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Default Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1619 - August 22, 2008

Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1619 - August 22, 2008

Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1619 with a release date of Friday,
August 22nd, 2008 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a Q-S-T. Ham radio faces tropical storm Fay, Georgia's
ham community says it won't talk to Russia, a new 2 meter record set as
South Africa contacts Reunion Island, hams in Denver are advised how to
handle protesters to the Democratic National Convention if they appear on
local repeaters and a 17 year old from Kansas receives the Young Ham of the
Year Award and more. We take you to Huntsville where the ceremony took
place on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1619 coming your way right
now.


(Billboard Cart Here)

**

RESCUE RADIO: HAM RADIO IS READY FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY

Ham radio operators sprang to alert when weather forecasters announced that
a tropical storm named Fay would definitely make landfall on the most
south-east region of the United States mainland. Amateur Radio Newsline's
Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has been following Fay's path from our newsroom in
Los Angeles:

--

Tropical Storm Fay will likely not become a hurricane, but as this newscast
is prepared the storm continues to plod up the Florida peninsula with the
possibility of dumping up to 20 inches of rain in some areas. As the storm
approached the Florida Keys, several ham radio severe weather alert groups
were activated. Among them the famed VoiP Hurricane Watch Net that
collected severe weather information from hams in the field like N1YLQ and
passed it along to the National Hurricane Center in Miami:

--

Actual net audio. Hear it in the MP3 version of this newscast downloadable
at www.arnewsline.org

--

The VoIP net also passed along severe weather alerts issued by the National
Weather Service to those listening:

--

Actual net audio. Hear it in the MP3 version of this newscast downloadable
at www.arnewsline.org

--

Also activated was the Hurricane Watch Net with its primary operations on
14.325 MHz and back-up operations on 7.268 and 3.950 MHz. It too filed
severe weather information back to the National Hurricane Center via the
center ham station WX4NHC.

Tropical Storm Fay formed over the weekend of August 16thn in the Atlantic
and was blamed for 20 deaths in the Caribbean before hitting Florida's
southwest coast. Fay hit the Florida Keys on Monday, August 18th with
driving rain sustained winds of about 55 mph. It then veered out over the
Gulf of Mexico before heading east across the state the following
day. This, on a path that would have taken it over the Atlantic before it
again curved westward toward the Florida Georgia coastline.

Since it never reached hurricane status, Fay was more water than
wind. There were no reports of major wind damage on Wednesday, August 20th
despite flooding in Florida's Brevard County. The storm had stalled there,
and was predicted to dump between 10 to 20 inches of rain in the area. The
storm flooded streets downed trees and cut power to some 95,000 homes and
businesses in South Florida. Fay also spawned at least one tornado that
damaged 51 homes in Brevard County, southeast of Orlando. Nine homes that
were a total loss.

According to the ARRL, all three of its Florida's Section Managers are
working cooperatively as Fay tracks through the state. As we go to air,
hams involved in emergency communications and disaster relief remain on
high alert.

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

--

NOAA, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, has put
out a prediction that Fay my not slide up the East coast as originally
thought. NOAA says that the storm could stay inland and cross the Florida
peninsula and head out into the panhandle and beyond. We will have an
update on Fay and what hams in her path have done in next weeks Amateur
Radio Newsline report. (VoIP Net, HWN, ARRL, Other published reports)


**

RADIO IN POLITICS: GEORGIAN NATIONAL HAM RADIO SOCIETY SAYS GEORGIA HAMS
NOT CONTACTING RUSSIA

Amateur Radio contacts between Georgia and Russia have ceased. At least
that's what the Georgian national ham radio society is claiming as a
protest to the military action and occupation of Georgia by Russian troops.

According to information provided by the Southgate News, the President of
the National Associations Radioamateurs of Georgia has said that contacts
between Georgian and Russian Amateur Radio stations have ceased. Mamuka
Kordzakhia, 4L2M, also asks that all amateur radio societies, who are
either members and non-members of the International Amateur Radio Union do
the same.

It should be noted that this is a plea coming from a leader of a national
ham radio society and not the result of any mandate given by Georgian
telecommunications authorities. Neither the governments of Georgia nor
Russia have placed any restrictions on hams in either nation during the
current conflict.

Its unlikely that the International Amateur Radio Union or its member
nations will take any stand on this issue. Historically the IARU has kept
its distance from the internal politics of any nation, be it an IARU member
or not. (NARG, with follow-up by ARNewsline(tm))

**

RADIO RECORDS: SOUTH AFRICA TO REUNION ISLAND ON 2 METERS

A new radio record is set in the southern hemisphere. ZS2GK and FR5DN have
made the first ever 2 meter VHF contact between Reunion Island and South
Africa via the South Indian Ocean path. Take a listen:

--

Actual contact audio. Hear it in the MP3 version of this newscast
downloadable at www.arnewsline.org


--

At 02:15 South Africa time on August 12th, Glenn Kraut, ZS2GK, heard the
FR5DN beacon from Reunion Island. At 03:39 he established a two-way
contact with Mondon "Phil" Phillipe, FR5DN on 144.200 MHz SSB. The two
also made contact on 144.400 MHz using FM. The signal strength was S5 to
S6 with no QSB over the VHF path of 2875 km.

ZS2GK used was 400W on SSB and 200W on FM. At the FR5DN end Phil was
running 120 watts on either mode. The two operators also discussed the
possibility of trying the contact in the near future on the 70 centimeter
band:

--

Actual contact audio. Hear it in the MP3 version of this newscast
downloadable at www.arnewsline.org

--

According to the South Africa Radio League this is a new record on 144
MHz. Ironically, it took place on the morning of the maximum of the
Perseids meteor shower. More information and the full audio files of the
contact available www.astrorun.com/~fr5dn/radio/august2008.html (AS1I,
audio from www.astrorun.com fr5dn/radio /)

**

HAM RADIO EVENTS: OLYMPICS COMMEMORATIVE STATION CONTINUES

Members of the Hong Kong Amateur Radio DX Association continue to be active
as V-R-2008-O, This, to celebrate the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Operations will continue until August 31st on 40 through 6 meters using
SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL direct only to VR2XMT Charlie Ho, PO Box 900,
Fanling Post Office, Hong Kong.

Sorry. Nut there is no electronic e-QSL or Logbook to the World filings
accepted for this rather special commemorative event. (Hong Kong DXA)

**

BREAK 1

From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world including the Rocky Mountain
Radio League serving Denver and Bloomfield Colorado.

(5 sec pause here)


**

RADIO READY: HAMS IN DENVER ADVISED ON HOW TO HANDLE DNC PROTESTERS

Hams in Denver are being warned to be on the lookout for unlicensed
operators. This as the Democratic National Convention comes to
town. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, reports:

--

With the Democratic National Convention about to descend on Denver
Colorado, ARES District 22 Operations Officer Dan Meyer, N0PUF, has some
advice for hams in the area. In a posting to the World Wide Web Meyer says
that after reading on some of the web sites set up by protesters coming to
the convention, he finds that some say that ham radio is the best way to
communicate instead of using FRS or GMRS radios.

Meyer says that Denver area hams need to be ready to T-hunt down any
illegal transmissions. He also notes that just about every usable repeater
channel pair in the Denver metro area is assigned on some basis. Most as
secondary or tertiary frequencies. But if illegal transmissions do appear
on Denver area repeaters, the trustees need to be prepared to shut them
down.

Meyer also has some advice to T-Hunt teams. He says that if the
transmissions are tracked to the Denver downtown area, he would suggest
that the T-Hunters do not go there. And if by chance the T-Hunters do spot
someone who is operating illegally that they not confront that person, He
says that the protesters are likely better prepared for more than you are.

The bottom line. Meyer believes that as soon as the Democratic National
Convention is over and everyone leaves town, the rouge operators will go
away as well.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.

--

One suggestion we might make to our friends in the mile-high city if
illegal operators do show up on local Denver repeaters. Rather than
shutting then down the owners might consider placing them into CTCSS or
Digital CTCSS tone access mode. Its very doubtful that political
protesters will have the technologic insight needed to program an access
tone into an HT or mobile. Especially if that tone is unpublished and
unknown.

Also, if you do go tone access during the convention do not use the
standard 100 hertz default tone most radios come set to. A protester might
inadvertently turn it on by fiddling with the keypad. Instead, use an
lesser occupied sub audible tone that will leave the unlicensed protesters
scratching their heads as to why they cannot communicate using those
wonderful mountaintop relay devices that the properly licensed radio
amateurs in Denver can. (KB6CC, ARNewsline(tm), others)

**

RADIO LAW: FCC ANNOUNCES FREE DTV CONVERSION SPEAKERS BUREAU

The Federal Communications Commission has launched a Speakers
Bureau. This, for groups throughout the country to request speakers to
discuss the upcoming transition to Digital Television at their meetings.

The Commission will provide speakers, without cost, to any group requesting
one. To request a speaker, go to the FCC's DTV website, www.dtv.gov, and
simply click on the words "Request a Speaker." Or contact Rosemary
Kimball
from 9 a.m. to 5 p..m. Eastern time at area code (202) 418-0511. You can
also e-mail her a request to Rosemary dot kimball at fcc dot gov.

The FCC says that this new Speakers Bureau is the latest addition to the
its Digital Television conversion outreach effort. The big switch to all
digital broadcasting is still scheduled to take place on February 17th,
2009. (FCC)

**

ENFORCEMENT NEEDED: RARE RADIO BADGE COLLECTION STOLEN

From the how low can a human being get file comes word that a thief has
hit the recent Irish Scout Jamboree. According to a report in the
Southgate news, on the last night of the recent scout gathering in Ireland
someone made off with the DK8ZM Rare Radio scouting and JOTA Badge
collection.

It was not until the last day of the event that the 300 item collection was
found to be missing. According to David Hutchinson, GI4FUM, hams working
the Jamboree immediately produced a poster with a photograph of the badge
collection. Within a half hour it was distributed to all leaders at the
camp.

Unfortunately, the badges are thought to have been removed from the
Jamboree site before they were found to be missing from their display
area. Police in Ireland are investigating. (Southgate)

**

ENFORCEMENT: TV STATION TO PAY $16,000 HURRICANE CHARLEY CLOSED CAPTIONING

A CBS television affiliate is paying a steep price for not providing enough
closed-captioned information during Hurricane Charley. Don Carlson, KQ6FM,
has mo

--

In a consent decree brokered by the FCC, WINK-TV in Fort Meyers, Florida,
has agreed to pay the government $16,000 to settle a complaint brought by
local hearing-impaired viewers.

News Press says that the storm, which hit in August 2004, came ashore along
the barrier islands before sweeping across Charlotte County. WINK-TV
dropped all its regular programming and was in solid storm coverage in the
hours leading up to landfall. The station's team of anchors, reporters and
meteorologists supplied a steady stream of information to viewers.

The only problem: Many of the fast-changing details were spoken aloud by
the news team, but didn't make it into the more limited written information
WINK was providing in its graphics and news tickers along the bottom of the
screen. This violates a federal rule protecting the rights of the
hearing-impaired.

Soon after Hurricane Charley, the station took steps to add real-time
captioning to all its major newscasts. Because of this WINK admitted no
fault in the Consent Decree and it ends the FCC investigation into the
matter.

--

It should be noted that both the local Fort Meyers NBC and ABC stations
were each fined $24,000 in late 2005 for the same lack of comprehensive
closed-captioning. Those stations appealed the fines. The managers each
say the matter is still pending. (News-Press.com)

**

ENFORCEMENT: TWINS ARRESTED IN CA COPPER THEFT

An update to an ongoing story dealing with the theft of copper wire world
wide. Twin brothers and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with a
series of just such thefts in California.

An under cover investigation Lancaster Sheriff's Station began after a
report was filed by Verizon that $40,000 worth of copper wire had been
stolen. The investigation in a sparsely populated area lasted nearly 50
hours. Three suspects were taken into custody who were linked to four
thefts of copper wire from Verizon over a two week period.

The suspects reportedly climbed utility poles to cut the wire down and it
was taken to recycling facilities where it was sold for between $1.80 and
$2.50 a pound. They are also believed to be linked to at least a dozen
similar thefts. (Published reports)

**

NAMES IN THE NEWS: VK2RO APPOINTED AS IOTA REP IN REGION 3

The Radio Society of Great Britain which runs the Island Of The Air program
has appointed Roger Conway VK2RO as a representative for ITU Region 3. The
region includes Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Indonesia and Islands
of the Pacific excluding French and US territories. The same region
previously represented by Jim Smith VK9NS. Conway, who is President of
Australia's Shepparton and District Radio Club, will be the official check
point for IOTA awards for the region. (RSGB)

**

THE SOCIAL SCENE: HAMFAIR IN TOKYO JAPAN AUGUST 23 - 24

Turning to the ham radio social scene, the gigantic Hamfair in Tokyo takes
place the weekend of August 23rs and 24th. This gathering is billed as the
largest ham radio gathering in the Pacific Rim with an estimated 35,000 to
40,000 active radio amateurs expected to attend over the two days of the
event. It is also the place where manufacturers tend to showcase new
technologies and gear that's still in development. Some of it that will
not be seen on dealer shelves anywhere in the world for years to come. If
anything exotic does show up we will let you know about it in future
Amateur Radio Newsline reports. (Hamfair Tokyo)

**

THE SOCIAL SCENE: PARIS TEXAS IN OCTOBER

Meantime on this side of the Pacific and a bit inland, the Paris Texas
Radio Group will host the 4th Annual Paris Texas Hamfest on October 10th
and 11th. The venue is the Coliseum at the Red River Valley
Fairgrounds. More information is on line at
www.paristexasradio.com/hamfest (Via e-mail)

**

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: THE 2008 ARRL / TAPR DCC IN CHICAGO IN SEPTEMBER

The joint 2008 ARRL and Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Digital Communications
Conference will held in the Chicago area from September 26th to the
28th. The venue is the Elk Grove Village Holiday Inn located near O'Hare
airport.

The Digital Communications Conference is billed as the premiere annual
digital ham radio meeting covering all aspects of digital communications as
applied to ham radio. This includes both voice and data on frequencies
ranging from the lowest of the high frequency bands up through the
microwaves.

And for the first time, this years conference will feature a D-STAR Friday
Night event. Plans are to have the nations leading innovators, pioneers
and leaders in D-STAR digital movement at the gathering to answer any and
all questions regarding the mode that some believe will likely replace F-M
for ham radio utility communications in the years and decades to come.

There will be a free airport to hotel shuttle and easily accessible from
major interstate highways. Full information about the 2008 Digital
Communications Conference and accommodations is on line
atwww.tapr.org/dcc. (WB9QZB, TAPR, Others)

**

SPECIAL EVENT: ROUTE 66 ON THE AIR

The Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club of San Bernardino, California will host
the 9th Annual "Route 66 On The Air" Special Event. The operation
includes
18 stations and two rovers operating in and around major cities along the
old Route 66 from Santa Monica, California to Chicago, Illinois.

Official station call designations will begin with W6A in Santa Monica and
end with the letter assigned to the final operator taking part. The rover
stations will be on September 13th from 0001 UTC to 2400 UTC on September
21st. Frequencies will all be on or near those ending in the number 66
using all available modes.

QSL information is on the web at www dot w6jbt dot org. Just click on the
words "Route 66 Event." All you need to do is to answer their CQ to get
your kicks along Route 66. And if only it were legal to play the music
that goes along with those words. (Press release)

**

BREAK 2

This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. From the United States
of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline with links to the world from
our only official website at www.arnewsline.org and being relayed by the
volunteer services of the following radio amateur:

(5 sec pause here)

**

CHANGING OF THE GUARD: VE3TFD KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY

Some sad news to report. A firefighter and ham radio operator has been
killed in the line of duty. Bob Leek, VE3TFD, was a 25-year veteran of the
Toronto Fire Department and lost his life in the response to a massive
propane depot explosion that occurred Sunday August 10th.

In offering it's Condolences, the Canadian national ham radio society,
noted that VE3TFD was a member of Radio Amateurs of Canada, the South
Pickering Amateur Radio Club and Durham Amateur Radio Emergency
Service. (RAC)

**

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: STUDY SHOWS FEW KNOW ABOUT HD RADIO

Some amazing and alarming statistics in a decade where digital is the
buzzword. A survey by American Media Services says that only about 1 in
every 3 American adults say they are somewhat familiar with H D Radio.

AMS says that its survey shows that only 33 percent of respondents have
ever listened to an HD Radio broadcast while 67 percent say they have
not. Whether that can be read as "only a third" or "already a third
" is a
matter of interpretation.

AMS by OmniTel conducted a telephone survey of more than 1,000 adults in
March. 65 percent of respondents said that they are not in any way
familiar with the digital broadcast radio technology. (RW)

**

EMERGING TECNOLOGY: NEW LASER DEMONSTRATED

A major breakthrough in laser communications technology. Burt Hicks,
WB6MQV, has the details:

--

Science Daily reports that applied scientists at Harvard University in
collaboration with researchers from Hamamatsu Photonics have demonstrated a
new highly directional semiconductor lasers with a much smaller beam
divergence than the current crop.

While semiconductor lasers are widely used in everyday products such as
optical recording technologies and laser printers, they suffer from poor
directionality. Divergent beams from semiconductor lasers are focused or
collimated with lenses that typically require meticulous optical alignment
leading in some cases bulky optics.

To get around these limitations, the researchers sculpted a metallic
structure, dubbed a plasmonic collimator. It consists of an aperture and a
periodic pattern of sub-wavelength grooves placed directly on the face of a
quantum cascade laser emitting at a wavelength of ten microns. In so doing,
the research team was able to dramatically reduce the divergence angle of
the beam from a factor of twenty-five degrees down to just a few degrees in
the vertical direction. Even with this change the laser maintained a high
output optical power and could be used for long range chemical sensing in
the atmosphere, including homeland security and environmental monitoring,
without requiring the bulky collimating optics.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Burt Hicks in Santa Clarita, California.

--

The innovation is said to open the door to a wide range of applications in
photonics and communications. Harvard University has also filed a broad
patent on the invention. (Science Daily)

**


HAM RADIO IN SPACE: NASA LEARNING HIGHLIGHTS HAM RADIO

AMSAT's Tom Clark, K3IO, has highlighted what the NASA Digital Learning
Network has to say about Amateur Radio. According to his posting on the
AMSAT Bulletin Board , the report says that Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station frequently provides direct from orbit contact
with students in schools around the world. It went on to say that to help
prepare the students for an ARISS experience, NASA has generated a series
of teaching modules for the students.

The news item notes that the space agency has three different packages
available suitable for students in Kindergarten through 4, 5 to 8 and 9 to
12 grade levels.

In all it's a very positive view of ham radio by NASA. More is on-line
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools...t/maillist.php (ANS)

**

WORRLDBEAT - SOUTH AFRICA: HAMS SET UP AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS AT SCHOOLS

As part of this years World Space Week, hams in South Africa have been
asked by their national society to set up an amateur radio station at local
schools and share the magic of amateur radio with students. The society
says that this will give students an opportunity to listen to astronauts
sharing his space experiences. Also, there's also the possibility that
some kids will get a chance to talk with an astronaut using the ARISS ham
radio in space program. (Southgate)

**

ON THE AIR: IARU REGION 1 ATV CONTEST

On the air, the annual IARU Region 1 Amateur Television Contest takes place
from 1800 UTC on Saturday September 13th to 1200 UTC on Sunday the
14th. Operation I on all bands from 70 cm and above. Talk-back is most
likely to be found on 144.75 FM. The rules of this contest can be found
on-line at www.iaru-r1.org/VHF_Handbook_V5_11.pdf ( Southgate)

**

ON THE AIR: LIONESS OF ITALY AWARD

The 50th Anniversary Lioness of Italy Award has been announced. This, to
celebrate of the anniversary of the Brescia section of the Italian Amateur
Radio association.

The award will be issued to all amateurs who make the required number of
QSOs. SWL's can also qualify with the proper number of confirmed listener
reports. This award qualification period will run from August 24th to
September 14th for operation on all Amateur service bands. 10 Brescia
stations for contacted or heared are needed by European stations and 5 for
DX stations.

Contact confirmation that includes your log extract goes to in electronic
forma to IZ2FOSat rbolb dot com. The deadline to enter is October
28th. (Press release)

**

DX

In D-X, Didier Senmartin, F5OGL, the team leader of the upcoming Glorioso
DXpedition says that the rumor mongers spreading unauthorized information
about the planned operation have no idea what they are talking about. In a
world wide Internet posting, F5OGL says that no date is yet fixed for the
operation to begin. That said, he is doing all he can to be on the island
before the end of this year.

Senmartin notes that all the operators are also personnel of the French
Military Defense and they all have professional assignments which have
priority over anything that is ham radio related. He goes on to explain
that the use of hams in the military is essential to the success of the
planned operation. This, because major risks in the zone does not allow
for including civilian ham radio operators in the crew.

F5OGL says that he will do all he can to make it as perfect as possible
DXpedition to the Glorioso, but adds that safety first is the first goal.

In other DX news, F5NHJ will be operating portable FK from Grande Terre,
New Caledonia until August 29th. Activity will be mostly on CW and the
digital modes on 30 meters. QSL as directed by the operator

CU6AY stroke P is active from Pico Island through the 4th of September.
QSL direct to his home callsign as listed at QRZ dot com.

And IK8VRH portable 5Z4 will be active from Kenya through to the end
of August. Operations are on 40, 20 and 17 meters using CW, SSB and
RTTY. QSL as directed on the air.

(Above from various DX news sources)

**

THAT FINAL ITEM: KC0PTL RECEIVED YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR HONORS

And finally this week, we take a drive or a flight to Huntsville Alabama
where at last weekends Huntsville Hamfest Emily Stewart, KC0PTL, received
honors as 2008 amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year. Our producer
Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, was on hand to make the presentation:

--

WA6ITF: "I would like to take this opportunity to present to Emily the
2008 amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award. And it says --
quote -- awarded to Emily M. Stewart, KC0PTL, in recognition of her total
dedication to the amateur radio service. Its jointly signed by Amateur
Radio Newsline, Vertex-Standard USA and CQ Magazine. -- end quote.

Emily, congratulations. This is yours." (Applause)

--

After Bill presented Emily with the plaque it was time for her to receive
some gifts from the awards corporate sponsors. First up was Don Allen,
W9CW, from CQ Magazine:

--

W9CW: "We are one of the sponsors of the Young Ham of the Year Award and
this year we have for Emily an 8-day program at Spacecamp. In addition to
Spacecamp we are also providing some gifts to her from CQ specifically. We
have a one year subscription to CQ, a subscription to CQ VHF and also a one
year subscription to Poipular Communications magazine." (Applause)

--

Don was quickly follows by Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, of Vertex
Standard. These are the folks who bring you Yaesu brand ham radio gear and
have been an award sponsor since 1986.

--

K7BV: "Yaesu is once again proud to be a principal sponsor of the Young
Ham of the Year Award. We are very pleased to have met Emily today for the
first time and we have a little something for her. I believe that with the
qualification I have seen that she is going to college and who knows where
else and we would like her to have an FT-817 portable for HF through VHF
and UHF so that you can get on the air no matter where you go. (Applause)

--

Last but by no means least was a new addition to the line-up of gifts for
Emily. To go with her new Yaesu transceiver Heil Sound presented her with
a microphone and headset to make flea power Dxing a pleasure. And
representing Heil Sound was a name long connected with the Young Ham of the
Year program -- Chip Margelli, K7JA:

--

K7JA: "To give you a little more talk power, we are going to provide you
with a Heil lightweight headset with the HC5 element for your 817. Use it
in good health and, again, congratulations.

"We are very proud to be a part of this ceremony and Bill, its always a
pleasure."

WA6ITF: "Its good to have you back."

--

And what was Emily's reaction?

--

KC0PTL: "I'm really surprised that I was given all of this stuff and I
feelk very, very honored to be here."

--

And we are very honored to have Emily Stewart, KC0PTL, as the Amateur Radio
Newsline, 2008, Young Ham of the Year. (ARNewsline(tm))

**

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 WIA News, that's all from the
Amateur Radio Newsline(tm). Our e-mail address is
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also write to us or support us at Amateur Radio Newsline(tm), P.O. Box
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Arcadia, California 91066.

For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors desk, I'm Don
Wilbanks, AE5DW, saying thank you to the Huntsville Hamfest for its ongoing
generosity in hosting our Young Ham of the Year Award presentation, 73 and
we thank you for listening.

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