[Ham-News] Amateur Radio Newline Report 1526 - November 10, 2006
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Amateur Radio Newline Report 1526 - November 10, 2006
The following is a QST. The BPL war heats up down-under, the I-T-U
meets in Turkey and more fallout from the recent restructuring of the
U-S Amateur service by the FCC. Find out the details on Amateur Radio
Newline report number 1526 coming your way right now.
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THE BPL WAR: 30DB OVER S9 BRINGS FORMAL COMPLAINT DOWN-UNDER
What would you do if you were a ham and a BPL operation came on and
wiped out every bit of the High Frequency spectrum where you live?
That's what recently happened to a radio amateur in Australia and now
he is taking on the BPL operator by lodging a formal complaint with
that nations telecommunications regulator. Jim Linton, VK3PC, reports:
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The extremely high level of interference experienced by radio amateur
Ian Paul, VK3FIOP, at Mt Beauty in north-east Victoria is now the
subject of a written complaint to the Australian Communications and
Media Authority. The latest is that the BPL system operated by SP
AusNet radiates 60dB over
S9 signal emissions over the entire 3.5 MHz to 30 MHz spectrum.
Ian has exercised his right as the holder of an apparatus licence to
lodge a formal written complaint to ACMA about the interference. He has
a firm ground for doing so. The interference was confirmed as BPL, its
source known and substantial and harmful impact to this licensed
amateur service communications well documented.
The amateur service, being a licensed radio communications service, is
protected from substantial interference under sections of the
Radio communications Act. ACMA is the Authority responsible for
administrating the provisions of the Act and is required to investigate
cases of interference when they are reported.
I'm Jim Linton VK3PC and you're listening to VK1WIA.
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VK3FIOP appears to be the first Australian radio amateur to actually
lodge a formal complaint of interference from BPL to the Australian
Communications and Media Authority. Its believed that without
complaints, BPL operators worldwide may be able to claim that the
technology is not cited in any formal way to have caused interference
to radio or other forms of high frequency telecommunications. (WIA
News)
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THE BPL WAR: FCC DECREES BPL TO BE AN INFORMATION SERVICE
Back here in the USA, the FCC has declared Broadband over Powerline is
to be considered as an "Information Service."
The regulatory agency took this action in a November 3rd Memorandum
Opinion and Order. One that puts BPL into the same regulatory
framework as DSL and cable Internet access.
According to news reports, the action came as a result of the United
Power Line Council asking the FCC to issue a declaratory ruling in the
matter. Instead, the FCC took the more traditional regulatory route by
issuing the MM&O. That document in part sates that taking this action
should provide consumers with better choices for Internet access and at
lower cost. What impact this move might have on Amateur Radio and
other services using the same spectrum as BPL is unknown. (Published
news reports)
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW: ITU MEETS IN TURKEY
The International Telecommunications Union is holding its
Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey. That conference looks
at all telecommunications on a world-wide level. Amateur Radio
Newsline Evi Simons takes a look at what's happening at that gathering
on the other side of the great Atlantic pond:
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As the name implies, the "Plenipot" is the ultimate authority in the
International Telecommunication Union which is better known by its
initials -- the I-T-U. Every four years, representatives of the
groups member nations meet to consider proposed changes to the I-T-U's
Constitution and Convention, adopt strategic and financial plans, and
elect the senior management of the organization.
The delegates in Antalya, and those whom they elect to carry out the
work of the I-T-U over the next four years, face great challenges.
Among their missions, they will be called upon to consider changing the
organizations name. A proposal has been submitted by several members
that would change it to the "International Telecommunication and
Information Technology Union." Whatever the fate of this specific
proposal, it does reflect a growing belief among the Member States that
the term "telecommunication" no longer adequately encompasses the scope
of the I-T-U's overall responsibilities.
I-T-U faces another challenge. In recent years member states have been
unwilling to increase their financial contributions to the
organization. This, coupled with normal increases in expenses and with
the costs associated with simultaneous interpretation and the
translation of documents into the six official languages of the I-T-U,
has limited the ability of the I-T-U to keep up with the rapid pace of
developments in telecommunications. It has also led to staff
reductions and depressed morale among those who remain. How this
funding crisis will be handled will be tackled at the gathering.
Elections for a number of positions will also be held. Among the
candidates for the 12 seats on the part-time Radio Regulations Board is
Robert W. Jones, VE7RWJ. Jones has served two terms as Director of the
Radio communication Bureau and subsequently served as a consultant to
the International Amateur Radio Union at the 2003 World
Radio communication Conference.
The IARU member society for Turkey has organized a demonstration
station and exhibit of Amateur Radio emergency communications
capabilities. It is located adjacent to the conference site
Approximately 2,000 attendees are expected this years Plenipot. Among
the ham radio observers at the gathering will be International Amateur
Radio Union Vice President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, and International
Coordinator for Emergency Communications Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS. Each
will be present for half of the conference.
Reporting for the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Evi Simons, in New York.
--
The conference ends on November 24th. More on its outcome and its
affect on Amateur Radio in future Amateur Radio Newsline reports.
(Adapted from the IARU E-Letter at www.iaru.org/e-letter)
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RESCUE RADIO: SOCAL ABILITY OF AGENCIES TO COORDINATE DURING DISASTERS
TESTED
Amateur radio was in evidence when several California cities joined
forces to see how well they might operate together in time of disaster.
Burt Hicks, WB6MQV, has the details:
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Ham radio was included when cities, school districts, hospitals and
others in southwest Riverside County California gathered in a
conference room on Tuesday, October 24th for a mock disaster response
exercise. One intended to evaluate how the different organizations
could work together to better protect the lives and safety of their
separate constituencies.
The scenario used was one of wildfires spreading in six areas of the
county. This in turn choked off freeway traffic, injured more than 100
people, cut off electricity for several thousand more and threatened
the safety of tens of thousands of others.
All of the groups taking part had run drills like the one before, but
none had done so with more than one other organization. This exercise
brought the city governments of Murrieta, Temecula and Lake Elsinore
under the same roof with administrators from local school districts,
fire departments, law-enforcement agencies, hospitals and utilities.
The well planned drill underscored the need for a variety of
communications
Platforms. This includes Amateur Radio as well as broadcasters, the
Internet and cellular telephone systems.
--
It now looks as if hams will be a part of any long range disaster
planning for the Riverside county area. (CGC, The Californian)
**
RESTRUCTURING: COMM THINK TANK WITHDRAWS PETITION
Back here in the United States, the latest restructuring of ham radio
by the FCC has lead the Communications Think Tank to withdraw Petition
RM-11305 from consideration. RM-11305 was the Think Tank's proposal to
use voluntary coordination to replace mandatory sub-bands on the High
Frequency bands. Ron Peebles, W8LX, is the spokesman for the group:
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W8LX: "The monibus of the recent FCC proceedings has addressed the
real need for greater bandspace for phone which by default was one of
the major goals of RM-11305, and the group feels its time to move
forward behind the Commissions groundwork."
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Peebles says that the group expects more restructuring to occur once
the FCC acts on another pending rule making. The one to eliminate
mandatory Morse testing:
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W8LX: "The Commission realizes that the bands were not optimized to
make the most efficient use of the spectrum. Right now, who knows how
the demographics are going to change once the code requirement
eventually goes away -- and I think it is realistic top assume that a
year from now that may be the case -- and there is a possibility that
our proposal that while perhaps ahead of its time right now, may have a
little bit of a stronger hold a year from now when you start to see a
little bit different operating characteristics."
--
Meantime the Think Tank says that RM-11305 has been withdrawn because
the FCC has gone a great distance toward the goals of its petition.
They just went at it a bit differently by shifting the sub-bands,
downsizing the reserved space for CW and creating more room for
mainstream modes on 75 and 40 meters. They believes that this is a
trend that will most likely be implemented later on for the other bands
as well. (ARNewslineT)
**
ENFORCEMENT: THE BEAR FACTS ARE TO STAY OFF THE BANDS
The FCC has written to the president of the Michigan Bear Hunters
Association asking him to warn his members to stay off of the ham radio
and GMRS bands unless they get licenses to operate.
In an October 12th letter to Brett McVannel, the FCC says that
Information before the Commission indicates that numerous bear hunters
in Michigan use Amateur Radio and General Mobile Radio Service radio
transmitting equipment without licenses. The letter notes that both
services require a license from the Commission.
The FCC says that it would appreciate Mc Vannel advising the
associations members that unlicensed use of radio equipment is a
violation of Section 301 of the Communications Act . As such
unlicensed operators to enforcement sanctions including monetary
forfeiture. These fines normally range from $7,500 to $10,000. (FCC)
**
ENFORCEMENT: A STRANGE OUTCOME TO AN FCC LETTER
A ham who was notified by the FCC that his license was being suspended
by the FCC because failed to maintain a current mailing address has
opened up a real can of worms in an alleged interference case. This is
because Charles Fenske, N0PPZ, of Duluth Minnesota, says that he has
been off the air for years and could not possibly be the source of
interference that resulted in the first letter to him from the FCC.
Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has more:
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According to the FCC, back on September 20th the agency issued a
letter to Charles Fenske, N0PPZ, at his last address of record. The
letter required him to respond to complaints alleging deliberate
interference on 3.913 MHz, operation on unauthorized frequencies and
failure to control his transmitter.
But that letter was returned by the Postal Service and classified as
"not deliverable as addressed" and "unable to forward.. So on October
10th, the FCC issued another letter to Fenske citing Section 97.23 of
the Commission's Rules and suspending his Technician class license 15
days after the date of that letter being issued. This, for the
remainder of the license term, or until a valid mailing address is
provided back to the FCC.
Apparently he got word of what was happening and according to his post
under his call listing on QRZ.com, that there is no way that he could
be the station causing interference on 75 meters. This is because he
is blind and has not even had an Amateur station since 2000.
Fenske posting goes on to say that he has conferred with the FCC's
Riley Hollingsworth. He says that Hollingsworth is sending him the
paperwork so he can see who it is that is accusing him. Once he has
the information his post says that he plans to make all of it public
over QRZ.com.
Meantime it looks as if the FCC may now have two mysteries to solve.
The first be to find out who it is that has been bootlegging with
Charles Fenske's N0PPZ callsign. Also, why didn't those accusing him
take the time to check and see if they had the right man before
complaining to the FCC.
We will let you know where this one goes next.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF.
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There is one thing N0PPZ admits to in his on-line posting. That being
his failure to maintain a current mailing address with the FCC. But he
adds that since he is not on the air, updating the FCC completely
slipped his mind. (FCC, QRZ.com)
**
ENFORCEMENT: FLORIDA STATE LAW SHUTS DOWN UNLICENSED BROADCASTER
The Broward County Florida Sheriff's Office shut down an unlicensed
broadcast radio operation. This, after receiving complaints that it
was interfering with a Christian radio stations signal.
According to news reports, engineers with the Lauderdale Lakes radio
station traced the interfering signal to a home in the town of Sunrise.
There, Sheriff's detectives using Florida's anti pirate radio law
arrested 41 year old Sitho Bains on Wednesday evening, November 1st.
At the home, detectives found a radio antenna attached to a palm tree
in the front yard with a black cable leading back to the house. The
sheriff's office seized Bains' radio equipment and charged him with
unauthorized transmission/interference with a public radio station.
In Florida, pirate broadcasting is a third degree felony. If brought
to trial and convicted he faces five years in prison and a $5,000 fine
for each count.
Baines is currently free on a $1000 bond. (CGC, published reports)
**
RADIO AND LAW: UK SKIPPER FINED FOR JEOPARDIZING DX'ERS
The skipper of a vessel has been fined œ5,000 (pounds) by a United
Kingdom court. This, for a breach of safety legislation that could
have put a group of hams in jeopardy.
Ian Trumpess is the owner skipper of the MV Invincible. Back on June
14th of 2005, he took a party of amateur radio operators a distance of
more than 200 miles out into the North Atlantic Ocean. He did so even
after having been told by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that his
boat was not suitable for such a voyage.
The unidentified ham radio group booked the Invincible after finding a
web site. It advertised that Trumpess had undertaken a similar voyage
in the past.
The radio amateurs arrived at their DX destination on June 16th. They
made numerous contacts before safely returning home.
Now in a Kirkwall Sheriff Court Trumpess has pleaded guilty to a charge
of failing to operate the ship in a safe manner under the Merchant
Shipping Act 1995. He also accepted that he had failed to take all
reasonable steps to secure the safe operation of the vessel in that it
sailed beyond the distance that it, the skipper, or the crew were
qualified to go. And in an almost ironic twist, he also admitted that
he made the voyage without adequate means of communication on board.
(RSGB, Southgate)
**
INDUSTRY NEWS: RADIO SHACK TO OFFER FREE ON-LINE CONSUMER TRAINING
Radio Shack will offer free online consumer electronics educational
courses to its customers. The retailer has announced that it is
working with Powered Inc., which provides online consumer education
programs that give brands a way to increase sales and build loyalty.
Courses will typically run two to four weeks. Subjects may include how
to choose the right computer or satellite radio, digital photography
techniques, mobile office technology, and how to select, set up and
configure HDTV systems to mention only a few.
So far, training in Amateur Radio is not on the Radio Shack agenda. At
least not yet. (RW)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: COMPUTER MUSEUM FELLOWS ANNOUNCED
The Computer History Museum has announced its latest inductees as
Fellows. They are data industry pioneers Sir Antony Hoare, Robert
Kahn, Butler Lampson and Marvin Minsky.
All four were officially inducted at the Museum's on October 17th at the
annual Fellow Awards Dinner and Ceremony. Fellows are nominated by a
panel composed of computer historians, other museum Fellows, their
peers, staff and trustees. The Fellow Awards tradition began in 1987
with its first inductee, That person was Grace Murray Hopper, who is
widely known as coining the term "computer bug."
The Computer History Museum Fellow Awards publicly recognize
individuals of outstanding merit who have made significant, personal
contributions to the development of computing. The museum is located
at 1401 N. Shoreline Boulevard in Mountain View, California.
(Computing & Science)
**
NAMES IN THEW NEWS: K7CR LEAVING ENTERCOM
Legendary broadcast engineer Clay Freinwald, K7CR, is seeking another
position. This, after learning he'll be leaving his present job at
Entercom sooner than he had planned.
Freinwald is a corporate engineer for the group's Seattle radio
cluster. He is also an active Society of Broadcast Engineers officer
and was recently elected to a second term as National Vice President.
In addition to his work in broadcast engineering, he is also active in
EAS organizations and was one of the pioneers of ham radio repeater
coordination in the Pacific Northwest. His worked helped to found the
Western Washington Amateur Relay Association which was an early adopter
of the 20 KHz spacing bandplan for 2 meters
In a note to the CGC Communicator, Freinwald says that Entercom gave
him a long lead time on the phase out of his present position and is
being very supportive. He added that he is also thankful for support
he has gotten from his industry colleagues. You can reach him at
K7CR at blarg.net. (CGC, others)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: HONORING REGINAL FESSENDEN
Honoring Reginald Fessenden is the purpose of a special on-the-air
celebration slated for Saturday, November 11th by the University of
Pittsburgh's Panther Amateur Rradio Club.
Fessensden, who is the center focus of the ARRL's "Hello" campaign is
considered by many to be the father of modern radio. Although not a
scientist by profession, Fessenden was none-the-less a self-taught
electricity enthusiast. In January, 1906, its claimed that Fessenden
made the first successful two-way transatlantic transmission,
exchanging Morse code messages between a station here in the U-S-A and
an identical one in Scotland.
Prior to conducting his research and transcontinental communications
experiments, Fessenden acted as the chair of the Electrical Engineering
Department at the University of Pittsburgh. Now the radio amateurs at
the school plan to honor his work by operating special event station K-
3-F on 80, 40, 20 and 15 meters plus VHF on 146.52 MHz and over the
clubs repeater. QSL information and more background on this event is
on-line at www.pitt.edu/AFShome/s/o/sorc/public/html/parc/k3f.html
(WA3QKX))
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: HONORING DR. YAGI
And a great Japanese inventor is being honored with an on-the-air
operating event.
The Tohoku University Amateur Radio Club and the Osaka University
Amateur Radio Club are operating memorial stations 8J7YAGI and 8J3YAGI.
This, to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth and the 30th
anniversary of the death of Dr Hidetsugu Yagi.
The Yagi Antenna is a directional antenna invented by Dr. Hidetsugu
Yagi of Tohoku Imperial University and his assistant, Dr. Shintaro Uta.
This groundbreaking invention combined a simple structure with high
performance. Most ultra short or extremely receiving antennas, such as
TV antennas, use this design. One that revolutionized the concept of
directional antenna systems around the world. (Press release)
**
RADIO IN SPACE: GIANT SUNSPOT SENDS RADIO WAVE
An eruption on the surface of the Sun has produced a burst of energy in
the range of 18 to 22 MHz. One that Astronomer Thomas Ashcraft says
sounded like a freight train rolling through the area.
According to Spaceweather.com, this active sunspot has been hiding just
behind the sun's eastern most branch. For days it had been ejecting
clouds of magnetized gas high above the Suns surface. It was expected
to emerge into sight of Earth on Tuesday November 7th or early on
Wednesday, the 8th.
Astronomer Ashcroft recorded the sound of the approaching solar storm
using a radio telescope in New Mexico. You can hear what it sounds
like by taking your web browser to
http://www.heliotown.com/Snov6_06_1747ut1822.mp3 (Spaceweather.com))
**
RADIO IN SPACE: NASA TO STUDY CME'S
Meantime, NASA has launched two space craft on a mission that will
greatly improve our understanding of coronal mass ejection's also known
as C-M-E's. These are the violent solar eruptions that propel billions
of tons of the sun's outer atmosphere into space and cause interference
to radio communications here on Earth. Jeramy Boot, G4NJH, has the
details:
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Coronal mass eruptions can have a dramatic impact on propagation and
can disrupt power grids and satellite communication systems.
NASA's Stereo Mission will study the sun in unprecedented detail. The
two nearly identical space craft, which were launched on a Delta 2
rocket from Cape Canaveral, will orbit the sun, taking highly detailed
photographs. These will
allow scientists to construct accurate three-dimensional images of the
sun for the first time.
To obtain their unique stereo view of the sun, the two space craft must
be placed in different orbits, where they are offset from each other
and Earth. Space craft "A" will be in an orbit moving ahead of Earth,
and "B" will lag behind.
During the two-year mission, the two spacecraft will explore the
origin, evolution and interplanetary consequences of coronal mass
ejections. When directed at Earth, these billion-tonne eruptions can
produce spectacular aurora and disrupt satellites, radio communications
and power systems. Energetic particles associated with these solar
eruptions permeate the entire solar system and may be hazardous to
spacecraft and astronauts.
Jeramy Boot, G4NJH.
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Mike Kaiser is a project scientist with the Stereo program at NASA. He
says that coronal mass ejections are a main thrust of solar physics
today. With Stereo, researchers hope to better understand how CME's
get started and how they pass through the solar system. (GB2RS, NASA)
**
RADIO TECHNOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING MARCONI REVISITED
A beacon transmitter operating on 1.960 MHz as GB3SSS came on from
Poldhu in the United Kingdom on November 1st. This as part of the
experiment described in our report three weeks ago dealing with
research into how Guglielmo Marconi was able to span the Atlantic by
wireless for the first time on December 12, 1901.
According to Keith Matthew, G0WYS, the beacon will help researchers
understand the possibility of low sunspot number transatlantic medium
wave propagation. This on a 24 hour a day basis, but especially from
14:00 through 18:00 UTC. That was the approximate time frame Marconi
was operating. On the listening end in Newfoundland will be well-known
low-frequency experimenter Joe Craig, V-O-1-N-A, who lives near St
John's, Newfoundland.
The 1.960 MHz beacon uses a two-minute transmit sequence starting at
the top of the hour. I t will consist of a CW identification followed
by a series of carrier bursts, each reducing in power by 6 dB. An
identification in PSK31 will follow. The transmit sequence repeats at
15 minute intervals. Matthew says that the 160 meter amateur band was
chosen for the research because Marconi's original frequency is today a
highly populated piece of the radio spectrum.
A 2 meter beacon on the same site, also signing GB3SSS. Its on 144.404
MHz is but is currently running reduced power.
More information is at the Poldhu Amateur Radio Club website, Its ib
cyberspace at
http://www.mulliononline.com/CLUBS/GB2GM/GB2GM.htm (Southgate ARN)
**
RADIO ON THE WEB: CAT GALAXY REAPPERS
Now heres a strange one. How about a radio station specifically for
pets that purr. We are talking about Cat Galaxy, an Internet radio
station for cats is now back online.
The station came back to full service after fixing a computer operating
system update fault that caused a conflict with the audio software used
to broadcast. The issue forced the station to shut down it's live
broadcasts and revert to auto-play while the problem was being
resolved. You can find the station in cyberspace at
www.catgalaxymedia.com
And no, we are not making this one up. The station is really called
Cat Galaxy as in "meow, meow, meow" and all that jazz. (RW)
**
RADIO IN SPACE: TEEN GOES EME FOR FLIPSIDE AWARD
A series of experiments involving the Moon and the International Space
Station has won a United Kingdom high schooler pupil an engineering
award.
According to the British Broadcasting Company's BBC OnLine, 16 year old
Erik Mackay won the Flipside Magazine prize for his studies using radio
technology. BBC.com did not say if Mackay was a licensed radio amateur
but. It did note that the Wick High School student calculated the
distance between the Earth and Moon by bouncing radio signals. Also,
that he contacted the International Space Station using ham radio.
For his hard work, Erik Mackay was awarded a new laptop computer. The
presentation was made by U-K television science and history expert Adam
Hart-Davies. The award is sponsored by I-E-T which publishes
engineering publications including Flipside. (RSGB)
**
ON THE AIR: MINI DXPEDITION TO SATA CATALINA
The Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club operating as K-6-P-V will be
conducting its first ever mini Islands on the Air mini DXpedition to
Santa Catalina Island of the California coastline. Santa Catalina is
I-O-T-A number NA-066 with operations taking place from the settlement
of Two Harbors beginning in the late afternoon of November 12th and
lasting through the morning of November 15th Principal operations will
be on 20 and 40 meter S-S-B. QSL direct with an S.A.S.E. to The Palos
Verdes Amateur Radio Club, P.O.Box 2316, Palos Verdes Peninsula,
Califoenia, 90274 (PVARC)
**
DX
In D-X, the RSGB reports that the Lakshadweep Islands which are the
second most-wanted DXCC entity will host two DXpeditions during
December. One is a team sponsored by the Amateur Radio Society of
India. It intends to activate the island with the callsign VU7LD. A
second group, under the auspices of the National Institute for Amateur
Radio, has announced plans to operate as VU7RG from the island. This,
in honor of the late Indian prime minister
Rajiv Gandhi, VU2RG.
The VU7LD DXpedition will run from December 1st to the 30th while the
VU7RG team will operate from December 1st to the 10th. During that time,
some sixty Indian hams, including a number of well-known DX'ers, are
expected to participate in these twin operations.
Part of the Laccadive Islands, Lakshadweep is the smallest union
territory of India. It is in the Arabian Sea some 200 to 300km off the
south western coast of India.
In other D-X news, word that VK2GND, will operate as A35GN from Tonga
from the 25th
December to January the 3rd. Look for him on or around 7.050, 14.195
and 14.273 MHz. QSL both of these operations as directed on the air.
Lastly, here one to put on your calander for next year. SM5DJZ says
that he will operate on 160 through 6 meters on CW, SSB and RTTY as
SD40JZ throughout November 2007. This to celebrate his 40 years on
the amateur radio bands. We say congratulations to him on this
achievement.
(Above from various DX news sources)
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: WORLDS WORST COMMUNICATIONS PREDICTIONS
And finally this week, some interesting communications and technology
predictions that could not have been more wrong. Get ready to smile.
Here's John Williams, VK5BUI.
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"Theoretically, television may be feasible, but I consider it an
impossibility - a development which we should waste little time
dreaming about." Lee de Forest in 1926, inventor of the cathode ray
tube.
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Thomas J.
Watson in 1943, Chairman of the Board of IBM.
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered
as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to
us." Western Union internal memo in 1876.
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" H. M. Warner of Warner
Brothers in 1927.
And the last one which is a classic. "640 Kilobytes ought to be
enough (memory) for anybody." Bill Gates in 1981.
The weird and wonderful file. I'm John, VK5BUI.
--
And then there's the thoughts of the perennial early 1920's radio
amateurs whose names have long ago been forgotten but his words live
on:
"All a ham needs to work DX is a good rotary spark gap, a lively piece
of Galena crystal for a receiver, some wire on the roof and a lot of
luck." (WIA News)
**
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