Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1926 - July, 11 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1926 with a release date of July 11   
   2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a QST.  The Hawaii to mainland US opens on VHF just after   
   the 4th of July weekend; UKube-1 ham radio satellite successfully launched; a   
   whole new set of amateur radio regulations to be introduced in Thailand;   
   Hurricane Watch nets activate for Hurricane Arthur; a United States lightship   
   is the 300th registrant for International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend   
   and a look at the recent HAM RADIO convention in Germany.  All this and more   
   on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1926 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   PROPAGATION:  WEST COAST TO HAWAII DUCTING ON JULY 4TH WEEKEND   
      
   The long awaited West coast to Hawaii ducting season has finally begun.    
   This according to a posting to the VHF Reflector by Wayne Overbeck, N6NB.    
   Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, says that he first learned of the opening in a message   
   from Gordon West, WB6NOA.  According to West, the KH6HME 2 meter beacon was   
   booming in and the opening might last two days.  As it was, N6NB said that it   
   lasted much longer with both the KH6HME 2 meter and 70 centimeter beacon   
   signals loud and clear at various points up and down the California coast.    
   Overbeck recorded the beacons as heard in Orange County, California and   
   posted it on YouTube.  Heres a quick sample:   
      
   --   
      
   Actual beacon audio   
      
   --   
      
   According to N6NB, on Saturday, July 5th, Fred Honnold, KH7Y, made the   
   five-hour round trip from his home to the beacon site at 8,000' elevation on   
   Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano.  He worked a number of California stations on   
   144, 223.5 and 432 MHz with excellent signals.  Here's a sample of N6NB's QSO   
   with KH7Y at the KH6HME station on 223.5 Mhz over a path of 2505 miles:   
      
   --   
      
   KH7Y/KN6HME:  "...an IC-37A.  I think its about 10 or 15 watts.   
      
   N6NB:  "15 watts out on 223.5.  Oh my goodness!  Im running a transverter at   
   about 100 watts out on 223.5.  KH6HME from N6NB in DM-13, over."   
      
   KH7Y/KH6HME:  "Its to bad that there aren't more people around with these   
   radios.  Yes, its amazing.  These antennas are 14 elements and theres a pair   
   of them up there stacked.  They are actually tuned up on 222.1 when we used   
   to have a beacon up here."   
      
   --   
      
   Meanwhile, three other Hawaiian stations worked the mainland from much lower   
   elevations.  These stations were KH6 stroke K6MIO, KH6SX and WH6XM.     
      
   According to Overbeck, the duct between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland proved   
   to be much like earlier ones.  On the California end it was low, perhaps as   
   low as 1,000' above sea level at times.  But on the Hawaiian end, the duct   
   was centered somewhere near the beacon site at 8,000 feet.  Stations at low   
   elevations near Hilo were not nearly as loud as KH7Y who was signing KH6HME   
   in honor of the late Paul Lieb, who made this path famous.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the Newsroom,   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   N6NB adds that on Sunday afternoon, July 6th the KH6HME beacons were still   
   loud into Orange County in Southern California.  At the same time, Victor   
   Frank, K6FV, was hearing a 599 signal from the KH6HME 2 meter beacon on a   
   hand-held transceiver in the hills above San Mateo in northern California   
   overlooking the town of Half Moon Bay.  Since then other trans-Pacific   
   openings are being reported and we will have more about those in next weeks   
   newscast.     
      
   Links to KH6HME beacon audio as received at N6NB:    
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uucyw8YO9s0&feature=youtu.be   
      
   Link to QSO between KH7Y/KH6HME and N6NB:    
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOyaUNMYIGg&feature=youtu.be   
      
   (VHF Reflector, N6NB)   
      
   **   
      
   UKUBE-1 SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED AND SIGNALS RECEIVED   
      
   The UKube-1 ham radio satellite was successfully launched on Tuesday, July   
   8th, from Kazakhstan.  The UKube control team and radio amateurs across   
   Europe awaited the satellite coming within range.  It's 145.84 MHz beacon   
   signal was received by the satellites control team at 19:16 UTC.  Signals   
   have also been received from DX-1 and TechEdSat which rode to orbit on the   
   same launch as UKube-1.  (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING:  NEW HAM RADIO REGULATIONS APPROVED FOR THAILAND   
      
   The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand's   
   has approved new amateur radio regulations that the agency has been working   
   on for almost three years.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD,   
   has the details:   
      
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   According to the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand the new rules to govern   
   amateur radio in that nation have been three years in the making.  Some of   
   the key provisions include opening of the 6 meter band from 50 to 54 MHz; the   
   expansion of two meters to 146.5 MHz and giving Thai advanced class license   
   holders privileges that will allow power output levels of up to 1,000 watts.    
   Additional spectrum will also be authorized in the 160 and 80 meter bands   
   with more club stations and contest callsigns to be issued as well.   
      
   Other changes include easing restrictions on the sale of High Frequency   
   radio gear that includes the six meter band and the easing of type-approval   
   restrictions so that Thai radio amateurs will be able to purchase new models   
   of transceivers.  And while the Morse exam will remain it will become a   
   reception only test at 8 words per minute.  Also, those who do not yet hold   
   an amateur radio license will be permitted to operate under supervision at a   
   club station.   
      
   By way of background, there are three amateur radio license classes   
   available to the public in Thailand.  These are the Basic Amateur Radio   
   Operator who is permitted 100 watts out on 28 MHz and 60 watts on 144 MHz.    
   This is followed by the Intermediate Amateur Radio Operator License with   
   power output privileges of 200 watts and the Advanced Amateur Radio Operator   
   License with a full kilowatt of power now permitted.  In reality, the Thai   
   Advanced license had been provided for in that nations regulations since 1987   
   it had been activated until now.     
      
   Also, there is an Extra class license but that is held only the King of   
   Thailand.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline. I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, reporting   
      
   --   
      
   The new regulations were signed by the Chairman of Thailand's National   
   Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission on June 20th and will become   
   effective within 30 days of that date.  More information about amateur radio   
   in Thailand is on the web at www.qsl.net/rast     
   (HS0ZDX, W7VOA)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING:  MOLDOVA HAS JOINED CEPT LICENSES   
      
   International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 reports that Moldova has signed   
   the pan-European CEPT Novice and Class 1 amateur radio license agreement.     
      
   The CEPT Radio Amateur License Class 1 corresponds to the United States   
   Extra and United Kingdom's Advanced and Full licenses.  The CEPT Novice   
   License is closely compatible to the Unites States General and UK   
   Intermediate license.   
      
   There is also a CEPT entry class license which equate to the United States   
   Technician and United Kingdom Foundation class, however Moldavia is not   
   joining in that entry level system.  At least not at this time.  (IARU-R1)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO STATS:  FEWER UK HAM RADIO EXAM PASSES IN 2013   
      
   The United Kingdom's RCF Examination Committee has released its report on   
   the amateur radio exams for 2013 and it shows fewer people passed than in the   
   previous year.  According to the published figures in 2012 there were 1599   
   candidates that passed the United Kingdom's Foundation class entry level   
   test.  For 2013 that number dropped to 1508.  The committee also noted that   
   pass totals for the United Kingdom Intermediate and Advanced class licenses   
   were also down as well.  You can download the entire report in PDF format at   
   tinyurl.com/2013-uk-licenses.  (RCF)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 1   
      
   Time for you to identify your station.  We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,   
   heard on bulletin stations around the world including the Okinawa Amateur   
   Radio Society club station JR6YQF.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  HURRICANE WATCH NET AND VOIP HURRICANE NET ACTIVATE FOR   
   HURRICANE ARTHUR   
      
   The Hurricane Watch Net was activated twice during the recent storm known as   
   Hurricane Arthur.  The first activation came on July 3rd as the storm was   
   headed toward North Carolina's Outer Banks.  It made landfall at 11:15 p.m.   
   Eastern Daylight time with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour   
   retelling homes and  cutting off island communities from the mainland.   
      
   Also activated was the VoIP Hurricane Watch net which uses local FM   
   repeaters, Echolink, IRLP to provide information to and from volunteer storm   
   spotters along the storm's projected path:   
      
   --   
      
   VoIP Net audio: "...Hurricane Arthur continues to develop a threat of   
   sustained high winds that may increase soon.  The latest area forecast   
   maximum winds if of 70 to 90 miles per hour with gusts to 110 miles per   
   hour..."   
      
   --   
      
   Arthur made the North Carolina coastline as a category 1 hurricane and   
   remained that way as it worked its way northward along the Eastern seaboard.    
   This accounted for a second activation on July 5th before Arthur deteriorated   
   into a tropical storm as it neared Canada.     
      
   Net operations on the High Frequency bands were on 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz   
   depending on propagation.  The VoIP Hurricane Watch Net could be monitored on   
   several Echolink nodes, I-R-L-P and other monitoring services world-wide.    
   Both SKYWARN in the United States and CANWARN in Canada were involved in this   
   first hurricane callout of the 2014 season.  (VoIP Hurricane Net, various   
   other sources)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC AFFIRMS $25,000 FINE AGAINST ANOTHER UNLICENSED FLORIDA   
   BROADCASTER   
      
   The FCC has affirmed a penalty of $15,000 against Jean Richard Salvador for   
   operating an unlicensed FM radio station on the frequency 89.5 MHz in Miami,   
   Florida.     
      
   On March 26, 2014, the Enforcement Bureau's Miami Office issued a $15,000   
   Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to Jean Richard Salvador for his   
   alleged operation of the unlicensed FM radio station.  This after its agents   
   used direction finding to pinpoint its location.  They then performed a   
   station inspection during which Jean Richard Salvador admitted that he turned   
   the unlicensed station transmitter on and off at different times on multiple   
   days, but claimed that an  unnamed friend actually operated the station.     
      
   But agents later found evidence on the Internet identifying Jean Richard   
   Salvador as an organizer and DJ for the unlicensed station marketing itself   
   as BREEZ FM 89.5.  As such the FCC says that the totality of the evidence led   
   the Enforcement Bureau to conclude that Mr. Salvador exercised control over   
   the unlicensed station by turning off the transmitter on and operating it on   
   several days.     
      
   Based on this, on June 24th the regulatory agency affirmed the fine and gave   
   Jean Richard Salvador 30 days to pay in full.  It also warned him that if the   
   forfeiture amount is not paid within the period specified, the case may be   
   referred to the U.S. Department of Justice for further enforcement action.    
   (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC ISSUES $25000 NAL FOR INTERFERENCE TO AVIATION RADAR   
      
   A telecommunications organization in Puerto Rico has been issued a proposed   
   fine for interfering with aviation radar.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Hal   
   Rogers, K8CMD, has more:   
      
   --   
      
   The FCC has proposed a $25,000 Notice of Apparent Liability against CMARR,   
   Inc. of San Juan, Puerto Rico.  This for apparently and willfully interfering   
   with a Federal Aviation Administration weather radar in San Juan by operating   
   a radio transmitter without a license.     
      
   The matter goes back to the fall of 2013.  That's when the FCC's Enforcement   
   Bureau received a complaint from the Federal Aviation Administration.  At   
   that time the FAA reported a signal centered on 5610 MHz was causing   
   interference to the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar installation serving the   
   San Juan International Airport.     
      
   On November 13th and 18th an FCC agent, using direction-finding identified   
   the source of the transmissions on 5610 MHz as coming from the rooftop of a   
   business in San Juan.  On November 18th, the agent, accompanied by CMARR's   
   owner, conducted an inspection of the installation and found that the   
   transmissions on 5610 MHz were not present.   The company's owner stated that   
   the transmitter had been tuned away from 5610 MHz minutes before the agent   
   arrived.   
      
   Now in issuing the Notice of Apparent Liability, the FCC said that given the   
   risk to public safety created by CMARR's unlicensed operations, and the fact   
   that the company had already received a warning for similar violations, that   
   the proposed $25,000 penalty is warranted.     
      
   I'm Hal Rogers, K8CMD   
      
   --   
      
   CMARR Inc. was given the customary 30 days to pay the fine or to file an   
   appeal.  (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  EADX CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED   
      
   The European DX Council 2014 conference will be held from September 19th to   
   the 22nd in Southern France.  The first part of the conference on the 19th to   
   the 21st will take place in a village 50 miles North-East from the city of   
   Nice with the September 22nd conclusion in the city of Nice itself.  More   
   information can be found at the events on-line blog at   
   edxcnews.wordpress.com.  (EDXC)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  ASIA PACIFIC DX CONVENTION 2014 FEATURES ICOM TOUR   
      
   DXers and Contesters are invited to attend the 2014 Asia Pacific DX   
   Convention which will take place November 14th to the 16th, in Osaka, Japan.    
   In addition to presentations on recent DXpeditions, technical sessions and   
   other amenities this years convention will offer something unique.  As Japan   
   is where most of today's amateur radio equipment is developed, attendees will   
   have the opportunity to join a tour to the Icom factory and to participate in   
   a technical session led by the Icom HF radio design team.  For more details,   
   please visit www.apdxc.org on the World-Wide-Web.  (JA3USA)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  ASTRO-HAM KF5LKT TWEETING FROM THE ISS   
      
   Some names in the news.  First up is astronaut Reid Weisman, KF5LKT, who has   
   been active on the Twitter social network as well as the ARISS space station   
   ham radio gear.  According to several news reports Weisman has literally been   
   tweeting from space about the planet we live on describing what he sees from   
   his vantage point high above the Earth's surface.  Since he began his   
   tweeting from the ISS his number of followers has risen from 37,000 when he   
   started to over 126,000 today.  You can follow him on the web at   
   twitter.com/astro_reid  (Published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  WGMD PERSONALITY JIM RASH RECEIVES BILL LEONARD AWARD   
      
   Delaware radio personality Jim Rash of WGMD-FM has been chosen to receive   
   one of three annual Bill Leonard Awards from American Radio Relay League.    
   According to a an article on the stations website, Rash's contribution   
   consisted of a 2013 radio interview with local ham radio enthusiast Bill   
   Duveneck, KB3KYH, of Milton, Delaware where the discussion centered on the   
   then upcoming Field Day.     
      
   The other two 2013 Leonard Award winners were Rich Luterman in the video   
   category.  Luterman is the Chief Meteorologist of Detroit's WJBK-TV which   
   aired a story titled "Ham Radio Operators Play A Crucial Role During Weather   
   Emergencies".     
      
   The print category award was shared by writer Kim Hoey and photographer Gary   
   Emeigh of the Delaware News Journal for a story titled "Calling Fans Of Ham"   
      
   The Bill Leonard Award, named in honor of the late CBS Network President and   
   radio amateur W2SKE.  Its purpose is to recognize journalists and media   
   personalities who help to support amateur radio.  (WGMD.com, ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   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:     
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
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   RADIO RECORDS:  BRENDAN QUEST TEAM HEARD ON 2 METERS IN THE UK   
      
   A quick follow-up on our earlier story regarding a group of hams on the air   
   from Newfoundland.  This in the hope of garnering the elusive Brendan Trophy   
   for the first confirmed two-way QSO on two meters to Europe.  Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, has the latest:   
      
   --   
      
   Operating as VC1T on 144.155 MHz, the signal from the Brendan Quest team   
   using the FSK441 transmission mode was heard and decoded by John Regnault,   
   G4SWX, in Suffolk, England.  This, on July 6 at 13:41 hours UTC.     
      
   The stations continued to try to make it a complete two way contact for   
   something over the next four hours but nothing was heard back on this side of   
   the Atlantic from G4SWX or any European station.     
      
   Even if a two-way contact is not achieved the team is eligible to be awarded   
   the Breadan Plate. The Brendan Plate will be given for the first verified   
   reception of a transatlantic signal on 2 meters in any mode ad is a part of   
   the Brendan Trophy series of awards offered by the Irish Radio Transmitters   
   Society.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion, Illinois.   
      
   --   
      
   We should know the results of this all out attempt by the Brendan Quest Team   
   in time for next weeks newscast.  (ANS)   
      
   **   
      
      
   WORLDBEAT:  UNITED STATES LIGHTSHIP IS 300 ILLW REGISTRANT   
      
   A United States lightship has garnered the position of being the 300th   
   registrant for the 2014 International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend   
   operating event as we hear from WIA Newsman Graham Kemp, VK4BB:   
      
   --   
      
   The prestigious 300th registration in the annual International Lighthouse    
   and Lightship Weekend held in August, goes to the Lightship Columbia WLV-604,   
   operated by the Sunset Empire Amateur Radio Club, W7BU.    
      
   The club puts the lightship on air because of the close link between radio   
   communication and the history of navigational aids for ships.    
      
   W7BU will be heard from the lightship's radio room. Now at Astoria in the   
   State of Oregon, it used to guard the Columbia River Bar in Columbia, before   
   being replaced by a lighthouse in 1979.    
      
   The last operational US West Coast lightship, the Columbia WLV-604 is on the   
   National Register of Historic Places and has guided tours.    
      
   Registrations have come so far from 36 countries in the annual fun-event.    
   The USA is in the lead with 53 including 14 first-time registrations, ahead   
   of Germany 52 and Australia on 51.    
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA News in   
   Australia.   
      
   --   
      
   International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend takes place this year on the   
   weekend of August 16th and 17th.  More on International Lighthouse and   
   Lightship Weekend and how to register to take part is on the web at illw.net.   
   (VK3PC, WIA News)   
      
   **   
      
   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  BROADBAND-HAMNET ADDS 5.8 GHZ SUPPORT    
      
   Broadband-Hamnet has announced a new firmware release in the form of an   
   update to the original Linksys WRT54G, GL and GS gear, and for the Ubiquiti   
   firmware originally released for the 2.4GHz ham band this past February.    
   With this publication, Broadband-Hamnet now supports the Ubiquiti M5-series   
   hardware, giving hams use of the 5.8 GHz band for mesh networking.  Among the   
   many new features is the ability to easily connect collocated nodes into   
   clusters and to span the mesh across both ham bands.  More about the new   
   software is on the web at www.broadband-hamnet.org  (Broadbabd-Hamnet, K5KTF)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO TECHNOLOGY:  ENHANCED 2 METER PROPAGATION BEACON IN FRANCE   
      
   F6HTJ who operates the F5ZAL 2 meter propagation beacon in France has   
   announced the addition of the latest Opera OP05 format to the system.     
      
   Opera is a free running beacon system not to be confused with the Opera web   
   browser.  Rather it's a transmission mode using upper sideband on/off keying   
   that can be received by feeding recovered audio to the Windows based decoding   
   software   
      
   The Opera signal from the F5ZAL beacon operates on 144.474.5 MHz Upper   
   Sideband.  It also sends Morse on 144.476 MHz.  In both modes it identifies   
   by signing F5ZAL plus the grid square locator JN12LL.  Power out is 10 watts   
   out to a horizontally polarized Big Wheel antenna Reception reports go to   
   F6HTJ at his information found on QRZ.com.  (Southgate, G0NBD)   
      
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   ON THE AIR:  W8AL CELEBRATES 2014 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME   
      
   The Canton Ohio Amateur Radio Club will celebrate the 2014 Pro Football Hall   
   of Fame Festival by operating club station W8AL from August 1st to the 3rd.    
   Listen out for W8AL on or near 7 dot 265; 14.265; 21.365 and 28.365 MHz.    
   QSL's go to  Roger Gray, W8VE,  3506  21st. Street N.W. Canton, Ohio 44708.    
   Please include two dollars to cover shipping and handling if you wish to   
   receive a commemorative certificate.  (K8AGB)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, five operators will active as using their home call signs from Kadok   
   Island during the Radio Society of Great Britain's Islands on the Air Contest   
   on July 26th and 27th.  QSL via their home callsigns direct via the bureau or   
   electronically using Logbook of the World.     
      
   WM2W and N0TW will be active as C6AMW and C6ATW, respectively from the   
   Bahamas between August 1st and the 4th.  This as part of the 10-10 Summer QSO   
   Party. QSL via N0TW.   
      
   DF1YP will be active stroke F-Oh from Moorea Island in French Polynesia   
   between September 12th and October 8th.  His operation will be holiday style   
   mainly on 20 meters on SSB.  QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the   
   bureau.   
      
   Lastly, DJ4EL will be operational stroke 5Z4 from Lamu Island, Kenya,   
   between October 4th and the 19th.  Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using   
   SSB.  QSL via his home callsign, direct, via the bureau or electronically via   
   Logbook to the World.   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM:  A LOOK AT THE HAM RADIO CONVENTION IN GERMANY   
      
   And finally this week, according to several sources the recent European Ham   
   Radio convention held in Friedrichshafen, Germany, is being deemed to be a   
   major success.  Attendance was up by some 1800 convention goers over 2013.    
   Specific numbers say that this year's crowd hit 17,100 which is a significant   
   increase from 2013 when 15,300 showed up.   
      
   One of those attending from the United States was CQ Magazine's Kit Building   
   columnist Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB.  He was there with a group representing the   
   Dayton Hamvention.  Joe tells Amateur Radio Newsline that this year the Maker   
   World 2014 outing was held in parallel with the Ham Radio:   
      
      
   (DX news courtesy of OPDX)   
      
      
   --   
      
   K0NEB:  "They added a Maker Fair in one of the halls.  So you had a lot of   
   the makers who were not only making radios and stuff but they were also   
   modifying computers, using 3-D printers and all the interesting things that   
   makers do so that was a great addition to the convention."   
      
   --   
      
   According to K0NEB, the show attracted people from all over the world and it   
   was as much of a social gathering as it was a trade show:   
      
   --   
      
   K0NEB:  "I would say that in the main exhibit hall about 50% of the space is   
   actually devoted to clubs and organizations.  It was a great way to get to   
   know people from all over Europe and actually from all around the world.    
   There were clubs from as far away as Thailand that had booths.  I was in the   
   DARA booth which was the Dayton Amateur Radio Association booth.  Of coarse   
   we prompting the Dayton Hamvention and DARA."   
      
   --   
      
   All in all K0NEB says it was a great experience that he tried to capture in   
   another of his on-line sound and video presentations.  You can share Joe's   
   adventure at tinyurl.com/k0neb-at-ham-radio.  More about the convention   
   itself is at tinyurl.com/Friedrichshafen-2014.  (K0NEB, ARNewsline, Southgate)   
      
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   Radiosport Team Championship will run from July 8th to the 14th in and around   
   the city of city of Westborough, Massachusetts.  The actual competition take   
   place on Saturday, July 12th beginning at 1200 UTC and concluding Sunday the   
   13th at 1200 hours UTC.  Several social events as well as the awards ceremony   
   bookend the event.     
      
   This will be closely followed by the ARRL's Centenary Convention from   
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   are on the web at WRTC2014.org and www.arrl.org/centennial respectfully.  If   
   you plan to attend either or both we hope that you have a truly good time.     
      
   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors' desk, I'm Jim Davis,   
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