Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1946 - November 28 2014   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1946 with a release date of November   
   29th 2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.      
      
   The following is a Q-S-T.  The Department of Homeland Security says that ham   
   radio is an important part of its new Emergency Communications Plan; NASA to   
   sponsor $5 million Cube Quest Challenge; the Northern California DX   
   Foundation announces a major contribution to the January 2015 Navassa Island   
   DXpedition; estate of former ham makes $1.4 million bequest to journalism   
   school; FunCube One celebrates its first year in space and where are all the   
   pay phones going in the Big Apple.  Find out the details are on Amateur Radio   
   Newsline report number 1946 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HOMELAND SECURITY PLAN INCLUDES AMATEUR RADIO   
      
   Ham radio will be a part of the Department of Homeland Security's 2014   
   National Emergency Communications Plan as we hear from Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF:   
      
   --   
      
   The ARRL reports that the latest United States Department of Homeland   
   Security's 2014 National Emergency Communications Plan. or NECP,  formally   
   incorporates Amateur Radio.  This, in its blend of media outlets that could   
   support and sustain communications in a disaster or emergency situation.    
      
   According to the new plan, amateur radio operators can be important conduits   
   for relaying information to response agencies and personnel when other forms   
   of communications have failed or have been severely disrupted.     
      
   The document also describes changes that lie ahead for other forms of   
   emergency communication such as 9-1-1 systems.  It notes that the Next   
   Generation 9-1-1 will enhance the capabilities of current networks by   
   permitting the transmission and reception of photos, videos, and text   
   messages.  This says the agency would provide additional situational   
   awareness to dispatchers and emergency responders.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   The ARRL says that the 2014 National Emergency Communications Plan is the   
   first update since the original plan was released in 2008.  It was made   
   public on November 12th with the complete text is on the web at   
   www.dhs.gov/necp  (DHS, ARRL, Southgate, others)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO INCOMPATIBILITY:  VDSL VS. HAM RADIO - ROUND 1   
      
   A post on the RSGB EMC Committee forum acknowledges that the group is   
   carrying out an investigation of the significance of interference to amateur   
   radio from leakage from VDSL systems.  VDSL is an acronym for Very High Speed   
   Digital Subscriber Lines which transmit data in the 13 to 55 Megabytes Per   
   Second range over short distances between 1000 and 4500 feet of twisted pair   
   copper wire.    
      
   As the final length of cable into the home or office, VDSL connects to   
   neighborhood Optical Network Units which in turn connect to the central   
   office's main fiber network backbone. This architecture allows VDSL users to   
   access the maximum bandwidth available over normal phone lines.   
      
   According to committee member Robin Page-Jones, G3JWE, the emissions from   
   VDSL are continuous and can be indistinguishable from white noise.  As such   
   they may go unnoticed for some time.  Most problems are seen when the   
   connection to houses in the area is by overhead cables.  The band that is   
   affected the most depends on distance of the house or business from the   
   street VDSL cabinet.  (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO INTO SPACE:  NASA ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION CUBESAT QUEST CHALLENGE   
      
   NASA has announced a mini-satellite or Cube Sat design contest that will see   
   participants competing for $5 million in prize money and a chance to have   
   their winning satellite flown to the moon by the space agency.     
      
   Called the Cube Quest Challenge, the objective of the competition is to   
   design, build and deliver to NASA a flight-qualified small satellite, or   
   CubeSat capable of advanced research in the vicinity of our moon and beyond.   
      
   The competition consists of three separate challenges, with the prize monies   
   divided between them as outlined by NASA.  The first of these will be   
   comprised of four ground tournaments to determine which entries are capable   
   of being carried to space.  This will have a prize of $500,000.   
      
   A Lunar Derby will be a $3 million competition for establishing the   
   capability to put a CubeSat into a stable orbit around the moon and   
   demonstrating both its durability and communication capabilities while there.   
      
      
   There will also be a Deep Space Derby for demonstrating a CubeSat's   
   durability and communication at distances up to 10 times the distance beyond   
   that of the moon.  It will bring with it a prize of $1.5 million.   
      
   A NASA release says that the prize purse in the Cube Quest Challenge is the   
   largest cash prize the agency has ever offered.  The winning Cube Sat will be   
   launched as a secondary payload on the first integrated flight of NASA's   
   Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket.   
      
   Full information about the completion including entry requirements are at   
   tinyurl.com/nasa-cubesat-challenge  (NASA, TechTimes, Phys.org, others)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  NEW HAM OPERTOR ARRIVES AT THE ISS   
      
   Ham radio has returned at the International Space Station.  This with the   
   arrival of European Space Agency Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti,   
   eye-zed-one-U-D-F, after a 5 hour and 45 minute trip that began at the   
   Bikenour Cosmodrone in Kazakhstan.     
      
   Cristoforetti made the trip along with United States Astronaut Terry Virts   
   and Russian Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.  The three new arrivals were welcomed   
   to the orbiting outpost by Commander Barry Wilmore along with Cosmonauts   
   Yelena Serova and Alexander Samokutyaev. Virts, Shkaplerov, and Cristoforetti   
   will remain aboard the station until mid-May.  The current crew I slated to   
   return to Earth in early March.  (ESA)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  UPDATE - NO MODE J TRANSPONDER ON TWIN JAPANESE HAMSATS   
      
   Two Japanese amateur radio satellites, will be headed into space, but there   
   wont be a Mode J  SSB and Morse transponder on board either of them after all.   
      
   As reported last week, Japan's Shin'en 2 was slated to carry a ham radio   
   transponder with a Lower Sideband uplink between 145.940 to 145.960 MHz and a   
   UHF downlink from 435.280 to 435.260 MHz on Upper Sideband.  Shortly after we   
   went to air word arrived that the transponder had been scrapped.  No reason   
   for the decision to not carry the transponder was given but speculation was   
   that it had to do with the amount of power that it would require to operate.     
      
   While the satellites will still ride into space with the Japan Aerospace   
   Exploration Agency's Asteroid Mission, one will carry a CW beacon on   
   437.505MHz and WSJT telemetry on 437.385MHz.  The second satellite will have   
   a CW beacon at 437.325MHz.     
      
   With a November 29th scheduled launch date, the two birds could be on-orbit   
   by the time you hear this newscast.  (various)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: FUNCUBE ONE CELEBTRATES FIRST BIERTHDAY ON ORBIT   
      
   The United Kingdom's FunCube One ham radio satellite is celebrating its   
   first birthday in space as we hear from Jeremy Boot, G4NJH:   
      
   --   
      
   FUNcube-1, otherwise known as AO73, has celebrated its first birthday,   
   having been launched at 07.10 GMT on 21st Nov 2013.   
      
   The satellite has been performing very satisfactorily with the battery   
   voltage keeping above 8 volts and is fully charged within about 7 to 10   
   minutes after re-entering sunlight from eclipse.   
      
   AMSAT-UK would like to thank all those who download telemetry and forwarding   
   it to the warehouse and who use the transponder.  This telemetry data is   
   invaluable, both as an educational resource and to see how the spacecraft   
   systems are performing and surviving. So far almost 400MB of unique data via   
   stations from all around the world has been   
   collected.   
      
   I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, in Nottingham in the UK.   
   --   
      
   Fun Cube One is expected to remain on-orbit for years to come.  (GB2RS)   
      
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   DX UP FRONT: NCDXF GRANTS K1N NEVASSA ISLAND $35000 ASSISTANCE   
      
   In DX up front, the Northern California DX Foundation has announced a major   
   contribution of $35,000 to the K1N Navassa Island DXpedition planned for   
   January of 2015.   
      
   Navassa is an environmentally fragile area which since 1996 has had access   
   strictly controlled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  As such no   
   DXpedition has been approved since that time.  This in turn has made it the   
   number one most sought after entity on Club Logs 2014 most wanted list.   
      
   The KP15 Project has been working for over 12 years to obtain permission to   
   operate from Nevassa.  There are strict limitations to the number of visitors   
   and the time allowable on the island.     
      
   Planners say that access has been granted for two weeks in January, as that   
   month has the least bird nesting.  However, January weather makes access by   
   sea all but impossible.     
      
   For safety, the Fish and Wildlife Service  requires a helicopter landing for   
   all personnel and equipment raising the cost of the operation considerably.    
   Details of the DXpedition are at www.navassadx.com  (NCDXF)   
      
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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 WA6YNT repeater   
   serving Anaheim California.   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  UTAH RADIO CLUB MEMBERS IN SIMULATED RESCUE EVENT   
      
   Members of Utah's Sinbad Desert Amateur Radio Club participated in a   
   wilderness based rescue training exercise on November 3rd through the 6th,.    
   This, in conjunction with National Guard Civil Support Teams from New Mexico,   
   Colorado, Idaho and Oklahoma.   
      
   The Training took place among the high rocks and deep canyons of Utah's San   
   Rafael desert in eastern Utah.  The exercise consisted of multiple medical   
   rescues, from one of the many canyons that are favored by climbers and   
   hikers.     
      
   Emery County Sheriff's Office brought their emergency response vehicles to   
   the desert deep canyon site.  This included the recent addition of their   
   Amateur Radio Public Safety Communications trailer.   
      
   Amateur contacts were handled on 40 meter SSB and 2 meter FM, the latter   
   utilizing the clubs two meter repeater system.  Exercise organizers and   
   evaluators stated that communications during this exercise were the best they   
   have ever been in this remote location and called the Sinbad Desert Amateur   
   Radio Club a valuable asset to Emery County and the State of Utah.   
      
   You can read the entire story at tinyurl.com/Utah-Emcomm-Exercise.  More   
   about the Sinbad Amateur Radio Club is at sdarc.us.  (Emery County Progress)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO READING:  AUTUMN 5 MHZ NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE   
      
   The latest edition of The 5 MHz Newsletter is now available for free   
   download.  The autumn 2014 edition features a number of stories, including 60   
   meter spectrum changes in Dominica, several items on W-R-C 2015, South   
   African beacon changes and NVIS observations, and much more.  Your free copy   
   is on the web at from tinyurl.com/jvjrtn6  (G4MWO)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  CHELMSFORD CALLING ADD FINLAND SW RELAY   
      
   The recently announced Chelmsford Calling World Service produced by Jim   
   Salmon 2E0RMI has added a shortwave relay from Finland.   
      
   Chelmsford Calling is currently relayed on shortwave on 9.955 MHz by Radio   
   Miami International on the 2nd Friday of each month at 2300 UTC.  The   
   additional relay will be by Scandinavian Weekend Radio which is located in   
   Virrat City, Finland.     
      
   The show European shortwave broadcast will take place the first Saturday of   
   the month starting on December 6th.  Frequencies announced are 1.602, 5.980,   
   6.170, 11.690, 11.720 and 94.90 MHz.  The later 94.90 MHz transmission likely   
   being local FM for the immediate area while all the others being AM for   
   worldwide transmission.   
      
   The Chelmsford Calling Network calls itself a station promoting radio   
   technology and celebrating our wireless heritage.  More is on the web at   
   chelmsfordcalling.com  (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  MUNICH OLYMPICS SHORTWAVE STATION DEMOLISHED   
      
   Germany's national ham radio society, the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club says   
   that a bit of communications history came to an end on November 4 with the   
   demolition of the Wertachtal shortwave transmitter towers.  The shortwave   
   station using these towers came into operation for the Munich Olympics in   
   1972.  At the time it was the largest shortwave transmitter in Europe with 29   
   masts up to 125 meters in height high. The first test transmissions began on   
   April 10, 1972, using several 500 kilowatt transmitters.  The demolition of   
   the facilities started in May and the plant will be completely gone by the   
   end of the year.  (WIA News)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  RUSSIAN FEDERATION LAUNCHES RADIO SPUTNIK BROADCAST SERVICE   
      
   Russia has gotten into the terrestrial broadband news and information game.    
   This with word that it has launched a media brand called Sputniknews dot com   
   with modern multimedia centers in dozens of countries    
      
   It appears the streaming station, website and mobile phone apps purpose is   
   to counter the news outlets of English speaking nations such as Voice of   
   America and the BBC.  Sputnik hopes to broadcast in 30 languages, with over   
   800 hours of programming covering over 130 cities and 34 countries by the end   
   of next year.   
      
   Sputnik's actual broadcasting will use modern formats, such as digital DAB,   
   DAB+, HD-Radio, FM radio as well as mobile phones aps along with Internet   
   broadcasting around the clock.  In a 2013 interview with R-T News, Russian   
   President Vladimir Putin expressed his wish to break the Anglo-Saxon monopoly   
   on the global information streams.   
      
   Radio Sputnik went live on November 10th.  More about the new multi-platform   
   service is on the web at tinyurl.com/russia-radio-sputnik   (RT News,   
   Southgate, SPUTNIKNEWS.COM)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  M0PHI NEW CHAIR OF RSGB TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE   
      
   Some names in the news.  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.   (GB2RS)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  TWO SILENT KEY HAMS INDUCTED TO CANADIAN AATEUR RADIO   
   CANADIAN HALL OF FAME    
      
   The Board of Trustees of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame has   
   announced the induction of the late Don Dashney, VE3RM, and George Spencer,   
   VE3AGS, to the Hall of Fame for 2014.  The families of the two appointees   
   will receive this posthumous award in early 2015.  A summary of their   
   contributions to amateur radio will be published in The Canadian Amateur   
   magazine.  (RAC, VE7EF)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: UALR JOURNALISM SCHOLOL RECEIVES $1.4 MILLION GRANT FROM   
   FORMER HAM   
      
   Back here in the USA, the names of two Arkansas radio pioneers will be on a   
   new scholarship set up at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's School   
   of Mass Communication.  This as the school announces that it has received a   
   $1.4 million bequest from the Johnnie A. Winn Revocable Trust.     
      
   Johnnie Winn died last year at age 100.  In making the announcement the   
   school said she was the first licensed amateur radio operator in the state of   
   Arkansas but a search of records available on the Internet has not revealed   
   her call sign.    
      
   Her husband Dan who died in 1998 at age 86 helped put 30 radio stations on   
   the air.  He was also a past chairman of the Arkansas Emergency Broadcast   
   System.   
      
   The gift sets up the Dan and Johnnie Winn Memorial Scholarship with   
   preference given to students in journalism or radio.  The announcement of the   
   grant and scholarship was made on Tuesday, November 25th.  (ULAR, published   
   news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  FOUR NEW SECTION MANAGERS ELECTED   
      
   ARRL members in the Western Pennsylvania Section have elected contester Tim   
   Duffy, K3LR, as their new Section Manager.  Duffy, who lives in West   
   Middlesex has been a radio amateur and an ARRL member for 42 years and has   
   served for 4 years as the Atlantic Division representative to the ARRL   
   Contest Advisory Committee.  K3LR also has been an active member of ARES and   
   RACES and has extensive net and traffic-handling experience.   
      
   In Eastern Massachusetts, Tom Walsh, K1TW, of Bedford, will take the helm of   
   that ARRL Section.  Walsh has been an Assistant Section Manager and was the   
   only candidate for the Section Manager's job.  Current Section Manager Phil   
   Temples, K9HI, who has served as Eastern Massachusetts SM since 2011, decided   
   not to run for a new term of office.    
      
   Taking over the top leadership role in the Southern New Jersey Section will   
   be Thomas Arey, N2EI, of Beverly.  Arey has been the Affiliated Club   
   Coordinator in Southern New Jersey.  Incumbent SM George Strayline, W2GSS,   
   opted not to run for another term after serving since 2009.   
      
   In the West Central Florida Section, Darrell Davis, KT4WX, of Fort Meade,   
   will be the new SM starting in the New Year. He was the only candidate for   
   the position.  Davis brings to the office his experience as an Assistant   
   Section Manager, ARES Emergency Coordinator, and Technical Specialist.    
      
   Several incumbent Section Managers faced no opposition and they will   
   continue with new terms of office starting January 1, 2015.  They are   
   Missouri's Dale Bagley, K0KY; Matt Anderson, KA0BOJ of Nebraska; Jim Mezey,   
   W2KFV who serves the New York City-Long Island area; Tom Dick, KF2GC for   
   Northern New York and Marc Tarplee, N4UFP of South Carolina.  Two-year terms   
   for all successful candidates will begin on January 1, 2015.  (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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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: DUTCH FIRM RELEASES EUROPEAN POLICE RADIO DETECTOR   
      
   A Dutch company has introduced a radio-based detection system that can alert   
   drivers if a police officer or other emergency services official is using a   
   two-way radio nearby At least it can in Europe.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Hal   
   Rogers, K8CMD, reports:   
      
   --    
      
   According to a United Kingdom's Sunday Times article the unit called Blu Eye   
   monitors frequencies used by Europe's TETRA encrypted communications networks   
   used by most government agencies.  It doesn't allow the user to listen in to   
   the actual transmissions, which is illegal and would require advanced   
   decryption capabilities, but can detect a radio in operation up to one   
   kilometer away.   
      
   Even if a message isn't being sent, TETRA radios transmit pulses out to the   
   network every four seconds that the Blu Eye unit can also receive.  A   
   dashboard-mounted monitor uses lights and sounds to alert the driver to the   
   proximity of the source, similar to a radar detector.   
      
   Im Hal Rogers, K8CMD.   
      
   --     
      
   Needless to say the device is causing quite a stir on the other side of the   
   Atlantic.  More about it is on the web at tinyurl.com/europe-blu-eye  and blu   
   is spelled BLU.   (UK Sunday Times Driving)   
      
   **   
      
   EMERGING THECHOLOGY:  BROADBAND HAMNET RELEAES NEW SOFTWARE   
      
   Broadband-Hamnet has announced a new firmware release titled 3 dot zero dot   
   zero.  This latest version includes the Ubiquiti M9-series airMAX devices,   
   giving Hams use of the 900 MHz band for mesh networking.  This latest release   
   builds on a series of advancements that build on the Ubiquiti firmware   
   released for the 2.4GHz and 5.8 GHz Ham bands earlier this year.  More is on   
   the web at broadband-hamnet.org.  (Broadband Hamnet)   
      
   **   
      
   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  NEW RASPBERRY PI PICO COMPUTER   
      
   A new and inexpensive Raspberry Pi pico-computer christened the model A+ has   
   been released.    
      
   Selling at only about $20 US depending on where you buy it, this is a truly   
   updated version that features among other things a 700 MHz Broadcom CPU with   
   256MB RAM; a 4 pole Stereo audio output, a composite video port and a full   
   size HDMI connector.  Also included are ports for connecting a CSI camera and   
   Raspberry Pi screen display that are sold separately.     
      
   The Raspberry Pi A+ measures only 56 by 65mm with standard mounting holes   
   already drilled into the PC board.  A full article on this latest single   
   board tiny computer at tinyurl.com/raspberry-pi-model-a  (G7VFY)    
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT:  UK NOV FOR 2300 MHZ NOW AVAILABLE   
      
   Word that holders of the United Kingdom's Full class license can now apply   
   for a Notice of Variation.  This, to permit them to operate a fixed station   
   in 2300 to 2302 MHz band.  This particular Notice of Variation is applicable   
   to U-K hams residing in the United Kingdom only.  It does not cover to   
   British radio amateurs holding United Kingdom licenses but who reside in   
   Crown Dependencies such as the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey to name only   
   a few.  A Notice of Variation in the United Kingdom is similar to a Special   
   Temporary Authority granted here in the United States by our FCC.  (RSGB)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  UAE'S FIRST CUBESAT NAYIF-1 ANNOUNCED   
      
   The Dubai based Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology in   
   partnership with American University of Sharjah are developing the nations   
   first CubeSat named Nayif-1.  A report in Satellite Pro magazine says   
   students will take part in the program as their Senior Engineering Design   
   project.  They will be responsible for the design, assembly, integration and   
   testing of the completed CubeSat.  The planners hope to launch the completed   
   cubesat on a Space X Falcon 9 lift vehicle by the end of 2015.  No word on   
   the type of transponder, beacons, modes of operation or operating frequencies   
   are known at this time.  (Press release)   
      
   **   
      
   AN THE AIR: EXPLORE 30 METER DIGITAL PARTY DECEMBER 20 TO 21   
      
   On the air, the European Radio Amateurs' Organization, together with the 30   
   Meter Digital Group, have announce a new QSO party with the motto: 'Be   
   digital, explore 30 meters."  The party will be held the weekend December   
   20th and 21st from 00:00 to 24:00 UTC.  This is not a contest but rather a   
   radio meeting with a few simple recommendations to follow.  You can find them   
   at tinyurl.com/explore-30-meters.  (ERAO)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, F6BLP will be active as 6W7SK from Senegal between January 10th and   
   February 15th of 2015.  This will be a holiday style operation mainly using   
   C-W on 80 through 10 meters with the possibility of 160 if things work out.    
   QSL to F6BLP, either direct or via the bureau.    
      
   W8GEX and W8CAA will be active as C6ADX and C6AYL respectively, from the   
   Island of Exuma through December 3rd.  Listen out for them on 60 through 10   
   meters using SSB and RTTY.  QSL to their home callsigns.   
      
   KL7SB will be operational as E51RAT from Rarotonga through December 6th.   
   Activity will be limited as time permits, but look for him on 80 through 10   
   meters, primarily on CW with some SSB, RTTY and some digital modes. QSL via   
   NI5DX.   
      
   OE4AAC will be operational as S79AC from Mahe and Praslin Islands in the   
   Seychelles Island group between January 17th and February 10th of 2015.    
   Activity will be holiday style on 40 through 10 meters on CW only. QSL   
   OE4AAC, direct, by the bureau or ClubLog's Oh QRS.   
      
   Lastly, K6REF is currently active stroke KC4 from the United States Camp at   
   Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.  The team is there for both survival training   
   and seismometer installation.  Late word is that they should be there for   
   another week or more.  Ham radio operation has been on 20 meter SSB around 14   
   dot 243 MHz around 1900 UTC.  More is on the web at waponline.it   
      
   This weeks DX news courtesy of the Ohio-Penn DX Newsletter)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  PAY PHONES MAY DISAPPEAR IN DA BIG APPLE   
      
   And finally this week, a legendary device that pre-dated the cellphone and   
   the smart phone appears to be on its way to oblivion in one of the world's   
   largest cities as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim Damron, N8TMW:   
      
   --   
      
   Pay phones on New York City streets would become a remnant of the past under   
   a plan that would replace them with stand-alone devices offering free Wi-Fi   
   and nationwide phone calls as well as mobile phone charging capability.   
      
   New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio calls the project LinkNYC.  He describes   
   it as a plan proposed by a group of companies working together under the name   
   CityBridge that have been selected to replace the old pay phone system.    
      
   Up to 10,000 column-like devices would be placed in all five boroughs   
   starting next year if the plan is approved by the city's Franchise and   
   Concession Review Committee.  The devices, along with Wi-Fi, would also have   
   touch screens for users to access city agencies and digital displays for   
   advertising and announcements.  These devices would replace 8,400 pay phones   
   around the city. The only phones left would be three booth-style pay phones   
   on New York's Upper West Side that would be preserved as pieces of New York   
   City history.   
      
   Mayor De Blasio noted that the plan would not cost city taxpayers anything.    
   He said the money to cover the cost would come through revenues from the   
   advertising.  New York City leaders claim that advertising revenue from these   
   new devices would bring in $500 million over the next 12 years.     
      
   Im Jim Damron, N8TMW, reporting.   
      
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