[Ham-News] Amateur Radio Newsline 1464 - September 2, 2005

Sat Sep 3 09:21:37 EDT 2005

Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1464 -  September 2, 2005

The following is a Q-S-T.  Amateur Radio operators in the United States 
take  on Hurricane Katrina as hams in the Philippines find out that they 
won't loose access to the 70 centimeter band after all.   Find out the 
details on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1464 coming your way right 
now.

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RESCUE RADIO:  HAM RADIO VS. HURRICANE KATRINA

Ham radio operators all along the Gulf Coast were ready as killer hurricane 
Katrina headed their way and made landfall.  We have more in this report:

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Hurricane Katrina plowed into the New Orleans, Louisiana, area on Monday, 
August 29th. Packing 145-mph winds and blinding rain, Katrina  ripped away 
pieces of the roof of the Superdome, knocked out telephones and power and 
flooded some homes to roof level.  And as  Katrina made her approach, the 
storm had members of the 20 meter Hurricane Watch Net on high alert:

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"This is K5VV in contact with the National Weather Service in Jackson if 
you need me"

"K5VV in contact with the Jackson National Weather Service, we may.  Stand 
by.  Over."

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Katrina knocked out power and telephone service to numerous 
customers.  What little cellphone service existed was quickly became 
overloaded before it too went away.  But using traditional High Frequency 
circuits along with a VoIP connected net, ham radio operators kept 
emergency messages coming through for the National Hurricane Center and 
others.

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".as of 1600 Zulu, winds are East-South-East to 52 mph with gusts to 
75.  Barometer is 29.02 and Rainfall within the last 24 hours is 7.9" but 
nothing now because its horizontal.."

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Katrina weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm and turned slightly 
eastward before hitting land about 6:10 a.m. Central Time.  It made 
landfall just east of Grand Isle near the Louisiana bayou town of 
Buras.  The devastation came quickly as levee's breached and the New 
Orleans area was flooded.  With no other communications resource it fell to 
ham radio to become a communications lifeline.  Questions like this were 
common:

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"This is WB0YXC.  I have a query about the area known as Slidel north of 
downtown.  Is that underwater?  Does anybody know?"

"Kaylo Avenue and south suffered major flooding.  Nobody could get into the 
Delwood area until late today.  This is K5SIV."

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At one point during the peak of Katrina's fury, the National Weather 
Service in Miami lost contact with its reporting station in Slidel, 
Louisiana.  It was ham radio using the Hurricane Watch Voice Over I P Net 
that brought the news that everyone was safe:

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"Just to give you a quick one, they are all OK.  They do have building 
damage but they do have RADAR.  Their peak wind was 120 knoots which was 
138 miles per hour.  Major damage in the area, but they are all OK."

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The flooding in New Orleans grew worse by the minute, prompting the 
evacuation of hotels and hospitals.  According to one news report, hams 
using portable and battery powered gear helped to coordinate this effort as 
well as manning shelters across the region.

Meanwhile, the Army Corps of Engineers was called in to drop sandbags from 
helicopters to try to close up one of the breached levees.  And with all 
normal lines of communications out, it fell to ham radio and the SATERN net 
on 14.265 MHz to relay an important message.  One that said generators and 
fuel was enroute to bring the regions cellular telephone system back to 
life:

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"WB8YZQ and the net, I have some information.  Yesterday morning 500 
emergency generators along with 100,000 gallons of fuel headed to the 
affected area.  A second shipment of 100,000 gallons of fuel is being sent 
in by ship today.  Those emergency generators will be used to power up all 
the cellphones because that's about the only communications that they are 
going to have there.  WB8YZQ does that ansewer your question.  WA0LSB."

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But the New Orleans area was not the only city ravaged by Hurricane 
Katrina.  We have all seen the television pictures out of Biloxi, 
Mississippi.  And along with the devastation it too lost its communications 
infrastructure.  So members of one unidentified ham radio group decided to 
go in and help:

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"I have a little piece of information for you.  All communications on the 
coast is out.  None what so ever, period.  There is a Memphis group in 
route to Biloxi.  The call sign will be KB7BSA."

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Hams also became the communications lifeline for Hattisburg, Mississippi, 
which was cut off by the killer storm:

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"Here is your information.  The structures at Hattiesburg are for the most 
part, OK.  There is no water, sewer, power or telephones.  They do not 
expect power for a minimum of two weeks.  Water and sewer will be out for 
at least two days, break.."

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The SATERN Net is also handling much of the information flow for its parent 
organization the Salvation Army.  And soon after Katrina made landfall word 
went out over ham radio circuits that the Salvation Army was ready to move 
in.  It was only awaiting a go ahead from authorities:

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"K0WA, do you know when the SATERN stations are going to be up?  "

"I believe that a number of them have already been staged but until the 
National Guard and the state authorities allow traffic in, they are staying 
out.  They also have 400 canteens that are standing by to get in there as 
soon as they clear the area for normal traffic.  Over."

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Most of what you heard in this report was recorded off on the air nets on 
the frequencies of 3.862, 3.873, 7.285, 14.325 and 14.265 MHz.  When 
Katrina broke apart over the Ohio Valley, the Hurricane Watch Net on 14.325 
secured operations.  But all of the other frequencies mentioned will be 
active for some time.  Our advice is to listen but do not use these 
frequencies for normal Amateur Radio operations until these nets have 
declared a final end to their operations.  That could be several weeks 
away.  We will keep on top of it and have more for you in future reports.

Also if you need to file a Health and Welfare inquirey on a missing loved 
one or know someone who does, the best way is on he web at the SATERN 
website.  Its in cyberspace at www.satern.org   Just click on the code key 
icon that says "Health and Welfare Information Request" and fill out the 
on-line form.

At the South East Bureau in Birminham Alabama, I'm David Black, KB4KCH, for 
the Amateur Radio Newsline.

Burt.

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What about the human toll?  The number of dead  from Hurricane Katrina had 
reached at least 110 in Mississippi.   Louisiana put aside the counting of 
the dead to concentrate on rescuing the living, many of whom were still 
trapped on rooftops and in attics as this newscast was being 
prepared.   (ARNewslineT)

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RESCUE RADIO:  A WORD ABOUT ARNEWSLINE's AE5DW

We cannot end our report on Hurricane Ktrina without mentioning ur own Don 
Wilbanks, AE5DW.  Don and his famly live in Chalmette, 
Louisiana.  Chalmette is a Nw Orleans suburb that is now to all intent and 
purpose submirged.

Thankfully, Don, Dawn and Tyler got out a few days ahead of Katrina.  They 
have no idea if their house is still standing nor the extent of the 
damage.  In an e-mail Don says that they are all safe in Little Rock, 
Arkansas and will likely head to Oklahoma where he has relatives. There, 
they will wait for the O-K to return to Chalmette and assess the situation.

Don does have his laptop computer and a microphone with him and has 
recorded a a personal point of view report on what its like to outrun a 
hurricane and then learn of the damage its brought to your hometown.  It is 
on-line right now as this weeks Newsline Extra.  To hear it, just go to our 
website at www.arnewsline.org  and download the Newsline Extra MP3 
file.  In the meantime we know you join with us in wishing Don and his 
family all the best. (AE5DW)

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WORLDBEAT:  70 CM SPARED IN THE PHILLIPINES

Some good news for hams in the Phillipines.  After spending an anxious 
month, radio amateurs in that nation have received the good news that the 
70 centimeter band in is not going to be re-assigned for wireless broadband 
services.

As previously reported, the Phillipines National Telecommunications 
Commission had included 410 to 495 MHz, including the 70 centimeter ham 
allocation in nine bands it considered could be available for broadband 
wireless networks. This being needed to promote and facilitate the 
development of information and communications technology.

A subsequent public inquiry into the proposal saw it opposed not only by 
the Philippines Amateur Radio Association, but also some broadband service 
companies.  As a result, in issuing its memorandum under the Public 
Telecommunications Act the National Telecommunications Commission has 
spared the amateur 70cm band by excluding it from the reassignment list.

By the way, in the Philippines radio amateurs have 430 to 440 MHz which 
includes the international amateur satellite band.  Its loss in the 
Phillipines had the potential to negativly impact on ham satellite use 
worldwide.  (VK3PC)

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THE BPL FIGHT:  RESENTMENT BUILDS DOWN-UNDER

A ground-swell of opposition to the introduction of BPL is growing in 
Australia.  Jim Linton, VK3PC, is here with the details:

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A government agency inquiry in Australia into how to manage interference 
from BPL has attracted a swag of submissions. In terms of weight of 
numbers, the majority of submissions to the Australian Communications and 
Media Authority ACMA inquiry, cited concerns about the potential of BPL to 
cause interference. The Telco giant, Telstra, and its major competitor 
Optus both had grave reservations about BPL potentially interfering with 
their existing and future cable based telecommunications services. This is 
due to the fact that powerlines and telecommunications cables are in close 
proximity to each other, on power poles and at the point of entry to a 
building. Telstra warned that BPL interference caused by induction into 
cabling may threaten the viability of the rollout of higher rate broadband 
DSL services. Optus went further in urging the ACMA to take a cautious 
approach to protect its cable network that carries Pay-TV, data and 
telephone services. A running theme among the HF user submissions was a 
fear that BPL interference posed a safety-to-life risk. The BPL sector 
submitted mixed messages ranging from denial of the full implications of 
interference, through to acknowledging that BPL and amateur radio are not 
compatible users of the spectrum. The Australian Department of Defense is 
concerned about the potential for harmful interference. So is the Aviation 
Authority, Airservices Australia that is about to roll out a massive 
upgrade of its HF radio system, said BPL interference could potentially 
compromise aviation safety. The government-owned Australian Broadcasting 
Corporation that has a vast network of non- commercial radio stations fears 
BPL interference could annihilate broadcasting services in some 
circumstances. Among the many other submissions with concerns about BPL 
were those from the Australian Federal Police, the Wireless Institute of 
Australia, model aircraft operators, CB radio operators and the Australian 
outback 4-wheel drive radio network. The medical alert device industry 
expressed serious concerns about the safety of life implications of BPL 
interference. The ACMA is now working on its report in relation to the 
submissions and announcing its next step in relation to BPL. I'm Jim Linton 
VK3PC for the Amateur Radio Newsline. --

Once the report Jim mentioned is released, everyone in Australia will have 
a better understanding of what the future might hold for BPL 
down-under.  (VK3PC)

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RADIO MYSTERY:  ALLEGED KILLER OF HAM COUPLE FACES ADDITIONAL MURDER CHARGE

Former child actor Skylar Deleon, who is already facing trial facing trial 
for hijacking a yacht and murdering the ham radio couple that owned it by 
throwing them overboard, has been charged in a second murder case.  Bruce 
Tennant, K6-PZrW, has more:

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Twenty-six year old Skylar DeLeon who once appeared in the Mighty Morphin' 
Power Rangers TV series, now stands accused of luring Jon Peter Jarvi to 
Mexico in December 2003, slitting his throat and leaving his body by the 
side of a road.  His wife, Jennifer, and cousin Michael William Lewis were 
charged with helping conceal the murder.

Orange County Deputy District Attorney Susan Schroeder says that police 
linked Deleon to Jarvi's unsolved murder after finding that he had been 
incarcerated with the one-time child actor at California's Seal Beach City 
Jail in 2003.   Schroeder says that the day before the murder Jarvi had 
cashed two $25,000 checks and made a phone call to Deleon.  Two hours after 
the call, she says, DeLeon spent $18,000 in new $100 bills at a boatyard 
and deposited $21,000 into a joint account with his wife.  He also bought a 
$2,200 wedding band for her.

The charges were announced just three days after the DeLeons were ordered 
to stand trial for the murders of Prescott, Arizona, couple Thomas and 
Jackie Hawks, KD7VWJ, and KD7VWK.   The Hawkes vanished on November 
15th  2004 and their bodies have never been found.  Prosecutors say the 
Deleons posed as interested buyers of the luxury yacht and convinced the 
Hawks to take the vessel on a test run.  They say that miles off the coast 
of Newport Beach the couple were attacked with a stun gun, handcuffed and 
gagged with duct tape, before being tied to the boat's anchor and thrown 
overboard.  This, after being forced to sign papers giving DeLeon power of 
attorney over everything that they owned.

Authorities say that on November 26th Skylar DeLeon attempted to access the 
Hawkes Arizona bank account at the same time he delivered the Hawkes Honda 
C-R-V to a home in the Mexican town of Ensenada.  The same vehicle he told 
police that the Hawkes had driven off in after the sale had been made.

Following this ever growing case from near-by Long Beach, California I'm 
Bruce Tennant, K6PZW for the Amateur Radio Newsline.

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Appearing on a recent Larry King Live program the Hawkes son Ryan indicated 
that a forth suspect in the case has had his trial severed from the main 
case lreading to speculation that he main turn states evidence against the 
others indicted in the case.  (ATNewslineT from various sources)

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RADIO POLITICS:  MAINE ASKED TO RESCIND HONORS BESTOWED ON K1MAN

A Pennsylvania ham is asking the Maine state Legislature to rescind a 
statement of positive sentiment it issued several years ago.  This, 
regarding the work of Glenn Baxter, K1MAN, of Belgrade Lakes.

According to the August 21st Kinnebunc Journal, back in 1990 the Maine 
Legislature honored Baxter because he facilitated emergency communications 
in disaster areas.  But as previously reported, this past June Baxter was 
served with what amounts to a $21,000 proposed fine from the FCC.  This, 
for for what the agency calls willful interference, failure to respond to a 
commission directive, broadcasting, a lack of station control, and using 
his station with a pecuniary interest.

Now a Pennsylvania ham named Brian Crow, K3VR, is asking the Legislature to 
take back the cudos it issued to Baxter.  And to drive home his point, Crow 
is also urging hams everywhere to write to the Maine legislture.  This, in 
support of his request to remove the official accolades previously bestowed 
on K1MAN.  (Kinnebunc Journal)

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COMMUNICATIONS LAW:  LOVESPY CREATOR INDICTED

The creator and several buyers of a computer program designed to allow 
jealous lovers to snoop on their sweethearts' online activities have been 
indicted.  This, for allegedly violating federal computer privacy laws.

Carlos Enrique Perez-Melara, 25, was indicted Friday, August 26th  on 35 
counts of manufacturing, sending and advertising a surreptitious 
interception device and unauthorized access to protected 
computers.   Prosecutors say that his Loverspy program, disguised as an 
electronic greeting card was sent as an e-mail.  When it was executed, it 
would begin recording victims' e-mail messages and the Web sites they 
visited. The information would be transmitted to computers operated by 
Perez-Melara and relayed to customers.

In addition to Perez-Melara, four people who bought the program were 
indicted on two counts each of illegal computer hacking.  Each count 
carries a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and a fine of 
$250,000.

Authorities say that others will be charged in Texas, Hawaii, North 
Carolina and Missouri. As 1,000 copies of Loverspy may have been sold 
worldwide.  If convicted, Perez-Melara faces up to 175 years in 
jail.  (Published reports)

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NAMES IN THE NEWS:  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A MAN IN SPACE

On a much lighter note, its time to say happy birthday to an astro ham on 
board the International pace Station.  That radio amateur is Russian 
Cosmonaut Sergi Kirkolov, U5MIR, and the greetings from Mother Earth 
included one from a ham in a Kuwait. Take a listen:

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Kuwait-ISS Contact Audio - hear it in audio version of this report at 
www.arnewsline.org

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The record that the young Kuaiti ham was referring to is one set by 
Kirkolov of being the person who has spent he most time in space.  As of 
August 16th Krikalev had logged more than two years living on-orbit in 
space.  Our thanks to Scott Avery, WA6LIE, for providing the Kuwaiti ham 
radio audio.  (WA5LIE)

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NAMES IN THE NEWS:  GOAT AWARD TO G1INK

Meantime back on solid ground, word that Steve Green, G1INK, has become 
only the third radio amateur in England to win the coveted Mountain Goat 
award.

This interestingly named accolade is only given to those few people who 
achieve 1,000 activator points as part of the Summits on the Air 
program.  Green achieved the points for the award by operating from atop 
Great Gable in the Lake District on August 14th. At the start of that day, 
Steve had 980 points, but put in a mammoth 24 point expedition as put him 
over the top.

Green began his quest back in November 2003 and he achieved the Mountain 
Goat honour on his 199th summit activation.  He is the fifth person in the 
U-K to win the Mountain Goat award, and only the eighth in the 
world.  (GB2RS)

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RADIO LAW:  COMMENTARY DATE SET ON NO-CODE

Im Evi Simons with late breaking news. Dateline Washington D.C. where its 
time to voice your feelings on whether the Morse code should stay or go. 
This as the FCC announces that the deadline to submit comments on Notice of 
Proposed Rule Making and Order in WT Docket 05-235, is October 31. Reply 
comments are due November 14th.

As previously reported, WT Docket 05-235 is the regulatory agency's 
proposal to do away with the 5 Word Per Minute Morse code requirement for 
all classes of Amateur Radio licenses. The period to file comments began 
after the docket text appeared in the Federal Register on August 31st.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Evi Simons in New York.  (ARRL 
Bulletin)

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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  DRM FROM SUN

Sun Microsystems has launched a digital rights management initiative called 
Open Media Commons. The system is intended to develop a royalty-free 
digital rights management or DRM standard.

Sun President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz unveiled the initiative on August 
21st at a conference in Aspen, Colorado.  Schwartz said the initiative will 
seek to foster open standards, reference architectures and implementations. 
Specific goals include development of open, royalty-free DRM and codec 
standards, encouraging collaboration within the open- source community and 
influencing standards organizations.

The Sun concept also stresses compensation for content creators and 
copyright holders, respect for users' privacy and adoption of laws and 
technology that foster innovation. (Science Today)

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WORLDBEAT - SOUTH AFRICA:  THE SIEMANSS AWARDS

South Africa's  Siemens Radio Amateur of the Year Award has gone to Richard 
Seddon, ZS2CLI.  This, in recognition of his continuous work and 
new  innovation on the South African Radio League website.  His recent 
upgrades to the site include discussion forums and a South African QSL 
facility which will assist Zed R prefix hams with upgrades if they go the 
operating route.

Meantime, the Junior Siemens Radio Amateur of the Year Award has 
been  presented to Edrich de Lange, ZR5TUX.  This is the second year that 
de Lange received  the award since it was introduced.  He was honored for 
having shown continued ingenuity and technical advancement in Amateur 
Radio.  (SARL)

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HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  PCSAT2 ON THE AIR

The P C SAT 2 ham satellite is oprationl from just ioutside the 
International Space Station and it sounds real good.  Take a listen:

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PC SAT AUDIO

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This was the 0423 UTC pass on August 27th.  The recording was made by K6IA 
and was edited for brevity of rebroadcast.  It is basically an example of 
the CW signals heard via P-C SAT 2 bird.  (PCSAT with audio by WA6LIE)

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HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  NEXT ASPACE TOURIST LICENSED AS KC2ONX

And the GB2RS News Service reports hat the next space tourist to visit the 
International Space Station will once again be an amateur radio 
licensee.  Greg Olsen of Princeton, New Jersey was issued the callsign 
KC2ONX on 16th August by the Federal Communications Commission.  Olson 
passed his Technician radio communications examination a few weeks earlier 
during a brief gap in his busy pre-flight training schedule.  He has 
indicated that he'd like to use amateur radio to chat with school groups 
while he is on the station.  Olson hopes to fly to the ISS this 
fall.  (ARRL, RSGB, others)

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ON THE AIR:  6 METER PACKRATS NET MOVES TO 50.145

Due to an unidentified spurious signal on 50.150 Allen Boblitt, K3EOD says 
he has moved the famed PACKRATS Net 50.145 MHz.  The move was effective on 
August 29th.  The net will remain on 50.145 until further notice.  (K3EOD)

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DX

In D-X word that EA2RY and EA2BXV, are operating portable HI7 from the 
Dominican Republic.  They will be there until September 8th focusing on 
PSK31 and RTTY

Also, WN6K and W6NOW will be operating while on vacation in Panama as WN6K 
portable HP1.  Hey will be on from  September 1st to the 13th on 160 
through 10 meters with an emphasis on WARC C-W operation.

And Richard Paul will be active from the Falkland Islands for the next two 
years as VP8DIZ. If you work him or the others, QSL as directed on the air.

(Above from various DX sources) **

THAT FINAL ITEMS:  T-HUNT CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE DUKE CITY

And finally this week, the best hidden transmitter hunters in the country 
converged on Albuquerque, New Mexico earlier this month.  Who took home the 
gold?  Newsline's Joe Moell, K0OV, has the answers:

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It's been four years since members of the Albuquerque Amateur Radio Club 
made history by putting on USA's first national championships of Amateur 
Radio Direction Finding (ARDF). This year they outdid themselves as they 
staged the fifth annual USA ARDF Championships from August 1 through 6.

This event was also designated as the Third ARDF Championships of the 
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), Region 2. Fans of on-foot 
transmitter hunting came from eleven states and three foreign countries to 
test their skills at radio direction finding and orienteering in the woods.

In accordance with standard IARU rules, separate hunts took place on the 
two-meter and 80- meter bands with five hidden "fox" transmitters each day. 
To navigate from start to finish, finding them all, you'd have to go at 
least six kilometers. The two-meter hunt was at Oak Flats in the Cibola 
National Forest. Best overall performance on a per-transmitter basis was by 
36-year-old Vadim Afonkin of Boston, who bagged all five in less than an 
hour and five minutes. A slightly better time was posted by Bryan Ackerly 
VK3YNG of Australia, but he had to find only four transmitters in his age 
category, which was for men between 40 and 49.

In the hotly contested category for men between 50 and 59, Alexandr 
Kochergin UN7JR who traveled all the way from Kazakhstan, beat out all the 
Americans. In the highest age category, 62-year-old Bob Cooley KF6VSE of 
Pleasanton, California took the gold. In the four women's categories, gold 
medals went to thirteen-year-old Karolina Sucha of Czech Republic, Jennifer 
Harker W5JEN of Austin, Texas, Nadia Scharlau of Chapel Hill, North 
Carolina, and Karla Leach KC7BLA of Bozeman, Montana.

Friday's 80m course in Sandia Park had approximately the same 
point-to-point length as Wednesday's two-meter course, but trails and 
terrain made for longer times. All of the two meter first-place finishers 
won gold again on 80 meters. Winning a silver medal was Jay Thompson W6JAY 
of Santa Ana, California. You may remember Jay as Newsline's Young Ham of 
the Year for 2003. Jay turned 20 just before the championships, so he has 
moved into the prime age category. That means he must find all five foxes 
and compete directly against the best runners.

Congratulations to the winners, as well as to event co-chairs Jerry Boyd 
WB8WFK, Mike

Pendley K5ATM, and all the other AARC officers and members, for a highly 
successful championships. You'll find complete results at www.ardf.us, the 
official Web site for this year's championships. A link to this site, plus 
dozens of action photos and lots more information about this exciting sport 
of radio-orienteering, are all at www.homing in.com. That's homing in, as 
one word, homingin.com.

 From southern California, where we have on-foot foxhunts every month, this 
is Joe Moell K- zero-Oscar-Victor for Amateur Radio Newsline.

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Joe will be back in a few weeks to tell you about next year's USA 
championships, which are being planned for North Carolina in the 
spring.  Start practicing now, and maybe you could be a medal-winner in 
2006.  (K0OV, ARNewslineT)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE

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Before we go a quick reminder that Amateur Radio Newsline will be 
presenting a one hour version of its Ham Radio Town Meeting at the ARRL 
Southwestern Division Convention on Saturday, September 10th.  The Topic is 
the same as in the 2 hours session in Dayton.  We will concentrate on 
recruiting new hams and keeping those licensed as active members of the 
service.  We will also have some of the same speakers as in Dayton.  This 
includes Bob Heil, K9EID, Dave Bell, W6AQ and Ohio's Dee Logan, W1HEO.  So 
please join us and a lot of other hams from the great American South-West 
at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside California the weekend of 
Setember 9th to the 11th.   More information on the convention and our 
presentation is on-line at arrlswdconv.org