Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1895 - December 6 2013   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1895 with a release date of December 6   
   2013 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a QST.  Four youngsters get their names in space thanks to   
   ham radio; the ARRL files erratum to its "symbol rate" rule making petition;   
   The Department of Homeland will be giving emergency communications training   
   at Hamvention 2014; VHF Communications magazine ceases publication after 45   
   years and its Youngsters on the Air Operating month in IARU Region One.  Find   
   out the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1895 coming   
   your way right now.   
      
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  NAMES OF FOUR PRE-TEENS NOW ON-ORBIT   
      
   The names of four pre-teens from the town of North Pole, Alaska, have been   
   sent into space, and its all thanks to ham radio.  Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is   
   in the newsroom with the story of how it came about:   
      
   --   
      
   North Pole, Alaska is just outside of the city of Fairbanks and its where   
   Daniel Perry, age 10, Derik Perry, 9, Riley Perry, 9, and Kailey Perry, 5 all   
   live.  But these four youngsters now have something very special in their   
   lives because their names are orbiting some 400 miles above the Earth on a   
   microsat and its all because of friendship between to ham radio operators.      
      
   The honor comes courtesy of their grandfather, Mike Perry, AL7F, who became   
   caretaker to some satellite-monitoring equipment about a year and a half ago.   
   This happened after he became close friends with Mark Kanawati, N4TPY of   
   Space Quest Ltd, which is a technology company based in Fairfax, Virginia.    
   AL7F says it all came about because of a note to the local ham radio club:   
      
   --   
      
   AL7F:  "The way this all got started was that Mark, the owner of Space Quest,   
   being a ham radio operator got in touch with the Arctic Amateur Radio Club   
   here in Fairbanks and had a letter posted to our membership site looking for   
   someone who had some property or knew of somebody who had some property that   
   would be a good location for him to install a satellite tracking station.  I   
   own some property right off the side of the highway that's sub-divided into   
   lots and I offered to let him put his tracking station on one of the lots."   
      
   --   
      
   This lead to a close friendship developing between AL7F and N4TPY and in turn   
   to Kanawati offering to fly the names of Perry's grandkids on a satellite   
   that was to be launched this past November.     
      
   --   
      
   AL7F:  "I was more than happy to have my grandkids names put into the   
   satellite.  It just launched on the 21st of November on a Russian ICBM from   
   Kazakhstan and there were quite a few ham radio cube-sat satellites along   
   with his and several different university cube-sats that went up also."   
      
   --   
      
   But the Perry kids are not the only people whose names have flown in space.    
   Putting names or initials on vehicles bound for the final frontier is   
   believed to be something of an unwritten tradition in the space launch   
   industry.  One apparently dating back to its earliest days.  But according to   
   newsminer.com at SpaceQuest, the practice has reached a new level. It says   
   that photos and names are commonly tucked inside the company's   
   micro-satellites and N4TPY personally speaks to school classes about space.    
   He says that putting children's names on-orbit is one way to spark their   
   interest.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   According to AL7F, the youngsters don't quite realize how rare it is to be   
   part of an orbiting satellite.  But he adds that will likely appreciate it a   
   lot more as they get older.     
   (ARNewsline, Newsminer.com)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAKING NEWS: REWRITE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT ANNOUNCED   
      
   Some breaking news out of the nation's capital.  This with word that House   
   Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Michigan Representative Fred Upton and   
   Technology Subcommittee Chairman Oregon Representative Greg Walden, W7EQI,   
   plan to update the Communications Act.   
      
   Making the announcement on Google Hangout the committee leaders and former   
   FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell outlined the need to adapt the law to   
   today's marketplace.  Upton termed the project a multi-year effort that will   
   be focused on updating the communication laws to fit the Internet age.    
      
   Meantime Walden noted that the Communications Act is now painfully out of   
   date.  He said that when the Act was last revised nearly 18 years ago, the 56   
   kilobits-per-second via dial-up modem was state of the art.     
      
   The actual revision will involve a series of white papers asking questions   
   about what to do to improve the laws governing the communications   
   marketplace.  These will also seek to learn the best way to a robust   
   conversation using digital media platforms.   
      
   To make it easier for the public to participate in this re-write, you can   
   follow the event on Twitter using the hashtag #CommActUpdate.  (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO RULES:  ARRL FILES ERRATUM TO "SYMBOL RATE" PETITION FOR RULE MAKING   
      
   The ARRL has filed an Erratum or modification of its request with the FCC.    
   This to correct an error in its "symbol rate" Petition for Rule Making filed   
   November 15 and put on public notice for comment as RM-11708 a few days   
   later.     
      
   The League's petition asks the FCC to delete the symbol rate limit in part   
   97.307(f) of its Amateur Service rules and replace it with a maximum   
   bandwidth for data emissions of 2.8 kHz on amateur frequencies below 29.7   
   MHz.     
      
   The Erratum, filed November 26, removes an erroneous reference in the   
   appendix at 97.307(f)(3) to "unspecified digital codes" and includes a   
   corrected appendix.  The revised proposed 97.307(f)(3) will read: "Only a   
   RTTY or data emission using a specified digital code listed in 97.309(a) of   
   this part may be transmitted.  The authorized bandwidth is 2.8 kHz."  (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  DHS TO PROVIDE EMCOMM TRAINING WITH HAMVENTION 2014   
      
   The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Emergency Communications will   
   be on hand at Hamvention 2014 to conduct its nationally recognized emergency   
   communications training course.  The purpose of this program is to educate   
   qualified amateur radio operators so they may assist their local, county and   
   state governments with backup communications if requested to do so.     
      
   The training will be held in the Dayton area on May 13th to the 15th.  These   
   are the three days prior to the start of Hamvention 2014.  Registration will   
   begin on February 1st.  More information is on the front page of the Dayton   
   Hamvention website at hamvention.org.  (Dayton Hamvention)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  SOUTH AFRICA ONE YEAR HAM LICENSE RENEWALS DUE   
      
   South Africa's telecommunications regulator ICASA has advised the South   
   African Radio League that hams who hold one-year amateur radio license should   
   re-apply for renewal before 31 December 31st.   
      
   ICASA notes that South Africa Telecommunications Regulation 9 stipulates that   
   radio amateurs must reapply annually for a license renewal unless they have   
   opted for a multi-year license.  In that case they only need to reapply when   
   their license is about to expire.     
      
   According to the regulatory agency, to date over 300 have already submitted   
   their applications.  (SARL)   
      
   **   
      
   DXCC UP FRONT:  DXCC 2013 DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 31   
      
   In DX up-front, Bill Moore, NC1L, who is the ARRL Awards Branch Manager wants   
   to remind to all DXCC program participants that the deadline for the 2013   
   calendar year ends on Tuesday December 31st.  Moore says that in order to   
   appear in the Annual Listing published in the electronic version of the DXCC   
   Yearbook, you must have your submission postmarked no later than that date.    
   Since the DXCC workload usually peaks around this time each year, Moore   
   recommends that applicants not wait until the last minute to get their   
   submissions in.  Complete details are posted on the web at   
   arrl.org/dxcc-blog.  And we will have more DX news later on in this week's   
   newscast.  (ARRL DXCC)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 1   
      
   Time for you to identify your station.  We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,   
   heard on bulletin stations around the world including the Golden Empire   
   Amateur Radio Club's W6RHC repeater serving Chino, California.   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT:  ILLINOIS MAN CHARGED WITH RACIAL SLURS OVER POLICE RADIO   
      
   A Waukegan, Illinois man who may be a former ham was arrested on Tuesday,   
   November 26th.  This after authorities allege that he breached security on a   
   Lake County Sheriff's Office radio communications system and transmitted   
   racially offensive language.   
      
   according to Sara Balmes of the sheriff's office,  24 year old Raymond J.   
   Kelly was charged with two counts of tampering with jail communications.  HE   
   also faces one count of harassment through electronic communications,    
      
   According to news reports, officers allegedly heard Kelly repeatedly using a   
   racial epithet over the communications system overnight on the previous   
   Saturday and Sunday.  Officials said that during a search of Kelly's   
   residence, authorities seized radio and other electronic equipment.   
      
   While several news reports referred to Kelly as a ham radio operator a check   
   of the Universal Licensing System shows that he is not licensed by the   
   Federal Communications Commission at this time.  However there are   
   indications that at one time he did hold an amateur radio ticket.     
   (Published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW:  BROADCASTERS SUED OVER USE OF HD RADIO STANDARD   
      
   Yet another patent infringement lawsuit is in the offering.  This one aimed   
   at broadcasters who use what commonly known as HD radio.  Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Jeff Clark, K8JAC, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   In a major lawsuit a large number of radio broadcast groups have been sued   
   alleging patent infringement for using its technology for their H-D Radio   
   broadcasts.  The filing by Wyncomm LLC and Delaware Radio Technologies claims   
   the broadcasters are using In-Band On-Channel or IBOC technology and   
   therefore infringing on U.S. patent no. 5,506,866 or simply 866 as well as   
   several other associated patents.     
      
   The '866 patent is titled "Side-Channel Communications in Simultaneous Voice   
   and Data Transmission."  It was applied for in 1993 and granted in 1996 and   
   originally assigned to AT&T by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.   
   The patent specifically describes radio transmission techniques used in the   
   In Band On-Channel standard adopted by the National Radio Systems Committee   
   in 2005.   
      
   The litigation lists Delaware Radio Technologies as the exclusive licensee   
   for the technology.  HD Radio developer iBiquity Digital is not named nor   
   identified in any of the lawsuits.  That company licenses the HD Radio   
   technology used by the radio broadcasters.    
      
   This is Jeff Clark. K8JAC, reporting.   
      
   --   
      
   How the broadcast community will respond to this latest patent infringement   
   claim is not known as we go to air.  (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   LAW:  ANTI-PATENT TROLL MEASURE PASSES HOUSE COMMITTEE AS ASSERTION COMPANIES   
   READY TO FIGHT BACK   
      
   A law against patent trolling is making headway in Congress, but the trolls   
   appear organizing to fight back.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford,   
   N8WB, has more in this report:   
      
   --   
      
   The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill to curb patent abuse by so-called   
   patent trolls, officially known as Patent Assertion Companies that buy   
   patents, not to make anything, but to sue end-users.   
      
   The committee sent to the full House a measure titled the Innovation Act of   
   2013. Sponsored by Committee Chair Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte, the   
   bill seeks to curb vague demand letters trolls send to end-users that place   
   the burden on users to prove they're not infringing on a patent, rather than   
   on the sender to prove they are.   
      
   Among other things, the bill requires lawsuit plaintiffs to specify which   
   patents are at issue and what products allegedly infringe. The Innovation Act   
   also allows a court to require the loser in a patent case to pay the winners   
   costs if the case was not reasonably justified.     
      
   But the so-called patent trolls are not sitting idly by waiting for the end   
   to come.  With millions if not billions of dollars in future income at stake   
   may have are reported to be taking on a new role.  This, by doubling as   
   government lobbyists for their patent-assertion companies.     
      
   The newsletter Politico reports that one of America's largest   
   patent-assertion entities, is investing in lobbying help to protect its   
   interests on Capitol Hill by pushing back against legislation designed to   
   curb patent trolls ability to extract rents from other companies.  Unnamed   
   sources also told Politico that several patent-assertion entities are even   
   trying to create their own advocacy group to give them a larger voice in   
   Washington.  The prospects of this actually happening are at this point in   
   time unclear.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm, Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth,   
   Ohio.   
      
   --   
      
   "Patent Trolls" is an informal term for firms whose only business is   
   acquiring patents and using them as a basis to sue other companies even   
   though they don't actually produce any products based on the patented   
   technology.  And if congress passes laws to restrict these patent assertion   
   companies, it's very likely that they will challenge such regulations all of   
   the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.  (RW, Politico, BGR)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO BUSINESS:  VHF COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE CLOSES   
      
   The famed United Kingdom publication VHF Communications magazine is closing   
   after 45 years of continuous publication.  A message on the magazine website   
   says that by the end of 2013 the number of subscribers was not sufficient to   
   support the magazine.  Also the supply of articles had become difficult   
   because a lot of good articles are published direct to the Internet.   
      
   From 1969 to 2013, VHF Communications was one of the foremost construction   
   oriented publication for radio amateurs and professional RF communications   
   engineers. A DVD containing the complete collection of magazines is   
   available.  More is on the web at www.vhfcomm.co.uk http://www.vhfcomm.co.uk/    
   (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO READING:  ONE FREE ARTICLE FROM QST PER MONTH TO HELP WITH OUTREACH   
      
   The ARRL has a deal that you can't refuse.  This according to the League's   
   Contact public relations newsletter that notes that one QST article a month   
   will be made available free of charge to non League members and the general   
   public.   
      
   Traditionally, content from QST has been available only to members, who have   
   access to the print and digital editions of the ARRL membership journal.    
   According to the Contact article, this has hampered the ARRL's ability to   
   send articles to the non-amateur community, and consequently, impacting on   
   other efforts.   
      
   Beginning with the December 2013 issue, one QST article per month from each   
   issue will be made available in PDF format on the "This Month In QST" page of   
   the ARRL web site.  The December 2013 article will be on the Colorado   
   flooding of 2013 and Amateur Radio's role in the disaster.  You will find it   
   at www.arrl.org/this-month-in-QST. (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   PUBLIC SERVICE:  HAM RADIO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 2014 BOSTON MARATHON   
      
   Registration to be a 2014 Boston Marathon ham radio communications volunteer   
   is now open.  If you'd like to help out as a radio operator at the Marathon   
   on Monday April 21st or the smaller races on Saturday April 19th, you can   
   register at marc.mmra.org.   
      
   One note.  Due to security issues, volunteer signup will end in early March   
   and organizers will not be able to accept volunteers up to the last minute as   
   has been the case in years past.  So if you wish to volunteer, please do so   
   as soon as possible.     
      
   Again that URL to volunteer is marc.mmra.org.  (K1IW)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  W5KUB LIVE WEBCAST FROM R & L CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY   
      
   W5KUB.COM will be webcasting live the R and L Electronics Customer   
   Appreciation Day from Hamilton, Ohio on Saturday, December 14th.   In   
   addition to the actual event, Tom will also stream forums on D-Star and   
   another by ham radio's Mr. Audio Bob Heil, K9EID.   
      
   The Netcast will begin on Friday December 13th where you can follow Tom and   
   his crew on their 500 mile trip from Memphis, Tennessee, to Hamilton, Ohio.    
   During their airtime from R and L, there will be a number of special guests.    
   Those tuning in and joining the chat room will be eligible for prizes.  It   
   will all be on-line at w5kub.com.  (W5KUB)   
      
   **    
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: FCC CHAIR APPOINTED DEFENSE COMMISSIONER   
      
   Some names in the news.  FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has yet another duty as he   
   is appointed as the Commission's Defense Commissioner. This position is   
   purely procedural in nature and pertains to internal organization and   
   delegations of authority within the structure of the FCC.  The Defense   
   Commissioner directs the homeland security, national security and emergency   
   preparedness, and defense activities of the Commission.  (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: NATIONAL VOA MUSEUM OF BROADCASTING NAMES EXECUTIVE   
   DIRECTOR   
      
   John T. Dominic has been named executive director of the National Voice of   
   America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester, Ohio.  This, effective March   
   1, 2014.     
      
   Dominic is a 38-year broadcast veteran, serving as a station manager at WCET   
   and at Cincinnati Public Television, where he was instrumental in the   
   consolidation of WCET in Cincinnati and ThinkTV in Dayton.  He will retire as   
   WCET executive vice president and station manager in February.     
      
   The exhibits at the museum feature the Voice of America at the VOA-Bethany   
   Ohio station, Media Heritage's Greater Cincinnati Museum of Broadcast   
   History, the Gray History of Wireless Museum and the West Chester Amateur   
   Radio Association.  The museum is also implementing a docent program and   
   seeks volunteers to learn about the museums and help lead tours.  (Press   
   release)   
      
   **   
      
   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 http://www.arnewsline.org/ and being relayed by the   
   volunteer services of the following radio amateur:   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  TOKYO'S FAMED "THE RADIO STORE" CLOSES AFTER 64 YEARS   
      
   One of the landmarks that helped to create Tokyo Japan's famed Akihabara   
   electronics district has closed its doors for good.  Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   Heather Embee, KB3TZD, is here with the details:   
      
   --   
      
   On Saturday evening, November 30th local time the business known as The Radio   
   Store ceased operations after 64 years.       
      
   The Radio Store building opened on March 8, 1950.  It was the first of   
   Tokyo's electronics superstores, built by ten of the prominent vendors at the   
   time.     
      
   The building originally housed only those first ten stores but it lead to the   
   creation of business area that eventually became home to hundreds of other   
   electronics retailers and gained recognition world-wide.  Its said that The   
   Radio Store was responsible for giving this area of Tokyo its Electric Town   
   nickname   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,   
   Pennsylvania, here in the USA.   
      
   --   
      
   The complete story of The Radio Store's rise to fame and its decision to   
   close can be read at tinyurl.com/Tokyo-Radio-Store-Closes.  (Southgate,   
   others)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT: CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND HAM RADIO STUDY GUIDES   
      
   The Canadian National Institute for the Blind has recently confirmed to Radio   
   Amateurs of Canada that it still has amateur radio study guides and other   
   resources available in various formats for those who are blind or vision   
   impaired.  If you live in Canada and wish to avail yourself of these   
   services, please contact Radio Amateurs of Canada which will assist you in   
   contacting the Canadian National Institute for the Blind to obtain the   
   assistance that you desire.  (RAC, VA3GX/ VE2HHH)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: INTERNATIONAL MUSEUMS WEEKEND 2014 TO GO WORLD WIDE   
      
   John O'Toole, M0HEM, reports that the 2014 International Museums Weekends   
   will take place on June 14th through the 15th and again on June 21st through   
   the 22nd.     
      
   For well over a decade the International Museums Weekend has been growing   
   particularly in the United Kingdom, but with only a few radio amateurs taking   
   part from the rest of the world.  So for 2014 the event administrators are   
   hoping to turn it into a truly international experience.  As such stations   
   can be set up from absolutely any type of location which might be broadly   
   classified as a museum.  This might include air, railway, radio, agricultural   
   and doll museums.  Even entities such as preserved jails and warships will   
   qualify.    
      
   O'Toole who is the Public Relations manager for the event says that there is   
   absolutely no cost involved for taking part, nor is there any charge for any   
   of the International Museums Weekend Awards.  More details about the event,   
   its history and how to register can be found at tinyurl.com/imw-2014.    
   (M0HEM, Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  LIVE ISS VIDEO STREAM VIA N2YO.COM   
      
   If life aboard the International Space Station interests you, then listen up.   
   The N2YO satellite tracking website also provides limited live video   
   streaming from the International Space Station.     
      
   The Ustream video is available only when the orbiting complex is in contact   
   with the ground through its high-speed communications system via NASA's   
   Tracking and Data Relay Satellite or TDRS System.  During loss of signal   
   periods, you will see a blue screen.     
      
   Since the station orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes, it sees a sunrise   
   or a sunset every 45 minutes.   When the station is in darkness and there is   
   established contact, an external camera video has the ability to provide   
   spectacular views of city lights below if any are in range.   
      
   The URL for live video stream from the ISS can be found at   
   www.n2yo.com/space-station. (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  CELEBRATING MONACO HAM RADIO SOCIETY AT 60   
      
   On the air, members of the Monaco Ham Radio Society will celebrate the clubs   
   60th anniversary by signing 3A60ARM through December 31st.  Activity is on   
   all bands and modes.  A special QSL card to confirm all contacts will be sent   
   after March 2014 via bureau.  Sorry but there will be no electronic QSLing   
   available for this event.  (Press release)   
      
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  VX9MRC TO BE ON 472-479 KHZ DECEMBER 14 - 15   
      
   The Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland's Experimental station VX9MRC has been   
   issued a two-day temporary authority by Industry Canada.  This to transmit on   
   472 to 479 kHz on December 14 and 15th.  The purpose of this special permit   
   is to call attention to the possible creation of a new amateur service radio   
   band in Canada while also highlighting the role ham radio plays in emergency   
   communications.  (RAC)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, W8YCM, is currently on his annual trip to Jamaica and will be active   
   as 6Y5/W8YCM until the new year.  His operations are mostly on 17 meters   
   using SSB. QSL via his home callsign.   
      
   G0KOK, is currently active as 8P9CC from Barbados and will be there through   
   mid December.  He uses a FT897D into a dipole antenna.  QSL via G0KOK.   
      
   8P9JB will be operational QRP from Barbados beginning at 1400 UTC on December   
   13th.  Radio gear consists of an Alinco DX-70 at 5 to 10 watts out to   
   verticals and wire antennas.  QSL as directed on the air.     
      
   F5MCC, will be active stroke FM from Martinique Island through December 21st.   
   Operations will be on 40 through 10 meters using CW and SSB.  He will also   
   activate 4 lighthouses on the island.  QSL via the bureau to his home   
   callsign.        
      
   F5PLC, is currently operational stroke FR from  Reunion Island. The length of   
   his stay is not known. Activity will be on the HF bands only QSL via his home   
   callsign, direct or by the REF Bureau.   
      
   K9EL will operate stroke FS from St. Martin between June 8th to the 27th of   
   2014. Activity is usually on 160 through 10 meters using CW, SSB and possibly   
   RTTY.  Daily uploads to ClubLog and LoTW are planned.  QSL via his home   
   callsign.   
      
      
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM:  DECEMBER IS IARU REGION 1 HAM RADIO YOTA MONTH   
      
   And finally this week, following on the heels of the success of last summers   
   European Youngsters on the Air operating events comes Youngsters on the Air   
   Operating month. This as several nations in IARU Region one band together to   
   get stations on the air with youngsters operating throughout the month of   
   December and using the YOTA as a suffix in their callsign.   
      
   Lisa Leenders, PA2LS, is the IARU Region 1 Youth Coordinator.  She tells   
   Amateur Radio Newsline that part of the event is to break the ice for some   
   already licensed youngsters by simply getting them to take a microphone in   
   the hand:   
      
   --   
      
   PA2LS:  "Now that it's getting bigger, it gives them a chance to speak with   
   people of their own age"   
      
   --     
      
   According to Leenders, over the years she has seen both youth in ham radio as   
   well as the Youngsters on the Air group growing with more young people   
   participating in the hobby.     
      
   --   
      
   PA2LS:  "The youngsters who already have their licenses are getting more   
   active on the bands and there are also more youngsters getting ham licenses.    
   We are also seeing this with YOTA getting more and more youngsters (taking   
   part) from all of the countries in Europe."   
      
   --   
      
   And if this growth keeps up, maybe one-day YOTA could become a world-wide   
   operating event.     
      
   --   
      
   PA2LS:  "We would like to grow bigger.  It's now in Europe but we want to   
   expand it into all of (IARU) Region 1 and later to the U.S. and to the rest   
   of the world."   
      
   --   
      
   A truly noble goal but for this year there are only some 17 stations from 14   
   countries with young operators active using YOTA suffix calls.  If you hear   
   any of them on the air please take a moment and give them a QSO.  Remember   
   that its today's young hams from around the world that will be the future   
   developers of technologies of tomorrow.  They will also be the ones carrying   
   on the traditions of amateur radio for decades to come.      
      
   More information about Europe's Youth on the Air program is on the web at   
   www.ham-yota.eu http://www.ham-yota.eu%20/(Southgate, PA2LS)   
      
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