Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1943 - November 7 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1943 with a release date of November   
   7th 2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a QST.  China's Moon fly-by and return to earth mission is   
   a success, but where is the 4 M ham radio payload?  Also, the latest on   
   sunspot activity; Australian hams to keep access to the 3.5 Gigahertz band;   
   Enhanced Loran comes to United Kingdom shipping ports; ARISS U.S. partners   
   now accepting proposals for school contacts in 2015 and the BBC announces it   
   Genome Project for cataloging its past.  Find out the details are on Amateur   
   Radio Newsline  report number 1942 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  4M MOON FLY-BY MISSION HAS COME TO AN END   
      
   The epic voyage of the 4M ham radio Lunar fly-by mission has come to an end   
   as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD:   
      
   --   
      
   The Lux Space Manfred Memorial Moon Mission, nicknamed 4M that circled the   
   Moon on October 28th is now in Earth orbit.  At least it was as of November   
   3rd as reported in a post to the Lux Space mission blog.     
      
   From the information available as we go to air, the 4 M Amateur Radio   
   payload was attached to the upper stage of a Chinese Long March 3C rocket.    
   Its primary payload was the Chang'e 5-T1 which is a prototype of a Mars   
   lander capsule with the ability to safely return to Earth.   Both completed   
   the loop around the moon early on October 28th and headed back toward our   
   home planet.  As widely reported the Chang'e 5-T1 made it safely through the   
   Earth's atmosphere without any real heat damage.  It touched down at 22:42   
   UTC on October 31 in Inner Mongolia.   
      
   But before that, it appears that the 4 M payload was separated from the Long   
   March and injected into an elliptical Earth orbit averaging around 24,800   
   miles with a inclination of 50 degrees.  It reached perigee early Sunday   
   morning November 2nd with good JT65 digital signals heard over Europe on   
   145.980 MHz.  At that time, Lux Space estimated that the 4M payload had   
   enough power left for another 2 to 3 days of operation.  Also noted was that   
   the Dosimeter experiment called DRALUX had stopped functioning.   
      
   Exactly what's next for the 4M payload can only bee speculated.  Being self   
   contained with no solar charging ability it wills more than likely go QRT if   
   that has not taken place by now.  If you happen to locate its signal, Lux   
   Space would appreciate getting activity reports.  They go via the mission   
   client program that can be downloaded at tinyurl.com/4M-online-report   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,   
   Pennsylvania.   
      
   --   
      
   While there is likely a lot more to this story, there is no doubt that the 4   
   M amateur radio Lunar fly-by will go into the history books as a first for   
   ham radio in space.  (Lux Space Blog, published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   PROPAGATION:  NASA RELEASES VIDEO OF SOLAR FLARES FIRING FROM MONSTER SUNSPOT   
      
   NASA has released a video showing eight days of solar flares produced by the   
   largest sunspot in the past two dozen years.  Known as AR 2192, the video is   
   a time lapse that shows its X-class flares in both visible and ultraviolet   
   light using images taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory Atmospheric   
   Imaging Assembly Instrument.  As previously reported here on Amateur Radio   
   Newsline, the massive sunspot, which has now rotated away from Earth,   
   produced of the most powerful X-class flares between October 19th and the   
   27th, plus many more medium-class flares during that same period.  The video   
   is on-line several places including YoyuTube at tinyurl.com/sunspot-AR2192.    
   Another version with graphics and a musical background is at   
   tinyurl.com/sunspot-AR2192-video  (spacereporter.com)   
      
   **   
      
   PROPAGATION:  NEW SUNSPOT AR2205 ROTATING TOWARD EARTH   
      
   Meantime, a new sunspot region, designated AR 2205, has already produced   
   four medium M-class flares and is rotating in Earth's direction.    AR 2205   
   unleashed the flares including one rated M6.  That flare was recorded by   
   NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on November 3rd at 22:40 UTC.  Sunspot AR   
   2205 has also produced several Coronal Mass Ejections though these did not   
   head toward our planet.  Observers at the Space Weather Prediction Center are   
   monitoring it carefully.  For the latest updates take your web browser to   
   spaceweather.com.  (space.com, spaceweather.com)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING:  AUSTRALIA TO KEEP 3.5 GHZ HAM RADIO STATUS QUO    
      
   Radio amateurs down-under engaged in microwave work can breathe a sigh of   
   relief.  This as the Australian Communications and Media Authority or ACMA   
   decides to retain the existing mix of spectrum licensing arrangements in the   
   3.5 GHz band.   
      
   Earlier this year the Australian Minister for Communications, Malcolm   
   Turnbull issued a draft direction to the telecommunications regulator to   
   enable licensing of 3.5 GHz to the National Broadband Network or NBN in major   
   mainland cities.    
      
   The draft direction document specified that the ACMA look at a 25 MHz block   
   at 3400 to 3425 MHz and a 50 MHz block at 3492.5 to 3542.5 MHz.  The 3.5 GHz   
   spectrum band was identified for possible reallocation so the NBN had a   
   'spectrum gap' to fill in the outskirts of metropolitan areas affecting   
   80,000 homes and businesses.   
      
   But in issuing its decision the telecommunications regulator stated that   
   after taking into account the commentary submissions received and   
   developments that have occurred since then, the ACMA has decided to maintain   
   existing licensing arrangements in the band.  That means the retention of   
   Amateur Radio as a secondary user of the band. The issue attracted 24   
   submissions.  (VK3PC)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING:  BRAZIL TO EXTEND FM BROADCAST BAND DOWNWARD TO 76 MHZ   
      
   The FM Radio Data System website reports that some countries appear to be   
   planning to extend the FM broadcast band downward.  According to a web post,   
   Brazilian telecommunications regulator ANATEL was contacted and it confirmed   
   the planned extension of the FM band down to 76 MHz.  It was noted that there   
   will be a problem with the Radio Data System operating in the range 76 to   
   87.5 MHz however with implementation of RDS2.0 this could likely be solved.    
   The entire story is on-line at tinyurl.com/brazil-band-extension.  The same   
   website also notes that China plans to extend broadcast FM radio down to 64   
   MHz.  (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
      
   DX UP-FRONT:  PANGOR ISLAND NOVEMBER 8 - 9   
      
   In DX up-front late word that the 9M2SE Pangor Island operation is likely   
   taking place as some of you hear this newscast.  The latest word is that this   
   Island Islands On The Air operation was slated to begin at Zero Hundred hours   
   UTC on November 8th and end precisely 24 hours later on November 9th.  The   
   group has also announced that Pangor will be its last DXpedition and Islands   
   on the Air activation. After it concludes the organization will be dissolved.   
   QSL via the 9M2SE information on QRZ.com.  (9M2SE Team)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  BOUVET ISLAND - JANUARY to APRIL 2016   
      
   ON4WW reports that he has been granted permission by the Norwegian Polar   
   Institute to land and live on Bouvet Island during the mid-January until   
   mid-April of 2016.  The sole purpose of this operation will be to provide   
   contacts with Bouvet which is currently ranked number three on the various   
   DXCC Most Wanted Lists.  During his time on Bouvet, ON4WW hopes to make at   
   least 100,000 QSO's using CW, SSB and RTTY on all of the High Frequency   
   bands.  There is however one caveat: Whether or not this DXpedition will take   
   place depends on raising the necessary funding.  More is on the web at   
   www.on4ww.be/bouvet2016.html  (OPDX)   
      
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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 WB5RAP repeater   
   serving Purcell, Oklahoma.   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  UK TO USE WW2 TECHNOLOGY TO BACK UP GPS IN THE UK   
      
   Technology developed during World War Two is to be used as a back-up for   
   GPS.  This after the United Kingdom's General Lighthouse Authorities   
   announces that it has installed a system called enhanced or e Loran in seven   
   ports across Britain.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, reports:   
      
   --   
      
   The United Kingdom's General Lighthouse Authorities says that many critical   
   instruments on ships use Global Navigation Satellite Systems also known by   
   the acronym GPS.  It says that if GPS were to fail the consequences could be   
   disastrous.  But says the General Lighthouse Authorities, the new system,   
   which uses proven technology dating back to the 1940's is ground rather than   
   satellite-based and is designed to be used in the event of a GPS failure.     
      
   Testing for eLoran has taken place in Felixstowe which is the busiest   
   container port in the UK.  Each year some three million cargo containers are   
   brought into this port on some of the biggest ships in the world.     
      
   According to Wikipedia, LORAN is an acronym for Long Range Navigation.  The   
   system was developed in the United States during World War II and was similar   
   to the UK's GEE system but operated at lower frequencies in order to provide   
   improved range up to 1,500 miles.   
      
   As an aside, it's a pity this story didn't get released just before June 6th   
   this year, the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings on the northern France   
   coast. The original system was used to assist the mine clearance operations   
   in the English Channel so that the invading fleet could reach the shore with   
   the minimum of casualties.  A 'Ghost' slave station was also put into   
   operation at the same time to make the Germans think that the real invasion   
   was to be at the Pas de Calais and the Straits of Dover and that the Normandy   
   landings were purely a diversionary tactic.  How wrong they were..!     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, in New Orleans.   
      
   --   
      
   An in-depth look at the return of this 20th century navigation system here   
   in the 21st century can be found at tinyurl.com/e-loran-return.  A full   
   explanation of the development, implementation and demise of the original   
   system is at wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN  (G7VFY, G8AUU, Southgate, BBC,   
   Wikipedia)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  HAM RADIO ASSISTS IN AT SEA RESCUE   
      
   When the sailing ship Hale Revenge ran into trouble in the Pacific it turned   
   to ham radio as we hear in this report:   
      
   --   
      
   Larry Lecrone (WW6USA) called to report that he was monitoring one of the   
   ham radio emergency projects known as the Maritme Net which is continually   
   monitored by a series of volunteer radio operators across the country.     
      
   While monitoring that net on Sunday night he served as back-up when another   
   amateur radio operator on board a sailing vessel adrift in the Pacific was   
   taking on water in nearly 60-foot seas nearly 800 miles west of the   
   California-Oregon border.  That vessel wanted to declare an emergency but was   
   having trouble contacting the Coast Guard.  The ham that took the call   
   notified the Coast Guard and served as a relay between them and the   
   distressed vessel.   
      
   The Coast Guard sent out an HT-130 aircraft from the Point Reyes Coast Guard   
   Air Station in California.  The ham Maritime Net operator instructed the   
   sailboat to activate their Emergency Locator Beacon.     
      
   A container cargo ship; the 965 foot the Hyundai Grace was in the region and   
   responded to that beacon signal and rescued all on board that sailboat which   
   was on its way from Honolulu to Everett, Washington, when it was damaged by   
   high winds and seas.     
      
   Ken Bass, KALH Spectrum News from Alamogordo, New Mexico, reporting.   
      
   --   
      
   The ham radio gear on board the 32 foot vessel that was an ICOM IC-718   
   transceiver.   Nathan Stickel, NH7FS, is reported to have been the ham radio   
   operator on the voyage.   
      
   (WW7USA with audio report provided by Ken Bass of KALH Spectrum News )   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: OKLAHOMA HAMS GET TRAINING IN AUXILLIARY COMMUNICATIONS   
      
   About 23 hams from the state of Oklahoma attended a special Auxiliary   
   Communications Class held the weekend of November 1st and 2nd in the city of   
   Altus.  According to Lloyd Colston, KC5FM, who is Altus Emergency Management   
   Director, the attendees represented faith based groups, Community Emergency   
   Response Teams, the American Radio Relay League, the Military Auxiliary Radio   
   System, and local government.     
      
   Colston says that the class covered numerous topics including how to use   
   volunteers and how amateur radio operators are technical specialists to   
   mention only two.  Instructors were amateur radio operators with one being a   
   member of the Military Auxiliary Radio System as well as a division director   
   for the American Radio Relay League.  KC5FM  added that the class also   
   received Homeland Security training.  (KC5FM)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: BROADCASTERS AND CABLE VS DISABILITY ADVOCATES ON EAS TEXT   
      
   Trade groups have told the FCC that its proposed new guidelines for the text   
   that crawls at the top of the screen during a flood, snowstorm or other   
   emergency are not necessary and could be expensive but disability advocacy   
   groups are not buying that position.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan   
   Kinford, N8WB, takes a look at the issue:   
      
   --   
      
   The FCC is said to be working on new guidelines for the text that runs   
   during an emergency alert.  This, as part of its broader overhaul of the   
   emergency system that will create a new location code for transmitting   
   emergency messages nationwide.   
      
   But says the National Cable and Telecommunications Association the current   
   cable systems generally display visual crawls that are readable by viewers,   
   that do not pass too quickly, and continue throughout the duration of the   
   Emergency Alert Service activation. The NCTA added that standardizing the   
   appearance of Emergency Alert Service messages for speed and size is   
   unnecessary to address accessibility concerns and would lead to significant   
   cost with little benefit.     
      
   On the other side of the argument a coalition of disability advocacy   
   organizations has strongly recommended a standardized system of emergency   
   messages.  One that included slower text crawl speed and larger size   
   characters.    
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, reporting.   
      
   --   
      
   At airtime it is not known if or when the FCC will take action on this item.   
   (The Hill)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO READING:  LATEST CQ-DATV MAGAZINE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD   
      
   The November issue of the CQ-DATV e-magazine is now available for free   
   download.  The new issue contains the latest amateur television news from   
   around the world, an editorial, Ian Abel, G3ZHI, that asks why ATV repeaters   
   do not have internet inputs, a simple microwave detector for 10 GHz by John   
   Hudson G3RFL and much more.  Those interested can find this issue and those   
   of previous months at tinyurl.com/datv-november-2014.   (CQ-DATV)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  KI4LA RECEIVES KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AWARD   
      
   Some names in the news.  First up is former ARRL Great Lakes Division   
   Director Gary Johnston, KI4LA, who has been named as the recipient of the   
   Kentucky Historical Society's 2014 Award of Distinction.     
      
   KI4LA is president of the Board of Trustees of the Behringer-Crawford Museum   
   in Covington, Kentucky.  According to the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper,   
   since joining the board of trustees in 2003, Johnston has had a significant   
   impact on the museum and the communities it serves.     
      
   The article also notes that during thousands of volunteer hours, he   
   redesigned and upgraded the museum's computer systems, chaired the committee   
   that revamped its organizational structure, and helped secure more than $2.3   
   million dollars in funding to complete the museum's major expansion which   
   opened in 2007.  (ARRL, Cincinnati Enquirer)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  M0PHI NEW CHAIR OF RSGB TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE   
      
   The Radio Society of Great Britain has announced the appointment of Philip   
   Willis, M0PHI as the new Chairman of its Training and Education Committee.    
   Willis succeeds Steve Hartley, G0FUW in this post.  (GB2RS)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: K6LCS FREQUENCY CHARTS  GETTING READY FOR FOX-1A    
      
   Clint Bradford, K6LCS, has updated his frequency programming charts for the   
   so-called easy-sats to include the upcoming orbiting AMSAT-North America   
   FOX-1A satellite.  The chart as well as a copy of JoAnne Maenpaa K9JKM's   
   article titled "Getting Ready for FOX-1A" are both available for downloading   
   at work-sat.com/Sat_Skeds.html.  An easy sat is basically defined as an easy   
   to access and use ham radio satellite requiring a minimum of equipment for   
   the task.  (Southgate, Facebook)   
      
   **   
      
   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:  IARU REGION 1 ANNOUNCES YOUTH BUDGET FOR 2015 - 2017   
      
   Region one of the International Amateur Radio Union plans to spend roughly   
   $28,000 on young hams in 2015, 2016 and 2017.  According to the minutes of   
   the recent 23rd IARU Region 1 General Conference for that time frame about   
   $26,000 will be spent directly on youth oriented projects with another $2000   
   on a new Youth Working Group that will be chaired by Lisa Leenders, PA2LS.    
   This Youth Working Group will organize and coordinate the Region One   
   Youngsters On The Air program and other Region One youth oriented activities.   
   (IARU R-1)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  IRELANDS RTE LONGWAVE CLOSURE POSTPONED TO 2015   
      
   The imminent closure of the Irish public broadcaster RTE's long wave service   
   has been postponed until January 19, 2015.    
      
   Its original shut down date was this past October 27th but the Managing   
   Director of RTE Radio, Jim Jennings, announced plans to travel to the United   
   Kingdom to meet with community groups affected by the loss of service.    
   Jennings hopes to find other solutions might be found acceptable to them.    
      
   Long wave is the only RTE radio service that reaches the United Kingdom   
   using RF transmission though the global Irish audience can also listen   
   online.  The outcry over the closure was greater than expected, but Jennings   
   says the long wave service is still set to be shuttered early next year.    
   (Southgate, Radiosurvivor)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  SHORTWAVE'S NEWEST BROADCASTER GLOBAL 24 RADIO NOW ON THE AIR   
      
   There is a new shortwave radio broadcaster coming your way from here in the   
   United States.  Global 24 Radio is an English language, around-the-clock,   
   fixed-frequency, commercial shortwave radio broadcaster, transmitting via the   
   facilities WRMI in Okeechobee, Florida.  It began broadcasting on Friday,   
   October 31st at zero hundred hours UTC on 9.395 MHz.  More information on the   
   station and a daily programming listing is at global24radio.com  (Global24)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  CHELMSFORD CALLING TO BE BROADCAST ON SHORTWAVE   
      
   Jim Salmon, 2E0RMI, has announced that the program Chelmsford Calling will   
   also be relayed on shortwave by Florida-based broadcaster WRMI.  Chelmsford   
   Calling is described as a light entertainment program produced by Salmon from   
   the Chelmsford Calling Network.  This organization was established with the   
   aim of promoting past, present and future radio technology to its audience.    
   The first shortwave relay will take place on Friday, November 14th at 2300   
   UTC.  More about the this show is at chelmsfordcalling.com  (Chelmsford   
   Calling, Southgate)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  LOGGERS SUFFER LED LIGHTING INTERFERENCE   
      
   New Zealand telecommunications regulator Radio Spectrum Management has   
   identified serious cases of interference to radio communications at log   
   hauler sites from the operation of vehicle mounted LED lighting.  The   
   interference is so severe that in hours of darkness where the lights are on   
   radio systems have become inoperable.    
      
   Due to serious safety concerns Radio Spectrum Management was requested to   
   investigate the situation.  It conducted an audit of emergency lighting   
   suppliers where it was generally found that these companies were not aware of   
   the need to ensure their equipment met that nations necessary EMC radiation   
   standards.  (NZ RSM, Southgate)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  ARISS U.S. PARTNERS NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR   
   CONTACTS IN 2015   
      
   The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station or ARISS Program is   
   seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,   
   individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a   
   crew member on board the ISS.    
      
   ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between May 1st and   
   December 31st of 2015 but as always, crew scheduling and the space stations   
   orbits will determine the exact contact dates.  Also, to maximize these radio   
   contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw   
   large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed   
   education plan.     
      
   ARISS contacts can be performed in one of two ways.  One is s radio link   
   between an amateur radio station set up in a school talking directly to the   
   amateur station on board the ISS.  The other involve the use of a   
   teleconference bridge where a specific amateur radio ground station   
   establishes the radio link with the ISS. Voice communications between   
   students and the astronauts are then patched over regular telephone lines.   
      
   The ariss.org website gives details.  On the home page, right below the   
   title is a menu line of choices.  Click on "Submit a Contact Proposal" page.    
   The deadline to submit a proposal is December 15th.  (K1STO. ARISS.org)   
      
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   ON THE NET:  DX SUMMIT GETS A NEW LOOK   
      
   The popular DX Summit website operated by Radio Arcala station OH8X is   
   getting a new look and a new name.  As of December 1st, the site will become   
   My DX Summit will soon have a fresh new face and a more modern user   
   interface.  Among the changes will be real time posting of DX spotting that   
   is user selectable of precisely the kind of spots that interest them.  Also,   
   entering a spotting will be made easier through a simple dialogue box.  Site   
   developers also note that a lot of effort is being put into having it work   
   with a majority of mobile devices and browsers.  It's expected that the   
   ongoing testing procedure could result in some changes to the site before its   
   actual rollout.  (RADIO ARCALA)   
      
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   RADIO RESEARCH:  NEW NORTHERN IRELAND 70 CM PROPAGATION BEACON   
      
   GB3NGI which is the first of the United Kingdom's new 70 centimeter   
   propagation beacons is now operational on 432.482MHz.  The system is located   
   on a hilltop in Northern Ireland and is licensed for 250 watts peak envelope   
   power output on a 125 degree bearing.  GB3NGI transmits both CW and the JT65B   
   digital mode.  Reception reports and a coverage map are at www.beaconspot.eu.   
   (GB2RS)   
      
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   ON THE AIR:  CELEBRATING THE TRANSATLANTIC SAILING RACE   
      
   On the air, keep an ear open for members of the FG4KI Radio Club who are   
   currently operating special event station TO4R from Guadeloupe.  This in   
   celebration of the  10th Sailing Transatlantic Race which takes place between   
   Saint Malo, France, and Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe.  Stations are operational   
   on 160 through 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and a number of digital modes.    
   The station will shut down on November 16th.  QSL via F4AVX.  (OPDX)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, DL6KVA will be active as 4K0CW from Azerbaijan between November 26th   
   and December 2nd.  Operations will be CW only on all HF bands using 100 watts   
   into a long wire.  He  also plans to participate in the CQ World Wide DX CW   
   Contest on November 29th and 30th.  QSL via DL6KVA via the bureau or   
   electronically using Logbook of the World.     
      
   DL7DF will be on holiday in Senegal through November 13th operating slash   
   6W. Operations are 160 through 10 meters using CW, SBB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV.   
   QSL via DL7DF, direct or by the DARC Bureau.    
      
   RV3MA will be operational from Morocco as CN2MA until December 1st.  QSL   
   both callsigns via UA2FM.    
      
   JA0JHQ will be active stroke FK from New Calidonia between November 21st   
   through the 24th.  Operations will be limited to the High Frequency bands   
   using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.    
      
   Lastly, UT5UGR will be active as FM stroke KL7WA from Martinique between   
   November 24th and December 1st.  Activity will likely be on all HF bands   
   except 30, 17 and 12 meters  and the digital modes.  Also look for him to be   
   active during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest signing as TO7A.  QSL both   
   callsigns via UT5UGR.    
      
   (This weeks DX news courtesy of the Ohio-Penn DX Newsletter)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  BBC UNVEILS ITS GENOME PROJECT    
      
   And finally this week, the British Broadcasting Corporation has announced   
   the launch of what it calls the BBC Genome.  This is a comprehensive project   
   that's aimed at publishing a comprehensive history of every radio and TV   
   program ever broadcast by the Corporation.     
      
   Launched in beta test format, the BBC Genome lets viewers and listeners   
   search millions of programs, cast details, writers and transmission dates of   
   past BBC shows as listed in 4469 editions of Radio Times. The project scanned   
   350,622 pages and 4,423,653 program records from Radio Times between 1923 and   
   2009.     
      
   The next phase of the project will look at capturing regional and national   
   variations and changes to the planned broadcast schedules.  More is on the   
   web at tinyurl.com/BBC-genome   
      
   (BBC)   
      
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