[Ham-News] Amateur Radio Newsline 1489 - February 24, 2006

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Amateur Radio Newsline 1489 - February 24, 2006

Closed Circuit Advisory

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Anne Huff of the Metropolitan Amateur Radio Marauders, W4JHK in Richmond, 
VA; Brian Rayl, N7MOE of Santa Rosa, CA:  Brian Stout, N7VLZ of Little 
Rock, AR:  Systems Reliability Solutions of Pleasanton, CA;  
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South York in the U.K.  By going through PayPal, John solved the currency 
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Thanks for your help.  I'm Andy Jarema, N6TCQ 

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Thank you Andy.  Now, Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1489 with a 
release date of Friday, February 24, 2006 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
 
The following is a Q-S-T.  SuitSat appears to have ended its mission, the 
3Y0X DXpedition winds down and a Louisiana teen is recognized for his 
efforts during Hurricane Katrina.  Hear the details on Amateur Radio 
Newsline report number 1489 coming your way right now.

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HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  SUITSAT APPEARS TO HAVE GONE QRT

SuitSat appears to have finally gone QRT.  According to AMSAT-BB postings, 
the last time SuitSat's telemetry was heard was by Richard Crow, N2SPI, of  
Smithville Flats, New York, on Friday, February 17th at 10:59 UTC.  The 
last known recording of SuitSat was made at 12:11 UTC on Thursday, February 
16th by Harry Muller, KC5TRB.  This, as the satellite built into a 
discarded Russian spacesuit flew over his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  As 
Harry pointed out in his e-mail ti us, there really was not much to hear:

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SuitSat Audio

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What is really amazing is that recording was made almost two weeks after 
SuitSat was deployed from the International Space Station on February 3rd.  
It was expected to be on the air for only a few days to a week but it 
surprised everyone with its self extended life.  And even though the 
signals from the makeshift satellite were never very strong, right up to 
the end of its service life SuitSat'S 145.990MHz FM signal was still being 
detected by radio amateurs throughout the world.  
 
Though out the mission the signals from SuitSat have been very feeble. In 
fact the signal was so weak that NASA initially reported that the satellite 
had stopped working soon after it was deployed.  

There are ongoing investigations as to why the signals were so faint.  
Speculation is currently focusing on extremely low transmitter output power 
or a bad connection between the Kenwood HT inside the space suit satellite 
and the helmet mounted antenna as possible explanations.  But even with its 
puny signal back to Earth, SuitSat truly stirred the imagination of the 
public and has for the moment again focused the eyes of the world back 
toward the exploration of space.   (AMSAT, ARNewslineT with audio provided 
by KC5TRB)

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ON THE AIR:  3Y0X NOW A PART OF HAM RADIO HISTORY

The worlds most expensive DXpedition to Peter One Island is now a part of 
ham radio history.  The 3Y0X team made its final contacts on Sunday, 
February 19th after which the last of the gear was secured with it and the 
operators on a helocopter for the short ride to the boat that will begin 
their voyage home

While the final count is not yet in, it looks as if the 3Y0Xteam made well 
over 81,900 QSO during their stay on the Antarctic island.  Some were kind 
of special like this one with veteran DX'er John Thompson, W1BIH, in 
Kingston, Massachusetts.  Take a listen to the quick but very important 
exchange.  Especially for W1BIH:

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Actual contact audio:  Here it in the audio version downloadable as an MP3 
file at www.arnewsline.org.

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What makes this contact so unique is that W1BIH is 90 years old and likely 
the oldest DX'er still on the air.  He reportedly sold his gear last year 
and moved into a retirement community.  On Thursday February 9th, Don 
Greenbaum, N1DG, picked John up and took him to his station.  About thirty 
minutes later there was a big smile on Thompson's face.  And with good 
reason.  Contacting Peter 1 was John's last needed country.  Working 3Y0X 
means that  he can now get back on the top of the honor roll.  Counting 
deletions,  Peter One was his country number 390.  (3Y0X Team press release 
with audio from Dxpediton wensite)

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THE BPL WAR:  LIPA - NY SAYS ITS PROCEEDING WITH BPL TESTS

Back in the USA, New York's Long Island Power Authority has outlined a 
schedule it plans to use to choose who'll get to try their hand at offering 
broadband and wireless Internet services through the area's electric lines.  
In a February 15th news release the Authority better known by the acronym 
LIPA said that companies have until April 28th to submit proposals for the 
two-year test of broadband and wireless telecommunications over its power 
distribution grid.

According to the company, the test will be to provide broadband and 
wireless telecommunications through its lines for 105 residential and 
commercial customers in the towns of Hauppauge and Commack.  The Authority  
plans to start the Broadband over Powerline testing during the second half 
of this year.  Ham radio operators in the affected area are strongly at 
odds with the project and have mounted a letter writing campaign to express 
their opposition.  (WB2FXN)

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THE BPL WAR:  IDAHO UTILITY BACKS AWAY FROM BROADBAND OVER POWERLINE

The ARRL Letter reports that another utility company is having second 
thoughts about the Broadband over Powerline business.  Avista Utilities 
announced recently that it's re-evaluating its plans to deploy a BPL 
project in North Idaho. 

The company, which serves some 330,000 electrical power customers in three 
western states, said it and a BPL vendor had "mutually agreed" to end 
contract negotiations for a test deployment in Post Falls. Avista Market 
Solutions Manager Dave Heyamoto said in a news release February 9 that the 
company wants to step back and look at how the industry is evolving in 
terms of technology and the business model.

While Avista did not name the BPL vendor, a February 3 article in Spokane,  
Washington's, Spokesman-Review newspaper identified the company as 
Communication Technologies of Chantilly, Virginia.  COMTek operates the 
Manassas, Virginia, BPL rollout that's been the subject of ongoing 
interference complaints from the local ham radio community.  In mid-
January, the ARRL again called on the FCC to order the Manassas BPL system 
shut down until it resolves the interference complaints.  Avista says it 
has not set a timeline for any future BPL projects, which reportedly could 
involve power-grid monitoring.  (ARRL Letter)

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RESCUE RADIO:  NEWPAPER PRAISES TEEN HAM ACTIVE IN KATRINA

Michael Taboada, KE5ELP, is a 7th grade student at the Glasgow Middle 
School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  He is new to the hobby of ham radio 
having only eared his Technician ticket about a year ago.  And now, the 
Baron Rouge Advocate newspaper is praising him for his communications 
skills during hurricane Katrina.

In a February 18th story, the Advocate notes two specific incidents where 
Michael's assistance was helpful.  The first was when he realized radio 
operators at the Red Cross headquarters were switching to a different 
repeater.  That's when he offered to tell each of the Red Cross shelters 
about the change.  

The second incident happened when the Louisiana Emergency Office of 
Communications and the Texas EOC became unlinked.  Until the intertie could 
be re-established Michael became a human repeater and relayed the messages 
between the two sites.

KE5ELP told the Advocate that electric power was out at his house and so he 
was rationing his battery operated radio's on time.  He said that initially 
he was only following the conversations on two repeaters that were active 
during the storm.

You can read the entire story about Michael Taboada, KE5ELP, and his work 
during hurricane Katrina at the Baton Rouge Advocate website: 
http://www.2theadvocate.com/features/2331966.html  (Baron Rouge Advocate)


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RESCUE RADIO:  APCO FAVORS DROPPING THE 10-CODES

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International has 
released a statement that renews its assertion that plain speech 
communications over public safety radio systems is preferred over the 
traditional 10-Codes and other dispatch signals used by a majority of law 
enforcement agencies across the country.  According to the CGC 
Communicator, this position is shared by the Department of Homeland 
Security's National Incident Management System.  The whole story is on line 
at www.tinyurl.com/bfk4d  (CGC)

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RADIO READING: HOW TO PUT UP A TALL TOWER AND ANTENNA

If you are thinking about approaching your city or town for a permit to 
erect a tower and cannot quite figure out the best way, then you will want 
to read the  Winter 2006 edition of Amateur Television Quarterly magazine.  
In an article titled "So You Want To Put Up A Tall Tower" author Henry 
Ruhweidel, AA9XW, takes you through the ins and outs of dealing with 
licensing authorities and how to deal with them in a way that will likely 
bring you the permit you desire.

They key to success says AA9XW is to present a professional appearance and  
convince others that you are informed.  He explains what documentation to 
have ready at variance hearings, how to present it and much, much more.  As 
such it's a must read article that anyone planning a tower and antenna 
installation.

Amateur Television Quarterly magazine is by subscription only and not sold 
on newsstands.  Subscription information can be found in cyberspace at 
www.hampubs.com or by e-mail to atvq at hampubs.com.  (Amateur Television 
Quarterly)

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ENFORCEMENT:  DON'T INTERFERE WITH HAM RADIO

The FCC has contacted a number of businesses and utility companies to warn 
them about alleged interference they are causing to ham radio operations.  
Commission spokesman Daryl Duckworth, NN0W, is here with more:

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Duckworth:  "BRB Seeds of Prosser, Washington, has been asked about 
interference to an Amateur in Prosser from their equipment associated with 
seep processing.  Other inquiries of this type went to Northwest Energy of 
Helena, Montana, for electric utility interference to an Amateur in Helens.  
A foloow-up request went to Soccoro Electric of Soccoro, New Mexico for 
electric utility interference to a ham in Datil, New Mexico, and a 
residential owner in Randolph, New Jersey, for interference to an Amateur 
from an invisible electric fence.  

And if that were not enough, yet another electric utility -- Cumberland 
Electric Membership Corporation of Clarksville, Tennessee received an 
inquiry from the Atlanta office on excessive powerline noise in the 40 
meter and 6 meter bands to an Amateur in Springfield, Tennessee.

I'm Daryl Duckworth, NN0W, reporting."

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The follow-up letter to the Socorro Electric Cooperative went to Paul 
Bustamante, who is the President of the utility.  In it the FCC notes that 
the ham suffering interference in the Datil New Mexico area reported no 
improvement in the noise levels at his location since the FCC first wrote 
the power company in March of 2005.  The interference problem itself dates 
back to June of 2003.  (FCC, RAIN)

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ENFORCEMENT:  FCC  PROPOSES $1 MILLION  FORFEITURE FOR  MARKETING  
UNAUTHORIZED  EQUIPMENT 

The  Federal  Communications  Commission  has  proposed  a  $1  million  
forfeiture  against  Behringer  USA,  Inc.  for  apparent  violation  of  
the  FCC's  equipment  authorization  rules.    The  Commission  has 
concluded  that  Behringer  apparently  violated  the  FCC's  rules  by  
marketing  in  the  United  States  at  least  50  models  of  unauthorized  
digital  audio  devices.   

In  proposing  its  forfeiture  amount,  the  Commission  considered  that  
Behringer  marketed  the  unauthorized  devices  for  more  than  five  
years  overall  and  for  almost  a  year  after  it  was  on  notice  of  
the  FCC's  investigation.  The Commission says that  Behringer  derived  
substantial  financial  gain  from  the  sale  of  the  unauthorized  
devices. 

Behringer GmBH is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of professional 
audio equipment, musical instruments and their related products.  It is 
headquartered in Germany with offices in ten nations including the United 
States.  Behringer's product line includes a number of wireless systems.  
The  Commission says that its rules  require  that  these  devices  be  
tested  and  verified  compliant  with  FCC  technical  standards  prior  
to  marketing  them  in  the  United  States.  (FCC)

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RADIO LAW:  WHITE HOUSE SAYS THAT WI-FI IS NOT THE A TAX TARGET

The White House says that a new budget proposal to set user fees on un-
auctioned spectrum would not lead to taxes on frequencies designated for 
Wi-Fi.  But in its on February 7 statement the White House did say that 
satellite, taxi and other industry sectors that do not pay for spectrum 
could be forced to antie-up for use of the nation's airwaves in the future.  
A day earlier on February 6th RCR Wireless Newshad reported that the Bush 
administration's tax plan was believed to be aimed at unlicensed 
frequencies used for Wi-Fi and other applications.  (CGC)

**

ON THE WEB:  STOPPING THE PHISHING CYBERCRIME

This you may find hard to believe, but about one out of every four Internet 
users in the United States are the target of phishing attacks.  You know:  
Those phony e-mails seeking personal financial data by sending you to a 
look-alike website that's actually a decoy to gain your trust and give the 
crooks access to your bank account.

According to a study conducted by America Online in cooperation with the 
National Cyber Security Alliance 70 percent of consumers who received such 
e-mails thought they were from legitimate companies.  The study also found 
that phishers are getting better at tricking consumers into revealing their 
bank account and financial information because most Americans canot tell 
the difference between real e-mails and the growing flood of scams that 
lead to fraud and identity theft.

The study showed that 81 percent of home PC's lack either updated computer 
software, spyware protection or a secure firewall.  Tatiana Platt, AOL's 
chief trust officer, who's in charge of privacy and security says that 
consumers need to be more aware of the risk they face by not having these 
safeguards in their machines.  (Publised reports)

**

THE SOCIAL SCENE: MIDLAND TEXAS IN MARCH

Turning to the ham radio social calendar, word that the Midland Amateur 
Radio Club will sponsor the 51st annual Saint Patrick's Day Hamfest and 
West Texas Section Convention on March 4th and 5th.  The venue is the 
Midland Lions Club on Plaza Avenue with gates open at 8 a.m. both days.  
Talk in will be on the 147.30 MHz repeater.  More on this event is on-line 
at hamfest.w5qgg.org  (Press release)

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THE SOCIAL SCENE:  CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA IN MARCH

And the 22nd annual Charleston, West Virgina Hamfeat and Computer Show is 
slated for Saturday, March 18th at the Coonskin Armory in the city of 
Charleston.  Admission to this one is only $5 with doors opening at 9 a.m..  
Licensing exam sessions will take place at 12:30 p.m. local time and 
parking is free.  Your contact person on this one is Newsline anchorman Jim 
Damron, N8TMW.  You can reach Jim by e-mail to n8tmw at arrl.org  (N8TMW)

**

ON THE AIR:  THOUGHTS ON GOING MOBILE

And as home radio grows, more and more of us are getting our act together 
and taking it on the road.  In other words, going mobile on the H-F or VHF 
bands.  With some thoughts on this phenomena, here's Jim Linton, VK3PC:

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Operating mobile has long been a part of amateur radio. Among the  options 
are single-band transceivers for VHF or UHF, dual-band sets or modern small 
multi-band transceivers.

There are several ways to mount VHF or UHF antennas including a magnetic 
mount that attaches to the vehicle's metal body using a strong magnet.  

Before deciding to go mobile on the HF bands which requires larger  
antennas it's best to check your state or territory's road laws. Ask a  
knowledgeable radio amateur who already operates on HF. 

Basically a motorist must have a full and uninterrupted view of the road  
and any traffic ahead, to each side, and the rear through rear vision 
mirrors.  Another thing to avoid is interfering with the proper functioning 
of vehicle airbag crash sensors.

 Operating mobile is a skill that takes time to develop.  Remember the 
primary task always is to drive carefully. 
 
 Enjoy being a radio amateur and what the hobby has to offer.

I'm Jim Linton, VK3PC, for the Amateur Radio Newsline.


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The bottom line.  Operating mobile can be a lot of fun but only is you keep 
safety on the road as your primary concern.  (WIA)

**

CHANGING OF THE GUARD:  GEORGE HIVELY, W6GRH - S.K. 

The ham who brought the nation a comedy documentary about Field Day has 
become a Silent Key.  This with word that George Hively, W6GRH, passed away 
on Tuesday, February 7th, following a short illness at age 72.

It was back in the winter of 1971 that Hively, who at that time held the 
call WA6YEA, convinced the Palisades Amateur Radio Club of Culver City, 
California, to undertake a film project depicting the way in which the club 
handled its annual Field Day outing.  Not having home videotape back then, 
the movie was shot using Super 8 millimeter cameras.  Hively, a feature 
film editor by profession, wrote the script, recorded the narration and 
pieced it all together with the audio track and music on a separate 
cassette tape.  

Within weeks of its first showing to the Palisades club, "Field Day 1971 " 
became a ham radio cult phenomena across all of Southern California.  By 
the middle 1970's word had spread nationwide and the club was getting 
requests to borrow the show.  To accomplish this several duplicates were 
made with the audio recorded on to a special magnetic track on the actual 
film.  These were mailed out on loan to any radio club that could find a 
Super 8 sound projector to run it.  

Career wise, Hively had been a staff editor at Sony Pictures for the last 
14 years.  He first worked as an assistant editor on the Perry Mason 
television series from 1957 to 1966. During his time in Hollywood he was 
associated with numerous big screen motion pictures.  This included the 
original 1974 "The Longest Yard," "Lucky Lady," "Deadhead Miles," "Movie, 
Movie" and the 1984 comedy "Blame it on Rio" that starred Michael Caine and 
Demi Moore.  His TV credits include the late 1970's television series 
"Heart to Heart" and the 1990's cop drama "Shades of L.A." starring Warren 
Berlinger. 

In addition to ham radio, George Hively was active in auto racing and 
sailing.  Ironically, he was in the midst of re-editing the Field Day film 
for release on video at the time of his death.  

George Hively, W6GRH, is survived by his wife Geraldine, W6GCH, a daughter, 
Deborah Prince, son and daughter-in-law Ken and Cindy Hively and two 
grandchildren, Roger Prince and Becki Hively.  An at-sea memorial was 
planned for Saturday, February 25th.   (ARNewslineT)

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CHANGING OF THE GUARD:  DON BACHE, M0XJP - S.K.

And word from the Radio Society of Great Britain that its Deputy Regional 
Manger Don Bache, M0XJP, has become a Silent Key.   

A relative latecomer to the hobby, Don gained his amateur radio license 
after he had retired as marketing manager.  He quickly developed an 
interest in weather satellites.  This was a subject for which he gave 
speeches at many clubs in his region.

Bache was responsible for District 91.  That's the area that includes the 
city of  Hertfordshire, greater London and areas north of the Thames River.  
(RSGB)

**

HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  AMSAT-UK JOINS ESEO SATELLITE PROJECT

AMSAT-UK will be a part of the upcoming  SSETI ESEO satellite project.  
Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the rest of the story:

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E-S-E-O is an acronym standing for the European Student Earth Orbiter.  
This is a satellite planned for launch in late 2008 that will go into a 
Geo-stationary transfer orbit similar to the initial orbit of AO 40 and to 
those planned for Eagle and P3E.

The prime communications system for E-S-E-O is being developed by the 
University of Wroclaw in Poland.  It will operate on commercial S-Band 
space frequencies to provide all the usual telecommand and telemetry 
channels.  

But E-S-E-O also has a need for a redundant communications system that can 
operate in the event of a primary system failure but can and also function 
satisfactorily even if the spacecraft is not in its intended earth-pointing 
mode. This is where AMSAT-UK is planning to assist.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, reporting.

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The involvement of the AMSAT-UK team with the project was confirmed at a 
Workshop at the European Space Agencies ESTEC facility in the Netherlands.   
At the same time the members of the AMSAT-UK team were elected as 'Honorary 
Members' of the SSETI Association in appreciation of their work supporting 
the previous SSETI Express satellite project.  (AMSAT)

**

WORLDBEAT - SOUTH AFRICA:  SARL JOINS WRC INDUSTRY PREPARATORY GROUP

The South African Radio League joined the World Radio Conference 2007 
Industry Preparatory Group.  The I-P-G was formed to prepare industry's 
position on the many agenda items that will be discussed at the next World 
Radio Conference which will be held in 2007.

At the conference there are two agenda items that have specific impact on 
Amateur Radio.  The one is the allocation of 135,7 to 137,8 kHz to the  
Amateur service and a  harmonised 40 metre allocation from 7000 to 7300 
kHz.
 
The South African Radio League will lead the discussion on the 137 kHz 
agenda item and will work with.  South African telecommunications regulator 
Sentech and other industry  (SARL, WIA News)

**

WORLDBEAT - MEXICO: CORRECTION - FIRST DTV SIGNS ON IN TIJUANA REVISITED

And a slight correction to last weeks story regarding television station 
XHUAA-DT being the first digital operation on the U-S Mexican border.  
According to Bob Gonsett, W6VR, of the CGC Communicator XHUAA-DT is 
believed to the first Spanish language DTV station in Tijuana.  XETV has 
been broadcasting digital for some time, carrying Fox programming in 
English for the San Diego market .  (CGC)

**

DX

In D-X word that the list of the worlds most wanted DXCC contacts is out.  
Chris Edmondson, VK4AA, has the top picks:

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Scarborough Reef (BS7H) has replaced North Korea (P5) as the most-wanted 
DXCC entity, according to The DX Magazine's 2005 survey of DXers.

The Daily DX and QST's "How's DX?" Editor Bernie McClenny, W3UR,  says 
several groups are working toward activating Scarborough Reef, one of the 
Spratly Islands not far from the Banda Aceh region devastated by the Boxing 
Day 2004 tsunami. Being close to both the Philippines and to China means 
there's a territorial tangle of wills to sort out before you get within a 
bulls roar of the place.

According to McClenny, "The problem is not obtaining a license or 
transportation  to the rocks," he said. "There must be serious diplomacy 
between China and the Philippines in order for this one to be pulled off."

The second most-wanted is Lakshadweep (VU7), an island group to the west of  
the Indian mainland.

And swapping spots with Scarborough Reef at number three is North Korea 
(P5), which has had a couple of relatively recent activation's. Holding 
position four on the DX Most Wanted list is Peter I Island (3Y/P), and at 
five is Yemen (7O).

I'm Chris Edmondson, VK4AA
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Rounding out the top 10 most-wanted DXCC entities on The DX Magazine's 2005 
survey were Navassa, Desecheo, South Sandwich, Glorioso,  and the Andaman 
and Nicobar island group filling out the top ten.  Of course, the 3Y0X 
DXpedition to Peter I is expected to move that entity well down the list 
for the 2006 survey.  (WIA)

**

THAT FINAL ITEM:  CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK

And finally this week, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station 
helped to celebrate Engineers Week with a contact to the ISS from the 
National Building Museum in Washington D.C.  It took place on Saturday, 
February 18th with AMSAT Vice President for Human Engineering Frank Bauer, 
KA3HDO, on-site to oversee the festivities:

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Bauer:  We have sixteen students from very deverse schools from around the 
Washington DC area and we are all excited.  There are thousands of people 
in this bulding participating in robotic competitions and all kinds of 
engineering activities.  And one of the activities we are going to do in 
just a couple of minutes is to talk to astronaut Bill McArthur on the 
International Space Station."

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Four minutes later the International Space Station was on-line and the 
questioning of astronaut and radio amateur Bill McArthur, KC5ACR, began.  
Here's just a sample of the exchanges between the students and the 
astronaut ham:

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Actual contact audio:  Here it in the audio version downloadable as an MP3 
file at www.arnewsline.org.

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The youngsters who spoke with Bill McArthur were at the museum as part of 
the Discover Engineering Family Day.  And as engineering was the topic of 
the day it was inevitable that some of the questions would touch on that 
subject:

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Actual contact audio:  Here it in the audio version downloadable as an MP3 
file at www.arnewsline.org.

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Because of the timeline of the contact the station in communication with 
the I-S-S was WH6PN located at the Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu, 
Hawaii. The two sites were intertied using a world-wide tele-bridge 
provided courtesy of Verizon Conferencing.  You can hear the entire contact 
between Bill McArthur And the kids at the National Building Museum by 
downloading the MP3 file at 
http://amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Audio/School%20Contacts/  (ARISS)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE

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A reminder that the nominating period for the 2006 Amateur Radio Newsline 
Young Ham of the Year Award is now open. This award seeks to honor hams age 
18 or younger for their outstanding contributions through Amateur Radio. 
The cuttoff date for entries this year is May 30th. Full information on the 
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awards own wesite created and maintained by our 1993 recipient Kevin 
Boudreaux, N5XMH.  Its in cyberspace at www.yhoty.org.  Agaig  that's 
www.yhoty.org

For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors desk, I'm Jim Davis, 
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