Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1921 - June 6, 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1921 with a release date of June 6 2014   
   to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a QST.  Ham radio helps recover an abandoned satellite;   
   Morse stations claim operation from a non nation; Spain's King Juan Carlos   
   EA0JC abdicates his throne; Alberta Canada repeaters to begin retransmitting   
   emergency alerts and Kids Day is coming on June 21st.    
   Find out the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1921   
   coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  HAM RADIO OPERATORS ASSIST IN REACTIVATION OF ABANDONED   
   NASA SPACE PROBE   
      
   Ham radio has assisted in reactivating an over three decade old NASA   
   satellite.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD reports:   
      
   --   
      
   The U-K newspaper the Daily Mail says that several radio amateurs were   
   involved with Project Reboot in regaining control on May 29th of the 35 year   
   old abandoned International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 spacecraft.  Hams named in   
   the article include Dennis Wingo, KD4ETA; Achim Vollhardt, DH2VA, and Mario   
   Lorenz DL5MLO.     
      
   The International Sun-Earth Explorer was launched in 1978 to study Earth's   
   magnetosphere.  It carries thirteen scientific instruments to measure   
   plasmas, energetic particles, waves, and fields. As of this past May, all but   
   one is thought to be functional.  An on-board data handling system gathers   
   the scientific and engineering information from all systems in the   
   spacecraft.  It then formats this information into a serial stream for   
   transmission back to Earth by an on-board 5 watt transmitter.     
      
   After completing its main mission, the satellite was repurposed in 1983 to   
   study two comets.  At that time it was renamed the International Cometary   
   Explorer and has been in a heliocentric orbit since then, traveling just   
   slightly faster than Earth.  It's finally catching up to our planet from   
   behind, and will be closest to Earth this August.     
      
   Now, KD4ETA has released an update on the attempts by the projects   
   volunteers, including the radio amateurs, to gain control of the spacecraft.    
   According to Wingo, the probe has been successfully commanded into   
   engineering telemetry mode.  He noted the job done by DH2VA and also Phil   
   Karn, KA9Q, to make this happen.  Karn is well known in the amateur radio   
   community for his work on the KA9Q Network Operating System, the early 9600   
   bit FSK radio modems, and more recently, the introduction of forward error   
   correction into the Amateur Satellite Service.   
      
   As we go to air, Project Reboot members are working on deadline.  If they   
   get the spacecraft to change its orbit quickly, it can use the Moon's gravity   
   to get back into a useful halo orbit.  If not, the fear is that for all   
   practical purposes the International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 could be lost.  We   
   will keep you posted.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,   
   Pennsylvania.   
      
   --   
      
   The actual first command to the revived International Sun-Earth Explorer 3   
   spacecraft was successfully sent from the Arecibo Radio Observatory in Puerto   
   Rico using the facilities 305 meter dish.  This after the volunteer team   
   installed the needed modulator, demodulator and power amplifier to make   
   contact and control of the satellite possible.   More is on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/reboot-project   (AMSAT-UK, Daily Mail, Southgate)    
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  ARTSAT1:INVADER RECEPTION REPORTS NEEDED   
      
   Masahiro Sanada, JI1ZR reports the amateur radio CubeSat Artsat One Invader   
   also known as CO-77 is in trouble and he is asks radio hams world-wide to   
   keep an ear open for the bird and to report anything heard.   
      
   According to Sanada,  the satellite does not reply to commands from the   
   control station and those involved in the project are trying to find out why   
   in hope of finding a fix or work-around.  The downlink frequency for Artsat   
   One Invader is 437.325MHz.  If you hear the bird please send that information   
   via a form on the web at api.artsat.jp/report   (JI1ZR)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT: MORSE STATIONS CLAIM TO BE OPERATING FROM NON NATION   
      
   As the conflict between the Ukraine and Russia continues, the Southgate News   
   reports that a pair of CW stations have appeared on the higher HF bands,   
   claiming to operate from Donetsk, and promoting a separatist Peoples Republic   
   of Donetsk or Novo Rossiya.   
      
   The callsigns, D0A and 1C4M are believed to be two operators on the same   
   transmitter however the callsigns are invalid and do not count for anything   
   in ham radio terms.  And there is also some doubt that the stations are   
   really in Donetsk but instead may be operating from somewhere in Kazakhstan.    
   (Southgate,  G0SFJ)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  SPAIN'S KING JUAN CRLOS EA0JC TO ABDICATE    
      
   Spain's reigning monarch, King Juan Carlos, EA0JC, who led his nation   
   through its transition to democracy in the 1970s, has decided to abdicate his   
   throne.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB, has more:   
      
   --   
      
   His Majesty Juan Carlos de Borbon, EA0JC, has ruled Spain since 1975, coming   
   to the throne following the death of the military dictator Francisco Franco.    
   For most of his reign, he has been beloved by Spaniards for shepherding that   
   nation into a democratic era and putting down a military coup in 1981.     
      
   In what was perhaps King Juan Carlos finest moment, on February 23rd, 1981,   
   he went on television to face down that right-wing military rebellion that   
   was already under way.  His address was seen as having saved Spain's   
   fledgling democracy and earning him the gratitude of several generations of   
   Spaniards.    
      
   But of late His Majesty has been reported to be in ill health and his   
   popularity also plummeted amid corruption allegations against his daughter   
   and her husband.   He also sparked public indignation by going elephant   
   hunting in Africa at a time of a deep economic recession at home.  It was   
   during that trip that he suffered a broken hip and was transported back to   
   Spain to be treated.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, reporting.   
      
   --   
      
   The announcement of King Juan Carlos to abdicate was made on Monday, June   
   2nd by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.    At the same news conference   
   Rajoy stated that Crown Prince Felipe, will succeed his 76 year old father   
   but did not give a time frame for the new king's coronation.   (Published   
   news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  AEMA ANNOUNCEMENT PROJECT NEARING COMPLETION   
      
   Meanwhile from Canada comes word that the Southern Alberta Repeater   
   Association will begin retransmitting  critical Alberta Emergency Alert   
   messages starting June 18,.  The Alberta Emergency Alert program already   
   provides lifesaving information through radio, television, a public website,   
   a smart phone application, Facebook, Twitter, and an RSS feed.     
      
   The Southern Alberta Repeater Association is a Canadian amateur radio   
   society with approximately 100 members who maintain over 20 repeater sites   
   providing continuous communications coverage between major centers in the   
   province. The system is open to any licensed amateur operator, and often gets   
   used for provincial networks, public service events as well as general   
   communications.   (RAC)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  118 NEW HAMS IN SOUTH AFRICA   
      
   Listen out for upward of 118 new hams coming to the air from South Africa.    
   This after South African Radio League Radio Examination Manager ZS4GJA,   
   reports a good pass rate for the ham radio exams administered last month.     
      
   Unlike other countries South Africa only has two amateur radio exams each   
   year.  They are held in May and October, with usually around 120 successful   
   candidates for each session.  Call signs for candidates who submitted all the   
   paperwork prior to the May examination have been published and they may start   
   using their new call signs immediately.  (SARL)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  ICELAND - JUNE 27 TO JULY 4   
      
   In DX up-front, ON6KE has announced that he will be active stroke T F from   
   Iceland between June 27th and July 4th.  His operation will be low power   
   holiday style, mostly in the early mornings and evenings on the High   
   Frequency bands using CW, SSB and JT65.  Equipment is a FT-817ND and magnetic   
   loop antenna.  QSL only electronically using Logbook of the World or eQSL.     
   (OPDX)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  SAIPAN FROM JUNE 21 TO JUNE 22   
      
   And JA3IUY will be active as AH0CI from the Saipan Rental Shack in the   
   Northern Mariana Islands between June 21st and 22nd.  Operations will be on   
   all bands and modes.  QSL via his home callsign, either direct or via the   
   bureau.  (OPDX)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 1   
      
   Time for you to identify your station.  We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,   
   heard on bulletin stations around the world including the world including the   
   NS9RC repeater serving Highland Park,  Illinois.   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC RELEASES WARNING NOTICES TO SEVERAL RADIO AMATEURS   
      
   The ARRL reports that the FCC Enforcement Bureau has made public several   
   warning notices issued over the past few months to radio amateurs. A couple   
   of the letters from Special Counsel Laura Smith involved alleged infractions   
   on 20 meters.   Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, with   
   the details:   
      
   --   
      
   This past April 15th, FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith wrote Larry S. King,   
   KI8NGS, of Owosso, Michigan, regarding his alleged failure to properly follow   
   station identification rules back on March 21st.  Smith told King that he was   
   monitored by staffers at the FCC High Frequency Direction Finding Center as   
   operating his Amateur Radio on 14.313 MHz for 20 minutes without identifying   
   in a timely manner.   
      
      
   Smith went on to tell King that this incident constitutes a failure to   
   properly transmit his assigned call sign in violation of the Comission's   
   regulations.  She continued by noting that King's operation is contrary to   
   the basis and purpose of the Amateur Radio Service, as set out in Section   
   97.1 and is also a violation of Section 97.11(a) of the Commission's rules.   
      
      
   On March 31, Smith sent a warning notice to Daniel G. Churovich, N9RSY, of   
   Ripley, Tennessee.  In it she alleged that N9RSY had engaged in an extended   
   communication on 14.313 MHz with a station that may not have been operating   
   in the Amateur Service.   
      
      
   To quote Special Counsel Smith: "On Friday, March 28, 2014, you were heard   
   by staff at the Commission's High Frequency Direction Finding Center   
   communicating repeatedly on 14.313 MHz with an individual who you identify   
   only as 'cowboy.    
      
      
   "This individual failed to provide his call sign during your conversation, a   
   fact that you were aware of as you repeatedly demanded that he provide his   
   name, call sign, and location.  Despite being aware of the rule violation on   
   the part of this other individual, you continued communicating with him for   
   an extended period of time."   
      
      
   Smith also wrote to four other Amateur Radio licensees to note that they all   
   had failed to comply with formal written requests not to use local repeater   
   systems.  Smith advised all four that the FCC expected them to abide by the   
   request of the trustee and/or control operator that they stay off the   
   repeater and any other similar requests to cease operations on any other   
   repeaters by any other repeater licensees, control operators or trustees.   
      
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.   
   --   
      
   In her letters Smith advised all recipients that any recurrence of the   
   alleged violation after receipt of the warning letter could subject them to   
   severe penalties, including license revocation, monetary forfeiture, or a   
   modification proceeding to restrict the frequencies upon which each may   
   operate.   (ARRL, FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC AFFIRMS $15,000 FINE AGAINST UNLICENSED TEXAS BROADCASTERS   
      
   In a follow-up to a story we brought you earlier, the FCC has imposed a   
   penalty of $15,000 against Walter Olenick and M. Rae Nadler-Olenick for   
   operating an unlicensed FM radio station on 90.1 MHz in Austin, Texas.  Mr.   
   and Mrs. Olenick did not deny that they operated the unlicensed FM radio   
   station after receipt of a written warning from the Enforcement Bureau that   
   such action was illegal.  Instead, the Olenick's asserted without any   
   supporting evidence that they are not subject to the jurisdiction of the   
   Commission.     
      
   But in its June 3rd order affirming the previously issued Notice of Apparent   
   Liability, the FCC says that Section 301 of the Communications Act explicitly   
   sets forth the Commission's jurisdiction over all radio transmissions, both   
   interstate and intrastate.      
      
   The Olenick's were given the customary 30 days from the release of the order   
   affirming the fine to pay it or to file an appeal.   (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   COMMUNICATIONS LAW:  NO PATENT TROLL REFORM THIS SESSION OF CONGRESS   
      
   It appears that there will be no reeling in of the so-called patent trolls   
   this year as a proposed law to stop them has been withdrawn for   
   consideration.  Jim Davis, W2JKD, gives us insight on what transpired:   
      
   --   
      
   Following a year of negotiations between both sides with no agreement,   
   Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy pulled his patent reform   
   bill from the Senate agenda on Wednesday, May 21st.     
      
   Leahy's bill would have made it harder for so-called patent troll to file   
   massive, frivolous patent infringement lawsuits.  It would have also mandated   
   those who file such legal action must make it clear what patent is allegedly   
   being infringed upon and required litigation losers to pay legal costs for   
   both sides.   
      
   The issue is of importance to all areas of emerging electronic   
   communications.  These include broadband and digital broadcasting with patent   
   trolls filing infringement lawsuits against, broadcasters, podcasters and   
   others who use storage and automation as well as other forms of Internet   
   Protocol technology.    
      
   When he pulled the measure from Senate consideration Leahy that he wanted   
   bipartisan support for the measure that he didn't see that happening.  Last   
   December the United States House of Representatives passed its own patent   
   reform legislation, initially raising hopes for Senate passage as well.     
      
   I'm Jim Davis, W2JKD.   
      
   --   
      
   This legislation is important to anyone including individual radio amateurs   
   or ham radio group that posts Podcasts on the Internet.   (Published news   
   reports)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE WEB:  QRZ.COM ANNOUNCES RIGHT CLICK CHROME BROWSER EXTENSION   
      
   If you' are a user of Google's Chrome browser, then QRZ.com publisher Fred   
   Lloyd, AA7BQ has something that will make using his website a lot more   
   efficient and enjoyable.     
      
   Lloyd announced that he has published a free browser extension that will let   
   you highlight and right click on any callsign, on any web page from any web   
   site, and instantly perform a QRZ lookup.  No copying and pasting or typing   
   in the call on a separate page is required.     
      
   The new app is now available now in the Chrome Web Store.  Just search for   
   Right Click QRZ.      
   (AA7BQ)   
      
   **    
      
      
   HAMVENTION 2014:  YOUTH FORUM VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE   
      
   Video of the recent Dayton Hamvention Youth Forum is now available on   
   YouTube.  Presentations include that of Kyle Watt, KD2DWC, on rapid antenna   
   deployment and a comparison of radio versus deliberator technology by Divyam   
   Mishra K-D-zero-O-O-E.  Other lectures from the forum are expected to follow.   
   You can see the first two at tinyurl.com/2014-youth-1 and   
   tinyurl.com/2014-youth-2 on the World-Wide-Web.  (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  JUNE 2014 KIDS DAY JUNE 21ST   
      
   The next Kids Day operating event sponsored by the Boring Oregon Amateur   
   Radio Club is slated for Saturday, June 21st.  Kids Day is not a contest but   
   rather a twice yearly way for licensed radio amateurs to share the fun and   
   excitement of our hobby with those who could be the next generation of ham   
   radio operators.     
      
   Kids Day runs from 18:00 to 23:59 hours UTC.  To take part you need only   
   invite non-ham youngsters to your station with of coarse parental consent.    
   Once the event begins simply call "CQ Kids Day."  If you make contact, the   
   preferred exchange would be your guests name, age, location, and favorite   
   color.  More information including a free printable certificate can be found   
   on the web at arrl.org/kids-day.  (Boring ARC, ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  FIRST CALL FOR 2014 AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM PAPERS    
      
   Amsat North America has put out a first call for papers for presentation at   
   it's 2014 Annual Meeting and Space Symposium.  The event is slated for    
   weekend of October 10th through the 12th at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton at   
   Baltimore Washington International Airport in Maryland.    
      
   Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are   
   invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community.  AMSAT   
   requests presenters submit a tentative title of your talk as soon as   
   possible, but no later than August 1st.  The final copy must be submitted by   
   September 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers   
   should be sent to Dan Schultz via e-mail to n8fgv at amsat.org  (ANS)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  ATTORNEY SAYS HE IS NOT HOSTILE TO AMATEUR RADIO   
      
   An attorney that some hams claim is hostile to the amateur radio service on   
   spectrum sharing issues says that's definitely not the case.  In his recently   
   published blog entry Mitchell Lazarus says the charge of "hostility" is   
   unwarranted and contrary to the facts.   
      
   Attorney Lazarus goes on to explain that in today's world that there is need   
   for spectrum sharing in many services to accommodate the vast number of new   
   and emerging technologies.  As such no spectrum user can really avoid the   
   need to share.   
      
   Lazarus blog post is a definite must read for today's ham radio community,   
   especially those who operate on the bands at 430 MHz and above.  You can find   
   it on the web at tinyurl.com/attorney-replies  (comlaw blog)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  FOUR NEW ARRL SECTION MANAGERS ELECTED   
      
   Four new ARRL Section Managers will take office on July 1.  In Indiana,   
   Joseph Lawrence, K9RFZ, received 652 votes to top incumbent Section Manager   
   Lou Everett Sr, WA5LOU, who polled 482 votes.    
      
   Maine's, Bill Crowley, K1NIT, received 258 votes, to defeat incumbent   
   Section Manager Bill Woodhead, N1KAT, who got only 156 votes.     
      
   Northern Florida sees Stephen Szabo, WB4OMM top Gary Alberstadt, KA3FZO by a   
   vote of 833 votes to  296.  And in the closest race, Delaware's Bill   
   Duveneck, KB3KYH, received 142 votes to defeat Jerome Palmer, N3KRX, who   
   managed 122 votes.    
      
   It need be noted that Outgoing Delaware Section Manager Frank Filipkowski,   
   AD3M, did not run for a new term.  Because candidates in Delaware had to be   
   re-solicited for this election cycle, Duveneck's term of office will be 18   
   months instead of the normal 24.   
      
   Five other incumbent ARRL Section Managers did not face opposition and were   
   declared elected for new 2-year terms.   (ARRL  Bulletin)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  RAY NOVAK N9JA HONORED BY ICOM   
      
   And less we forget a word of congratulations to Ray Novak, N9JA, who was   
   recently honored by Icom America with its 20th Year of Service plaque.  Novak   
   serves as that company's Division Manager for Amateur and Receiver Products.    
   (Icom)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 2   
      
   This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur.  We are the Amateur Radio   
   Newsline with links to the world from our only official website at   
   www.arnewsline.org http://www.arnewsline.org/ and being relayed by the   
   volunteer services of the following radio amateur:   
      
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   RADIO SCIENCE:  SWISS 5 MHZ EXPERIMENTAL BEACON PROJECT   
      
   A new 5 MHz propagation beacon has come to the air from Switzerland.    
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Ralph Squillace , KK6ITB has the details:   
      
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   Although the 60 meter band has not been released for ham radio use in   
   Switzerland, the Sursee Amateur Radio Club has obtained the necessary   
   authorizations for a 5 MHz Experimental Beacon project.     
      
   Operating with the callsign HB9AW, the beacon became operational on 5 point   
   291 MHz at 0000hrs on the June 1st.  Each transmission begins with the   
   beacons call sign in CW.  That is followed by five 2 seconds-long dashes.    
   The dashes are each attenuated by 10dB in the effective radiated power so   
   that the first is at 10 watts, the next at 5 then 1 watt.  The sequence   
   continues with a dash at 100 milliwatts and ends with one at only 10   
   milliwatts.  Transmissions repeat every five minutes timed to the beginning   
   of each hour.   
      
   The aim of the system is to explore the propagation conditions on 5 MHz in   
   the hills and valleys of Switzerland in relation to its possible suitability   
   as an emergency communications band.  Its sponsors expect that the beacon   
   should be heard during the day and night hours across Switzerland including   
   the Alpine valleys but would appreciate reception reports from anywhere in   
   the world that the HB9AW signal is heard.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm  Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, reporting   
      
   --   
      
   An on-line form has been created on the Sursee Amateur Radio Club's website   
   to accept  reception reports.  You will find the Beacon Reporting Form at   
   www.hb9aw.ch/bake-5000khz/aaa-baken-formular-englisch   
   http://www.hb9aw.ch/bake-5000khz/aaa-baken-formular-englisch   (Sursee   
   Amateur Radio Club, USKA)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO FROM SPACE:  IRIS CLOSE UP VIDEO OF CME   
      
   We all know that Coronal Mass Ejections on the sun have a definite impact on   
   radio propagation here on Earth, but few outside the solar science community   
   have ever seen one close up.  Now thanks to video released by NASA, all of us   
   can.   
      
   The video was taken by NASA's sun-observing Interface Region Imaging   
   Spectrograph or IRIS spacecraft and radioed back to Earth.  It shows a large   
   sheet of solar material erupting from our parent star that quickly consumes a   
   field of view comparable to the size of five-Earths wide and   
   seven-and-a-half-Earths tall.  Its an amazing sight that you can see for   
   yourself at tinyurl.com/NASA-IRIS-CME.  (NASA)   
      
   **   
      
   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  CEA APPROVES SMART POWER STANDARD   
      
   The Consumer Electronics Association has approved a new standard to help   
   consumer devices manage their power consumption.  CEA-2047 recognizes that a   
   manufacturer knows how much energy a device will use during operation based   
   on its design.  This information can be programmed into the device and used   
   to calculate its energy usage over time, without adding complex metering   
   circuitry. An energy management system or a smart energy app can then gather   
   the information over a network and present it to consumers on their TVs,   
   personal computers or mobile devices.  The specification can apply to   
   monitoring the power demands of radio receivers as well.  More about CEA-2047   
   is at tinyurl.com/cea-smart-power   (RW, businesswire.com)   
      
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   ON THE AIR:  G0SGB MADERIA ISLANDS LIGHT HOUSE OPERATION IN JULY   
      
   On the air, G0SGB has announced plans to activate all of the Madeira Islands   
   Lighthouses from July the 12th to the 22nd.  The Madeira Islands are located   
   in the eastern Atlantic Ocean about 540 miles southwest of Lisbon, Portugal.    
   G0SGB says he will be opwerational on all bands as conditions allow.  He says   
   that each QSL card will depict the Lighthouse he is at when a QSO takes   
   place.  Your QSL's go direct only to G0SGB.   (G0SGB)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  CELEBRATING THE WORLD SOCCER CUP   
      
   To celebrate the 2014 World Cup for Soccer being played in Brazil this   
   summer, amateur radio stations in that nation have been authorized to use   
   special callsign prefixes between June 12th and July 13th.  This by simply   
   doubling the designation number of the original calls.  For example PY1AA   
   could use PY11AA, PS7AA my be heard as PS77AA and the like.  Look for   
   activity on all bands and modes. For more information visit labre.org.br on   
   the World-Wide-Web.  (OPDX)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, F5LMJ will be operational as TO5MJ from Guadeloupe between July 7th   
   and the 17th. Activity will be on 40 through 10 meters using CW, SSB and the   
   digital modes.  Paper QSL's go via his home callsign or electronically using   
   Logbook of the World.     
      
   PS8RV will be active as ZY8D from Caju Island from July 25th to the 27th   
   including taking part in the Radio Society's of Great Britain's Islands on   
   the Air Contest.  Operation will be on the High Frequency bands but modes   
   have not been announced.  QSL via the information provided on QRZ.com.      
      
   IZ2DPX and possibly one or two more operators will be active as VP2MPX from   
   Montserrat between August 10th and the 24th.  Operations will be on 160   
   through 6 meters using SSB only.  QSL via IK2DUW, direct or via the bureau.   
      
   Lastly, DF2WO will be operational as XT2AW from Burkina Faso between   
   November 17th and December 2nd.  Activity will be holiday style on CW and   
   SSB. QSL via M0OXO.  And for those not familiar with the term holiday style   
   it simply means that the operator has other things to do and will get on the   
   air only as he or she has time available to do so.   
      
   (This weeks DX news courtesy of OPDX)   
      
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM:  ARISS REVISITED - PART 1   
      
   And finally this week, its been a long time since we took you vicariously   
   into space with the ARISS school to ISS program, but that's about to change   
      
   The online video show Ham Radio Now has produced a four-part series titled   
   "ARISS to the MAX" that begins with the usual video of a contact between   
   school students and an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, but   
   then goes much deeper.  It also features a panel discussion with two of the   
   students who participated in the contact, the teacher who coordinated it, the   
   leader of the ham club that made the contact possible, and the public   
   information officers who got the word out.   
      
   Part One of the series shows the complete 10-minute contact between students   
   at the Dixon Elementary School in North Carolina, and astronaut Dr. Koichi   
   Wakata, KC5ZTA, that took place this past April 21st.  Heres a sample:   
      
   --   
      
   Student:  My name is Talmadge.  My questions is how do you shower in space."   
      
   KC5ZTA:  "We do not have a shower on the space station so we use towels and   
   hot water to clean our bodies.  I've not taken a shower for over five months   
   and I really miss it."   
      
   --   
      
   Part Two begins with two of the students, Aubrey and Joey.  9-year-old   
   Aubrey was up for it:   
      
   Aubery:  "I'm so excited that I submitted twelve questions."   
      
   --   
      
   And as part of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM   
   class, she had a pretty good idea of what she wanted to do when she grew up:   
      
   --   
      
   Aubery:  "Engineering; computers mostly.  I'm really good at those."   
      
   --   
      
   11-year-old Joey had his future planned, too:   
      
   --   
      
   Joey:  "Civil engineering, because it's a project for AIG.  We build them   
   out of Popsicle sticks and straws.  The bridge has to span a 50 centimeter   
   gorge and you have to stay on budget.  So each Popsicle stick costs   
   (represents) $1000 and each glue bottle costs $5000."   
      
   --   
      
   If the kids have a bent toward science, it's because of their teacher, Betty   
   Bigney. Bigney applied for the ARISS contact, and was rejected twice, before   
   being accepted on her third try. Then, she had a problem...   
      
   Bigney:  When I was accepted, I was like -- oh man, am I in trouble now. So   
   I got on-line and I looked for ham radio operators and found the counter club   
   and Frank's name as President was there so I called him to try to explain   
   what it was and what I wanted to do.  There was this dead silence and I said   
   to myself - am I in trouble.  Then I said: 'Are you in?" and he said 'yeah.'"   
      
   --   
      
   Frank Divinie, W4UOR, called a special meeting of his club, but didn't tell   
   them why:   
      
   --   
      
   W4UOR:  "I said that this is going to be a big, big deal."   
      
   KN4AQ:  "So that scared away 90% of your club (laughter)."   
      
   W4UOR:  "When I got them there and they were eating breakfast, that's when I   
   'droped the bom on them.'  I said that we have been invited to make the   
   contact with the International Space Station.  So when I said that it was the   
   International Space Station and explained that it was with the Dixon   
   Elementary School, everyone raised their hands. We're in."   
      
   audio clip: the club is in, too   
      
   --   
      
   Yep, they were on board but there a lot more to this story that we will   
   bring you in part 2 next week.  Meantime to watch the entire video series   
   simply take your web browser to HamRadioNow.TV. Look for Episode 144.  You   
   will be glad that you did.         
      
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