Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1854 - February 22 2013   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1854 with a release date of February 22   
   2013 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. Australian radio amateurs may lose the 2300 to   
   2302 MHz band; Over the Horizon radar invades 10 meters; amateur satellite   
   allocations on the agenda at I-A-R-U meeting in Vienna; Mainland China   
   manufacturer releases low cost all service multi-mode High Frequency   
   transceiver and zombies invade the nations Emergency Alert System. Find out   
   the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1854 coming your   
   way right now.   
      
      
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   RADIO LA: VK HAMS COULD LOOSE ACCESS TO 2300 TO 2302 MHZ   
      
   Australian amateurs could soon loose access to the band from 2300 to 2302   
   MHz. Amateur Radio Newsline has the details in this report:   
      
   --   
      
   The Australian Communications and Media Authority or ACMA has informed the   
   Wireless Institute of Australia of proposed changes to spectrum usage in the   
   2300 to 2302 MHz band. Changes that will result in Advanced Licensees   
   losing access to that spectrum.   
      
   The ACMA proposes to acquire the spectrum for LTE radio purposes. LTE, or   
   Long Term Evolution, marketed as 4G LTE, is a wireless standard for   
   high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. The change would   
   give LTE services the full 100MHz segment from 2300 to 2400MHz, which would   
   resultin twenty 5MHz LTE channels   
      
   Losing any spectrum is of great concern to Australian radio amateurs as this   
   secondary allocation is the only viable option for Earth-Moon-Earth contacts   
   to Region II where the this activity is on 2304 MHz or Region I which uses   
   2320 MHz. After the reallocation Australian amateur EME activity would be   
   confined to 2400 MHz and above, where wireless medical and Wi-Fi equipment   
   is likely to cause interference weak signal reception by EME stations. And   
   for hams in VK land it could mean that most EME operations could come to an   
   end.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   The Australian Communications and Media Authority plans to recommend the   
   change to the Minister for Broadband Communications and Digital Economy in   
   the near future. If the Minister approves the change radio Australian   
   amateurs will probably lose access to the spectrum sometime in 2015. More   
   on this situation is on-line at wia.org.au (WIA)   
      
   **   
      
   INTRUDER WATCH: OVER THE HORIZON RADAR HEARD ON 10 METERS   
      
   The IARU Region 1 Monitoring Service reports on a mysterious Over The Horizon   
   radar causing interference in the 28 MHz amateur radio band. The mysterious   
   signal disturbs the 28 to 29 MHz segment of 10 meters often with signals are   
   60 kHz wide, and jumping in bursts.   
      
   The location of the transmitter appears to be someplace in the Middle East   
   but so far getting precise bearings have proven to be difficult.   
      
   The entire report covering this situation and other intruders to our ham   
   bands can be downloaded free of charge at tinyurl.com/iarums-jan2013. (IARU   
   -R1)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING: AMATEUR SATELLITE ALLOCATIONS ON THE R-1 AGENDA AT VIENNA   
      
   The IARU Region 1 2013 Interim Meeting slated for Vienna, Austreia in April   
   will be discussing two proposals of importance to Amateur-Satellite Service   
   and weak signal users. One that's not very controversial is an amendment   
   to the 28 MHz Bandplan to remove of the downlink only restriction in the   
   29.300 to 29.510 MHz satellite segment. But the other has raised some   
   eyebrows. The one proposes the introduction of a new satellite downlink   
   band for CW and SSB transponders at 144.000 to 144.035 MHz.   
      
   The latter proposal could have the affect of putting United States hams in a   
   rather precarious position. As pointed out on the W6YX VHF Reflector, SSB   
   transmissions are not allowed below 144.100 in the US, even if they come   
   from space. More important is that 144.0 to 144.035 is already used almost   
   exclusively for C-W based Earth-Moon-Earth communications and   
   experimentation and interference from SSB voice would not be very welcome in   
   that spectrum. (IARU-R1)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: RCFT REVERSES DECISION ON NORTHERN IRELAND EXAM   
      
   The U-K Radio Communications Foundation Trustees have done a complete about   
   face in regard to a decision made last year not to issue Advanced Radio   
   Amateur Examination pass certificates to two candidates in Northern Ireland.   
   This following internal reviews which had suggested that the results might   
   be unsafe.   
      
   Following further consideration of this issue in conjunction with   
   representatives of Ofcom and the Foundation's own internal examination, the   
   committees of Trustees have made a decision to now award the candidates   
   their Advanced Radio Communications Examination Pass Certificates. Also   
   they want to re-emphasize that there is no evidence of wrong doing by the   
   club, its examiners or candidates themselves.   
      
   The Radio Communications Foundation Trustees also want to confirm that the   
   Foundation remains committed to ensuring the highest possible standards of   
   integrity in the examination system and will continue post-examination   
   reviews of returned papers to support this objective. The Foundation's   
   Standards Committee will review all examination appeal processes and   
   procedures drawing on lessons learnt in this case.   
      
   The Foundation and the club have mutually agreed that no purpose would be   
   served by further public comment on this matter. More o this matter is on   
   the web at www.commsfoundation.org/rce/news. (RCFT)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: AMATEUR RADIO GOES TO EMCOMM SCHOOL   
      
   An article in the just out March issue of QST Magazine "Amateur Radio Goes To   
   School" will be of interest to anyone involved in emergency communications.   
   Authored by David Witkowski, W6DTW, the article is a report on the annual   
   Disaster Management Initiative Workshop held at Carnegie Mellon University's   
   campus in California's Silicon Valley.   
      
   --   
      
   W6DTW: "Carnegie Mellon's Disaster Management initiative started a few years   
   ago in an effort to bring academic focus to Public Safety communications and   
   Disaster Response. Most of what we know about disaster response is really   
   empirical. We've developed it over time and through interaction with other   
   responders we've put together a body of knowledge which is suitable but what   
   Carnegie Mellon is trying to do with the Disaster Management initiative is   
   to apply academic rigor to the question of disaster response."   
      
   --   
      
   According to Witkowski, the Carnegie Mellon University's Disaster Management   
   Initiative is a somewhat unique entity in that it's one of the very few   
   instances where disaster management and disaster communications is being   
   studied in a formal academic setting. It's also distinctive in that the   
   Disaster Management Initiative leadership team of deans and professors and   
   most of the workshop participants are licensed radio amateurs.   
      
   Witkowski notes that while the Disaster Management Initiative is about a lot   
   of things aside from amateur radio, that one can definitely see its   
   influence on the research and the annual workshop.   
      
   W6DTW's article appears in Rick Palm's Public Service column in the March   
   issue of QST beginning on page 82. If you are involved in any aspect of   
   emergency service participation, this commentary is must reading. (W6DTW,   
   ARNewsline)   
      
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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 KD6LC repeater serving   
   Guerenville, California.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: UNLICENSED OPERATOR ARRESTED FOR THREATS AGAINST TEXAS RADIO   
   CLUB   
      
   A man arrested on allegations he used amateur radio to threaten to kill   
   members of a local amateur radio club has been released on bail from the   
   Bexar County Texas Jail.   
      
   Twenty-nine year old John David Watkins III, posted a $4,000 bond and was   
   freed before noon Sunday February 17th. This after his having been taken   
   into custody the previous night on two counts of making terroristic threats.   
      
   An arrest affidavit states Watkins, known on radio frequencies as "White   
   Noise," was creating interference and illegally transmitting without having   
   the required radio operator license. A member of a radio club met with   
   Watkins in January and told him to stop or the group would report him to the   
   Federal Communications Commission.   
      
   Officials said that the next day Watkins allegedly made threats against the   
   person who visited him and against other members of the club, saying he   
   would kill them with an AK-47 rifle. These threats were reported to the   
   police who provided security at the club's next meeting.   
      
   At airtime, what motivated Watkins to make the alleged threats or if the   
   matter will go to trial is unknown. (MySanantonio.com, KABB, KSAT, others)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: ARREST MADE IN UK UNLICENSED RADIO STATION RAID   
      
   A United Kingdom man has been arrested in a raid on an unlicensed radio   
   station in Wolverhampton.   
      
   Police and officials from communications regulator Ofcom raided the premises   
   in Park Village, early on Wednesday, February 13th. At that time equipment   
   was also seized, including microphones, a mixer, a computer and associated   
   cabling.   
      
   Police said the 33 year old man from the town of Dudley, was arrested on   
   suspicion of offences under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006. He has since   
   been released on bail. (BBC)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO POLITICS: CONGRESS MAY CHANGE FCC SUNSHINE RULE   
      
   A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both the House and the Senate are   
   reintroducing a bill to allow three or more Federal Communications   
   Commissioners to meet in private, as long as no official agency action is   
   taken.   
      
   Under current law, something known as the "sunshine" rule prohibits more than   
   two FCC commissioners from talking to each other outside of a public   
   meeting. The FCC Collaboration Act was reintroduced in the House by   
   Representatives Anna Eshoo, John Shimkus and Mike Doyle. Senators Amy   
   Klobuchar and Dean Heller plan to introduce the Senate counterpart.   
      
   The bill got sidelined last year when it was tucked in as a provision to a   
   larger bill on FCC reform that Democratic party did not support. Otherwise,   
   modifying the sunshine rule is something both sides of the aisle support.   
   (Ad Week, NAB)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW: COURT RULES RFID NOT MARK OF THE BEAST   
      
   A very interesting court case that pitted a students religious beliefs versus   
   communications technology has been decided. Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, is near   
   Houston with more:   
      
   --   
      
   A Texas student who refused to wear a radio tag that tracked her movements on   
   campus has lost a federal court appeal against her school's ID policy.   
      
   According to news reports, the 15 year old declined to wear the RFID badge on   
   religious grounds, saying it was the "mark of the beast." After she stopped   
   wearing it she was suspended and went to court where she won a temporary   
   injunction to continue her studies at the school without the RF tag.   
      
   Now a federal court ruling has overturned the lower court. It says that if   
   she is to stay at the particular school, she would be required to wear the   
   badge. Otherwise, she would have to transfer to a new school.   
      
   The radio tags are used to track attendance, which in turn helps secure   
   school funding.   
      
   Im Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.   
      
   --   
      
   More is on-line at tinyurl.com/student-rfid. (Published news reports)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: NEW INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON INTRODUCED   
      
   The Universal Postal Union has introduced the newest model of the   
   International Reply Coupon. The new Doha coupon named for the 25th   
   Universal Postal Congress that took place in Doha, Qatar in October 2012   
   will replace the current model, known as the Nairobi model.   
      
   Although the US Postal Service no longer sells IRC's, they are still   
   available in other countries and post offices in the United States are   
   mandated to redeem them. The Doha model IRC will be available for purchase   
   on July 1st and is valid for exchange until the end of 2017. The Nairobi   
   model remains valid until December 31st of this year. (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO BUSINESS: LOW COST CHINESE MADE ALL MODE HF TRANSCEIVER FROM CHINA   
   INTRODUCED   
      
   A new all mode low priced High Frequency transceiver from China is on the   
   way. Called the Feitong model FT-808 the new radio is being billed   
   primarily as a Marine Band transceiver but its published specifications read   
   more like a mid-range piece of ham radio gear. For instance the FT-808 has   
   a receive range of 500 Khz to 29.9 Mhz and a transmitter that covers 1.6 to   
   29.9 Mhz. In other words, it covers all the ham radio bands from 160   
   through 10 and lots more.   
      
   The receiver is a double conversion superhetrodyne with both it and the   
   transmitter capable of operating Upper and lower sideband, CW and AM with   
   100 memory channels. Tuning appears to be by up and down push buttons with   
   a claimed receiving sensitivity of 12 db SINAD and a squelch sensitivity   
   threshold on SSB, CW, and RTTY of less than 5.6uV.   
      
   One thing of note. While transmitter power appears to be in the 100 watt or   
   slightly higher range but according to the public spec sheet there appears   
   to be no provision to lock out transmission on 11 meters. This will likely   
   keep it from gaining FCC acceptance for legalized sales in the United   
   States. At least not in its current non locked out 11 meter configuration.   
      
      
   That said, the Feitong FT-808 carries a delivered list price of only $410 U-S   
   dollars. Its complete specifications and a video of an Italian ham radio   
   operation using it on 40 meters is on-line at tinyurl.com/feitong-808-hf.   
   (Sparkys Blog, www.ecvv.com, iv3vjh.me, others)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM TRADITIONS: HAM RADIO 100 YEARS OLD AT ISU   
      
   The history of amateur radio at Iowa State University is described as a   
   technological revolution. This by Jeff Stein who is an Iowa broadcasting   
   historian, author and a former lecturer at Iowa State's Greenlee School of   
   Journalism and Communication.   
      
   According to Stein, the fact that Iowa State was one of the first places to   
   pay attention to this technology that ultimately revolutionized our lives in   
   the 20th century is important. This is because it shows that Iowa State has   
   consistently been dedicated to being first in developing communication   
   technologies.   
      
   The report of Stein's findings was first reported in The Iowa State Daily   
   where he notes that amateur radio first came to the school over 100 years   
   ago. You can read the entire story by author Kimberly Woo on-line at   
   tinyurl.com/Iowa-State-100. (Cyclone Amateur Radio Club)   
      
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   HAM EDUCATION: FAR ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPS FOR 2013 TO 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR   
      
   The Foundation for Amateur Radio, a non-profit organization with its   
   headquarters in Washington, D.C., plans to administer forty-seven   
   scholarships for the 2013 to 2014 academic year. This, to assist licensed   
   Radio Amateurs in the pursuit of higher education. The Foundation fully   
   funds two of these scholarships. The remainder are administered by the   
   Foundation for various donors.   
      
   Licensed Radio Amateurs who compete for these awards must be planning to   
   pursue a full time course of studies beyond high school and be enrolled, or   
   have been accepted for enrollment, at an accredited university, college or   
   technical school. The awards range from $500 to $5,000 with preference   
   given, in some cases, to residents of   
   specified geographical areas or the pursuit of certain study programs.   
   Non-US residents are eligible to apply for some of the scholarships.   
      
   To be considered, completed applications must be received at the Foundation   
   by April 15th. Additional information and an application form may be   
   requested by letter or post card sent to FAR Scholarships, Post Office Box   
   911, Columbia, Maryland, 21044-0911 or by e-mail to dave (dot) prestel (at)   
   gmail (dot) com. Applications are available, for download from the web at   
   tinyurl.com/far-scholarship-2013 (FAR)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS: NM RADIO CLUB TO CELEBRATE 63RD ANNIVERSARY IN MARCH   
      
   The Mesilla Valley Radio Club of Las Cruces, New Mexico will be operating   
   special event station K5BL on March 23rd. This in celebration of it being   
   one of New Mexico's oldest, continuous operating radio clubs.   
      
   K5BL will be commemorating the clubs 63rd anniversary by operating from 1500   
   to 1400 UTC as near as possible to 14.330 and 21.337, MHz. A special QSL   
   card for the event will be available by request. To get one, send your QSL   
   card confirming your contact with a business sized self addressed forever   
   stamped envelope Special Events Station K5BL Anniversary, in care of the   
   Mesilla Valley Radio Club, P.O. Box 1443, Las Cruces, New Mexico   
   88004-1443.   
      
   And less we forget to mention, a very happy 63rd to the Mesilla Valley Radio   
   Club. (K6SAS)   
      
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   HAMVENTION NEWS: THE 2013 VHF WEAK SIGNAL GROUP BANQUET   
      
   The 18th annual VHF Weak Signal Group dinner to be held on Friday evening May   
   17th at the Dayton Grand Hotel in Dayton, Ohio. This in conjunction with   
   the 2013 Dayton Hamvention. The special guest speaker is famed VHF DX   
   operator Jeff Klein, K1TEO. For more information contact Tony Emanuele by   
   e-mail to WA8RJF (at) ARRL (dot)net, (WA8RJF, WB8BZK)   
      
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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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   WORLDBEAT: TV TRANSMITTER CAUSES MARITIME INTERFERENCE TO NEW ZEALAND VHF   
   DISTRESS CHANNEL   
      
   An Interesting interference case has been solved down-under as we hear from   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF:   
      
   --   
      
   A recent case of a very low level of interference affecting the maritime VHF   
   distress and calling channel 16 at two of New Zealand's Maritime sites has   
   finally been solved. The investigation into the interference took seven   
   days to resolve. It involved contacting ships and shore stations on the New   
   Zealnd coast, as well as both ground and helicopter searches.   
      
   Eventually a very low level signal was detected. Direction finding indicated   
   it was from a broadcast transmission location about 120 km from one of the   
   affected sites and 185km from the other. A visit to the broadcast   
   transmission site traced the low level interference to a spur from a high   
   power television transmitter. The cause of the interference turned out to   
   be an inspection panel which had been left open for maintenance purposes.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, in Nelson, New   
   Zealand.   
      
   --   
      
   Word is that sealing the inspection panel solved the problem immediately.   
   (WIA)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: UKUBE-1 TO LAUNCH IN JUNE 2013   
      
   The United Kingdoms' Herald newspaper reports that the UKube-1 CubeSat will   
   be launched in June and will carry an amateur radio transponder to orbit.   
      
   According to the news story, the spacecraft is being built for the UK Space   
   Agency by Clyde Space. If all goes as announced its launch will take place   
   from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Soyuz-2-1B booster this   
   spring.   
      
   UKube-1 will carry a set of AMSAT-UK FUNcube boards to provide an amateur   
   radio 435 to145 MHz linear transponder. Also as a part of the payload will   
   be a 1200 B-P-S-K beacon for educational outreach.   
      
   The newspaper also reports that Clyde Space has announced plans to build a   
   facility in the United States. More is on-line at   
   tinyurl.com/uquibe-june-launch (The Herald)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO IN SPACE: SCIENTISTS OFFER SUPPORT FOR NASA'S NEXT MARS ROVER   
      
   Scientists have applauded a NASA decision to send another rover to Mars in   
   2020. At the same time they are stressing that the mission should pave the   
   way to return Martian rocks to Earth. Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather   
   Embee, KB3TZD, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   The new Mars rover mission was announced last December 4th by NASA's   
   Associate Administrator for Science John Grunsfeld. This, at the annual   
   meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.   
      
   At that time it was announced that the next rover will share some design   
   features with NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, which landed   
   on Mars in August to begin at least a two-year mission.   
      
   Now, in a pair of statements released January 28th ad 30th, two   
   well-respected groups of researchers have shared their views on the plan to   
   send another robotic explorer to the Red Planet in seven years. The   
   Planetary Society and the American Astronomical Society's Division for   
   Planetary Sciences applauded the announcement that NASA plans another   
   mission to the Red Planet in 2020. At the same time both strongly suggested   
   that the mission should have the capability to collect and store Martian   
   rock samples as recommended by the National Research Council's Planetary   
   Science Decadal Survey.   
      
   NASA has released very few details on the proposed new rover plan. Because   
   of this it's still unclear whether the robot will be able to collect Martian   
   rock samples intended to be brought back to Earth.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,   
   Pennsylvania   
      
   --   
      
   It should be noted that most plans for returning Mars samples are   
   multi-phase, with an initial mission to collect and store the rocks. Later   
   missions would rendezvous with the collector and return the samples to   
   Earth. (Space & Science)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: ROTARY INTERNATIONAL END POLIO NOW CAMPAIGN   
      
   On Saturday, February 23rd and Sunday, February 24th, amateur radio operators   
   around the world will take part in a special operating even. This to raise   
   awareness about Rotary International's End Polio Now campaign.   
      
   The hams are all members of the Rotary International group Rotarians on   
   Amateur Radio. They will be calling "CQ Rotary" or "CQ Polio" and will be   
   prepared to talk about the Rotary Club and the accomplishments and   
   challenges of the End Polio Now campaign.   
   This is a joint effort of Rotary International, the World Health   
   Organization, and other non-governmental organizations.   
      
   More information is on-line at www.endpolio.org. Questions go by e-mail to   
   Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, to endpoliono (at) kb6nu (dot) com. A certificate or   
   QSL card will be available on request to verify contacts made. (KB6NU, ARRL   
   PR Remailer)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, G3RWF plans to be in Rwanda between March 4th to the 12th and has   
   requested the callsign 9X0NH. The license should be valid for all of 2013   
   and he could return later in the year. Activity will be mainly CW. QSL via   
   G3RWF.   
      
   A group of Japanese operators will be active from Rodrigues Island from March   
   1st to the 10th as 3B9DX. They will be operational on 80 through 10 meters   
   using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL direct only via EA5GL   
      
   G3SWH and G3RTE will be operational from Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands,   
   between February 18th and the 28th. Their activity will be on CW only on 80   
   through 10 meters. QSL via G3SWH.   
      
   SP9FIH and SP6AXW will be active stroke as PJ4 from Bonaire between April 8th   
   to the 20th. Operations will be on 160 through 6 meters using SSB and RTTY.   
   QSL only via SP9FIH   
      
   KK4GV will be active as J79GV from the northeast side of the island of   
   Dominica between March 8th to the 17th. His operation will be holiday style   
   and SSB only. QSL via his home callsign either direct or by the Bureau.   
      
   Lastly, N7QT will be heading back to Saint Lucia to operate stroke J6 on a   
   suitcase between April 5th to the 16th. Activity will be on 80 through 10   
   meters using CW, SSB and RTTY and PSK. He will also be operating field   
   portable from the St. Lucia beaches and mountain tops. QSL as directed on   
   the air.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM: THE DEAD RISE AS HACKERS TARGET EAS NATIONWIDE   
      
   And finally this week, Inside Radio reports that the FCC, FBI and several   
   state and local law enforcement agencies are investigating what now appears   
   to have been a widespread hack attack on the United States Emergency Alert   
   or EAS System. One that claimed that the dead were rising from their   
   graves. Amateur Radio Newslines Steffan Kinford, N8WB, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   The full extent of the phony zombie EAS attack isn't yet clear, but several   
   stations recently aired a bogus EAS message about zombies attacking people   
   and warning the public to stay clear of them.   
      
   Engineers say the hackers apparently had a solid knowledge of exactly how the   
   EAS operates and how to breach it. One of these is Bonneville director of   
   engineering John Dehnel. He says the company's Salt Lake City stations were   
   among the targets. While the fake message never made it to KSL 1160 AM   
   which is the primary message distribution or LP1 station for the area or its   
   sister station KSL-TV, the bizarre communication was broadcast on the   
   cluster's three secondary or HD2 stations.   
      
   Dehnel believes the culprit was EAS activation boxes that were left set to   
   factory-installed default passwords to accommodate tech support crews. His   
   guess is that before the attack you would likely have found most everyone   
   still had the default password on it. The FCC has since issued a warning   
   notice to broadcasters and other EAS decoder users for them to immediately   
   change the passwords to ones that are propriety and secure.   
      
   The Bonneville HD2 stations reportedly fowarded the bogus EAS messages about   
   one hour before a Great Falls, Montana television station that actually was   
   the one that made the news headlines for airing the phony message. Several   
   other stations also aired a fake EAS message, including TV stations in   
   Albuquerque and Marquette, Michigan. It's possible other stations also   
   broadcast the alert but if there were any they are not known as this   
   newscast is being prepared.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Stephan, Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth,   
   Ohio.   
      
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   You can read more on this very strange story at tinyurl.com/zombie-eas and   
   tinyurl.com/montana-eas-hack (Inside Radio, RW, other published reports)   
      
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