Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1704 - April 9 2010

Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1704 with a release date of
Friday, April 9th, 2010 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a Q-S-T. 911 service fails in Lincoln Nebraska and
its ham radio to the rescue. Also, Southern California hams prove
that they can mobilize for an earthquake, a Kentucky radio club wants
to recycle old TV towers for emergency communications use and National
Public Radio says that ham radio is alive and growing. Find out the
details on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1704 coming your
way right now.


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RESCUE RADIO: LINCOLN NE 911 OUTAGE BRINGS OUT HAM RADIO Y2K PLAN

Its was no April Fools joke on Thursday, April 1st. Thats when the
local telecommunications provider Windstream lost its interconnect
ability and phones literally went out in South-Eastern Nebraska. It
also brought out a cadre of well trained ham radio operators to fill in
until service could be restored. Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB, lives in
Lincoln and explains what failed:

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KONEB: "At about 7:45 a.m. the main switch which controls the Windstream
Inter-Exchange switching in Lincoln, Nebraska, and 12 surrounding counties
failed, and then the redundant switch failed as well causing phone calls
that would go between exchanges to be disrupted as well as all 911 service
in the multi-county area to cease to exist. So we hams have been out on
location throughout the city of Lincoln and areas of Lancaster County
stationed at major intersections in case somebody needs to contact 911."

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According to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, 911
service was out for all or part of Butler, Seward, Saunders, Clay, Adams,
northern Gage, Jefferson, Cass, Saline, Richardson and Fillmore counties,
as well as Lancaster county. Responding to the emergency were 68 hams
belonging to the Lincoln Amateur Radio Club and Lincoln ARES. They were
activated throughout the day to become the emergency communications
replacement for the 911 service. It was a callout that Lancaster Country
Emergency Coordinator Reynolds Davis, K0GND, says that area hams had spent
over a decade preparing for. Preparations that began because of dire
predictions News Years Eve 2000:

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K0GND: "We implemented our Y2K plan which we put together in late 1999 in
anticipation of all the doom and gloom people had worried about. Although
it was not necessary that night, since then we have implemented it four
different times for massive telephone outages."

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While the predicted computer failures of Y2K never occurred, it did place
Lincoln area hams in a unique position to respond to communications
emergencies that have occurred over the past decade. So nobody was
surprised when the general call for assistance went out this time. Again,
Reynolds Davis, K0GND:

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K0GND: "On Y2K night the newspaper had a map of the city printed on the
front page, and at major intersections -- each one of these within a half
miles of residents of the city -- that's how they were selected. And we
(hams) became a phone booth with flashing lights and a sign on the car and
so forth -- should an emergency call be needed after midnight on that
night. I think that plan covered some 60 intersections within the city

"This time it was a scaled back call-up but none-the-less it was the same
plan and we ended up with 26 major intersections last Thursday when this
all occurred. And they were staffed essentially from 8 in the morning
until about 11:30 p.m. when we finally secured"

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What may surprise some is that this entire operation only entailed the use
of one repeater on the two meter band. Davis credits the self discipline
and emergency service training of the regions ham radio community for
making this possible. He also notes that the training never stops:

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K0GND: "We have nightly nets on the same repeater. There are ARES nets
every night of the week. We do lots of drills and a tremendous amount of
public service. Last year almost 5000 volunteer hours of public service by
the club. And all of those things keep your discipline up and your ability
to listen out: - which is a key to running a large net with a lot of people.

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K0GND tells Newsline that thankfully the ham radio communicators only had
to handle a small number of 911 incidents. The worst of these was a house
fire that they were requested to report. Another dealt with a police
officer involved in tracking down a missing child. And it took the better
part of a day before 911 service was restored cross the affected area and
the ham radio operators could stand down and go home. (ARNewsline(tm))

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RESCUE RADIO: SOCAL HAMS ACTIVATE FOR MEXICALI QUAKE

Hams in Los Angeles County activated briefly after shock waves from the
7.2 magnitude earthquake in Baja California. Mexico, were felt at
about 03:50 PM Pacific time on Easter Sunday. The Los Angeles Section
ARES immediately activated it's emergency net with hams from all over the
area checking in.

But there were no reports of commercial communications outages, utility
outages or even any damage in and around the local area and soon attention
was turned to the South. That's when the nets Spanish speaking operators
were asked to monitor the High Frequency bands for possible traffic from
the quake area.

Dr. Armondo Montalvo, KI6TAA, in the Los Angeles suburb of Woodland Hills
was able to contact Franscisco Menses, XE2FMS, in the city of Mexicali,
Mexico, along with mobile operators XE2DZZ and XE2BRL . Initial reports
said that most stations in and around the quakes epicenter were without
electric power. Also, the major highway between Mexicali and Tijuana,
Mexico suffered severe thrust fault damage. This information was forwarded
to the United States Geologic Survey for it to act on.

In all, some three dozen stations were involved at one time or another
during the call-up, but no large scale ham radio relief effort was needed
on either side of the United States and Mexico border. Never the less,
area ham radio emergency planners say it was definitely a good test of the
ability of the regions hams to respond at a moments notice. (LAX ARES)

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RESCUE RADIO: KY CLUB WANTS TO RECYCLE OLD TOWERS FOR EMCOMM WORK

A group of Bowling Green, Kentucky area ham radio operators want to give
new life to old residential TV towers by incorporating them into an
emergency communications system. The Kentucky Colonels Amateur Radio Club
and the Kentucky 4th District Amateur Radio Emergency Services are seeking
donations of the TV towers, which have become increasingly obsolete as more
households have turned to cable, satellite and digital TV providers.

In an article in the Bowling Green Daily News, Bill Schlicht, KJ4DGW of the
Kentucky Colonels Amateur Radio Club said members will remove the towers
for free, recondition them and install them at numerous locations in the
10-county Barren River Area Development District. This, to support
emergency communications among ham radio operators, hospitals, county
emergency management directors, American Red Cross chapters and other
emergency workers.

Schlicht told the paper that club members are covered by liability
insurance during performance of club activities, and removing the TV towers
will not cost the homeowner anything. He says that his ham radio
association wants to set up at least 16 towers, mainly at area hospitals
where ham radio operators can communicate with emergency workers during a
large-scale disaster. There are about 400 amateur radio operators in
Warren County and the Bowling Green area.

You can read the rest of this article at:
http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2010...news/news6.txt (BG News,
eHam.net)

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RESCUE RADIO: UK CLUB GETS 5000 POUND PUBLIC SERVICE GRANT

Meantime, over in the United Kingdom, the Itchen Valley Amateur Radio Club
has been awarded nearly 5000 British Pounds in Lottery funding. This, to
assist with providing community based radio projects that will include
supporting the Radio Amateur Emergency Network in providing communications
coverage for disaster and emergency exercises as well as real time
responses.

The grant will primarily be used to equip a portable radio station with a
25 foot trailer tower with antennas, and a portable generator system to
enable the station to provide communications services without mains power
or the normal mobile phone networks. This stand alone capability will
allow the club to contribute to the telecommunications infrastructure
supporting long-distance events that involve communications and control in
isolated places.

In addition, part of the grant will provide funds for working with local
youth organizations such as Scouts and Guides, as well as other public
projects to broaden awareness of amateur radio. 5000 British Pounds is the
equivalent of about $7600 United States dollars.

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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 Montgomery
Amateur Radio Club repeater serving Rockville Maryland.

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HAM HAPPENINGS: NPR SAYS HAM RADIO IS GROWING

National Public Radio says that ham radio is alive and well, and its even
produced a segment of its All Things Considered program to prove
it. Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP, has mo

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Ham radio is far from the dying hobby that the nay sayers claim it to
be. One that only a few years ago was being touted by techno blogs
alongside 35 mm film and home videotape as technologies slated to quickly
disappear.

Well, National Public Radio says that the bloggers were wrong
because there are now nearly 700,000 U-S citizens who have ham radio
licenses. NPR says that number is up by some 60 percent since 1981. And
Says NPR, that number is growing.

The NPR story quotes Allen Weiner. He is an analyst at the technology
research firm Gartner and Associates. Weiner says that while ham radio
will never have the sex appeal of the iPhone, it does have a certain level
of what he terms as nerd appeal.

Weiner also explains growth in our specialized communications interest in
this way. He says that if it creates its own experience, that's really
what's key here. Conversely, if it just emulates an experience that you
can get online, it's not going to grow.

The report concludes by noting that even the most die-hard hams admit that
amateur radio will never be a mainstream hobby. But says National Public
Radio, people are still discovering the joy of communicating with the
technology of amateur radio. A technology that has existed for nearly a
century.

Still enjoying ham radio from Scottsdale Arizona, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP,
reporting for the Amateur Radio Newsline.

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You can hear the NPR story on ham radios growth at the URL found
at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId5586086
(Adapted from NPR web post)

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RADIO LAW: EVEN WHEN ITS WRONG THE FCC IS RIGHT

Parties relying on informal discussions with commission staff do so at
their own risk. At least that's the lesson that's been learned KRNW- FM
which has been ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for what amounts a simple
clerical error based on information a Commission representative gave to the
broadcaster.

According to the trade publication Radio World, KRNW FM is located in
Chillicothe, Missouri, and is licensed to Northwest Missouri State
University. Its case started with the expiration of the license in early
2005, The FCC says that the station didn't file properly until two weeks
later, and it didn't seek an STA to continue to operate or give a reason
for the failure to file on time.

When the fine was handed down the college, which also owns KXCV FM,
appealed. It argued that the fine was unfair because it did in fact try to
renew properly. It said FCC staff had told the station manager to file both
station renewals on the same form, and the manager did so.

Now, in upholding the fine the commission said that while allows for some
stations to file on the same form, the manager should have filed, as she
did in the past, a separate renewal application for the KRNW. It added
that Commission precedent has established that parties relying on informal
discussions with FCC staff do so at their own risk. The commission may
still enforce its rules despite the public's reliance on allegedly
erroneous staff advice. ( RW)

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RADIO LW: FCC LOSES COURT BATTLE OVER NET NEUTRALITY

A federal court in Washington D.C. has handed the FCC a major defeat and at
the same time has thrown the future of Internet regulations and United
States broadband expansion plans into doubt. It happened on Tuesday, April
6th when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that
the Commission lacks authority to require broadband providers to give equal
treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks. Amateur
Radio Newsline's Frank Haas, KB4T, has the details:

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The unanimous ruling by the three-judge panel marks a serious setback for
the FCC which is trying to adopt official net neutrality regulations. FCC
Chairman Julius Genachowski believes that such rules
are needed to prevent phone and cable companies from using their control
over Internet access to favor some kinds of online content and services
over others.

On the other side, the court decision was a big victory for Comcast
Corporation. Comcast is the nation's largest cable company and it had
challenged the FCC's authority to impose network neutrality obligations on
broadband providers. This following a 2008 Commission finding that
centered on Comcast's actions in 2007 when it interfered with an online
file-sharing service called BitTorrent.

In its decision, the court essentially held that it was not for the FCC to
determine which of Comcast's customers was entitled to better levels of
service than another. Rather that this is a business decision that Comcast
was free to make.

Public advocacy groups have already reacted negatively to the court
decision. They contend that the ramifications of the ruling are much
broader. That's because it undercuts the FCC's ability to prevent
broadband providers from becoming gatekeepers for many kinds of online
services. This could include Internet-based phone services and even
software that runs in a Web browser.

The decision also has serious implications for the FCC's national broadband
plan released by the FCC last month. The Commission needs undisputed
authority to regulate broadband in order to pursue some its
key recommendations. In a statement following the release of the decision,
the FCC said it remains committed to promoting an open Internet and to
policies that will bring the enormous benefits of
broadband to all Americans.

At this point the FCC has several options. It can do nothing and let the
ruling stand. That's highly unlikely.

It could ask Congress to give it explicit authority to regulate broadband,
but that could take years. Or, it could appeal the matter to the United
States Supreme Court which could also take years.

Or as some observers believe, the Commission might simply reclassify
broadband as a more heavily controlled telecommunications service. One
which could be subjected to both intensive scrutiny and heavy
regulation.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Frank Haas, KB4T, in Holly Hill,
Florida.

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We should know what direction the Commission will take in a matter of
weeks. (Published news reports)

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HOT OFF THE PRESS: NEW DX BOOK AVAILABLE BY W9KNI

'A Year of DX' is a new book by noted author Bob Locher, W9KNI that follows
him as he makes an all out effort to win the 2008 running of CQ Magazine's
DX Marathon. The Marathon is a year long operating event during which a
contestant works as many countries and CQ zones as possible, any band or
any mode.

While the book chronicles Bob's efforts in the pileups and through the
lonely watches of the night, it also contains other discussions of what
DX'ing is all about. These include the possibilities of DX'ing in low sun
spot periods contributed by Jim Henderson, KF7E, a chapter on optimizing
your SSB transmit audio by Hall of Famer Chip Margelli, K7JA, a discussion
of what is the ideal linear amplifier, and much more.

Anyone who read and enjoyed Bob's 'Compete DX'er' is sure to find this book
equally worthwhile. Its publication date is scheduled for May 1st. More
information is on-line at www.idiompress.com/yearofdx.php (Via e-mail)

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HAMVENTION HAPPENINGS: SPEAKERS LIST RELEASED FOR DX FORUM

The SouthWest Ohio DX Association has started to announced its line-up for
the DX Forum at this year's Dayton Hamvention. Guest speakers include Tom
Harrell, N4XP, of the K4M Midway Island 2009 DXpedition, George Wallner,
AA7JV who operated TX3A from Chesterfield Reef and Paul Ewing, N6PSE of
the YI9PSE operation from Iraq. Don Dubob, N6JRL, will be this year's
forum moderator and at the close of the session the SouthWest Ohio DX
Association will be raffling off a Yaesu FT-2000 transceiver. (SWODXA)

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PROMOTING HAM RADIO: FREE ARRL WEBINAR ON PUBLICIZING FIELD DAY APRIL 22

Hams involved in planning their clubs Field Day activities are invited to
take part in free 90 minute webinar on April 22nd. Hosted by the ARRL's
Atlantic Division in cooperation with the League's Public Relations
Committee, this session will focus on how to publicize your groups Field
Day outing so as to gain maximum recognition for the hobby.

Among the topics to be covered will be how to set up a Field Day publicity
calendar. How to get audio and video Public Service Announcements on local
radio and TV stations. How to get proclamations issued and even how to use
social networks like Facebook and Twitter to draw people to your Field Day
event.

Also covered will be the correct way to invite elected officials and
dignitaries to your Field Day site. Depending on whom you get to show up,
this can bring with it good local, regional or even national press
coverage. And according to Allen Pitts, W1AGP, who is the ARRL's Public
Relations Manager, the guest list reads like a whose who in ham radio media
relations:

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W1AGP: "You have got Walt Palmer recently of ABC News - television; Diana
Eng will be working with Facebook and Twitter; Bill Morine on print
journalism will be talking on how to schedule and set up things; Kevin
O'Dell who until recently made television commercials will be talking about
how to make up your own Public Service Announcements and videos. And then
of coarse you have got me."

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And I'll be on that panel too talking about media relations with broadcast
radio.

Again, the date for this on-line seminar is Thursday, April 22nd beginning
at 9:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. To pre-register take your web browser to
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/932645064 (ARRL)

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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:

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RESTRUCTURING: BAHARAIN IMPROVES ITS AMATEUR SERVICE

Licensing of the amateur service in the Kingdom of Bahrain has taken a
major step forward. This, with the release of new amateur service rules by
the nations telecommunications regulatory authority.

New additions for the Bahrain General Class licensees include 135.7 to
137.8kHz with a power limit of 10 watts. Also, regulators have extended
the 160 meter band changing the upper limit to 2000 kHz. They have also
expanded 40 meters up to 7200 kHz and added access to the 30 meter band as
well. Above 30 MHz new additions include 6 meters from 50 to 52MHz and
improved access to bands at 430MHz and above.

Also, Bahrain now has a new Intermediate Class license that permits
operation at 28 MHz and above with power output to the antenna of 100
watts. Aeronautical Mobile, Maritime Mobile, Mobile and Portable
operations are also permitted within the terms of the new license.

It should be noted that with the exception of the segment 50 to 50.5MHz,
which is primary, all new allocations have been granted on a secondary
basis. Permitted power to the antenna on all bands except 136 kHz is 1500
watts. (GB2RS)

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WORLDBEAT: WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY APRIL 19

"Amateur Radio: combining communication experience with modern digital
techniques" is the theme of this years World Amateur Radio Day. Scheduled
for April 18th, World Amateur Radio Day is an international celebration of
the hobby sponsored by the International Amateur Radio Union and its member
societies representing over 150 countries.

Since 1925, the IARU has been instrumental in coordinating and representing
amateur radio on global matters. It says that in today's world that it is
radio amateurs who are finding ways to use frequencies at the fringes of
the radio spectrum while developing marriages of radio and the internet,
and experimenting with digital and satellite communications.

For information about World Amateur Radio Day and the International Amateur
Radio Union please take your web browser to www dot IARU dot org. (IARU)

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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: DARA TO MATCH DONATIONS TO AMSAT

The Dayton Amateur Radio Association says that it will match one-for-one
any donations made to AMSAT-NA between now and June 30th of 2010. This, up
to a maximum of $5,000.

The matching funds will be earmarked in support of the "Getting AMSAT Back
into Space" campaign and help us raise the funds needed for the next
satellite project which is a cubesat that will provide a 2 meter-70
Centimeter FM transponder that will match the ground performance of AO-51.

More on this matching fund is on line at www.amsat.org. (ANS)

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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM IN CHICAGO IN OCTOBER

The 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held in Chicago, Illinois from
October 8th through the 10th. This years venue is the Elk Grove Holiday Inn
near O'Hare Airport. Topics to be covered include presentations on
operating techniques along with other sessions covering plans for the
future of ham radio in space. For more information please visit
www.amsat.org on the World Wide Web. (ANS)

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ON THE AIR: MOONBOUNCE USING THE 1000 FOOT ARECIBO DISH

The Arecibo Observatory Amateur Radio Club will be putting the 1000-foot
radio telescope on the air for 432 MHz E-M-E contacts from April 16th to
the 18th. The callsign used will be KP4AO with a transmit frequency of
432.045 MHz and receiving between 432.050 to 432.060 MHz. KP4AO will
transmit with 400 watts out but the giant dish will give the signal about
60 db of gain. Translated it means that KP4AO should be able to be heard
with a small hand-held yagi pointed at the moon and a good receiver. A 15
db gain antenna and 100 watts will be enough to KP4AO on CW. More is
on-line
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/apr...moonbounce.htm (Southgate,
K1JT )

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ON THE AIR: CELEBRATING MEXICO'S INDEPENDENCE

On the air, word that the Mexican Federal Telecommunications has authorized
the use of the special 4 B prefix for Mexican stations throughout the year
2010. The use of this prefix is to celebrate the bicentennial
of Mexico's independence and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution.
(OPDX)


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ON THE AIR: CV7G CELEBRATES THE FOUNDING OF MODERN URUGUAY

And CX7ABK, will be using the special callsign CV7G between April 17th and
the 19th. This operation celebrates the landing of 33 Orientales on
Agraciada Beach in Uruguay. This was a militant revolutionary group led
by Juan Antonio Lavalleja against the Empire of Brazil. Their actions
culminated in the foundation of modern Uruguay. And in celebration of this
event CV7G will be on 40 and 20 meter SSB. A special QSL card will be
issued. You send your QSL via CX7ABK. (OPDX)

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PROPAGATION: SOLAR WINDSTORM HITS EARTH

In propagation news, what's described as a sharp gust of solar wind hit
Earth's magnetosphere on Monday, April 5th, at approximately 0800 UTC. It
also sparked the strongest geomagnetic storm of the year.

According to Spaceweather dot com, the event registered 7 on the 0-to-9 K
index scale of magnetic disturbances. Although the storm was subsiding by
Wednesday morning, April 7th, it was not over and high-latitude sky
watchers were told to remain alert for the possibility of aurora
propagation. (Spaceweather)

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DX

In DX, PG5M, has made available his story called the 'Pacific 2009 Ultra
Light Solo DXpedition' in PDF format on the World Wide Web. Its 12 pages
long and goes into detail about his activities and netting 13000 QSOs from
Fiji, Tuvalu and Tarawa. You can downloaded it at www.dx.to

On the bands, word that S53A is now active from Zanzibar as
5-eye-one-S. This is his first holiday style trip with some radio
operation as when time permits. He has been reported on 20. 15 and 10
meters mostly on CW. QSL via S53A, direct or via the bureau.

JI5RPT, will be active as JD1BLY from Chichijima Island between May 2nd and
the 7th. His operation will be on 40 through 6 meters using CW, SSB,
Digital and the Satellites. QSL via his home callsign JI5RPT.

Lastly, , EA8AY, will be active from the Canary Islands as EF8E. This
during the CQWW
WPX CW Contest on May 29th and 30th. QSL via EA8AY.

(Above from various DX news sources)

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THAT FINAL ITEM: ITS SPRING ARDF TIME

And finally this week, as the weather warms, it's time to start planning
for outdoor radio fun this summer. Opportunities to win medals by finding
hidden transmitters are coming, as Newsline's Joe Moell, K0OV, explains.

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More and more hams every year are discovering the fun of tracking hidden
radio transmitters in their cars or on foot. The on-foot variety of
foxhunting has become an international sport, with names such as
foxtailing, radio-orienteering and ARDF. USA is one of about 30 countries
with an active ARDF program, including national championships and
participation in the World Championships every two years.

To see the USA's best on-foot foxhunters in action, to learn from them, and
to try it for yourself, make plans to come to Ohio this spring. The Tenth
USA ARDF Championships will get under way on Friday, May 21. It's a
three-day weekend of practice sessions, a big two-meter hunt, and another
hunt on 80 meters. It's open to anyone at any foxhunting skill level, with
or without a ham license. If you're a senior, don't worry about trying to
compete against teenagers. Equal medals will be awarded in six separate age
categories for OM's from under 18 to over 70. Five similar age categories
divide up the YLs. To be even better prepared, attend the optional two-day
intensive training camp just before the championships.

What could you win? Possibly a medal and a place on our country's team
going to the ARDF World Championships in Croatia this coming September. USA
can only field a maximum of three people in each age and gender category,
so our national championships determine who will go.

Will this be the year that you win a radio-orienteering medal? The
registration deadline is coming soon. So for everything you need to know
about the USA Championships, including schedules, registration forms and
equipment ideas, point your Web browser to www.homingin.com. That's
HomingIn, as one word, homingin.com. You can also learn about the World
Championships in Croatia and the annual CQ Worldwide Foxhunting Weekend.

From southern California, this is Joe Moell Kay-Zero-Oscar-Victor for
Amateur Radio Newsline.

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Every year interest in Amateur Radio Direction Finding grows. Who
knows. One of these days it could become popular enough that the ham radio
community might petition for it to become an Olympic medal level sport.
(K0OV)

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