Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1873 - July 5 2013   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1873 with a release date of July 5 2013   
   to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST. Ham radio responds to disasters in India and the   
   Philippines; an emergency communications drill in Los Angeles assumes that   
   the wired infrastructure has broken down; spectrum changes coming in the   
   USA, the UK and Australia; a new sun watching satellite will aid in   
   propagation forecasting and a Canadian teen creates the worlds first human   
   heat powered flashlight. Find out how she did it on Amateur Radio Newsline   
   (tm) report number 1873 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HAMS IN INDIA RESPOND TO FLOODING   
      
   Hams in India have again responded as flooding hits that nation. Jeremy   
   Boot, G4NJH, reports:   
      
   --   
      
   The recent severe flooding in northern India has resulted in communication   
   links being affected when they are most needed.   
      
   Members of the Indian National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, have   
   been providing emergency communication facilities in the worst-affected   
   areas of Uttarakhand state, North India. Reported operating frequencies   
   include 7.073 and 14.160 kHz and callsigns in use include VU2JOS, VU2MCW,   
   VU3NUG.   
      
   As usual, all amateurs are urged to give priority to emergency communications   
   regardless of any other activities on the bands.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, in Nottingham in the   
   U.K..   
      
   --   
      
   More on this situation as information becomes available. (GB2RS)   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: PHILIPPINE HAMS RESPOND TO TYPHOON GORIO   
      
   Hams in the Philippines were ready when yet another tropical storm came their   
   way. Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom with what we know so far:   
      
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   The Philippine Amateur Radio Association activated its Emergency Net last   
   week in anticipation of tropical storm Gorio. At the time the typhoon was   
   crossing the Eastern Visayas Region in the general direction of the Bicol   
   area located at the southernmost tip of Luzon Island.   
      
   The Philippine Amateur Radio Association spokesman is Ramon Anquilan DU1UGZ.   
   He was quoted as saying that members of the Ham Emergency Radio Operations   
   or HERO group are using 7.095 MHZ as an emergency calling frequency. As   
   such the national society was requesting neighboring ham radio operators   
   assist by staying clear of the frequency until the emergency net is was   
   closed down.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   The latest information on this severe weather event is on-line at the   
   Philippine Amateur Radio Association website. Its in cyberspace at   
   www.para.org.ph (PARA)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: LOS ANGELES DRILL INCLUDES HAM RADIO   
      
   An interesting emergency communications drill on the United States West   
   coast. This as members of California's Los Angeles County Disaster   
   Communications Service met at its Temple Station on June 24th to practice   
   sending data but doing so without the use of the internet and without the   
   use of any infrastructure.   
      
   Deputy Hector Figueroa, KE6VRL, is the Temple Station Systems Administrator   
   for Communications. He says that communications was accomplished via the   
   use of the Amateur Radio Service and the Narrow Band Emergency Messaging   
   Software. This software is capable of running on various computing   
   platforms and operating systems making it easy to implement especially in a   
   disaster. Figueroa says that most of the Disaster Communications Service   
   volunteers were able to install and use the system in less than an hour's   
   time.   
      
   Most used battery power for their computers and battery powered radios to   
   send messages during the training. These consisted of message types used in   
   the national Incident Command System to request support, report damage, and   
   provide health and welfare traffic.   
      
   Members of the City of Rosemead staff also participated in the demonstration   
   and training while volunteers from San Dimas, Temple City and Pasadena were   
   on hand to practice and gain valuable experience. More information is on   
   line at temple.lasd.org. (Los Angeles County Disaster Communications   
   Service)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: FCC APPROVES OPENING 10 MHZ OF UHF SPECTRUM TO COMMERCIAL USE   
      
   The FCC has adopted a Report and Order that will increase the Nation's supply   
   of spectrum for flexible use services, including mobile broadband. This by   
   opening 10 megahertz of spectrum in the bands 1915 to 1920 MHz and 1995 to   
   2000 MHz also known as the H Block for commercial licensing.   
      
   According to its June 27th Report and order on WT Docket 12-357 the FCC says   
   that by enabling 10 megahertz of spectrum to be used for mobile broadband   
   the Commission's efforts to ensure that the Nation's wireless networks have   
   the capacity, speed and ubiquity to keep pace with consumers' expectations   
   and ever rising demand for mobile services. The FCC also calls it a step   
   towards meeting its obligation under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job   
   Creation Act of 2012 to license 65 megahertz, including the 10 megahertz in   
   the H Block. This, by February of 2015. (FCC)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: 915-921 MHZ TO BE LICENSE EXEMPT IN UK   
      
   British telecommunications regulator Ofcom has published a statement setting   
   out its decision to release the 870 to 876 and 915 to 921 MHz spectrum bands   
   on a license exempt basis. The released spectrum will be used by Short   
   Range Devices and Radio Frequency Identification. A further rule making   
   procedure on the technical details of the license exemption will follow this   
   fall.   
      
   Meantime, the adoption of 915 of 921 MHz by the pan-European CEPT agreement   
   is said to be possible. If it were to happen it would create the only   
   license exempt spectrum between 41 and 2400 MHz that is available   
   world-wide. Other license exempt frequency bands for Short Range Devices   
   and Radio Frequency Identification are only available on a regional or   
   nation wide basis only. (Southgate, Ofcom)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING: IMMINENT SPECTRUM SALE BRINGS TENSIONS TO A HEAD DOWN-UNDER   
      
   The second attempt by Australian authorities to sell some prime spectrum in   
   the 700 MHz band for use in expanding broadband is meeting with opposition   
   from those who say its needed for public safety communications. Graham   
   Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA News has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   The (Australian) federal government is resisting calls to reserve highly   
   sought-after mobile phone spectrum for use by police and emergency   
   services, in fact they have released a proposal suggesting it hopes to pull   
   in more than $900 million from the sale of spectrum it could not sell   
   earlier this year.   
      
   The office of Victoria's Premier Denis Napthine accused federal Labor of   
   "effectively selling community safety" to fix an ailing budget, while the   
   Police Federation of Australia renewed calls for the government to earmark   
   the spectrum in case it is needed by law enforcement during terrorist   
   strikes and natural disasters.   
      
   Previous Communications Minister Stephen Conroy issued draft directions for   
   the Australian Communications and Media Authority to decide by September 1   
   on the "appropriate procedures" for allocating the unsold spectrum and said   
   access charges would have to be at the same reserve price that failed to   
   attract bidders during the first auction.   
      
   A 30 megahertz block of the most sought-after 700MHz band of the spectrum the   
   "waterfront property" of the cell phone industry was unsold and the   
   government last month said the intention was that it would "be returned to   
   the market for sale at a later date".   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA News in   
   Australia.   
      
   --   
      
   The Australian government feels confident that it can attract bidders but   
   based on the last attempt to divest itself of this spectrum, it could turn   
   out to be a hard sell. (WIA News)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT: ICASA CLARIFIES SOUTH AFRICAN LICENSING PAYMENTS   
      
   The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has informed the   
   South African Radio League that it has now analyzed all payments for that   
   nations amateur service licenses. It says that in 2012 some 209 radio   
   amateurs paid the proper fee for a five year license but failed to notify   
   the regulatory service of that fact when payment was made. This year there   
   were an additional 34.   
      
   To rectify the situation the regulatory agency says that it plans on mailing   
   five year licenses to these hams which will be valid until 2017 and 2018   
   respectively.   
      
   On a more negative note, ICASA says that the same inquiry revealed that 823   
   South African radio amateurs did not renew their licenses. As such, these   
   licenses will be cancelled and the regulatory agency says that it will make   
   arrangements for the urgent sealing or confiscation of the equipment if   
   payment is not made immediately.   
      
   The South African Radio League in urging hams in that nation to check their   
   payment records to make certain that they have renewed their licenses. If   
   not that they should do so without any further delay. (ICASA, SARL)   
      
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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 K9OQO repeater serving   
   Appleton, Wisconsin.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: UNLICENSED USE OF HT'S BRINGS $30,000 NAL   
      
   The FCC has issued a $30,000 Notice of Apparent liability to Remel, Inc. and   
   its corporate parent, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. This for allegedly   
   unlawful operation of radio frequency devices on a General Mobile Radio   
   Service frequency for more than nine years without Commission authority.   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeff Clark, K8JAC, reports:   
      
   --   
      
   On June 21, 2012, Thermo Fisher filed an application for a new Public Land   
   Mobile Radio Service license with the Commission's Wireless   
   Telecommunications Bureau. A few weeks later July 2, 2012, Thermo Fisher   
   filed a request for Special Temporary Authority to permit the operation of   
   certain handheld radio transmitting equipment pending the grant of its   
   Public Land Mobile Radio Service. In its S-T-A Request, Thermo Fisher   
   indicated that its handheld radios were used in connection with   
   manufacturing certain products used by the Center for Disease Control and   
   other health care facilities. It also stated that the radios were "an   
   essential communications link" for its factory operations and for the safety   
   and security of its personnel. At the time, Thermo Fisher further indicated   
   that it had operated the handheld radio transmitters for a number of years   
   and that it discontinued their operation on June 14th, 2012, as soon as it   
   became aware that the radios were not properly licensed.   
      
   The STA was granted on July 9, 2012 under call sign WQPN622. Thermo Fisher's   
   application for a new Public Land Mobile Radio Service license was granted   
   on August 30, 2012 under call sign WQPW523.   
      
   Because it appeared that Thermo Fisher had operated its handheld radio   
   transmitting equipment without authorization, the Wireless Bureau referred   
   this matter to the Enforcement Bureau for investigation and possible   
   enforcement action. On January 30, 2013, the Enforcement Bureau's Spectrum   
   Enforcement Division issued a letter of inquiry to Thermo Fisher, directing   
   the company to submit a response to a series of questions relating to the   
   unauthorized operation of the radio transmitting equipment. Thermo Fisher   
   responded on February 27, 2013 and indicated that Remel began operating the   
   radio transmitting equipment in approximately October 2002.   
      
   Now, in issuing the $30,000 NAL, the FCC notes that the companies admit that   
   they operated their radio transmitting equipment without Commission   
   authorization since approximately October 2002 and continued for more than   
   nine years, until June 14, 2012. As such the Commission finds that the   
   companies apparently violated Section 301 of the Communications Act and   
   Sections 1.903(a) and 95.3 of the agency's Rules by failing to obtain   
   Commission authority to operate their radio transmitting equipment.   
   Therefore based on the information before it the agency says that a $30,000   
   fine is warranted in this case.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeff Clark, K8JAC.   
      
   --   
      
   Remel, Inc. and Thermo Fisher Scientific were given the customary thirty days   
   to pay the proposed fine or to file an appeal. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: FLORIDA UNLICENSED STATION OPERATORS ARRESTED   
      
   The owner of an unlicensed radio station in Marion County Florida and an   
   employee were taken into custody Tuesday, June 25th by federal authorities   
   and Ocala, Florida sheriff's deputies. This following a tip about the   
   illegal operation filed by a radio engineer from a local broadcast station.   
      
   In early April, the Federal Communication Commission received information   
   that a radio station on 97.7 FM, was operating without a license. FCC   
   agents came to the area and T-hunted the station to a location in the city   
   of Summerfield. They went to the property, where they saw a double-wide   
   mobile home and a single-wide mobile home with a radio tower behind it. The   
   station was playing Mexican music and advertising Hispanic businesses in the   
   area. No one was home, so the agents left a warning notice and departed.   
      
   However, the Property Crimes Unit of the Marion County Sheriff's Office began   
   listening to the radio station. They also observed people entering and   
   leaving the property.   
      
   Authorities requested a search warrant, which was granted Tuesday, June 25th   
   leading to a raid on the unlicensed broadcast facility. At that time Luis   
   Alfredo Galindo and Juan Ramon Nieves were arrested and taken to a Sheriff's   
   Office substation for an interview.   
      
   Nieves said he was the owner of the station, for which he did not have a   
   license but which he admitted had been in existence for about a year. He   
   was charged under a Florida statute with operating an unlicensed radio   
   station and was taken to the Marion County Jail. He has since been released   
   on $5,000 bond.   
      
   Galindo claimed to be employed by Nieves. He was charged with making   
   unauthorized radio transmissions and interfering with a radio station. He   
   was remanded to jail in lieu of $5000 bail and at airtime it's not known if   
   he is still in custody. (RW, Other news reports)   
      
   **   
   RESTRUCTURING: POST BROADBAND AUCTION BANDPLANNING NOT GOING WELL   
      
   While it may seem hard to believe, two of the nations top communications   
   industries are acting like hams did some forty years ago. This in relation   
   to the use of spectrum when rules get changed to permit broadband more   
   access to the airwaves. Amateur Radio Newsline's Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, takes   
   a look as history seems ready to repeat itself, but this time with billions   
   of dollars at stake:   
      
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   Shades of two meter frequency coordination in-fighting some four decades ago.   
   This as the National Association of Broadcasters has told the FCC that it   
   cannot reasonably employ a variable band plan for the post-incentive auction   
   600 MHz band. This, if it includes broadcasters and wireless carriers on   
   co-channels and adjacent channels in neighboring markets.   
      
   Soon after the FCC released its post auction plan which intermixes broadcast   
   and wireless operators, broadcasters and some major wireless carriers teamed   
   up to oppose it. Both said that it would cause mutual interference or   
   reduce the amount of usable spectrum the FCC could recover.   
      
   But the FCC counters by stating that this concept is the only one that will   
   allow it flexibility to recover varying amounts of bandspace in different   
   markets.   
      
   And in another shade of ham radios bandplan fighting of the past, the   
   National Association of Broadcasters has countered with its own so-called   
   "Down From 51 Reversed" plan. This is kind of like the 2 meter inverted   
   tertiary splits adopted decades ago by Southern California and a few other   
   places that reverses the inter system uplink and downlink, but on a much   
   broader basis.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH   
      
   --   
      
   The FCC is seeking comments on its original plan and others including the   
   National Association of Broadcasters "Down From 51 Reversed" plan, but   
   nobody is really happy with any form of sharing. In its recently comments   
   the NAB said that none of the other plans adequately address the   
   interference issue, but that the lesser of the evils would be the "Down from   
   51 Reversed" plan. Kind of reminds you of the past, doesn't it. (Published   
   news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS: EMCOMMWEST 2013 CANCELLED   
      
   There will be no EMCOMMWEST ham radio convention in 2013. So says the Board   
   of Directors in a front page posting to the events website.   
      
   According to the post, the board has been discussing the options for and fate   
   of EMCOMMWEST 2013. It says that there have been many changes in the   
   volunteer workforce during the past 12 months. This coupled with the small   
   period of time between now and the traditional date of the event has led the   
   Board to decide to forgo 2013.   
      
   The Board goes on to say that circumstances leading to this decision include   
   the loss of several key volunteers; the continued inability to draw the   
   major vendors and manufacturers to the show and the fact that little has   
   been accomplished to make measurable progress toward event production for   
   this year. It goes on to say that if there is to be an EMCOMMWEST in 2014   
   it may require a local club to take the helm and provide the much-needed   
   volunteer base for the event.   
      
   EMCOMMWEST began in 1999 when a group of Northern Nevada amateur radio   
   operators interested in improving emergency communications hosted the very   
   first symposium that lead to the convention as it is today. More is on-line   
   at emcommwest.org. (EMCOMMWEST.ORG website)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN VIDEO NOW ON LINE   
      
   Ron Moorefield, W8ILC, who just returned from this years European Ham Radio   
   Convention in Friedrichshafen, Germany estimates that around 14,000 or so   
   hams attended this years offering.   
      
   Moorefield was there with a contingent representing the Dayton Amateur Radio   
   Association which of coarse sponsors the annual Dayton Hamvention. While at   
   Ham Radio, the Dayton group live streamed the three day event back to the   
   United States and also recorded it for anyone to watch at a later date. The   
   files have now been posted and you can see this years European amateur radio   
   highlight at www.ustream.tv/recorded/35112685.   
      
   But one suggestion. If you plan to watch all the video at once that the   
   folks from Dayton sent back, you might want to make a big bowl of popcorn   
   and have some cold drinks handy. That's because there is a lot there to   
   see.   
      
   Ham Radio 2013 was held June 28th to the 30th at the convention facility not   
   far from the picturesque shores on Lake Constance in southern Germany not   
   far from the borders with Switzerland and Austria. (W8ILC)   
      
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   VIDEO HAPPENINGS: HAM RADIO NOW PRESENTS HAM RADIO - THE CONVENTION   
      
   And speaking about Europe's Ham Radio exposition, you can find out more about   
   its inner workings in a new video produced by Gary Pearce, KN4AQ.   
      
   In a one on two interview with show planner Petra Rothgerber who runs Ham   
   Radio and Kelly Hall, K1LLY, the Dayton Hamvention's Co-chair of   
   International Relations you can find out the two conventions differ in their   
   planning and execution.   
      
   It should be noted that Petra Rothgerber is not a radio amateur. By   
   profession she runs trade shows. As such she explains the way in which Ham   
   Radio is a professionally managed event. By contrast, the Dayton Hamvention   
   is an event that's run by a dedicated corps of volunteers. So listening to   
   the two talk and compare notes is an interesting experience to say the   
   least.   
      
   KN4AQ has titled this show Europe's Biggest Hamfest. It's Episode 84 of his   
   Ham Radio Now series that can be viewed on-line at arvideonews.com/hrn.   
   (ARVIDEONEWS)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: YHOTY 2013 ON RAIN   
      
   And less we forget, this weeks RAIN Report will feature an interview with   
   2013 Amateur Radio Newsline Young ham of the year Padraig Lysandrou, KC9UUS,   
   conducted by reporter Mark Abramovich NT3V. Its all on-line right now at   
   www.therainreport.com. We hope that you will listen in. (RAIN)   
      
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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: THE BOGONG HIGH PLAINS ADVENTURE   
      
   If you are interested in adventure then this is for toy. The 2013 Australian   
   Bogong High Plains Winter Trip will take place from August 5th to 9th.   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB, has the cool details:   
      
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   Yes that's right. We said winter because in the Southern Hemisphere it is   
   the their winter season as a team of radio amateurs and their friends will   
   be heading out across the snowy wilderness to ski through some of   
   Australia's most stunning alpine landscapes.   
      
   The group will be led by VK3GT, VK3FMAW and VK3SN and will venture up onto   
   mountain plateaus which sit well over 1800 meters above sea level.   
      
   Using ultra light solar powered gear, these back country skiers will be   
   active on 40 meters each afternoon and 80 meters every evening their local   
   time. Other High Frequency bands will be activated according to conditions.   
   And if you happen to live in Australia, contacts will also be available   
   over the north-eastern Victoria state 2 meter and 70 centimeter repeaters   
   each day as well.   
      
   So if you want to hear and possibly contact this down-under trekking   
   adventure, keep an ear on 40 and 80 meters for a signal that will likely be   
   just above the noise. Who knows: Maybe you will be one of the lucky ones   
   to make contact.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in rather warm   
   Wadsworth, Ohio.   
      
   --   
      
   More about this Australian winter ham radio adventure is on-line at   
   www.vk3sn.net (VK3SN, WIA)   
      
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   RADIO TECHNOLOGY: WWVB CELEBRATES ITS 50 YEARS OF SERVICE   
      
   Friday, June 5th marked the 50th anniversary of a radio station whose sole   
   purpose is to keep the nation on time. Of coarse we are talking about WWVB,   
   the sister station of WWV that sends out a time-precise signal every night   
   that many clocks and wristwatches across the U.S. use to make sure they have   
   the correct time.   
      
   WWVB went on the air on July 5, 1963. It broadcast with 7 kilowatts of   
   Effective Reradiated Power signal on a frequency of precisely 60 kHz. Since   
   then it has become the standard relied upon for accuracy in automated time   
   keeping.   
      
   Now, an interesting article on the stations half century of service along   
   with a possible projection of its future has been written by author Joe   
   Hanson for the on-line publication Wired at tinyurl.com/wwvb-history. (RW,   
   WIRED)   
      
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   RADIO IN SPACE: NEW SUN-WATCHING SATELLITE LAUNCHED   
      
   Turning to space related news, word that NASA has launched a satellite on a   
   two year mission to explore a little-studied region of the sun. The new   
   bird will help to better understand and forecast space weather that can   
   disrupt communications systems on Earth. Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather   
   Embee, KB3TZD, reports:   
      
   --   
      
   Unlike a traditional liftoff, the Iris sun-observing satellite rode into   
   Earth orbit late Thursday, June 27th on board an Orbital Sciences   
   Corporation Pegasus rocket. This is a booster that is released from a   
   modified Lockheed L-1011 jet aircraft that carries it to a launch altitude.   
   In this case the launch carrier took off around sunset from the Vandenberg   
   Air Force Base on California's central coast. At an altitude of 39,000 feet   
   it released the Pegasus booster which ignited its engine for the 13-minute   
   climb to space.   
      
   Shortly thereafter NASA confirmed that Iris had successfully reached its   
   intended orbit and that it had received confirmation that the satellite   
   deployed its solar panels and was generating power.   
      
   The 7-foot-long Iris, weighing 400 pounds, carries an ultraviolet telescope   
   that can take high-resolution images every few seconds. Unlike NASA's Solar   
   Dynamics Observatory, which observes the entire sun, Iris will focus on a   
   little-explored region that lies between the surface and the corona. That's   
   the glowing white ring that's visible during eclipses.   
      
   Iris is being managed by the space agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in   
   Greenbelt, Maryland. Its ultimate goal is to learn more about how this   
   region of the sun drives solar wind and to better predict how space weather   
   can cause disruptions to communications here on Earth. The latter is   
   something very near and dear to ham radio operators, world-wide.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,   
   Pennsylvania.   
      
   --   
      
   As a historical note the first successful Pegasus launch occurred on April 5,   
   1990 with NASA test pilot and former astronaut Gordon Fullerton in command   
   of the carrier aircraft. Video coverage of the June 27th Iris launch is   
   on-line at tinyurl.com/iris-watches-sun.   
   (NASA, others)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: 2013 AMSAT-UK INTERNATIONAL SPACE COLLOQUIUM   
      
   The 2013 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held late Friday,   
   July 19th through Sunday, July 21st at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, England.   
      
   It is anticipated that both the FUNcube-1 and FUNcube-2 missions will be   
   launched later this year. As such the FUNcube team will be on hand to talk   
   about the missions and its planned educational outreach. A demonstration of   
   the Engineering Model, which has been performing flawlessly for almost a   
   year, will also be provided.   
      
   The Space Colloquium will be preceded by a "Hands-On" CubeSat Workshop. This   
   free workshop will take place at the nearby University of Surrey earlier in   
   the day, also on Friday, July 19.   
      
   Further details on both events and hotel booking information is on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/amsat-uk-2013. (AMSAT-UK)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIOSPORTS: RULE CHANGES FOR 2013 CQ WORLD WIDE VHF CONTEST   
      
   In radiosports news, some new rules are coming to the CQ World Wide VHF   
   Contest. In order to be considered for an award, your log must be received   
   by the robot or postmarked no later than 23:59 UTC on August 4th. Logs   
   received after that date will still be listed in the results but will not be   
   eligible for award status.   
      
   The 2013 CQ World-Wide VHF Contest starts at 1800 UTC on Saturday July 20th   
   and concludes at 2100 UTC on Sunday July 21st. Extensions may be granted by   
   the director for a valid reason if you contact that person before the   
   deadline. A detailed set of rules can be found beginning on page 56 of the   
   June 2013 issue of CQ Magazine. (CQ)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, EA5RM will be active from Bolivia until July 19th as CP1XRM. What   
   makes this operation unique is that he will be on the High Frequency bands   
   using a 100 watt solar powered station to a vertical antenna. QSL via his   
   home call.   
      
   WU2D will be on the air from San Felix Island July 8th to the 13th signing   
   CE0X stroke WU2D. He will be active on 20, 17 and 15 m mainly using SSB.   
   CE0X is the call issued to the Southern Cross DX Group but no other   
   information is available as we go to air.   
      
   G3SWH will be active stroke 6Y5 from Jamaica through July 9th. Listen out   
   for him on all of the High Frequency bands. If you make contact QSL via his   
   home call.   
      
   RK4FF will be operational as 6V7S from Senegal through July 16th. His   
   activity will be on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.   
   QSL via his call.   
      
   F5SWB as TU5DF will be on the air from the Ivory Coast until October. His   
   operations are 40 through 6 meters using mainly CW with some SSB and PSK31.   
   QSL to his home call.   
      
   LZ1GC and 3D2DD will be operational from Rotuma Island from September 27th   
   through October 11thas 3D2GC/P and 3D2DD/P respectively. 3D2GC/P will be   
   active on 160 through 6 meters using CW , SSB while 3D2DD/P will operate SSB   
   only. QSL each operator via his home call.   
      
   PG5M will be active from Yap Island September 8th to 15th as V6G. He will be   
   operational on 40 through 10 meters using CW only. QSL via PG5M.   
      
   Lastly, while it may be the start of summer in the northern latitudes, its   
   always a good time for Christmas. In this case we are referring to   
   Christmas Island where VK3DAC is active as VK9DAC. His operation is   
   reported to be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using SSB only. QSL as   
   directed on the air.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM: CANADIAN TEEN DEVELOPS BODY POWERED FLASHLIGHT   
      
   And finally this week, the story of a fifteen year old Canadian student used   
   her knowledge of electronics to develop an innovative flashlight. One that   
   could eventually revolutionize portable lighting because all it needs for   
   power is its owner's body heat. Amateur Radio Newsline's Cheryl Lasek,   
   K9BIK, has the rest of the story:   
      
   --   
      
   The UK Daily Mail newspaper says Ann Makosinski is a high school junior in   
   Victoria, British Columbia. In deciding on a science project she realized   
   that Peltier tiles, which produce electricity when one side is heated and   
   the other is cooled could use body-heat to create energy for a flashlight.   
   So she set off to do just that.   
      
   Te result is a LED flashlight that lights simply by holding it on the   
   outside. That causes the tiles to heat up on one side while the ambient air   
   cool down the tile on the inside. The power created by the tiles was enough   
   so she created a four component voltage multiplying circuit that would   
   provide the level she required.   
      
   As a result of her efforts, this September Ann will be one of fifteen   
   finalists presenting their projects at the Google Science Fair in Mountain   
   View, California. The winner gets a prize of $50,000 and a trip to the   
   Galapagos Islands.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion, Illinois.   
      
   --   
      
   You can read the full story and watch the video of Ann Makosinski explaining   
   and demonstrating her invention on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/heat-powered-light. An interview with Ann Makosinski conducted   
   by writer Alexander Baron on how she actually developed her amazing human   
   powered flashlight can be read at www.digitaljournal.com/article/353536.   
   (Southgate, Daily Mail)   
      
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   AE5DW, in Southern Mississippi, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.   
      
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