[AMRadio] Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1800
Jim Wilhite
w5jo at brightok.net
Tue Feb 14 07:44:56 EST 2012
Geoff, you should have asked permission as Rick did.
Jim/W5JO
Moderator
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> Nothing in here about AM, specifically, but it -all- about Ham Radio.
> Newsline is celebrating it's 18,000th report.
> I beg from the moderators a little leniency for this special event.
>
> -Geoff/W5OMR
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> Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1800 - February 10 2012
>
> Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1800 with a release
> date of February 10th, 2012 to follow in 3-2-1.
>
> The following is a Q-S-T. Ham radio activates after a
> killer earthquake hits the Philippines; some good news out
> of WRC 12; new rules about United States ham radio operation
> on 60 meters take effect on March 5th and CQ Magazine's
> Editor says that ham radio use of the Morse Code is still
> alive and well in an era of no-code licensing. Find out the
> details are on Amateur Radio Newsline anniversary report
> number 1800 coming your way right now.
>
>
> (Billboard Cart Here)
>
>
> **
>
> RESCUE RADIO: HAM RADIO RESPONDS TO PHILIPPINE QUAKE
>
> Rescuers assisted by armed forces are hard at work searching
> for survivors in the quake hit central Philippines. The 6.8
> temblor shook the country on Monday, February 6th. At least
> 56 are confirmed dead and thousands are homeless. And soon
> after the shaking ended ham radio operators were asked to
> provide what appears to be a first response effort. We have
> more in this report:
>
> --
>
> Most of the information to date comes from Jim Linton,
> VK3PC, who is the Chairman of the IARU Region 3 Disaster
> Communication Committee. Jim reports that the after effects
> continue across the central Philippines after the magnitude
> 6.8 earthquake struck triggering numerous landslides and
> other devastation.
>
> Linton notes that Eddie Valdez, DU1EV, is the Chief
> Operating Officer for IARU society PARA. Valdez says that
> ham radio operators are now active in communications
> assistance, especially those near the quake's epicenter in
> the DU7 and DU6 call areas. They have chosen to mainly use
> the VHF and UHF bands for in-country communications. With
> phone communications cut, the services they are providing
> include message handling, reporting on widespread power
> outages as well as other infrastructure damage.
>
> Meantime Radio Amateurs of Canada reports getting a message
> from a shortwave listener in Taiwan. He notes that 7 point
> 095 MHz on 40 meter Lower Sideband is also in use for
> emergency communications into and out of the Philippines.
>
> This latest disaster come on the heels of a series of
> typhoons that swept the Southern Philippines last December.
> Those storms brought with them a heavy loss of lives and
> severe property damage. In that scenario, radio amateurs
> were called on to become that nations communications front
> line.
>
> For the Amateur radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF,
> in the Newsroom in Los Angeles. Jim.
>
> --
>
> As we go to air aftershocks are continuing and the
> Philippine ham radio community remains on the job as an
> important first line of search, rescue and quake relief
> communications. (VK3PC, DU1EV, RAC)
>
> **
>
> RADIO LAW: A HAM RADIO ALLOCATION AT 500 KHZ COMES A STEP
> CLOSER
>
> A ham radio allocation neat 500 KHz has taken another step
> closer to becoming a reality. According to several reports
> out of WRC 12 being held in Geneva, Switzerland, Working
> Group 4 has approved an agenda item that calls for a
> worldwide secondary allocation to the Amateur Service from
> 472 to 479 kHz and has sent it on to the full assembly
> called the Plenary for its consideration.
>
> There are some restrictions which come with this action.
> Power output is limited to an effective one watt but would
> permit nations that are more than 800 Kilometers from an
> Aeronautical Service non-directional beacon to permit hams
> up to five watts effective radiated. Either way, ham radio
> operators must not interfere with any other spectrum user
> holding a primary status in that band.
>
> Hat said, this is far from a done deal. Next up is two
> separate presentations or readings of this proposal before
> the Plenary session of all nations taking part in the world
> wide communications law making process. There, footnotes to
> the proposal can be added by any administration that has a
> representative at the conference.
>
> While there is still a lot of work to take place before WRC
> 12 ends, at least near 500 KHz, there appears to be some
> light at the end of the proverbial tunnel in the matter of a
> new super low frequency ham radio band. We should know for
> certain by this time next week. (Various WRC 2012 Reports)
>
> **
>
> RADIO LAW: NEW 5 MHZ RULES GO INTO EFFECT ON MARCH 5
>
> In the United States, word that the new rules governing ham
> radio operations in the 5 MHz or 60 meter spectrum take
> effect on March 5th. This after a notice to that affect
> appeared in the February 3rd edition of the United States
> Federal Register.
>
> As previously reported, last November the FCC released a
> Report and Order detailing new rules for the 5 MHz Amateur
> Radio band.
>
> The announcement brought with it a number of changes for 60
> meter operators. This included substituting a channel at 5
> point 358 point 5 MHz for 5 point 368 MHz previously
> authorized. The effective radiated limit in the 60 meter
> band will be raised by 3 dB to 100 Watts Peak Envelope Power
> relative to a half-wave dipole. Also, three additional
> emission types are authorized. These are Data, RTTY and CW.
>
> Currently, amateur radio in the United States holds a
> secondary allocation for 5 MHz and ham radio operations must
> not cause any interference to the primary users of that
> band. These include fixed service, as well as mobile
> stations authorized by the telecommunications regulators of
> other sovereign nations. Access in the United States to the
> channelized 60 meter spectrum is limited to holders of
> General class or high FCC license grants. You can read the
> entire Federal Register item explaining the 5 MHz changes at
> tinyurl.com/6wzsfjm (FCC)
>
> **
>
> HAM RADIO IN SPACE: SUMBANDILASAT MAY LIVE AGAIN
>
> >From South Africa comes word that the SumbandilaSat amateur
> radio payload may resume operation in the near future. This
> according to the South African Radio League which says that
> a combination of ingenuity and innovation by the satellite
> payloads ground control team has resulted in bringing the
> ham radio functions back to life. Amateur Radio Newsline's
> Norm Seeley, KI7UP, has the latest:
>
> --
>
> A statement issued by South Africa AMSAT and released by the
> South African Radio League says that there is a real
> possibility that communication through SumbandilaSat may
> resume next month while the satellite is in sunlight.
> Here's the back story:
>
> According to Johann Lochner, ZR1CBC, last June the primary
> controller on the power distribution unit for the On-Board
> Computer stopped responding to commands from the ground.
> While the exact cause has never been determined it appears
> likely that this failure was related to a major solar
> radiation event on June 7th.
>
> It later appeared that the battery had also failed and
> nothing was heard from the satellite for some time. In the
> meantime the ground station operation to monitor for
> SumbandilaSat on passes over South Africa and to begin any
> recovery procedure was automated.
>
> After a month of trying contact was made with SumbandilaSat.
> That was last November and the control team set in place a
> planned recovery procedure. It took about 4 days to
> discover that the main battery had indeed failed with
> SumbandilaSat responding only when it's solar panels were in
> full sunlight.
>
> The ground stations at the South Africa National Space
> Agency's operations center at and the Electronic Systems
> Laboratory at Stellenbosch University are now receiving
> telemetry when the satellite's solar panels are illuminated
> by the sun. As a result, Lochner is confident that some
> operations will be restored even to the point where it may
> be possible to have the amateur radio transponder back in
> operation within a reasonable time frame.
>
> The bottom line is that while the overall space-frame has
> been written off by South Africa's SunSpace, the
> SumbandilaSat ham radio payload may be usable whenever the
> bird is illuminated by the Sun. In the world of ham radio
> space operations having that kind of service is far better
> than having nothing at all.
>
> For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in
> Scottsdle, Arizona.
>
> --
>
> More on SumbandilaSat recovery efforts are on line at
> www.amsatsa.org.za. (SARL)
>
> **
>
> BREAK 1
>
> >From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio
> Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world
> including radio station CHNW on 88.7 FM serving the city of
> Westminister, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
>
> (5 sec pause here)
>
>
> **
>
> RADIO LAW: PROPOSED MOBILE CELLPHONE LAW COULD END HAM
> RADIO MOBILE OPERATIONS IN ILLINOIS
>
> Proposed laws introduced into both houses of the Illinois
> legislature could severely impact on mobile operation by
> hams, C-B operators and even long-haul truckers passing
> through that state. Matthew Chambers, NR0QQ, has the
> details:
>
> --
>
> New legislation has been introduced into the Illinois House
> that will have a significant impact on the mobile use of
> amateur radio transceivers within the state.
>
> House Bill 3970 introduced by Democrat Representative Karen
> May would ban use of all electronic communication devices
> with the limited exceptions of those in a hands-free or
> voice-activated mode and for law-enforcement and operators
> of emergency vehicles or parked vehicles.
>
> Not included in that bill is any exceptions for two way
> radios or amateur radios. That would in effect ban all
> amateur and CB / GMRS / FRS activity in vehicles in
> Illinois.
>
> Also introduced into the Illinois House is House Bill 3972
> by Democrat Representative John D'Amico that is identical to
> HB 3970.
>
> As the legislative sessions are getting into full swing
> across the nation, here at the Amateur Radio Newsline we
> will be watching closely as more cell phone bills are being
> introduced that may affect the mobile use of amateur
> transceivers.
>
> For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Matthew Chambers NR0Q.
>
> --
>
> As we go to air, efforts are being made from within the
> amateur radio community to obtain exclusion for mobile ham
> radio operations, but the wording of the two measures may
> make that very hard to accomplish. (NR0Q)
>
> **
>
> ENFORCEMENT: COLLEGE STATION GIVES UP LICENSE FOR NET ONLY
> OPERATION
>
> Yet another college radio station has gone QRT. Amateur
> Radio Newsline's Stephen Kinford, N8WB, reports:
>
> --
>
> Paul Smiths College in Adirondack Park, New York, has
> relinquished its Class D FM broadcast license for its campus
> radio station WPSA FM. The school had been facing problems
> keeping it on the air that came from a series of FCC
> Monetary Forfeiture Orders over the late renewal of the
> station license in 2006 as well as lack of interest from the
> student body in the stations operation.
>
> WPSA reportedly operated at around 10 watts with a service
> radius of two miles that covered little more than the
> campus. Its problems began when its license was cancelled
> by the FCC and the call sign deleted. Two years later, the
> college filed a Petition for Reconsideration and had it
> reinstated. Following the late renewal in 2006, the FCC
> issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the
> amount of $7,000 fine for unauthorized operation of a radio
> station after the license had expired.
>
> Adding to the situation was a seeming loss of interest by
> its potential audience. According to the schools
> coordinator for student activities, students were part of
> the decision to give up the broadcast license. She said
> that no one wanted to participate in it and that it had very
> few listeners.
>
> The spokesperson added that it appears the trend these days
> is that the students are on-line rather than listening on
> the airways.
>
> For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB,
> reporting.
>
> --
>
> WPSA will live on but without a transmitter or antenna.
> Current plans are to bring it back to life, but as a
> strictly online entity. (RW)
>
> **
>
> COMMUNICATIONS LAW: FCC CHAIRMAN EMBRACES DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS
>
> FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has joined Secretary of
> Education Arne Duncan to discuss the state of digital
> learning in American schools.
>
> At the first-ever Digital Learning Day Town Hall held
> recently in Washington, D.C., the Digital Textbook
> Collaborative presented them with the "Digital Textbook
> Playbook." This is a plan to help Kindergarten through 12th
> grade schools transition to digital textbooks. The
> Collaborative also helped the FCC and the Department of
> Education update the School 2.0 bandwidth planner to help
> schools plan for their connectivity needs.
>
> At the meeting, Chairman Genachowski challenged state
> leaders and the digital textbook industry ecosystem to make
> national adoption of digital textbook a reality. He also
> announced a meeting for March with CEOs of companies in the
> digital learning space to drive national adoption of digital
> textbooks in the next five years.
>
> The complete FCC press release that details the agency's
> plans to help facilitate the conversion to digital textbooks
> is available on-line at tinyurl.com/fcc-digital-textbooks.
> (FCC)
>
> **
>
> LIGHT SQUARED VS GPS: GOVERNMENT REPORT SAYS THERES NO WAY
> FOR THE TWO TO CO-EXIST
>
> More problems for LightSquared in its bid to construct a 4 G
> network in spectrum adjacent to that used by the GPS
> navigation system. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant,
> K6PZW, reports:
>
> --
>
> A joint panel of representatives from nine federal agencies
> says that it has determined that there are no practical
> solutions that would allow LightSquared's proposed broadband
> service to operate without significantly interfering with
> the Global Positioning System or GPS that operates in
> adjacent spectrum.
>
> The report was made in a January 13th letter from the
> National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning,
> Navigation, and Timing to the National Telecommunications
> and Information Administration. It said that over the past
> year it has closely worked with LightSquared to evaluate its
> original deployment plan, and subsequent modifications, to
> address interference concerns. It said that substantial
> federal resources were expended and diverted from other
> programs in testing and analyzing LightSquared's proposals.
> The report added that no further tests are warranted, as
> LightSquared has not demonstrated any means that would
> prevent such interference from occurring.
>
> As previously reported, numerous tests over the past year
> have shown that signals from LightSquared's proposed 4G
> network held the potential to interfere with the weaker
> signals from space used by global positioning system
> receivers. As a result, In December 2011, the company
> offered to limit its signal to lower frequency spectrum
> farthest away from the bandwidth used by GPS in exchange for
> immediate access to that spectrum. Then as reported last
> week LightSquared lashed out at the GPS industry in a
> Federal Communications Commission filing, claiming poor
> design of GPS units is solely to blame for the problem.
>
> Not surprisingly, LightSquared immediately issued its own
> press release calling for the FCC and NTIA to retake the
> lead on conducting tests of its network, claiming the
> committee report demonstrated bias and inappropriate
> collusion with the private sector. LightSquared noted a
> director for Trimble GPS, whom is called an outspoken
> LightSquared opponent, served as Director of the Advisory
> Board. It also claims that government testing has become
> unfair and shrouded from the public eye.
>
> With the latest on this seemingly never ending story, Im
> Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.
>
> --
>
> With the committee decision now on the books, a final ruling
> from the FCC on whether LightSquared will be allowed to go
> ahead with its plans to turn on its 4 G could come at any
> time. (Various News Reports)
>
> **
>
> NAMES IN THE NEWS: W9GKA WANTS JANUARY VHF CONTEST E-SKIP
> INFO
>
> Some names in the news. First up is Kevin Kaufhold, W9GKA,
> of Belleville, Illinois. He says over the VHF Reflector
> that he is looking for log data on the E-skip conditions in
> this year's January VHF Sweepstakes. W9GKA says that he is
> writing an article on the e-skip QSO's in the contest, and
> would like to include as much information as possible. If
> you can assist, please send the log information on your e-
> skip contacts to him at kaufhold (at) yahoo (dot) com.
> (W9GKA)
>
> **
>
> NAMES IN THE NEWS: G0SFJ RELEASES NEW NOVEL INVOLVING MORSE
> CODE
>
> A new novel featuring Morse code and radio is now available
> for purchase on the internet. Of Martian Lines was written
> by Andy Thomas, G0SFJ. It's plot is set on the Mars and in
> modern Russia and the Ukraine of two generations in the
> future. The book is described as a blend of cosmology,
> radio, space technology and Russian literature.
>
> This is the second novel in the "Dmitri" series that
> explores the first Russian colony on Mars, and the lies and
> tensions the first Cosmonaut colonists from Earth bring with
> them. Of Martian Lines is available for sale on-line at
> www.createspace.com/3739192 (Southgate)
>
> **
>
> HAM HAPPENINGS: SARL NATIONAL CONVENTION
>
> The 2012 South Africa Radio League's National Convention
> will be held in Pinetown from April 20th to the 22 at the
> Premier Hotel in Pinetown. The event kicks off with a
> buffet type supper at the Highway Clubhouse on Friday
> evening featuring a presentation highlighting how South
> Africa's electronic industry found it's origin in Pinetown
> and the local development off SSB.
>
> The South Africa Radio League's Annual General Meeting will
> be held on Saturday morning at the hotel venue followed by
> two presentations covering VHF antennas and Logbook of the
> World. An awards banquet will also be held at the Premier
> Hotel. The full program and booking details are available
> on-line at www.sarl.org.za. (SARL)
>
> **
>
> HAM HAPPENINGS: HAMVENTION 2012 QCWA DINNER MAY 18
>
> The 2012 QCWA Banquet will take place on Friday May 18th at
> the Dayton Ohio Airport Holiday Inn simultaneously with the
> Dayton Hamvention. The gathering will begin at 7:30 p.m.
> Eastern time with nature photography expert John Lemker as
> the featured after dinner speaker. For more information or
> to make reservations please contact Jerry Ragland, WA8BOB,
> at his Callbook or QRZ.com address.
>
> **
>
> BREAK 2
>
> This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. From the
> United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline
> with links to the world from our only official website at
> www.arnewsline.org and being relayed by the volunteer
> services of the following radio amateur:
>
> (5 sec pause here)
>
> **
>
> CHANGING OF THE GUARD: WORLDRADIO FOUNDER ARMOND NOBLE,
> N6WR - SK
>
> The changing of the guard in amateur radio continues with
> the sad news that Armond Noble, N6WR, founder and publisher
> of WorldRadio Magazine for 37 years has become a silent key.
> According to Les Cobb, W6TEE, Noble died February 1st in
> Sacramento, California after a short illness.
>
> The print version of WorldRadio was published monthly from
> July 1971 until the end of 2008, when N6WR sold the magazine
> to Hicksville, New York-based CQ Communications, Inc.
>
> Armond Noble had a long and distinguished career in
> communications and the media. From 1953 to 1955 he served in
> the U.S. Army with a VHF radio relay unit. He went on to
> positions at commercial radio and TV stations around the
> United States. These included KTWO-TV and KATI in Casper,
> Wyoming; KOOK-TV, Billings, Montana; KTVB, Boise, Idaho;
> KERO-TV, Bakersfield, California, WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids,
> Michigan, and KCRA Radio in Sacramento.
>
> During the Vietnam War, Noble was a reporter and
> photographer for TIME magazine and the Milwaukee Journal. He
> also served in the TIME-LIFE bureau in Sacramento,
> California.
>
> Armond Noble, N6WR, was reportedly hospitalized about two
> months ago. As we go to air memorial services have not been
> announced. (W6TEE, W6FJ, CQ Publishing)
>
> **
>
> WORLDBEAT: RSGB WANS HAMS ABOUT UNAUTHORIZED USE OF OLYMPIC
> LOGOS
>
> The Radio Society of Great Britain is warning that although
> telecommunications regulator Ofcom has granted permission
> for that nations radio amateurs to use special prefixes over
> this summer, this permission does not extend to use of the
> various logos associated with the London Olympic games on
> QSL cards or elsewhere.
>
> The RSGB notes that these logos, or Games Marks as they are
> called in the UK, are strictly controlled by the London
> Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
> As such they are not free for individuals and organizations
> to use without express permission..
>
> There is so far only one exception. Project ECHO which is
> concerned with the two main special event stations has been
> granted permission to use the games Inspire logo, but only
> in a limited way.
>
> More information about the use of the Olympic logos and
> their use can be found in the at the Frequently Asked
> Questions on the www.london2012.com website. (RSGB)
>
> **
>
> DX
>
> In DX, HA0NAR and HA0SR will be active as FW0NAR from Uvea
> Island through February 20th. The plans were to have two
> stations active on 160 through 6 meters using CW, SSB and
> RTTY, with a focus on the lower bands. However, this may
> change since they lost the third operator who was to make
> the trip. QSL FW0NAR via HA0NAR.
>
> SP5APW is expected to visit Phu Quoc Island between March
> 7th and the 12th. He has applied for the callsign 3W4JK.
> Operations will likely be holiday style on 40 through 10
> meters using SSB, PSK31 and RTTY, with possible operations
> on 6 meters. QSL as directred on the air.
>
> Lastly, well placed reports indicate that an international
> group of 10 operators will activate St. Paul Island during
> the middle part of 2012. More details should be forthcoming
> in future Amateur Radio Newsline reports.
>
> (Abve from various DX News Sources)
>
> **
>
> THAT FINAL ITEM: CQ SAYS MORSE IS ALIVE AND WELL
>
> Finally this we we take a trip back to February of 2007.
> Thsats when the Federal Communications Commission took
> action to eliminate Morse Code testing as a requisite
> requirement to obtain any class of Amateur Service license
> in the United States. Now, five years later, CQ Magazine
> Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, has published a very pointed
> editorial where-in he notes that both ham radio and use of
> the Morse code are alive, well and growing. This despite
> the ney-sayers who predicted the abandoning of Morse testing
> would bring a sudden end to the hobby.
>
> In his editorial titled "No-Code Plus Five Years: An
> Assessment", W2VU, states that ham radio is still here. CW
> is still here and despite the fears of many CW supporters
> the universe did not implode on February 23, 2007.
>
> Rather his article was prepared based on research that
> checked on signs of the state use of Morse by today's ham
> radio community. It did this by asking manufacturer of keys
> and paddles about sales, talking to the FISTS Morse
> preservation group, looking at CW contest results and
> overall United States licensing statistics. And says W2VU,
> the article has already brought some interesting response:
>
> --
>
> W2VU: "We've gotten a lot of good feedback from readers on
> this already and any ofb them are agreeing with the comment
> that we had at the end that the only real hiccup that we see
> and that was pointed out by Nancy Kott, WZ8C, is a
> difference in the conversion of CW learners to comfortable
> CW operators. That a lot of the newer hams that are
> learning the code do not yet feel comfortable on the air
> with it."
>
> --
>
> Moseson adds that ham radio has a long tradition of lending
> a helping hand to newcomers in need of assistance:
>
> --
>
> W2VU: "The best way to deal with this of course is the way
> that hams have dealt with learning experiences for decades
> which is to hook up experienced people with newcomers and
> helping them one-on-one, either on the air or off to be more
> comfortable as code operators and they will find a lot more
> enjoyment in it."
>
> --
>
> Without giving away all the findings in the article, W2VU
> does note that Morse has a bright future in amateur radio,
> despite or perhaps because of the elimination of the code
> test requirement. You can judge for yourself by reading
> Rich Moserson's complete article. You will find it on-line
> in Adobe PDF format at tinyurl.com/6rreyxy (ARNewslineT,
> VK3PC)
>
> **
>
> A VER SPECIAL NEWSCAST CLOSE
>
> With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, the CGC
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> Before we go, I just want to say a word of thank you to all
> of you who listen in each week to these Amateur Radio
> Newsline bulletins. As we end this 1800th consecutive week
> of bringing these newscasts to you, we want to pause for a
> moment and look back to 1977 when Jim Hendershot, WA6VQP,
> and Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, produced and issued the first
> Westlink Radio Network bulletin. It was devoted entirely to
> repeater deregulation and only heard by those in the Los
> Angeles area with a transceiver set to 223.5 MHz simplex.
> Likely no more than two dozen people or so. Now just a few
> months shy of 35 years later, Amateur Radio Newsline, which
> is the successor name to Westlink Radio, is heard on
> thousands of repeaters world wide and by tens of thousands
> over the Internet. And as it was back in 1977, so it
> remains a free listener supported service to the ham radio
> by your fellow radio amateurs.
>
> Yes, there are many people to thank, but we will limit it to
> three who were part of the original 1970's core group and
> who sadly have become Silent Keys. So as we end Newscast
> 1800 we lift up our imaginary glass to toast the lasting
> memory of our original Production Coordinator Bill Orenstein
> KH6QX. We also salute the master wordsmith and anchor Alan
> Kaul, W6RCL. Last but by no means lest, we remember our
> guiding light of many years and the man who made it possible
> for Astronauts to take ham radio into space. Of coarse we
> are referring to one of the world's greatest news reporters,
> producers and anchors, the late Roy Neal, K6DUE, of NBC
> Network News. All three may no longer be with us in the
> flesh, but they will never be forgotten here in the Amateur
> Radio Newsline studios. What they helped to pioneer in the
> 1970's 1980's and 1990's is the reason you are hearing this
> 1800th newscast right now.
>
> For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors desk,
> and for all of the Amateur Radio Newsline volunteers the
> world over, I'm Jim Davis, W2JKD, saying 73 and we thank you
> for listening all of these years. You are an important part
> of the Amateur Radio Newsline family and we would not be
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