Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1913 - April 11, 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1913 with a release date of April 11   
   2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a Q-S-T.  Hams in the UK about to loose access to some very   
   important UHF spectrum; amateur radio software being used in undersea hunt   
   for a missing Boeing 777 jetliner; severe weather shutters VK9MT Mellish Reef   
   DXpedition early; an article asks why municipalities are not using more ham   
   radio emergency communications resources and radio based collision free cars   
   may soon be with us.  Find out the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm)   
   report number 1913 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESTRUCTURING:  UK HAMS TO LOOSE PARTS OF THE 2.3 AND 3.4 GHZ BANGS   
      
   Hams in the UK will soon lose parts of two important super high frequency   
   bands.  This after that nation's telecommunications regulator Ofcom publishes   
   a statement on the future of amateur radio use of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and   
   3.4 GHz bands.  Jeremy Boot, G-4-N-J-H,, has the rest of the story: the   
   Riverside California police department gets schooled on ham radio versus   
   distracted driving;   
      
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   In the United Kingdom, a Consultation is about the equivalent to a Notice of   
   Proposed Rule Making in the United States.  Following a consultation last   
   year, Ofcom has decided to remove from the Amateur Radio License all   
   frequencies in these bands which overlap with those planned for reallocation   
   of 2350 to 2390 and 3410 to 3475 MHz.  In doing so the regulatory agency is   
   giving amateur operators at least twelve months' notice of this intention.   
      
   For the moment, Ofcom has decided to retain amateur access to the adjacent   
   bands.  But the caveat is that the regulatory authority has also put in place   
   a procedure to enable these frequencies to be removed from the Amateur Radio   
   License if necessary in future.   
      
   In addition, Ofcom has been required by the Ministry of Defense to implement   
   measures to ensure its systems are adequately protected from interference   
   from amateur uses in both the released spectrum and in adjacent bands.  Its   
   statement contains guidance from Ofcom with which amateur users must comply,   
   with immediate effect, when using these frequencies.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeramy Boot, G4NJH, in Nottingham in the   
   U.K..   
      
      
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   Amateur Radio users of the 2310 to 2350 MHz band have been requested to   
   register their use and provide contact details to Ofcom.  Details are at   
   tinyurl.com/UK-2GHz-change  (Ofcom, Southgate)   
      
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   RADIO USE:  UK HAMS ASKED TO BE CAREFULL IN USING 5 MHZ   
      
   Still in the UK, telecommunications regulator Ofcom has indicated that   
   during the coming days there may be temporary increased usage of the 5 MHz   
   band by a primary user.  As such, hams in that nation have been advised to   
   take particular care to ensure that frequencies are not in use before calling   
   CQ.  In the UK as elsewhere, use of the 5 MHz band by ham radio is on a   
   secondary, non-interfering basis to all other users.  (RSGB)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  HAM DEVELOPED SOFTWARE AIDING IN SEARCH FOR MH-370   
      
   The ARRL reports that amateur radio developed software is assisting in   
   search for the missing Malaysia Air Flight MH370.  US Navy personnel involved   
   in the search are using the signal processing and analysis package called   
   Spectrum Laboratory developed by Wolf Buescher, DL4YHF, to analyze the   
   recently detected 37.5 kHz pings that may be coming from the plane's black   
   box voice and data recorders.  Very Low Frequency experimenter Warren   
   Ziegler, K2ORS, told the ARRL that this is the same software package recently   
   used by ham radio experimenters to detect transatlantic signals on 29 kHz.  A   
   detailed story about how this software is being used in the hunt for the   
   missing Boeing 777 aircraft is at tinyurl.com/aircraft-search-continues     
   (ARRL, Southgate)   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  ARTICLE SUGGESTS MORE USE OF EMCOMM HAMS   
      
   "Most Local and County Emergency Management Plans Ignore Amateur Radio" is   
   the title of an article in the April 6th edition of the Ground Report issued   
   by Creative Commons.  The article by Robert Tilford seeks an answer as to why   
   more municipalities and other agencies are not including ham radio as a   
   resource in planning for events such as natural disasters and even terrorist   
   attacks.  He notes the ability of amateur radio operators to communicate from   
   these disasters enabling them to serve as an extremely valuable and vital   
   communications tool for dissemination of critical information when other more   
   traditional means fail.  In all it's a very positive look at our hobby and is   
   on the web at tinyurl.com/use-more-emcomm-hams.  (Ground Report)   
      
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   RADIO LAW:  RIVERSIDE POLICE GET SCHOOLED ON HAM RADIO VS DISTRACTED DRIVING   
      
   Due to the actions of Clint Bradford K6LCS, Riverside California Police   
   Department will be reviewing the states Distracted Driving rule known as   
   Vehicle Code section 23123 with all field officers.  This, to explain how   
   mobile amateur radio communications with an attached handheld microphone are   
   not targets of this law.   
      
   According to Bradford, it all began when he wound up in what he describes as   
   a discussion with a motorcycle officer on the morning of April 8th.  The   
   officer asked Bradford he was doing.  K6LCS explained to him that he was   
   talking on an amateur radio.  At that point the officer warned him that he   
   better not as he was risking getting an expensive ticket.   
      
   Instead of continuing the conversation Bradford spoke directly with both   
   Riverside Police Department's Watch Commander and its Traffic Supervisor.  In   
   turn, the Traffic Supervisor promised to discuss this matter with all   
   officers at roll call on what the intent of the states distracted driving law   
   is.   
      
   Bradford noted that he and the Riverside Police were both on the same   
   wavelength when it came to what amateur radio was all about.  Also that   
   operating a mobile amateur radio station with an attached microphone is not a   
   violation of the California Vehicle Code.  (K6LCS)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  SEVERE WEATHER CLOSES DOWN VK9MT MELLISH REEF OPERATION EARLY   
      
   In DX up front, the long awaited VK9MT Mellish Reef DXpedition was forced to   
   go QRT on April 4th due to the lack of cooperation by Mother Nature.   
      
   The team was planning to operate from Mellish Reef until April 9th.   But an   
   update sent out by Gene Spinelli, K5GS, on April 5th said that due to the   
   ever worsening weather associated with an impending tropical storm, that they   
   had decided in the interest of safety to end the operation early.    
      
   The time spent on Mellish Reef had been rough for the VK9MT team.  Storms   
   hampered their operation and they were on the verge of leaving at any time.    
   The weather was described as being extremely windy, with occasional heavy   
   rain causing the antennas to take a severe beating. The operating tents were   
   shaking and very noisy making it difficult for the operators to discern   
   callsigns of those trying to make contact.   
      
   According to Spinelli, the last night on the island was extremely difficult.   
   With continued heavy rain and wind, radio operations were nearly impossible.   
   While the team is disappointed, it would like to acknowledge the generosity   
   of the clubs, foundations, individual donors as well as its corporate   
   sponsors.  (Team Mellish Reef 2014, OPDX)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  7P8YY FROM LESOTHO APRIL 22 TO MAY 1   
      
   K5YY has told the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter that he will be operating as 7P8YY   
   from Roma, Lesotho, between April 22nd and about May 1st.  He plans to   
   concentrate on the upper High Frequency bands, especially on 15 and 10 meters   
   with a goal of working DXers who might need 7P8 for a new country or band for   
   their DXCC award.  He adds that he will be joined by 4 to 5 other hams for   
   what he terms as a fun and vacation style operation, and all operators will   
   be using their own 7P8 prefix callsigns.  QSLs for 7P8YY go direct only to   
   K5YY.  He will not be using the bureau not any electronic QSL service.  (OPDX)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  REPUBLIC OF NAURU SEPTEMBER 29 TO OCTOBER 19   
      
   LZ1GC is planning to be operational as C21GC from the Republic of Nauru   
   between September 29th and October 19th.  Activity will be on 160 through10   
   meters using CW, SSB and some RTTY.  Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog during   
   his operation if at all possible.  The QSL route for this operation has not   
   yet been announced.  And we will have more DX news for you in this weeks   
   report.  (Facebook)   
      
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   Time for you to identify your station.  We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,   
   heard on bulletin stations around the world including the Alaska Morning Net   
   serving America's final frontier.   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT:  THE FCC PROPOSED A TOTAL OF $40,000 IN FINES FOR APPARENT   
   UNLICENSED STATION OPERATIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA   
      
   A pair of unlicensed broadcasters in the Sunshine State have been dinged   
   with some heavy proposed fines.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Hal Rogers, K8CMD,   
   has the details:   
      
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   The FCC has issued a $15,000 Notice of Liability to Jean Richard Salvador   
   for allegedly operating an unlicensed radio station in the Miami area.  This   
   after FCC agents responded to complaints about an illegal station operating   
   on 89.5 MHz.    
      
   Using direction finding they traced the signal and a coaxial cable coming   
   off the roof antenna to Jean Richard Salvador's apartment.  Upon making a   
   station inspection, they found that the cable was connected to homebrew FM   
   transmitter and other equipment.  The agency proposed a $15,000 fine against   
   Salvador because agents had previously warned him about illegal station   
   operation.    
      
   In another south Florida case, the FCC says that Damian Anthony Ojouku Allen   
   is a repeat offender which is the reason that it proposed a $25,000 penalty.    
   This, for apparently operating a station on 101.1 MHz in Ft. Lauderdale.   
      
   According to the commission it had warned Allen several times that   
   unlicensed operations are illegal and had previously fined him $20,000 for   
   operating such a station on the same frequency in the city of Pompano Beach.    
   In issuing the latest proposed fine, the FCC noted that the fact that Damian   
   Allen would commit the same violation on the same frequency demonstrates a   
   deliberate disregard for the agency's authority.     
      
   I'm Hal Rogers, K8CMD.   
      
   --   
      
   Both Salvador and Allen were given the customary 30 days from the date the   
   notices were issued to pay their respective fines or file appeals.   (FCC, RW)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT:  CELLPHONE JAMMER BRINGS TEXAS FIRM $29,250 NAL   
      
   Houston, Texas-based R&M Manufacturing has been issued a $29,250 Notice of   
   Apparent Liability for its alleged use of a cellular telephone phone jamming   
   device.  This, to keep employees at its plant from placing wireless calls at   
   work.     
      
   The FCC's Houston office first learned of the interference in a March 29,   
   2013 complaint from AT&T alleging that a signal was interfering with its   
   licensed cellular communications.  On March 29th and April 1st, 2013 using   
   direction finding the agents assigned to the case located the source of the   
   strong wideband signals in the cellular and P-C-S bands were coming from   
   R&M's manufacturing facility.   
      
   In its decision to issue the $29,250 proposed fine the FCC noted that R&M   
   admitted that it operated a jamming device for about 10 days, starting on or   
   around March 23, 2013, with the intended effect of blocking and otherwise   
   interfering with FCC authorized radio communications.  The FCC says that the   
   operation of the jamming device could have had disastrous consequences by   
   precluding the use of cellular phones to reach life saving 9-1-1 services   
   provided by police, ambulance, and fire departments.  It could also have   
   disrupted critical communications of first responders who might have visited   
   R&M's facility or nearby locations in a life and death situation.   
      
   As is customary in these cases, R&M was given the customary 30 days to pay   
   the fine or to file an appeal.  (FCC)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  MISSOURI REPEATER GROUP SEEKS DONATIONS TO UPGRADE ITS EMCOMM   
   ABILITY   
      
   An amateur radio group in southwest Missouri is seeking donations for   
   upgrades to its regional repeater.  The Southern Missouri Emergency   
   Communications Fund has been established by the 145.49 Repeater Club to   
   replace their ageing equipment.   
      
   Michael Blake, NZ0NQW, is the president of the 145.49 Repeater Club and a   
   board member for the Southern Missouri Emergency Communications Fund.  He   
   says that the organization's radio equipment is funded solely by its members,   
   and costs can mount quickly for repair of aged equipment.     
      
   As a result, the group is actively seeking private and corporate donors to   
   support the badly needed upgrades to the system.  This so that it can   
   continue its mission of helping to keep communities in touch and forewarned   
   in times of severe weather and other emergencies.   
      
   Donations to the Southern Missouri Emergency Communications Fund can be made   
   on-line at www.cfozarks.org/donate http://www.cfozarks.org/donate (please   
   type SMO Emergency Comm) in the Fund/Program field on the page) or by mailing   
   a donation to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks at P.O. Box 8960,   
   Springfield, MO, 65801, indicating the fund in the memo line.   (jm.com,   
   eHam.net))   
      
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   RADIO NEWS:  HIGH WINDS FELL TWO TOWERS IN MASSACHUSETTS   
      
   Severe weather has taken a toll on two Massachusetts communications towers   
   as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB:   
      
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   High winds and heavy rain are being blamed for the collapse of two towers in   
   the Berkshire Mountains over the weekend of March 29th and 30th that affected   
   broadcasters, cellular providers and Internet service.  The collapse of the   
   towers on Florida Mountain resulted in the loss or significant interruption   
   normal lines of communications services in the North Adams Massachusetts area.   
      
   Paul Thurst is an engineer in the affected area.  He wrote in his blog that   
   WUPE- FM in North Adams was taken down by the tower collapse.  A crawling   
   information line on the stations website told station listeners that they   
   could hear the stations programming via that website and on 1110 kHz AM   
   during the day.  According to Thurst a new University of Massachusetts owned   
   translator for New England Public Radio was also affected, pushing back its   
   sign-on date.     
      
   Meantime the North Adams Department of Public Safety issued a statement   
   telling the public that anyone in need assistance and who has no cellular   
   telephone service to instead call for assistance using a wireline telephone.    
   The announcement also noted that the North Adams Police Department will be   
   monitoring its Facebook page if someone is unable to contact Public Safety in   
   any other way.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, reporting.   
      
   --   
      
   At airtime its not known if any amateur radio repeaters or remote bases were   
   on the collapsed towers.  (RW, Berkshire Eagle)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  PLANS FOR W9DXCC DX CONVENTION ANNOUNCED   
      
   The Northern Illinois DX Association has announced that the 2014 W9DXCC   
   convention and banquet will be held September 19th to the 20th, at the Hyatt   
   Regency Hotel in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg.  The event will feature a   
   day of DX University sessions on Friday and an expanded convention setting on   
   Saturday. For more details you're your web browser to w9dxcc.com  (W9DXCC)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  D-STAR CLASS RETURNS TO DAYTON HAMVENTION 2014   
      
   What's being termed as the ultimate D-STAR training class returns to Dayton   
   Hamvention for the third year.  This to provide an introduction to D-STAR for   
   new users getting on the air and more advanced information for experienced   
   D-STAR users.    
      
   Called D-STAR Info Con 2014, the three-hour class will be held at the Drury   
   Inn in the heart of hotel row not far from the Hara Arena.  This year's   
   topics will include using the D R Mode, using a Raspberry Pi with a DVAP,   
   updating Repeater Lists for D R Mode, using D-RATS for data and much more.     
      
   The new Icom ID-5100A will be demonstrated and all registered participants   
   are eligible to win an ID-51A dual-band D-STAR handheld that will be given   
   away during the class.   
      
   The cost of the class is $15.00 and includes all course material.     
   Pre-registration is required and seating is limited.  Registration   
   information can be found at www.dstarinfo.com http://www.dstarinfo.com/     
   (D-STARInfoCon2014)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: FOUR DAYS IN MAY QRP - THE QRP CONVENTION   
      
   The popular Four Days In May QRP gathering is slated for Wednesday, May 14th   
   through Sunday, May 18th.  Timed to coincide with the Dayton Hamvention, this   
   years gathering of low power enthusiasts and builders will be held at the   
   Holiday Inn in Fairborn, Ohio, just East of the Air Force Museum.     
      
   Events scheduled so far include numerous seminars related to low power   
   operation.  There will also be a presentation by Ten-Tec; a Meet the Speakers   
   gathering, QRP Club Night, a homebrew competition and of coarse the famed   
   Four Days in May Buildathon.  Registrants will be eligible to win one of four   
   Ten-Tec transceivers that will be drawn for during some of the seminar   
   sessions.    
      
   If you are planning to go to Hamvention 2014 and have an interest in low   
   power operation you might want to drop by Four Days in May to spend a bit of   
   time with the QRP crowd.  Buses to and from the Hamvention at the Hara Arena   
   will be available.  More is on the web at www.qrparci.org/fdim   
   http://www.qrparci.org/fdim   (FDIM,  KB8DNS, VHF Reflector)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  A HAM RADIO RESTRSPECTIVE THROUGH FILM AND VIDEO   
      
   Still with Hamvention related news, we here at amateur Radio Newsline will   
   again be hosting the annual Ham Radio Town Meeting.  This year in keeping   
   with the overall "maker renaissance" theme of the 2014 Dayton Hamvention and   
   also its association with the 100th anniversary of our national society the   
   American Radio Relay League this years Ham Radio Town Meeting is will present   
   "The History of Ham Radio as Told in Film and Video."     
      
   Through the magic of preserved promotional films, documentaries and videos,   
   with some dating back a half century or more, this session will be a   
   nostalgic trip through time.  It will also show you ham radio as is was in   
   the past and how we hams as the first true "makers" helped mature all forms   
   of telecommunications to what we have today.  The session will also show the   
   important role played by the ARRL in its nurturing, maturing and protecting   
   the Amateur Radio Service.  We also hope to have some of those involved in   
   the production of these films and videos on hand to answer any questions that   
   you might have.     
      
   And as a side benefit, the session will also give you a place to take a   
   break, sit down for a while and be entertained by our hobby's glorious past.     
      
   So please join us in on Saturday, May 17th from 1:45 thru 3:00 p.m. Eastern   
   time in Hara Arena meeting room 5 for "The History of Ham Radio as Told in   
   Film and Video."  We hope to see some of you there.   (ARNewsline)   
      
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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   
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   volunteer services of the following radio amateur:   
      
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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  NEW ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIGHTS CAN WIPE OUT RADIO   
      
   If you are having severe interference on the High frequency bands, it could   
   be coming from your lights or that of a neighbor or even a business a few   
   miles away.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim Davis, W2JKD, has the details:   
      
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   Interference to radio and even television reception caused by compact   
   fluorescent and LED lighting is quickly becoming a world-wide problem.    
   According to Jim Linton, VK3PC, as we conserve energy by the use of these new   
   illuminating devices occasionally these some will also emit radio   
   interference.   
      
   Among the rising number of cases here in the United States fluorescent   
   lights in a Los Angeles office caused problems for a node of Verizon's   
   Long-Term Evolution or LTE network.  Another that we have reported on   
   involves the fluorescent lighting system electronic ballasts in a Texas   
   beauty salon's lighting system interfering with a mobile phone network.   
      
   In Australia, complaints about TV reception have come to Australian   
   Communications and Media Authority which has traced the problem to some LED   
   lights.  In England and elsewhere there have reports of TV interference   
   complaints, even spreading to set-top boxes and cable TV.   
      
   But Linton says not to blame the actual technology, but rather its   
   implementation.  He notes that the interference is mainly due to the cheap   
   design used in some products.  He advises that if an interference problem   
   takes place to return them to the place of purchase.  If you get no   
   satisfaction, we suggest you bring the matter to the attention of the   
   telecommunications regulatory authority in the nation where you live.   
      
   I'm Jim Davis, W2JKD   
      
   --   
      
   Here in the United States complaints would go to the FCC's Enforcement   
   Bureau with a courtesy copy to the American Radio Relay League.  (VK3PC, WIA)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  ISS HAMTV MOVES TO 2369 MHZ   
      
   The new Digital Amateur TV on the International Space Station is again up   
   and running but has changed frequency to 2369 MHz.  Presently the system is   
   transmitting a blank image and no audio in configuration 5.  This translates   
   to the use of ARISS antenna 43 with a Symbol rate of 1 point 3.  Reports on   
   reception of blank transmissions can be filed via the web at   
   tinyurl.com/Space-Ham-TV.  (ON4WF)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  FUNCUBE-1 HAM RADIO TRANSPONDER TO BE ACTIVE WEEKENDS   
      
   More on time for a new UK ham radio bird.  Following the 48 hour test on   
   April 5th and 6th, the FUNcube-1 control team has decided to switch the   
   satellite into full time transponder and low power beacon operation on   
   weekends.    
      
   The team plan to switch to this mode during the first suitable pass over the   
   U-K on Friday evenings.  If for some reason this is not possible, then the   
   switch will be done on the first suitable pass on Saturday.  And the end of   
   operating time the bird's controllers will switch the full time transponder   
   mode off during a suitable pass on Sunday evenings. Again, if this is not   
   possible the switch off will be made on Monday mornings, approx. 0930 to 1200   
   UTC.     
      
   This schedule is totally reliant on the availability of command stations   
   with its aim is to significantly increase the availability of the FUNcube-1   
   transponder to radio amateurs.  This new schedule will continue until further   
   notice.  (FUNcube 1 release)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  ARTSAT PROJECT INVADER NOW CO-77   
      
   The ARTSAT Project named INVADER has been officially dubbed Cubesat OSCAR-77   
   or CO-77.  As such it now joins a number of earlier Japanese cubesats such as   
   CO-57, CO-58 and CO-66 presently on-orbit.  (W3XO, AMSAT)   
      
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   ON THE AIR:  W0ZQ 222 MHZ BEACON GETS POWER INCREASE   
      
   On the air, word that the output power of the W0ZQ/B propagation beacon on   
   222.061 MHz from Grid Square EN34 has been raised to 55 watts.  The antenna   
   is a folded big wheel at about 55 above average terrain.   Signal reports are   
   appreciated and shound be sent to W0ZQ at  his address on QRZ.com.  Grid   
   Square EN34 is located near Bloomington, Minnesota.  (W0ZQ, VHF Reflector)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, ARRL Awards Branch Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, says that the 2013   
   9-X-Zero-H-P from Rwanda has been approved for DXCC credit.  If anyone had   
   this rejected in a recent application please send a note to bmoore@arrl.org   
   mailto:bmoore@arrl.org for an update to your record.  Please include the date   
   of your submission to help expedite recovery of the information.   
      
   UA4WHX has been reported to be on the air as HC8ART from Isabella Island in   
   the Galapagos chain.  Activity is on CW, SSB and RTTY. As always, the length   
   of his stay is unknown.  QSL via his home callsign.   
      
   CE1WFN will be active as CE0Y stroke CE1WFN from Easter Island through April   
   17th.  Operations are reported to be on the High Frequency bands with QSL's   
   going direct to his home callsign.     
      
   CT1QP is now active as CN2CL from Morocco and will be there until April   
   15th.  This is a mobile DXpedition from the Sahara Desert.  QSL via CT1QP.   
      
   DL6UAA is once again back on Mauritius as 3B8MM and will be there until the   
   end of April. Activity is usually on 80 through 10 meters and possibly 6   
   using mostly CW with some SSB and digital possible. QSL via DL6UAA either   
   direct or via the bureau.   
      
   M1LOL and M1REK using the call MM1REK will be active from the Isle of Muck   
   from May 24th to the 31st.  The Isle of Muck is a small land mass off the   
   west coast of Scotland.  The groups operation will be on 80 through 10 meters   
   using SSB and several digital modes.  QSL direct or via the bureau.    
      
   And finally, EI6DX will be on the air stroke F Oh from Bora Bora in French   
   Polynesia between May 7 and the 18th. Activity will be holiday style on 80   
   through 10 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL via RX3RC, either direct or via the   
   bureau.  And for those unfamiliar with the term holiday style, it basically   
   means the operator is on vacation and will get on the air as time permits.   
      
   (Above from OPDX and other DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  TOYOTA CONFIRMS COLLISION FREE CARS   
      
   And finally this week, radio may help make the next generation of   
   automobiles a lot safer than today's models as we hear from Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK:   
      
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   Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan says that within the next two years it   
   will introduce systems  that will make it possible for cars to communicate   
   with each other in order  to avoid collisions.   
      
   According to a statement by the company, the system will use radio to gather   
   data on the speed of other vehicles to keep a safe distance.  Another system   
   consisting of cameras, radar and control software will help a car maintain   
   position in a lane on its own.   
      
   The system Toyota has developed incorporates technologies derived from its   
   automated driving research and the carmaker has said it aims to create a   
   virtual "co-pilot" in vehicles that helps drivers avert accidents.   
      
   Toyota also recently showcased a new pre-crash technology that can steer a   
   vehicle  moving at a high speed away from pedestrians when automatic braking   
   alone cannot avoid a collision.    
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion, Illinois.   
      
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   Toyota says that this new system will be available sometime after 2015.    
   (WIA News)   
      
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