Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1906 - February 21, 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1906 with a release date of February,   
   21 2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST.  A ham in the United Kingdom hears China's lunar   
   rover; the public is invited to comment on FCC Process Reform; Canadian   
   hams get permanent access to a very low frequency band; hams in Bulgaria   
   get three new bands; South Africa hams told that they must comply with 12   
   point 5 kilohertz spacing for 2 meter repeaters; two teens bring a dormant   
   AMSAT net back to life and a trip back in time and space to the beginnings   
   of the universe.  All this and more on Amateur Radio NewslineT report   
   number 1906 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RADIO FROM SPACE:  UK HAM LOCATES SIGNAL FROM CHINA'S LUNAR ROVER   
      
   China's Jade Rabbit Lunar Rover is not dead after all.  This after its   
   signal was heard and confirmed by a United Kingdom radio amateur.  Bill   
   Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the newsroom with the latest:   
      
   --   
      
   The Jade Rabbit rover was launched as a part of China's Chang 3 mission to   
   the Moon last December 1st .   On December 14th the Chang 3 landed on the   
   Moon with the first signals copied at UHF-Satcom around 17:18 UTC on that   
   same day.   The Jade Rabbit Lunar Rover was then deployed with its   
   transmitter activated and signals detected on 8462.080MHz running in a low   
   rate BPSK mode.   
      
   The rover functioned well until the lunar nighttime set in.  The missions   
   Command Control center was expecting the rover to contact Earth on   
   February 12th  after it had it endured its second lunar night.  Since it   
   did not transmit any signals, the rover was officially declared   
   permanently inoperative.   
      
   But on that same day a signal from the Jade Rabbit was heard by a ham   
   radio operator in the United Kingdom.  Paul Marsh, G7EYT, who also holds   
   the call M0EYT reported detecting the missing rover on 8462.078 MHz.  This   
   has brought new hope to the China's Command Control personnel that the   
   overall mission might be saved.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the   
   Newsroom in Los Angeles   
      
   --   
      
   Needless to say that is quite an accomplishment for ham radio.  Especially   
   after those in command of the project seemed to think that all might be   
   lost.  The complete story of how the Jade Rabbit was found along with   
   spectral pictures of the Chang mission is at   
   www.uhf-satcom.com/amateurdsn/chang-e-3/    (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   TEECOMMUNICATIONS LAW:  PUBLIC INVITED TO COMMENT ON FCC PROCESS REFORM   
      
   The Federal Communications Commission is inviting comment on what it terms   
   as its Process Reform.   Among the agency's goals is eliminating or   
   streamlining outdated rules that are candidates for such action.  This, as   
   a result of marketplace or technology changes that render them no longer   
   necessary in the public interest.   
      
   Interested parties may file comments on the Report and the proposed   
   recommendations on or before March 31, 2014.  All comments should   
   reference GN Docket No. 14-25.  Comments may be filed electronically using   
   the Internet by accessing the agency's Electronic Comment Filing System at   
   apps.fcc.gov/ecfs.  The entire notice can be read on-line at   
   tinyurl.com/FCC-rules-reform  (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING:  CANADIAN HAMS GET PERMANENT ACCESS TO 135 KHZ BAND   
      
   Industry Canada has approved permanent access by Canadian radio amateurs   
   to the Low Frequency band from 135.7 to 137.8 kHz, subject to certain   
   conditions put in place in late 2009.   This includes a maximum emission   
   bandwidth of only100 Hz as well as a maximum Effective Radiated Power   
   level not to exceed one watt.  Also, as this is a shared allocation which   
   Canadian hams many not cause interference to the primary users of this   
   spectrum including stations in other nations that operate radio-navigation   
   services.   
      
   The addition of permanent access to 135.7 to 137.8 kHz is a direct result   
   of Canada implementing changes from the 2007 World Radiocommunication   
   Conference which added amateur radio use of this spectrum on a secondary   
   basis.  This has now been included in the newly updated Canadian RBR-4   
   Standards for the Operation of Stations in that nation's Amateur Radio   
   Service.  (RAC, VE3YV, VE3KI, VE3IQ)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING:  NEW AMATEUR BANDS FOR BULGARIA   
      
   Several new and one expanded amateur bands have been introduced to ham   
   radio in Bulgaria.  In the near future, L-Zed prefix amateurs will be able   
   to use bands 472 to 479 kHz, 5.250 to 5.450 MHz and 70.0 to 70.5MHz.  In   
   addition, the 160 meter band will be extended up to 2 MHz.  All those new   
   and increased allocations are on a secondary, non-interfering basis with   
   the primary users of these spectrum parcels.  (Southgate, others)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW:  SOUTH AFRICA AMATEUR RADIO REPEATERS MUST COMPLY WITH 12.5 KHZ   
   CHANNEL SPACING   
      
   South Africa's telecommunications regulator ICASA has confirmed that all 2   
   meter amateur radio repeaters must comply to the 12.5 kHz channel spacing.   
    This, during a recent meeting between the South African Radio League and   
   that regulatory body.   
      
   While most South African repeaters operating in the two meter band do   
   comply with 12.5 kHz spacing there are however still a few repeaters that   
   still use the older 25 kHz inter-system spacing. The South African Radio   
   League and ICASA will meet again during March for a workshop to address   
   repeater frequency coordination and other operational issues.  (SARL)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  TASMANIA POLICE CHASE DOWN OLD ANALOG EPIRB   
      
   From Tasmania comes word of a rather messy rubbish search to locate an   
   errant signal from a discarded older style emergency locator beacon.   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   Police in northern Tasmania had to use a rescue helicopter to locate an   
   errantly discarded Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, or EPIRB.   
   Then a ground crew had to dig through the rubbish dump to located the unit   
   and manually disable it.   
      
   Personal radio beacons such as this are a safety measure used by people   
   mostly while at sea or traveling in remote areas.  According to Jim   
   Linton, VK3PC, who passed along the story, these older style beacons need   
   to be disposed of properly.  That means at minimum removing the battery   
   before casting them aside.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, in Nelson, New   
   Zealand.   
      
   --   
      
   As of February 2010, analogue beacons on 121.5 MHz are not monitored by   
   satellite and only 406 MHz EPIRB signals are now being listened for.   
   (VK3PC)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  RBDS GETS PRAISE FOR DELIVERING ALERTS   
      
   Back here in the United States, a report validates the benefits of using   
   the Radio Broadcast Data System or RBDS to deliver alerts to individuals   
   during emergencies.   
      
   Congress wanted the Federal Emergency Management Agency to study how RBDS   
   could be used with its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System.  FEMA   
   now says to improve the speed and penetration of federal, state and local   
   emergency alerts and warnings, the agency is evaluating RBDS to increase   
   the efficiency and effectiveness of the alerting distribution   
   infrastructure.   
      
   One of the upshots that could potentially be seen because of the report is   
   finding more cellular telephones to be equipped for FM broadcast reception   
   so that that they can act as RBDS receivers as well.  More is on-line at   
   tinyurl.com/RBDS-2014  (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  AMSTERDAM ISLAND FT5ZM DXPEDITION CLOSES DOWN   
      
   In DX up-front, the on-the-air portion of the Amsterdam Island FT5ZM   
   DXpedition has come to an end, although the job of sending out QSL cards   
   remains.  During its stay, the DXpedition team logged on the order of   
   170,000 contacts on SSB, CW and RTTY.  Amsterdam Island has been the   
   seventh most sought after DXCC entity according to the ClubLog Most Wanted   
   List.   
      
   (GB2RS)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT: WESTERN SAHARA IN MARCH   
      
   DX-World.net is reporting that 3Z9DX is planning to operate stroke S0 from   
   the Western Sahara territory for one week only sometime in mid-March.  The   
   exact dates are yet to be determined but his activity will be on 40   
   through 10 meters using SSB only.  QSL this one via 3Z9DX.   
      
      
   **   
      
   RADIO SAFETY:  IDAHO HAM SERIOUSLY INJURED IN TOWER REPAIR ACCIDENT   
      
   A tower accident has seriously injured an Idaho ham.  Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, is here with the details of what   
   happened:   
      
   --   
      
   Robert Galindo, KE7ADT, of Athol, Idaho, was critically injured when the   
   winching cable snapped while he was working on his forty foot crank-up   
   tower resulting in the loss of his right hand and several fingers on his   
   left hand.   
      
   The 52 year old Galindo, who goes by the name of BearPaw was trapped and   
   left hanging 20 feet up in the air when rescue crews arrived at his home.   
   The accident, which occurred on February 14th was witnessed by his wife   
   Gail Perry, KE7ADN, who called for the emergency assistance.   
      
   Multiple agencies responded to her 911 call, with help arriving in under a   
   half hour.  Timberlake Fire Protection District officials say that it took   
   rescuers another 20 minutes to raise the upper tower sections and to   
   extricate Galindo.   
      
   KE7ADT was then transported by a Life Flight helicopter to the Kootenai   
   Health Center in the city of Coeur d' Alene.  There he underwent more than   
   4 hours of surgery and at last report we have was that  he was listed in   
   critical condition following the operation.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, reporting.   
      
   --   
      
   More on this story as information is made available.  (cdapress.com,   
   nevadahamradio.com, N7UR)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC ISSUES $7000 NAL TO TEXAS HAM   
      
   The FCC has issued Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the   
   amount of $7000 to James R. Winstead, KD5OZY, of Coleman, Texas.  This for   
   his alleged violation of Section 97.101(d) of the Commission's rules by   
   operating a radio transmitter to interfere with the communications of   
   other licensees.   
      
   This past January 21st, in response to several complaints of intentional   
   interference from amateur licensees operating on 7.195 MHz, an agent of   
   the Enforcement Bureau's Dallas Office used mobile direction finding to   
   positively identify the source of transmissions to the address of record   
   for Mr. Winstead's amateur radio station.   
      
   The agent monitored the transmissions for approximately 30 minutes.   
   During that time he heard the replay multiple times of short sentences or   
   conversations that had just been transmitted and someone occasionally   
   speak the word "George."  The FCC alleges that  it was Winstead who   
   replayed recorded conversations so frequently that other licensees were   
   unable to complete their conversations.   
      
   The agent then identified himself to Mr Winstead and requested to inspect   
   the radio station located on the premises.  The agent soon noted that Mr.   
   Winstead's amateur radio station was tuned to the frequency 7.195 MHz.   
   During the inspection, Mr. Winstead showed the agent how he recorded and   
   retransmitted other amateur licensees' communications.  He also admitted   
   that he intentionally interfered with amateur communications on 7.195 MHz   
   and had an ongoing disagreement with another amateur licensee named   
   George.   
      
   Now in its February 19th decision to propose the $7000 fine the FCC says   
   that the evidence in this case is sufficient to establish that Mr.   
   Winstead violated Section 333 of both the Communications Act and Section   
   97.101(d) of the Rules.  Section 333 of the Communications Act prohibits   
   any person from willfully or maliciously interfering with or causing   
   interference to any radio communications of any licensed station.  Section   
   97.101(d) of the FCC Rules states that no  amateur operator shall   
   willfully or maliciously interfere with or cause interference to any radio   
   communication or signal.   
      
   Winstead was given the customary 30 days to pay the proposed fine or to   
   file an appeal.  (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  WLS CHICAGO FACES $40000 FINE   
      
   A proposed $44,000 fine issued against legendary Chicago broadcast station   
   WLS-AM has now progressed to a forfeiture order.  Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   Hal Rogers, K8CMD, reports:   
      
   --   
      
   The case began in 2009 when the Enforcement Bureau received a complaint   
   that the station aired a program on behalf of the Workers Independent News   
   without making it clear that the program was an ad, rather than a news   
   story.  In its response, WLS told the commission it aired several ads of   
   various lengths, promotional items, a pair of two hour programs and an   
   additional half hour program on behalf of the group.  The station claimed   
   that all of the ads referenced Workers Independent News and identified the   
   narrator, but admitted that it did not specifically state that the program   
   material was sponsored, paid for and provided by the group.   
      
   WLS asked that the proposed fine be reduced to $4000.  It asserted that   
   the FCC mechanically applied the base fine to the 11 times the ads aired,   
   which raised the fine to the $44.000 level.  . The station also blamed the   
   incident on inadvertent employee error which the company says has now been   
   corrected.   
      
   But in denying the request the FCC noted that it has the authority to fine   
   a licensee up to $37,500 for each violation of the sponsor ID rules or for   
   each day of the violation occurs up to a maximum of $375,000.   It went on   
   to say that it can find no legal basis on which to reduce the amount   
   noting that inadvertent employee errors are not justification.  As such   
   the FCC said the proposed amount stands and the commission directed WLS to   
   pay within 15 days of the date it issued its decision.   
      
   I'm Hal Rogers, K8CMD.   
      
   --   
      
   At airtime it's not known if WLS plans any further appeals.  (FCC, RW)   
      
   **   
      
   TELECOMMUNICATIONS:  TWO LOS ANGELES TV STATIONS TO TRY CHANNEL SHARING   
      
   Two Los Angeles,. California, television stations are going to explore   
   channel-sharing with the support of the major wireless lobby.  This after   
   The Wireless Association along with stations KLCS and KJLA announce a   
   channel-sharing pilot project that responds to the Federal Communications   
   Commission's request to demonstrate the technical and legal arrangements   
   necessary to implement a successful channel-sharing operation.   
      
   Once the two broadcast stations receive FCC approval, the testing will   
   take place throughout the remainder of the first quarter of 2014.  Under   
   the channel-sharing agreement, KLCS and KJLA will conduct a series of   
   tests that will culminate in KLCS hosting KJLA's content and transmitting   
   a shared stream that will combine the two stations' primary and multicast   
   content.  KLCS and KJLA will also attempt a variety of High Definition as   
   well as Standard Definition video feeds to confirm the feasibility and   
   technical limits of channel sharing between two unaffiliated broadcasters.   
   There will be no impact to KJLA's and KLCS' viewers during this test.   
   More is at tinyurl.com/channel-sharing-study.  (TV Technology)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  ORANGE COUNTY NY SPRING HAMFEST APRIL 27   
      
   Turning to upcoming ham radio events, word that the Orange County New York   
   Amateur Radio Club will hold its spring 2014 hamfest on Sunday, April 27th   
   from 8 a.m to 2 p.m..  The venue this year is the Wallkill Community   
   Center in the city of Madison.  Free parking will be available with   
   talk-in on the local 146.76 MHz repeater that requires a 100 Hertz tone to   
   access.  For more information please contact Tom Ray by e-mail to W2TRR   
   (at) ocarc-ny (dot) com or check the clubs website at   
   tinyurl.com/ocarc-hamfest.  (OCARC NY)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  RCA TO HOLD MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST IN LAS VEGAS MARCH 27   
      
   The Radio Club of America will hold its Membership Breakfast on March   
   27th.  This, in conjunction with the 2014 International Wireless   
   Communications Expo Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.   
      
   The featured speaker will be retired New York City educator Carole Perry,   
   WB2MGP.  The get-together will also see the presentation of the IWCE   
   Scholarship to 2013 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the year Padraig   
   Lysandrou, KC9UUS.   
      
   The venue for the Radio Club of America 2014 Membership Breakfast is the   
   Las Vegas Hotel in  Ballrooms E and F.  Cost is $15 per person in advance   
   or $20 at the door.  Pre-registration information in PDF format is on the   
   web at tinyurl.com/rca-member-breakfast-2014.  (RCA)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: FCC CHAIRMAN WHEELER TO SPEAK AT NAB   
      
   Some names in the news.  First up is FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler who will   
   provide the regulatory agency's keynote talk at the 2014 National   
   Association of Broadcasters convention and trade show in Las Vegas,   
   Nevada.  The NAB says that Wheeler's address will take place on Tuesday,   
   April 8th, from 9 to 10 a.m..  At that time he is expected to provide   
   insight into his views on broadcasting and what his expectations are on   
   the regulatory front in the coming years.  (NAB, TV News Check)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: VE4BOZ IS NEW RAC DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MID WEST REGION   
      
   Bill Boskwick, VE4BOZ, has accepted the position of Radio Amateurs of   
   Canada Deputy Director for the Mid-West region.  Now living in Elm Creek,   
   Manitoba, and officially retired, Boskwick previously served as the   
   District Officer for North East Alberta Province with the Alberta   
   Emergency Management Agency .  He also served 32 years in military service   
   with Canadian Forces as a Communications Electronics Engineering Officer   
   and former deputy commander of the signals regiment in Winnipeg.   (RAC)   
      
   **   
      
   THE SWL SCENE:  PIRATE RADIO COMES ALIVE IN SYRIA   
      
   Pirate FM transmitters have hit the airwaves in pockets across Syria.  WIA   
   newsman VK4LAW has more:   
      
   --   
      
   Radio Watan is but one of more than a dozen opposition radio stations that   
   have sprung up since the start of the revolt against the Syrian president,   
   Bashar al-Assad.   
      
   The stations are run by young civilian activists who played an important   
   role early in the uprising but have since been targeted by government   
   forces, for airing music and women's voices.   
      
   The opposition radio stations are the most recent arrivals on Syria's   
   combative news media scene, where parties on both sides try to shape   
   perceptions of a conflict that is conducted largely out of the public eye,   
   because the violence and government restrictions severely limit   
   journalistic access.   
      
   "It is much cheaper than TV and more accessible to the public because the   
   listener doesn't have to have electricity to listen to you," said Obai   
   Sukar, the director of Radio al-Kul. "Just a small radio with two   
   batteries, and you are on."   
      
   With international news I'm Jason, VK4LAW.   
      
   --   
      
   The unlicensed radio outlets range from small operations with a single   
   transmitter that cover one town to complete networks that broadcast into   
   different Syrian provinces.   (WIA News)   
      
   **   
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  CAPE II HAM RADIO CUBESAT DESIGNATED LO-75   
      
   The Cape II ham radio satellite is now known as the University of   
   Louisiana OSCAR 75 or LO-75.  This according to  OSCAR Number   
   Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO, who recently informed AMSAT mentor Nick   
   Pugh, K5QXJ, of the decision.   
      
   The CAPE II ham satellite operates on 145.825 MHz FM with a CW beacon   
   signing the call W5UL.  The bird also includes a digipeaters, text to   
   speech operation, a simplex repeater, e-mail and tweet functions. The   
   ground station software can be downloaded at www.ulcape.org   
      
   (ANS)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  TWO TEENS BRING COLORADO AMSAT NET BACK ON THE AIR   
      
   A pair of young hams in Colorado have brought that states dormant AMSAT   
   net back to life as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Amanda Alden,   
   K1DDN:   
      
   --   
      
   15 year olds Skyler Fennel, KD0WHB and Jordan Walters, KD0MLV have   
   reestablished the Colorado AMSAT net.  The purpose of the net is to   
   discuss anything related to Satellites.  Topics include informative   
   bulletins on active Satellites as well as  when they will be passing over   
   the area.   
      
   After hearing their enthusiasm on the Colorado Astronomy net, its control   
   station Burness Ansell, KI0AR encouraged the two teens to pick up the   
   AMSAT nets operation.  And while the AMSAT net is only a few weeks old,   
   its popularity is already growing.  In fact, Internet listeners have been   
   tuning in from as far as Florida.   
      
   One of the ongoing topics has been if net members have ever made contact   
   through a satellite, and if so what antenna was used.  The net operations   
   also stands-by at times so that members can go outside and view the   
   International Space Station passing overhead.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline,  I'm Amanda Alden, K1DDN in Canon  City,   
   Colorado   
      
   --   
      
   The Colorado AMSAT net takes place every Thursday evening at 7 pm local   
   Mountain Time.  If you would like to listen or check in, connect to   
   Allstar node 29298 or 29436.  Operation here in Canon City Colorado area   
   is via the Rocky Mountain Radio League repeater on 146.940 MHz.  (K1DDN)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  SCHEDULING AN ARISS SCHOOL CONTACT   
      
   Hams in the United States are reminded that there is a new process for   
   Amateur Radio on the International Space Station school contact proposals.   
    For U-S schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal,   
   submit it to NASA, and see if the school is selected.  If so, it will be   
   placed onto a future contacts list and a mentor will be assigned to assist   
   the school in planning for the event.  For more information contact the   
   NASA Teaching From Space Education office by e-mail to JSC-TFS-ARISS (at)   
   mail.nasa.gov.  If you missed that kind of long address you can find it in   
   the print edition of this weeks Amateur Radio Newsline report.  (ARISS)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  SLOVAK REPUBLIC SPECIAL EVENT STATION CELEBRATES LTE   
   COMMUNICATIONS   
      
   On the air listen out for Slovak Republic station OM44LTE to be on all of   
   the ham bands until December 31st.  This special event callsign is being   
   used to celebrate the allocation of frequencies for the Long Term   
   Evolution or LTE communications at 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz in that   
   nation.  The station operator is OM3TOW who is a spokesman of the nations   
   Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services.   
   Electronic QSLing via eQSL is preferred but  for those who require a paper   
   QSL can obtain one by sending theirs with a self addressed envelope and   
   sufficient return postage to OM3RP who is the QSL manager for this   
   operation.   (OPDX)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  THE ST. PATRICKS DAY AWARD   
      
   A group of Northern Ireland radio amateurs have introduced a new award for   
   hams who want to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on the air.  While details   
   are still a bit sketchy, the organizers hope this to be an annual event   
   every March 17th.  Those who want to participate as an award station or   
   who want more information on the event should go to   
   stpatrickaward.webs.com on the World Wide Web.  (MI0RYL, Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX comes word that JA1IST, will be on the air stroke FK from New   
   Caledonia between February 25th and March 1st.  His activity will be   
   holiday style on High Frequency bands.  QSL to his home callsign or via   
   the bureau.   
      
   F5MNW will once again be operational stroke FR from Saint Leu between   
   March 16th and April 8th.  Activity will be on the HF bands using only CW.   
    QSL via his home call either direct via the bureau.   
      
   F6ARC will be active stroke FG from Guadeloupe between March 11th to the   
   23rd.  Activity will be holiday style with a focus on the 30, 17 and 12   
   meter bands and the lower bands using 100 watts and operating Morse only.   
   QSL via FE1IDX either direct or via the bureau.   
      
   ZL3TE will be operational as 3D2SE from Viti Levu Island between April   
   11th and the 14th.   His main activity will be in the Japan International   
   DX CW Contest on April 12th and 13th.  Operations outside the contest will   
   mainly be on CW, with some digital modes. QSL to ZL3TE or electronically   
   via Logbook of the World.   
      
   G0VJG will be active stroke  J6 from St. Lucia between June 5th and the   
   18th.  Operation is likely to be on 40 through 10 meters using SSB only.   
   If you make contact please QSL via G4DFI.   
      
   Lastly, several sources are reporting that a multi-national team will be   
   on a DXpedition to Malawi as 7Q7Q sometime late November.  This will   
   include an entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest.  At airtime this   
   operation seems to be headed up by ZS6RJ, and will be the same group that   
   was active as 3DA0ET last year.  Look for more details to be forthcoming   
   in future newscasts.   
      
   (Above information from OPDX and other DX news sources)   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM:  A TRIP BACK IN TIME   
      
   And finally this week what can best be called a trip back in time to the   
   beginnings of the universe has been taken by researchers down-under.  WIA   
   news anchor Graham Kemp, VK4BB, has the details:   
      
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   A team led by astronomers from the Australian National University has   
   discovered the oldest known star in the Universe, which formed shortly   
   after the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago.   
      
   It has now been confirmed using the Magellan telescope in Chile.  The   
   composition of the newly-discovered star shows it formed in the wake of a   
   primordial star, which had a mass 60 times that of our Sun.   
      
   The discovery has allowed astronomers for the first time to study the   
   chemistry of the first stars, giving scientists a clearer idea of what the   
   Universe was like in its infancy.   
      
   The star was discovered using the ANU SkyMapper telescope at the Siding   
   Spring Observatory, which is searching for ancient stars as it conducts a   
   five-year project to produce the first digital map of the southern sky.   
      
   I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.   
      
   --   
      
   Once completed the project should help giver a clearer understanding of   
   the origin of the universe and the stars that we on Earth see every night.   
    At least those seen in the Southern Hemisphere.  (WIA News, Times of   
   India)   
      
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