Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1888 - October 18 2013   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1888 with a release date of October   
   18 2013 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T.  Ham radio responds as a major cyclone hits   
   India and an earthquake hits the Philippines; the IARU Monitoring Service   
   says that Russia is again intruding into 15 meters; Sweeden gives its hams   
   access to 472 kilohertz; AMSAT to celebrate 30 years of manned ham radio   
   in space operations and a bit of early DX history from down-under.  Hear   
   it all on Amateur Radio NewslineT report number 1888 coming your way right   
   now.   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  AMATEUR RADIO ON SCENE AS CYCLONE PHAILIN HITS INDIA   
      
   Amateur radio operators in India were ready to respond when cyclone   
   Phailin roared up the Bay of Bengal, carrying winds of 155 mph at   
   landfall.  But proper planning on the part of India's emergency services   
   kept casualties to a minimum as ham radio operators braved the weather to   
   make sure communications kept flowing.  Amateur Radio Newslines Mark   
   Abramowicz, NT3V, has the rest of the story:   
      
   --   
      
   India's National Institute of Amateur Radio put as many as 200 operators   
   on alert and many of those volunteers came through and were dispatched as   
   needed once the cyclone hit Odisha, along the country's eastern coast.   
      
   And, news accounts are praising government officials in the country for   
   acting quickly to evacuate some half-a-million people living along lowland   
   coastal areas to get them out of harm's way.   
      
   Early accounts put the death toll in the teens.   
      
   The storm is believed to be the strongest to hit the region since 1999   
   when a tropical storm washed ashore causing 9,000 deaths and extensive   
   damage.   
      
   Power is still out in many areas in the wake of this storm.   
      
   Radio operators are staying on duty at shelters and other areas in many of   
   the coastal districts where flood and wind damage to the infrastructure   
   was the most extensive.   
      
   News accounts are reporting many of the mud homes and farms in the coastal   
   region hit by the storm were destroyed and roads remain blocked by   
   uprooted trees.   
      
   Jay, VU2JAU, was helping to coordinate storm relief activity on 40 meters,   
   along with a team that included VU2DPI, VU3BHI and VU2AOR.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V.   
      
   --   
      
   During the height of the storm VU2JAU put out a world-wide request that   
   the frequency of 7 point 145 MHz on 40 meters be kept clear for disaster   
   communications. As we go to air, some ham radio emergency communications   
   is reported to still be ongoing as the clean-up effort in the aftermath of   
   the cyclone continues.  (IARU R-3, other published news sources)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  HAMS RESPOND AS AN EARTHQUAKE HITS THE PHILIPPINES   
      
   The Philippine Amateur Radio Association has activated its Ham Emergency   
   Radio Operators group.  This, following a Magnitude 7.2 earthquake that   
   hit the province of Bohol at 8:12 a.m. local time on Monday, October 14th.   
      
   At airtime the death toll stands near 110 and could rise.  Dozens of   
   people are reported as missing, and authorities were checking into reports   
   of people trapped in collapsed buildings in both Cebu and Bohol.   
      
   Roberto Vicencio is DU1VHY in Mandaluyong City.  He has passed along word   
   that all radio amateurs are being asked to keep 7 dot 095 MHz on 40 meters   
   clear until further notice.  This frequency is being used for both damage   
   assessment and other ongoing relief work.   
      
   Meantime, a state of calamity was declared in both the Bohol and Cebu   
   areas.  This prompted the closure of schools and other structures until   
   officials can determine the safety of buildings and bridges.  The initial   
   jolt was followed by two aftershocks, each measuring more than 5.0 in   
   magnitude.  (PARA, VK3PC, Pacific News)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  HISTORIC VK LIGHTHOUSE SAVED FROM FIRE   
      
   A bushfire on the Australian coast recently threatened the historic   
   Barrenjoey Lighthouse at Palm Beach, on the northern most point of Sydney.   
    The New South Wales Rural Fire Service reports the building sustained   
   some roof damage but is mostly fine after fire swept through the area.   
   This is good news, particularly to the Manly Warringah (PRON: WOR-RING-A)   
   Radio Society which has activated this lighthouse as VK2MB in the 2013   
   International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend. (VK3PC)   
      
   **   
      
   INTRUDER WATCH:  RUSSIAN MILITARY BACK ON 21 MHZ   
      
   The IARU Monitoring Service newsletter reports on a possible Russian   
   military station that has been using the amateur radio 21 MHz band.  It   
   says that encrypted voice traffic has been operating on 21000.0 kHz on   
   USB.  Also that the in-band synchronizing signal was always audible and   
   quite strong.  The transmitter sending out these transmissions is believed   
   to be located in or near Nizhny Tagil in Russia but its purpose is   
   unknown.  The newsletter also reports that the Russian military have also   
   been using other frequencies in our 7, 14 and 21 MHz bands and have been   
   operating an Over The Horizon radar between 3500 and 3800 kHz.  (IARUMS,   
   IARU-R-1)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING:  SWEDISH HAMS GET ACCESS TO THE 472 KHZ BAND   
      
   Some good news for radio amateurs and other spectrum users in Sweden.   
   Hams get a new band and commercial entities are given limited use of   
   unlicensed devices. Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD,   
   reports:   
      
   --   
      
   As of October 1st Swedish Telecom is permitting that nations radio   
   amateurs access to the 472 to 479 kHz band.  Like in some locations the   
   maximum radiated power is one watt as opposed to the five watts permitted   
   by some nations.   
      
   The Swedish Telecom paper also reports that also on the same date that new   
   rules concerning exemptions from the requirement for radio transmitters to   
   have an operating license came into effect.   
      
   Most transmitters in Sweden still require a license but for the sake of   
   simplicity, the telecommunications regulator may allow exceptions in cases   
   where this is little risk of interference.  One new exclusion applies to   
   vehicle communication transmissions in the 63 to 64 GHz band.  Other   
   exemptions are associated to Radio Frequency Identification use in the   
   2446 to 2454 MHz range for sales and inventory control.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,   
   Pennsylvania.   
      
   --   
      
   All in all it appears to be a win-win decision for everyone. (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING:  UK ISSUES RULE MAKING TO LEGALIZE AM AND SSB ON CB   
      
   Twenty-eight months after the European Commission published a decision   
   aimed harmonizing CB radio across the European Union, United Kingdom   
   telecommunications regulator Ofcom has announced a consultation on   
   legalizing 27 MHz double sideband A.M. and Single Sideband transmissions.   
   Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, is in Nottingham, in the UK with more:   
      
   --   
      
      
   Ofcom has published proposals to amend current arrangements for Citizens'   
   Band radio in the UK, to allow the use of a wider range of transmission   
   standards.   
      
   Ofcom is proposing to allow amplitude modulation, double-and single   
   sideband transmissions on CB radio, which will bring the UK in line with   
   other European countries.   
      
   The consultation will close on 8 November.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeramy Boot, G4NJH, in Nottingham in   
   the UK.   
      
   --   
      
   11 meter CB radio was first introduced into the United Kingdom around 1972   
   as an F.M only service.  In the late 1970's James Bryant, G4CLF, who was   
   then the President of the UK Citizens Band Association, campaigned for the   
   legalization of AM and SSB operation for use in that service.  Now some 36   
   years later it looks as though it may finally be achieved.  (RSGB)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  IARU ANNOUNCES THEME FOR WORLD AMATEUR DAY 2014   
      
   The IARU has chosen its theme for World Amateur Radio Day, 2014.  Graham   
   Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA news is here with the details:   
      
   --   
      
   Each year on 18 April is World Amateur Radio Day, which celebrates the   
   founding of the International Amateur Radio Union in 1925.  The theme   
   "Amateur Radio: Your Gateway to Wireless Communications" has been chosen   
   for the day in 2014.   
      
   In 100 years it has evolved from crude spark-gap technology to digital   
   signal processing and software-defined radios.   
      
   The IARU understands that the date is close to Easter. It encourages   
   activity earlier or later to gain as much exposure and publicity as   
   possible for modern and easily accessed amateur radio.   
      
   Only six months to go. Will you be involved?   
      
   For the AmateurRadio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA News in   
   Australia.   
      
   --   
      
   Most if not all of the worlds national ham radio societies will be taking   
   part in World Amateur Radio Day 2014.  Check with yours to find out its   
   celebration plans.  (IARU, WIA NEWS)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAKING NEWS:  CONGRESSIONAL IMPASSE SETTLED - FCC REOPENS   
      
   I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP with breaking news.   
      
   The House and Senate voted on Wednesday, night October 16th to at least   
   temporarily restore all government operations until January 15th and   
   permit the US Treasury to extend its debt ceiling limit through February   
   7th have passed and been signed into law by the president.  This means   
   that the FCC and other government agencies should now be getting back to   
   work, but that does not mean things will be back as they were before the   
   partial government shutdown began.   
      
   Even though the FCC is technically back in operation, you have to remember   
   that matters concerning services such as CB radio, the Mult-Use or MURS   
   Radio Service, GMRS and even Amateur Radio are going to take a back seat   
   to more important subjects.  This includes but is not limited to broadband   
   expansion and broadcast related issues.   
      
   While the good news is that the stalemate is over for now, it could take a   
   bit more time before the FCC takes any matter under advisement that is   
   important to ham radio such as several requests for rule making from the   
   ARRL.  And as you will hear in a few moments, the FCC could even face a   
   paperwork deluge of monumental proportions in the coming days.   
      
   So for now the two key words are "be patient."  (ARNewslineT)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW:  MASSIVE BACKLOG COULD HIT FCC WHEN IT REOPENS   
      
   Don't expect miracles in the handling of any matter by the FCC when the   
   government shutdown ends.  That's the prediction of attorney Mitchell   
   Lazarus from the law firm of Fletcher, Heald and Hildreth.   
      
   According to Lazarus, everything that would have come due during the   
   shutdown instead will all be due on the same day.  Not the day the FCC   
   reopens, but the day after that.   
      
   And as to filings due on the day of reopening?  They likely will also be   
   put off till that same - the next day.  As such, Attorney Lazarus believes   
   that this creates the possibility of a massive accumulation of filings,   
   including the last-minute crunch when the electronic databases becomes   
   accessible and updated again.   
      
   The commission said right before the shutdown if its systems become   
   overwhelmed upon reopening, it will issue further guidance.  Presumably   
   that includes extending filing deadlines, but until that happens nobody   
   can be sure.   
      
   The bottom line says Lazarus:  "The longer this goes on, the worse the   
   chaos will be when it ends." (RW, commlawblog.com)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT FOLLOW-UP:  ALLEGED INDIANA POLICE IMPOSTER CHARGED   
      
   A follow-up to our recent story about an Indianapolis area ham who was   
   arrested after authorities say he impersonated a cop during the funeral of   
   an Indianapolis police officer killed in the line of duty.  Court   
   documents say that 38 year old Minh van Nguyen, now faces three felony   
   charges including two counts of impersonation of a public servant and   
   theft.   
      
   Nguyn holds the call sign KB9WDY.  As reported, on the day of the funeral   
   of officer Rod Bradway, KC9PFW, police say that Nguyen showed up in police   
   uniform with police patches and a badge.  Later, when investigators   
   searched Nguyen home, they recovered among other items, including a   
   37-millimeter grenade launcher, a number of assault rifles, shotguns,   
   handguns and several thousand rounds of ammunition.  Officials said he   
   also had body armor, several uniforms belonging to area police agencies   
   and numerous badges.  This included one that belonged to Indiana State   
   Police.   
      
   If tried and convicted, Nguyen faces up to three years in prison.  And if   
   convictions were to be reported to the FCC's Enforcement Bureau the   
   regulatory agency could call for a show cause hearing as to whether Nguyen   
   should be permitted to retain his Amateur Service license.  But as time   
   has shown, such an action by the FCC is likely down the road at least   
   several years.  (Published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC WARNS STATIONS ABOUT UNLICENSED OPERATION   
      
   Some unlicensed operators have caught the eye of FCC Enforcement counsel   
   Laura Smith.   On July 8, Smith warned James E. Richburg against   
   unlicensed radio operation in the Amateur Radio bands.  According to Smith   
   it had come to the FCC's attention that at multiple times in the last   
   several months Richburg had made radio transmissions in the amateur bands   
   for which a license is required and that Richburg did not possess such a   
   permit.   
      
   Then in August Smith sent notices to Charles W. Johnson and Mark W.   
   Althaus, warning them of unlicensed operation on 26.735 MHz.  In this   
   letter Smith underscored that transmitting outside of authorized   
   frequencies violates Section 301 of the Communications Act.  As such, this   
   could lead to the imposition of substantial fines and seizure of radio   
   equipment as well as possible criminal action up to and including   
   imprisonment.   
      
   In all three cases Smith directed that unauthorized operation of their   
   radio station must cease immediately.  She also gave Richburg, Johnson and   
   Althaus 10 days from the date each received her letters to respond to   
   their respective warning notices.  Each was instructed to state what   
   specific actions had been taken to comply with the FCC's rules.  (FCC,   
   ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO BUSINESS:  SMALL WONDER LABS TO GO QRT   
      
   QRP kit supplier Small Wonder Labs is closing its doors permanently.   
   According to owner Dave Benson, K1SWL, he is going into retirement and has   
   discontinued sales of the popular RockMite.   
      
   Benson says that he will ship out the last several dozen orders shortly   
   and that he will continue to support requests for missing or replacement   
   RockMite parts from existing customers, but only over the short term.  He   
   also hopes to keep the Small Wonder Labs website active for a year, and it   
   will maintain documentation for his earlier products   
      
   However QRP enthusiasts should not despair.  According to the rumor mill   
   at least one other QRP kit supplier is interested in taking over supplying   
   the RockMite and there could be an announcement at any time now.   
      
   For more on Dave Benson's future plans please visit smallwonderlabs.com on   
   the world-wide-web.  (smallwonderlabs.com, others)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  POLAND NATIONAL PUBLIC BROADCASTER ADOPTS DAB+   
      
   National public broadcaster Polish Radio has begun transmitting in the   
   DAB+ digital audio transmission system.  The Director and Editor-in-Chief   
   of Polish Radio 4 said that adopting the digital standard enables the it   
   to increase its coverage area, improve sound quality and disseminate   
   programming nationwide. (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  WW2 GERMAN ENIGMA MACHINE TO BE AUCTIONED   
      
   A rare German Enigma encoding machine used by the Nazis to send secret   
   messages during the Second World War will go on sale in the United Kingdom   
   later this month.  The machine, built in 1944, was part of the German   
   intelligence operation thwarted by British counter-intelligence working   
   out of Bletchley Park.   
      
   Engima machines were used through the war by the German military, but this   
   was a later model which sent out even more heavily encrypted signals than   
   earlier versions.  A specialist from London auctioneers Bonhams said the   
   untouched and unrestored device is especially valuable because it still   
   has many of its original parts, and was not modified after the war.   
      
   The unit comes with an original ebonite plugboard, which when added to the   
   Engima would swap pairs of letters.  For example, pressing the F key would   
   send a letter B to be scrambled at the Enigma's rotors.  This of coarse   
   would require a matching device at the other end to make sense of the   
   message.   
      
   If you want to own this prize World War 2 relic be prepared to shell out   
   at least $80,000.  More is on the web at tinyurl.com/enigma-for-sale.   
   (Daily Mail)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  APPLE VS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTS ON PROPRIETY CONNECTORS   
      
   Apple may be forced to abandon its proprietary 30-pin dock charger, at   
   least on the other side of the Atlantic, if European politicians get their   
   way.  This after members of the European Parliament's Internal Market   
   Committee voted unanimously for a new law mandating a universal mobile   
   phone charger.   
      
   The Member of the European Parliaments want all radio equipment devices   
   and their accessories, such as chargers, to be interoperable to cut down   
   on electronic waste.  Germany's Member of the European Parliaments Barbara   
   Weiler said she wanted to see an end to what she terms as cable chaos.   
      
   This is not the first attempt to set a standard for universal phone   
   chargers.  In 2009 the European Commission, the International   
   Telecommunications Union and leading mobile phone manufacturers drew up a   
   voluntary agreement based on the micro USB connector.  However Apple,   
   which sold nine million units of the iPhone 5s and 5c's in just three days   
   has not adhered to the agreement despite signing up with it.   
   (euexaminer.com, networkworld.com)   
      
   **   
      
   PUBLIC SERVICE:  HAM RADIO SUPPORTS BETHANY BEACH TRIATHLON   
      
   The Bethany Beach Delaware First Responders Triathlon featured ham radio   
   as one of its key components.  This as the Sussex County Amateur Radio   
   Emergency Service provided communications support to the event.   
      
   Twenty amateur radio operators supported the triathlon.  They were located   
   at strategic points throughout the course of the bike and run events.  The   
   hams radio volunteers reported through a net control at the Bethany Beach   
   Fire Station.  Status on the progress of the participants as well as any   
   emergency or medical needs were routed to the appropriate authorities   
   using ham radio.   
      
   The event which was held back on September 22nd included a 6 tenths of a   
   mile swim, an 1 mile bike and a 4.3 mile run.  More than 800 participants   
   took part.  Planners say that it was a very successful effort for the   
   first responders as well as the Amateur Radio Emergency Service   
   communications team.  The complete story is on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/bethany-triathlon-hams.  (CapeGazette.com, eHam.net)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  AMSAT CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMATEUR RADIO   
   INVOLVEMENT IN HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT   
      
   A special highlight of this year's AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual   
   Meeting will be the celebration of the 30th anniversary of amateur radio   
   involvement in human space flight.  This as it evolved into a successful   
   program on board the International Space Station that we all know as   
   ARISS.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the   
   newsroom with more:   
      
   --   
      
   The AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting takes place November 1st to   
   the 3rd in Houston Texas.  And in recognition of the 30th anniversary of   
   manned ham radio in space, a specially invited panel featuring former   
   Astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, and other key individuals who initiated   
   this amazing program will take place on Saturday evening, November 2nd as   
   a part of the symposium's grand banquet.   
      
   The event will be moderated by Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, who is AMSAT Vice   
   President of Human Space Flight.  The presentation includes not only   
   remarks by Garriott and others, but also video highlights of amateur radio   
   participation in the first ever manned ham radio operation from space as   
   well as several other shuttle flights.   
      
   Owen Garriott, W5LFL flew on shuttle flight STS-9 in November 1983.  He   
   was the first astronaut to utilize amateur radio to communicate with those   
   on the ground.  This in turn permitted the general public to speak with a   
   United States astronaut from space, doing so outside of NASA communication   
   channels.  Garriott's operation from the space shuttle Columbia was   
   commemorated in the video "Amateur Radios Newest Frontier" produced and   
   hosted by the late NBC newsman Roy Neal, K6DUE.   
      
   According to AMSAT, holding this celebration in Houston makes it all the   
   more special.  This is because it will permit non-AMSAT personnel and   
   others involved with placing amateur radio on the space shuttles and later   
   onto the International Space Station a chance to participate in the   
   celebration.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, looking   
   skyward and remembering where I was when STS-9 flew overhead here in the   
   City of Angels.   
      
   --   
      
   The 31st Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting takes place at   
   the Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport.  Details about the symposium   
   and this celebration are on the web at www.amsat.org.  (AMSAT - NA)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  SPECIAL EVENT STATION II8IDXC CELEBRATES ITALYS IDXC 2015   
      
   On the air, listen out for special event station II8IDXC to be active   
   between November 2013 and May 2015.  This operation is to help publicize   
   the 10th anniversary of Italy's "International DX Convention" that will be   
   held in the city of Paestum in April of 2015.  Operations will be on the   
   High Frequency bands plus 6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.   
   The events QSL manager is IZ8EDJ.  More information is on the web at   
   www.dxitalia.it  (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  CELEBRATING THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY   
      
   Members of Turkey's Special Wireless Activity Team have been active with   
   the special event TC suffix callsigns for some years now to celebrate the   
   anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.  This year the celebration runs   
   through October 31st and the group will be operational as TC90TC through   
   then.  More details will be available on QRZ.com in the coming days.   
   (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, K4ZIN and N4WDT will be on the air from Sierra Leone from October   
   15th to the 22nd using the callsign 9L1JT.  No operating times or modes   
   were stated.  QSL via K4ZIN.   
      
   SM1TDE is currently on the air from Uganda as 5X8A on High Frequency   
   bands.  No specific modes or operating times mentioned.  QSL via his home   
   call.   
      
   Five operators from Japan will be active from Grenada Island operating as   
   J34J from November 20th to the 29th.  Their operation will include the CQ   
   World Wide DX CW Contest.  If you make contact please QSL via JA1HGY   
      
   W9NJY will be active from Curacao from November 19th to the 25th signing   
   stroke PJ2.  He will be operational on 160 through 10 meters on CW only.   
   QSL via WD9DZV either direct or electronically using Logbook of the World.   
      
   JA1FUF and JF1CCH will be on the air from Kiribati from  November 28th to   
   December 4th as T30NK and T30TS.  Listen out for them on 40 through 6   
   meters using CW, SSB and PSK31.  QSL each operator via his home call.   
      
   Lastly, M1AYI will be active from Falkland Islands October 20 through   
   November 19th as VP8DNY.  He plans to be operational an all of the High   
   Frequency bands  on SSB only.  QSL via his home call.   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM:  CELEBRATING THE FIRST ZL DX ACCOMPLISHMENTS   
      
   And finally this week, October marked the beginning of a celebration in   
   New Zealand of the earliest days of DX.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim   
   Meachen, ZL2BHF, has the details"   
      
   --   
      
   After World War 1 and with the relocation of radio amateurs to the   
   supposedly useless shorter wavelength bands an amazing period of radio   
   exploration took place.  Ham radio operators all over the world soon   
   realized that far from being useless these wavelengths allowed   
   communication over long distances than previously thought.   
      
   Amateurs in New Zealand were among those at the forefront of this activity   
   with the first Zed-L to Australia QSO in April 1923.  This was followed by   
   what were then world record distance QSO's between New Zealand and   
   Argentina in May 1924, New Zealand and California in September 1924, and   
   Connecticut on the US east coast just weeks later.  And then the ultimate   
   early Zed-L DX contact of Frank Bell, Z4AA and his QSO with Cecil Goyder,   
   G2SZ, in London, England on October 18 1924.   
      
   To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the record breaking activities of   
   these early pioneers of Amateur Radio, ZM90DX will be on the air between   
   October of this year through October 31st of 2014 on all bands 1.8 MHz to   
   1.2 GHz and beyond using all modes.  Activated by the Kiwi DX Group which   
   is an informal group of DX'ers and contest enthusiasts, ZM90DX will be   
   used by stations around New Zealand and a special commemorative QSL card   
   will be available as well as an award program for contacts with this   
   nation during this period.   
      
   Not only will ZM90DX be active at expected times and on expected bands,   
   but in the spirit of those early pioneers the operators will also be   
   calling CQ on bands and in directions one may not necessarily expect.   
   This, with the intention of exploring the boundaries of radio propagation.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, down-under in   
   Nelson, New Zealand.   
      
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   This will be an unparalleled opportunity for Amateurs all over the world   
   to work Zed-L while celebrating the exploits of those early trail blazers   
   whose work paved the way for radio communications as we know it today.   
   Further details can be found on zm90dx.com and gb2nz.com.  (NZART)   
      
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   With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, the CGC Communicator, CQ   
   Magazine, the FCC, the NZART, the Ohio Penn DX Bulletin, Radio   
   Netherlands, Rain, the RSGB, the Southgate News, TWiT-TV and Australia's   
   WIA News, that's all from the Amateur Radio NewslineT.  Our e-mail address   
   is newsline (at) arnewsline (dot) org.  More information is available at   
   Amateur Radio Newsline'sT only official website located at   
   www.arnewsline.org.  You can also write to us or support us at Amateur   
   Radio NewslineT, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita California, 91350   
      
   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors' desk, I'm Jin Davis,   
   W2JKD, in Vero Beach, Florida, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.   
      
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