Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1631 - November 14, 2008

I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, for a moment stepping out of my role as
Newsline's producer.

For many years, one of the leaders in the repeater coordination community
was Karl Pagel, N6BVU. Sadly, I must report that Karl is these days
confined to a nursing home in failing health.

Due to lung problems, he finds it hard to speak for any length of
time. What Karl needs is a laptop computer with a wireless card so that he
can get back to being active by communicating with his fingers rather than
his voice. If you have a laptop that you are no longer using, please
e-mail us here at Newsline and we will happily arrange for it to get to
Karl. Just e-mail us at .

One final thought. Karl Pagel literally devoted most of his adult life to
serving the ham radio community. He's truly one of the good guys and his
repeater directories for the south-western United States were the most
accurate ever produced. And he did all of this as a volunteer. So if you
have an older working wireless laptop that's sitting in the closet, we
have
someone who can put it to good use.

And less we forget, get-well wishes to Karl Pagel, N6BVU, can be sent to
him at our e-mail address. We will print them out and see that he gets
them.

I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF. Here's the newscast.

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Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1631 with a release date of Friday,
November 14th, 2008 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a Q-S-T. The sinking economy hits ham radio and forces
cancellation of a major ham radio show down-under, I-B-M says its going
into the rural B-P-L business, a buyout in the ham radio publishing
industry and the long awaited St. Brandon Island DXpedition will take place
this month. Find out the details on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number
1631 coming your way right now.


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HAM HAPPENINGS: THE GLOBAL RECESSION HITS HAM RADIO

The world wide recession has hit ham radio. This with word that one of
Australia's major ham radio gatherings has been cancelled for 2009 because
of it. Bruce Lees, VK3FFF, reports:

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One of Australia's largest ham radio events has been put on hold. Amateur
Radio Victoria has decided to postpone the Center Victoria RadioFest, which
was to be held in February at the Kyneton racecourse, due in part to the
current economic uncertainty in Australia.

Its President Jim Linton VK3PC says postponing this major annual event
until 2010 will be a disappointment to many, but it is the result of a
number of factors outside the control of the state-wide organization. Among
these are growing concerns within the general community about job security
and lower returns from savings and investments including superannuation.

A downturn already exists in some retail sectors, and a sharp fall in the
exchange rate value of the Aussie dollar will further increase the price of
amateur radio equipment.

On a positive note, Jim Linton VK3PC advises that planning will now focus
on the return of the Center Victoria RadioFest in 2010 as part of the
Wireless Institute of Australia centenary celebrations.

I'm Bruce Lees VK3FFF.

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To what extent the recession will affect other ham radio shows around the
world is at this time unknown. (WIA News)

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THE BPL FIGHT: IBM SAYS ITS BOPL WILL SERVE RURAL AMERICA

According to news reports, IBM says it wants to bring high speed Internet
to rural areas of the nation using Broadband over Powerline
technology. The company has penned a $9.6 million contract with
International Broadband Electric Communications to deliver high-speed
broadband connectivity to millions of people who both companies claim might
otherwise not be able to get it.

The Wall Street Journal reported that IBM and International Broadband
Electric Communications are working with over a dozen electric cooperatives
in seven states. IBM will provide the data technology while International
Broadband Electric Communications will actually manage the networks.

For years the supporters of BPL have hoped that it would allow power
companies to become the third alternative in the broadband market,
competing against cable operators and telephone companies. But technical
limitations and interference issues with radio systems including those used
by ham radio operators have stood in the way of mass adoption.

Weather or not this latest attempt to deploy BPL will meet with any measure
of success is questionable. Even though IBM and International Broadband
Electric Communications focusing on rural and underserved markets, it seems
like they still have an uphill battle in overcoming interference
issues. Only a few months ago the deployment of BPL was handed what
industry observers considered to be a proverbial death blow. This, after
s federal appeals court sided in part with the ARRL and the amateur radio
community in its challenge to FCC rules designed to speed the service's
rollout. The judges in the case sent the rules back to the FCC with
instructions to clarify is reasoning for its rules and to publicize its
studies more fully.

Also, deploying any new infrastructure whether it's wired or wireless won't
be cheap. Even with the powerlines already in place, some reports say that
it could take years before rural Americans e get high-speed Internet. And
other technologies, such as 4G wireless may offer lower cost and higher
speeds with fewer technical issues than BPL. Also, an article in the
latest I-triple-E Communications Magazine reports on a research effort by
NATO that shows that BPL would cause interference to military
communications systems.

The bottom line: What affect a successful rural rollout of BPL by IBM and
International Broadband Electric Communications might have on ham radio
communications will not be known until the first system is in trial
operation.

(ARNewsline from the VHF Reflector, K0SQ, K2GW, KB6NUand various other
published news reports. See
http://kb6nu.com/more-evidence-that-...-interference/ for the
implications to military communications. )

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RADIO POLITICS: CHANGES LIKELY AT THE FCC

Look for some changes at the FCC early next year. Don Carlson, KQ6FM, has
the details:

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Now that the election is over and the Democrats control both Congress and
the White House, look for some major changes at the FCC. This, not only
because there will be a new chairman and at least one new commissioner will
be Democrats. But also in the way issues will be explored and acted upon
by a soon to be Democratic controlled telecommunications agency.

While there will be little to impact on ham radio, at least for the
present, broadcasters and telecommunications giants may have some cause for
concern. For example, the commission's broadcast localism proposals, if
adopted, might be more stringent under a Democratic controlled FCC. Those
proposals could include requiring the main studio to be in the city of
license and returning to the days of 24 hour a day, 7 day a week
staffing. This is something that many radio networks have gotten away from
by adopting central-casting from one location and satellite or fiber optic
based delivery to the cities served.

Also the license term for broadcasters could wind up being shorter. Radio
World on-line reports that Ernest Sanchez, a principal of The Sanchez Law
Firm says that president-elect Barack Obama has told confidantes he
believes eight years is too long a term for a broadcaster to hold a
license. That may signal more public interest sensitivity from whomever new
administration selects as the next FCC chairman.

All this said, its for the moment a lets wait and see what the new
administration brings.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline. I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM, in Reno.

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Whatever the changes are, you can be pretty certain that the FCC's overall
policies will likely be more liberal leaning in the years to come. (RW,
others)

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THE COST OF US HAM EXAMS: ARRL VS W5YI ON RAISING TESTING FEES

The cost of taking a ham radio exam through the nations largest Volunteer
Examination Coordinator is going up, but the nations second biggest V-E-C
says not so fast.

On November 6th, The ARRL VEC announced that as of January 1, 2009, the fee
to take an ARRL Volunteer Examiner administered Amateur Radio license exam
will increase by $1, from $14 to $15.
Meantime, the nations other big VEC says that it will not be raising its
exam rate.

Larry Pollock , NB5X, is the President of the W5YI-VEC. He says that the
his organization will hold the line on the $14 exam fee level charged
applicants to take amateur examinations. That it will not will increase
license examination fees for 2009.

It should be noted that each VEC across the country establishes it own fee
schedule for providing examination services. As a result, there are almost
as many different rates charged for examinations as there are
VEC's. Depending on the VEC, the cost runs anywhere from the high of $15
to one that charges no fee at all to administer an exam. (ARRL Release,
W5YI VEC Release)

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RESCUE RADIO: HAM RADIO WAS READY FOR PALOMA

Ham radio was activated when a Hurricane Paloma threatened the Cayman
Islands and Cuba over the weekend of November 8th and 9th. Various
hurricane watch nets and the ham station at the National Hurricane Center
in Miami were on alert. The nets forwarded severe incoming weather reports
to the center's WX4NHC amateur radio station and also using VoIP circuits.

At its peak, Paloma became a category 4 storm with peak winds in excess of
130 miles per hour before downgrading to a tropical storm. The National
Weather Service says it will likely dissipate completely as it reaches the
colder waters of the Atlantic on its trek North. (Various sources)

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BREAKING DX NEWS: DELAYED ST. BRANDONS OPERATION TO TAKE PLACE THIS MONTH

Some good news for DX'ers. Rachid Cadersa, 3B8FQ, reports that his trip to
activate St. Brandon Island is on once again.

His operation from the remote outpost had been planned for late
October. It was delayed due to the unavailability of a sea going vessel
for transportation. The next boat scheduled to leave for St. Brandon is
November 15th. Rachid says that he and the meteorological station
maintenance team are hoping to be aboard.

If everything works out as planned, Rachid will be active as 3B7FQ much
longer than during his short stay on Agalega Island as 3B6FQ this past
April. As was the case this past spring, he will be on a work assignment
and will be active on CW and SSB as time is available.

We will have more DX related news later on in this weeks Amateur Radio
Newsline report. (OPDX)

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From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world including the KM6DF repeater
serving the city of Santa Maria, California.

(5 sec pause here)

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HAM RADIO BUSINESS: CQ ACQUIRES WORLDRADIO AND TAKES IT ON-LINE

A big change is coming to the ham radio publishing scene. This as one
popular magazine absorbs another. Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the
Newsroom with the details:

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Two magazines that this writer knows quite well are kind of being joined at
the hip. At least, so as to speak. This with word that Hicksville, New
York-based CQ Communications, Inc. has acquired Sacramento, California
based WorldRadio magazine.

Since its inception in July of 1971, WorldRadio has been the only ham radio
magazine published West of the Continental Divide. Its a monthly
publication with a primary focus on the human side of ham radio. And as
many of you know, for about the past 10 years this reporter has been the
editor of its VHF and F-M column.

So why has Worldradio been sold? My longtime friend and Worldradio
publisher Armond Noble, N6WR, says that at the age of 74 its simply time
for him to retire. And why sell to CQ? In a press release N6WR said
simply that he wanted to be sure that WorldRadio found a good home, and
that its readers would continue to be served by what he termed as an
independent voice in amateur radio.

CQ Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, echoed Armond Noble's words. Ross says that
for nearly four decades WorldRadio has filled an important niche in the
hobby. Ross says that he welcomes all of WorldRadio's readers to the CQ
family, and looks forward to meeting their needs for many years to come.

At this time WorldRadio to continue to be published, but only online
magazine with Editor Nancy Kott, WZ8C, continuing in that
position. Current WorldRadio subscribers will also have their
subscriptions transferred to CQ magazine. Readers will be notified of
details as plans are finalized.

CQ, a general-interest ham radio magazine best known for its support of
DX'ing and contesting, has been in print since January, 1945. And along
with Vertex-Standard Corporation, it is also one of the two primary
corporate underwriters of the Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year
Award.

In the newsroom, I'm Bill Pasterak, WA6ITF.

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We at Amateur Radio Newsline thank retiring Worldradio publisher Armond
Noble, N6WR, and his wife Helen for their years of service to the
world-wide ham radio community. (ARNewsline from joint CQ / WorldRadio
News Release)

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ENFORCEMENT: LOCAL POLICE AND FCC TEAM UP ON UNLICENSED FLORIDA STATION
BUST

Turning to enforcement news, a Lakeland, Florida man is accused of
illegally operating a radio station out of a motel. This, after Polk
County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 53 year-old Frankie Grover for
broadcasting without an FCC license. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce
Tennant, K6PZW, has the details:

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The investigation into Frankie Grover's unlicensed broadcasts began when a
Lakeland Florida detective spotted a flyer advertising a party sponsored by
"Blazin' 87.9 Da Biz." With assistance of the FCC the Lakeland detectives
were able to locate where the radio 87.9 FM signal was broadcasting
from. And, believe it or not, that turned out to be a motel on a main
steet in that city.

The FCC quickly confirmed that no license existed for the radio station on
that frequency or at that location. So, for the next two months, detectives
say they watched and listened to Frankie Grover and his Blazin' 87. They
say Grover was also running live webcam and internet audio of 87.9 FM
simultaneously with radio broadcasts, so it was not all that difficult to
keep tabs on him.

On November 7th, detectives made their move. They arrested Grover after
serving search warrants at the motel. Investigators say Grover paid $450
a month for each of the three rooms that they allege served as the studio
and office for the station. At the time of the raid police also seized all
of Grover's broadcast equipment and radio gear.

Detectives say Grover claimed he had been in the radio business for 30
years and was former owner of radio station WHNR AM in Winter Haven. He
was booked into the Polk County Jail and released the same day after
posting a $1,000 bond. Operating an unlicensed broadcast station or making
an unauthorized transmission on radio frequency is a 3rd degree felony
under Florida state law.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.

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Grover could also face some severe punitive action from the FCC. (KB5TJI,
Radio Ink.com, Winter Haven News Chief, others)


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ENFORCEMENT: FCC FINES BROADCASTER $18000 OVER PAPERWORK

Word that broadcaster Sun Valley Radio has lost a three-year-old appeal to
the FCC and will be fined a total of $18,000. This, in two cases involving
improperly maintained public files. Jim Damron, N8TMW, reports:

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The matter goes back to 2005. That's when Sun Valley admitted in renewal
filing for KBLQ FM in Logan, Utah, and KKEX FM in Preston, Idaho that it
had discovered the stations were missing Quarterly Issues and Programs
lists for several earlier quarters. Sun Valley said that it recreated the
missing lists and placed them into the public files.

But the FCC staff ruled that Sun Valley was apparently liable for a fine
for the missing lists . The agency proposed fines of $9,000 for KBLQ FM
and another $9000 for the same type of violations at KKEX FM.

Sun Valley appealed. In its reply the broadcaster argued among other
things that the fines were higher than those given to other stations in
similar situations. It also noted that its other co-owned stations were in
compliance and that no one had been harmed because no member of the public
had tried to see the files. It also noted that its voluntary disclosure if
the error earned it a reduction.

The FCC now has rejected the appeal. It says that its rules are to be
obeyed and that Sun Valley had not proved mitigating circumstances as to
why the fine should be reduced or cancelled.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.

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Sun Valley Radio can either pay the fine or take the matter into the
federal courts on appeal. (FCC)

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RADIO BUSINESS: NEW QRZ CALLSIGN CD-ROM RELEASED

Turning to the ham radio business scene, the 32nd edition of the QRZ Ham
Radio CD-ROM Callsign Database is now available. In addition to the
popular QRZ database of callsigns, the also contains over 310,000 e-mail
addresses, the latest FCC callsigns issued as of April 2008, over 10,000
Digital QSL Card images and much more. This latest edition also includes a
new, faster installation program and a return to the previous disc layout
for maximum logbook compatibility. More is on-line at www (dot) qrz (dot)
com. (QRZ)

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HAM RADIO IN THE WEB: CALLBOOK FOR IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH

And with the popularity of the Apple's mobile devices a ham radio
application for these devices could not be far away. Now from
Dog Park Software Ltd. comes version 1.0 of CallBook for I Phone and iPod
Touch.

CallBook is an Amateur Radio application that allows you to look up call
signs via the free WM7D server, the QRZ Online subscription service or the
HamCall subscription serve using your Apple portable device. Results can be
e-mailed and the QTH can be instantly viewed in the Maps application. More
information is on-line at dogparksoftware.com (E-mail)

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HAM HAPPENINGS: ARRL FREQUENCY MEASURING TEST ON NOVEMBER 13

The ARRL has announced that its 2008 Frequency Measuring Test will take
place Wednesday evening, November 12 at 9:45 PM EST. That works out to be
Thursday morning, November 13 at 02:45 UTC.

The Frequency Measuring Test will start with a general QST call from W1AW
at exactly 02:45 UTC, transmitted simultaneously on 3597.5 and 7095
kHz. The test will replace the W1AW phone bulletin scheduled at this time.
Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, recommends that those planning to
participate listen to W1AW's transmissions prior to the event to determine
which band--or bands--will be best for measurement purposes.

West Coast participants have their own signal to check again this year,
courtesy of WA6ZTY. (ARRL)

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NAMES IN THE NEWS: AA4RC EXPLAINS HAM RADIO TO 10000 SCOUTS

A word of congratulations to Robin Cutshaw AA4RC who recently got on the
air to demonstrate amateur radio and amateur satellites to 10,000
scouts. The scouts were camped out at Alabama's Talladega Speedway as part
of an outing. Robin also lead the team hosting the 2008 AMSAT Space
Symposium in Atlanta. He's to be congratulated on doing both jobs well
done. (ANS)

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THE SOCIAL SCENE: DX VIDEO RELEASED

The Magnolia DX Association's K5MDX East Ship Island DXpedition video is
now on-line. The video documents the first ever activation from East Ship
which was officially activated during the period of October 16th to the
19th. We can't show you the pictures on a radio newscast, but here's a
sample of the narration track. Take a listen:

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Audio from narration track. Hear it in the MP3 version of this newscast at
www.arnewsline.org

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East Ship Island is located off the coast of Mississippi south of Biloxi
and is counted as part of the Mississippi Islands Group under the Islands
on the Air awards program.

The DX operation ended barely a month ago and in what may be a record for
video, the show was put together by N-Zero-I-R-S Productions in anout three
weeks. Its well worth the 10 minutes it runs to watch. You will find it on
the YouTube dot com video website at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFPbR1y0U7I (QRZ.COM)

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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)

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HAM RADIO IN SPACE - THE ARISS CONTACT DOWN UNDER

An ham radio in space contact between the St. Thomas' Primary School in
Brisbane, Australia and the International Space Station took place on
Tuesday, November 4th. That's when students at the school had a chance to
talk with astronaut and ham radio operator Mike Fincke, KE5AIT. Robert
Broomhead, VK3KRB, is in Glen Waverly with the the story and the sound:

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Think an international phone call is expensive? Try ringing someone in
space.

Using an antenna attached to a crane, 15 students from a small Brisbane
school have spoken with a US astronaut live from NASA's International Space
Station The children, from St Thomas' Catholic Primary School at Camp Hill
on Brisbane's southside, had just 10 minutes to talk with the real-life
space traveler and mission commander of the United States Air Force,
Colonel Edward Michael 'Mike' Fincke, when the ISS orbited over Brisbane.

Way up north of the state, WIA News Man Felix VK4FUQ fired up his IC 706 on
145.8 FM and there was the ISS coming through loud and clear!

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Contact Audio here. Hear it in the MP3 version of this newscast at
www.arnewsline.org

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The entire local community at Camp Hill got on board for the
event,. Parents and students turned out to listen in the hall and to watch
a simulcast outside. St Thomas' principal David Cashman said the school was
thrilled to receive confirmation from NASA last year that the school had
been accepted to take part
in the program.

Im Robert Broomhead, VK3KRB.

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The St. Thomas' Primary School is very progressive in teaching space
sciences. Not only does it have its own very active radio club. It
also teaches such topics as space, science and technology are a part of
the curriculum. Students from age 4 to 12 have participate in related
activities such as building models of space stations, using a telescope to
explore the night sky, building crystal radios and creating an ARISS Web
site for the school. A school that is a true portal to the future in the
here and now. (WIA News)

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RADIO FROM SPACE: PHOENIX MARS LANDER GOES SILENT

Radio signals to Earth from the Phoenix Mars Lander have ceased and NASA
has officially brought the mission to a close.

The $428 million exploration of the red planet was originally scheduled to
last only three months. NASA was able to give it two extensions before
the harsh Martian environment finally claimed it.

During its operational lifetime the Phoenix helped collect data on the
northern arctic Martian plains. Among its findings was that some Martian
soil is alkaline, and that ice may have melted on the Martian surface in
the past.

The last communication from Phoenix was received on Sunday, November
9th. (NASA)

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RADIO ON-ORBIT: HUBBLE SPACE SCOPE REPAIRED BY RADIO

The Hubble Space Telescope is back in business after a month of
problems. But NASA now says that readying replacement equipment and parts
to keep the on-orbit observatory running will force NASA to delay its final
servicing mission beyond February.

In late October the pace agency released an image taken by the telescope's
Wide Field Planetary Camera. It was Hubble's first picture radioed back to
Earth since a computer problem shut down science operations in
September. The photo showed a pair of gravitationally locked galaxies,
located more than 400 million light years away in the constellation
Cetus. (NASA)

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HAM HAPPENINGS: DXCC HONOR ROLL LISTINGS DUE

A DXCC 'End of Year' reminder from Bill Moore, NC1L. Moore is the ARRL
DXCC Manager and he says that that the end of the DXCC calendar year is
rapidly approaching. In order to appear in the printed 'Annual and Honor
Roll' listings your submission must be postmarked on or by Wednesday,
December 31, 2008.

The DXCC Honor Roll list is scheduled for publication in August 2009 QST.
For the 2008 calendar year the minimum requirement to appear in the Honor
Roll list is 329 current entities. The Top of the Honor Roll total is 338
for this period. Remember, deleted entities do not count towards the Honor
Roll. Moore says to direct comments or questions to dxcc (at) arrl (dot)
org. (ARRL)

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ON THE AIR: RADIO ST. HELENA ON THE AIR

While a bit short in notification time, Radio St Helena Day is set for
Saturday, November 15th. The event will be broadcast on 11092.5kHz USB
with transmissions to Europe between 2100 and 2230 UTC. The QSL address
is: Radio St Helena, PO Box 93, Jamestown, St. Helena, STHL 1ZZ, South
Atlantic Ocean. (GB2RS)

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ON THE AIR: COMMEMORATING THE SINKING OF THE TIRPITZ

Special Event station GB617SQN will be on the air until November
27th. This,to commemorate the 64th Anniversary of the sinking of the World
War 2 German battleship Tirpitz..

The Tirpitz was the largest battleship ever built in Europe, with
dimensions slightly exceeding those of her sister ship the Bismarck. The
raid on November 12th 1944 that sunk the Tirpiz was conducted by Lancaster
bombers from the Roy Air Force 617th squadron.

The commemorative station marking the anniversary of her sinking will be on
all bands and various modes. QSL information for GB617SQN will be given
during the event. (Modern DX)


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RADIOSPORTS: 2008 CQ WORLD WIDE CONTEST CW

Turning to radiosports news, the 2008 C Q World Wide DX CW Contest is
slated to begin at 0000 U-T-C on November 29th. The contests runs for 24
hours ending at 0000 U-T-C on November 30th.

This on the air event has long been considered to be one of the premier
global contesting activities. Many consider it to be a particular test of
skill and endurance for the international contesting community. A complete
set of contest Rules and other operating information is on line at www dot
cqww dot com. (CQ)

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DX

In D-X, word that four French hams plan to be active from the Kingdom of
Bhutan. This through November 25 as part of that nations 100th
anniversary. They will use the special call A-5100-A and will be activated
from three different locations in the south of Bhutan. QSL via F9DK.

JA7GAX will be operating November 15th to the to 20th from the Daito
Islands. QSL his operation direct or via the bureau.

DJ4SO will be on the air portable V5 from Namibia until December 4th. His
activity will be mostly on CW, RTTY and PSK 31 on 160 through 10 meters.
QSL direct or via the bureau.

G3YBY will be on from Brunei as V8FKT from through November 21st. He works
mainly SSB and RTTY on 40 through 10 meters running 100 watts into
verticals. QSL via G3YBY, through the bureau or via Logbook to the World.

Lastly, listen out for DL3PS operating portable 4X through December
5th. Franz is on a business trip in Israel and will try to hit the
airwaves as using SSB, CW and some digital modes on 10 throgh 80 meters
during his spare time. QSL direct or via bureau to HB9EHQ.

(Above from various DX news sources.)

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THAT FINAL ITEM: HAM RADIO HONORS LAST LIVING WW1 VET

And finally this week, ham radio paused on Tuesday, November 11th to honor
the last living veteran of World War 1 and all others who have served in
the United States armed forces over the years. Amateur Radio Newsline's
Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, reflects on Veterans Day, 2008:

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Courtesy of NBC 25 in Hagerstown, Maryland, that's Frank himself, making a
brief contact with the help of a member of the group operating the special
event. And, here's more of what was going out over the air.

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Actuality audio: Hear it in the MP3 version of this newscast at
www.arnewsline.org

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The group set up on Buckles' Charles Town farm for the one-day event. They
made contact with more than 200 operators on that day from as far west as
Montana and as far as south as the Carribbean. Buckles, during his
interview with NBC 25, spoke of his unique accomplishment.

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Actuality audio: Hear it in the MP3 version of this newscast at
www.arnewsline.org

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Buckles was 17 when all sides signed the Armistice that ended World War I,
dubbed the war to end all wars.

Pat Fowler, presidnet of the EPARC, says he was especially ratified by the
response of those who made contact with the special event station.

He said many vets as well as non-vets passed along a special salute to
Frank for his service.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V in Philadelphia.

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And to Frank Woodruff Buckles, we wish him many more years of happiness
and good health as he continues as the last standard bearer of the veterans
for World War 1.

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