[Ham-News] Amateur Radio Newsline 1435 - February 11, 2005
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Amateur Radio Newsline™ Report 1435 - February 11, 2005
ARNEWSLINE™ SUPPORT FUND REPORT WITH N6TCQ
Ladies and gentlemen, once again here is Amateur Radio Newsline's
Support Fund Administrator, Andy Jarema, N-6-T-C-Q.
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In the month of September we heard from The Rockland Repeater
Association, K2CIB of New City, NY; Dennis Moriarty, K8AGB of Canton,
OH; Monthly contributor Joseph Bartzi, Jr., KC8DKF of Columbus, OH;
The OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society of Union, KY; The DuPage ARC of
Clarendon Hills, IL; The Little Egypt Amateur Radio Society of Benton,
IL; Richard Lust, K9APW of Verona, WI: James and Elizabeth Johnson, N5VD
and KC5KFB of Mannford, OK.
We'll need to do the rest of September's thank-yous next week, as we
have a very special announcement this week. As the result of strong
listener feedback (no, not THAT kind of feedback, the GOOD kind)
Newsline now has a PayPal account.
We're busy adding the code to our website, but in the mean time, you can
go directly to PayPal.com and contribute. You don't even need a PayPal
account, just use your regular "plastic." It'll ask you for an email
address, and it is: N6TCQ at arnewsline.org. Be sure and give us your name
and callsign, so we can name you on the air in one of these reports.
Speaking of that, we'll be back with more thank-yous in 7 days.
I'm Andy Jarema, N6TCQ, for the Amateur Radio Newsline.
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Thank you Andy. Now, Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1435 with a
release date of Friday, February 11th 2005 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a Q-S-T. South Africa goes entry level code free,
Radio Netherlands warns shortwave broadcasters about B-P-L and the story
of a rather interesting vanity club callsign. These stories and more on
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1435 coming your way right now.
(Billboard Cart Here)
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RESTRUCTURING: SOUTH AFRICA GOES CODE FREE
Big changes have taken place in the ham radio licensing structure in
South Africa. Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, reports:
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South Africa has gone entry level code free. This, with an announcement
that as of February 4th passing a Morse exam is no longer a requirement
for a full Zed-S license.
According to a prees release from the South African Radio League, a
technical examination following the South African HARC Syllabus has
become the basic requirement for entry to the hobby. Successful
candidates are now given a call sign with a Zed-R prefix along with
limited High Frequency privileges. Zed-R license holders have full
access to the 160, 80 and 40 meter bands and limited use of frequencies
on 20, 15 and 10 meters. Also included is full access to all South
African VHF and UHF ham radio spectrum.
To upgrade to a full Zed-S licence, the Zed-R license holder has
to achieve one of a number of electives., These include making
at least 100 contacts on the air or by providing proof that he or
she has spent at least 50 hours providing communications services
for one or more public service events. Passing a Morse test is
yet another option to an upgrade but South African radio
regulators say that its no longer mandatory.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF,
reporting.
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The decision to go no code makes South Africa the latest nation to
do away with mandatory Morse testing for access to the High
Frequency bands. (SARL, ZS6AKV)
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THE BPL FIGHT: A JOINT STRATEGY
Two well known national Amateur Radio societies are joining forces to
fight the introduction of Broadband Over Powerline technology. The New
Zealand Amateur Radio Transmitters and the Wireless Institute of
Australia say that they are pooling their resources on the BPL issue in
the effort because problems involved in its introduction are similar in
both nations.
The NZART and the WIA say that they plan to work as a team in an effort
to achieve a positive outcome on this issue for Amateur Radio operators
in both countries. The New Zealand Amateur Radio Transmitters has
already produced a very informative webpage that contains many links to
the WIA and many other informative information. For its part, the
Wireless Institute of Australia has added a link to the new NZART
webpages via its BPL menu and links to the very extensive ARRL BPL pages
as well. (WIA & NZART via WIA News)
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THE BPL FIGHT: RADIO NETHERLANDS WARNS ABOUT BPL
Meantime, Radio Netherlands rings alarm bells on possible BPL rollout.
The Hilversum, Holland based international broadcaster has posted to its
website and broadcast via its radio network a very informative program
called "Wake up and smell the coffee". The show is all about why the
short-wave broadcast industry should be doing more to fight B-P-L. You
can read and or listen on MP3 to the article here
http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/media/features/bpl050127.html (RN)
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ENFORCEMENT: THE CALIFORNIA RETESTS CONTINUE
Back here in the U-S-A, the FCC has ordered thirty more Technician class
license holders in Californoia to be retested. All took their original
exams at sessions sponsored by a W5YI VE team in the city of Yucaipa
during 2000 that has come under Commission scrutiny.
Dates by which the retests must be completed range from March 26 to
April 4th. All thirty were told that they can go to any test session
except one operated by the W5YI VEC.
The retest orders are part of a continuing inquiry of a W5YI Volunteer
Examination team that ran the Yucaipa exam sessions from 1999 through
mid-2001. Upward of 250 or more hams could be retested before this
audit is completed. (FCC)
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ENFORCEMENT: THE KG6IRO CALLSIGN REISSUED UNDER THE VANITY CALL PROGRAM
A strange update to the ongoing saga of Jack Gerritsen, the former
California ham briefly licensed as KG6IRO. The same Jack Gerritsen who
currently has $52,000 in outstanding fines and Notices of Apparent
Liability pending with the FCC.
One of Gerritsens claims is that he still holds a valid license and the
KG6IRO call sign. The FCC disagrees. It has told Gerritsen that his
license grant has been set aside and that he has absolutely no authority
to be on the air.
Now, a newly formed Los Angeles area radio club has literally pulled of
a coup. This, by applying for the KG6IRO call and having it granted on
February 5th under the FCC's vanity call sign program.
And the name of the club you ask? I calls itself "Repeater Owners
Against Gerritsen" with a mailing address in Torrance, California.
Thats a suburb of Los Angeles and the FCC database lists a Michael D.
Lee, K6MJU, as the callsign custodian and trustee.
What does this mean for Gerritsen? Well, one ham put it this way. If
and when he gets on again using KG6IRO, he's not only transmitting
without a license, he's also illegally using the "Repeater Owners
Against Gerritsen" club call. Only in Southern California could ham
radio story like this, ever take place.
You can see it for yourself at
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2692177
(ARNewsline(tm))
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Break 1
>From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world including the W8WKY repeater
of the Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association serving Doylestown, Ohio.
(5 sec pause here)
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GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT: TEEN HAM A WINNER ON JEOPARDY
A teenage ham radio operator from Maryland has won the $75,000 grand
prize on the television show Jeopardy. Amateur Radio Newsline's Burt
Hicks, WB6MQV, reports:
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Sixteen-year-old Michael Braun, K3LNT is this years big winner on the
television show Jeopardy. This after he takes home $75,000 in the shows
national Teen Tournament.
According to an article in the Washington Post, Braun has been honing
his skills over the past three years on his school's team that appears
on a Washington area TV quiz show called "It's Academic." The former
captain, who competed in the Jeopardy' College Tournament, told Michael
about the teen auditions in Nashville in May.
Michael who is now the captain of that team told the Post that he knew
everything academic-related that came up on Jeopardy with very few
exceptions. That took him though all the preliminary rounds and to the
finals where he came in with a $9,400 lead over his nearest competitor.
In the final episode broadcast Tuesday evening February 8th, Michael got
off to a slow start, getting beaten on the buzzer for the first few
questions. But he picked up speed with a slew of answers on chemistry,
geography and even Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. By Final Jeopardy, he
was back in the lead.
It was Senator John McCain of Arizona read the final clue in a taped
video. McCain said: "In presidential succession, the senator holding
this position follows the vice president and speaker of the house,"
K3LNT wrote out his answer with the words: "president pro tempore."
That's what then flashed on the screen, and the crowd began to celebrate
Michael's victory.
By the way, the five show series was taped last October, but Michael had
to keep quiet about the outcome until the final round was broadcast.
He told the Post that he was confident throughout the tournament but
didn't realize until he saw the final category was U.S. government that
he would go home the winner. That says Braun, is one of his
specialties.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Burt Hicks, WB6MQV.
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K3LNT says that he will use the money won on Jeopardy for his college
education. (WB3GXW, Washingtom Post)
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RESCUE RADIO: HAWKES STILL MISSING BUT BOAT PURCHASER TO STAND TRIAL FOR
THEFT
A man who claims that he bought a yacht from an Arizona ham radio couple
just before they disappeared has been ordered to stand trial in Orange
County, California. But he will be tried on an unrelated grand theft
charge.
Skyler Deleon is accused of not paying a Costa Mesa firm for about
seven-thousand dollars in repairs to a 26-foot boat in 2003.
Prosecutors allege he paid cash for an additional 18-thousand-dollars in
repairs and took his boat without paying the balance.
Deleon claims he bought a 55-foot cabin cruiser in November from Thomas
Hawks, KD7VWJ, and his wife Jackie, KD7VWK, of Prescott, Arizona. The
Hawkes have not been heard from since mid-November, when they told a
friend they were taking a prospective buyer on a test cruise. Deleon,
who is being held without bail on the theft indictment, has not been
charged in the disappearance. (Published news reports)
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RESCUE RADIO: CONNECTICUT EVACUATION ACCIDENTALLY ORDERED BY EAS
HARTFORD CT
Despite what residents may have seen on television, the state of
Connecticut was not evacuated on Tuesday, February 1st. Bill Pasternak,
WA6ITF, has more:
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Connecticut State emergency management officials say that a worker
entered the wrong code during the weekly test of the emergency alert
system, leading television viewers and radio listeners to believe that
the state was being evacuated. The message stated that civil
authorities have issued an immediate evacuation order for all of
Connecticut, beginning at 2:10 p.m. and ending at 3:10 p.m.
A short time later Kerry Flaherty of the Connecticut Office of Emergency
Management issued a statment that said there had been no evacuation.
That the order was an erroneous message. State officials then sent
faxes to every police department in the state, notifying them that it
was a false alarm.
Flaherty went on to explain that workers enter the codes into the E-A-S
system off a monitor and punch them in on a keypad. This triggers a
test or alert.
So what happened? Flaherty said the code for the weekly test is one
line below the code for evacuation, and the worker entered the wrong
code. Officials would not name the person who made the mistake and
disciplinary action was planned.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF
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Police departments across the state say that they received numerous
phone calls from puzzled residents. Connecticut Governor Rell has asked
Emergency Management and Homeland Security Commissioner James Thomas for
a completed investigation into the incident.
More is on-line at www.nbc.com/news/4151981/detail.html - (URL courtesy
of Mike Duffy (CGC))
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ENFORCEMENT: CONGRESS TO AGAIN LOOK AT INDECENCY FINE INCREASE
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have reintroduced two bills to raise fines for
broadcast indecency violations. The current maximum is $32,500 per
offense. In the Hose of Representatives, Fred Upton of Michigan is the
point man. Upton chairs the Telecommunications Subcommittee and would
raise the amount to $500,000 for each instance.
On the Senate side, Republican Sam Brownback of Kansas and Democrat Joe
Lieberman of Connecticut favor a fine of $325,000 for each violation and
a $3 million cap for any single act.
Several bills were introduced in the last Congress to raise indecency
penalties, but none passed. Analysts believe that the economy, the war
in Iraq and the elections occupied lawmakers' attention in 2004 but the
indecency is now once again front and center on their minds.
(TechNotes)
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RADIO LAW: VoIP CALLS SHOULD BE TAPPED
Federal regulators say that Internet phone calls should be subject to
the same type of law enforcement surveillance as cell and landline
phones. The after the Federal Communications Commission voted for
proposed rules that would require Internet service providers to ensure
their equipment will allow police wiretaps.
Last March Lawyers for the Justice Department, FBI and Drug Enforcement
Administration asked the FCC to affirm that Voice Over Internet Protocol
calls fall under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
But privacy advocates complain that the proposed rules could allow law
enforcement to tap communications by thousands of individuals on the
Internet, not just would-be criminals. (Adapted from MRT)
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WEB WARNING: BROPIA.F SPREADING THROUGH MSN MESSENGER
Anti-virus company TrendMicro is warning that a new variant of the
Bropia worm is using MSN Messenger to spread. According to a February
4th release, Bropia.F is a worm packaged with a second, more dangerous
worm that tries to exploit known issues in unpatched computers.
The latest variant was discovered on Wednesday, February 2nd according
to TrendMicro. The virus spreads by sending itself as a picture of a
roast chicken with tan lines to all available or on-line contacts. It
also releases the Agabot.ajc virus on the infected P-C.
Adam Biviano, a senior systems engineer at Trend Micro, said that
although there have only been a handful of reported infections, the
company has declared the worm a medium risk. This is because of its
potential to spread and to steal users' bandwidth. (Published reports)
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FM AND REPEATERS: MEET BY MAIL IN THE LONE STAR STATE
The members of the Texas VHF-FM Society has overwhelmingly approved
election of its Directors by mail vote. This changes long standing
policy that required members to travel to Austin every August just to
cast a ballot.
The changes are effective immediately and are to be implemented in the
2005 election. Society members should watch their mailboxes in June for
the Directors ballot.
The approval of this change comes on the 40th anniversary of the Society
and is viewed as positive improvement and is welcomed by a majority of
its nearly 800 members. (N5IUF)
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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: ASTRONAUT JOHN PHILLIPS NOW A HAM
Some names in the news. First is Astronaut John Phillips who is now an
FCC licensed radio licensee. On January 28th, Phillips took and passed
his Amateur Radio license exam. He and Sergei Krikalev, U5MIR, are the
two Expedition 11 crew members slated to fly in April. Both are now
qualified to participate in ARISS school contacts. (AMSAT)
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THE SOCIAL SCENE: CHARLESTON WVA HAMFEST IN MARCH
Turning to the ham radio social scene, the Charleston Area Hamfest &
Computer Show is slated to take place on Saturday, March 19 at the
Coonskin Armory on Coonskin Drive right here in Charleston, West
Virginia. Doors open at 9 AM Eastern time and your $5 admission brings
you a chance to win some pretty great prizes. Talk in is on the 145.35
Repeater and 146.52 Simplex using the call W8CHF. For more information
please write to the Charleston Hamfest, PO Box 916 St. Albans, West
Virginia, 25177 or e-mail me Jim Damron to n8tmw at arrl.net (N8TMW)
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NAMES IN THE NEWS: RON MOOREFIELD W8ILC RECOVERING
Some get well wishes to our longtime friend Ron Moorefield, W8ILC, who
is currently recovering from heart bypass surgery. Anyone who has ever
attended the Dayton Hamvention is well aware of his contributions to
making it the greatest ham radio convention on Earth. Greetings can be
sent via e-mail to w8ilc at aol.com (ARNewsline (tm))
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WITH HAMVENTION 2005: THE HAM RADIO TOWN MEETING
And speaking about the Dayton Hamvention, this years Ham Radio Town
Meeting takes place on Saturday, May 21st from 1 to 3 P.M Eastern time.
The Town Meeting is co-sponsored by Amateur Radio Newsline and this
years it will delve into the area of recruiting new people of all ages
to the hobby. This, using both traditional as well as untraditional or
new ways. Things like radio and t-v spots, magazine ads and the like.
And here us where you came in. We already have lined up some really
neat speakers like Hollywood Producer Dave Bell, W6AQ, the ARRL's new
Public Relations chief Allen Pitts, W1AGP, and CQ Magazine Editor Rich
Moseson, W2VU to name only a few. But there are still plenty of
speakers slots open.
So, if you have some ideas on recruiting new hams that you might want to
present at the Town Meeting, and if you plan on attending the 2005
Dayton Hamvention, drop us an e-mail with a brief rundown. Tell us who
you are and what you have to contribute. We will look over all
submissions and get back to those we select to take part in the session.
Send your information to newsline at arnewsline.org and put the words Town
Meeting in the subject line. Again that's newsline at arnewsline.org if
you want to become a part of Ham Radio Town Meeting, 2005.
(ARNewsline(tm))
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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)
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HAM SCIENCE: THUNDERSTORM EFFECTS ON 144 MHz SPORADIC E PROPAGATION
Do thunderstorm create sporadic E propagation in VHF? Some say yes and
others say now. Now, an international team of radio amateurs has
studied this subject in detail by analyzing scientific results and QSO
data compiled during the 2004 sporadic E season.
In a detailed paper, DL1DBC, PE1NWL, DK5YA, EA6VQ, DL8HCZ and DF5AI
discuss a possible model of thunderstorm-triggered sporadic E
propagation on very high frequencies. The paper will appear in the
spring issue of the Dubus magazine. More about it and the topic is on
line at www.df5ai.net (DF5AI)
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: CELL PHONE TOWERS AID IN WEATHER PREDICTING
A group of colleges led by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is
developing a revolutionary new weather-forecasting system. Using radar
installations coupled with a new technology called grid computing, it
will be able to give more precise and timely alerts.
The new system known as the Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the
Atmosphere -- or C-A-S-A -- will rely on a multitude of low-power radar
transceivers mounted on cellular-communications towers. The
transceivers will feed data into a computer network powerful enough to
interpret weather patterns that are too complex for today's systems.
Currently, the N-W-S relies on five satellites and 141 Doppler radar
stations to track the weather and provide continuous wind, humidity, and
precipitation data for predictions. With C-A-S-A, a network of hundreds
of localized radar systems will be able to track events close to the
ground, greatly increasing the opportunities to catch disturbances with
enough lead time to warn people of imminent severe weather. (University
of Massachusetts Release)
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ON THE WEB: FIREFOX GAINING ON IE
Mozilla's free Firefox web browser is quickly gaining a fair market
share as it goes up against Microsoft's entrenched Internet Explorer. A
recent study conducted by WebSideStory reports that Internet Explorer's
market shares have dropped by 1.5 percent to 90.3 percent, since
December to Mid-January time frame. Mozilla's Firefox gained 0.9
percent market share to a full five percent. In addition to Firefox,
other browsers are also growing at a gradual rate. Apple's Safari and
Opera grew from a little under one percent to 2.1 percent.
Industry analysts say that the reason for such a decline in Internet
Explorer usage is the lack of updates and features. They also said
Internet Explorer is tremendously vulnerable to malicious code, which is
having a negative impact in the market. (Science OnLine)
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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: P3E MEETING HELD IN GERMANY
AMSAT held its latest Phase 3 E satellite design review meeting in
Marburg, Germany from January 26th through January 30th. The primary
focus of this gathering was the design of the IHU-3 and the CAN-Do
interface. A detailed task and schedule list was prepared for
completion of IHU-3 and related tasks over the next several months.
(AMSAT)
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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: ANOTHER CALL FOR PAPERS
Project OSCAR in partnership with the Electronics Department of the
College of San Mateo has issued a call for papers for it's 2005 West
Coast Space Symposium. This is a gathering devoted to a broad range of
topics from current satellite construction projects, satellite
operations and general technical matters.
The Symposium will be held on May 7th, at the College of San Mateo in
northern California Planners are particularly interested in
presentations that might address the topics of Software Defined Radio,
Amateur Radio on the I-S-S, Digital operations and much more. More
information is in cyberspace at www.projectoscar.net (Project OSCAR)
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HELPING HAMS: VK2 AID TO THE BROADCASTER 2NCR-FM
When Australia's Lismore Community station 2NCR FM got lightning struck
a few weeks ago, it was ham radio that came to its rescue. The station
suffered severe damage to the 1000 watt transmitter, especially to the
exciter. That put Lismore Radio off air. To the rescue came the
Summerland Amateur Radio Club. Members VK2JUB, VK2AUX and VK2ZDR worked
many hours rebuilding the damaged gear. As a result, Lismore Community
is back in operation at reduced power. The final repair situation is yet
to be determined. (WIA News)
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CONTEST NEWS: 2 GHZ AND UP
California's San Bernardino Microwave Society will hold its 2GHz and Up
Contest for 2005 from April 30 to May 1st. The contest period is, and
runs for 24 hours and is aimed at stimulating more activity in the
microwave bands. More on this years contest is in cyberspace at
www.ham-radio.com/sbms/club_contest/2GHz_Up_test_2005.pdf (VHF
Reflector)
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ON THE AIR: HELP A ROVING CONTEST STATION
NE0P, WO7GI, and NL7CO are planning a multiop rover expedition for the
June 2005 VHF contest. They want your help to determine the best grid
to operate from in their area.
According to their joint posting to the VHF Reflector, the trio are
asking those who took part in earlier contests to check their contest
logs from June 2004, September 2004, and January 2005, and let them know
if you worked grids E-M 03, E-M 05, and/or E-M 14. This, on either 6 or
2 meters or on 70 centimeters. Your input goes by e-mail to
johngeig at yahoo.com (VHF Reflector)
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DX
In D-X word that G3TBK will be active again as J88DR from St. Vincent.
He will be there through March 14th on all bands from 1.8 to 28 MHz,
mainly on CW and RTTY, but with a little SSB. QSL either direct or via
RSGB to G3TB-K.
And six operators from the Philippines are taking it in turns to
activate DX0K from one of the Spratly Islands from now until at least
the end of April. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters.
Also, HA8IB and HA9RE are operating as 3D2RR from Rotuma until February
22nd. The next port of call will be Fiji where the 3D2RE will be used
after that date.
Lastly, ND5S and KF5LG are operating portable PJ7 on Dutch St. Maarten.
Bands being used are 160 to 10 meters on C-W, RTTY and SSB from the 26th
February. For all three, please QSL s directed on the air. (Above from
GB2RS and various DX sources)
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THAT FINAL ITEM: NAMES IN THE NEWS: HEIL SOUND TO HOST HAM RECEPTION AT
NAB
For the second year, Heil Sound Limited of Fairview Heights, Illinois,
will host the Ham Radio Reception at the National Association of
Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bob Heil, K9EID, owns
Heil Sound. He says that a fun time is planned:
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Bob Heil, K9EID: Audio only. Download the MP3 version of this newscast
at www.arnewsline.org/quincy
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Bob says that he has another reason for hosting the annual get-together.
He says that its a chance for hams in the industry to get to know one
another without the pressure of the NAB show:
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Bob Heil. K9EID: Audio only. Download the MP3 version of this newscast
at www.arnewsline.org/quincy
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Very little could be better. So join Bob and Sarah Heil and thousands
of your ham radio friends at the NAB Ham Radio Reception. It's slated
for 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, April 20th at the Hilton Hotel in Las
Vegas, Nedvada. (ARNewsline(tm))
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