Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1900 - January 10, 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1900 with a release date of January 10,   
   2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST.  Czech hams return to 5 MHz but in limited numbers;   
   APRS helps rescue a ham involved in an automobile accident down-under; NASA   
   offers schools on-line webcast with Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana,   
   KC5HBV; what its like living in the United States radio free quiet zone and   
   sharks that tweet may save lives.  Find out the details are on Amateur Radio   
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   RADIO RULES:  LIMITED NUMBER OF CZECH REPUBLIC HAMS BACK ON 5 MHZ   
      
   A limited number of Czech radio amateurs will be returning to the 5 MHz   
   band.  This after a break of two years following the conclusion of phase one   
   of their experimental operations at the end of 2011.  Hal Rodgers, K8CMD,   
   reports:   
      
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   According to Petr Ourdnik, OK1RP, this new permit comes as a result of   
   material presented by the Czech amateur radio community regarding their   
   initial 5 MHz operation.  It also involved subsequent discussions with the   
   nations telecommunications regulator CTU together with the agreement of the   
   Ministry of Defense.   As a result phase 2 of experimental 5 MHz operations   
   began at Zero hundred hours UTC on January 1st.  This means that a small   
   number of 5 MHz individual permits will be issued and will be valid until the   
   end of 2014.   
      
   While originally limited to only one channel on 5260 Kilohertz, under Phase   
   2 those Czech amateurs issued with one of these special permits will be   
   allowed use of six channels that are common to many other nations. These are   
   5288.5, 5330.5, 5366.5, 5371.5, 5398.5 and 5403.5 Kilohertz.  Transmissions   
   are limited to Upper Sideband and CW only at a power level of 100 watts   
   Effective Radiated Power.   
      
   This experimental operation permit on 5 MHz band is allowed on a strictly   
   secondary user basis.  International Telecommunications Union rules for   
   protection of the primary users must be observed at all times.   
      
   Those who are issued 5 MHz permits must prepare and send an experimental   
   operation report to the Czech telecommunications regulator no later than   
   October 31st in order that analysis of the operation on the different   
   channels and modes can be made .   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Hal Rodgers, K8CMD.   
      
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   More on this story is at the Czech Telecommunications Office English   
   language page at tinyurl.com/czech-five-megahertz  (G4MWO)   
      
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   RADIO RECEPTION:  17.2 KHZ SAQ TRANSMISSION HEARD IN CONNECTICUT   
      
   The 17.2 kHz transmission from Alexanderson alternator station SAQ in Sweden   
   on Christmas Eve 2013 was picked as far away as Connecticut in the United   
   States.  This is what the transmission sound like as recorded by a station in   
   the Netherlands and posted to YouTube:   
      
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   SAQ Received audio   
      
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   Lars Kalland is SM6NM.  He says that so far the SAQ crew has received 50   
   more reception reports than ever before.  More about the operation of station   
   SAQ can be found at http://alexander.n.se/in-english   
   http://alexander.n.se/in-english   
   (Southgate, SM6NM)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  APRS BRINGS SATISFACTORY ENDING FOLLOWING ACCIDENT DOWN-UNDER   
      
   Ham radio, APRS and a damaged cellphone were responsible for a quick rescue   
   of a radio amateur involved in an automobile accident as we hear from Graham   
   Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA news in Australia:   
      
   --   
      
   Jenny, VK4FJMP and Hunter the dog were headed from Singleton New South   
   Wales  to her home in Killarney, just south of Warwick Queensland. The   
   vehicle was fitted with an Alinco dual band radio and APRS tracker.   
      
   Some three hours behind was Bob, VK4DA also on his way home to Killarney,    
   his vehicle fitted with an Icom 706 for HF, an Icom 880 for D-star,  a Yaesu   
   FTM-350 with APRS and an IPad mounted in a bracket for tracking  other Hams.   
      
   About 1400 hours that day, Bob received a telephone call from Jenny stating   
   that  she had rolled the car, was injured and trapped in the vehicle.  She   
   further  explained that her phone was damaged in the accident and she could   
   only call the last number dialed.  Fortunate for Jenny, she had called Bob as   
   requested, when she had left the main highway at Tenterfield tracking east   
   along Mt Lindsay Road, that is in parts, unsealed road.   
      
   After enquiring about the dogs condition, Bob  asked for her location, the   
   nature of injuries and entrapment, Jenny was unable to give her exact    
   location and that she was suffering from a possible broken arm.  She also   
   advised the vehicle was on its side and suffered significant panel damage and   
   she was unable to open the doors or break through a window.   
      
   Bob, pulled his vehicle over and fired up the IPad and was able to pin point   
   the exact GPS coordinates of Jenny's location.  This information was passed   
   onto the Ambulance and Rescue Service, that was able to reach her without any   
   delay.   
      
   Jenny suffering a dislocated shoulder was treated at Tenterfield hospital   
   and collected by Bob on his way through, the dog was transported from the   
   scene by a thoughtful passer-by.   
      
   Emergency services may have still been able to find her given that she was   
   on a known road and an estimated distance from Tenterfield, the APRS tracker   
   in her car providing Bob the exact coordinates to relay to the emergency   
   services reduced the delay in response and possible further injury.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB of the WIA News in   
   Brisbane, Australia.   
      
   --   
      
   Had it not been for APRS and a partially broken cellphone, VK4FJMP might   
   have had to wait hours longer to be rescued.  (WIA NEWS)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  NASA DIGITAL LEARNING NETWORK SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY   
      
   Teachers:  Would you like to have your class participate in an interactive   
   webcast with an astronaut?  Well NASA is inviting students and teachers to an   
   inside look at America's Spaceport at 2:30pm Eastern Time on Friday, January   
   31st.   
      
   Four schools with a target audience of grades 5 through 9 will have the   
   special opportunity to connect directly and ask questions of astronaut and   
   Director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center Bob Cabana, KC5HBV.  During this   
   inter-active webcast students can learn about his education and training,   
   living and working in space, and the future of space exploration.   
      
   All other schools may participate by watching the web stream at   
   tinyurl.com/yz7htee.  For more information please e-mail rachel.b.power (at)   
   nasa (dot) gov.  And we will have more ham radio space related news later on   
   in this weeks newscast.  (ANS,  NASA)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  2013 NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR INTREPID SPIRIT AWARD   
      
   In DX up front, word that Paul Ewing, N6PSE, the president of the   
   Intrepid-DX Group, says that the organization is seeking nominations for the   
   individual or group that most displayed their own Intrepid Spirit this past   
   year.  Intrepid Spirit for purposes of this award is defined as bold,   
   courageous, dedicated, innovative, fearless, generous, resolute and visionary   
   in their approach to Amateur Radio.   
      
   This award is made in memory of the late James McLaughlin WA2EWE/T6AF of   
   Kabul Afghanistan.  Nominations may be submitted via e-mail to   
   intrepiddxgroup (at) gmail.com.  All nominations must be received by January   
   31st, 2014.  More is on the web at www.intrepid-dx.com   
   http://www.intrepid-dx.com/   (Intrepid DX Group)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  NEW CALEDONIA IN LATE FEBRUARY   
      
   JE2EHP will be active as FK stroke K1HP from New Caledonia between February   
   18th and the 26th.  His operations will be on all the HF bands plus 6 meters,   
   using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL via his home callsign either direct or   
   electronically via ClubLog or Logbook of the World.   
      
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   BREAK 1   
      
   Celebrating 1900 consecutive weeks of bringing you news of interest to radio   
   amateurs.  We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations   
   around the world including the K3ZFF Repeater serving Boise, Idaho.   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  PACIFIC MISSOURI TO INSTALL DIGITAL EMCOMM REPEATER   
      
   The city of Pacific, Missouri, has taken the first step in setting up a   
   D-STAR repeater atop its nearby Blackburn Park.  One that will tie into other   
   repeaters in the region and set up to be a valuable emergency communication   
   lifeline to be used in case of disaster.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan   
   Kinford, N8WB, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   Previous approval had been given for the city to purchase gear dedicated to   
   amateur radio operation that was to be installed in the city Emergency   
   Operations Center.  But according to City Administrator Harold Selby, KA0WXX,   
   technology had advanced so much the city can better serve the emergency   
   communication system with a digital repeater.   
      
   Selby said he was recommending the repeater instead of a single radio after   
   he and Bob Masson, KBZ0JDY, met with Franklin County emergency management   
   officials about what communication would be needed if a disaster occurred in   
   Pacific and the Interstate 44 corridor.  He noted that amateur radio is way   
   ahead in how public services use radio.  He also read a letter from Paul   
   Chambers, N0BBD, the Franklin County Amateur Radio Emergency Services   
   coordinator, who said he fully supported and welcomed the idea of a digital   
   repeater.   
      
   Selby also displayed a small blue box with cable that he said would   
   eliminate the need for radio anywhere in the government center.  The small   
   apparatus known in the world of amateur radio as a DV Dongle, is a duplex   
   vocoder that connects to a computer via a USB port to provide amateur radio   
   voice transmission capability.   
      
   Selby said he contacted St Louis and Missouri repeater councils and they   
   also are on board with the idea.  Alderman Ed Gass then made a motion to   
   purchase the repeater, but added that a battery backup would be needed for   
   the unit in case electricity was out during an emergency.  Cost of the   
   battery backup is estimated at about $200.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, reporting.   
      
   --   
      
   The city Aldermen approved the purchase of a repeater at their recent board   
   meeting at a cost of $3,000.  The complete story is on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/Pacific-Missouri-Emcomm.  (emissourian.com)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT:  BONDY $24,000 FINE AFFIRMED BY FCC   
      
   The FCC has affirmed a previous fine of $24,000 against Kevin Bondy for   
   unlicensed radio operation and refusing agency personnel access to his gear.    
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, brings this story up to date:   
      
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   The FCC says that Kevin Bondy is the licensee of a General Mobile Radio   
   Service station in Encino, California.   According to the commission he was   
   originally fined for transmitting on frequencies for which he did not hold a   
   license and intentionally interfering with authorized operations.   
      
   You may recall that the agency's Los Angeles Office traced Bondy's   
   transmissions as the source of interference to a suburban Los Angeles area   
   shopping center.  At the time of the incident Bondy was alleged to have been   
   sitting in his car explaining to personnel at a shopping center why he was   
   jamming them and why they had to vacate the frequencies being interfered with.   
      
   Bondy had appealed the fine in 2013.  The FCC says Bondy's arguments raised   
   no new issues but merely reiterates un-sworn arguments of mistaken identity   
   and alleged cooperation with the inspection of his radio equipment.  These   
   are claims that the Enforcement Bureau previously addressed and dismissed as   
   unsupported.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,   
   Pennsylvania.   
      
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   According to the FCC, Bondy was given the normal 30 days from the date the   
   fine was affirmed to pay.  If he fails to do so the case may be turned over   
   to the Justice Department for collection.  (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  RADIO HELPS OUT ON PHILIPPINE TYPHOON RELIEF   
      
   According to the December issue of the National Association of Broadcasters'   
   Licensed to Serve newsletter, commercial radio stations from Chicago to   
   California to Hawaii pitched in to raise money for the victims of the recent   
   typhoon that devastated a part of the Philippines.   
      
   In Hawaii, 15 radio and TV broadcasters have organized "Kokua for the   
   Philippines."  This was a benefit concert that aired December 15th on radio,   
   TV and the Internet.  While it featured mostly local talent, Mick Fleetwood   
   of the famed band Fleetwood Mac did make an appearance.   
      
   In Chicago, CBS Radio's WBBM-AM turned its "Day of Giving" campaign over to   
   typhoon and tornado relief.  It raised over $2.1 million.   
      
   On the West Coast, the CBS Radio clusters in Sacramento and San Francisco   
   also supported the relief endeavor by combining with CBS TV stations to raise   
   more than $700,000.   
      
   In Los Angeles, CBS Radio's KROQ FM auctioned off special event packages for   
   its 24th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas concert at the Shrine Auditorium.    
   The total from that support effort was $25,000.  Proceeds from all four of   
   these events went to the American Red Cross.  (RW)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  SKCC FOR ALL OF JANUARY AS K3Y   
      
   During all of January special event station K3Y will be on the air making CW   
   contacts for the Straight Key Century Club.  Operators around the United   
   States and elsewhere will function as guests behind a key, calling for QSOs   
   from anyone who can copy and send the Morse code.  More information is on the   
   web at tinyurl.com/skcc-january-2014.  (NW7US)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  YASME FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SUPPORTING GRANTS   
      
   The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation has announced several grants   
   to help pay expenses involved in providing services to the ham radio   
   community.  Among these is funding to assist in defraying the expenses of the   
   World Radio Team Championship to be held this coming July in the Boston   
   Massachusetts area.  Another goes to the Reverse Beacon Network to purchase a   
   receiver and the necessary accessories to upgrade the node presently   
   operational in Bangalore.   
      
   Other grants go to the CW Ops CW Academy to assist in defraying the expenses   
   of providing on-line CW training courses.  Also one will be made to the ARRL   
   Second Century Fund to support the goals of the ARRL's Second Century   
   Campaign.   
      
   The Yasme Foundation makes supporting grants to individuals and   
   organizations providing or creating useful services for the amateur radio   
   community.  Yasme supports these programs in order to further the development   
   of amateur radio around the world.  (YASME Foundation Release)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  FORMER FCC CHIEF JOINS THE CARLYLE GROUP   
      
   Some names in the news.  Investment fund manager the Carlyle Group has named   
   former FCC chairman Julius Genachowski as its Managing Director of its U.S.   
   buyout group, focusing on technology, media and telecom investments.    
   Genachowski retired from the FCC last May.  (B&C)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  IARU PRESIDENT VE6SH NAMED TO ALBERTA QUEENS COUNSEL   
      
   International Amateur Radio Union President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, has been   
   appointed Queen's Counsel in the Canadian Province of Alberta.  Ellam was one   
   of 114 attorneys to be admitted as Queen's Counsel for their outstanding   
   contributions to legal and public life.   
      
   According to Wikipedia, The practice of appointed Queen's Counsel continues   
   in a number of Canada's provinces based on merit, usually after decades of   
   community service and advocacy.  It's also a way recognizing members who have   
   helped community members, charities, environmental groups and others in need   
   of legal aid.  (RAC, Wikipedia)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  120th ANNIVERSARY OF ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE SP3RN   
      
   January 8th was the 120th birthday of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, SP3RN, who is   
   the Catholic Churches Patron Saint of amateur radio operators. Mark   
   Abramowicz, NT3V, has the story of this truly amazing man:   
      
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   Father Maximilian Kolbe became fascinated by the mass media in the 1920s and   
   1930s.  He established printing plants in Poland and Japan for his Franciscan   
   Order publications distributed in the tens of thousands to the faithful.   
      
   When he was on a mission to Japan, China and India he became acquainted with   
   both broadcasting and amateur radio.   
      
   Upon his return to in Poland in the 1930s, he applied for a broadcasting   
   license.  At that time, radio was considered to be a strategic medium and   
   only the Polish Radio and a military radio station were permitted to   
   broadcast.   
      
   But in 1938, Father Kolbe was granted permission to do test transmissions   
   close to the 40 meter amateur radio band.  He chose the SP3RN callsign for   
   his on the air experiments.   
      
   On August 14, 1941, Father Kolbe was murdered in the German Nazi Auschwitz   
   Concentration Camp after he had volunteered to take the place of another   
   prisoner who was randomly selected by camp guards for a group to die by   
   starvation because another inmate had escaped.   
      
   Father Kolbe was Beatified by Pope Paul VI on October 17, 1971 and Canonized   
   as St. Maximilian Kolbe, Apostle of Consecration to Mary and declared Martyr   
   of Charity by Pope John Paul II on October 10, 1982.   
      
   In addition to being embraced by amateur radio, Saint Maximillian Kolbe is   
   also recognized as the patron of journalists and political prisoners.   
      
   His feast day is observed by the Roman Catholic Church on August 14.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, in Philadelphia.   
      
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   A more in-depth look at the life of Saint Maximilian Kolbe can be found at   
   tinyurl.com/sp3rn.   (SP9JPA, NT3V)   
      
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   BREAK 2   
      
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   links to the world from our only official website at www.arnewsline.org   
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   following radio amateur:   
      
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   RADIO RESTRICTIONS:  THE U.S. RADIO QUIET ZONE   
      
   Within a 13,000 square-mile area in West Virginia and Virginia, the use of   
   cellular telephones, Wi-Fi, and even microwave ovens are restricted by law.   
      
   This is the National Radio Quiet Zone, established in 1958 to protect the   
   National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, West Virginia, from   
   harmful interference.   
      
   But what's it like to live there.  Now you can find out for yourself in this   
   6 minute video on-line at tinyurl.com/living-radio-quiet  (G7VFY)   
      
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   RADIO IN SPACE:  SUNS MAGNETIC POLES REVERSE POLARITY   
      
   NASA says that our home star the Sun's magnetic field has undergone a total   
   reversal of its polarity, which  marks the mid-point of Solar Cycle 24 which   
   is going to be completed in 11 years time   
      
   According to the U.S. space agency, the Sun has basically flipped   
   magnetically upside down, with its North and South  poles reversed to reach   
   the Solar Cycle 24's midpoint.   Now, the magnetic fields have again started   
   moving in opposite directions to finish the 22 year long process that will   
   end in the poles switching their places once again.   
      
   NASA's Dr. Tony Phillips said that a reversal of the sun's magnetic field is   
   literally, a big event.  He said that the domain of the sun's magnetic   
   influence extends billions of kilometres beyond the minor planet Pluto.    
   (NASA, others)   
      
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   RADIO FROM SPACE:  HUBBLE DISCOVERS FOUR ARMED GALAXY   
      
   The galaxy Messier 106 lies about 20 million light years from Earth in the   
   constellation Ursa Major. A new photo snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope   
   and radioed back to Earth was combined with observations by amateur   
   astronomers.  This new photo reveals this to be a rare four armed galaxy and   
   does so in stunning detail.   
      
   Hubble scientists released a video of the four armed galaxy in addition to   
   the new photo.  It shows that beneath its pink appearance that Messier 106 is   
   harboring a black hole that is gobbling up matter at the galaxy's center.    
   This black hole, scientists say, may be the key to the galaxy's mysterious   
   extra arms.   
      
   Spiral arms are bands of material that swirl out from the center of spiral   
   galaxies.  Most spiral galaxies have two, but Messier 106 has four.  In   
   addition to its prominent pair of main arms made of stars, this galaxy has   
   two thinner wisps of reddish gas spiraling from its center.  (Space.com)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  FUNCUBE CONTROLLERS SAY BIRD WORKING WELL   
      
   The FUNcube-1 or AO-73 ham radio satellite has been on-orbit for more than   
   six weeks and controllers say that all is nominal with the new bird.   
      
   The FUNcube team also reports that there is now a way to view the latest   
   AO-73 High Resolution Data that has been uploaded to the FUNcube Data   
   Warehouse.  A link can be found in the Navigation Bar on the warehouse.    
   Clicking on this link will make the Hi-Resolution data available to download   
   as .csv files.   
      
   You can download the Dashboard App Telemetry Decoder at   
   tinyurl.com/funcube-telemetry-dashboard.  The telemetry downlink frequency is   
   145.935 MHz in BPSK format.   
      
   FUNcube also carries a CW and SSB inverting transponder.  The uplink pass   
   band is from 435.150 to 435.130 MHz LSB, with a downlink from 145.950 to   
   145.970 MHz on USB.  (FUNcube Team, AMSAT, Southgate, others)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  ISS HAM VIDEO COMMISSIONING DELAYED   
      
   Gaston Bertels, ON4WF has provided an update on bringing on line of the new   
   Ham Video transmission system now on board the International Space Station.    
   According to Bertels the commissioning of the Ham Video transmitter needs to   
   cover different configurations involving 2 antennas, 4 frequencies and 2   
   symbol rates.   
      
   As announced earlier, the signals transmitted during this period will be   
   received by the Matera ground station located in southern Italy.  For these   
   transmissions, no camera will be used. The so-called "blank" transmissions   
   will nevertheless provide a complete DVB-S format signal.   
      
   AMSAT had hoped that the commissioning of the new transmitter would have   
   taken place last October but it appears that the "Flight Rules" regarding   
   ARISS activities, which cover VHF and UHF transmissions, needed to be updated   
   for the new S-band operation.  Writing such rules, having them verified and   
   signed by all parties involved is a time taking process.  Also unforeseen   
   events such as the recent failure of a cooling system like caused further   
   delay.   
      
   At this time Bertels says that sometime this month or in February seems a   
   reasonable guess for the Ham Video system to be fully activated for regular   
   use.  More on this as information is made available.  (ANS, ON4WF, ARISS,   
   Southgate)   
      
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   ON THE AIR SPECIAL EVENT STATION GB1RNLI FOR SOS RADIO   
      
   On the air listen out for special event station GBO1RNLI to be active   
   between January 25th to the 26th and possibly some limited operations on the   
   evenings of Tuesday, January 28th and Thursday, January 30th.  This special   
   event callsign will be used by U-K based Worksop Amateur Radio Society to   
   promote SOS Radio Week which is held each year to support the Royal National   
   Lifeboat Institution.  This year the club will be operating on 40 through 10   
   meters plus VHF on 6 meters, 2 meters and 70 cm using CW, SSB and Data modes.   
   QSL via the bureau or electronically using eQSL.  Full details about the   
   Royal National Lifeboat Institution is available at: www.rnli.org   
   http://www.rnli.org/.  (Southgate)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, ON6DX has announced the dates for his TY1TT operation fro Grand Popo   
   will be January 26th through and February 5th.  He plans to operate on the   
   highest possible bands.  For updates visit his website at   
   dxpedition.be/Benin.html   
      
   AF1G is now living and working on Andros Island signing slash C6A.  He will   
   be there until November 20th and is expected to be on 80 through 6 meters on   
   SSB.  QSL via Logbook of the World or direct to Tim Hardy, PSC 1012 Box 593,   
   FPO AA 34058-9998, USA.   
      
   JA3ARJ and JA1CJA will be active as TO3JA from Martinique between January   
   12th to the 19th.  No other details are yet available.  QSL via JA3AVO,   
   direct, by the bureau or Logbook of the World.   
      
   Lastly, F5MVB and F5AOW are planning to be operational sometime in 2014 as   
   5V7MP and 5V7BJ, respectively from Avepozo.  Details on bands, modes and   
   dates have not been announced yet, but should soon be forthcoming.   QSL via   
   their home callsigns, direct or by the bureau.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  SHARKS THAT TWEET   
      
   Sharks in Western Australia are now tweeting out where they are.  Well in a   
   way.  Here's Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, is down-under with the rest of the story:   
      
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   Australian government researchers have radio tagged 338 sharks with   
   transmitters that monitor where the animals are.  When a tagged shark is   
   about half a mile away from a beach, it triggers an alert, which tweets out a   
   message on the Surf Life Saving Western Australia Twitter feed.  The tweet   
   notes the shark's size, breed and approximate location.   
      
   Researchers so far have tagged great whites, whaler sharks and tiger sharks.   
   These tags will also be monitored by scientists studying sharks in their   
   natural habitat.   
      
   Since 2011, Australia has had more fatal shark attacks than any other   
   country.  There have been six over the past two years with the most recent   
   last November.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, in Nelson, New   
   Zealand.   
      
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   Chris Peck is the operations manager of Surf Life Saving of Western   
   Australia. He says that the tagging system alerts beachgoers far quicker than   
   traditional warnings but that it's not 100 percent foolproof.  More is on the   
   web at tinyurl.com/tweeting-vk-sharks   
   (NPR, New Science)   
      
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