This will be a holiday style operation on the High
Frequency bands. No modes were mentioned. QSL via PD7YY direct or via
the bureau. No electronic QSL's will be available for his operation.
Members of the Union De Radioaficionados De Tenerife will be active as
EA8URT from the Canary Islands during the RSGB Islands on the Air contest
on July 27th and 28th. QSL direct as instructed on QRZ.com or via the
bureau.
ON6DSL will operational stroke SV9 from Crete from August 1st to the 10th.
His mode of operation will be SSB using QRP at 5 watts into a home built
antenna. QSL via his home callsign to the UBA Bureau.
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: MORSE RETURNS TO WW2 SECRET BASE DOWN-UNDER
And finally this week, 7 News Australia reports a secret World War 2 base
in northern Victoria state, that has resumed Morse code radio
communication with the world after more than 70 silent years. Graham
Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA News has the details:
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The restored Flying Boat Museum at Lake Boga near Swan Hill in northwest
Victoria was the home of the No. 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot during World
War II.
Now a Lions Club project it's a fitting memorial to the 1,000 who made a
sterling contribution at the repair and radio base that kept the Catalina
Aircraft serving.
Hidden from aerial view with bomb-proof walls is a Communications Bunker.
It has been restored and put on air by Thomas Brownstein VK3EO, complete
with war-time receivers and smaller transmitters.
The latest media coverage of the Flying Boat Museum has been on the
Channel 7 network news that featured a radio amateur and his realized
efforts to put it back on air.
Thomas VK3EO was interviewed while on the key in contact with the former
enemy - a QSO with a JA station near Tokyo. Among his other CW contacts he
has spoken to Europe, America and New Zealand.
Dropping in at the time of the recent TV news interview was Jean Willox, a
war-time radio operator who tried the key for the first time since the
war, and described it really amazing.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Keemp, VK4BB, of the WIA News
in Australia.
--
Thomas Brownstein, VK3EO, also teaches youngsters about Morse code and
what went on in secrecy during World War 2. He described the whole
experience as being a little like magic. WIA News)
**
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