eHam.net News for Thursday 27 June 2013
 

eHam.net News

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This Week in Radiosport:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:31 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30370


This Week in Radiosport:


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Radio Amateur's Commended Following Flooding Activation:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:31 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30369


Canadian Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteers supporting
emergency communication in the aftermath of flooding in the Province of
Alberta stood down June 24.


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ARRL will be Represented at Europe's Premier Ham Radio Gathering:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:30 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30368


ARRL Headquarters staffers are among those journeying to Germany to
represent the League at HAM RADIO 2013 -- the
International Exhibition for Radio Amateurs, June 28-30, commonly known
simply by its location, Friedrichshafen. Some 200 exhibitors are
expected at HAM RADIO 2013 along with upward of 15,000 visitors. This
year's HAM RADIO theme is "The Amateur Radio Adventu DXpedition,"
and representatives of several DXpeditions will explain for visitors
the thrill of operating from remote areas of the world.


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RSGB Marks Its Centenary On and Off the Air:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:29 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30367


The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)
turns 100 this year. The IARU member-society
represents Amateur Radio in the UK. The big day is July 5, Centenary
Day, the anniversary of the Society's founding, when a commemorative
plaque will be unveiled at Bletchley
Park -- famous for its secret World War II code-breaking activities.
A Centenary dinner will follow. ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, says
the ARRL appreciates the importance of having strong national Amateur
Radio societies around the world.


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Intruder Watch Documents Odd Bursts, Beeps and Buzzes on the Bands:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:28 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30366


The International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring
System (IARUMS) continues to observe and log suspect and apparently
unauthorized operations that intrude on Amateur Radio allocations.


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Reply Comment Deadline Extended in 5 GHz Proceeding:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:27 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30365


The FCC has extended until July 24 the deadline to file reply comments
in its proceeding to allow unlicensed National Information
Infrastructure (U-NII) devices at 5 GHz. The FCC in February sought
comment on making available an additional 195 megahertz of spectrum in
the 5.35-5.47 GHz and 5.85-5.925 GHz bands for U-NII
use.


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Location Service Deployment May Constrain 902-928 MHZ Amateur Use:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:27 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30364


A portion of the 902-928 MHz (33 centimeter) band may become less
useful to radio amateurs in urban areas as a result of an FCC Order. .
The FCC has given Progeny LMS, LLC the okay to begin commercial
operation of its multilateration location and monitoring service
(M-LMS) on approximately 4 megahertz of the M-LMS portions of the band
between 919.750 and 927.750 MHz where it holds licenses.


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New Logbook of The World Software Eases Uploading:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:26 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30363


The recently released version of Trusted QSL (TQSL) software for
Logbook of The World (LoTW) makes it much easier for
users to upload logs to the worldwide contact repository. TQSL v.
1.14.1 may be downloaded from the LoTW page.


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13 Colonies Special Event Set:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:26 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30362


The annual 13 Colonies Special Event will take place during the first
week of July, with participating 13 colonies' stations on the air from
1300 UTC July 1 until 0400 UTC July 6. Event sponsors say at least two
special event stations will operate from each colony state. The theme
for 2014 is "Banners of the Revolution," and the certificate --
available to all participants regardless of the number of stations
worked -- will reflect that theme.


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California Amateurs Claim New World Distance Record on 3.7 Millimeter Band:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:25 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30361


Mountain-topping radio amateurs in California are claiming a new world
distance record on the 77 to 81 GHz band -- also known as "E band" -- a
band many hams likely are unaware of and whose future is unclear. The
claimed record was set June 13 between KF6KVG on a peak just east of
San Jose and AD6IW in Kings Canyon National Park to the east-southeast.


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Grant L. 'Don' Carlson, KQ6FM, (SK):

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:24 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30360


ARRL Life Member and Public Relations Committee Member Don Carlson,
KQ6FM, of Sparks, Nevada, died June 21, of complications related to
pancreatic cancer. He was 60.


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AMSAT Area Coordinator Kevin Smith, N3HKQ, (SK):

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:25 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30359


Longtime AMSAT Area Coordinator Kevin Smith, N3HKQ, of Monongahela,
Pennsylvania, died June 10. AMSAT Area Coordinators are volunteers who
serve as AMSAT's ambassadors to the Amateur Radio community. Smith also
co-chaired the team that hosted the 2007
AMSAT Symposium in Pittsburgh, and he was a key player in executing
an earlier ARISS contact from Upper St Clair (Pennsylvania) High
School. He was a member of the Wireless Association of the South Hills
and active on VHF and UHF. Survivors include his wife Peg, a son and a
daughter.


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The End of the Commercial Telegraph? Please QRS:

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:24 AM PDT
http://www.eham.net/articles/30358


Worldwide news media for several days have been proclaiming the
impending demise of the telegram in India next month. Unfortunately
various reporters and news outlets seem to have conflated the words
"telegram" and "telegraph," with the result that many Morse code
enthusiasts in the ham radio community have begun lamenting the
occasion as the end of an era and perhaps even as another nail in CW's
coffin. Here's what's really happening. Citing mounting financial
losses, India's state-owned telecommunications outfit, Bharat Sanchar
Nigam Limited (BSNL),
is ending its telegram service in mid-July, but other telegram services
in India will continue. Just the state-run service is calling it quits.