Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1938 - October 3 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1938 with a release date of October 3rd   
   2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a QST.  The ARRL again asks the FCC to make ham radio   
   primary in the 2300 to 2305 MHz band; the Wireless Institute of Australia   
   campaigns to save that nations 9 centimeter ham radio allocation; an FCC   
   Commissioner takes a close look at the 400 MHz and up spectrum; good news for   
   Brevard County Florida ham radio tower exemption; Hollywood Celebrates Ham   
   Radio operation brings a big surprise and an interesting new rover design is   
   being tested by NASA.  Find out the details on Amateur Radio Newsline report   
   number 1938 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RADIO LAW:  ARRL AGAIN ASKS FCC TO ELEVATE AMATEUR SERVICE 2300-2305 MHZ   
   ALLOCATION TO PRIMARY   
      
   The ARRL has once again asked the FCC to elevate the status of amateur radio   
   from secondary to primary in the at 2300 to 2305 MHz band.  Bill Pasternak,   
   WA6ITF, reports:   
      
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   This request is part of comments filed by the League in response to an AT&T   
   Mobility Petition for Rule Making seeking a new air-to-ground communications   
   system in the 2.3 GHz Wireless Communications Service spectrum.    
      
   The AT&T petition is designated RM-11731.  It asks the Commission to   
   authorize what's known LTE-based in flight connectivity in the Wireless   
   Communications Service C and D  blocks at 2305 to 2315 MHz and 2350 to 2360   
   MHz respectively for airlines and airline passenger use.  AT&T asserts that   
   restrictions on out of band emission and power limits to protect adjacent   
   band users make the use of the C and D blocks problematic.  As such, the   
   wireless provider asked the FCC for rule changes to permit deployment of its   
   service using what it termed as currently fallow spectrum while also   
   preserving adequate interference protection to users of adjacent bands.   
      
   But says the ARRL, not withstanding what it calls AT&T's broad and nebulous   
   claim, there is no showing anywhere in its petition that the proposed rule   
   changes would permit any continued amateur radio operations on a secondary   
   basis in the shared A block at 2305 to 2310 MHz.  Also, there is nothing in   
   the petition that amateur radio operations in the adjacent spectrum would be   
   protected from increased out of band emissions if the FCC were to implement   
   the requested changes.   
      
   In its comments, the ARRL asserts that to date the FCC has failed to protect   
   amateur radio operations at 2300 to 2305 MHz from Wireless Communications   
   Service out-of-band emissions.  The ARRL says the band is substantially   
   utilized by radio amateurs for weak-signal long-distance communication.  That   
   only by circumstances due to a lack of a primary occupant has amateur radio    
   been able to enjoy that segment as a de facto primary user.  Based on this,   
   the ARRL asks  the FCC to recognize this status at 2300 to 2305 MHz and to   
   elevate that segment from secondary to primary use for radio amateurs.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles.   
      
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   The complete text of this ARRL announcement was sent out to League members   
   as ARLB01-09.  It can also be found on-line at tinyurl.com/arrl-2300-primary    
   (ARRL)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING:  WIA BATTLE TO SAVE AUSTRALIAN 9 CENTIMETER BAND   
      
   Meanwhile a similar situation is taking place down-under.  That's where   
   Wireless Institute of Australia has lodged a strong submission to the   
   Department of Communications in the hope of keeping amateur radio access to   
   segments of the 9 centimeter band that includes a 25 MHz block at 3400 to   
   3425 MHz and a 50 MHz block at 3492.5 to 3542.5 MHz.    
      
   This past August, the Minister for Communications issued the Australian   
   Communications and Media Authority draft Direction to enable licensing of   
   these two spectrum blocks to the National Broadband Network.  This for fixed   
   wireless services in metro fringe and hard to service areas of the major   
   Australian mainland cities.    
      
   The block at 3400 to 3425 MHz overlays the narrowband, weak-signal and   
   satellite segment in the band plan at 3400 to 3410 MHz. Many countries   
   throughout the three I-T-U regions have amateur allocations covering this   
   segment. The Wireless Institute of Australia argues for retention of 3400 to   
   3410 MHz is essential to maintain harmonization with amateur allocations   
   around the world.   (WIA, VK2ZRH)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING:  ARRL TAKES ISSUE WITH NTIA'S WRC-15 PROPOSAL FOR 5 MHZ   
      
   Back here ion the United States, the ARRL is taking issue with the World   
   Radiocommunication Conference 2015 stance of the National Telecommunications   
   and Information Administration.  This, with respect to an upgraded 60 meter   
   Amateur Radio allocation.     
      
   In response to WRC-15 agenda item 1.4, the agency has called for no change   
   at 5250 to 5450 kHz.  The League said in comments filed September 24 in I B   
   Docket 04-286 that while it concurs with the NTIA's view regarding 5250 to   
   5275 kHz which is allocated to the radiolocation service for oceanographic   
   applications at WRC-12  that the rest of the agency's proposal is   
   unsupportable.  This, in light of actual domestic and international practice   
   and contains assertions of incompatibility that are demonstrably not correct.    
      
   The ARRL points out that the United States has authorized amateur radio   
   secondary operation on five discrete channels in the 5275 to 5450 kHz range   
   for more than a decade, no instances of unresolved interference to primary   
   users.  It also notes that the NTIA position is at odds with the proposal for   
   agenda item 1.4 previously adopted by the FCC's WRC-15 Advisory Committee.    
   This past January, that committee recommended a secondary allocation to the   
   amateur Radio Service from 5275 to 5450 kHz, and the FCC indicated in a   
   subsequent Public Notice that it could generally support this recommendation.   
   (ARRL)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING:  FCC COMMISSIONER SAYS LOOK LOW AND LOOK HIGH FOR G5   
      
   Some UHF and Super High Frequency spectrum could be up for reassignment at   
   some future date.  This when the United States begins ushering in the next   
   generation of broadband technology known as 5G.  Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   Stephan Kinford, N8WB, reports:   
      
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   In a September 22nd talk before a communications industry conference in   
   Atlanta Georgia, , FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said that we can no   
   longer limit ourselves to frequencies in the traditional range.  We need to   
   look elsewhere.  The only question said Rosenworcel is where.   
      
   She then said, and we quote: "First, I think we need to look low. We should   
   explore if spectrum in the 400 MHz range can be repurposed for mobile   
   broadband use."    
      
   She went on to note that will not come overnight, because this band is   
   segmented into many small parts. These parts are a puzzle that does not fit   
   back together easily.   
      
   Rosenworcel also noted that if we can find a way to put even a few pieces   
   together, we may be able to develop a new swath of airwaves prime for mobile   
   broadband.    
      
   But the FCC Commissioner did not limit her comments to the 400 MHz range.    
   She also noted and we again quote:     
      
   "I think we need to look high. Very, very high. Let's bust through our old 3   
   GHz ceiling. Let's take a look at spectrum all the way up in the 60 GHz and   
   maybe all the way to 90 GHz. At these ranges, we can aggregate spectrum and   
   allow data intensive applications to ride across hundreds of megahertz at a   
   time."   
      
   She ended this part of her presentation by noting that a look low and look   
   high policy like the one she is suggesting will require thinking through some   
   novel technical and policy issues.  But says Commissioner Rosenworcel, if we   
   get them right, we will have more resources to play with as we move to next   
   generation networks.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stepaen Kinford, N8WB, reporting.   
      
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   You can read Commissioner  Rosenworcel's very interesting five page   
   presentation at tinyurl.com/future-broasdband-g5.  (AK4AV, FCC Release   
   September 22nd)   
      
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   DX UP-FRONT:  GRAND TURK ISLAND THROUGH OCTOBER 9TH   
      
   In DX up-front, DK7LX and G3SWH will be on the air as VP5 stroke G3SWH from   
   Grand Turk Island through October 9th.  Activity is on 80 through 10 meters   
   using two stations with wire antennas and operating CW only. The Islands on   
   the Air website indicates that contact with Grand Turk is needed by over 60   
   percent of participants in the I-Oh-T-A program.  The operators say that they   
   hope to provide an on-line log search facility but this is subject to the   
   availability of a good Internet connection.    (OPDX)   
      
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   DX UP-FRONT:  DAMAS ISLAND OCTOBER 8-12   
      
   The Chilean DXpedition Team will be active as XR2T from Damas Island between   
   October 8th and the 12th. The main aim of this DXpedition will be to work the   
   greatest possible number of unique callsigns, thus  offering a possibility   
   lower power and QRP stations to make contact. Operations will be on 40   
   through 10 meters using mainly SSB, CW and the Digital modes.  QSL via CE3OP,   
   direct or by the bureau.   
      
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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 VE3DPL repeater   
   serving Stratfordvile, Ontario, Canada.   
      
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   RADIO LAW:  BREVARD COUNTY FLORIDA REACHES COMPROMISE ON HAM RADIO TOWERS   
      
   The Brevard Florida County Commission plans to take a final vote on rules   
   that set height and design guidelines for cellular and other radio towers in   
   unincorporated areas.  It also would create a process for streamlined   
   approval of towers that are situated on county owned land.  And all of this   
   looks like good news for the county's radio amateurs.     
      
   When the proposed new rules were first announced, area ham radio operators   
   objected to because they had no exemption for private radio antennas.  They   
   have had an exemption under the current rules since 2003.     
      
   Recognizing the oversight, the Commissioners directed county staff to add   
   the exemption to the proposed rules.  They also took a preliminary, unanimous   
   vote in favor of the overall series of rule changes.   
      
   County Commissioner Chuck Nelson noted that the potential of increased   
   regulation on amateur radio operators was an unintended consequence of the   
   nearly two years of work the county had gone through to craft new regulations   
   for the cellular telephone tower industry.  Nelson added that the county   
   wants to get back to where we it was for the amateur radio operators.     
      
   More is on the web at tinyurl.com/brevard-florida-towers  (floridatoday.com)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT:  AUSTRALIAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO INTERFEREING WITH TAXI SERVICE   
      
   A Melbourne, Australia, man who admitted that he deliberately disrupted a   
   taxi company's radio communications system has been fined $3,500 and ordered   
   to pay court costs.  This  after pleading guilty to three offences under the   
   Australian Radiocommunications Act of 1992.   
      
   The September 24th court finding follows an investigation by the Australian   
   Communications and Media Authority into allegations of radio interference to   
   the West Gippsland Taxis proprietary company.  Inspectors from the regulatory   
   body found the unnamed defendant using a transmitter that he had modified to   
   disrupt taxi service operations.   
      
   The defendant plead guilty to operating a radio communications device   
   without a license, to causing a radio emission to be made by a transmitter   
   knowing that it was a non-standard piece of gear and causing substantial   
   disruption or disturbance of radio communications.  No explanation was give   
   as to why the defendant committed the illegal acts.   
      
   This prosecution follows recent enforcement action taken against two   
   security companies found operating radiocommunications devices without a   
   license to do so.  (ACMA, WIA News)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  ARRL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OCTOBER 4   
      
   A meeting of the ARRL's Executive Committee was to take place on Saturday,   
   October 4th in Memphis, Tennessee.  Among the agenda items to be discussed is   
   the continuation of evaluation of strategies to improve the FCC amateur radio   
   enforcement program.  Another is a proposal for modification of FCC Rules for   
   licensing of FEMA stations and use of special call signs denoting FEMA in a   
   manner similar to military recreation and club station licensing.  Look for a   
   complete report as soon as the League publishes the minutes on this   
   gathering.  (ARRL)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  IARU REGION 1 ELECTION RESULTS   
      
   Some names in the news. Former Radio Society of Great Britain president Don   
   Beattie, G3BJ, has been elected as IARU Region 1 President at the recent IA-U   
   General Conference held in Varna-Albena, Bulgaria.     
      
   Elected with G3BJ were Vice President Faisal Al-Ajmi, 9K2RR; Treasurer Eva   
   Thieman, HB9FPM slash OK3QE and Secretary Dennis Green, ZS4BS.     
      
   Those elected to serve on the organizations Executive Committee are Thilo   
   Kootz, DL9KCE; David Court EI3IO; Oliver Tabakovski, Z32TO; Ivan Stauning,   
   OZ7IS and Ranko Boca, 4O3A.     
      
   At the same meeting it was also announced that the organizations 2017   
   meeting will be held in Germany and will be hosted by that nations national   
   amateur radio society the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club or DARC.  (IARU Region   
   1)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  ASTRONAUT COMPLETES ISS EXPEDITION 42 POSTER    
      
   Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF, has completed the official crew   
   poster for the International Space Station Expedition 42.  The poster   
   parodies the popular The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the late author   
   Douglas Adams and is being called the best crew poster yet released.   
      
   There is no cost to download the poster but we must warn you that it is a   
   high resolution file and will require some 57 Megabytes of storage space.  It   
   is in PDF format at tinyurl.com/expedition-42-poster   
      
   Currently, Expedition 42 is slated to  launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on   
   November 23rd.  In addition to Samantha Cristoforetti also flying with her to   
   the ISS will be Anton Shkaplerov and Terry Virts.  Cristoforetti is expected   
   to return to Earth in May 2015.  (NASA via Southgate)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: REV. CREEL COLLECTION DONATED TO ALABAMA HISTORICAL RADIO   
   SOCIETY   
      
   The late Reverend George Creel was a United Methodist minister who pastored   
   churches across North Alabama for more than 60 years.  His  hobby was   
   restoring antique radios and phonographs specializing in radios from the   
   early 1900s.  Now the Creel family has donated their father's vast stock of   
   vintage radio tubes along with a collection of photographs of antique radio   
   equipment to the Alabama Historical Radio Society.  This photo collection   
   includes some very early amateur radio gear along with a 1914 business letter   
   written by David Sarnoff when he was an executive of the Marconi Wireless   
   Telegraph Company.     
      
   Tom Killian is  the society's president.  He noted that many of the tubes   
   are valuable, are difficult to find and they can certainly use them.  Also,   
   the framed photographs give an accurate portrayal of the earliest days of   
   radio broadcasting.  As such. they are a special treasure to display.   
      
   The Alabama Historical Radio Society located in the city of Birmingham and   
   is chartered as an Alabama nonprofit corporation.  It was founded in June   
   1989 to provide an opportunity for men and women of all ages to pursue their   
   interest in early radio.   (Gadsden Times On-Line)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  CELEBRATING COAST GUARD AUXILLIARY RADIO    
      
   Laketown Park in Kenner, Louisiana, will host the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary   
   Radio Day on October 18th from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. local time.  This event   
   commemorates the 75th anniversary for the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 45   
   and High Caliber Communications Division 4.  It is also a day dedicated to   
   communication on the High Frequency bands by Coast Guard Auxiliary and non-   
   Coast Guard amateur radio operators around the nation.  The gathering is   
   scheduled to be held in the parks Shelter Number 2 with an admission fee of   
   $5 per attendee.  (NOLA.COM)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  NEW CHALLENGE COIN PREMIUM FOR AMSAT FOX DONATIONS   
      
   AMSAT has announced that a new premium collectable is now available for   
   qualifying donations to the Fox satellite program.  This in the form of a   
   unique challenge coin for donors who have contributed at the $100 level or   
   higher.   
      
   AMSAT says that the coin is shaped as an isometric view of a Fox-1 CubeSat,   
   complete with details such as the stowed UHF antenna, solar cells, and camera   
   lens viewport.   It is struck in 3mm thick brass, plated with antique silver,   
   and finished in bright enamel.   
      
   The coins are scheduled for delivery just prior to the 2014 AMSAT Space   
   Symposium, and will be first distributed to donors attending that gathering.    
   The design may be seen at  tinyurl.com/amsat-fox-coin  (KO4MA)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL K6H OPERATION FROM HOLLYWOOD   
      
   According to John Amodeo, NN6JA, the second K6H Hollywood Celebrates Ham   
   Radio on the air operation went very well.  The event took place on Sunday,   
   September 28th from the historic Stage 9 at the CBS Studio Center which is   
   currently the home of the hit ABC situation comedy Last Man Standing.   
      
   Amodeo is the spokesman for the event.  He says that there were six   
   operating positions that were on the air from the start to finish.  He   
   reports that 10 meters was good all day, 20 started heating up in the late   
   morning they had some 40 meter contacts in the afternoon.  Meantime Internet   
   connected stations in Connecticut, New York City, Washington and Florida tied   
   to Stage 9 reported having contacts all day long as did those using D-STAR   
   Reflector 12A.   
      
   Perhaps the biggest surprise came in the announcement that the shows star,   
   Tim Allen, whose character includes playing a ham radio operator now is one   
   in real life.  In one interview session with a Volunteer Examiner team   
   conducted by Tom Medlin, W5KUB, it was revealed that Allen under his real   
   name of Tim Dick, had passed his Technician test but they declined to make   
   his call public.  It did not take much sleuthing on the part of the ham radio   
   community to find out that he had been assigned the call KK6OTD with that   
   information plastered all across the various social networks shortly after   
   the K6H operating event ended.     
      
   Amodeo concluded by saying that there were some 35 operators and guests who   
   showed up this year.  And while there is no final contact count available as   
   we go to air, NN6JA says that everyone who took part enjoyed being on the set   
   of Last Man Standing and being a part of this years K6H Hollywood Celebrates   
   Ham Radio operation.     
      
   The 4th season of Last Man Standing with Tim Allen, KK6OTD, portraying Mike   
   Baxter, KAZ0XTT, was scheduled to premiere with a double episode on Friday,   
   October 3rd on the ABC television network.   (ARNewsline)   
      
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   BREAK 2   
      
   This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur.  We are the Amateur Radio   
   Newsline with links to the world from our only official website at   
   www.arnewsline.org and being relayed by the volunteer services of the   
   following radio amateur:   
      
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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  UTAH UNIVERSITY CREATES TOPOLOGICAL INSULATOR FOR   
   SUPERFAST COMPUTERS   
      
   Scientists have found a way to create a special material that could help in   
   developing super fast computers that can perform lightning-fast calculations   
   without overheating.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, reports:   
      
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   Material Science and Engineering professor Feng Liu, of the University of   
   Utah led the study that explained how they had developed a new topological   
   insulator that has the potential to behave in two ways.  The first is that it   
   can act as an insulator on the inside while secondly conducting electricity   
   on the outside.   
      
   Ever since the researchers discovered almost a decade ago that the   
   topological insulators can be used as a class of material designed to speed   
   up computers scientists have been trying to develop such a material that   
   creates a large energy gap.  This translates into the amount of energy   
   consumed by the electrons to conduct electricity in a given material while   
   allowing the electricity to be conducted on a material's surface so that a   
   computer can be operated at the room temperature while remaining stable.   
      
   The University of Utah team found that bismuth metal deposited on silicon   
   can lead to the creation of a more stable and large-gap topological   
   insulator.  As the bismuth layer is atomically bonded and electronically   
   isolated from the silicon layer, it leads to the creation of that type of a   
   large energy gap.  Moreover the research team says that this process can be   
   very cost-effective in the development of the next generation of super high   
   speed computing devices.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,   
   Pennsylvania.   
      
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   The study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy   
   of Sciences.  More is on the web at tinyurl.com/new-super-computer    
   (Published news reports)   
      
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   RADIO NEAR SPACE:  HELP NEEDED TO TRACK FLOATER BALLOONS   
      
   Benjamin Longmier, KF5KMP, and his team are looking for stations in the   
   Azores and Portugal to help track their ham radio floater balloons.    
   According to Longmier, his team in  Project Aether launched a balloon that   
   did a lap around the Midwest US and then headed East past Nova Scotia and is   
   believed to be still floating.     
      
   Longmier says that his group has no  contacts in the Azores or Portugal.  As   
   such they are requesting help in contacting some of radio amateurs in those   
   geographic regions  that might be able to decode the APRS packets.     
      
   The balloon uses the tactical callsign of Aeth21-9 and transmits APRS   
   144.390 MHz FM.  Longmier adds that two more experimental balloons will be   
   heading into the Atlantic using the tactical callsigns of Aeth22-1 and   
   Aeth22-3.  Like its predecessor, these floater balloons will also be   
   transmitting FM APRS on 144.39 MHz as well.  (KF5KMP, Southgate)   
      
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   RADIO FROM SPACE: NEW SPACE EXPLORATION ROBOT BEING TESTED BY NASA   
      
   Engineers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida have begun testing small   
   robots and navigation software.  This to see if it is possible for an   
   autonomous machine to mimic the process that ants use to scout for and then   
   collect resources.   
      
   The robots which are being referred to as Swarmies resemble a  stripped   
   down, radio controlled truck.  They feature an on-board camera and direction   
   finding gear   programmed to work on their own to survey an area, then call   
   the other robots to assist in digging should something valuable is found.   
      
   The current testing is to determine whether the software that will control   
   the robots will work, and if the overall Swarmie concept is worthwhile.  The   
   theory behind their  development is to equip operational robots working in   
   space missions to scan the soil of an alien world for water, ice or other   
   resources that can be turned into fuel or breathable air for astronauts   
   explorers.   
      
   During the evaluation, the NASA engineers will use a simulator that will   
   enable them to test the Swarmies networking ability with additional robots   
   without actually having to build them. As testing proceeds, the team plans to   
   include an experimental mining robot also designed at the Kennedy Space   
   Center to try out different techniques for digging into the lunar or Martian   
   surfaces to gather useful materials.  (NASA, VSD, IEEE Spectrum, others)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: FIRST FUNCUBE 73 ON 73 AWARD ISSUED   
      
   Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, reports that the first 73 on 73 FUNcube award has been   
   issued to Wyatt Dirks, AC0RA.  Dirks submitted a list with a total of 74   
   unique calls worked on AO 73 since September 1st.  The award aim is to   
   promote activity on the AO 73 FUNcube satellite.  (N8HM)   
      
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   HAM TECHNOLOGY:  FREE GREY LINE SOFTWARE   
      
   Simon Brown, G4ELI has released a simple Windows program which displays   
   Gray-line, Geomagnetic Indices, Solar Data as well as Sunrise and Sunset   
   times.  The program is free of cost and can be downloaded at   
   tinyurl.com/G4ELI-gray-line  (G4ELI, Southgate)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, members of the Radio Club Argentino will activate the special prefix   
   and callsign AY4E from the Argentine exclave Martin Garcia Island in   
   Uruguayan waters between October 16 and the 19th.  Operations will be on 160   
   meters through 70 centimeters using CW, SSB, and the some digital modes.  QSL   
   to LU4QQ direct or LU4AA via the bureau.    
      
   DL3DRN will be on the air stroke SV5 from Rhodos Island through October 9th.   
   Activity will be holiday style, mostly on the HF bands using CW, SSB and   
   RTTY, QSL via his home callsign, either direct or via the Bureau.   
      
   KD6XH will be operational from Samoa as 5W0XH between October 23rd through   
   the 28th.  Activity will take place before, during and after the CQ World   
   Wide DX SSB Contest which is slated for October 25th and the 26th.  QSL via   
   his home callsign.   
      
   K5KUA be on the air stroke 5 from Galveston Island between November 14th and   
   the 16th.  Activity will be on CW only as time permits.  QSL via his home   
   callsign, direct or by the bureau.  An online log search will be available on   
   ClubLog.   
      
   Lastly VK6MH who also holds the call sign GM4AWB will be active as VK0MH   
   from Macquarie Island between this November through April of 2015.  No other   
   information is available at this time.       
      
   (This weeks DX news courtesy of OPDX and Southgate News)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: RADIOSPORTS - PENNSYLVANIA QSO PARTY   
      
   And finally this week, the very popular Pennsylvania QSO Party will be   
   taking place on the weekend of October 11th and 12th.  Here's Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, with the details:   
      
   --   
      
   CQ PA Party, CQ Pennsylvania will be the calls hitting the bands as hundreds   
   of hams from Pennsylvania, and hundreds more from around the country and even   
   from Europe and the Carribbean look for contacts.   
      
   The Nittany Amateur Radio Club in State College, Pennsylvania sponsors the   
   party calling it the "Friendly QSO Party."   
      
   It's for contesters and non-contesters alike.   
      
   If you want to work fast, you can. If you want to pace yourself, you can do   
   that, too.   
      
   It's simple - Pennsylvania stations look for contacts with anyone, but   
   searching especially for operators in one of the 67 counties in the Keystone   
   state.  Of course, working all the states, Canada, and a DX contact is part   
   of the pursuit.   
      
   Out of PA stations work only PA stations. And, generally there are pretty   
   many of them on.   
      
   It's one of the few contests, by the way, that has a rest period.   
      
   Activity begins Saturday, October 11 at 1600 Z and is suspended for a rest   
   break 0500 Z. You heard right, a rest break. The contest resumes Sunday,   
   October 12 at 1300 Z and concludes at 2200 Z.   
      
   You'll find stations on Phone and CW, as well as RTTY and PSK. And, there   
   will be activity on 10 meters through 160 meters.   
      
   The bonus station - W3TDF - is operating stations in 10 counties in the   
   eastern half of the state. Each contact with the bonus station is worth 200   
   points.   
      
   The bottom line is to have some fun.   
      
   Even if you're not a contester and you hear someone calling, stop by and   
   give them a contact.  All they need from you is a contact number and your   
   ARRL section or county if you're in Pennsylvania.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, in Philadelphia.    
      
   --   
      
   More about this year's event is on the web at tinyurl.com/PA-QSO-Party-2014    
   (NT3V)   
      
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