Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1924 - June 27, 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1924 with a release   
   date of June 27 2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST.  A possible challenge to ham radio   
   at 5 Gigahertz; revised FCC rules on ham radio testing;   
   digital voice modes take effect July 21st; solar researchers   
   once again discuss our current solar cycle 24; VK hams set   
   new microwave record down-under and the FCC says no to use   
   of ham radio gear on GMRS frequencies.  All this and more on   
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1924 coming your way   
   right now.   
      
      
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   RADIO LAW:  NEW MEASURE INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS COULD   
   THREATEN HAM RADIO 5 GHZ ALLOCATION   
      
   A bill has been introduced in Congress aimed at making more   
   unlicensed wireless spectrum available for Unlicensed   
   National Information Infrastructure Wi Fi devices that   
   operate in the 5 GHz band.  This new initiative could   
   adversely affect both terrestrial and space based ham radio   
   operations.  Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the newsroom with   
   the details:   
      
   --   
      
   Florida Senator Marco Rubio has introduced a bill to free up   
   more unlicensed wireless spectrum in the upper portion of   
   the 5 GHz band.  On June 19th Rubio teamed with New Jersey   
   Senator Cory Booker to introduce the WiFi Innovation Act as   
   part of an overall wireless broadband expansion plan he   
   recently outlined.   
      
   According to Rubio's office, the new WiFi expansion measure   
   would direct the FCC to move swiftly in seeking comments and   
   conducting testing to assess the feasibility of opening the   
   5.850 to 5.925 GHz band to unlicensed use.  Also, to   
   recognizes the need to balance the importance of developing   
   Intelligent Transportation and incumbent licensees while   
   also maximizing the use of the band for shared WiFi   
   purposes.   
      
   The Amateur Radio Service holds a secondary allocation at   
   5.650 to 5.925 GHz.  This includes the Amateur Satellite   
   Service uplink of 5.65 to 5.67 GHz and a downlink from 5.830   
   to 5.850 GHz.  If the WiFi Innovation Act were to be   
   approved as currently written, it would clearly have a   
   negative impact on Amateur Radio operations in the upper   
   portion of the 5 GHz band.   
      
   The WiFi Innovation Act appears to be the second of three   
   proposed laws that Senator Rubio and his supporters in the   
   Senate plan to introduce.  The first was the Wireless   
   Innovation Act on June 12th.  This WiFi Innovation Act is   
   the second and another yet unnamed measure will be aimed at   
   promoting expansion of the nation's overall wireless   
   infrastructure.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF,   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   Earlier this year the FCC acted to free up unlicensed   
   spectrum in the lower part of 5 Ghz band.  At the same time   
   it also made it known that it wants to do the same in the   
   upper portion as long as it does not interfere with   
   incumbent primary users.   (B&C)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW:  CHANGES TO FCC PART 97 AMATEUR SERVICE RULES   
   EFFECTIVE JULY 21ST   
      
   The news rules regarding ham radio testing and officially   
   permitting Time Division Multiple Access emissions in the   
   Part 97 Amateur Radio Service will become effective on July   
   21st.   
      
   As previously reported, the changes and some non changes   
   released in a Report and Order on June 9th include granting   
   examination credit to previous license holds whose   
   expiration date is beyond the current 2 year grace period to   
   get back into the hobby.  This by simply passing the Element   
   2 Technician Class written Exam.   
      
   The rules will retain the current requirement that three   
   Volunteer Examiners, but will permit the use of remote   
   testing for instances where assembling three VE's is not   
   easily accomplished.  Many hams in Alaska had strongly   
   backed this request due to the remoteness of many small   
   towns and villages from the more populated cities.   
      
   Lastly, the changes codify the use of transmit emissions   
   with designators FXD, FXE, and F7E.  Up until now hams have   
   been able to use them only because the regulatory agency had   
   issued a waiver requested by the American Radio Relay League   
   back in 2013.   
      
   Again, the revised regulations take effect on Monday, July   
   21st.  (FCC, ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   PROPAGATION:  HERE COMES THE SUN - THERE GOES THE SUN - PART   
   2   
      
   In a follow-up to a report earlier this year, solar   
   researchers are now dubbing the sun's recent activity as a   
   mini-max.  This is because the maximum period of activity so   
   far has been shorter than usual.   
      
   Researchers note that sunspots are now showing up and lower-   
   density areas are appearing in the sun's corona.  As such   
   this current situation demonstrates how hard it is to   
   accurately forecast a solar cycle.   
      
   They note that this cycle's strange peak appears to have its   
   roots in 2008 and 2009 when sunspot numbers were far lower   
   than scientists expected.  Solar flares, which are   
   associated with sunspot numbers and the sun's magnetic   
   activity, were also relatively quiet in that same time   
   frame.   
      
   The average for a solar cycle from minimum to maximum and   
   back to minimum is in theory 11 years, however it can   
   actually take between 9 and 14 years.  The current solar   
   cycle is expected to start fading in 2015 but it will likely   
   go out with some increased activity.   
      
   The researchers note that historically speaking, there are   
   usually strong flares leading to numerous auroras on Earth   
   at the end of the solar peak.  This is because particles   
   from the sun strike our planet's magnetic lines and excite   
   gases in the upper atmosphere.   
      
   Ron Turner of Analytic Services Inc. is a senior science   
   advisor for NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program.  He   
   summed it up by saying that the current Cycle 24 is one of   
   the weakest in the 24 cycles since 1755.  (NASA, other   
   published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO RECORDS; VK HAMS SET NEW MICROWAVE RECORD DOWN-UNDER   
      
   Using both SSB and digital modes on the 78 GHz or the 4   
   millimetre band, Alan Devlin, VK3XPD, and David Smith,   
   VK3HZ, have set new microwave distance records down under.   
      
   The new records were set on May 15th.  VK3XPD on Mt. William   
   in Western Victoria state and VK3HZ on Melbourne's Mt.   
   Dandenong Observatory.  Their efforts resulted in a new   
   Australian record path of 139.8 kilometres.  In addition to   
   a contact on SSB the digital JT65C mode proved quite   
   effective over the path.  (VK3PC)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF MULTIPLE AMATEUR   
   RADIO SATELLITE PAYLOADS   
      
   A dozen new ham radio birds are now on-orbit thanks to a   
   successful launch on June 19th.  The ham radio satellites   
   were part of the thirty-seven satellite payload carried   
   aloft from a complex near Dombarovsky in the Russian   
   Federation.   
      
   Of the many satellites on board, the two QB50 Cubesats were   
   among the first deployed at 19:32 UTC.  Shortly thereafter   
   CW signals from both were received by Andre Van Deventer,   
   ZS2BK in South Africa.  It is expected that the ham radio   
   transponders on these birds will be activated after the   
   science missions have been completed.   
      
   Many of the other satellites on the launch have also been   
   heard and confirmed to be in space.  Frequencies and modes   
   of operation for all of the amateur radio birds can be found   
   on the web at tinyurl.com/june-hamsat-launch  (AMSAT-UK,   
   Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  CY0 SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION IN SEPTEMBER   
      
   In DX up front, while still in the planning stages word that   
   Murray Adams, WA4DAN, has received permission from Parks   
   Canada for a one-day DXpedition to Sable Island now slated   
   for September 8th.  A second operator will be Randy Rowe,   
   N0TG who is also a veteran DXpeditioner with prior   
   experience on Sable Island.   
      
   The two man team will be using the Sable Island Amateur   
   Radio Station that WA4DAN and the CY0P team left behind   
   after their venture to Sable in October 2013.  If things go   
   as anticipated, WA4DAN will operate the SSB station while   
   N0TG will be on CW.  Antennas are expected to be 17 and 20   
   meter Yagis with at least one of the two stations will   
   operating high power.  (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 W2GSB repeater of the Great South Bay Amateur   
   Radio Club serving Lindenhurst, New York.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW:  FCC TURNS AWAY PETITION REQUESTING HAM GEAR ON   
   GMRS   
      
   The FCC has turned down a rule making petition from s   
   Florida ham who asked that the rules be amended to permit   
   ham radio operators to use their gear in the General Mobile   
   Radio Service frequency spectrum.  Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   Bruce Tennant, K6PZW has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   In his May 29th petition, Mark Friedlander, KV4I of New   
   Smyrna Beach, Florida had requested that the Part 95 rules   
   be amended so that a person who holds both a General Mobile   
   Radio Service or GMRS license as well as a Part 97 amateur   
   radio operator license above Novice Class be allowed to   
   operate on GMRS channels.  This, using a transmitter that   
   has not been certificated for GMRS use as long as the it   
   complies with the General Mobile Radio Service technical   
   rules.   
      
   In his petition Friedlander noted that the amateur radio   
   service and General Mobile Radio Service operate on similar   
   frequencies.  Also, that amateur radio operators are   
   authorized to design, build, and operate transmitters   
   without equipment certification in the 420 to 450 MHz   
   amateur band.  As such he believed that they should also be   
   permitted to do the same on the 462 to 467 MHz GMRS channels   
   as well.   
      
   But the FCC wasted little time in turning down this request.   
   In its June 20th decision to deny the rules change request   
   the FCC stated that GMRS transmitters with frequency   
   capability for amateur frequencies will not be certificated.   
   That the General Mobile Radio Service and the Amateur Radio   
   service are separate and with different purposes and as such   
   the Amateur Service is unsuitable for GMRS communications.   
   It also stated that making an exception to the current rule   
   would allow for the proliferation of home-built, non-   
   standardized transmitters in the GMRS spectrum with no   
   practical way for the Commission to monitor and enforce   
   regulatory compliance for these devices.   
      
   Based on this and several other factors the FCC concluded   
   that Mark Friedlander's  petition does not present grounds   
   for it to amend the device certification requirement in   
   Section 95 of the General Mobile Radio Service rules and as   
   such its dismisses his petition.   
      
   Or the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in   
   Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   In making his request Friedlander said that his proposal   
   would make possible interoperability for emergency   
   communications between the two services.  This is because   
   many emergency response groups use both the amateur radio   
   and GMRS bands.   (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC ISSUES LARGEST FINE EVER TO CELLPHONE   
   JAMMER DISTRIBUTOR   
      
   The FCC has issued what may well be the largest proposed   
   fine in history to a mainland China on-line retail firm.   
   This for allegedly selling Cellular Telephone and other   
   radio frequency jamming devices to customers in the United   
   States.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Fred Vobbe, W8HDU, is here   
   with the details:   
      
   --   
      
   The FCC is calling it a landmark enforcement action to   
   address the illegal marketing of GPS, cellular, and other   
   signal jamming devices to U.S. consumers over the Internet.   
   This as it proposes a thirty-four million nine hundred and   
   twelve thousand and five hundred dollar fine against C.T.S.   
   Technology Co., Limited and its subsidiaries located in the   
   People's Republic of China.   
      
   The FCC says that the proposed fine is the result of a pro-   
   active investigation that shows C.T.S. Technology Co.,   
   Limited sold signal jamming devices to consumers in the   
   United States over the Internet for more than two years.  In   
   some cases, the devices sold by the company not only jammed   
   the communications signals as advertised, but were   
   potentially much more harmful by  blocking communications   
   far beyond the frequencies listed in their advertisements.   
      
   In addition, the FCC says that C.T.S. Technology Company   
   Limited apparently misled consumers by falsely claiming on   
   its websites that certain signal jammers were approved by   
   the FCC for consumer use.  And as confirmed by proactive   
   market surveillance along with an extensive undercover   
   operation conducted by its Enforcement Bureau, the   
   Commission says that these apparent violations are not only   
   egregious but continue as of the date of this action being   
   taken.   
      
   The proposed thirty-four million nine hundred and twelve   
   thousand and five hundred dollar fine is the maximum penalty   
   permitted by law for this type of an ongoing offense.  As is   
   usual in these cases CTS Technology Company Limited will   
   have 30 days to pay the fine in full, ask for a reduction in   
   the amount or simply file an appeal.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Fred Vobbe, W8HDU,   
   reporting.   
      
   --   
      
   In addition to the proposed fine, The FCC is also ordering   
   CTS Technology Company Limited, to stop selling and   
   marketing the devices to United States consumers.  It also   
   has told the company that it must provide information about   
   those customers in the United States that it sold them to as   
   well. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO REMOTE FLYING:  FLYING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TO BE   
   PROHIBITED IN NATIONAL PARKS   
      
   If you are into flying radio remote controlled aircraft then   
   listen up.  National Park Service Director Jonathan B.   
   Jarvis has signed a policy memorandum that directs his   
   superintendents nationwide to prohibit launching, landing,   
   or operating unmanned aircraft including drones on lands and   
   waters administered by the National Park Service.   
      
   Unmanned aircraft have already been prohibited at several   
   national parks. These bans were put in place after noise and   
   nuisance complaints from park visitors and a least one   
   incident in which park wildlife was harassed.   
      
   The memorandum does not affect the primary jurisdiction of   
   the Federal Aviation Administration over the National   
   Airspace System.  Also, the National Park Service itself can   
   continue to use unmanned aircraft for administrative   
   purposes such as search and rescue, fire operations and   
   scientific study but some of these uses must first be   
   approved by the Associate Director for Visitor and Resource   
   Protection.   
      
   You can find links to several stories regarding the new   
   radio controlled model aircraft ban at the following URL's:   
   http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcneal/2014/06/20/nationa   
   l-park-service-bans-drones-and-model-aircraft-pending-   
   evaluation-of-their-potential-uses/,   
   http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/20/drones-   
   banned-at-national-parks/11099497/,   
   http://www.inquisitr.com/1310455/use-of-drones-in-national-   
   parks-banned   
   (Various news sources)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RECOGNITION:  AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS HONORED FOR   
   VOLUNTEERISM DURING CANADA'S 2013 HIGH RIVER FLOOD   
      
   When Alberta Canada's High River overflowed its banks in the   
   spring of 2013, it raced across the near-by town destroying   
   businesses, homes, and its infrastructure.  That's when   
   local ham radio operators were quick to step in to provide   
   necessary communications.   
      
   Members of the Foothills Amateur Radio Club and hams across   
   the region responded to the emergency by working closely   
   with area hospitals and emergency and support services.   
   They also augmented or replaced communications channels that   
   had been damaged or destroyed in the torrent.   
      
   Now, to honor the extraordinary efforts of these radio   
   amateurs, the Foothills Amateur Radio Club recently   
   sponsored an award ceremony and banquet for its members and   
   for those other amateurs that came to assist in time of dire   
   need.  All received a certificate of appreciation for their   
   volunteerism.  Also, two principle High River authorities   
   during the disaster presented letters of recognition and   
   thanks from the town to volunteers signed by the towns   
   current Mayor Craig Snodgrass.   (RAC)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO RECOGNITION:  AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS PRESENTED WITH   
   IOWA GOVERNOR'S VOLUNTEER AWARD   
      
   Polk County, Iowa, ham radio operators associated with the   
   Amateur Radio Emergency Service were recently presented with   
   the Iowa Governor's Volunteer Award.   
      
   The ARES group was nominated for the award by the Polk   
   County Emergency Management Agency.  The two organizations   
   have a long-standing relationship, working together to train   
   and prepare to assist in the event of a disaster of if main   
   communications systems fail.   
      
   The Iowa Governor's Volunteer Awards program was created   
   back in 1982.  This year's presentation was made by Lt. Gov.   
   Kim Reynolds in a ceremony at Southeast Polk High School.   
   (Press Release)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  PARA KIDS DAY JULY 19   
      
   The Philippine Amateur Radio Association will hold its 2014   
   PARA Kids Day on July 19th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time   
   to expose youngsters to the fun world of Amateur Radio.   
   Based on similar initiatives in other nations including the   
   United States, PARA Kids Day is a family oriented event   
   aimed at introducing youngsters age 15 or under to what ham   
   radio is and how it can benefit them in the future.   
   Certificates will be available to qualifying children and   
   sponsoring stations.  (PARA, Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   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 and being   
   relayed by the volunteer services of the following radio   
   amateur:   
      
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   **   
      
   RADIO FROM SPACE:  EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SATELLITES SURVEY   
   EARTH'S CHANGING MAGNETIC FIELDS   
      
   The first set of high-resolution results from the European   
   Space Agency's three satellite constellation named Swarm has   
   revealed the most recent changes in the magnetic field that   
   protects our planet.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather   
   Embee, KB3TZD, reports;   
      
   --   
      
   The Swarm satellite observation system is providing some   
   unprecedented insights into the complex workings of Earth's   
   magnetic field.  Measurements made over the past six months   
   confirm the general trend of the field's weakening, with the   
   most dramatic declines over the Western Hemisphere.  But in   
   other areas, such as the southern Indian Ocean, the magnetic   
   field has strengthened since this past January.  The latest   
   measurements also confirm the movement of magnetic field   
   Northward towards Siberia.   
      
   These changes are based on the magnetic indications stemming   
   from Earth's core.  Over the coming months, scientists plan   
   to analyze the data provided by the Swarm satellites along   
   with  contributions from other sources including other   
   observations of the Earth's crust, mantle, oceans,   
   ionosphere and magnetosphere.  Together with the data   
   collected from space, the researchers hope to provide new   
   insight into many natural processes, from those occurring   
   deep inside our planet to space weather triggered by solar   
   activity.  In turn, they hope this information will yield a   
   better understanding of why the planets magnetic field   
   appears to be weakening.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in   
   Berwick, Pennsylvania   
      
   --   
      
   The Swarm constellation was launched in November 2013.  The   
   initial results of this long ranging study were recently   
   presented at the Third Swarm Science Meeting that was held   
   in Copenhagen, Denmark.  More is on the web at www.esa.int   
   (ESA, SatNews)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  ARISS SEEKS SWL REPORTS ON SCHOOL   
   CONTACTS   
      
   ARISS is requesting listener reports for its school   
   contacts.  Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not   
   fully understood, the Ericsson lower power transceiver is   
   going to be used for these contacts in the foreseeable   
   future.  Please send your reports to aj9n (at) amsat.org or   
   aj9n (at) aol.com.  ARISS managers add that they thank   
   everyone in advance for their assistance.  (ARISS)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO RESEARCH:  RADIO CLUB GRANT ASSISTS STUDENTS IN   
   BUILDING RADIO TELESCOPE   
      
   Taking light at wavelengths that cannot be seen by the human   
   eye and translating it into digital characters that cannot be   
   heard is the purpose of Colorado's Estes Park High School   
   radio telescope project.   
      
   The frequency being measured by the student telescope is   
   1.416 GHz.  This is the wavelength of hydrogen which the   
   most common element of the universe.   
      
   According to one of the students who assisted in building   
   the radio telescope, when you gather this invisible light   
   and feed it through a specialized receiver it is translated   
   it into a digital signal.  Those ones and zero's can then be   
   converted and displayed graphically.   
      
   The project was made possible by generous donations from the   
   Toshiba America Foundation, the local Masonic Lodge, the   
   Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club, and other grants totaling   
   approximately $16,000.  More about the students involved in   
   this rather ambitious project including a photo of the   
   completed skyward-looking array is on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/colorado-student-radio-scope  (Trail Gazette)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  UK REGULATOR OFCOM SAYS 22000 LICENSE   
   REVALIDATIONS OUTSTANDING   
      
   United Kingdom telecommunications regulator Ofcom has   
   advised the Radio Society of Great Britain that some 22,000   
   of the 83,000 licenses in its database have yet to be   
   revalidated.  This includes some 206 club licenses.   
      
   By the end of June, all license holders who have yet to   
   revalidate will have been contacted by Ofcom.  If you are a   
   United Kingdom ham who needs assistance in the process,   
   Ofcom staff will be available to help on the telephone.   
   (RSGB)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  THAILAND HS0AC CLUB STATION RESTORED FOLLOWING   
   FLOODING IN 2011   
      
   Work to restore the amateur radio station of Thailand's   
   HS0AC amateur radio club at the Asian Institute of   
   Technology was completed on June 15th.  Radio Amateurs of   
   Thailand President HS1FVL announced that after the equipment   
   and antennas have been tested a formal Open House would be   
   held on August 3rd to which representatives of amateur radio   
   associations throughout Thailand would be invited.  The   
   original HS0AC club station had been destroyed during the   
   massive flooding that hit Thailand back in 2011.  (RAST,   
   Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, OE3GEA and OE5OHO will be active stroke FP   
   from Miquelon Island between July 16th and the 22nd.   
   Operation will be holiday style on 40 through 10 meters   
   using mostly CW with low power and wire antennas.  QSL via   
   their home callsign.   
      
   OM3RM will be operational portable 9A from Vis Island during   
   the RSGB Islands on the Air contest on July 26th and 27th.   
   This as a Single-Operator All-Band Mixed entry. QSL via   
   OM3RM.   
      
   YB3MM will be on the air as 4W stroke NB3MM from Timor Leste   
   between July 31st and August 5th.   Operation will be on 30,   
   20, 17, 15 and 12 meters using mainly SSB with some CW and   
   PSK31. QSL IZ8CCW direct, by the bureau or OQRS.   
      
   IW2NEF will be active from Zanzibar Island likely using the   
   call as 5H1NE between July 22nd and August 6th. Activity   
   will be holiday style on the High Frequency bands using SSB   
   only.  QSL via IK2DUW.   
      
   DO3MY will be operational as 6V1W from Senegal from July   
   through September.  His activities will be on the High   
   Frequency bands only. QSL via his home callsign.   
      
   YO2MSB will be active stroke 3A from Monte Carlo, Monaco   
   between September 5th and the 12th.  QSL via his home   
   callsign direct, via the bureau or electronically using   
   eQSL.   
      
   Lastly, N5NU will be living in Santiago, Chile until August   
   and is sometimes active stroke CE3 or CE5 depending on his   
   exact location.  His home station is a QRP radio running 5   
   watts to a dipole.  Sometimes he is also active from the   
   Radio Club de Chile using its 100 watt station.  Listen out   
   for him mainly on 15 meters using CW and SSB.  QSL via his   
   home callsign.   
      
   (This weeks DX news courtesy of OPDX and other DX news   
   sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  VK-LAND TO GET PUBLIC WI-FI NETWORK   
      
   And finally this week, as the fight over who controls   
   broadband rights continues here in the United States, there's   
   some very good news for Internet access down-under.  Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB, has the details:   
      
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   Australian Telephone provider Telstra plans to pour over   
   $100 million to get a public Wi-Fi network up and running by   
   2015.  The plan announced by Telstra chief executive David   
   Thodey will see the his company install up to 8000 new   
   wireless hotspots as it seeks to connect  customers to two   
   million Wi-Fi hot-spots across Australia.  Thodey said the   
   plan was designed to not only help meet current data needs   
   but also deliver the capacity needed in time to deal with   
   higher volumes of  traffic.   
      
   There's also an overseas component with Telstra striking an   
   exclusive partnership with global Wi-Fi technology provider   
   Fon.  Telstra customers, who choose to join the company's Wi-   
   Fi network will be provided compatible modems to access   
   their allowance at no extra charge via domestic hotspots and   
   connect to more than 12 million Fon-enabled hotspots   
   globally.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB.   
      
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   According to the news release, non Telstra customers and   
   Telstra customers who have not joined the Wi-Fi community   
   will be able to connect to Fon-enabled Telstra Wi-Fi   
   hotspots for a small charge using day passes.   (WIA News,   
   The Australian)   
      
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