Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1919 - May 23, 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1919 with a release date of May 23 2014   
   to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a QST.  Dayton 2014 now history but everyone is talking   
   positive about this years event; Kingman, Arizona says no to Coconino County   
   cellular telephone phone ordinance that bans mobile ham radio; FCC Chairman   
   Tom Wheeler believes the agency could use more engineers; another new ROS   
   based digital mode announced and Fox News has nice words about amateur radio.   
   Find out the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1919   
   coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  DAYTON 2014 NOW HISTORY   
      
   The 2014 Dayton Hamvention is now history, but there's a lot to talk about.    
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Don Wilbanks AE5DW, and Stephan Kinford, N8WB, were   
   there with their recorders to capture some of the highlights of this year's   
   event.  Heres AE5DW with part 1 of this years wrap up:   
      
   --   
      
   Hamvention for some is all about the toys.  For others, it's the forums.    
   Perhaps it's the new gear announcements.  Many go only for the flea market.    
   There's something for everyone at the world's largest hamfest.  So how does   
   this year stack up to last?  CQ magazine's Rich Moseson, W2VU:     
      
      
   --   
      
      
   W2VU:  "It's a great show as always.  As a lot of people know, we have been   
   having issues lately with getting our print issues out.  We've turned the   
   corner on that and we are getting back on track, and the support and   
   encouragement we have been getting here from people here has been absolutely    
   --   
      
      
   Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV from Yaesu:   
   --   
      
      
   K7BV:  "We think the show seems healthy.  Our booth traffic has been   
   healthy.  I do not know what the actual numbers are but it seems up a bit.    
   Of coarse you can never tell with the weather if it drives the people inside   
   or not.  For our booth its bren a big year in particular because we've had an   
   awful lot of interest in our System Fusion which is our new dual mode digital   
   and analog system that we have which allows digital users and analog users to   
   co-exist on the same repeater.  And we introduced that repeater, our DR1X,   
   this weekend.  That was our new product for this particular show."   
      
      
   --   
      
      
   Let's see how Icom is doing.  Ray Novak, N9JA:   
      
      
   --   
      
      
   N9JA:  "Things have been going by so fast that its unbelievable.  Its been a   
   great show and we have been seeing a lot of people come through.  I joke   
   around that P.T. Barnum was a smart man because he only had three rings to   
   his circus; I think were doing twelve different things here with the   
   different live streams as well as the support of the Youth Forum and its been   
   nuts.  I've spent more time running between the different events than being   
   in my own booth."   
      
      
   AE5DW:  "Compare this Dayton to other Dayton's.  Bigger, smaller or about   
   the same? Give me your perspective"   
      
      
   N9JA:  "It's tough to judge because the weather has been a little bit   
   difficult this year.   Between the rain and the cold air I thought we were   
   going to have snow flurries this morning from the way it felt.  But for me   
   being from the Pacific Northwest the rain is normat.  It comes and goes but I   
   really can't judge until tomorrow when we see the people in the grandstands   
   for the prize drawings.  But I think we have a great crowd here even with all   
   the weather."   
      
      
   AE5DW: "What's new at Icom?  What are we talking about this year?:     
      
      
   N9JA:  "The big thing being talked about is the IC-5100.  People have seen   
   the Android app for it and the wireless control for it, the wireless headset,   
   Bluetooth; a great little radio.  And just the phenomenal growth of D-STAR.    
   We've got international dignitaries from Europe that are building their own   
   devices.  The third party homebrew stuff is just off the hook at this point.     
      
   "The drool factor surrounding anything that is D-STAR is definitely at this   
   show.  The North-West digital guys are showing some devices over there.  It's   
   unbelievable."   
      
      
   --   
      
   Ham Nation has a big presence at Dayton.  Here's Bob Heil, K9EID and Gordon   
   West, WB6NOA:   
      
   --   
      
      
   K9EID:  "Dayton has been huge for us this year.  Of course we (Heil Sound)   
   have a bunch of new products but with all that's happened with Ham Nation I'm   
   overwhelmed.  They're lined up 10 and 12 deep to get in here to see yourself   
   and Gordon and Valerie.     
      
   "Its really amazing what Ham Nation has done for Amateur Radio.  We've had   
   several dozen people come in just today alone that got their license just   
   because of Ham Nation and what they have learned from that show.  So we are   
   excited about that.   
      
   "From a Heil Sound standpoint, our sales are way over last year.  Again we   
   are blessed in that keep new products that work well and don't cost a lot of   
   money and every body is happy.  And that's the main thing for me is to keep   
   coming out with good products that we need and that's what we are answering   
   here.  So its been a great 2014.     
      
   "I'm not going to talk about the weather, its been a little cold.  But   
   inside its been very busy.  This hall has really been full.  And I look and   
   see again that there are 10 or 12 people lined up again for Ham Nation who   
   want a post card or signatures from yourself and George and the others.  What   
   a great thing."   
      
   WB6NOA:  "Hi there, Gordon West, WB6NOA, at Hamvention 2014 and wow!  Steven   
   and I have looked it over and it's the biggest that I have seen in many, many   
   years.  It is wall to wall great hams saying 'hi' and we hope if you are not   
   here that you will come to see Hamvention 2015 next year."   
      
   --   
      
   The newest sponsor of the Newsline Young Ham Of The Year award is RadioWavz   
   antennas.  Here's Emmet Hohensee, W0QH:   
      
   --   
      
   W0QH: "The temperature has been fantastic.  Ive enjoyed the crowds; they   
   seem to be more robust than last year and a lot of good traffic.  Business   
   this year has been better tan last year, especially at this time and that's a   
   good sign."   
      
   AE5DW:  "Foot traffic:  What do you think?   
      
   W0QH: " I think its different than last year because it was warmer and   
   people spent more time outside than inside where as the first part of (this   
   years) show it was raining really, really hard so most people who would be   
   outside were inside and so it seemed to be more crowded that it was last year.   
      
   AE5DW:  "I heard we had hail twice out in the Flea Market."   
      
   W0QH:  "I didn't know that.  I was inside all day."   
      
   --   
      
   But it's not all about the vendors and celebrities...    
      
   --   
      
   Views of convention attendees:   
      
   "Im Joe, N8JKO and this is my first Hamvention and its overwhelming.  Its   
   just everything you could want to see; everything you would want to know   
   about amateur radio and it was well worth the trip here from Cleveland."   
      
   "Hi.  I'nm Karen Gobernelli and I'm here with my husband attending the   
   Dayton Hamfest.  What brought me here was that my husband is a ham radio (who   
   became) an Electrical Engineer.  And its strabnge because my three brothers   
   are all engineers and in the past when I worked, I worked for Dr. Werner Von   
   Braun who was the father of the U.S. space program.   
      
   "My name is Noel Wood from Cumbria in the UK.  My call sign is G4PEB and   
   visiting Dayton for the second time.  The first time was last year and I came   
   as it was on my bucket list to do.  When I came last year I decided its not   
   going to be on my bucket list but rather on my annual list.  It was   
   absolutely fantastic and nothing compares to it and I intend to come every   
   year.   
      
   "This year I did the three (US) exams - the Technician, General and Extra   
   and passed all three so Im quite pleased about that and I enjoyed the   
   experience.  I got into the way of things  and that made me feel a part of   
   it.  And I can say that if you ever get a chance to get to Dayton get here.    
   As they say, nothing compares to it.     
      
   (More comments are included in the audio version of this weeks report)   
      
   --   
      
   Well, as you can see, people come from all over the world to the largest   
   amateur radio gathering on the planet.  And all twenty or thirty thousand of   
   those have different reasons for being here.  But the one thing that ties us   
   all together is our love for this great hobby and service, and that is   
   amateur radio.  Whether you work satellites or moon bounce, or you just rag   
   chew or  make contacts on the repeater.  If you're an IRLP person or an   
   Echolink person.  You're really into D-STAR, you're into rolling your own   
   stuff, you're into kit building, it doesn't matter.  There's something for   
   you at Hamvention.  We'll see you at Hamvention 2015.  The planning starts   
   now.     
      
   Back home in Mississippi, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW.   
      
   (ARNewsline, AE5DW, N8WB)   
      
   --   
      
   Next week, we will cover some of the new products and other announcements   
   made at Hamvention 2014.        
      
   (ARNewsline)   
      
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   BREAK 1   
      
   Time for you to identify your station.  We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,   
   heard on bulletin stations around the world including the WA9INM repeater   
   serving Plymouth Indiana.   
      
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   RADIO LAW:  FLAGSTAFF CITY COUNCIL REJECTS COCONINO COUNTY MOBILE TWO-WAY   
   RADIO BAN   
      
   The city of Flagstaff, Arizona, says that it will not enforce the recently   
   enacted Coconino County hands-free cellular telephone phone ordinance.  One   
   that also bans the use of any push-to-talk microphones.  Amateur Radio   
   Newlines Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   During a recent working session of the Flagstaff Arizona City Council, its   
   members rejected the newly enacted Coconino County ordinance as being too   
   broad.  City officials paid particular attention to its ban on the use of   
   push-to-talk microphones with two-way radios.      
      
   As previously reported, the Coconino County law not only prohibits the use   
   of hand-held cell phones and texting in motor vehicles, but also specifically   
   prohibited the use of two-way radio using hand held microphones.  This   
   includes amateur radio, C-B radio and any other form of two-way   
   communications that is not hands free.  There is a very limited exemption for   
   radio amateurs, but only while relaying a message between first responders in   
   an emergency.   
      
   In making its decision to opt out, the Flagstaff City Council agreed with   
   member Celia Barotz's assessment that the ordinance would interfere with an   
   amateur radio operators' ability to provide volunteer services and with   
   truckers who rely on 11 meter CB radio as a part of their jobs.  Barotz   
   suggested that the city allow the use of two-way radios and focus solely on   
   the issue of texting while driving.   
      
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   In most states a county ordinance would trump one enacted by a city, but   
   under Arizona state law, Flagstaff has the option to exclude their community   
   from the new county regulation if it chooses to do so.    (Nevada Amateur   
   Radio Newswire)   
      
   **   
      
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  WX4NHC FROM NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TEST ON MSY 31   
      
   The operators of the WX4NHC amateur station at the National Hurricane Center   
   in Miami will be taking to the airwaves on Saturday May 31st.  The purpose of   
   the event is to test station equipment, antennas and computers prior to this   
   year's hurricane season, which starts June 1.  This event also provides good   
   practice for radio amateurs world-wide as well as National Weather Service   
   staff to become familiar with protocols and procedures for communications   
   available during times of severe weather.     
      
   The test will run from 1300 to 2200Z UTC.  WX4NHC will be on-the-air on the   
   High Frequency, VHF, UHF bands.  Among the digital modes to be included in   
   the exercise are APRS and Winlink.  It should be noted that the group is   
   beginning its 34th year of service to the center.  (ARRL)   
      
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   RADIO GOVERNAMCE:  FCC CHAIRMAN WANTS MORE ENGINEERS   
      
   FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler believes the FCC could use more engineers and   
   economists.  This is one off several comments credited to him during   
   testimony on Tuesday, May 20th before the House Subcommittee on   
   Communications and Technology.   
      
   The engineer observation came during an exchange between the chairman and   
   Vermont Representative Peter Welch, who asked what the commission requires to   
   do its job.  In his response, Wheeler is quoted as saying the agency's   
   Information Technology infrastructure is worthy of being in the Smithsonian   
   Institution while adding that the FCC has computers that have known risks.     
      
   In previous testimony about the latest budget request, Wheeler told   
   lawmakers the agency has more than 200 relic computer systems that are   
   costing the agency more to maintain than they would to replace over the long   
   term.  Wheeler's definition of engineers includes Information Technology   
   personnel the same as it does now-a-days at the broadcast station level.    
   (Published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO RESEARCH:  NEW FHSS-CDMA MODE SOFTWARE RELEASED   
      
   In technical news, FHSS Mode is a new High Frequency ROS based digital mode   
   based on FHSS CDMA modulation.  FHSS uses 16 different CDMA codes with 1.8   
   seconds per hop.  Every transmission uses a different CDMA code randomly   
   chosen.  Further information at tinyurl.com/fhss-digi.  (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO EDUCATION:  UK 434 MHZ BALLOON RECOGNIZED IN SCIENCE EDUCATION   
      
   The UK Department for Education has selected the Horizon balloon project to   
   feature in the department's Yourlife campaign to promote studies in math and   
   science  sometimes called STEM education.   
      
   Pupils at the Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall built the payload which   
   transmitted Frequency Shift Keyed  RTTY telemetry data on 434.075 MHz.  The   
   students launched Horizon on a high altitude weather balloon which reached an   
   altitude of close to 115,000 feet before bursting. The payload then safely   
   parachuted back to Earth where the students were able to retrieve some   
   stunning still images and video taken in near-space.   
      
   Ham radio wise, the telemetry transmitter could be received over most of the   
   British Isles and radio amateurs were able to track the balloon's progress   
   from the transmitted GPS data.   The Horizon team used a Yaesu FT-817   
   transceiver to receive the signal from the balloon and dl-fldigi software to   
   decode it.  Among those supporting the project were Yaesu and Essex-based   
   Rapid Electrionics.   (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO READING:  CQ-DATV 11 MAGAZINE NOW AVAILABLE   
      
   The May issue of the free Amateur TV magazine CQ-DATV is now available for   
   download.  Among other items, this months issue contains articles on   
   measurement and display software, understanding DVBS protocol, a review of   
   the MAX 7456 OSD generator modules and much more.  Unfortunately due to the   
   editor and site operator being hospitalized, this edition in PDF format is   
   posted at a different location than normal.  Look for it at   
   www.vk5tm.com/ebooks.php http://www.vk5tm.com/ebooks.php  (Southgate)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  NEW SERVICES INTRODUCED AT QRZ.COM   
      
   Some very positive changes have come to QRZ.com.  The first is that the   
   websites callsign database now fully supports secondary callsigns.    
      
   A secondary callsign is one which includes a slash plus a modifier as either   
   a prefix or a suffix to the primary call.  This feature is available to all   
   QRZ users and can be accessed by simply editing your callsign, or by using   
   the My Account choice from the main QRZ menu, located under your callsign at   
   the top right of the page. Also, unlike primary calls, secondary callsigns   
   may be deleted by their owners at any time.    
      
      
   Another major change at QRZ concerns its online logbook. Many users had   
   asked for Logbook of the World integration and this is now available to all   
   Logbook subscribers.  It means that if you're a Logbook of the World user you   
   can push your QRZ logs directly to Logbook of the World with just a couple of   
   clicks of your mouse.  Once uploaded, your QSO's in the QRZ logbook will be   
   shaded with a green background, indicating that they have been sent. A Quick   
   Start Guide for QRZ LoTW operations available at   
   files.qrz.com/static/qrz/lotw_cert_guide.pdf)  (QRZ.COM)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  NEVADA GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS JUNE AS NEVADA AMATEUR RADIO   
   MONTH   
      
   Some names in the news.  First up is Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval who has   
   declared June as Nevada Amateur Radio Month.  In his proclamation Governor   
   Sandoval praised the states 6,800 licensed hams for their commitment in   
   providing voluntary communication services to Nevada and the rest of the   
   world.  (N7UR)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  VE6SH AND LA2RR RE-ELECTED TO LEAD IARU   
      
   International Amateur Radio Union member-societies have completed voting on   
   proposals to re-elect Timothy  Ellam, VE6SH and Ole Garpestad, LA2RR as the   
   organizations President and Vice President, respectively.  This for a second   
   five-year term that began on May 9th..      
      
   VE6SH served as IARU Vice President from 2004 until 2009.  He was then   
   elected as IARU President on May 9th of that year.   LA2RR was first elected   
   as IARU Vice President at the same time VE6SH became President.   
      
   According to IARU rules, there ware a minimum 51 affirmative votes required   
   for adoption but both VE6SH and LA2RR received a resounding 67.  (RAC)   
      
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   BREAK 2   
      
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   Newsline with links to the world from our only official website at   
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   WITH NEWSLINE:  ARNEWSLINE FACEBOOK PAGES NOW HAS OVER 4000 MEMBERS   
      
   The Amateur Radio Newsline group page on Facebook has now exceeded 4000   
   members.  According to James Pasterfield, KB7TBT, who is one of the   
   moderators, the honor of becoming number 4000 went to Wayne Maynard, WB6BFN,   
   of Burbank, California on Saturday May 17th.  As this newscast is being   
   prepared, the number of members has risen to 4,026 and is growing.     
      
   Among other things, the Amateur Radio Newsline Facebook page is used to   
   augment breaking news and get your opinions on a given story.  Anyone who is   
   a licensed radio amateur and interested in news about ham radio and personal   
   communications in general is invited to join.  If you are already a Facebook   
   user simply type Amateur Radio Newsline into the search bar at the top of   
   your Facebook home page.  (ARNewsline)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  EXPEDITION 40 - 41 TO BE STREAMED LIVE   
      
   NASA Television will broadcast pre-launch activities for the next three crew   
   members flying to the International Space Station, followed by extensive live   
   coverage of their launch and docking to the orbital laboratory Wednesday, May   
   28.     
      
   Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA, Soyuz Commander Max   
   Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Flight Engineer Alexander   
   Gerst, KF5ONO, of the European Space Agency will launch to the space station   
   in a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:57 p.m.   
   Eastern Daylight.  The crew is scheduled to dock to the station's Rassvet   
   module less than six hours later, at 9:48 p.m.     
      
   NASA TV launch coverage begins at 3 p.m. and will include video of the   
   pre-launch activities leading up to and including the crew members boarding   
   their spacecraft with coverage of docking begins at 9 p.m.,  Wiseman, Suraev   
   and Gerst will remain aboard the station until mid-November.   
      
   For the full schedule of Soyuz pre-launch, launch and docking coverage, as   
   well as NASA TV streaming video is at nasa.gov/nasatv.  All times given are   
   Eastern Daylight here in the USA.     
   (K6LCS, NASA)   
      
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   RADIOSPORT:  2013 JUNE VHF CONTEST CERTIFICATES MAILED   
      
   ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, reports that   
   certificates for the 2013 ARRL June VHF Contest were mailed Friday, May 16.    
   Plaques will follow shortly.  Kutzko adds that you can always track the   
   progress of ARRL contest awards processing by going here   
   arrl.org/plaques-and-certificates.  (KX9X)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, A team of 16 operators from Malaysia will be on the air as 9M2MI from   
   Undan Island between May 30th and June 1st.  Activity will be on 40 through   
   10 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL only direct to 9M2YOT.   
      
   N6TJ will be active as ZD8Z from Ascension Island between May 26th and June   
   3rd. Operations will be on the HF bands. QSL via AI4U, direct or by the   
   Bureau.   
      
   K9EL will once again be active stroke FS from St. Martin between June 9 and   
   the 27th.  Operations will take place on 80 through 6 meters, the latter   
   running 500 watts into a 3 element yagi.   QSL via his home callsign.   
      
   Lastly, HP2BWJ will be operational as H92G from Isla Grande, Panama on July   
   19th and 20th.  Listen out for him on 40 through 10 meters and QSL via   
   HP2BWJ.    
      
   (Above from OPDX and other DX news sources)   
      
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  NICE WORDS FROM FOX NEWS   
      
   And finally this week, some very nice words about amateur radio in emergency   
   communications from none other than Fox News.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce   
   Tennant, K6PZW has more:   
      
   --   
      
   According to Fox News reporter Jonathan Serrie, when power, phone and   
   Internet services go down, a battery-powered amateur radio transceiver and   
   portable antenna can provide that crucial link to the outside world.  And   
   that's the theme of his 2 minute report on the new role for ham radio that   
   emergency preparedness managers nationwide are adopting.   
      
   Serrie notes that Emory Health Care in Atlanta, Georgia, is among a growing   
   number of hospital systems to adopt ham radio as a secondary means of   
   communications.  He says that hospital administrators and government   
   officials took a lesson from Hurricane Katrina, which left some Gulf Coast   
   medical centers isolated from the outside world, as wired telephones and   
   cellular communications failed.   
      
   Serrie interviewed John Davis, WB4QDX, who noted that some of the technology   
   that's been around for almost a century is still relevant.  And according to   
   Davis, in addition to major hurricanes, the terrorist attacks of September   
   11, 2001 rekindled interest in ham radio as a public safety tool.   
      
   Reporter Serrie noted that the number of amateur operators is at an all time   
   high of over 720,000 hams licensed here in the United States.  All in all a   
   very positive report on one of the major roles that amateur radio is playing   
   in service to the nation in the 21st century.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   If you missed Jonathan Serrie's report when it was first broadcast, you can   
   catch it on the web at tinyurl.com/fox-on-ham-radio.  (ARNewsline)   
      
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   Before we go, we have to note that the nominating season for the 2014   
   Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award is about to close and so   
   far we not have received very few viable nominations.  To be candid if we do   
   not receive enough nominations before the midnight May 30th deadline, there   
   is the possibility that the award might not be given this year.  Hopefully   
   that will not be the case.   
      
   The Young Ham of the Year Award was created in 1986 to recognize the   
   achievements of a radio amateur age 19 or younger for his or her   
   accomplishments in service to the nation, his or her community or to the   
   advancement of the state of the art through amateur radio.  Whoever is chosen   
   will receive a trip to the Huntsville Hamfest in August along with a gift of   
   ham radio gear courtesy of Yaesu USA.  CQ Magazine will provide the person   
   selected with a week at Spacecamp Huntsville, while Heil Sound and RadioWavz   
   will round out the gifts with some of the accessories needed to get on the   
   air.     
      
   Nominees must reside in any one of the United States 50 states, its   
   possessions or in any of the 10 Canadian provinces.  Please note that all   
   nominating forms and support documentation become the property of the Amateur   
   Radio Newsline and cannot be returned.  Complete details, rules and a   
   required nominating form in Microsoft Word format are available on our   
   website at www.arnewsline.org/yhoty http://www.arnewsline.org/yhoty.      
      
   The cutoff date for nominations to be postmarked or electronically filed is   
   Midnight on May 30, 2014, Eastern Daylight time.  Also please do not send   
   nominations to us using any form of mail that requires a signature as there   
   are many instances where there is nobody here to sign for them.  Simply use   
   1st Class mail or e-mail to get a nomination to us.  We are looking forward   
   to receiving your nominating packages and hope to see one young ham in   
   Huntsville this summer.   
      
   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors' desk, I'm Hal Rogers,   
   K8CMD, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.     
      
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