Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1905 - February 14, 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1905 with a release date of February 14   
   2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST.  Hams stand ready in Slovenia as severe weather   
   turns electric power off for many citizens; Radio Amateurs of Canada says it   
   will protect hams from proposed cellphone tower law; a United Kingdom   
   monitoring station traces 40 meter interference to France; an on the air   
   party to introduce High Frequency Digital Audio to the world; the   
   commissioning of the new Ham Video system on the ISS postponed to March and   
   twinkling the light of Morse code is alive once more from the UK.  Find out   
   the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1905 coming your   
   way right now.   
      
      
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   RADIO HAMS RESPONDING TO SLOVENIA ELECTRICITY DISRUPTION   
      
   The cold weather across Europe has disrupted the electricity supply in   
   Slovenia and radio amateurs have been assisting with operations on a local   
   level.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   Since January 31st Slovenia has been affected by extreme cold weather such   
   as blizzards, heavy snow and sleet. This has caused the collapse of power   
   lines under the weight of ice and falling trees with electricity disruptions   
   now affecting 250,000 people at the height of the outage.  The restoration of   
   electric mains supply was being made difficult by the continuing bad weather.   
   This has prompted Slovenia to request assistance from the European Union in   
   the form of mobile high power electric power generators.   
      
   While there has been no wide-spread national request for communications   
   assistance Slovenian radio amateurs are preparing to respond if required.  In   
   the meantime a number of radio amateurs have been assisting in communications   
   operations on a local community level.  This, due to problems with the mobile   
   phone service and other radio networks falling victim to the severe weather   
   outbreak.   
      
   The European Union Civil Protection Mechanism has asked for assistance from   
   nearby European states with Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria providing   
   assistance.  Because of uncertainty of both weather conditions and overall   
   communications, the Austrian teams responding to Slovenia will be carrying   
   their own gear so as to communicate back to their home bases using Pactor and   
   Winlink..   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, reporting.   
      
   --   
      
   OE1VGC is the Emergency Communications Coordinator for Austria.  He is   
   asking all European radio amateurs to keep clear of 3.601, 3.608 and 3.617   
   MHz 3.644 MHz which are being used to support the Pactor and Winlink   
   operations until further notice.  Information on the European Union response   
   can be found at: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-102_en.htm   
   http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-102_en.htm  (IARU Region 1)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW:  RAC SAYS IT WILL ACT TO PROTECT HAMS IN PROPOSED NEW CELL TOWER   
   LAW   
      
   Some possible new worries for our friends to the North regarding towers and   
   antennas.  This with the February 5th announcement by Industry Canada's   
   Minister of a new rule making procedure titled "Harper Government Making   
   Changes to Cell Tower Placement Rules."  And while not directly mentioned in   
   the proposal, Canadian ham radio leaders appear to fear that changes could   
   adversely affect that nations amateur radio community.   
      
   According to a news release from Radio Amateurs of Canada, it does not   
   believe this policy change announcement was generated by problems caused by   
   the amateur radio community.  It also says that the current 50 foot height   
   limit has worked well for several years.   
      
   Radio Amateurs of Canada goes on to say that amateur radio antenna   
   structures are more like those used to receive off the air television or   
   listen to short wave broadcasts and as such they are different in many ways   
   from cell phone towers.  It adds that it plans to convey to Industry Canada   
   in the strongest of terms that no changes should be made that would   
   negatively affect amateur radio antenna installations.   (RAC, VE3XRA)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  UK MONITORING STATION TRACES 40 METER INTERFERENCE TO FRANCE   
      
   A United Kingdom monitoring station has gotten a fix on a possible French   
   military station that has been causing interference on 7.166  MHz in the 40   
   meter band.  The IARU Monitoring System newsletter reports a French station   
   has been making long CW transmissions of 5 letter groups on 7.166 MHz.    
   United Kingdom telecommunications regulator Ofcom's used its direction   
   finding facility at Baldock to get a fix on the station which is now believed   
   to be located in France's Loire valley.  (IARU-R1)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING:  POLAND GIVES HAMS TWO NEW BANDS   
      
   As of February 18th, two new bands have been made available to ham radio   
   operators in Poland.  The first is 472 to 479 kHz with up to 1 Watt of    
   Effective Radiated Power.  The other spectrum is from 122.25 to 123.00   
   Gigahertz.  Both are allocated to the Polish amateur service on a secondary   
   non interfering basis to other services using the same spectrum.  (Southgate,   
   others)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  ALL SOUTH AFRICA LICENSE RENEWALS DUE FEBRUARY 28   
      
   South African Telecommunications Regulator ICASA has announced that the   
   closing date for that nations radio amateurs to file their license renewal   
   will be February 28th.  This applies to all amateur radio licenses including   
   repeaters and beacons.  Failing to do so will result in cancellation of the   
   license.  According to the South African Radio League, this is also an   
   opportunity to renew an amateur license for 5 years at a discounted rate.    
   (SARL)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  URAO PARTY TO INTRODUCE DIGITAL VOICE TO THE HF WORLD   
      
   The European Radio Amateurs' Organization has announced a new High Frequency   
   on the air gathering that it's calling "Experiencing Digital Voice."  Its   
   purpose is to help introduce this new mode to a wide as possible ham radio   
   audience while having fun and meeting other hams on the air the world over.   
      
   The event is slated March 1st and 2nd from 00:00 to 24:00 hours UTC each   
   day.  The mode used will be Free DV which implements both Codec 2 and the   
   FDMDV modem neither of which is patent protected or restricted.   
      
   This is not a contest but rather just a radio meeting but it does have a few   
   simple recommendations to follow.  Recommended frequencies for this fun   
   technology gathering and all other needed information is on the web at   
   www.eurao.org http://www.eurao.org/.  It's the second item down on the page.   
   (EURAO)   
      
   **   
      
   GOING TO SPACE:  SEND YOUR NAME TO THE ASTEROID BENNU!   
      
   If you have ever wanted to vicariously into space, now is your chance.  NASA   
   is inviting people around the world including ham radio operators to submit   
   their names to be etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed to the   
   asteroid Bennu in 2016.   
      
   The "Messages to Bennu" microchip will travel to the asteroid aboard the   
   Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith   
   Explorer spacecraft. The robotic mission will spend more than two years at   
   the asteroid, which has a width of only about 1,760 feet.  The spacecraft   
   will collect a sample of Bennu's surface and then return it to Earth .   
      
   The deadline to submit your name online is Sept. 30, 2014.  Participants who   
   submit their names to the "Messages to Bennu!" campaign will be able to print   
   a certificate of appreciation to document their involvement.  To submit your   
   name for inclusion on this mission please take your web browser to   
   planetary.org/bennu.  While there are no instructions as to how to how to   
   include your callsign, we found it simple to just put it right after your   
   last name.  (ANS, NASA)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  PERUVIAN IOTA DXPEDITION   
      
   In DX up front, word that a joint Peruvian expedition composed of members of   
   the Radio Club Peruano and the Radio Club Grupo DX Bahia Blanca of Argentina,   
   will be on the air from Isla San Lorenzo from February 20th to the 24th.  The   
   Island is located in the Pacific with the group signing the special call   
   OC0I. The operators plan to have two stations active simultaneously 24 hours   
   a day on 80 through 10 meters, including WARC bands.  Modes mentioned include   
   CW, SSB and PSK-31.  QSL direct to LU7DSY or via the bureau to LU3DXG.    
   Electronic QSL's go via  eQSL.  (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  OH2AXE MOVES TO CRETE   
      
   And word from OH2AXE that he is now a permanent resident on Crete and on the   
   air signing portable SV9. He hopes to obtain a SV0 callsign eventually.  For   
   the moment please QSL direct only or electronically using eQSL.  We will have   
   more DX news for you later on in this weeks newscast.  (DXNL)   
      
   **   
      
      
   BREAK 1   
      
   Time for you to identify your station.  We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,   
   heard on bulletin stations around the world including the VU3MGH repeater   
   serving Madurai in the South of India.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
   **   
      
   COMMUNICATIONS POLITICS:  SENATE NOTE LIKELY TO TAKE UP REVISING THE   
   COMMUNICATIONS ACT SOON   
      
   Don't look for the United States Senate to follow the House of   
   Representatives lead to overhaul the Communications Act anytime soon as we   
   hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF:   
      
   --    
      
   According to United States Senator Mark Pryor of Tennessee, the Senate won't   
   be following the House's lead this year to overhaul the sweeping law   
   regulating TV, radio and all other telecommunications services.   
      
   The Communications Act, first written in 1934, created the Federal   
   Communications Commission and outlined rules governing communications as it   
   stood at that time.  Over the years it has been amended on many occasions to   
   try to keep up with emerging technologies.  The Act was last updated in 1996,   
   when the Internet was still in its infancy.   
      
   The House Energy and Commerce Committee has already begun to look into ways   
   to bring the Communications Act into line with the needs of the 21st Century,   
   but Pryor who is chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on   
   Communications said the overall Senate Commerce Committee probably will not   
   be following suit.   
      
   Critics of the current Communications Act have said that it creates what   
   they call silos for different type of communications.  That they say has   
   posed a problem for new technologies such as Voice over Internet Protocol   
   phone calls that are transmitted over broadband and other Internet lines.   
      
   The House of Representatives effort to rewrite the law is expected to take   
   multiple years, and has only just gotten started.  This past January an   
   Energy and Commerce Subcommittee held its first hearing on the issue with   
   five former FCC chairmen in attendance.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the Newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   So when might the Senate take on looking at such a Communications Act   
   overhaul?  Most political guessers think that it will be sometime after the   
   mid-term elections at the earliest.  (The Hill, CommNews)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC AFFIRMS $10000 FINE AGAINST UNLICENSED SAN FRANCISCO   
   STATION   
      
   The FCC has denied a petition for reconsideration and has ordered Daniel K.   
   Roberts of San Francisco, California, to pay a $10,000 fine for operating an   
   unlicensed radio station.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP,   
   reports:   
      
   --   
      
   According to the FCC, the case concerns Daniel Roberts's alleged operation   
   of a station it identifies as Pirate Cat Radio.  This claims the agency was   
   an unlicensed radio broadcast station operating on 87.9 MHz in San Francisco,   
   California.   
      
   As detailed in the Forfeiture Order, Daniel Roberts was identified as the   
   executive of the Pirate Cat Cafe and Studio.  The FCC asserts that in 2008,   
   Roberts began operating Pirate Cat Radio from a studio at the same location.    
   At the time the Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture was issued, the   
   Pirate Cat Radio website prominently featured Roberts while describing itself   
   as an unlicensed low powered community radio station.   
      
   On October 23, 2009, Roberts filed a response to the Notice.  In it he   
   acknowledged his previous involvement in extra-legal broadcasting years ago,   
   but denied that transmissions had ever emanated from the Pirate Cat Radio   
   Cafe and Studio.  Roberts also denied operating or controlling any unlicensed   
   radio station on 87.9 MHz or any transmission of energy on any frequency.    
   Roberts claimed that the Pirate Cat Cafe and Studio internet streamed program   
   was likely downloaded and broadcast by third parties.   
      
   But in its February 7th finding denying the FCC said that based on the   
   overall record in this case, it finds that the agency correctly determined   
   that Roberts was engaged in the management and operation of Pirate Cat Radio.   
   This in violation of Section 301 of the Act and that proof of the operation   
   was supported by a preponderance of evidence.  It then affirmed the   
   Forfeiture Order gave him the usual time to pay or to file a further appeal.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,   
   Arizona.   
      
   --   
      
   If Roberts fails pay the fine the FCC says the matter could be turned over   
   to the Department of Justice for possible further action.  (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  NEW ZEALAND SAYS NO TO STREAMING AIR TRAFFIC OVER THE WWW   
      
   New Zealand's Radio Spectrum Management says that streaming air traffic   
   communications over the internet may compromise air safety.  It has already   
   ordered one such operation to cease as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF:   
      
   --   
      
   A commercial pilot recently began streaming local airport radio   
   communications traffic over the internet, without either the consent of the   
   parties involved or of the Civil Aviation Authority.   
      
   Telecommunications regulator Radio Spectrum Management soon received a   
   complaint from the airport.  It was concerned of a likely compromise to the   
   safety and integrity of its operations resulting from unwanted publication of   
   its communications.   
      
   In consultation with the Civil Aviation Authority which was also concerned   
   that the internet streaming breached International Civil Aviation   
   Organization principles, and with assistance of airport staff, Radio Spectrum   
   Management was able to quickly locate the offender and visited the property.   
   The pilot cooperated with an inspection and was then formally warned.   
      
   It should be noted that Articles 17 and 18 of the International   
   Telecommunication Union Radio Regulations apply to secrecy of communications   
   by both licensees and the general public.  New Zealand gives recognition to   
   those requirements in the nations Radiocommunications Act 1989.  Those laws   
   make it an offense for anyone to disclose the contents, or to reproduce, or   
   to make use of radio based communications not intended for that person.  The   
   Act also provides for a penalty of up to $30,000 in New Zealand Dollars for   
   violating this law.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, in Nelson, New   
   Zealand.   
      
   --   
      
   As we go to air there is no word as to what if any additional penalties the   
   unnamed pilot may face for violating New Zealand laws against streaming   
   airport audio over the Internet.  (NZ Radio Spectrum Management)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO ON-LINE:  APPS FOR HAMS AND SWLS AT SWLING POST   
      
   Hams looking for amateur radio related apps for their smart phones or   
   tablets now have a place to go to learn what's available.  The on-line SWLing   
   Post has printed a run down of some of the amateur radio apps that are   
   currently available.  Apps for Shortwave Listeners are there as well.  To get   
   there, simply go to tinyurl.com/ham-radio-apps. (SWLing Post, Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENING:  CENTRAL STATES VHF SOCIETY SOLICITING PAPERS FOR CONFERENCE   
      
   The Central States VHF Society is soliciting papers and presentations for   
   the 48th annual conference slated for July 25th to the 27th in Austin, Texas.   
      
   Papers and presentations pertaining to all aspects of operation on VHF and   
   above frequencies other than FM and repeaters are welcome.  The due date for   
   all entries is April 23rd with all submission going via e-mail to Tom Apel or   
   Dick Hanson via e-mail to tom at k5tra dot net or dick at dkhanson dot com.   
      
   This years featured dinner speaker will be Jimmy Treybig, W6JKV.  And   
   possibly as an added incentive, planners say that there will be Best   
   Presentation and Best Technical Paper awards presented at this year's   
   convention banquet.  More is on the web at csvhfs.org.  (VHF Reflector)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  2014 FIELD DAY PACKETS AVAILABLE.   
      
   The ARRL has announced that the 2014 Field Day packets are now available   
   on-line at arrl.org/field-day.  This years Field Day takes place on June 28   
   and 29th.  (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  N8TMW NASHVILLE SCENE TO AIR FEB 26   
      
   An episode of the TV program Nashville on which Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim   
   Damron, N8TMW, will appear is now slated for broadcast on Wednesday evening,   
   February 26th on the ABC Television Network.  As previously reported Jim   
   plays the part of a minister conducting the graveside service of one of the   
   show's characters.  He says that the scene was shot in the historic Mt Olivet   
   Cemetery in Nashville.  The title of the episode is number 215 and carries   
   the title of "They Don't Make 'em Like My Daddy Anymore."  (N8TMW)   
      
   **   
      
   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:   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  JAPAN TO TEST 'MAGNETIC NET' TO CATCH FLOATING SPACE   
   JUNK   
      
   One of the real challenges to low Earth orbit satellite deployment is the   
   growing amount of space junk circling the globe.  Now Japan thinks it has   
   found a way to can get rid of some of that debris as we hear from Skeeter   
   Nash, N5ASH:   
      
   --   
      
   According to the FCC, the case concerns Daniel Roberts's alleged operation   
   of a station it identifies as Pirate Cat Radio.  This claims the agency was   
   an unlicensed radio broadcast station operating on 87.9 MHz in San Francisco,   
   California.   
      
   As detailed in the Forfeiture Order, Daniel Roberts was identified as the   
   executive of the Pirate Cat Cafe and Studio.  The FCC asserts that in 2008,   
   Roberts began operating Pirate Cat Radio from a studio at the same location.    
   At the time the Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture was issued, the   
   Pirate Cat Radio website prominently featured Roberts while describing itself   
   as an unlicensed low powered community radio station.   
      
   On October 23, 2009, Roberts filed a response to the Notice.  In it he   
   acknowledged his previous involvement in extra-legal broadcasting years ago,   
   but denied that transmissions had ever emanated from the Pirate Cat Radio   
   Cafe and Studio.  Roberts also denied operating or controlling any unlicensed   
   radio station on 87.9 MHz or any transmission of energy on any frequency.    
   Roberts claimed that the Pirate Cat Cafe and Studio internet streamed program   
   was likely downloaded and broadcast by third parties.   
      
   But in its February 7th finding denying the FCC said that based on the   
   overall record in this case, it finds that the agency correctly determined   
   that Roberts was engaged in the management and operation of Pirate Cat Radio.   
   This in violation of Section 301 of the Act and that proof of the operation   
   was supported by a preponderance of evidence.  It then affirmed the   
   Forfeiture Order gave him the usual time to pay or to file a further appeal.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,   
   Arizona.   
      
   --   
      
   While it may sound a bit like science fiction, the same was said about mans   
   exploration of the moon and beyond less than five decades ago.   
   More is on the web at http://tinyurl.com/kjanbpx)   
   http://tinyurl.com/kjanbpx)  (Southgate, G7VFY)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  HAM VIDEO COMMISSIONING POSTPONED   
      
   The European Space Agency has postponed the commissioning of the new Ham   
   Video system until at least March 8th.  According to Gaston Bertels, ON4WF,   
   this is a multi-step process with the possible dates being March 8th for step   
   1, March 9th for step 2 and March 16th for step 3.  These dates are all on   
   weekends.  While the agenda is still to be finalized Bertels notes that there   
   will be a week of blank transmissions as a part of the commissioning process.   
   Once in operation the Ham Video system will expand the experience of those   
   participating in the Ham Radio in Space classroom contacts.  (ON4WF)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  VON KARMAN INSTITUTE QB50 PRECURSOR FLIGHTS TO CARRY   
   HAM TRANSPONDERS   
      
   The Von Karman Institute of Belgium is developing a constellation of 50   
   CubeSats called QB 50 that will be launched into a 220 mile altitude low   
   earth orbit for scientific research.   
      
   Now comes word that AMSAT-UK, AMSAT-Francophone, and AMSAT-NL are preparing   
   amateur radio payloads to fly on two precursor spacecraft to launch in   
   advance of the main satellites.  These early birds are expected to be carried   
   to space in April or May of this year and placed into a 370 mile high Sun   
   Synchronous orbit.  One bird will carry a FUNcube-based UHF to VHF linear   
   transponder and the other will be a UHF to VHF FM transponder with AX.25   
   telemetry.  Exact operating frequencies and other technical details of these   
   two tiny satellites has not been announced.   
      
   The precise launch date of the 50 microsat QB 50 constellation has yet to be   
   confirmed but the launch window is defined as being between December 2015 and   
   November 2016.  (AMSAT-UK)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO IN SPACE:  CUBESATS DEPLOYED FROM INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION   
      
   Astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA, has successfully deployed the first of the   
   33 CubeSats that were launched to the International Space Station in the   
   Cygnus freighter on January 9th.  The Tuesday, February 11th deployment   
   consisted of the first two of the Flock-1 constellation of 28 Dove CubeSats   
   made by Planet Labs.   
      
   In addition to the 28 Planet Labs micro-birds, there are also four amateur   
   radio CubeSats waiting to be placed on-orbit.  These are LituanicaSat-1,   
   LitSat-1, ArduSat-2 and UAPSat-1 as well as a 915 MHz CubeSat SkyCube.  All   
   are planned to be deployed in the coming weeks.   
   (ANS)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  CELEBRATING THE HAMANAKO FLOWER EXPO   
      
   On the air, keep an ear open for special event station 8N2HHH to be active   
   on all bands and modes between March 1st to June 16th.  This in celebration   
   of Japan's Hamanako Flower Expo on the island of Honshu.  If you make   
   contact, please QSL as directed on the air.  (JJ1WTL/AC6IM)   
      
   **   
   ON THE AIR:  ROTARIANS ON THE AIR TO STOP POLIO   
      
   To celebrate the birthday of community service organization Rotary   
   International and highlight its involvement in eradicating the disease polio,   
   members of the organization will be  on air on February the 22nd and 23rd   
   with a number of special event stations.   
      
   All participating Rotarians on Amateur Radio throughout the world will call   
   CQ Polio to commemorate the founding of Rotary International in 1905, and   
   educate the public about Rotary's End Polio Now campaign.   
      
   Thanks to the vaccine developed by the late researcher Dr. Jonas Salk. Polio   
   is no longer a problem in many nations.  However it still remains a major   
   threat to public health in a number of places around the globe.   
   (WAI News)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, UA4WHX is now active stroke CE0Z from Robinson Crusoe Island.  As   
   always, the length of his stay is unknown but he has been heard in the past   
   on 80 through 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.  QSL via the information   
   found on QRZ.com.   
      
   OE4AAC is reportedly on the air stroke 3B9 from Rodrigues Island and will be   
   there  through February 18th.  Activity is holiday style on 40 through 10   
   meters using CW only.  QSL via OE4AAC.   
      
   F5MVB and F5AOW are planning to be active as 5V7MP and 5V7BJ, respectively,   
   from Avepozo, Togo from March 23rd to the 31st.  Operations will be on CW and   
   SSB.  QSL via their home callsigns, either direct or by the Bureau.   
      
   G3XAQ be on the air from Kampala, Uganda, as 5X1XA between February 25th and   
   March 16th.  Activity will be CW only.  QSL 5X1XA via G3SWH.   
      
   GM4YXI and GM3WOJ will be operational as A35X and A35V respectively, from   
   Tongatapu Island between April 4th to the 18th. Activity will be on 160   
   through 10 meters using CW and SSB and some RTTY.  QSL both A35V and A35X via   
   N3SL   
      
   Lastly, M5RIC will be active stroke 5B from Cyprus between July 22nd and the   
   29th.  His operation will include the RSGB Islands on the Air Contest slated   
   for July 26th and the 27th using the callsign C4I.  Outside of the contest,   
   look for him on SSB and RTTY.  QSL via M0OXO.   
      
   (Above from OPDX and other DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  WORLDBEAT:  UK BRISTOL'S CABOT TOWER SENDS OUT MORSE CODE   
   AGAIN   
      
   A visual beacon is once again shining from a special place in the United   
   Kingdom and is speaking in Morse Code.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Cheryl   
   Lasek, K9BIK, tells us the story:   
      
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   A blinking lamp spelling out the name Bristol in Morse code is flashing once   
   again from the United Kingdom's 105 foot tall Cabot Tower.  This, marking the   
   full refurbishment of the historic monument.   
      
   The sites old Morse transmitter was switched off in 2001 after developing a   
   problem that required major repair.  It was removed when the tower was closed   
   to the public six years later following the discovery of cracks in its   
   structure.   
      
   The tower was reopened in 2011 following a massive restoration.  The   
   finishing touch will be added when the transmitter is reinstalled but is   
   currently just sending the name Bristol once again.   
      
   Originally it flashed out the word 'Bristol' from dusk until dawn.  The text   
   was later changed to read Cabot Tower, Brandon Hill, Bristol.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion Illinois.   
      
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   More about the history of the Cabot Tower can be found at   
   http://tinyurl.com/l3r3zco http://tinyurl.com/l3r3zco  (Southgate, Wikipedia,   
   others)   
      
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