Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1922 - June 13, 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1922 with a release date of June 13   
   2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a QST.  The FCC announces some changes to Amateur Radio   
   licensing and more; hams take issue with indoor marijuana farmers over   
   interference from grow lights; a pair of X Class flares erupt on the Sun;   
   Marines learn how to T-hunt from a North Carolina radio club, Dayton   
   announces 2014 Hamvention attendance and part two of our look at Amateur   
   Radio on the International Space Station.  All this and more on Amateur Radio   
   Newsline(tm) report number 1922 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RADIO REGULATION:  FCC REVISES RULES ON AMATEUR LICENSING AND NEW MODES   
      
   The FCC says that the public interest will be served by revising the Amateur   
   Service rules to grant partial examination credit for certain expired amateur   
   operator licenses, to permit examinations to be administered remotely, and to   
   permit amateur stations to use technologies that stations in other services   
   are already permitted to use.  This is the gist of a Report and Order issued   
   by the regulatory agency on June 9th that acts on several long stand rules   
   changes requests.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PW, is here with   
   the details:   
      
      
   --   
      
   In its decision the FCC will make it a bit easier for hams whose licenses   
   have expired to get back into the service.  This by granting written   
   examination credit for test Elements 3 and 4 to holders of expired licenses   
   that initially required passage of these elements.  However the regulatory   
   agency will require former license holders whose lapsed licenses have gone   
   past the two year renewal grace period to pass the Element 2 Technician class   
   exam to get their licenses restored.     
      
   In the same action the Commission refused to give examination credit to the   
   holder of an expired Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination.    
   Nor will it extend the validity of them for the lifetime of the holder of   
   these documents.   
      
   The FCC has decided to continue the requirement that three Volunteer   
   Examiners be present at amateur testing sessions.  The agency had earlier   
   proposed to drop that number down to two after noting that some applicants   
   could not find a test session because it was not possible to find three   
   volunteer examiners in some rural geographic areas.     
      
   There was strong opposition to this proposal by the majority of those filing   
   comments as well as the American Radio Relay league.  In deciding against   
   making this change the FCC said that it was persuaded to keep the current   
   three Volunteer Examiner rule to assure that the security and quality of   
   exams would not be compromised.   
      
   While the number of Volunteer Examinees will remain at three the FCC did   
   offer some relief for those who cannot find a local exam session.  This in   
   approving the concept of allowing remote testing.     
      
   The report and Order says that allowing Volunteer Examiners and VEC's the   
   option of administering examinations at locations remote is warranted.  It   
   notes that as far back as 2002 the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner   
   Coordinators endorsed experimental use of videoconferencing technology to   
   conduct Amateur Radio testing in remote areas of Alaska.  Also that the   
   Anchorage Volunteer Examination Coordinator group has long requested such a   
   change.  It cited the expense to provide amateur radio test sessions to   
   Alaska residents living in remote areas of that state.     
      
   The FCC declined to address the mechanics of remote testing as this will   
   likely vary from location to location and session to session.  It stated that   
   specific rules spelling out how to administer exam sessions remotely could   
   limit the flexibility of conducting these sessions.  Instead it re-asserted   
   that the obligation on the part of Volunteer Examiners and V-E-C's to   
   administer examinations responsibly applies in full to remote testing as well   
   as any other test session.   
      
   Last but by no means least the FCC has adopted an ARRL proposal to authorize   
   certain types of Time Division Multiple Access better known as TDMA emissions   
   for permanent use by radio amateurs.  Back in 2013 the Wireless   
   Telecommunications Bureau had granted an League request for a temporary   
   blanket waiver to permit radio amateurs to transmit emissions with   
   designators FXD, FXE, and F7E pending resolution of the rulemaking petition.    
   In issuing its final decision on this matter the FCC stated that those   
   commenting strongly supported such a change.  Also noted was that such a   
   modification to its rules is consistent with the basis and purpose of the   
   Part 97 Amateur Service.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   All of these rules changes become effective 30 days after their publication   
   in The Federal Register.  We should have that date for you next week.   
      
   (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO REGULATIONS:  EDUCATOR GORDON WEST COMMENTS ON RULES CHANGES   
      
   One ham very much concerned with ham radio testing procedures is famed   
   educator Gordon West, WB6NOA.  We asked West what he thought of several of   
   the changes starting with reinstatement for those whose licenses had lapsed   
   and who had not renewed them within the two-year grace period.  He gave us   
   his personal experience with those wanting back in:   
      
   --   
      
   WB6NOA:  "We get once every two weeks a call from a ham and I tell him thst   
   he needs to take three exams to get back to Extra class I never hear from   
   them again.  But now Ill be able to say just one examination, the Element 2   
   Technician Class and then you will be reinstated to either your General,   
   Advanced or Extra class license you once held."   
      
   --   
      
   And what about the requirement that those seeking license reinstatement   
   outside the grace period be subject to taking a new Technician class exam?    
   West says that he agrees with the FCC on this:   
      
   --   
      
   WB6NOA:  "I think it's good that a reinstated ham would have to pass some   
   sort of an examination and Element 2 is a good starting point because Element   
   2 has a lot more rules and regulations that encompass the overall ham radio   
   service.  So I think they (the FCC) did it just right by asking the applicant   
   to consider taking the Element 2 exam if they want yo get back their original   
   general, advanced or extra class ticket."   
      
   --   
      
   We also asked WB6NOA for his thoughts on the FCC's decision to permit remote   
   testing for candidates unable to attend a normal exam session in person:   
      
   --   
      
   WB6NOA:  "I think our VE program administered by VEC's is pretty darn tight.   
   And I think that especially up in Alaska where Jim Wiley had a lot to with   
   some of these suggestions to the Commission; I think there are areas that we   
   can monitor via teleconference to insure exam integrity and getting more hams   
   to pass tests amd upgrading that we might not have had before because we   
   could not get a three member team to them."   
      
   --   
      
   Finally we asked him to give us his overall thoughts on the way the FCC   
   handled these changes to ham radio exam and licenses reinstatement procedures.   
      
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   WB6NOA:  "I'm delighted to see that the FCC has taken the amount of time to   
   consider all of the comments that fellow hams and I have submitted to them on   
   these three topics.  It tells me that the FCC continuously listen to input   
   and that they cite those inputs to base on what their decision is and I think   
   its good that we have a Commission that listens as well as enacts new rules."   
      
   --   
      
   The assessment of the regulatory changes to ham radio licensing and testing   
   from amateur radio educator Gordon West, WB6NOA.  (ARNewsline)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW:  IARUMS SUVCCEEDS IN GETTING AUSTRALIAN RADAR OFF 20 METERS   
      
   In other news, the IARU Monitoring System newsletter reports success in   
   getting an Australian radar system removed from the 20 meter ham band.      
      
   According to a report from Wolf Hadel, DK2OM, back on May 10th John Martin,   
   ZL1GWE and another source informed him about a Superdarn Radar found to be on   
   14 dot 050 MHz.  It turned out that this radar system was being operated by   
   the La Trobe University in Australia.      
      
   At this point DK2OM got back to ZL1GWE who informed the university that it   
   was operating in a ham radio band.  Hadel also sent the information to Peter   
   Young, VK3MV who serves as the IARU Monitoring System Region 3 coordinator.    
   He in turn informed the Australian Department of Post and Telecommunications   
   of the situation.     
      
   The bottom line:  Thanks to the combined efforts of these three hams the   
   offending radar signal was gone from 20 meters within two days.  (IARUMS)   
      
   **   
      
      
   DX UP FRONT:  EASTER ISLAND IN JANUARY 2015   
      
   In DX up-front, word that a team of operators from Japan will likely be on   
   the air with their individual home callsigns stroke CE0Y from Hare Kapone on   
   Easter Island between January 9th to the 17th of 2015.  Activity will be   
   holiday style on 80 through 6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.    
   QSL via the operator's instructions.  (OPDX)   
      
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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 NS4R repeater   
   serving Jacksonville, Florida.   
      
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   RADIO PROPAGATION: TWIN SOLAR FLARES ON JUNE 10   
      
   Various news sources report that the Sun unleashed a pair of X-class solar   
   flares in the span of one hour and 10 minutes on Tuesday morning June 10th.    
   These flares came from a sunspot on the lower left limb of our home star that   
   had just rotated into view and was named Active Region 2087 by solar   
   scientists.   
      
   The first flare was the more powerful of the two erupted at 7:42 a.m.   
   Eastern Daylight Time and was declared a class X 2 point 2.  The second came   
   at 8:52 a.m. Eastern and was designated an X 1 point 5.     
      
   X-rays and Ultra Violet radiation from the double flare created a wave of   
   ionization in Earth's upper atmosphere, altering the normal propagation of   
   radio transmissions over Europe.  Preliminary images from NASA's STEREO   
   probes show a bright Coronal Mass Ejection emerging from the blast area but   
   it was away from the sun-Earth line. As such, no strong impacts were expected.   
      
   The area calmed down after its two violent outbursts but the National   
   Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center says   
   the new active region remains a potent force.  As such there could be more   
   flares that could cause radio blackouts if they here on Earth if they were to   
   take place.  (Spaceweather, other published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  POT GROWERS LIGHTS VS THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM   
      
   Marijuana growing operations using what are called indoor grow lights are   
   making life miserable for hams and S-W-L's.  That's because many of these   
   units emit wide-band interference all across the High Frequency radio   
   spectrum.  Some can even wreck havoc on the bands from 6 meters and above.    
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, has more on the problem of   
   pot growers versus two-way radio:   
      
   --   
      
   A recent story picked up by USA TODAY and the Associated Press from the   
   pages of The Coloradan newspaper reports on this new source of interference   
   for amateur radio operators.   
      
   The story tracks the problems faced by Thomas Thompson, W0IVJ, of Boulder,   
   Colorado, who discovered RF interference which he traced to the ballasts of   
   the grow lights being used by some of his neighbors.  Thompson reported his   
   findings to the ARRL and also posted a page about the problem on the web.    
   You can find it at   
   http://tomthompson.com/radio/GrowLight/GrowLightBallastFilter.html   
   http://tomthompson.com/radio/GrowLight/GrowLightBallastFilter.html   
      
   He notes the interference problem is significant on 40 meters.   
      
   Thompson, a retired electrical engineer, was able to find the source of the   
   interference with direction-finding equipment, according to the news stories.   
   He then decided that the best way to address the problem was to build   
   filters for his neighbors to take care of the interference.   
      
   The ARRL, according to the Coloradan, filed a complaint with the FCC about   
   the grow lamps.   
      
   The Coloradan says the FCC told its reporter that agency is aware of the   
   interference, but didn't say what it was going to do about it.   
      
   The ARRL has produced information about the problem at a link on its   
   website. You can find that at www.arrl.org/grow-light-rfi   
   http://www.arrl.org/grow-light-rfi.  It recommends filters and choke to   
   alleviate the problem, if you know the neighbor where you've identified the   
   source.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V.   
      
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   One word of caution to any ham thinking of confronting a suspected Marijuana   
   grower, especially if it's someone you do not know.  In three words: "don't   
   do it."  While there may be some people out there who are growing these   
   plants for medical use, you could easily run into a large scale cultivating   
   operation being run by members of the underworld who are armed and dangerous.   
   Instead, if you T-Hunt down such a location just file a report of the   
   interference and where you believe it's coming from with your closest FCC   
   office and let the professionals handle it from there.   (The Coloradian,   
   others)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  MARINES LEARN T-HUNTING FROM HAM RADIO GROUP   
      
   United States Marines know that eing able to locate a lost person or find an   
   enemy might save lives and their training prepares them for this.  But there   
   are some things classroom training can't teach, which is why Sergeant. Philip   
   Rice, KK4NBK, and a dozen other Marines recently traveled from Camp Lejeune   
   to Salisbury, North Carolina to learn the art of hidden transmitter hunting   
   from members of the Rowan Amateur Radio Society.   
      
   In an interview with the Sailsbury Post newspaper, Sergeant Rice said he   
   tries to locate opportunities for hands-on training that will help members of   
   his unit be more prepared for their duties.  As a part of the days training,   
   club members Tommie Wood, N4YZ, and Gary Lang, K4GHL, showed some of the   
   specialized antennas used for radio direction-finding.  Afterward, the   
   Marines paired up with members of the club as they fanned out through woods   
   on the outskirts of Salisbury for a T-Hunt practice session.     
      
   According to Sergeant Rice, amateur radio is a good way to open people's   
   minds, and prepare them for more than just our current war on terror.  You   
   can read the entire story of this group effort between the Marines and the   
   Rowan Amateur Radio Society at tinyurl.com/marines-and-hams  (Sailsbury Post)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO IN THE PRESS:  A GOODBYE TO ALASKA'S HAARP RESEARCH FACILITY   
      
   An interesting article on the demise of the High Frequency Active Auroral   
   Research Program, or HAARP facility in Alaska appeared in the June 4th   
   edition of the Anchorage Press newspaper.     
      
   The article by Mary Lochner not only tells some of the history of the   
   multi-megawatt transmitting station but also explains in easy to understand   
   terminology just how the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program   
   actually functioned.  It also goes into some of the unsuccessful efforts   
   undertaken by supporters of the research facility to keep it from being   
   shuttered and torn down.     
      
   Titled HAARP Plays One Last Song, you can read the very fascinating story   
   on-line at tinyurl.com/haarp-swansong.  (Anchorage Press)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO BUSINESS:  BAOFENG CHANGES NAME TO POFUNG   
      
   Radio supplier Baofeng has changed its product distribution name to Pofung   
   for all sales outside China.  In an announcement on its website the company   
   says that it feels it's time to adapt its brand to the global stage.  It   
   notes that the current name Baofeng is a literal translation of it's Chinese   
   character name, and as such it may be difficult for a hobbyist elsewhere in   
   the world to pronounce.  The company say that its new product name of Pofung   
   is easier to pronounce and more friendly to its customers, while maintaining   
   the phonetic symbolism of its brand.  The company's official web domain   
   www.baofengradio.com http://www.baofengradio.com/ will remain unchanged.    
   (Baofeng)   
      
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   HAMVENTION 2014:  THE NUMBERS ARE IN   
      
   It seems that each year after the close of Hamvention that there is a big   
   guessing game as to attendance.  Long ago it was just between hams talking on   
   the telephone, but since the advent of the World-Wide-Web it's kind of become   
   an on-line sport or some such.  Well the final results are now in and the   
   number was announced at a recent meeting of the Dayton Amateur Radio   
   Association by this year's Assistant General Chairman, Jim Tiderman, N8IDS:   
      
   --   
      
   N8IDS:  "Those who guessed close to 25,000 were the closest. The actual   
   number was 24,873."   
      
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   So how does this compare with years past?  Well in 2013 some 24,542 hams   
   made the trek to Hamvention for a net increase of 331 attendees this year.    
   It's also way up from 2008 when only 17,250 showed up at the Hara Arena   
   gates.  The bottom line is that as the world's economy improves so does the   
   number of visitors to the Dayton Hamvention and that's good news for everyone   
   concerned.  (ARNewsline with audio from DARA meeting streaming)   
      
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   DAYTON 2014:  CTU VIDEOS POSTED AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF CTU AT ARRL CENTENNIAL   
      
   Tim Duffy, K3LR, says that select video presentations from the 2014 Contest   
   University held at the recent Dayton Hamvention are now available for viewing   
   at the Contest University website.  The shortcut URL is simply   
   tinyurl.com/ctu-video-2014   
      
   Also, for the first time in eight years there will be a second Contest   
   University in the United States offered in the same year.  This one will take   
   place on Thursday, July 17th which is the opening day of the ARRL Centennial   
   Convention in Hartford Connecticut.  More information on this is on the web   
   at arrl2014.org under All Day Training Tracks.  (CTU)   
      
   **   
      
   DAYTON 2014:  K0NEB POSTS ANNUAL HANVENTION VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE   
      
   Also now available on YouTube is a video produced by Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB   
   taken at these years Hamvention.  Titled Sharp Dressed Man, it's actually a   
   slide show set to music as seen through the lens of Joe's Canon digital   
   camera.   It's a very enjoyable 4 and a half minutes of Hamvention fun that   
   you can find it by taking your web browser to tinyurl.com/K0NEB-Dayton-2014    
   (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   
   www.arnewsline.org http://www.arnewsline.org/ and being relayed by the   
   volunteer services of the following radio amateur:   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST UK EME CONTACT   
      
   A big celebration of early ham radio on earth to moon to earth contacts will   
   soon take place in the United Kingdom as we hear from Jeremy Boot, G4NJH:   
      
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   July 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the first time that amateur signals   
   from the UK reached other parts of the world by bouncing off the moon, a   
   technique now known as moonbounce or EME, earth-moon-earth.   
      
   In the July 1964 edition of Radio Communications the RSGB announced that at   
   20.20 GMT on June 13th, 1964, G3LTF at Galleywood, Essex, and KP4BPZ in   
   Puerto Rico, made contact on 430 Mc/s by bouncing their signals off the moon.   
   Signal reports were RST459 both ways.  A further contact took place one hour   
   later.    
      
   KP4BPZ was fortunate in having the 1000 foot radio-telescope dish aerial at   
   Arecibo, Puerto Rico at his disposal. G3LTF's equipment included a 15 foot   
   dish aerial and an AF139 transistor preamplifier for reception.  Power input   
   to the PA was 150 watts.    
      
   What is more remarkable is that Peter, G3LTF is still active on moon-bounce   
   and is one of the world's leading pioneers.    
      
   I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH, in Nottiningham in the U.K. for the Amateur Radio   
   Newsline.   
      
   --   
      
   And less we forget our heartiest congratulations to Jeremy and to the GB2RS   
   Podcast team on having received 100,000 hits on their weekly newscasts on   
   Podbean.   Each week the the GB2RS audio newscast is uploaded to both iTunes   
   and podbean.com.  (GB2RS)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  GUEST OPERATION IN BRAZIL DURING FIFA 2014 WORLD CUP   
      
   The Brazilian Amateur Radio League has obtained special permission from   
   telecommunications regulator ANATEL.  This, to permit foreign amateurs   
   visiting that nation to operate during the duration FIFA World Cup.     
      
   During June and July, any foreign amateur will be able to operate in Brazil   
   regardless of the existence of reciprocity agreement between countries.  No   
   special license is necessary and no fees are required.     
      
   Hams who wish to take advantage of this opportunity need only send the   
   Brazilian Amateur Radio League copies of certain documents.  These include a   
   copy of the identification pages of their valid passport, a copy of a valid   
   amateur radio license of his or her country, a list of cities from where he   
   or she intends to operate and an e-mail address for contact.  The documents   
   should be scanned and sent via e-mail to executive (at) labre (dot) org (dot)   
   br.   
      
   The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international football   
   competition played by the senior men's national teams all of whom are members   
   of the F‚d‚ration Internationale de Football Association.  (RAC)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, ZL1GWE will be active as 5WZ1JM from Savaii, Samoa until June 23rd.     
   He's reported to be operating on 40 through 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL   
   via his home callsign.   
      
   DL2JRM will be operational portable stroke CT9 from Madeira Island through   
   June 19th.  Activity is on 80 through 10 meters CW.  QSL via his home   
   callsign, direct or by the Bureau.   
      
   K2QBV will be active as E51QBV from Rarotonga Island between July 8th to the   
   21st.  According to K2QBV this is not a DXpedition but rather the second   
   phase of his summer vacation that will start in New Zealand.  QSL via his   
   home station address.   
      
   VK3ATX will be operational stroke P from Gabo Island on August 16th and   
   17th.  Activity will be on the High Frequency bands. QSL via his home   
   callsign, direct only.    
      
   VK3VTH will be active stroke 7 from King Island between August 14th to   
   the17th.  His operation will be on 40 and 20 meters using SSB only.  QSL via   
   VK3VTH either direct or via  the bureau.    
      
   OH4SS will be operational stroke OH0 from Brando Island between June 28th   
   and the 30th. Activity will probably be only on 40, 17 and 15 meters on SSB   
   only.  QSL direct only via OH4SS.    
      
   Lastly, AF1G  is reported operational from Andros Island on the weekends,   
   U.S. holidays and some contests.  His activity is on 80 through 6 meters   
   using SSB and the digital modes.  QSL Logbook of the World or direct with a   
   self addressed stamped envelope direct only.  No bureau QSL's for this one.   
      
   (This weeks DX news courtesy of OPDX and other DX news sources)   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM:  ARISS REVISITED - PART 2   
      
   And finally this week we present part 2 of a look back at the Amateur Radio   
   on the International Space Station or ARISS program.  Or in this case, maybe   
   more of a look at it today.  Here's Skeeter Nash, N5ASH:   
      
   --   
      
   According to Part 3 of KN4AQ's mini-documentary ARISS to the MAX, NASA would   
   like to see participation in an ARISS contact to go beyond a few students   
   involved in an exchange with crew members on board the International Space   
   Station.  And on the occasion of the contact with the Dixon Elementary School   
   in North Carolina two Public Information Officers pitched in to assist.     
      
   Suzie Ulbrich is the PIO for Onslow County Schools, and Janice Hopkins,   
   KJ4JPE, a new ARRL PIO covering coastal North Carolina.  Ulbrich explained   
   that they had overlapped in making their media contacts, and it helped:   
      
   --   
      
   Ulbrich:  "When we talked after we found out that we had reached out to some   
   of the same people.  But I think them getting two notices worked because they   
   really knew how important it was hearing it from them and hearing it from us.   
   We got responses immediately that "we'll be there."   
      
   --   
      
   Hopikns began doing Public Information informally for her local club, saw   
   how valuable it was, and expanded her coverage:   
      
   --   
      
   Hopkins:  I've been doing that for the last three years by sending my   
   information out to the different newspapers and magazines.  Then I decided I   
   was going to branch out and (include) the clubs in the area.  Whaytever they   
   did I would try to get into the media.  I'm npow an official PIO for Amateur   
   Radio through the ARRL"   
      
   --   
      
   -ARISS to the MAX then wraps up with a special treat, especially for those   
   who have never seen nor heard a space shuttle launch.  Part Four is a look   
   back at one of the early SAREX contacts.  SAREX, which stands for the Shuttle   
   Amateur Radio Experiment is the predecessor to the ARISS program.  It   
   officially began in late 1985 with the flight of Tony England, W0ORE on board   
   the shuttle Challenger for mission STS-51-F.  This sound you are about to   
   hear is the actual launch countdown from a SAREX mission number STS-50 in   
   1992 and was the 6th in the series of early manned ham radio flights in to   
   space.      
      
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   Audio:  STS-50  countdown and launch.   
      
   --   
      
   The sound of ham radio history, as it was about to be made more than a   
   decade ago.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.   
      
   --   
      
   "ARISS to the MAX" can be seen at the web site Ham Radio Now dot TV.  Look   
   for Episode 144.         
   (Ed note:  Yes Flight STS-51-F did fly 7 years prior to STS-50.  In 1984   
   NASA temporarily changed the shuttle flight numbering system but returned to   
   the original flight numbering system in the late 1980's.  More on this is at   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_shuttle_missions   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_shuttle_missions)     
      
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   Squillace , KK6ITB, near Los Angeles saying 73 and we thank you for   
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