Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1678 - October 9 2009

Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1678 with a release date of
Friday, October 9th, 2009 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a Q-S-T. The rare call 4U1UN will come back on the
air for one week only this month with an all star cast at the mics and
keys. Also, ham radio assists in the wake of the Sumatra earthquake,
hams are safe on American Samoa following a Tsunami, a California
concrete hauling company faces a fine for operating in the two meter
ham band and a popular hamfest returns after an absence of 13 years.
Find out the details on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1678
coming your way right now.


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RADIO CELEBRATION: 4U1UN ACTIVITY WEEK FROM NYC

4U1UN, the United Nations Headquarters station in New York City will
make a rare appearance on the air from October 19th to the 25th .
This, with an all star line-up of top gun DX'ers and contester's at the
controls of the famed station. Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley,
KI7UP, has the details:

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The list of operators reads like a whose who in the worlds of
contesting and DX'ing. Names like Marti Laine, OH2BH, from
Finland,.Roger Western, G3SXW from the U-K. Kaz Watanabe, JK3GAD from
Japan and Gene Schumat, UA9AB, from Asiatic Russia, to mention only a
few. In all there will be about two dozen of the best of the best
bringing 4U1UN to life in celebration of 4U1UN Activity Week.

For those not aware, 4U1UN may be geographically located on Manhattan's
East side but as far as ham radio is concerned it is considered a DXCC
entity unto itself. It became rather rare after 911 when new security
measures were put in place. As a result its not often that 4U1UN takes
to the airwaves. In fact it has to be a special event such as this to
bring the station on. This is one of those rare occasions but as the
operators note security access to the building is heavily restricted.
None the less, the team says that it will do its best to make this rare
station available to all.

As to an operating schedule. Its going to be restricted to 12"00 to
04:00 UTC each day. That translates into 8 a.m. to midnight Eastern
Daylight Time. All-night activity is planned for Friday the 23rd and
Saturday the 24th of October. The 24th is United Nations Day.

Logs for 4U1UN will be uploaded to Logbook to the World after the
operation is completed. All QSL requests go via HB9BOU.

And I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale, Arizona, reporting for the
Amateur Radio Newsline.

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In addition to the commemorative 4U1UN operation several of the team
members will participate in the CQ World-Wide SSB Contest. They will
be entering in the Two Transmitter or M2 category.

And this final note. Keep an ear open for the callsign 4U64UN to be
active until mid-November. It will be on to celebrate the 64th annual
UN General Assembly.

(NQ2G / LA5IIA, OH2BN, Southgate)

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BREAKING DX NEWS: MIDWAY ISLAND COMES ON THE AIR

And some late breaking DX news. A multi-national team of 18 operators
will activate Midway Island at about the time this newscast goes on the
air and is expected to continue through October 19th. They are signing
K4M and will operate from Sand Island.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has authorized this amateur radio
operation from this rare U.S. entity for only a 10 day period. This is
the first amateur radio activity from Midway in almost 10 years.
Midway Island ranks number 24 world-wide and number 13 in Europe on the
DX Magazine's "Most Wanted List".

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

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RADIO LAW: SENATE BILL INTRODUCED TO STUDY HAM RADIO EMCOMM

A companion bill to the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
Enhancement Act of 2009 was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday,
October 6 by Connecticut Democrat Joe Lieberman and Maine Republican
Susan Collins.

Titled Senate Bill 1755, it carries the same name as the House measure
introduced this past April by Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee. The
bill, if passed, would direct the Department of Homeland Security to
undertake a study on emergency communications with an emphasis on the
role that ham radio operators play.

S 1755 points out that "There is a strong Federal interest in the
effective performance of Amateur Radio Service stations, and that
performance must be given support at all levels of government; and
protection against unreasonable regulation and impediments to the
provision of the valuable communications provided by such stations.

Introduction of S 1755 is the result of many months of groundwork laid
by the American Radio Relay League and appears to be directly based on
the basis and purpose of the service. This as outlined in Section 97.1
of the FCC rules. (ARRL)

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RESCUE RADIO: HAMS HELP IN THE AFTERMATH OF WEST SUMATRA QUAKE

A number of amateur radio stations are reportedly assisting in the
aftermath of the earthquake in Western Sumatra. According to
information supplied to the Southgate news, station YB5ZA is located in
the Governor's office of West Sumatra province, and is operational in
support of the disaster management command post. Its said to be are
operating on 7.0650 MHz on 40 meters as well as on 145.500 MHz FM
simplex. YB5ZA is reportedly also supporting a 2 meter repeater on the
146.260 in and 146.860 MHz out channel pair.

Another station involved in relief efforts is YB5ZDD. It is on the air
using 7.065 MHz on SSB from the airport in Padang City. Lastly, YB1TY
has established an iQSO gateway via iqso.orari.net to handle messaging
related to disaster relief. All of these operations and possibly
others are expected to be operational for some time. (Southgate,
Various)

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RESCUE RADIO: HAMS SURVIVE KH8 TSUNAMI

And some good news about several hams living on American Samoa. Lee
Wical, KH6BZF, in Hawaii has informed the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter that
American Samoa Amateur Radio Association President Larry Gandy, AH8LG,
his wife Uti, KH8FO and their family are safe and sound. This, after
the tsunami that hit a week ago.

Larry is currently on solar power as the island power is spotty at
best. Also, his shop in Pago Pago harbor did sustain some damage.

KH6BZF adds that KH8AA is reportedly safe as well. (KH6BZF)

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RESTRUCTIRING: CANADIAN HAMS TO SHARE WITH MILITARY SYSTEM ON 70 CM

Industry Canada has informed Radio Amateurs of Canada that it has
authorized the Department of National Defense to use a digital system
called Enhanced Position Location Reporting System or EPLRS in the 430
to 450 MHz shared 70 centimeter band. The EPLRS system consists of
mobile, fixed, transportable and airborne stations that use 5 MHz-wide
spread spectrum channels to provide strategic telemetry information for
military platforms.

This authorization is on a no-protection, non-interference basis, which
means that no new restrictions will be imposed on Canadian amateur
operations in this band as a result. Industry Canada says that there
is a slight chance of minor interference to amateur radio systems.
Typically in the form of a minor audible clicking noise. If Canadian
amateurs encounter such interference, they are requested to report it
by e-mail to Radio Amateurs of Canada at regulatory at rac dot ca. The
information reported should include the geographical location, date,
time, frequency and mode being used by the amateur station, and a
description of the interference. (RAC)

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RADIO RULES: ONTARIO CANADA ENACTS HANDFREE RULES THAT WILL IMPACT
HAMS

If you are a ham living in the Canadian Province of Ontario, or
planning to visit, listen up. On Wednesday, September 30th the Ontario
Ministry of Transportation in announced that Bill 118 that bans several
distractions while operating a motor vehicle in the Province will take
effect on October 26, 2009.

According to Radio Amateurs of Canada, the new law makes it a violation
for drivers to talk, text, type, dial or e-mail using handheld cell
phones or any other handheld communications or entertainment devices.
Following a three-month educational period police will start issuing
tickets on February 1, 2010.

The new law does directly impact ham radio mobile operations although
not immediately. Posting to the Radio Amateurs of Canada blog page,
Vice President for Public Relations Peter West, VE3HG, noted that all
two-way radios in all vehicles must be hands-free in three years time.
The only permanent exception is for emergency response vehicles. At
the end of the three-year interim exemption, all commercial, CB and
Amateur Radio equipment used in moving vehicles by the vehicle operator
must be set up for hands-free operation. (RAC)

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BREAK 1

From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world including the N6ME repeater
serving Fullerton California.

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ENFORCEMENT: CALIFORNIA STATION FINED $5000 FOR AIRING WRONG EAS

The FCC has proposed a $5000 fine against a California religious
broadcaster who inadvertently sent out the wrong message during a
designated test. This, even though the station is a volunteer in the
EAS program. Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, has the details:

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The Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture was issued to Calvary
Chapel of Costa Mesa, Inc., licensee of FM radio station KWVE in San
Clemente, California. KWVE is a Local Primary or LP station designated
to initiate the transmission of Emergency Activation System tests and
alerts in several counties.

On October 19, 2008 the Commission's Enforcement Bureau says that it
received a complaint alleging that KWVE transmitted commercial
programming and an advertisement as part of an EAS test message. This
in turn caused the programming and advertisement to be retransmitted by
other broadcast stations and cable systems in the area.

On August 27, 2009, the FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division issued a
letter of inquiry to the Calvary Chapel directing it to respond to the
allegations against station KWVE. On September 9th Calvary Chapel did
so and admitted that the incident had occurred. It called it a simple
mistake caused by an employee who intended to run a scheduled weekly
EAS test instead ran an unscheduled Required Monthly Test or RMT
instead. It also admitted that the board operator failed to transmit
the End of Message or EOM code and the message advising that the test
had been concluded. Calvary Chapel categorized the incident as solely
an operator error and did not constitute a willful or repeated
violation under the of the Commissions Rules

But the FCC disagrees. It says KWVE is charged with the responsibility
of knowing and complying with the terms of its authorization, of the
Communications Act and the FCC Rules. This includes the required
procedures for conducting EAS tests. Moreover, the Commission has
long held that licensees are responsible for the acts and omission of
their employees and independent contractors. As such it has
consistently refused to excuse licensees from forfeiture penalties
where the actions of employees or independent contractors have resulted
in violations.

Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa was given the usual 30 days to pay the
fine or to file an appeal.

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

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But that's not where this enforcement case ends. The CGC Communicator
newsletter notes that a number of prominent people in the EAS community
have stepped forward with plans to tell the FCC that they believe that
the fine is inappropriate. These experts note that In short they note
that Local Primary stations volunteer their services to the nation, and
some of them are beginning to ask if its worth the added responsibility
of being an Local Primary if they, too, will be subject to fines for
occasional slip-ups. (FCC, CGC)

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ENFORCEMENT: A CONCRETE FINE FOR OPERATING IN THE 2M HAM BAND

A California firm has been issued a proposed $4000 fine for operating
on amateur radio frequencies. This as the FCC issues a Notice of
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to the Shimmick Construction Company
Inc. after being caught operating a dispatch service in the 2 meter
band.

In late May the FCC's Los Angeles office received several complaints
that a Yorba Linda, California, concrete delivery company was operating
numerous mobile stations in on 146.025 MHz. On May 26th, an agent used
direction finding gear to locate the source of the transmissions that
were not identified by call sign.

On May 27th the agent visited the site and spoke with the supervisor of
the on-site concrete plant. The supervisor allowed the agent to
inspect several of the handheld radios in use at the site where it was
found that a number of portable transceivers were programmed to 146.025
MHz.

In its follow-up investigation the FCC determined that the two
companies had formed the joint venture called Shimmick-Obayashi --
Shimmick Construction Inc and Obayashi Corporation and that both were
Commission licensees. However none of these licenses permitted
operation in any ham radio band. As a result, a proposed $4000 has
been issued to the twin companies which has the usual 30 days to pay or
to file an appeal. (FCC)

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THE SOCIAL SCENE: THE NEW ORLEANS HAMFEST IS BACK

A popular hamfest that's been missing in action for several years has
made a triumphant return. The place is New Orleans and Don Wilbanks,
AE5DW, was there;

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Saturday, October 3rd saw the return of something New Orleans radio
amateurs had not experienced in 13 years& a New Orleans hamfest. The
last New Orleans hamfest was held in November of 1996 and, for many
reasons, didn't return until 2009.

By all accounts, the hams of the Crescent City were ready and the fest
was an unqualified sucess. Keith Barnes, W5KB, president of the
Jefferson Amateur Radio Club who, in association with the Delta DX
Association and the New Orleans Amateur Radio Club sponsored the event,
says there were many positive comments about all aspects of the fest
from the venue, hotel location and venders. Keith says it takes
countless hours to put on the 8 hour party, but with the help of area
hams it all went smoothly. Other area clubs pitched in as well. The
Ozone ARC lent their prize drum and the Amateur Radio Disaster Services
of Louisiana (SELCOM) provided their 146.86 repeater for talk-in.

Icom and MFJ were there showing their latest toys as well as several
venders from surrounding states.

The idea of resurrecting the hamfest began several years ago by one the
original committee members of the original New Orleans Hamfest which
was called AMACOM, the New Orleans Ham and Computer Festival.

Seldon Ohlsson W5LMR had often brought up reprising the fest and for
whatever reason it was not done. After moving back into the Jefferson
Amateur Radio Club House this last January, after having renovated it
post Katrina, (Katrina's flood waters destroyed everything that the
club had owned) the idea of resurrecting and co-sponsoring a Hamfest
for New Orleans was brought up again. The membership said yes. It was
a sometimes bumpy road, but on Saturday, October 3, the dream was
realized.

Sadly, W5LMR became a silent key a few years ago. While he didn't live
to see his dream realized, I know he was there in spirit and would have
been the first to pitch in and help.

I was there and I had a great time! Here's to many more hamfests in
the great city of New Orleans!

From 50 miles up the road in Picayune , Mississippi, Don Wilbanks,
AE5DW for the Amateur Radio Newsline.

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The bottom line. Hams in the New Orleans area were happy to see this
hamfest return. (AE5DW)

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PUBLIC SERVICE: D-STAR REPLACES PACKET AT MEDTRONIC MARATHON

D-Star text messaging has now replaced packet radio in the Minneapolis
and Sait Paul, Minnesota, Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. This after
another flawless operation with the new mode in 2009.

According to the amateur radio team supporting the event, five Icom
D-Star RP-1D access points installed on Twin Cities building rooftops
have proven to be 100% reliable. This included the unusually warm 2007
race where more than 50 runners were sent to area hospitals.

Team member Erik Westgard, NY9D, say that Packet radio's low data
rate, complexity of the character mode interface, and user training
issues have put that aging mode on the back burner. Westhgard noted
that using D-Star messaging means that any available operator can use
the groups web based missing runner application. This means that they
can be helping family members far more quickly.

In 2010 look for an expansion of D-Star in this event. This, as the
support team hopes to begin phasing in D-Star digital voice. This they
say will allow the concurrent use of low speed data messaging as well
as voice contacts. (WB9QZB)

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PUBLIC SERVICE: EDUCATIONAL CONTACT USES D-STAR INTERNATIONAL LINK

D-Star has been used for a transatlantic hookup between students in two
schools separated by about 8000 miles. This as pupils at St. Marys
Catholic School in Kent in the United Kingdom got the chance to speak
with their counterparts at St, Marys Catholic School in Temple, Texas
via a D-Star based ham radio link-up.

The contact took place on Tuesday, October 5th. The students at both
schools had prepared questions to ask each other. This included such
diverse subjects as sports, television, classroom subjects and
culture. They were also treated to presentations at before the contact
to learn more about what amateur radio is.

Brian Joyner, G8ZYZ, and Catherine Block, M1CVF, handled the duties in
the United Kingdom using the services of the GB7FK D-Star repeater in
Kent. Steve Bosshard, NU5D, and the Temple Amateur Radio took care of
the technology in the Lone Star State.

Reports are that the session went flawlessly and that both sides are
looking forward to the next one. (M1CMN, Southgate)

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PUBLIC SERVICE: HAM RADIO ASSISTS THE HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA

Ham radio will be providing communications for the Head of the Charles
Regatta that takes place the weekend of October 16th to the 18th.

The Head of the Charles Regatta, also known as HOCR or HOTC, is a
rowing race held each October on the Charles River, which separates
Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the largest 2-day regatta
in the world, with more than 8,000 athletes rowing in some 1750 boats
in 56 events. It also attracts about 300,000 spectators throughout
Regatta weekend.

To make the event safe and successful, ham radio volunteers from around
the area will be using the 145.430 Belmont and 146.820 Brookline
repeaters to support the Red Cross Aid Stations. The Red Cross Health
and Safety Committee will have at least eight rescue boats on the river
and six aid locations on the shore.

The Head of the Charles Regatta is run by an office of 3 and
approximately 1,500 volunteers. The regatta is hosted by Cambridge
Boat Club, a rowing and social club founded in 1909 that is
headquartered on the Cambridge side of the river. Since 1998, the Head
of the Charles Regatta's Charity Program has generated over $650,000
for its official charities, which include Access Sport America,
Cambridge Community Foundation, and Community Rowing. (KC1US,
Wikipedia)

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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)

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: WB6MMH MAKES ARNEWSLINE AVAILABLE ON ECHOLINK
AND IRLP

If you are on EchoLink or own use repeater that's tied to the world
using IRLP there is a new service. One that will permit you to listen
to these weeks newscasts just by connecting to the appropriate Echolink
or IRLP node.

This new service is the work of longtime friend Skip Hansen, WB6YMH, of
Rancho Palos Verdes, California. According to him, if you would like
to hear the current weeks Newsline report on your repeater or link it's
really easy if you are on EchoLink or IRLP.

Skip says that on EchoLink just connect to the Newsline conference,
node number 6397 or dial the word news on the DTMF pad. On IRLP
connect to experimental node 0016 providing that access to
"experimental nodes" have been enabled by the node operator. Once you
do either, the server will play the news in 2 minute chunks with 10
second pauses between them to reset timeout timers and give you an
opportunity to disconnect simplex nodes. Audio is stopped during the
pauses so no content is lost.

Our thanks to Skip Hansen, WB6YMH, for providing this value added
service. One that will permit many hams to listen to Newsline whenever
they want and wherever they might be. (ARNewsline(tm))

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NAMES IN THE NEWS: THREE SHARE NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSICS

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to share the 2009
Nobel Prize in Physics. One half will go to Charles K. Kao of Standard
Telecommunication Laboratories, Harlow, in the UK, and Chinese
University of Hong Kong for groundbreaking achievements concerning the
transmission of light in fibers for optical communication. The other
half is being jointly awarded to Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith,
Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, in the USA. This, for the
invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit known as the CCD sensor.

In 1966, Charles Kao made a discovery that led to a breakthrough in
fiber optics. He carefully calculated how to transmit light over long
distances via optical glass fibers. With a fiber of purest glass it
would be possible to transmit light signals over 100 kilometers,
compared to only 20 meters for the fibers available in the 1960s.
Kao's enthusiasm inspired other researchers to share his vision of the
future potential of fiber optics. The first optical fiber was
successfully fabricated just four years later, in 1970.

Meantime, in 1969 Willard Boyle and George Smith invented the first
successful imaging technology using a digital sensor that they called
the Charge-Coupled Device or CCD. CCD technology makes use of the
photoelectric effect, as theorized by Albert Einstein and for which he
was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize. By this effect, light is transformed
into electric signals. For Boyle and Smith the challenge when designing
an image sensor was to gather and read out the signals in a large
number of image points, pixels, in a short time. They were successful
and because of this the CCD has become the digital camera's eye.

This discovery revolutionized photography, as light could now be
captured electronically instead of on film . CCD technology is also
used in many medical applications, including imaging the inside of the
human body for both diagnostics and for microsurgery. (Adapted from
Nobel Foundation release)

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RADIO ON THE NET: QRZ.COM NOW HAS ELECTRONIC QSLING INFO

The giant QRZ dot com callsign website has expanded its callsign
database. This, with added fields that take into account the emergence
of electronic confirmations of on the air contacts as well as those
hams who only use cards sent via the mail.

The newly added fields are Mail QSL that indicates whether this person
will QSL by Postal Mail, eQSL says that a ham is using eQSL.cc, LOTW
indicates whether this person uses LOTW. Another new field is IOTA
which permits the insertion of an Islands on the Air designator.

Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ, who owns and manages QR.com notes that these are all
user supplied items. That means if the item appears in the listing
then the record reflects the member's choice. Otherwise, nothing is
shown for these items. Lloyd adds that these new fields are also
transmitted in the QRZ XML Logbook Data stream. For more info about
logbook data, see the QRZ.com XML page. (QRZ)

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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: WI-FI SECURITY PAINT

The BBC News reports that researchers have created a special kind of
paint which can block out wireless signals. The paint reportedly
contains an aluminum-iron oxide which the inventor claims to resonates
at the same frequency as wi-fi meaning the airborne data is absorbed
and blocked.

Developed at the University of Tokyo, the paint could cost as little as
$10 per kilogram. I t means security conscious wireless users could
block their neighbors from being able to access their home network
without having to set up encryption. Another possible use would be in
restaurants and theaters where use of cellphones and text messaging
devices has become an annoyance to others.

While paints blocking lower frequencies have been available for some
time, this is the first technology to absorb frequencies transmitting
in the 100 GHz range.

You can read the full BBC News story 'Anti-wi-fi paint offers security'
at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8279549.stm (BBC)

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NAMES IN THE NEWS: APPLE PASSES TWO BILLION APS DOWNLOADS

Apple Inc. says that more than 2 billion applications have been
downloaded from its App Store. This, marking a milestone for the
company's year-old business.

According to Apple, more than 85,000 applications are available to 50
million iPhone and iPod Touch customers worldwide. Apple also notes
that more than 125,000 software designers are registered in its iPhone
Developer Program. (Apple)

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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AMSAT-NA SUPPORTS JOTA WITH AO-51

Turning to ham radio space related news, word from AMSAT-North America
says that it is supporting the 52nd Jamboree on the Air Scouting event
by dedicating AO-51 operation to it.

On October 17th and 18th the AO-51 the QRP repeater will be set to
crossband FM mode and allocated for the scouts to use. The mode
change should occur at 00:00 UTC on the 17th and run for approximately
48 hours.

The frequencies to be used for the Jamboree weekend will be 145.880 FM
uplink, and 435.150 FM Downlink. No tone access is required. All
satellite users are requested to give priority to Jamboree stations and
to hold QSO's with them. (KO4MA)

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DX

In DX, word from our longtime friend John Abbruscato, W5JON, that he
will be operating from the hilltop QTH overlooking the Caribbean Sea,
and Marigot Bay, St. Lucia from October 20th to the 30th. He will use
the call J68JA on 160 through 6 meters using an Icom IC-7000, KL-400
Amplifier into multi-band dipoles on the High Frequency bands and a 3
Element yagi on 6. The dates include the Includes CQ World Wide SSB
Contest. QSL to W5JON.

A German team will operate from the Radio Club Station of Tunisian
Scouts using a special callsign 3V3S between November 23rd and
December 2nd. The team will install and use a Spiderbeam and verticals.
Once the DXpedition has concluded the antennas will be donated to the
3V8SS club station. QSL via DL9USA. More is on-line at www.3V3S.tk.

Brian, ND3F, will be active from Barbados as 8P9SS between November
22nd and December 2nd. His operation will probably be on all bands,
and he will also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest on November 28th and
-29th as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via Logbook to the
World or direct to ND3F.

K9NW will be active from Botswana as A25NW between November 23rd and
December 1st. His operation is expected to include His operation is
also expected to include the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL via his home
callsign as listed on QRZ.com.

F5PTM will be active from Afghanistan through December as T6YA .
Listen out for him on 40, 30, 20 and 17 meters on CW only. QSL via
F5OGL.

DL9USA,will be active from Comino Island between October 15th and the
22nd. Bands and modes of his activity were not provided. QSL via his
home callsign.

Lastly JA1FJJ, will be active from Bhutan as A52FJJ through October
20th. Operations will be on 80 through 10 meters using SSB, RTTY and
PSK31. He plans to use 500 watts into a G5RV antenna. QSL via his
home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

(Above from various DX news sources)

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THAT FINAL ITEM: THE LONGEST CW MESSAGE EVER

And finally this week, an answer to the question of what was the
longest Morse code message ever sent. With the answer, here's Amateur
Radio Newsline's Burt Hicks, has the details:

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The longest Morse message ever sent took place on October 26, 1864.
That's when then Governor of the Territory of Nevada, James W. Nye,
ordered that a telegram be sent to President Abraham Lincoln that
contained the entire text of the Nevada State Constitution.

According to historians, the job of sending such a long telegram at the
height of the Civil War was a challenge. This was because there was no
direct wirline link from Carson City to Washington, DC. So
telegrapher James H. Guild worked seven hours to transmit the message
to Salt Lake City, where it was resent to Chicago, then Philadelphia,
and finally to the War Department's telegraph Office in Washington.
There, two days later, where a 175-page transcription was made.

The final page shows a total 16,543word count and cost $4313.27 to
send. In todays dollarettes that would be $59,229 to pay for the
one-way the transmission. Three days after receiving this telegram and
in accordance with an Act of Congress, President Lincoln proclaimed
that Nevada was admitted into the Union.

This 175-page transcription is now in the holdings of the National
Archives and is on display in an exhibition entitled "BIG!" That
exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of the National Archives by
featuring big records, big events and of coarse some very big ideas.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Burt Hicks, in Los Angeles.

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The exhibition runs through January 3, 2010 in Washington, DC. It will
then be sent out on a national tour. (News release)

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