[Ham-News] Amateur Radio Newline Report 1518 - September 15th, 2006

Sat Sep 16 09:21:22 EDT 2006

Amateur Radio Newline Report 1518 - September 15th, 2006

The following is a Q-S-T.  Ham radio is ready as Hurricane Florence 
brushes by Bermuda, United Kingdom regulators put their lifetime ham 
license on hold, H-B-O to air a documentary on the late K-7-U-G-A and 
Amateur Radio Newsline tags along as a ham radio store changes 
location.  We take you to the grand re-opening on Amateur Radio 
Newline report number 1518 coming your way right now.

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RESCUE RADIO:  HAM RADIO VS. HURRICANE FLORENCE

Hurricane Florence was not a giant storm but she did blow out windows 
while knocking out power and telephone service to thousands in Bermuda 
on Monday, September 11th.  Ham radio is ready as the storm made its it 
made its way past the islands.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant, 
K6PZW, has the rest of the story.

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Not knowing exactly where Hurricane Florence would go, hams across the 
Caribbean and along the U-S seashores began preparations for the storm 
over the weekend of September 9th and 10th.  

The VoIP Hurricane Net became active periodically starting on Sunday to 
provide surface reports to WX4NHC, the National Hurricane Center 
Amateur Radio station in Miami.  One of the first to call in was Tony 
Siese, VP9HK, on Bermuda. At that time Florence was passing just west 
of the island of the island.  It brought with it heavy rains and strong 
winds.

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VP9HK audio here

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Communications using the VoIP ham radio net turned out to be a two way 
street with controllers in Miami providing storm information back to 
hams on Bermuda:

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WX4NHX Audio here

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Florence turned out to be a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained 
winds near 85 mph. At least 18,000 homes and businesses in the British 
territory were without power or telephone service late Monday 
afternoon.  But hams like VP9HK had their emergency generators in 
operation and the information to the National Hurricane Center kept 
flowing in:

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VP9HK Audio here

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Hurricanes get their energy from warm tropical waters.  After passing 
Bermuda, Florence headed North and began to weaken as ocean 
temperatures cooled off.  At that point most of the organized Amateur 
Radio nets involved with the storm watch secured their operations.  But 
they are ready to active again at a moments notice as they are needed.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, reporting.

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Hurricane Florence was expected to pass close to or over Newfoundland 
about the time we go to air.  But weather forecasters are keeping a 
close eye on her, just in case she decides to wander to the U-S shores.

And less we forget. the VoIP Hurricane Net which supplied the audio 
used in this report is one of a number of ham radio networks that 
activate anytime a hurricane poses a threat.  Lots of information on 
this operation can be found at  www.voipwx.net   (KC5FM, others)

**

RESCUE TELECOMMUNICATIONS FCC GRANTS RED CROSS PETITION FOR TOLL-FREE 
PHONE NUMBERS

Still with emergency communications news. word that the FCC has granted 
a request from the American Red Cross for permanent assignment of two 
toll-free telephone numbers to that relief agency. Those two numbers 
are 1-800-RED-CROSS and 1-888-RED-CROSS.

According to the CGC Communicator, both numbers were formerly held by 
800Ideas.com which was reluctant to part with them.  In its Order, the 
Commission said permanent assignment of the numbers will serve the 
overwhelming public interest in assisting in disaster recovery efforts 
related to hurricanes and other natural disasters.  (CGC Communicator)

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RESTRUCTURING:  UK REGULATOR DELAYS LIFETIME LICENSE

The United Kingdom telecommunications regulator Ofcom says that it is 
delaying the start-up of that nations lifetime licensing program.  
Jeramy Boot, G4NJH, has more:

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Ofcom has announced that lifetime licenses and the reviewed license 
terms and conditions have been postponed until December 2006.

However, amateur radio licenses will be issued free after 1st October, 
in accordance with the regulator's earlier promise. If your license is 
due for renewal after 1st October, you will receive a one-year license 
validation document as usual from the Radio Licensing Center, but no 
charge will be made. Ofcom will issue a lifetime license and the 
revised licensing terms and conditions in December, 
again without charge.

Free lifetime licenses will be subject to validation at least every 
five years via the Ofcom web site. For those unable or unwilling to 
validate their details  electronically, it will be possible to send the 
details by traditional means but a œ20 administration fee will be 
levied.

Jeramy Boot, G4NJH.

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As previously reported, Ofcom has substantially revised the United 
Kingdom's Amateur Radio license terms and conditions. The changes  
include alterations to emergency operations, abolishing the need to 
maintain a log book, allowing amateurs to operate a station by remote 
control and the recognition of a number of additional user services.  
(GB2RS)

**

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  FRENCH AMATEURS BOUNCE LASER SIGNALS OFF A RAIN 
CLOUD

Two French radio amateurs have made a successful one way contact over a 
distance of 40 km scattering laser signals from rain clouds.  We have 
more in this W-I-A report:

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The flash pulses were at times 12 dB above the noise at 40 km which seem to indicate that under the right conditions a distance of 150 km could be covered.

Laser communication systems are wireless connections through the atmosphere.

They work similarly to fibre optic links, except that the beam is transmitted through free space.  While generally speaking the transmitter and receiver must require line-of-sight conditions, they have the benefit of eliminating the need for broadcast rights and buried cables.  Laser communication systems can be easily deployed since they are inexpensive, small, low power and do not require any radio interference studies. The carrier used for the transmission signal is typically generated by a laser diode.  Two parallel beams are needed, one for transmission and one for reception.

Laser communication have been a hot topic lately, as solutions for how to satisfy ever increasing bandwidth needs are in high demand.  Some have suggested that bandwidth could be distributed in neighborhoods by putting laser communication systems on top of homes and pointing them towards a common transceiver with a fast link to the Internet.  With possible transmit speeds of up to a gigabit per second, this is an exciting area.

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The French team proved that laser signals can be scattered from clouds 
thus proving that the notion that laser communication can only be line 
of sight, is wrong.  (WIA, SARL)

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THE RARE AND EXOTIC:  SPRATLY ISLANDS ON THE AIR IN MARCH 2007 

The highly prized Spratley Islands will be on the air for about 10 days 
early next year.  This, with word that members of the Malaysian Amateur 
Radio Transmitters Society will be on Layang Layang Island between 
March 9th to the 20th of 2007

The Malaysian group plans to be active on all bands and modes, 24 hours 
a day  using 2 to 4 stations manned by 20 highly skilled DX operators.  
Some of those mentioned include 9M2KT, 9M2CF, 9M2TO along some notables  
coming from Japan.  The Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters Society 
says that more information on this Spratly Island operation will be 
forthcoming in the not to distant future.  

We will have more D-X related information coming up later on in this 
weeks newscast.  (OPDX)

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RADIO LAW:  NAB OPPOSES FAA TOWER PROPOSAL 

The National Association of Broadcasters has told the Federal Aviation 
Administration its proposal to broaden tower notification requirements 
to that regulatory agency is not acceptable.  Radio World on-line 
reports that the N-A-B has told the FAA that the industry considers it 
a burden on broadcasters' finances and resources and the change would 
not result in any public interest benefits.  

As previously reported, under an FAA proposed modification to Section 
14 CFR of the Code of Federal Regulations,  that agency would have the 
power to require that notice be given for the construction of a new 
facility, or the modification of an existing facility such as an 
antenna, building or any other man-made structure.  One that supports a 
radiating elements for the purpose of radio frequency transmission 
operating in specific frequency ranges.  

It should be noted that there is no requirement that structures 
involved be tall enough to interfere with air navigation.  Rather, that 
the structures being built or modified support an antenna for use in 
the affected frequency ranges. The list even includes frequencies that 
can only be used by other federal government agencies.

That list starts at 54 MHz and is far to long to include here.  But the 
good news is that Amateur Radio appears to have been excluded from the 
services impacted.   (CGC, RW, others)

**

ENFORCEMENT FOLLOW-UP:  NY MAN ACCUSED OF PROVIDING HEZBOLLAH TV IS 
BACK HOME

A follow-up to our recent story about the New York businessman accused 
of selling access to terrorist TV station.  Word is that he has been 
released from jail on bond.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Evi Simons is in 
the Big apple with more:

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Javed Iqbal made his $250,000 bail and returned to his Staten Island 
home  Monday, August 28th.  Federal authorities had arrested Iqbal on 
August 23rd  and charged him with conspiring to violate the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act by providing the customers 
of his satellite TV business with access to Hezbollajh run Al-Manar 
television.

For those of you who never heard of it, Al-Manar is purported to be the 
Hezbollah's media arm.  Back in March of this year the U.S. Treasury 
Department designated the station a terrorist run entity making it 
illegal for American citizens to do business with it.  Government 
believes that is what Iqbal did and its at least part of the basic of 
the case against him.  

According to his attorney, Iqbal is not restricted from running his 
Brooklyn-based business called H-D-T-V Limited.  Also, his satellite 
downlink antennas  remain visible in his Staten Island homes backyard 
but the lawyer says that they are currently not in use.

And the case seems to be polarizing some New Yorkers.  According to 
media reports, supporters of the government's case against Iqubal say 
that promoting speech advocating violence isn't always protected by the 
First Amendment.  

But the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union has a 
different view.  Donna Lieberman has expressed serious concern about 
Iqbal's arrest.   She says that it appears that the statute under which 
Iqbal is being prosecuted includes a First Amendment exemption that 
prevents the government from punishing people for importing news type 
communications.  The merit of this argument will likely be decided if 
and when Iqbal goes on trial.  We'll keep you posted.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Evi Simons, in New York.

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At airtime, no date has been set for the next hearing in this case.  
(Published reports)

**

ENFORCEMENT:  GERRITSEN SENTENCING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 18TH 

Unless he is granted yet another time extension, the long awaited 
sentencing of convicted radio jammer Jack Gerritsen, the ex-KG6IRO, 
will take place on Monday, September 18th.  The judge has set 1:30 PM at 
the Royal Federal Courthouse in Los Angeles as the time and place he 
will announce his decision on Gerritsens fate.  Gerritsen, has been in 
Federal custody since being found guilty on all charges in December of 
2005.  (N6USO)

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ENFORCEMENT:  FCC ASKS TWO HAMS TO RESPOND TO 75 METER INTERFERENCE 
ACCUSATION

The FCC has asked Jon Nisbet, WA8NJQ, of Sanford, Florida and Daniel . 
Baker, N4EUQ, of Rustburg, Virginia to respond to a complaint filed 
regarding the operation of each ones station. 

Not much other information was given by the FCC other than that the 
accusation alleges deliberate interference on 75 Meters back on 
February 12th of this year. In their answers, Nisbet and Baker were 
required to fully describe their  transmitting equipment and station 
configuration, using diagrams if the felt  it was necessary. 

The letters to the two hams were dated August 4th.  Both were given 20 
days  to respond,  That date is now past.  (FCC)

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ENFORCEMENT:  TEXAS HAM ASKED TO EXPLAIN ALLEGED REPEATER INTERFERENCE

And in an August 18th letter, the FCC asked Jeffrey L. Smith, N5TMC, of 
Cumby, Texas to respond to a complaint filed against the operation of 
his station.  This one alleges deliberate interference to the W5NL 
repeater on May 5th.  The FCC provided no other information in this 
matter but gave Wmith the normal 20 days to respond. , That date too is 
now past.  (FCC)

**

ENFORCEMENT:  FCC UPHOLDS $14000 FINE

The FCC denied the appeal of a $14,000 fine issued against a company 
called Gibson Tech.  This,  for selling two unauthorized Ramsey brand 
FM transmitters on its Hobbytron.com Web site.  Amateur Radio 
Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has more:

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The FCC says that neither Gibson Tech nor Ramsey had received an 
equipment certification grant for the items from them.  Also, that 
Gibson was marketing the transmitters illegally in the U.S. when the 
agency originally levied the fine in 2005.

Among the arguments in its appeal, Gibson claimed that the commission 
used an "illegal secret shopper." Gibson also said it had a form for 
purchasers to sign indicating they would be responsible for FCC 
registration.  Gibson also said that the same Ramsey items that are 
also sold by hundreds of retailers.

In denying Gibson's appeal, the FCC said broadcast transmitters must be 
certified to be sold in this country.  If the units are truly for 
export, the manufacturer must make sure they really exported abroad.  
The FCC says that the export agreement Gibson asked customers to sign 
did not relieve the company of liability for marketing unlicensed 
transmitters.

Gibson said it didn't have the money to pay the fine, and intended to 
shut down the site last April.  The FCC says that the site remains 
operational and the company apparently is still in business.

The FCC gave Gibson the usual 30 days from the release of its decision 
to pay the fine.  Gibson's only other alternative appears to be to take 
the matter into the Federal courts on further appeal.  

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the 
Newsline studio in Los Angeles.

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A check of the Hobbytron.com website by Newsline made on Sunday, 
September 3rd showed that the company still has a number of Ramsey 
branded FM transmitters for sale stipulating for export only.  The 
website now says that Hobbytron is a division of Absolute Toy 
Marketing Incorporated with the company located in Orem, Utah.  (FCC)

**

ENFORCEMENT:  XM GETS MODULATOR OK

The FCC has okayed changes for three wireless XM Satellite Radio FM 
modulators used in the Audiovox Xpress, Delphi RoadyXT and XM 
Sportscaster receivers.  The commission has issued grants of authority 
for these products and the satcaster said it is notifying manufacturers 
to resume production of these devices. All three are expected to be 
available at retail for the fourth quarter.

The receivers were flagged by the Commission in a review of products 
thought to exceed Part 15 emission limits.  X-M has said earlier that 
shipments of five other products were suspended as it complies with the 
FCC probe:  The satellite broadcaster has not said specifically whether 
the radios or their installation instructions, or both, needed to be 
redesigned.  (RW)

**

NAMES IN THE NEWS:  MR GOVERNOR - YOU ARE A HAM

Calling Maine's governor a ham politician is likely a term of 
endearment to John E. Baldacci.  That's because Baldacci  may now be 
the only sitting state chief executive holding an Amateur Radio 
license. 

According to the ARRL Letter,  Governor Baldacci took and passed his 
Technician license test on September 6th.  The FCC issued the call sign 
K-B-1-N-X-P the following day. 

Bill Crowley, K-1-N-I-T, is the liaison for the ARRL V-E-C volunteer 
examiner team that administered Baldacci's license examination.  He 
said that said Baldacci expressed initial interest in becoming a ham 
after learning of the Amateur Radio response following the 1998 ice 
storm that devastated a wide area of the Northeast.  At that time he 
was representing Maine's Second Congressional District in the U.S. 
House of Representatives.  (ARRL)

**

NAMES IN THE NEWS:  FILM ON BARRY GOLDWATER, K7UGA, AIRS SEPT 18 ON HBO

A documentary on the life of the late Senator Barry M. Goldwater, 
K7UGA, will air 9 P.M. Monday evening, September 18th on Home Box 
Office.  Titled "Mr. Conservative:  Goldwater on Goldwater" the film 
follows  Barry Goldwater's rise from a local businessman in Arizona to 
the United States Senate and a position political prominence across the 
nation and around the world.

Mr. Conservative was produced by Barry's granddaughter CC Goldwater.  
In addition to following his political career, Mr. Conservative also 
includes a myriad of anecdotes and insights about Goldwater's private 
and public life.  This includes his love of Amateur Radio using video 
supplied by Dave Bell, W6AQ and Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF.  Exactly which 
clips were used will not be known until the show airs.  

Again, "Mr. Conservative:  Goldwater on Goldwater" will be shown  
Monday night, 9 p.m. September 18th on H-B-O.  It might be one you want 
to tape or TiVO for posterity.  (HBO)

**

NAMES IN THE NEWS:  HAM MINE DISASTER SURVIVOR AND WIDFE EXPECTING 
THIRD CHILD

The ham radio operator who was the sole survivor of an underground 
explosion that killed 12 miners is expecting another child with his 
wife. The third child of Randal McCloy,  KC8VKZ, and his wife Anna is 
due next spring. 

The 27 year old McCloy was the only survivor of the January 2nd 
explosion at the Sago coal mine near Buckhannon, West Virginia.  He 
inhaled carbon monoxide for more than 41 hours, and doctors have never 
been able to fully explain why only the youngest of the miners 
survived. 

McCloy is still recovering from brain damage and is undergoing 
rehabilitation.  The couple has a son, Randal III, 5, and a daughter 
Isabel, 22 months.  (Published reports)

**

RADIO CHANGES:  NEW PHONE FOR THE RAIN REPORT

A note for those of you who might still prefer to listen to the RAIN 
Report via telephone.  Well, after many years the phone numberer has 
changed.  Effective immediately it is 641-985-5999.  Once it answers , 
please key in 7246 followed by the pound key.   

RAIN says that it gives thanks Joybubbles, WB0RPA, for donating the 
voice mailbox to it.  That number once again is 641-985-5999 and the 
Rain Report is available on line at www.arnewsline.org in MP3.  (RAIN)

**

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  COMPACT FLUORESCENTS VS. HAM RADIO

Compact fluorescent lamps can be hazardous to your ham radio station.  
Well, at least they can turn out to be the source of raucous noise 
making it all but impossible to hear other operators, even on the VHF 
and UHF bands.

Dave Fortenberry, NA6DF, tells it this way.  Writing in the CGC 
Communicator, Dave says that he was building a new VHF repeater system 
in his workshop. All was working well, full duplex into a load.  But 
when he connected a real-world antenna atop his tower, all sorts of 
problems broke loose on the repeater input as long as the transmitter 
was keyed.

Using a portable receiver, Dave tracked down the interference to a 120 
VAC compact fluorescent lamp that he had been using to light one of his 
aquariums.  Dave believes that the 50 watts of VHF energy from 45 feet 
straight up was enough to cause the oscillator board in the lamp to go 
astray. 

Dave says he solved his problem by tossing all of his compact 
fluorescents  in the trash and going back to a standard old light 
bulbs.  (CGC)

**

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  EXOTIC SUPERCONDUCTOR

Science Daily says that a University of Arizona physicist has 
discovered that powerful magnetic fields change the physical nature of 
superconductivity.  Associate Professor of Physics Andrei Lebed has 
discovered that strong magnetism changes the basic, intrinsic 
properties of electrons flowing through superconductors, establishing 
an exotic form of superconductivity.

A Dutch physicist, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, is credited with discovering 
superconductivity in 1911, work for which he was awarded a 1913 Nobel 
Prize.  Kamerlingh Onnes discovery was that pure metals such as 
mercury, tin and lead become "superconductors" at very low 
temperatures. When cooled to near absolute zero temperatures, certain 
conducting metals suddenly lose all electrical resistance.  At zero 
electrical resistance, the metals will conduct electric current 
endlessly.  (Science and Technology)

**

WORLDBEAT - UK:  THE UNSUNG LANDMARKS

The United Kingdom's Jodrell Bank Dish and that nations Crystal Palace 
transmitter site have been named in an on-line  BBC Magazine sponsored  
'Unsung Landmark' poll.  The final round of the named eight landmarks, 
two of which are likely to be appreciated by hams and S-W-L's the world 
over.   

The Jodrell Bank's Lovell Radio Telescope topped the list with 21.03 
percent of the votes.  The telescope is 250 feet in diameter and has 
been featured in numerous science fiction books, films and television 
programs, including the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and "Dr. 
Who."

The Crystal Palace TV tower is self-supporting and stands 728 feet 
tall.  It  came in as number seven on the list with 5.8 percent of the 
votes.  Some of the United Kingdom "unsung landmarks" are covered in a 
BBC News Magazine article "Landmark Vote Results."  (International 
Broadcast News)

**

WORLDBEAT - ISRAEL: ISRAELI HAMS CELEBRATE 70 YEARS OF RADIO

Members of the Israel Amateur Radio Club are hosting a special event 
museum station honoring 70 years of radio in that nation.  Station 
4X4IRS is located in the Holon Gallery of Design & Arts.  In addition 
to hamn radio, there is also a display of a wide collection of old 
broadcast radios along with a modern FM local radio station. 

4X1IRS began its operation on August 15th with the event continuing 
through September 30th.  Most of the operations so far have been on 20 
meters CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL via 4X6ZK. 

Also, look for the Israel Amateur Radio Club to activate 4X70R and 
4Z70R.  This, to commemorate 70 years of  of  broadcasting over station 
"Kol Israel."  

Broadcaster Kol is known world-wide as the Voice of Israel .  The ham 
radio commemorative operation begins at 1600 UTC on October 7th and runs 
through 2400 UTC on October 21st.  Activity will be on 160 through 10 
meters using CW, SSB and some digital modes. QSL via 4Z4TL.  (WIA News)

**

DX

In D-X, ZL4HU, will be active as E51KH from Rarotonga, South Cook 
Islands between 7th and 22nd September.  He plans to operate on 20m 
SSB. QSL direct to his home call.

Members of the "Buddipole Users on Montserrat" will mount a DXpedition 
to the island from January 29th to February 6th, of 2007.  And in 
keeping with the new trend toward ultra-lite in regard to the gear 
being take, this team will pack only lightweight transceivers and 
portable antennas.

In their announcement, the team said that the maximum equipment weight 
taken to the island will be 100 pounds per person. With this 
lightweight gear, the team plans many on portable operations in the 
hills, on the beach, and from the volcano observatory on the southern 
part of the island. QSL information, operating frequencies, and 
schedules will be released prior to the team's departure in January 
2007.

And word that A Mexican and German team of operators are planning a
DXpedition to Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands group.  Its 
planned to take place between October 17th and November 3rd using the  
callsign XF4D.  Activity will be on all bands, CW, SSB, Digital, EME 
and the satellites. QSL via N6AWD for North-America, and DL9NDS for the 
rest of the world.

Lastly, Members of the "Dx4Dx Team" will operate from Corsica between 
September 28th and October 5th. Callsigns have not yet been announced. 
Activity will be on 160 through 10 meters including the WARC bands 
using SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK.  QSL via EA4BT, direct or by the bureau.

(Various DX Sources)

**

THAT FINAL ITEM:  A TRIP TO A HAM STORE GRAND RE-OPENING

And finally this week, its not every day that one gets to attend the 
opening of a new ham radio store, or even a grand re-opening at a new 
location.  But on Saturday, September 9th, one occurred almost in our 
back yard.  So, some of our staffers decided to drive over to beautiful 
downtown Burbank California and check out Ham Radio Outlets new 
location.  There to show us around was a name familiar to anyone who 
has shopped with HRO, Janet Margelli, KL7MF:

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Margelli:  "Our Burbank store was forced into moving location.  We are 
now at 1525 West Magnolioa and it's a wonderfully big store compared to 
what it used to be." 

"We finally moved everything in and we have had a wonderful day grand-
opening-wise.  We've had a lot of our friends come in and say 'hi' and 
win prizes and its just been wonderful to see everybody."

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According to Janet, even though the move was only a few miles, it was 
not exactly an easy task.  That it was the dedication of the H-R-O crew 
that pulled it together in time for the grand opening:

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Margelli: "Tearing down the old store was done in a day.  That was the 
easy part.  Moving it over here and putting it all back together was a 
little more time consuming but at least we can find things again."

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The ham radio industry chipped in to make this a very special day for 
both H-R-O and the Southern California ham radio community.  There was 
free refreshments, tours of the store and lots of prizes donated by the 
industry.  These included a Yaesu FT-817, Kenwood TS-480 and an Icom IC 
7000 all mode transceivers.  

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Nat sound - Prize drawing audio

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And many of the manufacturers representatives were on hand to field 
questions from those who dropped by:

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Rep:  "When you say all-mode, do you want the AM-FM, upper and lower 
sideband?  Is that what you are looking for?

Customer:  "Yep.  And also digital."

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Among the manufacturers represented in person were Alinco, A-O-R, Icom, 
Kenwood, R-F Parts and a number of others.  The Vertex Standard folks 
who provide Yaesu brand gear was represented by Janets's husband Chip 
Margelli, K7JA.  He came decked out in his old-time Morse operators 
costume he wore when he appeared on the Tonight Show last year and used 
C-W to beat out the nations top text messanger.  This too was rather 
apropos since the new H-R-O Burbank store is only a proverbial stones 
through from the N-B-C studio where the Tonight Show is taped.

And also on hand for this opening was 2006 Radio Amateur of the Year 
Gordon West, WB6NOA.  When we asked Gordo to describe the day for us, 
his answer was short but very, very enthusiastic: 

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West: "Ham Radio Outlets new Burbank store's grand opening -- 
fabulous!"

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All in all it was a fun afternoon and we hope you enjoyed a few moments 
of it with it.  And maybe, just maybe, what Gordon West, WB6NOA, had to 
say -- really says it all.  (ARNewslineT)

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