[SJDXA] FW: Current News Update

[Bob Schenck, N2OO]

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TOP STORIES

Ham Radio Emergency Communications Ramps Up in Japan While it Winds Down in New 
Zealand: Ham radio manufacturers donated hundreds of VHF/UHF handhelds to the Japan
Amateur Radio League for use by amateurs at refugee centers and disaster relief 
centers; Quake relief in New Zealand is winding down as life in Christchurch returns
to normal.

Hamvention® Award Winners Announced: Shirley Roberts, N8LX, is Amateur of the Year.
EZNEC developer Roy Lewallen, W7EL. gets Technical Service Award, QRZ.com founder
Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ, given Special Achievement Award, and Charlottesville, Virginia's
Albemarle Amateur Radio Club was named Club of the Year.

Russia Joins CEPT: IARU Region 1 officials consider the decision "a major step forward
to achieve worldwide radio amateur roaming." Also, the new government of Southern
Sudan has issued its first amateur license, for a DXpedition scheduled for July;
 and the planned DX0DX expedition to the Spratly Islands has been postponed again

Alleged Pirates Indicted in Deaths of Hams: To stand trial in Norfolk, Virginia 
on piracy, kidnapping and firearms charges.

ARISS Achieves New Milestone: Astronaut makes 600th school contact from the International
Space Station. Also, the ARISSAT-1 satellite is scheduled to be turned on from inside
the station on April 12; two new ham satellites -- FASTRAC-1 and FASTRAC-2 - successfully
separated from each other on March 15, but three other ham satellites -- Explorer-1,
KySat-1 and Hermes all were lost in a launch failure.

Twenty-Seven Candles for OSCAR-11 ... and Enter the Fox: The OSCAR-11 satellite 
turned 27 years old on March 1. Plus, AMSAT introduced its newest program, Project
Fox.

Chinese EME/Satellite Mission Under Way: AMSAT-China is in the midst of a DXpedition
to southwestern China for experiments in EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) and satellite communications.

Senegal Telecom Institute Gets Ham Station: International telecommunications institute
trains future telecom engineers and regulators from 14 African countries.

FCC Changes Amateur Spread Spectrum Rules: No more automatic power control, but 
maximum power output is dropped from 100 watts to 10 watts PEP.

Bell Labs Develops Tiny Cellular Antenna: lightRadio(TM) cube could revolutionize
cell networks, greatly reducing the need for controversial towers and tower laws
 that often ensnare hams.

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The April issue of CQ magazine is in the mail!

Featured articles include:

* Radio Foxhunting Season

* First Look: Kenwood TH-D72 Handheld

* CQ Reviews: Ameritron RCS-12 Automatic Antenna Switch

* The Sun Wakes Up

Sneak preview of the May issue ... here's what to look forward to a month from now:

* Special Report on Disaster in Japan

* Results, 2010 CQ WW RTTY DX Contest and 2010 CQ WW Foxhunting Weekend

* A Different Sort of Club Meeting

* Fighting TVI in the Digital World

Plus... the April issue of WorldRadio Online is available for free download.

Highlights include:

* Spinning a DX Web from S79K

* A Coat-Hanger Beam for 440

* Antarctic Progatation, and

* Krusty ol' Kurt on Resonance

The current issue of WorldRadio Online may be downloaded at http://www.worldradiomagazine.com
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