Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1852 - February 8 2013   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1852 with a release date of February 8   
   2013 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. New Zealand to take a fresh look at its 70   
   centimeter bandplan; Italian amateurs regain temporary access to the   
   pan-European 70 MHz band; an update on ham radio assistance in the flooding   
   down-under and radio helps solve another mystery of the universe. Find out   
   the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1852 coming your   
   way right now.   
      
      
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   RADIO LAW: REVIEW OF THE 70 CENTIMETER BAND PLAN DOWN-UNDER   
      
   A frequency conflict on 70 centimeters has lead to the review of a ham radio   
   bandplan down-under. Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, reports:   
      
   --   
      
   The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitter's or NZART Council has   
   decided a review of the current 70 cm bandplan is desirable as a conflict   
   with the IARU Region III bandplan has been identified by a number of formal   
   complaints to both NZART and Radio Spectrum Management or RSM. The Council   
   considers it part of its responsibilities to amateur radio that it reviews   
   the Bandplans when significant changes occur in the use of the spectrum.   
      
   Due to the discrepancy between the NZART 70 cm Bandplan and the IARU Region   
   III Bandplan, the review will give consideration to concerns regarding the   
   operation of Amateur Television. It will also consider interference   
   received from UHF Low Interference Potential Devices by equipment ham radio   
   operate such as 70 cm repeaters even though the National System was   
   re-engineered to be resistant to this some time ago.   
      
   This proposed review is now on the agenda of the Council face to face meeting   
   in this month and it is hoped that submissions will be called for shortly   
   afterwards. The NZART Council will seek feedback from existing operators on   
   the 70 cm band. It is interested in learning about any interference   
   presently being received or any that may occur in the future while operating   
   on this band. The review is also planned to be a discussion topic at the   
   Technology Convention in Auckland, where it is anticipated it will be   
   presented as a Draft Final Recommendation for comment, before being   
   presented to NZART Council.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, in Nelson, New   
   Zealand.   
      
   --   
      
   The NZART says that it will soon be inviting comment from parties interested   
   in providing submissions to a Committee appointed at the Council Face To   
   Face gathering to perform this review. Submissions from New Zealand 70 cm   
   Band users on the current 70 cm Bandplan or suggestions to improve it will   
   be most useful.   
      
   (NZART)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING: ITALIAN AMATEURS BACK ON 70MHZ   
      
   Italian amateurs have regained access to the pan-European 70MHz band. That   
   is at least until December 31st of this year.   
      
   All Italian stations are authorized to use 70MHz, unless they are within 30km   
   of the borders with Austria, Switzerland or France. Frequencies in use are   
   70.100, 70.200 and 70.300MHz, with 25kHz of bandwidth. All modes are   
   permitted with a maximum power of 50 watts Effective Radiated.   
      
   (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: VK FLOODING UPDATE   
      
   Ham radio continues to provide aid in the wake of flooding that hit the   
   Australian state of Queensland. WIA Newsman Graham Kemp, VK4BB, has the   
   latest:   
      
   --   
      
   VK4BB: "The Queensland, VK4 disaster continues and as the state begins its   
   big clean-up and recovery phase, a picture of emergency communications   
   provided by radio amateurs is starting to emerge.   
      
   Initial reports from Neil McCloud, VK4ERM. WIA National WICEN Coordinator are   
   that HF links were requested by Queensland Water Police. Other WICEN help   
   was given to the Townsville and Rockhampton regions pending repair by   
   Telstra of its fiber optic cables to the North.   
      
   Widespread power and communications disruption will take a number of days by   
   repair crews. No more is immediately known about WICEN and its emergency   
   role, but this should be learn't before next weeks broadcastcast.   
      
   At least six people have died in Queensland; others are missing and many   
   thousands are homeless and sheltering in relief centers while some towns   
   remain inundated and Isolated.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA News in   
   Australia.   
      
   --   
      
   The weather system that caused record Queensland flooding was caused by   
   ex-tropical cyclone Oswald, That weather system then moved south to affect   
   many parts of the Australian state of New South Wales. (WIA News)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO POLITICS: ARRL BOARD MEETING REPORT NOW ON LINE   
      
   Back on this side of the Pacific, the ARRL Board of Directors held its 2013   
   Annual Meeting January 18th and 19th in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.   
   At the meeting, the board set its legislative objectives for the 113th   
   Congress, approved the organization's amended financial plan, elected   
   members to the Executive Committee and ARRL Foundation, bestowed awards and   
   more. You can read the complete report of the Boards actions on line at   
   tinyurl.com/arrl-board-2013. (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW: FIRST FCC HEARINGS HELD ON HURRICANE SANDY   
      
   In the first of several field hearings to discuss the aftermath of superstorm   
   Sandy, several communications industry experts said access to fuel before,   
   during and after a crisis was of utmost importance. Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is here with more on what transpired at   
   the gatherings held last week in New York City and New Jersey:   
      
   --   
      
   While there was not much that affected ham radio, right off the top it was   
   noted that none of the broadcast stations in the areas affected by hurricane   
   Sandy went off the air. In the case of Clear Channel Communications which   
   owns a number of broadcast properties in the region most impacted by the   
   super-storm the company had pre-staged generator fuel well ahead of time.   
   Clear Channel Chairman John Hogan noted that some employees even camped out   
   for days, making sure the groups facilities stayed on the air.   
      
   Dave Davis is the president and general manager of WABC television in New   
   York City. He agreed disaster planning is essential. Anticipating power   
   outages due to the storm, Davis asked asked ESPN to feed content to the   
   company's two sister radio stations in the affected market. Those stations   
   also remained on the air.   
      
   The manager of social media for the New York Fire Department described how   
   she kept in contact with residents who had no phone service using Twitter.   
   She then passed along their information to 911 authorities. As a result,   
   the panelists discussed how to better incorporate more social media into   
   emergency alerting. However WABC's Davis noted that while social media can   
   be a great tool, that the public needs accurate information, especially to   
   disprove Internet rumors.   
      
   Finally, in his commentary Clear Channel Chairman Hogan said the FCC might   
   want to encourage wireless carriers to include or activate FM chips in their   
   cellphones. This he said would make radio available to more people in an   
   emergency even if other forms of communications are not.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the Studio, in   
   Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   In her comments, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai cited Arbitron ratings service   
   information that estimated about one million people were listening to radio   
   the day Sandy hit the East coast. (RW, other published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 1   
      
   From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard   
   on bulletin stations around the world including the JR6YQF Amateur Radio   
   Society serving the island of Okinawa in the mid-Pacific.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
   **   
      
   PROPAGATION: 15 TO 10 METER RADIO BLACKOUT CAUSED BY ERRUPTING SUNSPOT   
      
   If you operate 10 and 15 and were listening on Saturday February 2nd and   
   several days afterward, the bands likely sounded like this:   
      
   --   
      
   Actual band noise recording.   
      
   --   
      
   That's what happened to the spectrum from 21 to 28 or so Megahertz when a   
   tiny sunspot erupted into a moderately sized solar flare/ One that radio   
   astronomers say completely drowned out radio communication on these   
   frequencies world-wide.   
      
   The recording was made at our studio on a venerable Kenwood TS-520 and MFJ   
   vertical soon after we heard about the flare. And as reported by several   
   solar observation sources, it appears as if the sun is beginning a period of   
   high activity as it enters its maximum of its 11-year solar cycle.   
      
   Radio Astronomer James Thieman, who leads NASA's JOVE project described the   
   event was a fairly good-sized surge. He explained that the solar burst that   
   happened on February 2nd accelerated electrons to high energies. This   
   electron stream created plasma in the sun's atmosphere which traveled to   
   Earth and caused some disruption in high frequency radio communications.   
      
   Despite this, many astronomers note that the Sun has been relatively quiet   
   for the last few months, producing few large solar flares or coronal mass   
   ejections. These occur when a star throws off charged particles into space   
   that travel at speeds of millions of kilometers per hour. (NASA, SDR,   
   Wired, others)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: CONGRESS REMOVES EXPORT PROHIBITION ON SATELLITES   
      
   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, passed by   
   Congress in late December and now signed by President Obama has removed a   
   restriction that has essentially shut down international cooperation for   
   building amateur satellites in the past decade.   
      
   Under the old law, satellites and their component parts were considered to be   
   "munitions" and their export to other countries was severely limited. This   
   made it impossible for amateur satellite organizations in different   
   countries to work together on major projects. For example, the last big   
   amateur satellite, Phase 3D. It was built jointly by AMSAT groups in the   
   U.S., Germany and other countries, but that was before the international   
   cooperation measure was put in place.   
      
   The new law restricts satellite exports only to China, North Korea and   
   countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism, as well as those under   
   trade embargoes. A recommendation from the Departments of State and Defense   
   said the old law impeded the ability of American satellite builders to work   
   with international partners while providing no noticeable benefit to   
   national security. (CQ)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO PUBLIC RELATIONS: THAT GUY WITH THE HAM RADIO   
      
   Kraft foods has produced a new set of television commercials called the   
   Velveeta-Eat-Like-That-You-Know campaign, and one of the 15 second spots   
   features ham radio in a very positive light.   
      
   The ham radio spot is titled "That Guy with the Ham Radio" and appears to be   
   one of five new commercials for Kraft's Velvita Shells and Cheese lunch and   
   dinner product. Others in the series are titled "That Guy That Drives That   
   Limo," "That Guy That Paints Those Landscapes," "That Helicopter Guy at the   
   Mall" and "That Guy That Owns That Aquarium Store."   
      
   All are fast paced and fun to watch. You can see them on-line at   
   genericbaldman.com/Velveeta-Eat-Like-That-You-Know. But be forewarned,   
   watching any of these spots may leave you quite hungry. (ARRL PR Remailer)   
      
   **   
      
   MEDIA SURVEY: KPMG SAYS TELEVIEWERS ARE MULTITASKERS   
      
   A new study by the research firm KPMG has concluded that 60% of American   
   television viewers are also devoted multitaskers who watch television while   
   accessing the Internet at the same time.   
      
   KPMG's findings were based on a global online survey of 9,000 people in nine   
   countries, including the United States that was conducted lasst October.   
   The survey also concluded that even though multiple devices vie for   
   consumers' attention, that most people still prefer to watch television   
   shows, movies and other video on the TV. Only 14% of those surveyed prefer   
   to watch video on their smartphones or tablets.   
      
   According to KPMG, these results suggest that the next big disruption in   
   living room viewing may come from so called "Smart TVs." These arer   
   Internet-connected sets that afford the viewer access to traditional TV   
   broadcasts as well as online services such as Netflix, Hulu or Amazon.com.   
      
   KPMG is one of the world's largest professional services companies and one of   
   the so-called Big Four auditors with global headquarters located in the   
   Netherlands. Its findings hold implications for network programmers and   
   advertisers, which can no longer be sure which screen is drawing the   
   viewer's eyes. (Published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: FCC CHAIRMAN WILL NOT DISCLOSE HIS FUTURE CAREER PLANS   
      
   Some names in the news. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski remains silent on   
   whether he is planning to leave that post anytime in the near future.   
   According to news reports Genachowski would not respond to a press   
   conference question asked on Thursday, January 31st regarding his short-term   
   plans.   
      
   Genachowski would only say that he is working hard every day and that the FCC   
   has a terrific agenda and that he is focused on that agenda. That echoed   
   his answer over the last several months when asked whether he is leaving   
   given the widespread belief in D.C. communications circles that he would   
   exit early in the president's new term, either for a private sector job or   
   another Administration post. (B&C)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: SATELLITE EXPLORER APP NOW AVAILABLE   
      
   Tom Doyle, W9KE, has released "Satellite Explorer." This is described as a   
   Windows 8 app that runs on Intel based tablets, laptops and desktops as well   
   as Windows RT tablets like the Microsoft Surface. It is available in the   
   Windows Store if you search for "Satellite Explorer." The app itself is   
   free but if you find it of value you are asked to please contribute to your   
   favorite AMSAT project. A video preview of it can be seen on-line at   
   tinyurl.com/satellite-explorer-2013. (W9KE)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: FIRST AWARD FOR ALL VICTORIAN NATIONAL PARKS TO VK3ZPF   
      
   The honor of the achieving the first Keith Roget Memorial National Parks   
   Award by operating from all 45 parks in Australia's Victoria State has gone   
   to Peter Fraser, VK3ZPF. Not only did Fraser operate portable from all   
   national parks, but also worked from 25 of them on the 20, 40 and 80 meter   
   bands. In addition he made contact with 25 on mixed bands and 15 on 40m.   
   (VK3PC)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS: 11TH WORLD HIGH SPEED TELEGRAPHY CHAMPIONSHIP IN BULGARIA   
      
   Turning to the ham radio social scene, the Bulgarian Federation of Radio   
   Amateurs will host the 11th World High Speed Telegraphy Championship in the   
   city of Borovets. This from September 22nd to the 26th. Competitors from   
   all over the world are invited to take part. More information is on-line at   
   www.bfra.org or by e-mail to bfra_hq (at) hotmail (dot) com. (BFRA)   
      
   **   
      
   ELECTRONIC TRAINING: PROMER ON MICS IN NYC ON FEBRUARY 12   
      
   "Is This Thing On? ... Let's Talk Mics" is the title of a primer on   
   microphones being held on Tuesday, February 12th by the Audio Engineering   
   Society's New York Section. The venue is the New School Jazz Performance   
   Space in New York City with the session beginning at 6:30 p.m.   
      
   The host is David Bialik, who is the CBS Radio streaming operations project   
   manager. He'll be joined by Mike Webber, Peter E. Schmitt Co., David Shinn,   
   and Henry Cohen.   
      
   The event is open to the public. The site is located at 55 West 13th Street,   
   between 5th and 6th Aves on the fifth floor. (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS: SPEAKERS NEEDED FOR 2013 HAM RADIO TOWN MEETING   
      
   And for the past 15 years or so, Amateur Radio Newsline has produced and   
   presented "The Ham Radio Town Meeting" at the Dayton Hamvention. Whenever   
   possible, we try to stay close as possible to the Hamvention's overall theme   
   which this year is simply "DX." And in going with that theme, this years   
   Ham Radio Town Meeting will be titled "What DXing Means To Me" and will be a   
   very personal glance at the various aspects of DXing from those who are   
   involved in so many different ways.   
      
   The 2013 Ham Radio Town Meeting will be on Saturday, May 18th, at the Hara   
   Arena in Dayton, Ohio. We usually are scheduled from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.   
   EDT. If you are interested in being a speaker please contact us by e-mail   
   to newsline (at) arnewsline (dot) org or using the fill-in-the-blanks form   
   at www.arnewsline.org/contact. Either way, please include all of your act   
   information, including a SKYPE ID if you have one so that I can get back to   
   you.   
      
   Thank you in advance and we hope to see some of you this May at Hamvention   
   2013. (ARNewsline)   
      
   **   
      
   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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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: TETHERCELL BLUETOOTH REMOTE CONTROL   
      
   Looking for a new way to remotely control things? Tethercell may be the   
   answer to your needs.   
      
   Tethercell is a plastic case the size of an AA battery, embedded with   
   Bluetooth 4.0 transponder, which is powered by an AAA battery that fits   
   inside. The Bluetooth-enabled battery is then synced with an app on your   
   smart phone that allows you to turn the device on and off, set a timer and   
   even monitor the amount of power remaining.   
      
   According to its inventors Trey Madhyastha and Kellan O'Connor, this first   
   version of Tethercell as a test bed for future applications. Its also an   
   opportunity to get the technology in the hands of the public.   
      
   Only one catch. If you want one, you'll have to wait until May or June to   
   get one. More including a demonstration video is on-line at   
   tinyurl.com/tethercell. (OnLine News)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT: COMMUNITY RADIO COMING TO NIGERIA   
      
   AllAfrica.com reports that Nigeria is about to activate some 800 low-power   
   community radio stations throughout rural areas of the country. This to   
   broadcast information about the federal government's policies and programs.   
      
   Mike Omeri is the Director General of Nigeria's National Orientation Agency.   
   He explainede that the venture is in collaboration with the Nigeria   
   Community Radio Coalition. Omeri said that the new radio stations are a   
   result of problems found in rural communities that currently have less   
   access to information about the government.   
      
   Joseph Obodeze is the Director of Research and Policy. He added that some   
   areas of Nigeria are so remote that they only receive radio transmissions   
   from neighboring Cameroon instead of domestic stations. Nigeria hopes to   
   have all of the new low power stations in operation by the middle of the   
   year. (AllAfrica.com, RW)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO ADVENTURES: TOUR OF NEW BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE STARTS IN APRIL   
      
   If you are planning a vacation in the United Kingdom and are interested in   
   radio, then you will be happy to know that the British Broadcasting   
   Company's new facility tour launches in April.   
      
   While on the tour some of the things you're likely to see include a camera's   
   eye view into some of the studios broadcasting such programs as the Six   
   O'Clock News and Radio 1. Trained guides will also present a rich history   
   of the building and the BBC.   
      
   The Broadcasting House Tour will be available seven days a week. Further   
   details at tinyurl.com/new-bbc-tour (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: OSSI 1 TO LAUNCH IN 2ND QUARTER OF 2013   
      
   OSSI-1, the Open Source Satellite Initiative developed by DS1SBO, is now   
   planned for launch in the 2nd quarter of 2013. The tiny satellite will be   
   placed into a 575 km high, 63=B0 inclination orbit after being carried aloft   
   on-board a Soyuz-2-1b rocket from the Baikonur launch facility in   
   Kazakhstan.   
      
   Initial reports say OSSI-1 will have a beacon in the 145 MHz band, a data   
   communications transceiver in the 435 MHz band although actual operating   
   frequencies have yet to be published. The data communications transceiver   
   is reported to be using an open protocol although details have not yet been   
   released yet. OSSI-1 will also carry a 44 watt LED optical beacon to flash   
   Morse Code messages to observers on Earth. (ANS)   
      
   **   
      
   IARU SATELLITE COORDINATION BOARD SAYS DOVE-1 WILL NOT USE 145.825   
      
   The Dove-1 technology development experiment to be launched on the inaugural   
   launch of Antares rocket in February from Wallops Island, Virginia will no   
   longer be using frequencies in the amateur radio bands. This based on   
   information posted on the IARU satellite coordination web page for the   
   mission.   
      
   The satellite sponsors had requested coordination for a 1 watt transmitter on   
   145.825 MHz to downlink a 1200 baud AFSK AX.25 beacon with telemetry and   
   health data. What new non-amateur radio frequencies Dove-1 will use are not   
   shown in the latest frequency coordination listings. (AMSAT-UK)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AMSAT-UK TO PROVIDE AMATEUR RADIO PAYLOAD FOR ESEO   
   SATELLITE   
      
   AMSAT-UK reports that it will be providing an FM transponder and a BPSK   
   telemetry beacon for the European Student Earth Orbiter or ESEO satellite.   
      
   The target audience of this mission is primary and secondary students and the   
   project includes the development of a simple ground station operating on VHF   
   frequencies in the Amateur Satellite Service.   
      
   The ground station will consist of an omni-directional antenna feeding a   
   FUNcube Dongle PRO+ SDR receiver. This system will receive signals direct   
   from the satellite and transfer the data to specially developed graphical   
   software running on any Windows laptop.   
      
   The satellite is planned to launch in the 2015 to 2016 time frame into a low   
   Earth orbit and will be the third mission within the European Space Agency's   
   Education Satellite Program. (AMSAT-UK)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: FOX-1 MAIN COMPUTER ENGINEERING PROTOTYPE COMES ALIVE   
      
   The Fox-1 development team reports that the first engineering model of the   
   satellite's Integrated Housekeeping Unit or IHU has been constructed. Bdale   
   Garbee, KB0G, performed the assembly work, and he was able to load and run   
   the operating system on first power up on January 24, 2013.   
      
   Meanwhile, the software team is hard at work getting drivers and features   
   ready to fully test the hardware. They have committed to a March delivery   
   of software for IHU testing. (ANS)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, RW6ACM will be active as RI1ANP from the Russian Antarctic station   
   Progress from February 1st through the end of year. Modes and exact   
   operating times are not known. QSL via RN1ON, direct or via the bureau.   
      
   I2JIN is currently operational from El Salvador as YS3CW. He is reportedly   
   operating mainly CW on the 10 to 80m bands. QSL via I2JIN, direct, via the   
   bureau or electronically using Logbook of the World.   
      
   F6AML is visiting Zanzibar until February 28th and signing 5H1Z on the 10 to   
   40m bands using SSB and CW. He will also try to activate the Islands on the   
   Air groups AF-054, AF-063 and AF-075 while in the area. QSL via F6AML via   
   the bureau or direct. No eQSLs on this one.   
      
   K0YAK will operate as ST2SF from the Sudan until mid-April. He hopes to be   
   on 40 through 10 meters. QSL to his home call.   
      
   SM7GIB will be active as D44TIB from Cape Verde between February 25th and   
   March 8th. His operation will be holiday style using a wire vertical on   
   160-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign.   
      
   Lastly, Prefix hunters will be interested to hear that TC16BURSA will be   
   active through March 19th. This station is located in Bursa, Turkey and   
   operated by members of local branch of the Turkish Radio Amateur Club. QSL   
   as directed on the air.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINIAL ITEM: EXPLAINING A MYSTERY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM   
      
   And finally this week, thanks to radio and radio astronomy, another of the   
   mysteries of the solar system has been solved. Heres Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Don Carlson, KQ6FM, with the details:   
      
   --   
      
   According to a team of astronomers, they now understand why particles from   
   inside the solar system bounce off what is described as a ribbon of energy   
   boundary and as a result, neutral atoms from that collision stream inward   
   toward the Sun. This they say is caused by a strange band of energy that   
   appears to wrap around the entire solar system and creates a sort of energy   
   field that push particles inward.   
      
   The ribbon of energy was first discovered by NASA's Interstellar Boundary   
   Explorer or IBEX mission. Since that data was radioed back to Earth,   
   astronomers and scientists around the world have struggled to identify the   
   source of the barrier, and explain why particles seem to be driven back   
   towards the sun.   
      
   Now, in a paper published in the Astrophysical Journal, astronomers lead by   
   Dr. Nathan Schwadron of the University of New Hampshire have put forth the   
   so-called retention theory that for the first time explains the key   
   observation of the unexplained ribbon's width. The theory says that the   
   mysterious band of energy exists in a location where neutral hydrogen atoms   
   from the solar wind meet a local galactic magnetic field. As a result, the   
   neutral atoms, which are not affected by magnetic fields, become charged   
   ions and begin gyrating rapidly around magnetic field lines. The result is   
   that these ions are aimed back toward the sun.   
      
   While the latest theory is not the first to propose a solution to the   
   galactic puzzle, Schwadron's hypothesis provided a key point overlooked by   
   other researchers. That being the rapid rotation creates waves or   
   vibrations in the magnetic field, and the charged ions then become   
   physically trapped in a region by these waves, which in turn would amplify   
   the ion density and produce the broader ribbon seen.   
      
   The result of all this is that Schwadron's theory could provide astronomers   
   with a better understanding of how the solar system interacts with   
   interstellar space. It could also provide insight into the magnetic fields   
   of the interstellar medium, which astronomers say still remain largely a   
   mystery.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM, watching the clear   
   nighttime sky up here in Reno.   
      
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   Right now the ultimate source of the bands itself still remains largely   
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   (Space Reporter, Space News, others)   
      
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