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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2037, Friday, November 11, 2016:

Posted: 11 Nov 2016 05:22 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37975


The following is a QST. Lebanon awaits the licensing of its first new hams
in years. Ham radio's the star in a film produced by a team from the U.S.
and Cuba -- and our lead story: An important radio telescope in West
Virginia faces shutdown. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline's
Report #2037 comes your way right now.


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Resurrection -- Pressing WW2 Radio Equipment Back Into Service:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 04:10 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37974


Mass production was key to survival during the Second World War. So much
stuff was made that there continues to be volumes of new unpacked stuff
left over and tons of used equipment for sale at reasonable prices.
Availability of this war surplus provided experimenters in the mid 20th
century with access to high performance test equipment, radio equipment,
and high quality components for the first time. Even today this old stuff
continues to motivate and inspire the young generations because of its high
build quality, unique electro-mechanical approaches, and overall innovative
designs which continue to be relevant into the 21st century. In this post
we will show you how to get started in the hobby of resurrecting WW2 radio
equipment and putting it back on the air. Many amateur radio operators
became interested in the hobby after being given an old ARC-5 'command set'
receiver. These radios were typically used for communication between
aircraft within a formation, hence the name 'command set'. There are many
different receivers and transmitters within this line covering frequency
bands from 190 KHz to 146 MHz, most of which are capable of tuning in AM,
CW, and SSB (by adjusting the BFO).


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Frequency on Set: Peyton List on Keeping the Ham Radio Secret:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 04:09 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37973


The CW's Frequency sees a new episode airing tonight (November 9) at 9PM
ET/PT on The CW, and KSiteTV was one of several outlets to visit the show's
set in Vancouver last week. While there, we spoke with Peyton List (Raimy
Sullivan) who explained her character's decision to keep the ham radio that
allows her to communicate with her father in 1996 a secret. Frequency CW
Poster"I think she is intent on keeping that a secret, and she made that
decision\&. I think it was in Episode 2, where she was really adamant about
Frank telling Julie about what was gonna happen and also telling her about
the ham in the same context," List explained, "and then she comes to the
realization that it is the worst idea. It's the worst thing they could
possibly do because it adds another variable. It's not so much convincing
somebody that we have this phenomenon; it's more that if you bring another
person in, that's one more person who could alter something and it's less
controlled. So she made that decision [that] we just have to try and
contain this as much as we can and control it as much as we can."


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W1AW 2016/2017 Winter Operating Schedule:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 10:22 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37971


W1AW 2016/2017 Winter Operating Schedule:


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Meet the Grandson of Man Who Invented the Volume Control, 20's Transistor!

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 10:02 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37970


The Professor digs out some Geissler Tubes which belonged to his
grandfather, Joseph Poliakoff.


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DX News -- ARRL DX Bulletin #46:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:55 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37969


This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
IK7JWX, W1UE, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX,
DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and
WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.


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Just Ahead In Radiosport:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:55 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37968


Just Ahead In Radiosport:


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Amateur Radio 'Uniquely Situated' to Be at Leading Edge, Conferees Told:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:55 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37967


The dawn of so-called "smart" -- or cognitive -- radio has presented
Amateur Radio with an opportunity to regain the leading edge in radio
technology in the near future. It will also alter our view of spectrum
as a limited resource. Those points and others were part of a
forward-looking, tag-team Sunday Seminar presentation, "Spectrum (It's
the frequency crunch for real)," by Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, and Bob
McGwier, N4HY, at the 2016 ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications
Conference (DCC
http://tapr.org/conferences.html), September 16-18 in
St. Petersburg, Florida.


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Naval Academy Students Planning CubeSat with HF Uplink:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:54 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37966


Students at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, are planning
an Amateur Radio CubeSat -- dubbed HFSAT -- that would carry an HF
transponder as a primary payload as well as
2-meter APRS as a secondary mission when power is available. The 1.5 U
CubeSat will have a linear uplink at 21.4 MHz and a downlink at 29.42
MHz.


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The Doctor Will See You Now!

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:54 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37965


"Anderson Powerpole Connectors, and Antenna Polarization" are the
topics of the latest (November 3) episode of the "ARRL The Doctor is In"
podcast. Listen...and learn!


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National Parks On the Air Update:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:54 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37964


A couple of milestones were reached in the ARRL National Parks on the
Air (NPOTA) program last week. Washington,
DC-based Activator Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, became the first amateur to
activate from all 28 NPOTA units in DC, completing that feat on
November 7.


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US JOTA 2016 'Flash Numbers' Show Participation was Up:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:53 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37963


According to the US Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) 2016 "flash numbers,"
participation swelled in the annual Scouting event this fall. JOTA
Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND, released the preliminary report last
weekend.


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Austrian Moonbounce Enthusiast Demonstrates Success with Small-Scale Setup:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:52 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37962


Hannes Fasching, OE5JFL, of Braunau am Inn, Austria, has demonstrated
that you don't need a huge antenna system to operate EME (moonbounce)
successfully. Fasching fired up for the October 22-23 weekend of the
ARRL EME Contest, using a small horn
antenna on 1.2 GHz.


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Quest Continues for 1 kW Power Privileges In Australia:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:52 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37961


On the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA)
VK1WIA National News, WIA Director Roger
Harrison, VK2ZRH, recently remarked on efforts to raise the Amateur
Radio power limit to 1 kW there. A 1 kW limit was trialed in 2012-2013,
but Harrison said he does not expect the Australian Communications and
Media Authority (ACMA) to repeat that test.


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Reminder: NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative Application Deadline is Nov 22:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:51 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37960


The application deadline to take part in NASA's CubeSat Launch
Initiative (CSLI) is
Tuesday, November 22. NASA has invited accredited education
institutions, nonprofit organizations, and NASA centers to join the
adventure and challenge of space, while helping the agency to achieve
its exploration goals. Many research CubeSats launched as part of the
CSLI have carried Amateur Radio payloads.


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Cubes in Space Program Offers Chance for Youth to Put Experiments In Space:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:52 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37959


The free Cubes in Space program
provides students ages 11 to 18 an opportunity to design and compete to
launch an experiment into space at no cost. Cubes in Space is offered
by idoodledu inc, in partnership with the NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center's Wallops Flight Facility, the Colorado Space Grant Consortium,
and the NASA Langley Research Center.


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Latest Edition of the ITU Radio Regulations is Available Online:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:49 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37958


What the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) calls "The global
treaty behind your mobile
communications" -- the ITU Radio Regulations (2016 edition) -- now is
available online and at no cost via the ITU website. Published in ITU's
six official languages, the new edition of the Radio Regulations is
also available for purchase in hard copy format and as a multilingual
DVD.


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DX Notes from All Over:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:50 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37957


The ZL7G DXpedition to Chatham Island wrapped up on November 9 after
logging more than 42,000 contacts, including nearly 3,000 of them on
RTTY. The DXpedition team has dismantled stations and antennas and
plans to depart the island on November 19. Chatham Island was number 95
on the ClubLog DXCC Most Wanted List.


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Hurricane Watch Net Honors Bermuda Radio Amateur:

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:49 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37956


The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) has recognized one
of its longtime members, Antony "Tony" Siese, VP9HK. HWN Manager Bobby
Graves, KB5HAV, announced on October 20 that the net would confer upon
Siese the title of "Honorary Member," in recognition of his 31 years of
service. Graves said Siese is the first non-manager to be named an
Honorary Member.


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Getting It Right!

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:48 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37955


In the story "Rule Making Petition to FCC Calls for Vanity Call Sign
Rule Changes" in The ARRL Letter for November 3, 2016, the correct
number of the Petition for Rule Making is RM-11775.
Interested parties may comment using the FCC Electronic Comment Filing
System (ECFS). Comments are due within 30
days of the October 26 posting date.


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In Brief...

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:48 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37954


The American Legion Amateur Radio Club Sponsoring Veterans Day Special
Event: American Legion members will honor fellow veterans with a
special event on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11. The American Legion
Amateur Radio Club (TALARC) will
sponsor the activity, which will begin on the HF bands at 1400 UTC and
conclude at 2130 UTC, using the call sign K9TAL. Operators who contact
the station are eligible to receive a full-color commemorative
certificate by sending a 9x12 self-addressed, stamped envelope to The
American Legion Amateur Radio Club, 700 N Pennsylvania St.,
Indianapolis, IN 46204. -- Thanks to Ed Brown, AA3EB


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ETH043 -- CTCSS and DTMF, What Are They?

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 09:04 AM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/37953


In today's episode we talk about Continuous
Tone-Code Squelch System(CTCSS or PL) and
Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency Tones. What these
are, what they do and what they are used for.