[Ham-News] Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1602 - April 25, 2008

Sat Apr 26 11:19:27 EDT 2008

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1602 - April 25, 2008

The following is a Q-S-T.  The FCC will netcast its meeting to revise 
the Emergency Alert System, a not so funny intruder to 70 centimeters 
down-under, changes in the rules for Field Day 2008 and Newsline's e-
mail is spoofed.  Find out the details on Amateur Radio Newsline 
report number 1602 coming your way right now.

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RESCUE RADIO:  FCC TO WEBCAST EAS PLANNING SUMMIT MAY 19

The Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and Homeland 
Security Bureau will webcast a Summit on the nation's Emergency Alert 
System on Monday, May 19th.  Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, reports:

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In line with the Commission's July 2007 Second Report and Order on the 
Emergency Alert System, the Summit discussions will focus on the 
current state of the nation's E-A-S and what is needed to transition it 
to a more robust, Next Generation alert and warning system.  One that 
will help ensure that all citizens receive accurate and timely 
information during emergencies.  

The Summit will be open to the public; admittance however will be 
limited to the seating available.  The venue is Commission Meeting Room 
at the FCC's Washington D.C.  headquarters building from 9:00 a.m. to 
12:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.  Those individuals who are interested 
in attending may pre-register on-line at: 
http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/summits/eas .  The deadline for pre-
registration is Thursday, May 15, 2008.  

As mentioned there will be streaming Audio and Video coverage of the 
meeting.  It will be carried live with open captioning over the 
Internet from the FCC's web page at www.fcc.gov.realaudio  Access to 
webcast is free to the public and does not require pre-registration. 

Whether or not the ARRL, REACT or any personal radio emergency 
communications organization will be a part of this gathering?  That not 
known at this point in time.  

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

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Again, that E-A-S planning meeting is Monday, May 19th.  The Commission 
says that it will release additional information and an agenda in the 
near  future. (FCC)

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ALERT:  NEWSLINE ADDRESS BEING SPOOFED

Amateur Radio Newsline's e-mail addrsss has been spoofed and you may 
have been the target.

If you received an unexpected e-mail with our return address of 
newsline at arnewsline.org with a message written in Cyrillic Rusiam and 
asking you to call a strange telephone number, delete that e-mail at 
once.  Its not from us and there is every reason to believe that 
calling that phone number could be a hoax or scam.  

Every once in a while spammers and Internet scammers randomly pick an 
e-mail address and use it to send outs thousands if not 10's of 
thousands or even millions of pieces of spam e-mail.  This week it 
appears to be our turn.  

We found out about it when several hundred bounced e-mail filled our 
incoming mailbox on Wednesday the 23rd.  We notified our I-S-P but in 
reality all that can be done is to wait for the spoofing attack to 
pass. 

Meantime, if you were one of those who received the Russian spam, just 
delete it because it was not from us.  Also, remember this general 
Internet safety rule.  Never, ever click on any link in any e-mail that 
you are not expecting, even if you know the person who sent it.  There 
is no way to know if that e-mail is real or just another web spoof like 
the one our e-mail address was used for this past week.

Be wise.  Do not click any link or call any phone numbers that came 
unsolicited.  Make Internet safety your top priority and you will not 
only protect your computer but also your personal information as well.  
Information that the crooks on the Internet will stop at nothing to 
get.  (ARNewsline)

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BREAKING DX NEWS:  GLORIOSO ISLAND OPERATION POSTPONED AGAIN

If you have been one of those patiently waiting for Glorioso Island to 
come on the air, you are going to have to wait a bit longer.  This is 
because the DXpedition to Glorioso originally scheduled for May 6th to 
June 6th  has been postponed once again. 

The reason this time is construction.  Starting in June a number of  
new tropical storms shelters will be built on Glorioso.  The work will 
take at least two and a half months. Due to the large number of workers 
on the island during the construction the authorities decided to 
postpone the DXpedition until the work has been completed.  

The exact dates for the Dxpedition to take place will be determined by 
the availability of transportation to and from Glorioso.  The operators 
say that they hope to accomplish the operation by the end of September 
or the beginning of October at the latest.  We will have more D-X 
related news later on in this weeks Amateur Radio Newsline report.  
(DXNL)

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ON THE AIR:  RULES CHANGES FOR FIELD DAY 2008

Three major changes have been announced in the rules guiding this years 
ARRL Field Day.  

First is that the Demonstration Mode bonuses have been replaced by an 
Educational Activities bonus.  

Second, The Get On The Air or G-O-T-A station may now also operate on 
the VHF bands but only one band at a time.  

Lastly, a newly licensed amateur who has received his or her ticket 
dince Field Day 2007 may operate the G-O-T-A station regardless of 
license class, but this does not apply to upgrades.  The League says 
that an upgrade is not the same as a new license.  

Field Day 2008 runs from 1800 U-T-C on June 28th to 2100 U-T-C on June 
29th.  The complete rules are on the ARRL's website at 
www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/fd.html.  You can also find them 
starting on page 81 of the May issue of QST magazine.  (ARRL)

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RADIO ON THE WEB:  ARRL TO DISCONTINUE RADIOS ON-LINE LISTINGS

Call this a case of a few spoiling it for the many.  The few are those 
arrogant hams who have insisted that the ARRL rules regarding what is 
permissible to post on the ARRL's Radios On-Line web ads does not apply 
to them.

According to ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, the ARRL 
has experienced an increased number of complaints by members and users 
of the service.  This, regarding postings and practices that do not 
conform to the Radios On-Line Web site's original intent.  

According to Kramer, despite efforts to regularly monitor the site 
problems have continued.  These include postings for guns and other 
personal ads.  Kramer says that the ARRL staff that administers this 
service has deleted these items and notified the 'poster.'   A day or 
two later they find the ads back on the site and placed in every 
category. 

Kramer says that the ARRL is spending far to much time dealing with 
this matter and making it is no longer worth the cost of maintaining 
the service.   So as of April 30th the ARRL says that it will 
discontinue listing classified ads in the Radios On-Line are of its 
website.  

As we said, it only take a very few to spoil it for the many.  (ARRL)

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ENFORCEMENT: A COMEDY INTRUDER DOWN-UNDER

It was no laughing matter when signals popped up on 70cm band during 
the recent Melbourne Comedy Festival down-under.  But the Australian 
Commuications and Media Authority -- the ACMA -- wasted little time in 
dispoing of this one.  Jim Linton, VK3PC, f the WIA News reports"

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Staff of a security company were equipped with imported Chinese made 
hand-helds radios. They believed they were CB radios and okay to use 
for communications on the streets of Central Melbourne.

The ACMA acted quickly on reports of the intruders and was taking 
appropriate action to ensure compliance with the Radiocommunications 
Act.

The fear among the amateur radio community is that this incident could 
be just the start of many more commercial uses of similar radios.

That fear comes amid reports of another intrusion on the 70cm for valet 
parking at a major Melbourne entertainment complex.

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

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Whether you live in Australia, Europe, here in the U-S-A or anywhere 
else there is a good chance that attempting to engage pirate operations 
like this in on-air discussion may be a breach of our amateur license 
conditions.  That means holding a QSOI with the intruder could get you 
into as much trouble as the unlicensed station with the cheapo H-T.  
(WIA News)

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ENFORCEMENT:  COMPASSIONATE FCC FINES UNLICENSED BROADCASTER ONLY $100

The FCC has shown a lot of compassion as it issued and affirmed a 
monetary forfeiture in the amount of only $100 to Dwayne Simon of 
California.  This, for operating an unlicensed radio transmitter on 
95.9 MHz in Lancaster area.  

Simon had originally been issued a Notice to Apparent Liability in the 
amount of $10,000.  This following a December 30, 2006 visit by FCC 
agents from the Enforcement Bureau's Los Angeles office.  During their 
visit the agents interviewed Simon and inspected the station.  During 
the questioning Simon acknowledged that he was aware of the 
Commission's requirement for a license to broadcast.  He also said that 
he was aware of the Commission's enforcement efforts against other 
pirate broadcasters in the Lancaster area.  

Before leaving, the agents issued an on-scene Notice of Unlicensed 
Operation to Simon.  At the end of the interview Simon told the agents 
that he would not operate the station again and indicated that he would 
pursue an Internet-based radio station as an alternative.

But Simon apparently did not keep that promise. On April 6, 2007, Los 
Angeles agents again visited Simon and inspected his station.  Simon 
again acknowledged operating the unlicensed station on 95.9 MHz.

On June 18, 2007, the Los Angeles Office issued a Notice of Apparent 
Liability  in the amount of $10,000 to Simon.  In his Response, Simon 
did not dispute the facts outlined in the proposed fine.  Instead he 
apologized for his actions and stated that he had dismantled his 
transmitter.  He also asserted an inability to pay the forfeiture and 
supplied personal financial information to support this claim.  

The FCC says that in analyzing Simons financial hardship claim that it 
found it to be true and warranted a reduction in the amount of the 
fine.  In this case to the amount of $100 which Simnon was given 30 
days to pay or to file a further appeal.  (FCC)

**

THE SOCIAL SCENE:  SHELBY HAMFEST ANNOUNCES ITS NEW VENUE

The Shelby Hamfest will be heading a few miles East to a new venue.  
This with word that the Shelby Amateur Radio Club will hold the 52nd 
Annual Shelby Hamfest at Biggerstaff Park also called Gaston County 
Park. in Dallas, North Carolina instead of the Cleveland County 
Fairgrounds closer to Shelby. 

As previously reported, the separation stems from earlier contract 
disputes between the club and the Cleveland County Fair Association.  
New contract stipulations for the fairgrounds put Hamfest in jeopardy. 
The radio club thought the fair association's contract changes were 
unacceptable, leading to a stalemate.  The club was beginning to wonder 
if they would be able to hold this years hamfest but it didn't take 
long  for Gaston County to take interest.  As a result the new home for 
the Shelby Hamfest will be Dallas Park.  

The Shelby Hamfest is one of the oldest and largest in the United 
States.  It was first held at Shelby City Park and began as a one-day 
event attended by less than 100 people.  The Hamfest eventually outgrew 
the City Park and moved to Brackett's Cedar Park in Casar, North 
Carolina.  By 1979, it had outgrown  Brackett's and moved to the 
Fairgrounds.  In that time the event has grown to where it attracts 
between 8000 to 12000 over the Labor Day weekend.  According to amateur 
radio operators who have attended since it's beginning, one of the 
major reasons for its growth and continued success has been the small 
town friendly feeling that visitors enjoy.  (Cleveland County Star)

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THE SOCIAL SCENE:  AMSAT / TAPR BANQUET AT HAMVENTION 2008

The second annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be held during Dayton 
Hamvention on Friday evening at the Kohler Presidental Banquet Center, 
Kettering, Ohio.  The evening will begin with a cash bar at 6:30 PM.  
Dinner will be served at 7:15.. Please contact martha at amsat.org at the 
AMSAT office for information or call to make reservations. (ANS)

**

NAMES IN THE NEWS:  SHES THE ONE WHO DID IT - ON STILTS

A staff member of the Radio Society of Great Britain staff set a new 
world record in the recent London Marathon.  Not for the speed in which 
she ran it,  Rather 21 year old Michelle Frost's name has gone down in 
the Guinness Book of Records as the first person ever to complete the 
26 mile course while running on 4 foot high circus stilts.

Frost of Bristol, took part in the marathon to raise money for REACH.  
This is an organization which helps children with upper limb 
deficiencies. 

 Prior to the race beginning she told the BBC that it was a bit of a 
spur of the moment idea because she could already stilt walk, and I 
thought she would give it a try.  To find out more, and to sponsor 
Michelle, go to www.justgiving.com/rainbowdave.  (RSGB)

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NAMES IN THE NEWS: W3HC RETIRES AS QSL MANAGER

Carl Mc Daniel, W3HC, is retiring as a QSL Manager and that the QSL 
Manager's Society is acquiring all of the logs and cards from him.  All 
callsigns he was overseeing will be assigned to new managers however it 
will take some time to sort and make the changes.

Bob Schenck, N2OO, says that anyone who has already sent a QSL via W3HC 
does not need to re-send it. All mail already received by W3HC will 
also be passed along to whomever gets assigned as that calls manager.  
Thus far the currently active callsigns CO6AP, 7X5VRK, PY2KC, YL2EC, 
TU2XZ, PT5T, PS2T and ZY100S will be handled by Kim Larsen via N3SL.  
(OPDX)

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NAMES IN THE NEWS:  K1AKS RETURNS AS SM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Al Shuman, K1AKS, of New Boston, New Hampshire, has been appointed ARRL 
Section Manager of the New Hampshire Section, effective April 21.  The 
League announced the appointment after Sterling Eanes, AK1K, decided to 
step down due to mounting work responsibilities and other commitments.  

Shuman previously served as New Hampshire Section Manager for two 
previous terms.  These were from December 1992 to June 1999 and October 
2000 to June 2005. His latest term of office continues through June 30, 
2009. (ARRL)

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THE SOCIAL SCENE:  CSVHFS IN KANSAS IN JULY

The Central States VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers 
and presentations for the upcoming 42nd Annual Central States VHF 
Society Conference to be held in Wichita, Kansas fro, July 24th to the 
26th.  Papers and presentations are solicited on both the technical and 
operational aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave weak signal amateur 
radio.  The deadline for the submission of papers and presentations is  
May 15th.  More is on-line at 
http://www.csvhfs.org/conference/callforpapers.html  (CSVHFS)

**

HAM HAPPENINGS:  NET COMMEMORATES TEXAS INDEPENDENCE

On Sunday April 20th, the Texas Heritage Net commemorated the final 
battle for Texas independence.  The combat took place on April 21, 
1836, at a place called  San Jacinto.  That's where General Sam Houston 
and less than 900 men defeated Santa Anna's Army and won Texas 
independence. 

Lamar Denby of Huntington, Texas, whose call sign is KD5HLB, served as 
net control station.  Denby is the great-great grandson of Lt. Col. 
Moses F. Roberts, who fought in the battle of San Jacinto and later 
served in the Congress of the Republic of Texas.  While in office 
Roberts worked with Sam Houston pushing for the annexation of Texas to 
the United States. 

There were 22 participants for the net.  Each will receive a 
commemorative QSL card.  The Texas Heritage Net meets each Sunday 
evening at 8:00 PM CST on 7 point 227 MHz.  (QRZ.com)

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HAMVENTION 2008:  W5KUB TO PROVIDE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO MAY 14 - 18

If you can't make it to this years Dayton Hamvention, Tom Medlin, 
W5KUB, has the next best thing.  He will being many of this years 
Hamvention highlights right to your home computer screen via broadband 
video streaming.

According to Tom, the fun starts live on Wednesday May 14th at about 
08:00 Central Daylight Time.  That's when he and his crew depart from 
Memphis, Tennessee for their 550 Mile drive to Dayton.  Tom will be 
streaming the drive live so that those clicking to his website can have 
fun trying to guess where they  are.  And thanks to Tom's Helmet cam, 
you will also be able to  or comment about what food they are seen 
eating.

Web transmissions from the Hamvention begin on Thursday May 15th  as we 
see Tom and his crew set up at Fleamarket spaces 3350 and 3351.  Once 
the show opens on Friday, Ton plans nonstop coverage until closing on 
Sunday afternoon.  Then he invites you to vicariously drive back to 
Memphis with him as he passes through some of the prettiest countryside 
that this nation has to offer.

So if you can't be there in person, take your web browser to 
http://w5kub.com and let Tom Medlin bring the magic of Hamvention 2008 
directly to your home computer screen  Again, the U-R-L is 
http://W5KUB.com.  There will also be a direct link to Toms streaming 
video site from the Dayton Hamvention website at www.hamvention.org. 
(W5KUB)

**

CHANGING OF THE GUARD:  ANTENNA AUTHORITY L.B. CEBIK, W4RNL, - S.K.

Some sad news.  Word that famed antenna authority L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, 
has passed away. Cebik lived in Knoxville, Tennessee and wrote more 
than a dozen books on antennas.  Much of his work was also self 
published on his well known website at www.cebik.com

A teacher for more than 30 years, Cebik was retired, but served as 
Professor Emeritus at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.  He was 
also an ARRL Technical Adviser in the area of antenna design. L. B. 
Cebik, W4RNL was only 68 years of age.  (QCWA)

**

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  NEW VERSION OF FDMDV RELEASED

A new version of the Digital Voice software FDMDV is now available for 
download .  FDMDV allows you to transmit and receive Digital Voice 
simply by hooking up your PC to a standard High Frequency S-S-B 
transceiver. 

As reported in past newscasts, the key advantage of mode  is that it's 
transmitted bandwidth is less than half that of S-S-B, just 1 point 1 
kHz.  The new version FDMDV 1 point 2 along with updated documentation 
can be downloaded from  n1su.com/fdmdv.  (Via e-mail)

**

HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  AMSAT AUSTRALIA AND OZSATGROUP MERGE

Two ham radio in space names that are well known down-under have 
merged.  AMSAT-Australia and the Ozsatgroup have combined into a new 
gorganization,  but one that has retained the name AMSAT-Australia.  

The two organizations have been working together for more than twenty-
four months, and have been discussing such an amalgamation for some 
time.  The decision to go ahead with the merger was made after Graham 
Ratcliff, VK5AGR formally tended his resignation as AMSAT-Australia 
National Coordinator and as AMSAT Coordinator for the Wireless 
Institute of Australia at the WIA Federal Convention on Monday, April 
7th. 

 The role of AMSAT-Australia National Coordinator for the new 
organization has been taken on by Paul Paradigm, VK2TXT.  Paradigm was 
formally the Coordinator of the Ozsatgroup.  He has been joined by Judy 
Williams, VK2TJU in the role of AMSAT-Australia Secretary.  (WIA)

**

RADIO IN SPACE:  MAPPING BELOW MARS SURFACE

A radar device co-sponsored by NASA on the European Space Agency's Mars 
Express orbiter has looked beneath the surface of Mars. 

The radar sounder on Mars Express is the Mars Advanced Radar for 
Subsurface and Ionospheric Imaging was built to map the distribution of 
liquid and frozen water in upper portions of the planet's crust.  A 
complementary radar sounder, the Shallow Subsurface Radar on NASA's 
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter  uses a different frequency to see greater 
detail but to a lesser depth.  The two signals are then radioed back to 
Earth for scientific analysis.  

As these two instruments continue to provide data, the understanding 
that they provide about how planetary radar sounders work is prompting 
ideas for using the technology to explore beneath the surfaces of 
bodies.  These include Jupiter's moon Europa, Saturn's moons Titan and 
Enceladus, as well as asteroids and comets.  (NASA/Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory Release)

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WORLDBEAT - UK:  RSGB MOVES TO NEW HOME IN BEDFORD

Turning to news from other parrts of the globe, we start with word that 
the Radio Society of Great Britain was completely closed from Friday  
April 18th to  Friday April 25th.  This was to permit the U-K national 
society to relocate from its old home at Potters Bar to s new location 
in the city of Bedford.  

Normal operations should resume on Monday April 28th but they ask 
members to delay any non-urgent business until Wednesday the 30th  
Because of the move there were to be  no updates to the RSGB web site 
from the 21st to the 25th of April. There was also noGB2RS bulletin on 
Sunday  April 27th.  (RSGB)

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WORLDBEAT - EAST TIMOR:  BRINGING HAM RADIO TO THE NATION

Spain's national society, the  Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles or 
U-R-E has announced a new educational  project in East Timor to take 
place in June.  The U-R-E's Radiosolidarity Department will organize a 
DXpedition combined with activities to promote Amateur Radio in East 
Timor.  This will include the  donation of a complete Amateur Radio 
station at the University of Dili.  The Spanish national society hopes 
that operating alongside students and teachers of the Electrical 
Engineering and other departments will help make amateur radio a 
permanent way of life in East Timor. More details and up-to-date 
information is now available at 
www.ure.es/hf/eadx/expediciones/4w2008/home.php?lang=en
(URE)

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WORLDBEAT - SINGAPORE:  FUND FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS FOUNDED BY 9V1UV 

Singapore amateur K.C. Selvadurai, 9V1UV, has donated $5000 to IARU 
Region 3.  This, to establish a special fund that will enable the 
regions directors undertake tasks or projects that can better achieve 
its missions and goals. In making the donation Selva as he I better 
known expressed the hope that others may also contribute to the new 
fund.  (Southgate)

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WORLDBEAT - FINLAND  EDXC TO MEET IN SEPTEMBER

The 2008 European DX Council or EDXC Conference will be held 5th to the 
7th of September in Vaasa, Finland.  Organized by the Finnish DX 
Association as the 50th Anniversary meeting of the club, the conference 
takes place at the Best Western Hotel Silveria with many activities 
already planned.  More about the event is on line at 
www.netikka.net/edxc2008/  (Southgate)

**

WORLDBEAT - THE NETHERLANDS:  DUTCH VERON ELECTS NEW LEADERS

>From the Netherlands comes word that Remy Denker, PA3AGF, is the new 
president to the Dutch national Amateur Radio society the VERON.  
Denker replaces outgoing president Dick Harms, PA2DW, who did not seek 
reelection.  

Elected to serve as 1st Vice President is Guido van den Berg, PA0GMM.  
Jan Janssen, PA0JMG, has taked the 2nd Vice Presidents slot with Peter 
de , PA3CWS, elected as the VERON's new Treasirer.

The elections took place at the society's Annual General Meeting on 
Saturday  April 19th.  More information is on line at www.veron.nl  
(Southgate)

**

DX

In DX word that N5FF should be in Damascus and should be active again 
as YK1BA until May 2nd.  He will return home to Texas on May 3rd.  As 
usual, the purpose of the trip is not a DXpedition, so his operating 
will be spotty.  However he hopes to be able to operate at least 3-4 
hours a day.   QSL via N5FF.

A 6 meter DXpedition to Sable Island is scheduled to take place from 
June 25th through the 7th of July. VE3IKV, K5AND and W3CMP will be active 
there as CY0X using CW SSB. Operation will also occur on 20m and 40m, 
but at a lower priority than six. For more information go to 
www.cy0x.com. 

Cards for the A52AM operation from Bhutan are not valid for DXCC.  The
reason given is that because the license was revoked this is considered 
as an unauthorized operation. For more details, you can view the 
official paperwork from the Bhutan Department of Post and 
Telecommunications at 
www.darc.de/ausland/new/auslref_dokumente/bicma_a52am.pdf

As of April 22nd, N9QGU is on the air from St, Martin on 20, 15 and 10 
meters SSB for about two weeks. He will have time to operate only 
during his early morning and late afternoon hours. QSL as directed on 
the air.

Lastly, members of the United Kingdom's Grantham Amateur Radio Club are 
going to Lunga Isle from the 12th to the 17th of June.  No callsigns 
announced yet. More information is on the club website at 
www.garc.org.uk.

(From various DX news sources)
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THAT FINAL ITEM:  LEARNING MORSE THROUGH SONG

And finally this week, a new song and video about rebuilding a ham 
radio contest station while at the same time teaches the viewer the 
Morse code will soon be here.  Its from a musical group called the Ham 
Band.  Lissa Ladefoged, of the Ham Band gives us a bit of background on 
what lead to the song being written and the video being produced:

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Lissa:  "What happened was that we had a small fore in the shack.  The 
fire was caused by an electrical short.  So, we actually had to empty 
the shack.  This gave us the opportunity to completely rebuild and we 
filmed the whole process from the burying of a huge copper grounding 
plate and the rewiring of all the filters and switches and the 
installation of rhe three HF stations.  Finally the whole station was 
given a workout by our team in several contests." 

--

For those of you new to the the hobby, the Ham Band is a group of 
musicians based in Denmark who do music about ham radio. Andrew John 
Huddleston, OZ1XJ is the groups leader and his fife Lissa Ladefoged is 
they key soloist.  They are the only group to ever release an C-D that 
consists only of songs about ham radio.  Called Seek You -- it was 
introduced several years ago at the Dayton Hamvention and was a sell-
out.  Since then the groups on-line video single titled "Come And Join 
Us On The Airwaves" has been at the top of the YouTube charts with over 
90,000 views so far.  Lissa says the new song could set a record, but 
not in the way you might think:

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Lissa:  "The song is in three styles.  First we have the French 
musette.  And then the Viennese waltz and we wind up with the German 
oom-pah.  Each verse introduces letters and numbers in Morse code so 
that all numbers and letters are mentioned in the course of the 15 
minute song.  The song also changes key twenty-four times se we expect 
to get into the Guinnes Book of Records."

--

Andrew and Lisa say that they hope you will enjoy the new song's 
preview video.  Its on-line at the YouTube at 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s49tnxT8F8  (ARNewsline)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE

With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, the CGC Communicator, CQ 
Magazine, the FCC, the Ohio Penn DX Bulletin, Radio Netherlands, Rain, 
the RSGB, the Southgate News and Australia's W-I-A News, that's all 
from the Amateur Radio Newsline.  Our e-mail address is 
newsline at arnewsline.org.  More information is available at Amateur 
Radio Newsline'sT only official website located at www.arnewsline.org.  
You can also write to us or support us at Amateur Radio Newsline, P.O. 
Box 660937, Arcadia, California 91066. 

Before we go we want to remind you that the nominating period for the 
2008 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year is now open.  Any 
licensed radio amateur age 18 or younger residing in the United States 
or Canada is eligible for the award.  Full details and both 
downloadable and on-line nominating forms are in cyberspace at 
www.YHOTY.org.

Also, a reminder of our on-line website poll.  This month we are asking 
how high the price of a gallon of gas has to go before it keeps you 
from hopping into your car for a ride over to a hamfest.  To vote, 
simply take your web browser to www.arnewsline.org, scroll down until 
you see the poll area on the left side of the screen and cast your 
ballot.  The real time results that includes your vote will be 
instantly displayed.  

For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors desk, I'm Don 
Wilbanks, AE5DW, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.  