Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1856 - March 8 2013   
      
   The following is a QST. Scientists say Solar Cycle 24 may have two separate   
   peaks; APRS found to extend the range of underground communications; a   
   United Kingdom ham finds a long abandoned satellite that has come back to   
   life; Last Man Standing to feature an episode with ham radio and Amateur   
   Radio Newsline opens the nominating season for the 2013 Young Ham of the   
   Year Award. Find out the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report   
   number 1856 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   PROPAGATION: SOLAR CYCLE 24 MAY HAVE A DOUBLE PEAK   
      
   Will 2013 be the year of the Solar maximum of Cycle 24 or have we already   
   seen one and is there another prak yet to come. Some researchers think that   
   the best has not happened yet because this could be another double cycle.   
   Amateur Radio Newslines Heather Embee, KB3TZD, has the details:   
      
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   Something unexpected appears to be happening on the sun. 2013 is supposed   
   to be the year of Solar Max also known as the peak of Cycle 24. Yet 2013   
   has arrived and solar activity is relatively low. Sunspot numbers are well   
   below their values in 2011, and strong solar flares have been infrequent for   
   many months. The quiet has led some observers to wonder if forecasters   
   missed the mark.   
      
   Dean Pesnell is a Solar physicist at the Goddard Space Flight Centre in   
   Greenbelt, Maryland. He suggests that this is the solar maximum, but it   
   looks different from what we expected because it will be double peaked.   
      
   Conventional wisdom holds that solar activity swings back and forth like a   
   simple pendulum. At one end of the cycle, there is a quiet time with few   
   sunspots and flares. At the other end, the Solar Max brings high sunspot   
   numbers and solar storms with a regular rhythm that repeats every 11 years.   
      
   Reality, however, is more complicated. Astronomers have been counting   
   sunspots for centuries, and they have seen that the solar cycle is not   
   perfectly regular. For one thing, the back-and-forth swing in sunspot   
   counts can take anywhere from 10 to 13 years to complete. Also, the   
   amplitude of the cycle varies. Some solar maxima are very weak while others   
   can be very strong.   
      
   And as researcher Pesnell notes, there is yet another complication. He says   
   that the last two solar maxima, around 1989 and 2001, had not one but two   
   peaks. He says that solar activity went up, dipped, and then resumed while   
   performing a mini-cycle within the Solar Max that lasted about two years.   
      
   Pesnell says that the same thing could be happening now. He notes that   
   sunspot counts jumped in 2011 and dipped in 2012. As such, he expects them   
   to rebound again saying that another peak will happen in 2013 and possibly   
   last into 2014. Lets hope he is right.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heatrher Embee, KB3TZD, in Burwick,   
   Pennsylvania.   
      
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   Another curiosity of the solar cycle is that the sun's hemispheres do not   
   always peak at the same time. In the current cycle, the south has been   
   lagging behind the north. The second peak, if it occurs, will likely   
   feature the southern hemisphere playing catch-up, with a surge in activity   
   south of the sun's equator. (SARL, NASA)   
      
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   RADIO WRITING: ARRL'S DAVE SUMNER K1ZZ EXPLAINS DIY RENAISSANCE IN HAM RADIO   
      
   The resurgence in ham radio may partly be due to a renaissance in home   
   building coupled with a need on the part of radio amateurs to serve their   
   community. So says ARRL Executive Vice President Dave Sumner, K1ZZ's, in a   
   recent article appearing in the Urgent Communications on-line newsletter.   
      
   In his commentary Sumner notes that when amateurs began experimenting with   
   radio more than a century ago, they had no choice but to build everything   
   they needed. Some went on to become successful entrepreneurs, selling their   
   creations to fellow hobbyists who were more interested in operating radios   
   than in constructing them. Others built their own receivers and   
   transmitters either from economic necessity or for the fun and satisfaction   
   of being able to say, "I did it myself." This in turn lead to the era of   
   kit building with such giants as Heathkit becoming household names in ham   
   radio.   
      
   K1ZZ notes that the advent of solid-state devices, printed circuit boards,   
   and automatic parts insertion removed the price advantage that kits enjoyed.   
   By the time the Heath Company closed its doors in 1992, most amateur-radio   
   equipment was being manufactured in Japan. But this has not stopped ham   
   radio operators from continuing the art of home construction and this in   
   itself has lead to a resurrection in the art of kit building. And this in   
   turn has made portable emergency communications ability more attainable in   
   the hobby.   
      
   As Dave Sumner notes, society has come to rely on a fragile   
   telecommunications infrastructure that is susceptible to overload and   
   outright failure. And while ham radio operators cannot substitute for all   
   that infrastructure hams can communicate, no matter what.   
   +   
   You can read K1ZZ's entire article on-line at   
   tinyurl.com/amateur-radio-renaissance. (Urgent Communications)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: UK HAM LOCATES 1965 SATELLITE AS IT RETURNS TO LIFE   
      
   An American satellite, abandoned in 1967 as a piece of space junk has begun   
   transmitting again after 46 years and a ham radio operator is responsible   
   for finding it. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, has more:   
      
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   Phil Williams, G3YPQ, is an Amateur Radio Astronomer in North Cornwall in the   
   U.K.. According to reports he accidentally picked up the signal and after   
   cross checking with various lists, he identified it as LES 1.   
      
   LES 1 was built by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and launched in   
   1965. The satellite failed to reach its intended orbit owing to a wiring   
   error and has been drifting out of control ever since.   
      
   Williams ran across it while monitoring near 237 MHz when he noticed a signal   
   with a peculiar signal drift caused by the bird tumbling end over end every   
   4 seconds as the solar panels became shadowed by the satellites engine.   
   Williams said that gives the signal a particularly ghostly sound as the   
   voltage from the solar panels fluctuates.   
      
   The LES 1 satellite is about the size of a small car and is not likely to   
   re-enter the atmosphere for a long time as the orbit is still relatively   
   high. It poses no threat other than that caused by the thousands of other   
   pieces of space junk currently in orbit. By now its likely that the on   
   board batteries have now disintegrated so its likely that some other   
   component failure has caused the transmitter to start up when its in   
   sunlight bringing the ghost satellite back to life.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.   
      
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   G3YPQ says its remarkable to think that electronics built nearly 5 decades   
   ago, 12 years before Voyager 1, and long before microprocessors and   
   integrated circuits, is still capable of working in the hostile environs of   
   space. He adds that listening to the signal one can easily imagine the   
   craft tumbling over and over every 4 seconds and the transmitter starting up   
   as the sun rises on its solar panels. (G3YPQ)   
      
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   RADIO SCIENCE: APRS EXPERIMENT EXTENDS UNDERGROUND COMMUNICATIONS   
      
   APRS works to extend communications range underground. So says the modes   
   developer Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, who reports on an experiment that took place   
   on March 2nd . One where he and several other hams tested the use of APRS   
   as a means to extend radio communications underground in Mammoth Cave,   
   Kentucky. Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB, reports:   
      
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   According to Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, typically, VHF and UHF radio in   
   underground caves are limited to only a few hundred feet and strictly   
   line-of-sight making their routine use of little value. But with APRS   
   radios acting as packet digipeaters, these few hundreds of feet can be   
   extended by an order of magnitude.   
      
   Bruninga says that in the test a total of 14 APRS equipped radios were used   
   in the cave to establish a network almost a mile long providing real-time   
   position and text message communications along the route. Cavers carried a   
   map of the cave marked with a Latitude and Longitude grid so they could   
   manually enter their position into their handheld APRS-equipped   
   transceivers. Texting via APRS provided communications end to end.   
      
   Among the interesting findings were that UHF worked about 13% better than VHF   
   withan average link distance of about 450 feet even in the large subway   
   sized passages of Mammoth Cave. Also power did not seem to matter much. The   
   Kenwood TH-D72 walkie-talkie performed as well as several portable 10 watt   
   mobile radios housed in boxes.   
      
   Another advantage of using UHF for this APRS network was that individual   
   links in other caves can just as easily be pre-tested by unlicensed cave   
   explorers using inexpensive FRS radios. This way, all cavers can plan and   
   individually test the topology of an APRS network before actually gathering   
   the required APRS equipment and setting up the actual expedition.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephan Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth,   
   Ohio.   
      
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   Bruninga says that the system could even include e-mail into the topside   
   global APRS system. (WB4APR)   
      
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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 W7CSK repeater serving   
   Everett, Washington.   
      
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   YHOTY: NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2013 AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE YOUNG HAM OF THE   
   YEAR   
      
   The nominating season for the 2013 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the   
   Year Award is now open.   
      
   Created in 1986, this award is offered to recognize the accomplishments of a   
   radio amateur age 18 or younger for his or her accomplishments in service to   
   the nation, his or her community or to the advancement of the state of the   
   art through amateur radio.   
      
   Nominees must reside in the United States 50 states or its possessions or in   
   any of the 10 Canadian provinces.   
      
   As in years past, corporate underwriter Yaesu USA will transport the winner   
   to the Huntsville Hamfest in Huntsville , Alabama, where the award will be   
   formally presented. Yaesu will also provide Hotel accommodations as well as   
   convention tickets and a prize of Yaesu amateur radio equipment to the   
   winner. CQ Magazine will again treat this year's recipient to a week at   
   Spacecamp-Huntsville. Heil Sound Ltd. will be gifting this year's winner   
   with an additional prize. Last but by no means least; Amateur Radio   
   Newsline will present the winner with the official Young Ham of the Year   
   Award plaque which is underwritten by Dave Bell, W6AQ, of DBA Entertainment   
   in Hollywood, California.   
      
   Complete details, rules and a required nominating form in Adobe .pdf format   
   are available on our website at www.arnewsline.org/yhoty. Nominating forms   
   can also be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to Amateur   
   Radio Newsline Inc., 2013 Young Ham of the Year Award, 28197 Robin Avenue,   
   Santa Clarita California, 91350.   
      
   Again the cutoff date for nominations is May 30, 2013. And please note that   
   all nominating forms and support materials become the property of the   
   Amateur Radio Newsline and cannot be returned. (ARNewsline(tm))   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: FORMER HAM ISSUED $10000 NAL FOR UNLICENSED OPERATION ON 20   
   METERS   
      
   The FCC has notified Jared A. Bruegman of Bolivar, Missouri, a $10,000 Notice   
   of Apparent Liability. This for his alleged operating of an unlicensed   
   radio transmitter in the 20 meter band.   
      
   On December 18, 2012, in response to a complaint of interference to amateur   
   radio communications, agents from the Enforcement Bureau's Kansas City   
   Office monitored a male voice transmitting on 14.312 MHz. They used   
   direction finding to locate the source of the radio transmissions to an   
   antenna mounted on a pole next to a residence in Bolivar, Missouri.   
      
   The agents quickly determined that the signals on 14.312 MHz exceeded the   
   limits for operation under Part 15 of the Commission's rules and therefore   
   required a license. The Commission's records showed that no authorization   
   was issued to the address for operation of a radio transmitter on that   
   frequency at that location.   
      
   Immediately after locating the source of the signals the agents inspected the   
   unlicensed radio transmitter, which was located in a bedroom in the   
   residence. The FCC says that Jared Bruegman was the only person present in   
   the bedroom and the only male in the residence during the inspection.   
      
   At that time Bruegman admitted to the agents that he owned the radio   
   transmitter. The agents observed that the transmitter was turned on and   
   tuned to 14.311 MHz. Bruegman told the agents that he had no current   
   Commission licenses, but that he previously held an Amateur Radio license   
   with the call sign KC0IQN. Bruegman then told the agents he would remove   
   the microphone from his transmitter and only use it as a receiver.   
      
   On February 25th the FCC issued the $10,000 proposed fine to the former ham.   
   In doing so it noted that the evidence in this case is sufficient to   
   establish that Jared A. Bruegman violated Section 301 of the Communications   
   Act. He was given the usual 30 days to pay the amount in full or to file an   
   appeal. (FCC)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: FCC TELLS STATIONS TO CHANGE EAS PASSWORDS   
      
   Several broadcast groups are taking precautions to ensure their emergency   
   alert units are secure. That's in the wake of someone hacking into a   
   station's Emergency Alert System or EAS encoder/decoder through its   
   connection to the Internet and programming a fake alert. One which the   
   device then automatically transmitted.   
      
   Soon after the incident the FCC issued an order telling stations that they   
   must change the passwords for their EAS encoders/decoders. This being   
   especially urgent if the devices are still set with the factory default   
   password.   
      
   As previously reported, the bogus alerts, which were initially broadcast over   
   TV stations in Montana and Michigan, warned viewers of zombie attacks. The   
   fake alerts occurred when someone knew or figured out the default password   
   of EAS equipment and inserted the fake message into the EAS automatic   
   forwarding system. (RW)   
      
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   COMMUNICATIONS VANDALISM: LOCK GLUER HITS COLORADO SPRINGS TV STATION   
      
   A traffic reporter for Colorado Springs, Colorado station KXRM found he   
   couldn't get into the downtown studio on Monday morning March 4th. This was   
   because the locks on the building had been vandalized by filing them with   
   glue.   
      
   Police told KXRM that a substance had been placed in the locks causing them   
   to malfunction. The lock gluer also hit a Presbyterian church, the El Paso   
   Democratic Party offices, City Hall and the Colorado Springs Independent   
   newspaper.   
      
   Authorities say that they have identified a possible suspect despite the   
   downtown surveillance cameras not working at the time. (BCF)   
      
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   RADIO BUSINESS: HAMMOND MANUFACTURING TO TAKE OVER DAHL TRANSFORMER LINE   
      
   A follow-up on our recent story concerning the decision by Harbach   
   Electronics to discontinue the manufacture of the Peter Dahl line of high   
   performance transformers. Transformers that are used in the design and   
   manufacture of many high power amplifiers around the world.   
      
   Late word is that Hammond Manufacturing of Cheektowaga, New York will be   
   taking over the Peter Dahl line of from Harbach. According to both Harbach   
   and Hammond, the two are working swiftly on the finalization of the   
   acquisition and that the transfer of Peter Dahl brand assets will take place   
   over the next few weeks.   
      
   Both Harbach and Hammond hope to have everything completed no later than   
   March 31st. Keep an eye on the Hammond website at www.hammfg.com for the   
   latest updates. (Hammond Mfg.)   
      
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   RADIO BUSINESS: MOUSER ELECTRONICS SIGNS INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION   
   AGREEMENT WITH COILCRAFT   
      
   Mouser Electronics, a name well known in the ham radio do it yourself   
   movement, has announced the signing of a new international distribution   
   agreement with Coilcraft, a leading magnetic component manufacturer, across   
   the regions of Europe, Asia, Mexico and South America. Through this   
   partnership, announced at Embedded World in Germany, Mouser is now stocking   
   a wide range of Coilcraft's magnetic and inductive products for immediate   
   shipment.   
      
   Coilcraft provides magnetic components including high-performance RF chip   
   inductors, power magnetics and filters in a variety of packages and a wide   
   range of values. Designer's kits are offered to help engineers learn the   
   capabilities of these high-performance inductors.   
      
   According to Mouser President and CEO Glenn Smith, this agreement with   
   Coilcraft helps further his company's commitment to providing the newest   
   products and technologies for design engineers from industry-leading   
   suppliers. Smith adds that Mouser and Coilcraft are looking forward to a   
   long-standing and successful partnership together. (Mouser Electronics,   
   Power Systems Newsletter)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: DARC HAMVENTION 2013   
      
   On the social scene, the 64th Lake Constance and the HAM RADIO 2013   
   Convention, both organized by Deutscher Amateur Radio Club will take place   
   from Friday, June 28th through Sunday, June 30th, 2013 in Friedrichshafen,   
   Germany. This event has long been considered Europe's premiere ham radio   
   gathering with attendees from around the world coming to take part.   
      
   One of the highlights of this years HAM RADIO gathering will be an informal   
   international meeting for representatives of IARU member societies. It will   
   be held at the Zeppelin Museum on Friday, June 28th. Event planners say   
   that they will provide a shuttle bus that will take those attending from the   
   exhibition halls to the museum.   
      
   If you are planning to attend from outside of Europe, the closest major city   
   to fly into would be Munich. From the United States it is served by several   
   major airlines including non-stop service from New York's JFK International   
   and Los Angeles International airports on Lufthansa and United.   
      
   More information on HAM RADIO 2013 can be found in the German language at   
   www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.de. Planners say that they hope that you can   
   be there this year. (DARC, DF2OO)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: THE SARL NATIONAL CONVENTION APRIL 26 - 28   
      
   The 2013 South African Radio League's National Convention and Annual General   
   meeting will be held April 26th to the 28th at the Sulla Via Venue not far   
   from Johannesburg. This years gathering will be hosted by the West Rand   
   Amateur Radio Club with Kenny Neville from West Rand Astronomy Club as the   
   featured guest speaker. If conditions are clear Neville's talk may be   
   followed by a sky gazing party. More information, further program details   
   and reservation forms should be on-line right now at will be available on   
   www.sarl.org.za. The planners hope to see many ham radio operators there.   
   (SARL)   
      
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   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:   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2013   
      
   World Amateur Radio Day is April 18th and according to the International   
   Amateur Radio Union that sponsors the event the theme this year is Amateur   
   Radio: Entering Its Second Century of Disaster Communications. Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, has the details:   
      
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   According to the IARU announcement, the theme for 2013 of Amateur Radio:   
   Entering Its Second Century of Disaster Communications is an excellent   
   opportunity for amateur radio emergency communications groups to take   
   advantage of the event to highlight the role amateur radio plays in disaster   
   response.   
      
   Among the suggestions are for IARU member societies to arrange ham radio   
   demonstrations in public places such as parks or shopping areas. The IARU   
   says that such demonstrations in public areas usually generate inquiries and   
   questions from the public about amateur radio. It adds that this makes it a   
   great opportunity to attract new people to become members of the ham radio   
   community.   
      
   The IARU notes that in 2013, April 18th is a weekday but that should not keep   
   public activity from taking place either on the weekend before or after that   
   date. Also, if you plan on holding a public demonstration, the IARU says   
   not to forget to include some young people to show all ages are a part of   
   this growing world wide public service oriented hobby.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasaek, K9BIK, in Zion, Illinois.   
      
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   More information on World Amateur Radio Day is on the web at www.iaru.org.   
   (IARU)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: BBC ACCUSES CHINA OF JAMMING ITS BROADCASTS   
      
   The BBC World Service says that its radio broadcasts in English are being   
   jammed in China, suggesting the Chinese authorities were behind the   
   disruption.   
      
   In a statement issued on Monday, February 24th the BBC said that it has   
   received reports that World Service English shortwave frequencies are being   
   jammed in China. It continued by stating that it strongly condemns this   
   action which is designed to disrupt audience's free access to news and   
   information.   
      
   China, which enforces restrictions on its domestic media, has been accused by   
   several foreign media distributors of trying to stop their news reports   
   reaching Chinese audiences. A duty officer at China's foreign ministry had   
   no immediate comment. (BBC)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: IARU ANNOUNCES FREQUENCIES FOR KOREAN CUBESAT OSSI   
      
   In ham radio space related news, the IARU amateur radio satellite frequency   
   coordination panel has announced the frequencies for the OSSI-1 CubeSat   
   developed by Hojun Song DS1SBO. The 2 meter downlink will be on 145.980 MHz   
   with an uplink and downlink on 437.525 MHz.   
      
   OSSI-1 is currently planned to launch on April 30th into a 575 kilometer 64.9   
   degree inclination orbit on a Soyuz-2-1b booster from the Baikonur launch   
   facility in Kazakhstan. Other satellites to be launched on this mission   
   include the Bion-M1, SOMP, BEESAT 2, BEESAT 3 and the Dove-2 satellites.   
   (IARU Satellite Coordination)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: VANDERBILT-AMSAT RADFXSAT CUBESAT SELECTED FOR NASA   
   ELANA PROGRAM   
      
   A joint satellite venture of AMSAT and Vanderbilt University has been   
   selected as one of the winning projects for the fourth round of their   
   CubeSat Launch Initiative.   
      
   AMSAT partnered with the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics at   
   Vanderbilt University to develop its winning proposal. The official name of   
   the project is RadFxSat and it was selected at priority 15 out of the 24   
   winners.   
      
   Project selection was based on technical feasibility and the assessed merit   
   for conducting technology demonstrations, education, and science research.   
   The selected projects are eligible for a free launch on NASA Educational   
   Launch of Nanosatellite missions as auxiliary payloads on launches planned   
   for 2014, 2015 and 2016. The 24 winning CubeSat proposals came from   
   universities, a Florida high school, non-profit organizations and NASA field   
   centers. (ANS)   
      
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   RADIOSPORT: HOLYLAND CONTEST 2013 - APRIL 19 - 20   
      
   On the air, word that the 2013 Holyland Contest 2013 will be held from 2100z   
   UTC on April 19th, and ends at 2100 UTC on April 20th. This year's contest   
   goal will be to have as many Israeli mobile stations activating many   
   different and rare squares for the "Holyland Award". Complete contest   
   details and last year's results are available at   
   tinyurl.com/holyland-contest-2013. (4Z4KX, IARC)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: DL100OUI CELEBRATES 100 YEARS SINCE FIRST DL - US RADIO   
   CONTACT   
      
   And keep an ear open for the German special event callsign D-L-100-Oh-U-I   
   which will be on the air throughout 2013. This is in celebration of the   
   100th anniversary of the first commercial radio contact between that nation   
   and the United States from village of Eilvese near the city of Hannover.   
   OUI were the call letters of the German station at that time. The US   
   station was located in Tuckerton, New Jersey. QSL this one as directed on   
   the air. (Southgate)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, word that TA1HZ will be in Somalia on a humanitarian mission from   
   March 23rd to April 4th with the organization Yeryuzu Doktorlay. His   
   primary purpose is as a doctor and but also plans some on the air time   
   likely from the city of Mogadishu using the call T5TC. His operation will   
   be on the High Frequency bands using a Kenwood radio and a Windom antenna.   
   If you work him QSL to TA1HZ as per the details found in www.qrz.com.   
      
   OE1MWW will be active from the Maldives as 8Q7WK between March 9th to the   
   23rd. His operation will be holiday style on the High Frequency bands. QSL   
   via his home callsign.   
      
   DF8DX will be operational from Tanzania as 5H1DX from April 20th to the 28th.   
   Late reports say that he will be active from different islands including   
   Pemba. QSL via his home call.   
      
   G3RWF will be on the air from Rwanda through March 12th likely usi8ng the   
   call sign 9X0NH. Activity will be on most High Frequency bands using mainly   
   CW with some SSB. Logs will be uploaded daily to Logbook of the World. QSL   
   via G3RWF.   
      
   F2FD is now active stroke HR5 from Honduras and should be there through May   
   20th. He states that he will be active as much as possible on CW, SSB and   
   RTTY. QSL via F6AJA or Logbook of the World.   
      
   SM6CUK will be operational as SA6G/7 from Ven Island between June 10th and   
   the 17th. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands. QSL via SM6CUK,   
   direct or via the bureau.   
      
   Lastly, G0VJG will be on the air S79VJG from the Seychelles between April 4th   
   to the 16th. Activity will be on the 40 through 10 meters using SSB. QSL   
   via G4DFI.   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM: MARCH 15TH EPISODE OF LAST MAN STANDING TO FEATURE HAM   
   RADIO   
      
   And finally this week, Friday, March 15th is the date that ABC will air an   
   episode of its hit situation comedy Last Man Standing that will involve   
   amateur radio.   
      
   The episode is titled The Fight. In it, central character Mike Baxters   
   daughter Mandy gets her cell phone taken away. She then uses Mikes home   
   shack and amateur radio to make friends over the airwaves.   
      
   The shows producer John Amodeo, NN6JA. He tells Newsline that while he hopes   
   amateur radio operators will enjoy watching, that they have to remember the   
   episode was written keeping in mind the shows 7 million non-ham viewers who   
   will be tuned in. Even so, he hopes that ham radio-wise the story line   
   might serve an even more important purpose;   
      
   --   
      
   Amodeo: "Episode 217 of Last Man Standing is written about ham radio, but of   
   coarse its written for the general public; so hams will probably notice some   
   inconsistencies or inaccuracies. But what's most important is that non hams   
   ask questions about ham radio and perhaps learn something about ham radio;   
   then we've accomplished something."   
      
   --   
      
   Last Man Standing stars Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, who holds the fictitious   
   call KA0XTT and has ham radio as his hobby. The show is produced by 20th   
   Century Fox Television for the ABC Television Network and airs on Friday   
   nights at 8 PM Eastern and Pacific and 7 Central. Check your local listings   
   for the ABC station that carries Last Man Standing in your area.   
   (ARNewsline(tm))   
      
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   NEWSCAST CLOSE   
      
   With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, the CGC Communicator, CQ Magazine,   
   the FCC, 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 Newsline(tm). Our e-mail address is newsline (at) arnewsline   
   (dot) org. More information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's(tm)   
   only official website located at www.arnewsline.org. You can also write to   
   us or support us at Amateur Radio Newsline(tm), 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa   
   Clarita California, 91350   
      
   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors' desk, I'm Skeeter Nash,   
   N5ASH, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.   
      
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   world, this Amateur Radio Newline(tm) message has been gated from the internet   
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   Thank you and good day!   
      
   -73-   
      
      
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