Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1948 - December 12 2014   
      
   The following is a QST.  Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1948 with a   
   release date of December 12th 2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   Hams in the   
   Philippines respond to yet another typhoon;  ham radio suggested as a way to   
   inform the West Bengal fishing fleet of imminent danger; U-K   
   telecommunications regulator Ofcom evaluating future of the 420 to 470 MHz   
   band; Nevassa Island DXpedition makes ready for departure before months and a   
   2 1/2 minute video shows how the International Space Station was put together   
   in orbit.  Find out the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline report number   
   1948 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: PHILIPPINE HAMS FACE TYPHOON HAGUPIT   
      
   They are called HERO's in the Philippines and with good reason.  They put   
   their lives on the line almost every time they activate and the past week   
   dealing with Typhoon Hagupit has been no exception.  Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF,   
   reports.   
      
   --   
      
   It's very rare that ham radio operators will literally put their lives on   
   hold but in the Philippines it is the natural thing to do when disaster   
   appears imminent.  And that's exactly what members of the Ham Radio Emergency   
   Operation or HERO network have done time and again.  And as Typhoon Hagupit   
   moved slowly across the Pacific Ocean toward their nation, the Philippine   
   Amateur Radio Association activated these emergency communicator to once   
   again be ready for action.  WIA News anchor Graham Kemp. VK4BB, fills us in   
   from here:   
      
   --   
      
   Yes the HERO network certainly has been active in latest Philippines   
   disaster.   
      
   As Typhoon Hagupit moved slowly across the Pacific Ocean the Philippines   
   Amateur Radio Association activated its Ham Radio Emergency Operation network.   
      
   HERO reported that the typhoon made its first landfall at the town of   
   Dolores at Eastern Samar in the east of the Philippines, bringing heavy rain,   
   wind, and causing damage.   
      
   The storm, the worst of the year, flattened flimsy homes, toppled trees,   
   cutting power and communications. It moved across the archipelago taking four   
   days and claimed 30 lives.   
      
   Coastal and low lying areas hit by Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 did not   
   take any chances this time with the evacuation of up to one million people.   
      
   Sadly, this latest typhoon hit many of the areas yet to recover from last   
   year when 6,500 people were killed.   
      
   The National Telecommunications Commission requested ham stations set up at   
   the NTC headquarters in Metro Manila and its regional offices.  Hams were   
   also embedded in various disaster and risk-minimization operations.   
      
   --   
      
   Confidence that the HERO network is adequately handling all emergency   
   traffic was shown by some 150 stations checking into the typhoon emergency   
   communications net.  The HERO network is still running basically from 7am and   
   7pm local time and has a 2 pm roll call to know each station's reception   
   capabilities at differing levels of propagation.   
      
   With Graham Kemp, VK4BB, in Australia, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the   
   Newsroom in Los Angeles. Jim:   
      
   --   
      
   The ham radio operators involved in this mission say that they will be   
   available as long as they are needed.  (PARA, WIA News, VK3PC)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: SEVERE WEATER ALERTING TO WEST BENGAL  FISHING FLEET VIA HAM   
   RADIO BEING DISCUSSED   
      
   The benefits of amateur radio  will be showcased for India's West Bengal's   
   fishing community. This as one way to ensure that severe weather warnings   
   reach them when they are stationed in deep seas.  This according to an   
   official on Monday, December 1st.   
      
   Experts at the regional meteorological department will demonstrate ham radio   
   technology to the fishing community at one-day meet in Digha, with the help   
   of Bengal fisheries department and West Bengal Amateur Radio Club.   
      
   Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, a licensed amateur radio operator who is the   
   custodian of the club.  He and two of his colleagues were scheduled to   
   explain the technicalities of amateur radio and to apprise them of how high   
   frequency radio can be successfully used for direct, long-distance   
   communications during inclement weather.   
      
   Devendra Pradhan is a deputy director general at a regional meteorological   
   centre in  Kolkata.  He says that if the state government decides to go ahead   
   with the proposal, then ham could be used to effectively transmit warnings to   
   the fishermen, sailing in the deep sea, about 200 km away from shore and   
   pending severe weather conditions.   
      
   There was no mention in the article concerning the licensing of the fishing   
   community to permit two way communications or if this would be a one-way only   
   broadcast set up on a fixed frequency somewhere in the ham radio spectrum.    
   Most likely on 75 or 40 meter SSB.    
      
   The complete story is at tinyurl.com/west-bengal-fishing-radio  (IANS,   
   newskarala.com)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING:  UK REGULATOR OFCOM LOOKING AT 420 TO 470 MHZ USE   
      
   United Kingdom telecommunications regulator Ofcom has published a call for   
   inputs as part of its strategic review of the 420 to 470 MHz spectrum band.    
   This says Ofcom will help it to understand whether its current approach to   
   managing the band is able to meet the needs of current and future users.   
      
   Uses for the band are diverse and complex and its configuration is not fully   
   aligned with the European spectrum configuration plan.  Users include   
   business radio, the emergency services and utilities, among others.  With   
   potential new users also wanting to make use of these frequencies, demand is   
   increasing.  Several Region One terrestrial and space based amateur radio   
   allocations fall within this fifty megahertz spectral parcel.   
      
   This document invites comments from stakeholders findings as well as other   
   input which stakeholders consider relevant to the Ofcom analysis of the 420   
   to 470 MHz band, including its proposed work program for the next phase of   
   its strategic review.  This call for inputs on the consideration proposal   
   closes on February 19th 2015.  (Ofcom, Southgate)   
      
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   HRIS: RUSSIAN SSTV FROM THE ISS   
      
   Russian Slow Scan Television or SSTV transmissions are planned from the   
   International Space Station on December 18 and 20.  The transmit frequency   
   will be 145.800 MHz with a 3 minute off time between transmissions.    
      
   The expected mode is PD180 producing a high quality image with a frame scan   
   of 187 seconds.  A total of 12 different photos will be sent throughout an   
   operation period.    
      
   Image transmissions for December 18th should begin around 14:20 UTC and on   
   December. 20th look for signals to start around 12:40 UTC.  For both days,   
   operation is expected to terminate around 21:30 UTC.   
      
   Please note that the SSTV operation times may change due to any launch   
   delays of the SpaceX CRS-5 scheduled for December 16th. Received images can   
   be uploaded to the image gallery found at   
   tinyurl.com/december-2014-ariss-sstv  (ARISS, AA4KN)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  K1N NAVASSA ISLAND DXPEDITION   
      
   In DX up front, preparations for the early 2015 Nevassa Island operation are   
   well underway.  This according to a press release from planners Bob Allphin,   
   K4UEE, Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, and Mike Thomas, NA5U.  According to the trio,   
   all of their equipment is being assembled, tested and packed. The container   
   of equipment and supplies will depart late in December enroute to the   
   helicopter staging area.  The group says that it has contracted with the   
   largest helicopter operations group in the Caribbean to transfer personnel   
   and equipment to the island. Although the actual dates may still vary, it now   
   appears the group of fifteen operators will begin transport to the Island   
   during the last week of January.  More information and regular updates are on   
   the web at www.navassadx.com http://www.navassadx.com/ for details.  (KP1-5   
   Project)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  COOK ISLANDS SPECIAL CALL PREFIX   
      
   E51AND has told the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter that Cook Island's resident hams   
   will be allowed a special 1 by1 callsign for use during the 50th anniversary   
   of Self Governance in 2015.    The special call is available for use at the   
   operator's discretion only during the period January 1st, 2015 to December   
   31st.  Visitors to the island will be issued callsigns in accordance with   
   current practice.  (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 W6VPZ repeater   
   located atop Palos Verdes California.   
      
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: COPPER THIEVES TAKE NORTH CAROLINA STATION OFF THE AIR   
      
   A Morgantown North Carolina radio station was taken off the air after   
   thieves struck sometime on Thursday December 4th.  The owners of the station   
   came to work to find thieves had ripped the building apart and done thousands   
   of dollars in damage to the transmitter.  The damage was so bad, the station   
   can't even get on the air.   
      
   Owner John Whisnant said that he knew something was wrong when he turned the   
   dial to AM 760 and didn't hear a thing.  He said that the thieves got in by   
   cutting their way through a fence topped with barbed wire on the top.   Thy   
   then climbed through a window where they gutted the stations two transmitters   
   of its copper wiring.     
      
   The actual value of the copper wire taken is estimated at only about $250   
   but the overall damage to the station will be in the area of $50,000 to   
   repair.  (Published news reports)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS:  BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NATIONAL JOTA REPORT    
      
   The Boy Scouts of America have released their 2014 report for the Jamboree   
   On The Air or JOTA held in October.  The report shows an across the board   
   decline in participation by Boy Scout Councils, individual Scouts, and by   
   amateur stations.   
      
   Attendance at JOTA took a big jump in 2012 with 18,566 Scouts and visitors.    
   Since then the number has fallen by more than 5,000 to this year's total of   
   13,326.  Likewise only 148 Boy Scout Councils were active this year.  That   
   number is down from 173 in 2013.    
      
   Jim Wilson K5ND is the National Jamboree On The Air Coordinator.  He says   
   that 354 stations had registered this year, but only 205 submitted operating   
   reports.  This makes it difficult for organizers to have an accurate picture   
   of exactly how many stations and scouts were really involved.   
      
   But the news was not all negative.  The report noted growth in the number of   
   Radio Merit Badges earned in 2013 at 7208.  In addition, some 6800 Amateur   
   Radio Operator Rating Strips were sold in its first year. This uniform   
   insignia indicates the wearer's availability as an Amateur Radio operator.    
   (N7UR, Nevada Amateur Radio Newswire, ARRL)   
      
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   HAM BUSINESS:  DX ENGINEERING ACQUIRES BENCHER AND BUTTERNUT ANTENNAS   
      
   Talmadge, Ohio-based DX Engineering has announced acquisition of Bencher   
   Incorporated's antenna product lines.  This includes the rights Bencher   
   Skyhawk, Skylark, and Butternut antenna products.  DX Engineering will also   
   provide replacement pars for these antennas. The deal does not include the   
   Bencher line of Iambic Morse paddles.  Bencher will remain located in   
   Antioch, Illinois.  (Press Release)   
      
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   RADIO READING: POPULAR ELECTRONICS MAGAZINES ARCHIVE NOW ON LINE    
      
   If you are new to hobby electronics or just nostalgic for the good old days,   
   then the name of a magazine known as popular electronics will definitely ring   
   a bell.  And now, thanks to the effort of americanradiohistory.com there is a   
   shared archive of all the Popular Electronics magazines from 1954 to 1982.   
      
   But Popular Electronics is not the only publication you will find there.   
   There are millions of pages and hundreds of books and magazines on radio,   
   television, computers and much more.  Its all available on the web at   
   www.americanradiohistory.com http://www.americanradiohistory.com/. The direct   
   link to the Popular Electronics archive is at   
   tinyurl.com/popular-electronics-archive  (KB9STR)   
      
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   RADIO READING:  CLEBRATING QST CENTENNIAL IN 2015   
      
   And a happy centennial to the ARRL's official journal QST Magazine.  First   
   published in December 1915, QST is the not only the official membership   
   periodical of the ARRL, it is also the most widely read Amateur Radio   
   magazine in the world with a monthly circulation of more than 165,000.   
      
   According to the League, QST kicks off its celebration with a photo contest   
   announced in the January issue, as well as online.  Winning photos will   
   appear on several QST covers throughout 2015 and each winning photographer   
   will receive $250.   
      
   Also, each 2015 issue of QST will also contain articles and columns   
   republished from vintage issues. "In the January issue we'll be reprinting   
   the special declaration from the January 1942 QST concerning the cessation of   
   amateur operations at the start of the US entry into World War II.  Each   
   vintage article will be reprinted exactly as it appeared in its original   
   issue. According to QST Editor in Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, we chose articles   
   based on either historical relevance or nostalgia value.  Ford added that as   
   space permits, QST will be reprinting some vintage Gil Gildersleeve cartoons.   
   He also advises readers to also be on the lookout for occasional appearances   
   of the beloved 'Stray' kitties. Long time QST readers will know what that   
   means.  (ARRL)   
      
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   RADIO READING: VOL 2ISSUE 2 RAGAZINE NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD   
      
   Volume 2 issue 2 of the free radio astronomy publication RAGazine is now   
   available for download. This latest issue contains articles on  Meteor   
   Scatter by Paul Hyde, G4CSD; a  VLF Report by John Cook, G8EDG; Choosing a   
   Programming Language by Jeff Lashley,  2E0ODF and much more. You can download   
   your copy at tinyurl.com/ragzine-curent-issue  (RAGzine)   
      
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   RADIO READING:  DECEMBER ISSUE OF CQ-DATV MAGAZINE ON-LINE   
      
   The December 2014 issue of CQ-DATV magazine is now available for free   
   download.  This issue includes such topics as 70 cm DVBT Transmission Munich   
   Germany; How to Turn a Raspberry    
   Pi microcomputer into a High Definition TV transmitter and much more.  Your   
   free copy along with links to all back issues are available at   
   www.cq-datv.mobi/ebooks.php http://www.cq-datv.mobi/ebooks.php  (CQ-DATV)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: VIDEO: BEHIND THE SCENES AT 2SZ OCTOBER 2014   
      
   A new behind the scenes look at the operation of special event station   
   2-S-Zed is now available for viewing on the web. The video tells the story of   
   the amateur radio station especially constructed at Mill Hill School near   
   London to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the first radio contact between   
   Great Britain and New Zealand    
      
   As previously reported, on October 18, 1924, the first radio communication   
   contact between the two countries took place between at Mill Hill School   
   operated by 18 year-old former pupil Cecil Goyder 4AA in Shag Valley, New   
   Zealand, operated by Frank Bell under the call sign 2SZ.  The video tells the   
   story of this years celebration.  It is on line at   
   tinyurl.com/celebrating-uk-to-nz     
   (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPENINGS:  HARA ARENA FACING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS    
      
   Financial troubles for the longtime home of the Dayton Hamvention.  This as   
   WDTN TV News 2 report that the venue located in the suburb of Trotwood has   
   cut back to only a dozen full-time staff to save on operating costs.   
      
   The WDTN story quotes Hara's Director of Marketing, Karen Wampler. She   
   explained the difficulty facing the  Hara Arena in competing with other area   
   venues such as the Nutter Center at Wright State University.  Wampler went on   
   to describe the primary challenges for the HARA is a need for renovation   
   funds and an ownership model change.   To that end Wampler said that the   
   arena is working with VenuWorks, which is a company that specializes in   
   restoring event venues such as the HARA and that she anticipated some very   
   good news in 2015.   
      
   A quick look at the Hara Arena web page shows some 60 major events already   
   scheduled between January 2nd and September 26th of 2015 with the Dayton   
   Hamvention in its usual slot in mid-May.  Specifically the weekend of May15th   
   to the 17th, so no matter what the TV news report says about the finances of   
   the 165,000 square foot HARA complex, for Hamvention 2015, the show will   
   definitely will go on as planned.     
      
   The complete WDTN TV News 2 story is on the web at   
   tinyurl.com/report-on-hara  (WDTN)   
      
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   HAMVENTION 2015:  DAYTON HAMVENTION DX DINNER MAY 15    
      
   And speaking about Hamvention 2015, word from the South West Ohio DX   
   Association that it will again sponsor the annual DX Dinner.  This is the   
   groups 30th annual dinner and will be held on Friday, May 15th at the Dayton   
   Marriott on South Patterson Blvd. in Dayton.  There will be a cash bar   
   starting at 5:30 p.m., with dinner served at 7:00.  In celebration of this   
   30th anniversary among other great prizes, Yaesu has generously donated an FT   
   DX-3000 transceiver.  Details and dinner reservation information can be found   
   on the events website www.swodxaevents.org http://www.swodxaevents.org/.    
   From there simply click on the DX Dinner icon.  (AJ8B)   
      
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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 http://www.arnewsline.org/ and being relayed by the   
   volunteer services of the following radio amateur:   
      
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   NITN:  TEENAGER WINS PRIZE WITH BREATH TO MORSE CODE CONVERTER   
      
   Some names in the news.  The Google Science Fair 2014 Voter's Choice Award   
   has been won by 16-year old Arsh Dilbagi of India.  His winning device called   
   'Talk' converts short and long breaths of air into electrical signals, that   
   in turn enables people to communicate using Morse code.     
      
   Dilbagi who performed a trial of the unit on a hospital patient in New   
   Delhi, now has $10,000 from Google to further develop the device.  The   
   announcement did not state if Dilbagi holds an amateur license.   (VK3PC, WIA)   
      
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   NTIN:  M0PHI NEW CHAIR OF RSGB TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE   
      
   The Radio Society of Great Britain has announced the appointment of Philip   
   Willis, M-zero-P-H-I as the new Chairman of its Training and Education   
   Committee  Willis succeeds Steve Hartley, G0FUW.   (GB2RS)   
      
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   HRIS: UK ASTRONAUT COULD WALK ON MARS IN FUTURE NASA MISSION   
      
   NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says that a British astronaut could walk   
   on Mars as part of a joint United States and United Kingdom expedition to the   
   red planet.     
      
   In an October interview with Great Britain's I-T-V news, Bolden noted that   
   much of the earlier work in aeronautics was done in the United Kingdom.  As   
   such, it has always been among the leaders when it came to taking things from   
   the unknown and making them known. He  thinks the UK is a perfect partner to   
   try to venture off into the far reaches of the solar system with.   
      
   Asked if he saw British astronauts being part of a mission he has said he   
   hoped to launch, he said: "I do. I expect that you will see representatives   
   from many nations, particularly the partner nations that we currently have."   
      
   The complete article is on the web at tinyurl.com/US-UK-Mars  (The Guardian)   
      
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   HRIS:  ARISS CONTINUES EXPANDING ROLE OF ISS HAM TV   
      
      
   The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station or ARISS group is   
   continuing to explore the possibility of establishing a network of ground   
   stations. This, in the hope of enabling the use of the recently activated Ham   
   TV video system during such activities as ARISS school contacts.     
      
   Kerry Banke, N6IZW, works on ARISS hardware.  He reports  that a document   
   under is under development that will describe what is required to build a   
   ground station.  He also notes that both he and ARISS International   
   representative Lou McFadin, W5DID, have successfully received Ham TV   
   transmissions from the ISS.   (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   HRIS: NASA NEW HORIZONS PLUTO SPACECRAFT WAKES UP   
      
   After nine years and a journey of three billion miles, NASA's New Horizons   
   robotic probe awoke from hibernation on Saturday, December 5th.  This to   
   begin an mission to study the icy Pluto and other dwarf worlds in its Kuiper   
   Belt home.   
      
   A preset timing system awoke New Horizons from its electronic slumber at 3   
   p.m. Eastern Standard Time but ground control teams didn't receive its   
   confirmation until just after 9:30 p.m.  The probe is so far away that radio   
   signals which travel at the speed of light take four hours and 25 minutes to   
   reach Earth.   
      
   Pluto lies in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy mini-planets orbiting the sun   
   beyond Neptune. These  are believed to be the remains from the formation of   
   the solar system some 4.6 billion years ago.  It is also the last unexplored   
   region of the solar system.     
      
   The scientific observation in that part of the solar system will begin   
   January 15th with the space  crafts closest approach is expected on July   
   14th.  (NASA, other news reports)   
      
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   RADIOSPORTS: IRTS 80M COUNTIES CONTEST 2015   
      
   Turning to radiosports, the Irish Radio Transmitting Society's 80 Meter   
   Counties Contest takes place on Thursday January 1st.  The deadline for the   
   submission of completed logs is January 15th. Logs should be submitted by   
   e-mail to contestmanager (at) irts (dot) ie.  (IRTS)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, RV3ARY, is planning to operate from Mount Vinson in Antarctica   
   between December 24th and January 3rd. He will use battery power and take a   
   Windom and Yagi antenna for 20 meters.  Listen out or him on 7.045, 14.260   
   and 21.260 MHz.  More details including QSL routing will be forthcoming.   
      
   F2VX and F9IE will be active stroke FM from Martinique through January 8th.    
   Operations will be on all HF bands using CW and SSB, from FM5WD's station.    
   They may make a side trip to St. Lucia.  QSL via their home callsigns.    
      
   FW5JJ is back on Wallis Island after a few months holiday. He is expected to   
   be on Wallis for 2 years or longer.  Activity is on the HF bands and 6   
   meters.  He is also on 2 meter E-M-E and has made his first Wallis to France   
   QSO with F6BKI in Bordeaux. QSL direct only via F5RXL.     
      
   Members of the West Bengal Radio Club will be active as 8T5MQT from Sagar   
   Island between January 9th to the 16th mainly on 14.260 MHz. QSL via VU2NRO.   
   For more details and updates, visit wbradioclub.in.   
      
   Members of the Radiogrupo Sur will be operational as CV5A from Flores Island   
   between February 21-23rd.  Activity will be on all high frequency bands and   
   modes.  QSL via CX2ABC.   
      
   Lastly, K4KGG will be active stroke VP9 from Hamilton Parish, Bermuda   
   between December 31st and January 5th.  Operations will be on the High   
   Frequency bands only.  All contacts will be uploaded to Logbook of the World   
   and ClubLog.  QSL via W3HNK, direct or by the Bureau.   
      
   This Weeks DX news courtesy of the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  ASSEMBLING THE ISS ON-ORBIT   
      
   Ad finally tisweek, building the International Space Station took over 40   
   missions between 1998 and 2011, with one more piece planned for delivery in   
   2015.  Now you can watch the whole thing come together in just a few minutes   
   thanks to a newly released  time lapse video.     
      
   Those who have ony seen photos of the massive structure circling our planet   
   may be surprised to learn that the ISS in Earth terms is a massive structure   
   weighing over 400 tons spread out over the size of a football field.  No   
   booster rocket could carry it into orbit as a completely assembled unit, so   
   it was assembled piece by piece in Earth orbit with components contributed by   
   space agencies. These included the United States, Canada,  Europe, Russia and   
   Japan.     
      
   So set your web browser to tinyurl.com/building-the-iss, turn the music up   
   and enjoy this short video on how the International Space Station was put   
   together on orbit through the cooperations of nations worldwide.   (ESA,   
   spaceion.com)   
      
   **   
      
   NEWSCAST CLOSE   
      
   With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, CQ Magazine, the FCC, the Ohio   
   Penn DX Bulletin, Rain, the RSGB, the South African Radio League, the   
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   Before we go, a reminder that the Dayton Hamvention is currently accepting   
   nominations for its Amateur of the Year, Special Achievement, Technical   
   Excellence and Club of the Year Awards.     
      
   The Amateur of the Year award will go to a special person who the judging   
   committee believes has made a long term commitment to the advancement of   
   amateur radio.     
      
   The Special Achievement Award is presented to a person who has made a single   
   outstanding contribution to the advancement of amateur radio such as   
   spearheading a single significant project.     
      
   The Technical Excellence Award is for a person who has made an outstanding   
   technological advancement in the field of amateur radio.     
      
   Last but by no means least, the Club of the Year includes all aspects of an   
   organizations accomplishments, activities, and public service.    
      
   Nominating forms and information on submitting them including by e-mail are   
   on the web at hamvention.org/awards.php.  The deadline for submitting   
   nominations is January 16, 2015.   
      
      
   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors' desk, I'm Jim Damron,   
   N8TMW, saying 73 from Charleston, West Virginia, and as always we thank you   
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