Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1927 - July, 18 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1927 with a release date of July 18   
   2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a QST.  Ham radio first responders activate as Typhoon   
   Rasmussen hits the Philippines; the United States takes home the gold at   
   WRTC2014; German hams get limited time access to the 4 meter band; Spain   
   extends its 60 meter ham band evaluation; the government of Brazil chases   
   paraglider pilots off 2 meters; a cubesat with a solar sail to launch before   
   years end and a very happy 100th birthday to the ARRL.  All this and more on   
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1927 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  PHILIPPINES RADIO HAMS ACTIVATED FOR TYPHOON RAMMASUN    
      
   The Philippines Amateur Radio Association disaster response group known as   
   the Ham Emergency Radio Operation was activated on July 14th.  This as   
   Typhoon Rammasun threatened that nation and then headed toward the China   
   coastline.  We have the latest in this report:   
      
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   Typhoon Rammasun, known as Typhoon Glenda in the Philippines departed that   
   nation on Wednesday, July 16th.  This after causing at least 20 deaths while   
   knocking out power to entire provinces, ripping roofs of buildings and   
   forcing nearly half a million people to flee from its strong rain and winds.     
      
   According to news reports, the number of citizens evacuated to emergency   
   shelters reached more than 423,000.  These were mostly in the eastern   
   province of Albay which was the first to be hit by the typhoon.     
      
   Before the typhoon made landfall, Philippine Amateur Radio Association   
   President Thelma Pascua, DU1IVT, had activated the groups Ham Emergency Radio   
   Operation or HERO network with primary operations on 7.095 MHz in the 40   
   meter band.  Other frequencies used by these ham radio first responders   
   included 7.119 and 7.151 MHz.  All amateurs within radio range of these   
   frequencies were asked to stay clear until the emergency was declared over.     
      
   Also prior to the typhoon's arrival the Philippine National Disaster Risk   
   Reduction and Management Council had warned the public of the storm, with   
   possible landslides and flash flooding.  According to reports, the HERO   
   network and other emergency response agencies were working closely with one   
   another to provide communications into isolated areas and to assess damage   
   caused by the storm.   
      
   For the amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   More about the typhoon and its aftermath in next weeks Amateur Radio   
   Newsline report.     
   (VK3PC, published news reports)   
      
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   RADIOSPORTS:  USA TAKES THE GOLD AT WRTC2014   
      
   The 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship is over and the United States   
   has brought home the gold.  ARRL Executive Vice President Dave Sumner, K1ZZ   
   who served as the events Chief Referee got to announce the winners:   
      
   --   
      
   K1ZZ:  "...This was a team that was in first place after the first hour and   
   never looked back.  Not only did they have the highest multiplier, they had   
   the highest QSO total (of) 4,572.  They had the highest QSO points that means   
   their contacts were worth more per contact because they made contacts outside   
   North America.   
      
   "But I know it is a tremendous pleasure for Doug, K1DG, who has been on that   
   pedestal himself, now to present the Gold Medals for WRTC2014 to N6MJ and   
   KL9A, the operators of K1A."   
      
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   As Dave Sumner stated, the first place and the Gold Medal went to the team   
   of Daniel Craig, N6MJ and Chris Hurlbut, KL9A.  They operated with the call   
   K1A and garnered the top spot with an overall score of up 7,184,844 points.     
      
   Taking the Silver Medal was the Slovakia team of Rastislav Hrnko, OM3BH, and   
   Jozef Lang, OM3GI.  They were on the air as W1L and logged 6,816,144 points.   
      
   Rounding out the top three was the German team of Manfred Wolf, DJ5MW, and   
   Stefan von Baltz, DL1IAO, who took home the Bronze Medal.  This after having   
   scored a total of 6,421,383 points operating as W1P.     
      
   This year's actual on-the-air competition took place the weekend of July   
   12th and the 13th from sites in and around the city of Westborough,   
   Massachusetts.  59 teams from around the world took part.    
      
   More about this event including a video archive of the opening and closing   
   ceremonies is at wrtc2014.org.  (WRTC, others)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING:  GERMAN RADIO HAMS GET 70 MHZ ACCESS   
      
   The German Federal Network Agency has approved the use of 70.000 to 70.030   
   MHz by Class A radio amateurs through August 31st.     
      
   The German national society, the DARC report the restrictions are similar to   
   those for the 50 MHz band.  Those are a maximum of 25 watts Effective   
   Radiated Power, permission to use all modes with a bandwidth of up to 12   
   Kilohertz into a horizontally polarized antenna system.      
      
   This temporary authorization means that the 4 meter band is available in   
   Germany for the first time since way back in 1957.  The DARC says it will   
   work with the various agencies necessary in hope of garnering a permanent   
   allocation for the band.  (DARC, Southgate, IARU-R1)   
      
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   RESTTRUCTURING:  SPAIN EXTENDS 5 MHZ OPERATIONS TEST   
      
   Hams in Spain are getting a time extension for their use of the 5 MHz or 80   
   meter band.  Back on January 1st Spain's Department of Post and   
   Telecommunications authorized the use of several frequencies in that spectrum   
   until this past June 30th.   But following a request from the Union   
   Radioaficionados Espanoles, the nations telecommunications regulator has   
   granted permission for use of the band to continue until November 30th, 2015   
      
   The frequencies authorized are 5268, 5295, 5313, 5382, 5430 and 5439 kHz,   
   with a power of 100 Watts PEP.  Because these channels are not in common with   
   any 5 MHz allocations outside Spain, hams in other countries making contact   
   with Spanish stations on 60 meters are reminded that their own transmitted   
   signal must remain within their nations designated frequency allocation.    
   (G4WMO, OK1RP, EA7OP, URE)   
      
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   INTRUDER WATCH:  IARUMS REPORTS ACTIONS AGAINST HAM BAND INTRUDERS   
      
   The International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System newsletter reports   
   on action against illegal Brazillian Hanglider and Paraglider communications   
   on 144 to 148 MHz and a French intruder on 40 meters.  Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, has the details:   
      
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   After receiving complaints that unlicensed stations were using the 2 meter   
   band to coordinate sport flying activities, the Brazilian Telecommunications   
   Agency Anatel took direct action against the intruders early last April.    
   That's when Brazilian Federal Agents visited a launching hill in the city of   
   Caraguatatuba, located in the northern shore of the State of Sao Paulo.    
   There they detected illegal aeronautical mobile communications in the 144 to   
   148 MHz amateur band and traced it directly to sports pilots flying hang   
   gliders and para-gliders.   
      
   The agents confiscated a number of hand held transceivers being used by the   
   non-ham sports pilots and cited them for their unauthorized use of these   
   devices.  Anatel also ordered all sports pilots to move any radio operations   
   away from ham radio spectrum and into what it termed as a more appropriate   
   telecommunications services such as that nations Limited Service or   
   Aeronautical Mobile Service.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, near Los   
   Angeles. .   
      
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   Meantime in response to complaints about a long CW transmission on 7 dot 166   
   MHz every Wednesday afternoon, the Monitoring Service traced those to   
   France's the Centre for Telecommunication and Specialized Data Processing   
   north-east of Paris.  These transmissions were made up of encrypted five   
   letter groups.  This finding led to a formal complaint being filed with the   
   appropriate authorities.  At airtime the outcome of this one is unknown.    
   (IARUMS-R1)   
      
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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 W9RCA repeater   
   serving Indianapolis Indiana.   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  PARTIAL AGENDA FOR GAREC 2014 ANNOUNCED   
      
   The emergency communications provided by radio amateurs during and after a    
   Super Typhoon that hit the Philippines will be among many presentations and   
   displays at the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference or   
   GAREC slated for August 14th to the 15th.  This in conjunction with Alabama's   
   Huntsville Hamfest.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB, reports:   
      
   --   
      
   As a part of the GAREC 2014 program a detailed presentation will be given on   
   the Super Typhoon Haiyan that struck the central part of the Philippines in   
   November of 2013.  Typhoon Haiyan, also known as Typhoon Yolanda was one of   
   the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded and devastated portions of   
   Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines.  Volunteer response to it   
   involved over 100 radio amateurs in the Philippines-based Ham Emergency Radio   
   Operations Network.   
      
   Other presentations expected to be given are the work of radio amateurs   
   following flooding in Brazil and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in Japan.    
   Delegates will also get to see the work of Salvation Army Team Emergency   
   Radio Network and the Military Auxiliary Radio System.  Formal message   
   handling, the National Traffic Service and third party traffic will be likely   
   discussed.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, reporting.   
      
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   Attendance at this year's Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications   
   Conference will also offer delegates the opportunity to attend the Huntsville   
   Hamfest which this year is an ARRL Centennial Event.  It's being held the   
   weekend of August 16th and 17th at Huntsville's Vom Braun Center.  For   
   details on the Huntsville Hamfest simply take your web browser to   
   Hamfest.org.   (VK3PC)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC DIRECTS OREGON HAM TO ECXPLAIN ALLEGED VIOLATIONS   
      
   On June 5th, the Resident Agent of the FCC's Portland Office of the   
   Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Violation to Oregon amateur service   
   licensee Thomas Ryan Price, W7WL.  This for his alleged violation of Sections   
   97.101(d), 97.113(a)(4) and 97.119(a) of the Amateur Service Rules.   
      
   According to the regulatory agency, this past May 13th its agents used radio   
   direction-finding techniques to pinpoint the source of an interfering signal   
   to Price's residence in the city of Sweet Home.  At that time the agents   
   claim that Price was the source of malicious interference to other radio   
   communications on 3 point 908 MHz by transmitting music on the frequency and   
   failure to properly identify at the end of each transmission.   
      
   When it issued the Notice of Violation the FCC told Price that in accordance   
   with Section 1.89 of the agency's rule, that he had 20 days to submit a   
   written statement concerning this matter .  The response had to fully explain   
   each violation and contain a statement of the specific actions taken to   
   correct each and preclude recurrence including a time line for completion of   
   any pending corrective actions.  That date is now past.   
      
   At that time Price was also directed to support his response with an   
   affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury, signed and dated by him   
   showing personal knowledge of the representations provided in his response,   
   verifying the truth and accuracy of the information and confirming that all   
   of the information requested by the Notice which is in the licensee's   
   possession, custody, control, or knowledge has been produced.     
      
   The FCC stated that to knowingly and willfully make any false statement or   
   conceal any material fact in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine or   
   imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.  It also stated that the   
   Commission will use all relevant material information before it, including   
   any information disclosed in his reply, to determine what, if any,   
   enforcement action is required to ensure compliance.   (FCC)   
      
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   RADIO LAW:  CLIPS AIRED ON TV WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE ON-LINE CLOSED   
   CAPTIONING   
      
   The FCC has voted unanimously to apply online closed captioning mandates to   
   video clips that originally aired on TV.  The mandate applies only to clips   
   from programs that were originally captioned on TV, and only to sites owned   
   or controlled by that TV distributor.  It does not apply to library   
   programming that predates the compliance deadlines.  The new rules will be   
   phased in gradually starting in January of 2016 with the process to be   
   completed by July of 2017.  The complete story is on the web at   
   http://tinyurl.com/llt5sao   (Multichannel News)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  FACEBOOK SAYS OK TO HAM CALLS AS ALTERNATE NAME   
      
   Officially licensed amateur radio operators may now use their call sign as   
   their alternate name, or nickname, on their individual Facebook profiles.    
   This thanks to Richard Bobbitt, NW7OR, who recently organized a petition   
   drive on the social media site in the hope of achieving this goal.   
      
   It turned out that Jeff Ferland, KB1PNB, who works at the Facebook   
   Headquarters in Menlo Park, California found the petition on an amateur radio   
   Facebook Group to which he belongs.  After doing a bit of research Ferland   
   wrote the necessary code, then got it reviewed and approved.     
      
   To add your call Bobitt says to go to go to "Settings", then click on "Edit   
   Your Name."  In the middle of the page you will see the words "Alternate   
   Name."   That's where you can add your callsign.     
      
   Bobbitt says that the petition was originally the idea of Richard Allcorn,   
   KW7PTL, without whom, this may not have happened so easily and quickly.  Over   
   1000 hams on Facebook signed the petition within the first week or so after   
   it was posted on the various Facebook ham radio pages.      
   (NW7OR)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  RAC ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING JULY 27 IN   
   WESTMINSTER BC   
      
   Radio Amateurs of Canada will be holding its 2014 Annual General Meeting on   
   July 27th in New Westminster, British Columbia.  This years gathering is   
   being hosted by the Orca DX and Contest Club and will be held in conjunction   
   with the 59th annual Vancouver Pacific Northwest DX Convention.   The   
   location is the Inn on the Quay in New Westminster.  All Radio Amateurs of   
   Canada members who can make the gathering are invited to attend.  (RAC)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  UNESCO HERITAGE FLOWER PARADE FROM THE NETHERLANDS   
      
   The 73rd annual UNESCO Heritage Flower Parade will take place in the city of   
   Zundert in the Netrherlands on September 7th.  In celebration of this event,   
   that nations national amateur radio society the VERON will activate the   
   special callsigns PA73CORSO, PA73EBP and PA73LOU.  All three calls will be   
   operational between August 12th and September 8th from Zundert and   
   surroundings.  A special QSL card and an award will be available for   
   contacting this event.  Full information including QSL routing is on line at   
   qrz.com/db/pa73corso.  (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  K9CT JOINS NCDXF BOD   
      
   Some names in the news.  First up is Craig Thompson, K9CT, who as been   
   elected to the Board of Directors of the Northern California DX Foundation.    
   In addition to normal director duties, K9CT will help the foundation to   
   develop and execute a program for significant contributions through estate   
   giving and tax planning.  (W0GJ)   
      
   **   
      
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  K6TW ELECTED TO TORRANCE CA CITY COUNCIL   
      
   Tim Goodrich, K6TW, has been elected to the Torrance, California City   
   Council.  Originally licensed as KC2DDS at the age of 17, Goodrich, now 34   
   holds an Extra Class license.  At 18, he enlisted in the Air Force, where he   
   served as a communications, navigation, and cryptological technician on the   
   E-3 AWACS early warning system aircraft.  During his time in the military, he   
   was deployed to the Middle East on three occasions.  This in support of the   
   no fly zones over Iraq, Afghanistan, and the pre-war Iraq bombing. After   
   finishing his military duty Goodrich went back to school, earning his Masters   
   in Public Administration from Uthe University of Southern California.  He   
   also became active in his community, especially as a volunteer with the   
   Torrance Police and Fire Departments doing communications and Community   
   Emergency Response Team work.  In his spare time, K6TW enjoys operating CW on   
   the High Frequency bands and Summits on the Air activities.   (ARRL)   
      
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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 and being relayed by the volunteer services of the   
   following radio amateur:   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  SURREY SPACE CENTRE ANNOUNCES UK CUBESAIL SATELLITE   
   PROJECT   
      
   The United Kingdom's Surrey Space Center is embarking on a very fasciunating   
   new peoject that will include Amateur Radio as we hear from Newsline's   
   Heather Embee, KB3TZD:   
      
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   They are calling it CubeSail and describing it as an exciting,   
   ground-breaking educational satellite project from the Surrey Space Centre.    
   One that its builders hope to launch into a 680 kilometer  Sun Synchronous   
   Orbit sometime in December of this year.    
      
   CubeSail will be a 3 unit size CubeSat with a 6 kilogram mass.  A key   
   feature of this tiny bird will be its ability to deploy a 25 square meter   
   sail structure.  This will be used to demonstrate the propulsion effect of   
   solar radiation pressure sometimes referred to as solar sailing.  It will   
   also show the increased de-orbiting capabilities of the sail as a drag   
   augmentation device.     
      
   The satellite will provide beacons for which amateur radio operators will be   
   able to receive.  At the moment the designers are considering the use of a   
   9600 Bit-Per-Second  AX.25 protocol on the downlink.  The International   
   Amateur Radio Union Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel has already   
   assigned CubeSail a downlink frequency of 435.240 MHz.    
      
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,   
   Pennsylvania.   
      
   --   
      
   More about this rather exciting project is on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/cubesail  (AMSAT UK)   
      
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   RADIO IN SPACE:  ISEE-3 THRUSTERS FAIL TO FIRE   
      
   NASA's International Earth Sun Explorer also known as ISEE-3 will not be   
   resuming its original mission after all.  This after the citizen scientists,   
   engineers and ham radio operators trying to rescue it discovered on July 9   
   that the almost four decade old space observatory's propulsion system is no   
   longer working.   
      
   According to Keith Cowing, who spearheaded the ISEE-3 Reboot Project along   
   with Dennis Wingo, KD4ETA, there was no burn and no detected no acceleration   
   after the July 9th scheduled burn.   
      
   The failure may have come as a surprise to controllers.  The spacecraft's   
   small hydrazine thrusters had been fired successfully on July 3rd and systems   
   appeared nominal.  And on July 8, the spacecrafts thrusters even managed to   
   perform one of the six burns that would have set it up for a return to the   
   orbit into which it was launched in 1978.    
      
   But all is not lost.  Controllers at the ISEE-3 Reboot Project were able to   
   place the spacecraft into its science mode using the big dish antenna at the   
   Arecibo radio observatory in Puerto Rico.  This will allow its instrument to   
   collect data and radio it back to Earth for several months before it flies   
   out of practical communications range.   
      
   In addition to Wingo, other hams who were involved in the ISEE-3 Reboot   
   Project included Achim Vollhardt, DH2VA, and Mario Lorenz DL5MLO.     
   (ARNewsline from published news reports)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  CW OPERATORS NEEDED FOR UK WWI COMMEMORATIVE EVENT   
      
   Some skilled Morse operators are needed the weekend of July 28th and 27th to   
   operate reproductions of World War One telegraph equipment for a special   
   event in the United Kingdom.  The replica telegraph equipment is being   
   constructed by members of the Trowbridge and District Amateur Radio Club to   
   be used in the event that commemorates the start of World War One, but there   
   is a critical shortage of CW operators to demonstrate the stations.  An UK   
   ham willing to volunteer should contact G0GRI via the clubs website at   
   radioclubs.net/trowbridgedarc.     
   (GB2RS)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, word that RA0CHI will be active from Putiatina Island from July 20th   
   to the 30th.  Operations will be on 160 through 10 meters. QSL via his home   
   callsign.   
      
   HA9MDN will be on the air stroke 9A from Vir Island between July 25th and   
   August 3rd. Activity will be on SSB, RTTY, PSK and SSTV.  QSL via his home   
   callsign by the bureau or eQSL.   
      
   ZS6AYU, will be operational from Botswana as A25GF between September 1st and   
   the 3rd.  This will be on 6 meters only expedition from Grid Square KH 22 and   
   beaming North.  He hopes to be on the air between 1300 until around 1900 UTC   
   on 50.097 MHz CW. QSL via ZS6AYU, direct or by the bureau.     
      
   DL7VOA will be active as J34O from Grenada between November 22nd and   
   December 6th. Activity will be holiday style and include the CQ World Wide DX   
   CW Contest on November 29th and 30th.  QSL via DL7VOA either direct or via   
   the bureau.   
      
   TA1HZ reports that will be operating from Palau as T88HZ between October   
   24th to the 30th including the CQ World Wide SSB Contest.  The log from this   
   operation will be uploaded to Logbook of the World of the World as soon as   
   time permits.  QSL to TA1HZ direct or via the bureau.  Paper QSL's will be   
   sent out in June 2016 via the bureau.   
      
   Lastly, listen out for station HS50RAST to be active through December 31st   
   to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand.    
   QSL via E21EIC direct or electronically via Logbook to the World.   
      
   (This weeks DX news courtesy of OPDX)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  AMAZON ASKS FAA TO PERMIT DRONE PACKAGE DELIVERY TESTS   
      
   Amazon.com is asking the Federal Aviation Administration permission to field   
   test drone aircraft as part of its plan to deliver packages to customers in   
   30 minutes or less.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, has the   
   rest of the story:   
      
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   In a letter to the FAA dated Wednesday, July 9th, Amazon.com said it is   
   developing aerial vehicles as part of its previously announced Amazon Prime   
   Air delivery service.  It noted that these high tech delivery aircraft can   
   travel over 50 miles per hour and carry loads of up to 5 pounds.  The company   
   noted that about 86 percent of its deliveries weigh 5 pounds or less.   
      
   The Federal Aviation Administration currently allows hobbyists and model   
   aircraft makers limited privileges to fly remote controlled drones, but their   
   commercial use is all but completely prohibited.  Amazon is asking for an   
   exemption to the ban so it can test its design for the proposed delivery   
   service.  The Seattle, Washington-based company says its drone testing will   
   only take place over Amazon's private property, away from airports or areas   
   with aviation activity and definitely away from military bases.     
      
   With Amazon's paperwork now submitted, at this point, its all up to the FAA   
   to decide.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion, Illinois.     
      
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   As many will remember, Amazon created a media frenzy last December when it   
   outlined its plan to deliver packages using drone aircraft.  While at the   
   time some thought it to be a joke it turns out that the company is very   
   serious in developing such a futuristic air delivery system.  (Seattle Times;   
   Other published news reports)   
      
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   NEWSCAST CLOSE   
      
   With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, CQ Magazine, the FCC, the Ohio   
   Penn DX Bulletin, Radio Netherlands, Rain, the RSGB, the South African Radio   
   League, the Southgate News, TwiT-TV, Australia's WIA News and you our   
   listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.  Our e-mail address is   
   newsline (at) arnewsline (dot) org. More information is available at Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's(tm) only official website located at www.arnewsline.org. You   
   can also write to us or support us at Amateur Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin   
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   Before we go, a word of congratulations to the ARRL which is holding its   
   Centenary Convention as this newscast goes to air.  This gathering marks the   
   100th anniversary of the League which is the official representative of   
   United States radio amateurs to our government and to the world.     
      
   It is truly a remarkable achievement for any organization to last for 100   
   years but the ARRL has made the mark and is not looking back.  So as the   
   League moves into its second century of representation of the United States   
   amateur radio service please permit us to add our thanks to the ARRL for what   
   you have done and what you will do in the future.  Without the ARRL its   
   doubtful if any of us would be enjoying ham radio as we know it today.        
      
   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors' desk, I'm Skeeter   
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