Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1934 - September 5 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1934 with a release date of September   
   5th 2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a Q-S-T.   Japan's upcoming space mission to an asteroid   
   will carry a ham radio satellite; a new study in the United Sates challenges   
   the so-called broadband spectrum crunch; a DXpedition to Navassa Island will   
   take place within the next 18 months; AMSAT North America adds an auction at   
   its upcoming space symposium and pirate radio causing aviation safety   
   concerns in China.  All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline report number   
   1934 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  JAPANESE ASTEROID MISSION TO CARRY AMATEUR RADIO   
      
   A news report out of Japan says the asteroid mission called Hayabusa 2 with   
   a planned launch this December will also carry the amateur radio satellite.    
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD has the details:   
      
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   Shin'en 2 will be among the first ham radio satellite go into orbit outside   
   the influence of the Earth's gravity.  The relatively small bird will be put   
   into an elliptic orbit around the Sun and travel to an orbit between Venus   
   and Mars.  Its inclination will be almost zero degrees, which means Shin-en 2   
   will stay in the Earth's equatorial plane.  Its distance from the Sun will be   
   between 0.7 and 1.3 Astronomical Units. An Astronomical Unit is 149,597,871   
   km which equates to about 92,955,807 miles.   
      
   Looking at its technology, Shin'en 2 is described as a polyhedron measuring   
   490×490×475 mm and weighing 17 kilograms.  It was built in Japan by students   
   at Kyushu Institute of Technology and carries a Mode J linear transponder for   
   amateur radio communications along with CW and WSJT beacons.     
      
   The satellite will operate on 437.505 MHz for its CW beacon and 437.385 MHz   
   for the WSJT telemetry.  The inverting C-W and SSB transponder will uplink on   
   2 meters from 145.940 to 145.960 MHz using Lower Sideband.  The downlink will   
   use 435.280 to 435.260 MHz on upper sideband.  All in all a very ambitious   
   project for ham radio in space.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, reporting.   
      
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   Another amateur radio satellite called ARTSAT 2 DESPATCH will also be   
   carried into space on the same launch.  More is on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/ham-radio-orbital-mission.  (Southgate,  Kyushu Institute of   
   Technology)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING:  NEW STUDY CHALLENGES SPECTRUM CRUNCH CLAIMS   
      
   There may not be as much of a spectrum crunch as broadband providers and   
   government officials claim.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF,   
   is in the newsroom with the details:   
      
   --   
      
   J. Armand Musey is the managing director at Goldin Associates, and Aalok   
   Mehta is a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California and   
   the two have authored a new paper on the so-called spectrum crunch.  In it   
   the two researchers find that estimates of future demand for wireless   
   spectrum use made by the FCC and other government agencies have been clearly   
   overstated.  None the less, they have remained the basis for policy direction   
   on this issue.   
      
   The paper points to the National Broadband Plan's spectrum shortage estimate   
   of 275 MHz by the end of 2014 and an ITU Radio-endorsed estimate of a   
   spectrum shortage of 1,280MHz to 1,720MHz by 2020 as two examples of   
   overstated demand.  The paper continues by saying the potential for the   
   persistent bias in these projections may allow policy errors based on these   
   data sources to compound over time as opposed to self-correct.     
      
   One source the FCC relied on to help advance its broadband plan was Cisco   
   Corporation's forecasts of mobile traffic in North America.  But the research   
   paper claims that the last seven Cisco forecasts have made overestimates   
   nearly twice as often as underestimates and that the magnitude of   
   overestimates is greater than that of the underestimates.   
      
   Given the unreliability of demand projections for wireless spectrum, the   
   paper says that regulators should focus on spectrum policy decision that   
   maximize reversibility and/or flexibility.  This so that they can make timely   
   and proportional adjustments to allocations.     
      
   This study is important to the ham radio community because several UHF and   
   microwave allocations could be adversely affected by whatever happens in   
   spectrum reallocation over the next several years.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles   
      
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   The research paper carries the title "Overestimating Wireless Demand: Policy   
   and Investment Implications of Upward Bias in Mobile Data Forecast.  It will   
   be presented later this month at the 42nd Telecom Policy Research Conference   
   to be held in Washington, D.C.  You can find the entire text on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/no-spectrum-crunch.  (TV News Check and other published reports)   
      
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   DXCC APPROVAL : FOUR NEW DXCC APPROVALS   
      
   Some news from the ARRL DXCC Desk.  ARRL Staff Liaison Dave Patton, NN1N   
   reports that A52JR, 4W/HB9FLX, 4W/N1YC and 4W/PE7T have all been approved for   
   DXCC credit.  If you have had cards for these operations rejected in a recent   
   application, please send an E-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk at dxccadmin (at)   
   arrl (dot) org and you will be placed on the list for an update.  (ARRL)   
      
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   BREAKING DX NEWS:  NAVASSA ISLAND WITHIN 18 MONTHS   
      
   The KP-5 Project has announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have   
   agreed to allow an amateur radio operation from Navassa National Wildlife   
   Refuge.  This, to occur within the next 18 months as coordinated with the   
   agency's work flow.   
      
   According to a press release, over the past year, the KP-5 Project had   
   numerous meetings with various levels of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service   
   management.  As with the Desecheo operation in 2009 the service has requested   
   proposals for the amateur radio operation from those individuals and groups   
   that have already applied for such a Special Use Permit in the past.     
      
   The KP-5 Project says that it will be submitting a proposal and hoping to be   
   selected.  Updates will be posted at kp1-5.com   (OPDX)   
      
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   HUMANERIAN EFFORTS:  JH1AJT TO ERITREA ON MISSION FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR   
   GLOBAL CHILDREN   
      
   Zorro Miyazawa, JH1AJT, will be visiting the State of Eritrea with a member   
   of Japan's House of Representatives and several others.  This from September   
   15th until the 22nd as a part of a mission for the Foundation for Global   
   Children.     
      
   During their time in Eritrea the group will have meetings with that nations   
   Ministries of Health, Transportation, Communications, Education, Foreign   
   Affairs, Information, and the Eritrean Sports Commission.  Eritrea's   
   Ambassador to Japan will also be at the meetings.    
      
   One of the main objectives of this trip is to finalize a draft Memorandum of   
   Understanding regarding the Eritrea and Japan Sports Collaboration that will   
   run through the year 2020.  Through this project both nations will make   
   efforts to promote sports for the handicapped in Eritrea and to improve the   
   environments such events are held in.  The Foundation will also support   
   activities for the betterment of education and sanitation for the children of   
   Eritrea.      
      
   During the stay, JH1AJT says that he will try to get on the air but that his   
   time for operating will be very limited.  If he does make it to the airwaves   
   he says to listen out for him after Thursday, September the 18th mainly on   
   SSB and CW.  As we go to air the call sign he will use is still unknown.    
   (JH1AJT Press Release via OPDX)   
      
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   DX-UP FRONT:  K2HVN FIRST DX ADVENTURE TO BERMUDA   
      
   K2HVN will be active stroke VO9 from Bermuda from November 3rd to the 10th.    
   He plans to operate 17 and 20 meters using CW and SSB and 30 meters on CW   
   only.  While not a truly rare location, this operation marks the first DX   
   adventure for K2HVN and we know that you will join us in wishing him all the   
   best.  And if you do make contact, please QSL via his home address.     
   (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 KD8KCF repeater   
   serving Toledo, Ohio.   
      
      
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   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC PROPOSES $22000 FINE AGAINST NY CB OPERATOR   
      
   The FCC has proposed a fine of $22,000 against James Engle, of Lewiston, New   
   York.  This, for allegedly operating a radio transmitter without the   
   requisite Commission authorization and causing interference to other users of   
   Channel 32 in the 11 meter Citizens Radio Service.  Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, reports:   
      
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   The story goes back to October 23rd of 2013.  That's when agents from the   
   FCC's Philadelphia office, responding to a complaint from a CB operator on   
   27.325 MHz  tracked the interfering transmissions to James Engle's location.    
   During their monitoring the agents say that they heard a person that they   
   claim was Engle repeatedly interrupt the transmissions of another CB   
   operator.     
      
   On October 24th, the agents returned and inspected Engle's CB station.  At   
   that time they discovered two non certified linear amplifiers. The FCC said   
   Engle admitted that he used one of the power amplifiers during his operations   
   the previous evening.  An on-site test showed that the amplifier in question   
   was capable of 148 watts output and there-by making the CB radio station   
   non-compliant with Commission Part 95 regulations.     
      
   Now in issuing the $22,000 Notice of Apparent Liability, the Commission   
   notes that the base forfeiture for operations without authorization is   
   $10,000 and the base forfeiture amount for interference to radio   
   communications is $7,000.  However the agency retains the legal right to   
   upwardly adjust the proposed fine based on various factors in a given case.    
   Noting that prior to October 23, 2013 that Engle had received two written   
   warnings from the Enforcement Bureau advising him that operating a linear was   
   against its Part 95 rules, that his case warrants an upward adjustment in the   
   forfeiture amount of $5,000.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.   
      
   --   
      
   This $5000 upward adjustment brings the total proposed fine to the $22,000   
   mark to which Engle was given the customary 30 days to pay or to file an   
   appeal.  (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  TEXAS MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT AND CRIMINAL MISSCHIF TO HAM   
   RADIO OPERATOR   
      
   An Austin, Texas man is facing assault charges after police say he tossed a   
   drone aircraft and an amateur radio transceiver over the fence because he was   
   tired of his neighbor getting in his head.   
      
   According to the arrest affidavit filed by Austin Police, Steven Anthony   
   Garza stormed into Matthew Hammons' yard while Hammons was using his amateur   
   radio equipment to talk with his father.  Hammons who holds the call KE5WRU   
   told police Garza charged him while making gestures indicating he was looking   
   to fight.      
      
   Hammons then told officers Garza first broke his radio's antenna and then   
   head butted him.  At this point KE5WRU went inside his home from where he   
   watched as Garza allegedly threw Hammons' Yaesu transceiver and a personal   
   DJ- Phantom drone over the fence causing an estimated $4,000 in damage.   
      
   Garza claimed to the officers Hammons was using the equipment to spy on him   
   and using triangulation to speak to him in his head.  Garza was taken into   
   custody and booked into the Travis County Jail on charges of assault, causing   
   bodily injury and criminal mischief.  At last report he was still being held   
   in lieu of $10,000 bond.  (Statesman.com, KXAN, others)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW:  BROADCASTERS SUE FCC OVER SPECTRUM AUCTION RULES   
      
   The broadcasting community has sued the Federal Communications Commission   
   over rules for an upcoming spectrum reallocation bid as we hear from Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.   
      
   --   
      
   On Monday August 18th television and radio broadcasters filed a lawsuit   
   against the regulatory agency over its rules for an upcoming spectrum auction   
   in 2015.   
      
   Next year's auction which was ordered by Congress forces the FCC buy back   
   portions of what is now broadcast spectrum and then resell it to wireless   
   broadband providers.  The latter are companies that are in need of added band   
   space to meet subscribers' demands for added data and numerous streaming   
   services.     
      
   In the suit, the National Association of Broadcasters argues that the FCC's   
   rules for next year's auction would allow fewer people access over the air   
   stations while at the same time forcing broadcasters to spend hundreds of   
   millions of dollars out of their own pockets in a process known as repacking.   
   Repacking is a fancy way of saying that stations would have to once again   
   change frequency and in some cases may have share a channel with other   
   broadcasters.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.   
      
   --   
      
   An FCC spokesperson said in a statement that the commission was confident   
   that its plan fulfills the mandates established by Congress on this complex   
   matter.  More is on the web at   
   http://thehill.com/policy/technology/215439-broadcasters-sue-fcc-over-airwave-   
   auction  (The Hill)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM READING:  FREE SEPTEMBER 2014 CQ-DATV NOW AVAILABLE   
      
   The September 2014 issue of the free amateur television magazine CQ-DATV is   
   now available for download.  This months issue contains articles on the   
   MAX7456 OSD Computer USB Controller; the DATV Express Project update and the   
   latest Digital amateur television news.  You can download your copy as a PDF   
   file at tinyurl.com/cq-datv-september  (CQ-DATV)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS: OH-KY-IN AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY HAMFEST RETURNS SEPTEMBER 21   
      
   After several years in limbo after loosing its site the OH-KY-IN Amateur   
   Radio Society Hamfest is back.  According to Bruce Vanselow, N8BV, the new   
   Hamfest will take place on Sunday, September 21st at the Aiken High School in   
   Cincinnati, Ohio from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern time.  According to N8BV this   
   is an air-conditioned indoor venue so the Hamfest will take place be it rain   
   or shine.  (N8BV)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  15TH ANNUAL ROUTE 66 ON THE AIR   
      
   It's time once again to  'Get Your Kicks On Route 66.'  This as the annual   
   Route 66 on the Air operation takes place from September 6th to the 15th.     
      
   Route 66 is the famed 2451 mile highway opened back in 1926 connecting   
   Chicago, Illinois with Los Angeles, California.  It was immortalized in the   
   1960's with the television show of the same name.     
      
   With the introduction of the Interstate Highway System Route 66 began its   
   decline and was eventually replaced by new super highways.  On June 27, 1985   
   the government decertified the highway and U.S. 66 ceased to exist.   
      
      
   Now in 2014, some twenty one special event stations located city's along the   
   route will join together for the 15th annual Route 66 on the Air.  Operations   
   are planned for all bands using all modes.  A certificate will be available   
   to those who work at least one of these stations.  Complete information is   
   available on the Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club website at www.w6jbt.org.    
   (N7UR)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM AUCTION ANNOUNCED   
      
   In preparation for its upcoming 2014 Space Symposium, AMSAT North America is   
   seeking donations of specialty items for a fund raising auction to be held at   
   the event.  Proceeds from the auction will help supplement the FOX satellite   
   and Amateur Radio on the International Space Station and other AMSAT   
   projects.  Donated items should have a minimum value $100 and are not   
   necessarily limited to amateur radio.  If you have something to donate to the   
   Symposium auction, please send an e-mail to Frank Bauer at ka3hdo (at)   
   verizon (dot) net.  This years AMSAT Space Symposium will be in Baltimore,   
   Maryland, from October 10th to the 12th.  More information is at   
   www.amsat.org.  (ANS)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  K3LR RELEASES DAYTON ANTENNA FORUM SLIDES    
      
   Some names in the news.  First up is Tim Duffy, K3LR.  He has announced that   
   the 2014 Dayton Hamvention Antenna Forum slide presentations in PDF format   
   are now posted on line at www.k3lr.com.  To download and view them simply   
   click on the left side box marked Dayton Antenna Summary.  In addition to the   
   latest set of presentations, those going back as far as 2004 are also   
   available.   (K3LR.com)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  OE1WHC RELEASES SEVERAL FRIEDRICHSHAFEN POWERPOINT FORUMS   
      
   Wolf Harranth, OE1WHC of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation has informed   
   the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter that several of the 2014 Friedrichshafen Ham   
   Radio convention Powerpoint lectures are now available on-line.  These   
   include such topics as Yagi and Quad antennas for High Frequency Shortwave by   
   Martin Steyer, DK7ZB; The Enigma and Others famous Cipher Machines that was   
   presented by Tom Perera, W1TP and the FT5ZM Amsterdam Island DXpedition by   
   Ralph Fedor, K0IR.  Look for them at www.dokufunk.org/talk.  (OPDX)   
      
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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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   WORLDBEAT:  CHINA FACING PIRATE RADIO PROBLEM ON ITS AVIATION BAND   
      
   The United States is not the only place where pirate broadcasters appear to   
   be thriving.  Now comes word out of China that law enforcement agencies there   
   have uncovered unlicensed stations operating in some cities and provinces   
   that could and have disrupted communications between pilots and air traffic   
   controllers.  But not for political or anti-government purposes.   
      
   According to a news report, these are mostly home grown FM commercial   
   stations whose transmitters have already caused problems for airports in some   
   locations.  A commercial airline pilot was quoted as saying that his   
   in-flight navigation system and communications with control towers was often   
   disturbed by these unlicensed radio broadcasts.   
      
   The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio and Television recently uncovered a   
   pirate radio station that was transmitting advertisements.  These stations   
   try to sell ads for escort agencies, medical products and other services.    
   The bureau recently seized a 2,000 watt transmitter whose signal could  reach   
   most parts in that city.   
      
   A more in depth look at this problem and what authorities in China are doing   
   to try to combat it as at tinyurl.com/pirate-radio-in-china  ( SCMP.com,   
   South China Morning Post)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  FRENCH SUBTITLED VERSION OF TX FACTOR NOW AVAILABLE   
      
   The United Kingdom produced television show the TX Factor is now available   
   in a version especially for French speakers.  TX Factor is the only European   
   television program devoted exclusively to ham radio.  Episode 1 is now   
   available with French subtitles thanks to the work of F6FVY, F8BXI and F8GQH.   
   That same team plans to do the same with the rest of the shows episodes.  To   
   view the TX Factor with or without the French sub titles simply take your web   
   browser to www.txfactor.co.uk.  (TXFactor)   
      
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   RADIO FROM SPACE:  ROSETTA ARRIVES AT COMET 67P    
      
   After a decade long journey the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft   
   carrying three NASA instruments became the first to rendezvous with a comet.    
      
      
   This following the last of a series of 10 rendezvous maneuvers that began in   
   May to adjust Rosetta's speed and trajectory to gradually match those of   
   comet 67P.  These trajectory adjustments proved successful even though the   
   comet and spacecraft were some 252 million miles from Earth at that time.   
      
   At last report, Rosetta is some 62 miles above the comet's surface.  Its   
   first mission will be to fly a number of triangular-shaped trajectories in   
   front of 67P which will likely have been completed by the time this newscast   
   goes to air.  Meantime, the spacecraft's instruments will provide a detailed   
   scientific study of the comet while scanning its surface to identify a target   
   site for its lander named Philae.     
      
   As many as five possible landing sites will be identified before the primary   
   site is identified in mid-September.  The final timeline for the sequence of   
   events for deploying Philae will be confirmed by the middle of October.    
   Meantime, the latest images of the comet taken by Rosetta are available to   
   view at www.nasa.gov/rosetta  (NASA, JPL)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  SPAIN SOCCAR AWARD SEPTEMBER 9 TO 29    
      
   On the air, Spain's Football League Teams' ham radio awards and trophies   
   will be available to any licensed radio amateur worldwide.  This, by   
   providing proof of valid contacts made with the 20 special event stations   
   using the special EG prefix between September 9th to the 29th.  The full list   
   of EG stations and other pertinent information on this award program is   
   on-line at www.eafltaward.com.  (EAF release)   
      
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   ON THE AIR:  MALAYSIAN NATIONAL FIELD DAY SEPTEMBER 15 - 16   
      
   The Malaysian Amateur Radio League will be sponsoring that nations 2014   
   National Field Day for 24 hours beginning from Monday, September 15th   
   September and concluding on Tuesday the 16th.  Like other Field Day   
   operations around the world, all of those participating in this event are   
   requested to use only batteries or a generator to power their stations   
   equipment.  An overview of this years Malaysia National Field Day is at   
   www.marl.org.my/download/nfd2014.pdf  (MARL, QRZ.com)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, five operators will be operational as BO0D from Tung Yin Island   
   between September 13th and the 20th. Activity will be on all HF bands using   
   CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via the BV Bureau.    
      
   JI3DST will be active stroke 5 from Shodo Island in the Kagawa Prefecture   
   between September 20th and the 22nd.  Operations will be on 40 through 6   
   meters using CW, SSB, FM and RTTY.  QSL via his home callsign direct or via   
   the bureau.   
      
   LU5BE, LU8EFF and LU3AAL will be active stroke T from Purmamarca  Jujuy   
   region in Argentina from September 24th through the 30th.  Operations will be   
   80 through 10 meters using CW, SSB, PSK31 and SSTV. They will also try to   
   have a beacon on 6 meters. QSL via LU8EFF.   
      
   Depending on transportation, G4DBW should be active as ZD8RH from Ascension   
   Island between September 22nd to the 30th.  Operations will be mainly on CW.   
   QSL direct via G4DBW or via RSGB Bureau. But be aware that bureau replies can   
   take up to 18 months.   
      
   IZ1MHY will be operational as 5H1MD from Zanzibar Island between September   
   28th and October 10th.  Activity will be on 20 through 6 meters using CW, SSB   
   and the Digital modes.  QSL via home call, the bureau or direct.  See his   
   listing on QRZ.com for more details.   
      
   Lastly, KC9W, will be active stroke HH5 from Haiti between January 11th and   
   February 3rd, 2015.  As of airtime his operations will be on 160, 80 and 40   
   meters using CW only. QSL direct via KC0W.   
      
   (This weeks DX news courtesy of OPDX)   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM:  VOYAGER 1 - WHERE ARE YOU   
      
   And finally, last year the Voyager One mission control team announced that   
   the spacecraft had reached interstellar space but many in the academic   
   community remained skeptical.   Now, two researchers working with the   
   spacecraft are looking to put any doubt to rest with a new test designed to   
   show conclusively whether or not Voyager One  has made it into interstellar   
   space.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   According to The Space Reporter, the test will determine whether the   
   spacecraft is inside or outside the heliosphere.  That's the so-called bubble   
   of solar particles and magnetic fields that the sun creates around itself.     
      
   The researchers who developed the test believe that Voyager 1 will cross out   
   of its current layer of the heliosphere within the next year or two.  When   
   that occurs, astrophysicists expect to see a reversal in the magnetic field   
   around the spacecraft.  The lack of a reversal would show that Voyager 1 is   
   still inside the heliosphere.     
      
   That said, other information already in the hands of researcher's points to   
   the fact that Voyager One has already left the heliosphere.  After gathering   
   data from a solar eruption that shook particles around the probe, scientists   
   determined that the density of the spacecraft's surroundings was much higher   
   than the figures taken in earlier measurements when Voyager One had yet to   
   cross into interstellar space.  It currently takes radio signals from Voyager   
   One take over 17 hours to reach Earth.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, reporting.   
      
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   Voyager One and Voyager Two were both launched in 1977.  Their initial goal   
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   few years.  A more detailed look at this experiment is on the web at   
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