Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1881 - August 30 2013   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1881 with a release date of August 30   
   2013 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. The NTIA to lead a two year pilot study of all   
   spectrum in the United States, hams respond to Colorado Flooding and the   
   western states wildfires; hams in Ridgecrest California get some good news   
   concerning tower installations and a Virginia radio club begins a computer   
   loan out program to help needy high schoolers. All this and more on Amateur   
   Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1881 coming your way right now.   
      
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   RADIO LAW: NTIA TO INITIATE PILOT SPECTRUM MONITORING PROGRAM   
      
   The National Telecommunications and Information Administration or NTIA is   
   planning a two year pilot program to determine the benefits of an automated   
   spectrum measurement and data collection system. Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   Norm Seeley, has the details:   
      
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   The National Telecommunications and Information Administration or NTIA has   
   filed a budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2014 seeks an initial   
   $7.5 million for a research and development investment. This, for a   
   two-year pilot program to determine the benefits of an automated spectrum   
   measurement and data collection system to better analyze actual spectrum   
   usage.   
      
   In addition, the NTIA has issued a Notice of Inquiry to seek public comment   
   on this proposed spectrum monitoring pilot program that, if funded, would   
   develop and deploy a prototype system to monitor spectrum usage in up to ten   
   metropolitan areas throughout the United States.   
      
   The Notice of Inquiry requests input from all interested stakeholders on the   
   measurement system's design, its features, deployment options, operational   
   parameters, expected utility, potential benefits, and other issues.   
      
   Subject to the availability of funds, NTIA will design, develop, validate,   
   and field this prototype system and evaluate whether a more comprehensive   
   monitoring program would create additional opportunities for more efficient   
   spectrum access through, for example, increased and more dynamic sharing.   
   NTIA intends to use the input received in response to the Notice of Inquiry   
   to help design and implement such a spectrum monitoring program.   
      
   If this project goes forward it means that the ham bands from the lowest to   
   the highest in frequency, along with that assigned to all other current   
   users will come under the scrutiny of such a program. So to coin a phrase   
   made popular by 73 Magazines Publisher Wayne Green, W2NSD, back in the   
   1980's, when it comes to our bandspace we had better use it or we might just   
   loose it.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdfale,   
   Arizona.   
      
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   In his June 2013 Executive Memorandum on Expanding America's Leadership in   
   Wireless Innovation, President Obama directed the National   
   Telecommunications and Information Administration to design and conduct such   
   a pilot spectrum monitoring program. More on this is in the Federal   
   Register at tinyurl.com/ntia-spectrum-monitor. (Southgate,   
   rrmediagroup.com, FCW.com, Federal Register)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HAMS ASSIST IN WAKE OF COLORADO FLOODING   
      
   The ARRL Letter reports that on August 9th that Pikes Peak ARES volunteers   
   provided communication support to several organizations during the Waldo   
   Canyon flood in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Hams assisted at the El Paso   
   County Emergency Operations Center, the Colorado Springs Emergency   
   Operations Center, the National Weather Service Pueblo SKYWARN, the Pikes   
   Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross and one Red Cross shelter.   
      
   Some two dozen operators checked in with reports on rainfall rates, creek and   
   roadway water levels, traffic and shelter populations. Pikes Peak ARES   
   activated again on August 12 and 14 to support the EOCs and the National   
   Weather Service in Pueblo, Colorado by providing rainfall rates, street   
   flooding information, creek levels, and hail occurrences.   
      
      
   ARES also supported the flow of information from Red Cross evacuation   
   shelters to the main Red Cross chapter, to help facilitate the flow of   
   supplies, emergency needs, and shelter utilization.   
      
   More on this story is on line at tinyurl.com/arrl-Colorado-floods   
      
   (ARRL)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HAMS RESPOND TO WESTERN WILDFIRE   
      
   Ham radio operators have been called out to assist in communications efforts   
   associated with a massive wildfire in the Western United States. Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the newsroom with what's   
   known so far:   
      
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   Its called the Rim Fire and the situation surrounding its containment is so   
   fluid that it literally changes from minute to minute.   
      
   As we go to air the statistics are literally staggering. Currently the   
   burned area stands at close to 200,000 acres. This is about equal to the   
   size of the city of New York. It has already destroyed 111 structures and   
   was last reported to be threatening 5,500 more. According to the California   
   Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 90 percent of these residences.   
      
   USA Today reports that ham radio was first called upon when communications   
   assistance was required when the towns of Tuolumne and Mi-Wuk Village and   
   several smaller communities between them were placed under voluntary   
   evacuation alert. Operators associated with the Amateur Radio Emergency   
   Service were providing information in Sonora, California where evacuees were   
   being housed and fed.   
      
   Carol Logue, KG6SGL, is with the Tuolumne County Amateur Radio Electronics   
   Society. She told USA Today that the smell of the fire was all around and   
   that one can get on the hilltops around here and see the fires. Other   
   reports say that Officials in Tuolumne County soon asked that ARES and RACES   
   volunteers to help fill a communication void in areas that could not   
   otherwise be reached by two-way radio.   
      
   In another USA Today interview Larry Brown, KJ6WHR, of Sonora, California,   
   said that ham radio operator with the Tuolumne County Amateur Radio   
   Electronics Society are manning phones at the Sonora community information   
   line for those affected by the fire.   
      
   Another source of news on ham radio involvement came from Sabrina Ambler who   
   is a reporter for MML news. She interviewed Phil Fish, WB6GGY, who is the   
   Tuolumne County RACES Radio Officer. Fish told Ambler that radio amateurs   
   volunteer to assist the county in any way they are needed. He noted that   
   hams have the ability to provide radio coverage over a large area much more   
   reliably than cell phones and that amateur radio has the ability to fill in   
   communications dead spots. For this reason alone ham radio could be   
   involved in the fire-fighting effort, as needed, for some time to come.   
      
   This is not the only blaze that the Western United States is facing. There   
   are dozens of smaller fires burning the largest of which being the Beaver   
   Creek Fire in Idaho, which has scorched 111,387 acres. Thankfully this one   
   is now over 90% contained, according to a federal fire tracking website.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the Newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
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   More on this in future Amateur Radio Newsline reports. (USA Today, MNL News,   
   Southgate, other published news reports)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: NEW HAM VIDEO GEAR IS ON THE ISS   
      
   The ARISS Ham Video transmitter is now on board the International Space   
   Station and located in the in the Columbus Module. The transmitter was   
   delivered by Japanese cargo spacecraft which launched in early August.   
   Installation will be done by astronaut ham Michael Hopkins, KF5LJG, who has   
   been trained for the commissioning of the ARISS Ham Video equipment. This   
   could take place as early as sometime in October. When the new S-Band   
   transmitter becomes operational, it will be used mainly for ARISS   
   educational school contacts. Video will be for downlink only. Uplink will   
   continue to be VHF FM audio and we will have more ham radio and space   
   related news later on in this weeks newscast. (ARISS, ON4WF)   
      
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   BREAK 1   
      
   Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,   
   heard on bulletin stations around the world including the W5HTK and WA5QYE   
   Linked repeater system serving Enid Oklahoma.   
      
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   RADIO LAW: FIRST STEP ACHIEVED IN HIGHER TOWERS FOR RIDGECREST CA HAMS   
      
   Some good news for hams in the city of Ridgecrest, California. By a 4 to 0   
   vote preliminary approval of an ordinance has signaled a small step forward   
   for amateur radio operators in that community. This in the area of   
   installing towers and antennas that exceed the current city limit. Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB, reports:   
      
   --   
      
   At a City Council meeting on Wednesday's August 21st Ridgecrest California   
   City Planner Matthew Alexander presented a request by the city staff to   
   amend municipal code. This, to allow towers higher than 35 feet to be built   
   in residential parts of the city on a conditional basis.   
      
   Alexander provided background to the council, indicating that in late 2012   
   that Steven Rainey, N6MVX, had requested to build a 55-foot tower, with an   
   additional 15-foot antenna attached. Under the current municipal code,   
   residents cannot install structures larger than 35 feet in residential   
   areas.   
      
   Alexander said the zoning changes will apply to single-family residential   
   areas, estate-zoned areas and the city's agriculture-zoned areas. He added   
   that the language should be modified to include just the word tower, instead   
   of signaling out any other particular type of structure. He also said that   
   it has been suggested the council consider a lower fee for the permit   
   process to reflect actual costs based on the time it takes to review,   
   research and process applications. Currently the coat is $1200.   
      
   In his presentation, Alexander conceded that the structure that Rainey   
   proposed would tower over most single-story homes in Ridgecrest. However,   
   Alexander added that ham radio operators provided a great service to the   
   community, especially during emergencies. He went on to say that the city   
   does not don't want to discourage them and if newer towers are higher, we   
   want to be able to let them to move forward and allow them to be built.   
      
   Vice Mayor Chip Holloway appeared supportive of the idea of waiving or   
   reducing fees. He noted that he would actually want to encourage more ham   
   radio operator in Ridgecrest after experiencing Hurricane Katrina, and   
   knowing how effective and prevalent such towers are in the South where he   
   grew up. Holloway added that knowing the city's isolation, the state we   
   live in and the lack of resources we already have, if we get into trouble we   
   are going to need ham operators to be available.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB.   
      
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   Currently the way Ridgecrest handles such structures is with the issuance of   
   a conditional use permit. Alexander explained that this process requires   
   applicants to notify neighbors within 300 feet of the residence, to pay for   
   costs of mailers and of a public notice in the newspapers in addition to the   
   $1200 conditional use application fee. You can read more on this story at   
   tinyurl.com/ridgecrest-ham-towers.   
      
   (ridgecrestca.com)   
      
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   RADIOSPORTS: WRTC-14 TEAM LEADER APPLICATIONS DUE BY SEPTEMBER 13   
      
      
   Organizers of the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship or W-R-T-C   
   competition are accepting applications for team leaders. There will be 54   
   two person teams in the contest, scheduled to be held next July in New   
   England.   
      
   Team leaders will be selected from the top qualifiers in 29 regions around   
   the world, based on applications and a qualification formula that considers   
   12 scores selected from 55 qualifying events between October 2010 and March   
   2013.   
      
   The team leader application is online at tinyurl.com/wrtc-leader. The   
   deasdline for filing the completed application filing is September 13th.   
      
   (CQ)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: FCC CITES TEXAS CB STORE FOR UNCERTIFIED AMPLIFIER   
      
   The FCC appears to be hot on the trail of anyone who is selling uncertified   
   gear capable of operation on the 11 meter Class D Citizens Radio band.   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, has more:   
      
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   As we reported last week, the FCC already had cited DNJ Radio for selling   
   uncertified equipment capable of 11 meter operation. Now comes word of a   
   citation having been issued to the Radio Master CB Shop for similar   
   violations.   
      
   According to the Citation and Order to Radio Master, this past February 14th   
   agents from the FCC's Dallas office inspected the Radio Master CB Shop at a   
   TravelCenters of America truck stop in Rockwall, Texas. At that time they   
   observed a used Palomar model 250 external RF amplifier offered for sale.   
   The agents noted that the unit did not have an FCC identification number to   
   confirm that the particular amplifier had been granted an FCC certification.   
      
      
   In its Citation released on Friday, August 20th, the FCC says that under its   
   rules, any external RF power amplifiers capable of operating in that   
   spectrum may not be offered for sale unless they have first been authorized   
   in accordance with the agency's rules. The unit in question was not so   
   authorized.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,   
   Pennsylvania.   
      
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   As in the case of DNJ Radio, Radio Master CB Shop was ordered to immediately   
   stop selling the uncertified equipment. The FCC also gave the company   
   thirty days to provide in writing certain information concerning Radio   
   Masters online store. (FCC)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: COLLINS RADIO 80TH ANNIVERSARY SEPT 21-23 AND 28-30   
   Four club stations honoring the famed Rockwell Collins collaboration will be   
   celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Collins Radio Company with a special   
   event operation the last two weekends of September.   
      
   Stations W0CXX and N0CXX Cedar Rapids, Iowa; W5ROK Richardson, Texas; W4CRC   
   Melbourne, Florida and W6CXX Tustin, California will be on the air   
   September 21st to the 23rd and again on September 28th to the 30th to take   
   part in the event. Operation is from 9AM to midnight local time for each   
   station based on operator availability.   
      
   A special QSL card for the overall event will be available to all making   
   contact with any of the stations. A commemorative certificate will be   
   obtainable for those working 3 or more club stations on any combination of   
   bands and modes. More information on the operation and QSL instructions is   
   on the web at www.w0cxx.org. (Collins ARC)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: EMCOMM EAST CONFERENCE SEPT 29 IN PITTSFORD NY   
      
   Registration is now open for the EmComm East emergency communications   
   conference slated for Sunday, September 29th near Rochester, New York. This   
   is an action packed one-day meeting where amateur operators involved in   
   disaster response and emergency communications can attend training sessions,   
   interact with those from served agencies, and exchange information with   
   other operators from the area.   
      
   This years keynote speaker will be ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold   
   Kramer, WJ1B. Kramer was one of the ham radio volunteers working at the   
   finish line of the Boston Marathon when the terrorist bombings took place.   
   As such he will likely have a very gripping story to tell.   
      
   EmComm East will be held at St. John Fisher College is located six miles   
   southeast of Rochester, NY, in the suburb of Pittsford. More information is   
   on the web at www.emcommeast.org (Emcommeast)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: FORMER ASTRONAUT STEVE NAGEL N5RAW, TO SPEAK AT ARRL MIDWEST   
   CONVENTION   
      
   Former NASA Astronaut Steve Nagel, N5RAW, will be speaking to students and   
   the public at the ARRL Midwest Division Convention on Friday and Saturday,   
   November 8 and 9, 2013 in Lebanon, Missouri.   
      
   Highlights of Astronaut Nagel's visit will include a special event for   
   science and technology students from public schools on Friday November 8th.   
   It will be hosted by Nagel along with Carole Perry, WB2MGP, who is a former   
   Dayton Ham of the Year and ARRL Instructor of the Year. The two will also   
   host a 2 hour Youth Forum at 2 pm on Saturday, November 9th.   
      
   The target audience and programs focus is on youth and are open free of   
   charge to all young people. The event will be held at the Cowan Civic   
   Center with other guest that include ARRL Executive Vice President Dave   
   Sumner, K1ZZ, Ham Nation hosts Bob Heil, K9EID, and Gordon West, WB6NOA and   
   Newsline producer Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF.   
      
   More about this event is on the web at arrlmidwestconvention.org or by e-mail   
   to k4sx (at) centurytel (dot) net. (ARRL Midwest Convention)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: DAYTON RTTY CONTESTING DINNER TO RETURN IN 2014   
      
   After a 10 year interruption, the Dayton RTTY Contesting Dinner will be back   
   next year. Fred Dennin, WW4LL, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, plans to host the   
   dinner. He says that it will be held Thursday evening, May 15, 2014, at the   
   Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Dayton, Ohio. He adds that is in the process   
   of locating a featured guest speaker and additional door prize donors. Any   
   individual, organization or merchandiser wishing to contribute is invited to   
   contact him by e-mail to fdennin (at) numail (dot) org. (OPDX, Southgate)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: 9M6DXX TO DEPART MALAYSIA NOV 1   
      
   Steve Telenius-Lowe, 9M6DXX, says that after more than eight years in   
   Malaysia, that he and his wife Eva, 9M6EVA, have decided to move on to   
   another part of the world. They will depart Malaysia on November 1st so   
   9M6DXX will go QRT some time in October. Lowe notes that they are moving to   
   the Caribbean island of Bonaire, and hope to be active with PJ4 prefix   
   callsigns before the end of the year. (9M6DXX)   
      
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   BREAK 2   
      
   This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. 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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   RADIO FROM SPACE: NASA TO RETIRE KEPLER TELESCOPE FROM PLANET-HUNTING   
      
   NASA's Kepler space telescope has had to give up its prime mission of   
   searching the universe for new habitable planets. This after mission   
   engineers failed to find a fix for its pointing system after the observatory   
   lost the second of its four reaction wheels. Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, reports:   
      
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   The $600 million dollar Kepler space observatory was launched in March 2009.   
   Its primary mission was to try to locate planets orbiting their home stars   
   in the so-called habitable zone and then radio its findings back to Earth.   
   The habitable zone is the region where, given the right conditions that   
   water might exist on in a liquid state. These planets are considered as   
   having the best chance of supporting some form of life.   
      
   Kepler's method of planet detection involved looking for the tiny dips in   
   light as a planets passes in front of its star. Because of this the space   
   observatory must be held absolutely motionless during these observations   
   which is something that requires a minimum of three operating reaction   
   wheels to achieve.   
      
   The space observatory was launched with four operating reaction wheels, and   
   experienced its first failure in the hardware set in July 2012. A second   
   wheel failed last May.   
      
   Kepler had so far confirmed 135 planets beyond our Solar System but still had   
   over 3,500 more in its database that have yet to be fully investigated. The   
   observatory had already identified a number of worlds slightly bigger than   
   Earth in several stars habitable zones and researchers were confident they   
   will soon be able to confirm the existence of more planets that enjoy   
   Earth-like conditions.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion, Illinois.   
      
   --   
      
   More on this story can be found at several websites covering space science   
   including tinyurl.com/kepler-to-retire. (Published news reports)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: VOICE OF RUSSIA TO CEASE SHORTWAVE RADIO SERVICE TO GO QRT   
      
   It appears the Voice of Russia will cease shortwave radio service on January   
   1st, 2014. According to this article on a major S-W-L website, the shortwave   
   service is closing due to government mandated funding cuts. The Voice of   
   Russia was known as Radio Moscow in the Cold War era but actually first took   
   to the shortwave bands back in 1922 with a single transmitter located in   
   Moscow. (swling.com)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: RSGB TO FUND RF NOISE FLOOR STUDY   
      
   A proposal for funding to support the long term understanding of the RF noise   
   floor has recently been approved by the Radio Society of Great Britain's   
   Legacy Trustees managing the legacy provided by the late Ken Rowell, G5RL.   
      
   The funding provides for web support for the Noise Measurement Campaign,   
   announced in the July 2012 edition of the RSGB's publication Radio   
   Communications Magazine, and data collection for one or more such projects   
   at the University of Leicester. The combined projects are expected to be run   
   in conjunction with assistance from a small number of amateurs in suitable   
   locations.   
      
   Further information is on the Notices section of the RSGB website at   
   www.rsgb.org.uk (GB2RS)   
      
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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: NEW DIGITAL 2 METER BEACON ON THE AIR FROM EUROPE   
      
   The new generation digital and analog 2 meter beacon in grid square IN87KW   
   near Bubry, France, became operational on Sunday evening, August 25th.   
   Signing the call F5ZRB, the new propagation alert device operates on 144.405   
   MHz and transmits both analog telegraphy and digital JT65B with its   
   sequences of emissions are controlled by the Global Positioning System. To   
   decode the JT65B data your receiver must show 144.4035 MHz Upper Sideband.   
   More about this new propagation alert is on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/F5ZRB-Beacon. (F6ETI)   
      
      
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   ON THE AIR: CYCLING EVENT STATION IN SPAIN   
      
   On the air, keep a lookout for EG5VCE will be operational through September   
   15th. This, while the annual Vuelta cycling race is under way in Spain.   
   Operation is all bands using various modes. QSL EA7HBC via the bureau.   
   More information can be found on the world wide web at   
   www.europeanrosclub.com (Euro ROS)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: GERMAN SPECIAL EVENT STATION   
      
   DL600WW is a special event German station run by amateurs from the town   
   Willingen to celebrate their city's jubilee. More is on the web in the   
   German language at tinyurl.com/osam587. QSL's go via the bureau. (DL News)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, CE0ZOL is active from Juan Fernandez Island. He will be on there for   
   about six months in the role of manager of the local airport. Activity will   
   take place mainly on weekends. QSL as directed on the air.   
      
   HB9IQB is reported to have begun his Palestine as E44PM on August the 18th .   
   He is using 100 watts and vertical antennas. QSL to HB9IQB using Logbook to   
   the World.   
      
   R100RQA continues to celebrate the beginnings of professional radio   
   operations 100 years ago in the region Arkhangelsk, Russia. He will be on   
   through November 15th. QSL via RN1ON direct or electronically using Logbook   
   to the World.   
      
   PA1FJ will be active from Chios Island through September 9 operating   
   portable SV8. He will operate 40 through 6 meters using QRP level SSB. QSL   
   via his home call.   
      
   JJ8DEN will be operational from Reao Atoll from September 18th to the 25th   
   signing F Oh slash K-H-Zero-P-R. Listen out for him using CW, SSB, PSK31   
   and JT65A on 80 through 10 meters and QSL via JJ8DEN   
      
   E78A is now active as JY9FC from Amman, Jordan. As during his activity will   
   be during his free time, mostly on CW with some SSB and Digital operations.   
   QSL via E73Y.   
      
   Lastly, the ARRL DXCC Desk has approved the 2013 operation of D2CT in Angola   
   and TX5K DXpedition to Clipperton Island for DXCC credit. If a previous   
   request credit for theses operations has been rejected contact ARRL Awards   
   Branch Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, to get placed on the list for an update to   
   your record. Please include the submission date and/or reference number of   
   your application in order to expedite the search for any rejected contacts.   
   His e-mail is bmoore (at) arrl (dot) org.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: VA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB CREATES LAPTOP LOANER PROGRAMS TO   
   NEEDY STUDENTS   
      
   And finally this week, the Floyd Amateur Radio Society of Floyd, Virginia,   
   has created a new program to supply loaner laptop computers to high school   
   aged students. The club purchased surplus laptops, installed Windows 7 on   
   most of them along with Open Office. It then provides these computers to   
   those students who show a need.   
      
   Dee Wallace, KG4MVI, is part of the committee that handles the computer loan   
   out program. She says that the application process is fairly simple:   
      
   --   
      
   KG4MVI: ".Basically its just an affirmation by the students and their   
   families that they are eligible according to the program and that they do   
   agree to receive the computer on-loan and that they will use them for the   
   proper uses and take advantage of what computers offer related to their home   
   and school studies."   
      
   --   
      
   The program also applies to home schoolers as well as those in public   
   education. The only stipulation is that the loan out computers go to those   
   who can provide a need for them and that they do not show up for resale on   
   Ebay or any other auction site. Rather, they are to be treated as text   
   books and returned at to the organization at the end of the school year.   
      
   The club has provided a video describing the program and posted it to   
   YouTube. It can be seen at tinyurl.com/ham-computer-loan. More about the   
   Floyd Amateur Radio Society is at www.floydamateurradiosociety.com. (KG4MAV)   
      
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