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Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1931 - August 15 2014
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1931 with a release date of August 15
2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Ham Radio to fly around the moon before years
end; France says yes to direct student to astronaut contacts; a 40 meter
intruder leaves the airwaves; the FCC extends mandatory texting to 911
service; an amateur radio club honors the Civilian Conservation Corps and
a special event to celebrate the first ever contact between the United
Kingdom and New Zealand. All this and more on Amateur Radio NewslineT
report number 1931 coming your way right
now.
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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: HAM RADIO TO FLY AROUND THE MOON
The Southgate News says that towards the end of the year, radio amateurs
will have the opportunity to receive what might just be the ultimate DX.
This, from a ham radio payload transmitting the data mode JT65B as it
flies around the Moon. Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD,
reports:
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According to AMSAT-UK, China is planning to send a lunar orbiter around
the Moon carrying a battery powered ham radio payload known as 4M-LXS.
The amateur radio payload will transmit a JT65B signal on 145.990 MHz
which can be decoded by radio amateurs using the free W-J-S-T software.
The orbiter is one of the test models for pre-mission testing of Beijing's
new lunar probe called Chang'e-5. When finally launched, Chang'e 5 will
be tasked with landing on the moon, collecting samples and returning to
Earth.
For the initial test, the orbiter will be launched into Lunar Transfer
Orbit then will perform a flyby around the Moon while sending data back
home. After that it will make a return trip to our world and re-enter the
Earth's atmosphere after 9 days.
The launch of this ham radio orbiter is planned for 4th quarter 2014, and
is aimed at testing the technologies that are vital for the success of the
later Chang'e-5 round trip Lunar flight.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, reporting.
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The orbiter has already arrived at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
As soon as an exact launch date is announced we will let you know. More
on this story is posted at amsat-uk.org.
(Southgate, AMSAT-UK, xinhaunet.com)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: FRANCE SAYS YES TO DIRECT STUDENT TO ISS CONTACTS
Students in classrooms in France will finally be permitted to talk
directly to ham radio astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space
Station. Amateur radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, has more:
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Until now, the French administration had been very restrictive. For
direct ARISS school communications the operator of the ham radio station
leading the contact had to read the questions prepared by the students.
The kids were not allowed on the air. And even this was considered as
being third party traffic but was tolerated by the French regulatory
authority.
But it all changed on July 16th when French State Secretary for Digital
Affairs, Axelle Lemaire, responded to a request by the Deputy of the
Haute-Vienne Province, Daniel Boiserrie, authorizing French students to
participate directly in ARISS educational school contacts. This, as long
as they are made under the supervision of a licensed amateur radio
operator.
Since the dawning of the manned ham radio in space program most European
countries allow students to participate directly in ARISS school contacts
under the supervision of a licensed amateur. Until now, the only
exception was France. Notwithstanding years and years of efforts, French
schoolchildren had no access to the microphone for direct amateur radio
communications with the ISS. The letter from the Secretary of State in
charge of telecommunications now changes the game.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.
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At airtime it's not known when the first of these direct to students in
France contacts will take place. (ARISS, ANS)
**
INTRUDER WATCH: IARUMS SAYS 40 METER TRESPASSER GONE
The International Amateur Radio Monitoring Service, more commonly known as
the IARUMS reports the transmissions on 7 dot 166 MHz, believed to be from
the French Centre for Telecommunication and Specialized Data Processing
have ceased. The latest Monitoring Service newsletter says that contact
was established with the relevant administrative body and it was explained
to them the primary status of the allocation to amateur service of the
frequency band from 7 dot 000 to 7 dot 200 MHz. This approach was
successful and transmissions ceased on July 7th. (IARUMS - R1)
**
DX UP FRONT: NEW THREE DGIT THAI LICENSE ISSUED
In other DX news up front, E21EIC has told the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter
that he has received a special permit and license E2A contest callsign to
use from Thailand. The call is good until December 31st but he can renew
it every year. QSLs must be requested via the OQRS on ClubLog or E21EIC
on Logbook of the World. (OPDX)
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DX UP FRONT: CRETE FROM AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 7
Also listen out for LZ3FN operating stroke SV9 from Crete between August
24th
and September 7th. Activity will be on all bands, mainly CW. He plans to
also operate in the Y-Oh DX High Frequency Contest on August 30th and the
31st. QSL via LZ1PM. (OPDX)
**
RESCUE RADIO: FCC MANDATES TEXT-TO-911 SERVICE TO ALL U.S. WIRELESS
CARRIERS
On Friday, July 8th the Federal Communications Commission voted to require
all of the U.S.'s cell phone carriers and popular messaging applications
to allow users to text 911 when in need of an emergency response.
The FCC's text-to-911 requirements will apply to mobile carriers and to
interconnected text-messaging providers that enable consumers to send text
messages to and from U.S. phone numbers. The rules will also apply to
so-called over-the-top phone applications that support texting to and from
phone numbers, but not to messaging applications that only support
communications among users of social media and on-line games.
Since 2012, customers using AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobil have been
able use text-to-911 service following a voluntary agreement between the
companies and the FCC. However the recent FCC decision will require
smaller, regional carriers to follow suit by the end of the year.
(FCC, published news reports)
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ENFORCEMENT: FCC PROPOSES $100,000 FINE TO PHONE COMPANY THAT FAILED TO
PROPERLY FORWARD 911 EMERGENCY CALLS
Calling the 911 service the single most critical tool for citizen
emergency communications, on Monday, August 4th the FCC has levied a
100,000 Notice of Apparent Liability to the Hinton Telephone Company of
Hinton, Oklahoma. This, for its alleged failure to properly route these
life saving calls to the proper destination. Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim
Davis reports:
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In proposing the fine the FCC says that the American public universally
relies on 911 in a time of crisis. When there is an emergency, citizens
can, should, and do trust that when they dial 911, someone will answer the
phone.
The regulatory agency says that the Hinton Telephone Company of Hinton,
Oklahoma, Inc. undermined that trust and betrayed its customers when for
several months in 2013 it apparently routed 911 calls from Caddo County,
Oklahoma, to an automated AT&T operator message which instructed callers
to "hang up and dial 911" if their call is an emergency. That trust was
further betrayed when Hinton allegedly continued to allow 911 calls to be
routed to the automated message for three months after the company
discovered the problem.
According to the FCC, the company returned the system to functionality
only after being contacted by the agency's investigators and directed to
do so. This says the FCC is a betrayal that in its view is particularly
egregious and dangerous for a rural community like Caddo County, Oklahoma,
whose residents may be far from help and most in need of reliable and
efficient emergency communications.
The Commission says that its 911 rules are intended to ensure that
emergency calls are routed properly and always result in contact with
public safety personnel. It says that the Hinton Telephone Company Inc.
apparently failed to use reasonable judgment in routing its Caddo County
customers' 911 calls, willfully and repeatedly violating the FCC rules,
and there-by created a significant threat to the life and property of
residents. This says the FCC that this is unconscionable and in its view
warrants a substantial penalty in the form of the proposed $100,000 fine.
I'm Jim Davis, W2JKD.
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The Hinton Telephone Company of Hinton, Oklahoma, was given the customary
thirty calendar days after the release date of the Notice of Apparent
Liability to pay the full or to file a written statement seeking reduction
or cancellation of the proposed forfeiture. (FCC)
**
SWL CORNER: SW RADIO AFRICA IS CLOSED
S W Radio Africa, known as the independent voice of Zimbabwe, has
announced its last broadcast took place on August 10th. According to a
management post at the stations website, there are a few key archive
programs on the main page for the interest of their listeners until the
site is taken down. They also add that their thirteen year sound archive
will be hosted by archive.org and as soon as that becomes accessible they
will get the word out to listeners. (Southgate)**
HAM HAPPENINGS: 2014 D-DAR QSO PARTY SEPTEMBER 19 - 21
The 2014 D-STAR QSO Party will take place starting Friday September 19th
at 00:00 UTC and running through Sunday, the 21st at 24:00 UTC. The goal
of the D-STAR QSO Party is to communicate through as many D-STAR repeaters
as possible around the world during the contest period. All operators who
submit an approved log will be eligible for the prize drawing with 10
lucky winners randomly selected to each win a great prize. Full details
of this event is on the web at tinyurl.com/2014-DSTAR-QSO-PARTY. (ICOM)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: AMATEUR RADIO CLUB HONORS CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS
On Saturday, July 9th the Lawton-Ft. Sill Oklahoma Amateur Radio Club
honored the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps. This with a
special event held in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge.
Santos Rubio, KB5MQL, is the special events coordinator for the club. He
said amateur radio and the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps are
intertwined.
According to Rubio, in the past each one of the Civilian Conservation
Corps companies had a radio operator and since they didn't have
telephones, or cell phones like we do today. In order to communicate back
home they used amateur radio, adding that much of it using Morse code.
After the set up was completed the club demonstrated ham radio to those
attending. Some 20 contacts were completed during that presentation.
(KC5FM)
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HAM HAPPENINGS: WEBCAST OF HUNTSVILLE HAMFEST AUGUST 16 - 17
The Huntsville Hamfest is taking place as this newscast goes to air but if
you cannot be there in person there's another way to join in on the fun
and excitement. This, thanks to Tom Medlin, W-5-K-U-B, who is streaming
the gathering on August 16th and 17th over the Internet at W5KUB.com.
During the Huntsville Hamfest, Tom will interview vendors regarding their
latest products. He will also have several special guests including
several ham radio operators from all over the world. .
Once again, that's the Huntsville Hamfest, taking place August 16th and
17th live at w5kub.com on the world-wide-web. And if you are on Facebook
you are invited to join Toms group simply by putting W5KUB into the search
bar. (W5KUB)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: RADIO SWEDEN'S GEORGE WOOD RETIRES Some names in the
news, Famed Radio Sweden international broadcast personality George Wood
has retired. According to a posting on his Facebook page on Friday,
August 8th, that was his final day at the international broadcaster.
Wood began as a freelance reporter at Radio Sweden in 1975. Following the
retirement of Arne Skoog in 1978 he took over the writing and presenting
of the program Sweden Calling DXers and its successor MediaScan. In 1994
MediaScan became the first radio program in Sweden and the second in
Europe to have its audio posted on the Internet.
In addition to his on the air duties, Wood has been Radio Sweden's
Webmaster since Swedish Radio's first website launched in 1995.
(Southgate)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: DL7UXG NEW EDITOR OF DXNL
Johannes Amchiewicz, DK8JB, has announced that he will retire as editor of
the German-based DX Newsletter or DXNL. DK8JB took over as editor three
years ago and has been supported by Klaus Poles, DL7UXG, who oversaw the
Islands on the Air reporting. It is now reported that Poels will be the
new editor of the weekly DX information publication with support by
Friedrich zur Hellen, DL4BBH. DL4BBH will be responsible for Islands on
the Air and other special areas of interest. (DARC, Southgate)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: COMMISSIONER PAI AT UPCOMMING NAB RADIO SHOW
National Association of Broadcasters president Gordon Smith will engage in
a one-on-one chat with FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai. This, the annual Radio
Luncheon at the upcoming joint 2014 NAB and Radio Advertising Bureau
gathering slated for September 10th to the 12th in Indianapolis. Indiana.
Commissioner Pai has been very outspoken on just about every aspect of
broadcasting and telecommunications since his appointment back in 2012.
He and Smith are expected to discuss communications policy and how it
affects free, local radio broadcasting. (TalkMedia)
**
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: LITHIUM CARBON BATTERIES MAY OFFER HIGHER ENERGY
PORTABLE POWER SOURCE
Yet another new type of battery is on its way that holds promise for more
power capacity in a small space. Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan
Kinford, N8WB, has the details:
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The journal known as Nature Scientific reports on a new chapter in the
development of very high energy rechargeable batteries. This using a
system called Insitu Induced Fluorination of a Carbon Nanotube Cathode are
in development.
According to the report, the advantages of using carbon are that it is
cost-effective, safe to use, and the energy output is five to eight times
higher than lithium-ion batteries currently on the market. This new
battery technology also performs better than two other future technologies
being explored. These are lithium-sulfur batteries and lithium-air
batteries.
The research team developed the new battery technology for energy storage
using carbon nano-materials and a process called induced fluorination.
They claim that among other things that the induced-fluorination
technology could be used to produce cellphone batteries that would charge
faster and last longer.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, reporting.
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You can read an in-depth article on the work to develop these new high
performance batteries at tinyurl.com/lithium-carbon-future.
(nextbigfuture.com)
**
HAM RADIO TO SPACE: NASA ANNOUNCES NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR CUBESAT SPACE
MISSIONS
NASA is opening the next round of its CubeSat Launch Initiative. This, as
part of the White House Maker Initiative which is an effort to engage the
growing community of space enthusiasts that can contribute to NASA's space
exploration goals.
Applicants must submit their proposals electronically by 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Time on November 25th. NASA will select the payloads by February 6th,
2015, but selection does not guarantee a launch opportunity. Chosen
experiments will be slated to be flown as auxiliary payloads on agency
launches or be deployed from the International Space Station beginning in
2015 and running through 2018.
The CubeSat Launch Initiative gives students, teachers and faculty a
chance to get hands-on flight hardware development experience in the
process of designing, building and operating small research satellites.
It also provides a low-cost pathway to space for research in the areas of
science, exploration, technology development, education or operations
consistent with NASA's Strategic Plan. It must be noted that NASA does
not provide funding for the development of these small satellites and this
opportunity is open only to U.S. non-pro?t organizations and accredited
educational organizations.
To date, NASA has selected 114 CubeSats from 29 states, 17 of which have
already been launched. Nine more CubeSats are scheduled to go into space
in the next 12 months
For additional information about NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative program,
visit nasa.gov/cubesats (NASA)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: CALL FOR PAPERS FOR AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM A first
call has been issued for presentations to be made at the 2014 AMSAT Annual
Meeting and Space Symposium. Proposals for papers, symposium
presentations and poster presentations are invited on any topic of
interest to the amateur satellite community.
Abstracts and papers should be sent as soon as possible to Dan Schultz at
n8fgv (at amsat (dot) org. The final copy must be submitted by September
15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings.
The symposium will be held on the weekend of October 10th to the 12th at
the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton, located at Baltimore-Washington
International Airport in Baltimore, Maryland. (ANS)
**
RADIOSPORTS: YOUTH ORIENTED EUROPEAN RADIO TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 FINAL
RESULTS PUBLISHED
The IARU Region 1 website site has published the results of the recent
youth oriented European Radiosport Team Championship. ERTC 2014 was held
in Finland one week after the World Radiosport Team Championship in the
United States. In ERTC fifteen three person youth teams were seated in
one room in front of computers and connected to a global amateur radio
simulator over the internet in a virtual reality setting.
When the dust settled, the team of OK2SVA, OK1NOR and OK1JD from the Czech
Republic took home the Gold Medal. Italy's IZ6TSA, IT9RGY and IT9DBF took
the Silver with Estonia's ES1XQ, ES5-TA and ES6AXS awarded the Bronze.
In all, the 2014 European Radiosport Team Championship attracted hundreds
of young licensed radio amateurs within the forty-four participating
countries. More background on this event including team scores is at
tinyurl.com/ertc-2014 (IARU-R1)
**
ON THE AIR: BATTLE OF ARNHEM SEPTEMBER 1 - 28
PA0FAW will activate special event station PA44AH between September 1st
and the 28th. This to commemorate the World War 2 Battle of Arnhem. The
operation will primarily use CW and the Digital modes but there is the
possibly some SSB. QSL via PA0AW and SWL reports are also very welcome.
The complete story of the Battle of Arnhem can be found on the web at
tinyurl.com/4zweod. (OPDX, Southgate Wikipedia)
**
DX
In DX, four operators will be active as RI1O and R7AL/1 from Morzhovets
Island between August 15th and the 17th. Their operations will be on the
High Frequency bands only. QSL R1O via R7AA and R7AL/1 direct or by the
Bureau.
JH1UVV will be on the air as T88UN from the West Plaza by the Sea Hotel
rental shack on Koror Island between August 28th to the 31st. Activity
will be holiday style on the HF bands. QSL cards go via his home callsign
only. No electronic QSL's will be available for this one.
EA5IDQ will be on the air signing 9H3JA from Malta between September 18th
to the 25th. Activity will be holiday style on 40 through 10 meters using
SSB and the digital modes. QSL via his home callsign either direct or via
the bureau.
JH3LSS, will be operational as A52LSS from different areas in Bhutan
between September 4th through the 10th. Activity will be on the High
Frequency bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home
callsign or electronically using Logbook to the World.
M5RI and G8DX will be operational as GJ8DX from Jersey between October
29th and November 4th. Activity will be on all bands using CW, SSB and
RTTY with a focus on the 30, 17 and 12 meter bands. QSL using Logbook to
the World, ClubLog Oh-QRS or direct to G8DX. Cards sent to the bureau
will not be answered.
(This weeks DX News courtesy of OPDX)
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THAT FINAL ITEM: COMMEMORATING FIRST TWO-WAY CONTACT BETWEEK THE UK ANS
ZL
And finally this week the RSGB reports that the special event station 2SZ
will be on the air from North London from October 11th to the 18th. This
to celebrate the first two way radio communication between the United
Kingdom and New Zealand.
On October 18, 1924, the first radio communication contact between the UK
and New Zealand took place between 2SZ at the Mill Hill School and 4AA in
Shag Valley, South Island, New Zealand. The contact attracted the
attention of the national press and was reported in the Daily Mail
newspaper on October 21, 1924.
To commemorate the 90th anniversary of this historic contact, radio
amateurs at stations in Mill Hill School and Shag Valley will recreate the
first contact, hopefully on a wavelength close to that was used in 1924.
The callsign 2SZ will be used at Mill Hill School in the UK from October
11th to the 18th and GB2NZ will be operational from September 20 to
October 18.
This is believed to be only the second time that the U K regulator Ofcom
has permitted radio amateurs to use three character callsigns to
commemorate a special event. The first was way back in December 2001 when
2MT was used in Chelmsford, Essex to celebrate the centenary of Marconi's
reception of a transatlantic radio signal. (Southgate, RSGB)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE
With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, CQ Magazine, the FCC, the Ohio
Penn DX Bulletin, Rain, the RSGB, the South African Radio League, the
Southgate News, TwiT-TV, Australia's WIA News and you our listeners,
that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Our e-mail address is
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For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors' desk, I'm Skeeter
Nash, N5ASH, in Victoria, Texas, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.
Amateur Radio NewslineT is Copyright 2014. All rights reserved.
Have a day!
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