Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1953 February 20 2015   
      
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1953 with a release date of Friday,   
   February 20th, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
      
   The following is a QST. The International Amateur Radio Union Region One   
   Executive Committee meets to discuss issues affecting the future of ham   
   radio; the ARRL tells a broadband company to use caution experimenting on the   
   High Frequency bands; a radio club in Canada gets a government grant to   
   expand its emergency repeater network; the K1N Nevassa Island DXpedition   
   comes to an end, so now, which DXpedition moves up on the Most Wanted list?   
   All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1953 coming your   
   way right now.   
      
      
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   RADIO POLITICS: IARU-R1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING IN FRANKFORT   
      
      
   The future of amateur radio is discussed at the annual IARU meeting. Here's   
   Jeremy Boot G4NJH with more...   
      
      
   [Jeremy:] The Executive Committee of Region 1 of the International Amateur   
   Radio Union held its annual meeting on February 7 and 8 in Frankfurt,   
   Germany. During the two day session, the committee discussed the strategic   
   priorities for the region, the financial report and budget. Spectrum matters   
   discussed in the External Relations Committee included High Frequency and VHF   
   reports, core issues such as electromagnetic compatibility, the member   
   society and its regulator, activities involving young people and the Support   
   To the Amateur Radio Service program.   
      
      
   In the discussions about activities involving young people, the Executive   
   Committee agreed that proper child protection policies and practices must be   
   in place. A child protection policy has been drawn up and will soon be made   
   available across the region. Amateur Radio in disputed geographic areas and   
   second societies were also discussed.   
      
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH reporting from   
   Nottingham in the U.K.    
   (IARU-R1, SARL)   
      
      
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   RADIO CONFRONTATION: ARRL WARNS MITRE OVER HF BROADBAND EXPERIMENT   
   INTERFERENCE POTENTIAL   
      
      
      
      
   The ARRL has asked the Massachusetts company that plans to conduct   
   experimental transmissions over wide portions of the High Frequency spectrum   
   either to avoid Amateur Radio allocations or to announce the times and   
   frequencies of their transmissions in advance.   
      
      
   Last fall the FCC granted MITRE Corporation of Bedford, Massachusetts, a   
   2-year Part 5 Experimental License, WH2XCI. This allows MITRE to operate 21   
   transmitters at 10 fixed New York and Massachusetts sites.    
      
      
   MITRE plans to test wideband HF communication techniques on a variety of   
   bands between 2.5 MHz and 16 MHz. But in a February 12th letter to MITRE,   
   ARRL Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, says that it will not be possible for MITRE   
   to operate these transmitters within the Amateur Radio Service allocations   
   without causing harmful interference to a large number of Amateur Radio   
   operators on an ongoing basis. Imlay added that if MITRE does not agree to   
   avoid ham radio bands or to announce times and frequencies of transmissions   
   ahead of time, it will ask the FCC to rescind the company's Experimental   
   License or to impose a prior notification requirement in real time for each   
   and every use of the transmitters authorized at each site.   
      
      
   More is on the ARRL website at tinyurl.com/arrl-vs-mitre (ARRL)   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: CANADIAN CLUB GET $25000 GOVERNMENT GRANT FOR EXPANDED   
   REPEATER NETWORK   
      
      
   The Government of Canada will provide over $25,000 to the Saint Lucia   
   Amateur Radio Club to improve amateur radio coverage and communication in the   
   event of a disaster. Using the funds the club plans to install two repeater   
   systems including solar back-up power, train 90 radio operators and increase   
   coverage for all 18 districts.   
      
      
   The Saint Lucia Amateur Radio Club secured support for this project through   
   the Canada / Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Fund, part of Canada's   
   Caribbean Regional Program. The Repeater System for the Saint Lucia Amateur   
   Radio Club will provide enhanced two-way communications during normal and   
   disaster conditions, allowing for amateur radio coverage in all communities,   
   especially in the known high-risk areas. (WIA News)   
      
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: MALTA HAMS GET 4 METER ACCESS   
      
      
   Hams on Malta have been given access to the popular European 4 Meter band.   
   The permission was effective as of Monday, February 16th in the spectrum from   
   70 and 70.5 MHz. Use by hams is on a secondary basis and was included in the   
   National Frequency Plan as published by the Malta Communications Authority on   
   February 13th. (9H1GB, Southgate)   
      
      
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   DX UP FRONT: NAVASSA 2015 DXPEDITION QRT    
      
      
   The long awaited K1N Navassa Island DXpedition is now QRT.   
      
      
   [Don:] The operation came to an end at 11:30 UTC on Sunday, February 15th   
   after the team of highly skilled operators had spent a week on the island.   
   And what a historic week it was for ham radio as the team ranked up big QSO   
   totals on all bands, as well as conducting operations on 60 meters, 6 meters   
   and some satellites.    
      
      
   According to co-Team Leader Glenn Johnson, WZ0GJ, the final helicopter   
   flight left the island at 1500 UTC on the 15th carrying the last three team   
   members who overnighted to keep stations operational until the last possible   
   moment. Johnson reports that there was an excellent opening to Asia and   
   Oceania during the last 24 hours.    
      
      
   While these numbers are preliminary, the K1N QSO log showed they made   
   138,409 QSOs with 35,702 unique callsigns. Of these 71,297 were on CW, 54,801   
   on SSB, 12,111 were accomplished using RTTY and 29 were on FM. More detailed   
   information can be found in their oQRS on ClubLog at   
   tinyurl.com/navassa-log-2015. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don   
   Wilbanks AE5DW in south Mississippi.   
      
      
   There are several ways to QSL the K-one-N operation. Paper cards go either   
   via the bureau or direct to the Navassa 2015 DXpedition, in care of Bob   
   Schneck, N2OO at Post Office Box 345, Tuckerton, New Jersey 08087. Electronic   
   QSL's go via Logbook of the World. (OPDX, navassadx.com)   
      
      
   **   
      
      
   DX UP FRONT: VK0EK HEARD ISLAND DXPEDITION    
      
      
   With the K1N Navassa Island operation now over, Heard Island appears to be   
   the next up as far as top 10 Most Wanted entities in the DXCC Program's list.   
   With the story from Down Under, here is Graham Kemp VK4BB...   
      
      
   [Graham:] Heard will also rise to number 4 in the DX Publications Most   
   Wanted List, but this is, of course, always subject to change due to those   
   who participate in the poll each year. It will be number five in the Clublog   
   Most Wanted List but this also changes based on those who upload their log   
   files,.   
      
      
   Based on this need, the next Heard Operation sponsored by Cordell   
   Expeditions is tentatively scheduled for the 2015 southern hemisphere summer.   
   The voyage to the island is scheduled for November 10th to December 22nd with   
   actual operation running from about November 22nd to December 8th. The   
   callsign to be used will be VK0EK.    
      
      
   Heard Island was last activated eighteen years ago back in 1997. Before that   
   an operation from Heard was part of a 1980's era scientific expedition   
   chronicled in the Australian theatrical motion picture to the White Volcano.   
   On that expedition the scientific team relied totally on the ham radio   
   operators for communications with the outside world.   
      
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB reporting from   
   Queensland. (KY6R, ARNewsline)   
      
      
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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 W8HVG repeater   
   serving Southern Michigan.   
      
      
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   EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS: HAMVENTION WEEK AUXCOMM COURSE REGISTRATION NOW   
   OPEN   
      
      
   The Department of Homeland Security s Office of Emergency Communications   
   will again offer its Auxiliary Communications or AuxComm course May 12th to   
   the 14th in Dayton, Ohio, just prior to Hamvention 2015.    
      
      
   The intensive 3 day course provides facilitated lectures, student exercises,   
   and interactive discussions. Applicants must meet all prerequisites and   
   provide documentation to attend this class. The class is limited to 50   
   qualified students.    
      
      
   More than 1000 Amateur Radio operators have completed the course, which   
   trains qualified hams to assist local, county, and state government with   
   emergency back-up communication. Details and registration requirements are   
   available on the web at hamvention.org. (W8HJR, Hamvention 2015)   
      
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: UK TEENAGER CHARGED WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ACT OFFENCES   
      
      
   Police in Edinburgh, Scotland, have arrested and charged an 18 year old with   
   some twenty violations committed under the Wireless Telegraphy Act. The   
   crimes, which included offensive remarks, took place between June 2014 and   
   January 2015. They related to interference with communications on private   
   radio networks that caused disruption to various locations in the city.    
      
      
   Those involved in the five-month long investigation included British   
   telecommunications regulator Ofcom, the British Transport Police and a local   
   Community Policing team. A search was conducted on Monday, February 9th,   
   resulting in the seizure of radio equipment at the location. The matter was   
   then reported to a prosecutor for further action.   
      
      
   More is on the web at   
   www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-31417329 (BBC)   
      
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CB RADIO HARASSMENT   
      
      
   Meantime from down-under comes word that an Adelaide, Australia man has   
   admitted using a citizen band radio to abuse other people using the channels.    
      
      
   [Jim:] The Australian Broadcasting Corporation news reports that 46-year-old   
   John Alexander Kiss was due to stand trial but instead pleaded guilty to   
   operating a radio communication device to harass and two counts of possessing   
   a radio communication device without a license when he appeared at the   
   District Court.   
      
      
   Kiss was accused of using CB radios to make harassing and offensive comments   
   about people, including users of the service, between April and June 2013. It   
   was also alleged he caused substantial disruption or disturbance to the   
   citizen band radio station 477.400 MHz by operating the station in a way that   
   precluded other users from transmitting on the frequency.    
      
   He was charged after an investigation by the Australian Communications and   
   Media Authority into allegations of abuse on the service. Sentencing   
   submissions will be heard in April.   
      
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen ZL2BHF, reporting from   
   Marybank, Nelson, in New Zealand. (ABC Australia News)   
      
      
   **   
      
      
   RADIO REGULATIONS: NAB SAYS MORE SPECTRUM NEEDED FOR WIRELESS MICS   
      
      
   The National Association of Broadcasters wants the FCC to preserve some   
   exclusive spectrum space for wireless mics, which have already had to do with   
   less following the Digital TV transition.   
      
      
   Currently, there are two reserved channels in each market for wireless mics   
   for a total of 12 MHz, and sometimes local broadcasters need even more   
   spectrum than that. Under the FCC's incentive auction proposal, there is no   
   spectrum reserved exclusively for wireless mics, though there is spectrum in   
   whats called the duplex gap between wireless upload and download spectrum   
   that wireless mics can use. That is, provided that the mics can operate   
   successfully sharing with numerous other unlicensed devices.   
      
      
   The Radio Television Digital News Association has said that using the duplex   
   gap poses potential interference issues, particularly in emergency situations   
   when the media's ability to disseminate information is critical. There is   
   also the situation where some TV stations may have to be relocated in the   
   gap. In these cases there will be no exclusive wireless mic spectrum.   
      
      
   The National Association of Broadcasters wants the FCC to find a new band   
   for wireless mics given the impact of repacking and unlicensed use on the   
   current band, and do so before the May incentive auction. They also believe   
   that they should also be able to keep using the 600 MHz band until the FCC   
   has identified new spectrum space and wireless bidders are actually ready to   
   deploy. (B&C)   
      
      
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   PUBLIC SERVICE: THE ANNUAL ASHLAND HALF-MARATHON AND 5K RACE    
      
      
   Hams in and around Boston, Massachusetts take note. The annual Ashland   
   Half-Marathon, 5K Race and Walk takes place on Saturday, March 21st and ham   
   radio operators are needed to supply communications for the event. A good   
   dual band H-T with an extended length antenna is required. If you are in the   
   area and interested in volunteering please contact Mark Richards K1MGY by   
   e-mail to kmalittl1(at) gmail (dot) com. (KG1H)   
      
      
   **   
      
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS: CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SELMA   
      
      
   The Alabama Section ARRL will be conducting a special event to commemorate   
   the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March on March   
   7th and 8th.    
      
      
   Pending FCC approval, the call sign used will be W4F which stands for "Walk   
   for Freedom." Operation will be on 75, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. Exact   
   frequencies will be announced closer to the actual date.    
      
      
   This event coincides with the weekend of the Birmingham Hamfest and   
   operators all over the state are being asked to participate. If you wish to   
   take part please contact K4LIA by e-mail to k4lia (at) hotmail (dot) com.   
   (Facebook)   
      
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: PALM SPRINGS HAMFEST 2015   
      
      
   The 2015 Palm Springs California Hamfest will be held at the Palm Springs   
   Pavilion, near the Palm Springs Baseball Stadium on Saturday, March 14 from 9   
   a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This years keynote speaker is Gordon West, WB6NOA, of Radio   
   School and Ham Nation. Parking is free and the hamfest will offer a VE   
   testing session before the opening of the regular event. Full details are at   
   palmspringshamfest.com (Via e-mail)   
      
      
   **   
      
      
   HAM HAPPEINGS: CETRAL STATES VHF SOCIETY CONFERENCE PUTS OUT CALL FOR PAPERS   
      
      
   The Central States VHF Society is calling for the submission of papers,   
   presentations and posters for the upcoming 49th Annual Central States VHF   
   Society Conference. Suggested topics include but are not limited to antennas,   
   propagation, satellites, test equipment, digital modes, contesting and the   
   like.    
      
      
   Non-weak signal topics, such as FM, Repeaters, packet radio and other   
   utility communications modes are generally not considered acceptable,   
   however, there are always exceptions. Please contact the Proceedings Chair   
   John Maxwell if you have any questions about the suitability of a topic. His   
   e-mail is w0vg (at) arrl (dot) net.    
      
      
   The Central States VHF Society Conference is slated for July 23rd through   
   the 26th in Denver, Colorado. Registration is online now at www.csvhfs.org   
   http://www.csvhfs.org/. (Central States VHF Society Conference)   
      
      
   **   
      
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS: ARRL FIELD DAY 2015 PACKETS VAILABLE   
      
      
   The ARRL 2015 Field Day packet is now online.    
      
      
   ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US   
   and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June, more than 35,000 radio amateurs   
   gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote   
   locations.    
      
      
   Participants are encouraged to register their Field Day operations using the   
   FD Site Locator. Field Day gear will be available by March 1st. There are no   
   rule changes for 2015. This years Field Day takes place June 27th and the   
   28th. (ARRL)   
      
      
   **   
      
      
   PUBLIC RELATIONS: NEW TV ADD FEATURES HAM RADIO AND ISS   
      
      
   The latest advertisement from Internet service provider MTN Global features   
   amateur radio and the International Space Station. The commercial tells the   
   story of a little boy who discovers, via the internet, that it is very simple   
   to build a homemade radio that will allow him to actually speak to an   
   astronaut in space. He tries and fails and tries again, using the internet to   
   embark on a journey of discovery that takes a rather unexpected and very   
   positive turn. We don't want to spoil the happy ending for you so take your   
   web browser to tinyurl.com/mtn-global-iss and enjoy the moment for yourself.   
   (Southgate)   
      
      
   **   
      
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS: THE YOUNG HAM LENDS A HAND CONTEST   
      
      
   Some names in the news. Carole Perry, WB2MGP, has announced the opening for   
   nominations for the "Young Ham Lends A Hand" contest. Any licensed ham 18   
   years or younger is eligible. A simple e-mail to Carole detailing why the   
   nominated youngster should win is all that is required.    
      
      
   The young ham should be someone who is meeting one of our amateur radio   
   basic tenets of giving back and service. Among the possibilities are such   
   activities as helping other youngsters to get licensed, reading to a senior   
   citizen, helping military personnel in some way, providing communications at   
   a local community event, or other volunteer service to the community.   
      
      
   The winner will be announced at the 2015 Dayton Hamvention Youth Forum where   
   he or she will receive $100. The youngster need not be present to win.    
      
      
   All nominations should be by e-mail sent to caroleperry@ix.netcom.com before   
   April 1st. (WB2MGP)   
      
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: ZR6KF APPOINTED AS NEW SARL YOUTH COORDINATOR   
      
      
   Koos Fick, ZR6KF, has been appointed as the new South African Radio League   
   Youth Coordinator. Koos is a 16 year old in the 11th grade at the Helpmekaar   
   secondary school in Johannesburg. He has been the net controller for South   
   Africa's Youth Net since last November and operated special event station   
   ZS9YOTA during December 2014. Fick replaces Mitchel Mynhardt, ZS6YH, who is   
   resigning as he is in the last year of school and needs to concentrate on his   
   schoolwork. (SARL)   
      
      
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   WORLDBEAT: GULF WAR RADIO STOLEN IN THE UK   
      
      
   A camouflage British army radio used in the Falklands and Gulf wars was   
   recently stolen from the back of a car parked in Northampton, England. The   
   distinctive radio, which is carried in a large camouflage backpack is now   
   more usually used by amateur radio enthusiasts.   
      
      
   If you see this unit show up on an on-line auction site or hear of it being   
   offered for sale please contact the call Northamptonshire Police or the   
   independent charity Crimestoppers. You can do the latter anonymously using   
   the form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/. (GB2RS)   
      
      
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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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   HELP WANTED: AMSAT ENGINEERING KICKING OFF GROUND STATION DEVELOPMENT   
      
      
   AMSAT Engineering is looking for hams interested in developing ground   
   station equipment for future satellites. This as part of the recently   
   approved technology funding the development of an inexpensive L-Band uplink   
   converter for Low Earth Orbit or LEO satellites.   
      
      
   If you are interested in helping in this or other space related projects   
   please contact AMSAT Engineering by completing the form on the website to   
   tell Jerry Buxton, N0JY, the Vice President of Engineering, how you can   
   assist. The form is at tinyurl.com/amsat-engineering-volunteer (AMSAT)   
      
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: MORE ISS SLOW SCAN TV ACTIVITY ANNOUNCED   
      
      
   The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has announced another round of   
   amateur radio Slow Scan Television activity will soon take place from the   
   International Space Station. As part of it twelve images depicting space   
   pioneer Yuri Gagarin will be sent on 145.800 MHz using the SSTV mode PD180.    
      
      
   The equipment used on the ISS will be the Kenwood D710 transceiver located   
   in the Russian Service Module. It is thought the transceiver is producing   
   about 25 watts output which should provide a very strong signal.    
      
      
   The D710 uses 5 kHz deviation FM. If your rig has selectable FM filters make   
   sure you choose the wider setting designed for 20 or 25 kHz channel spacing,   
   usually marked FM or FMW. There will be a three minute off time between   
   transmissions. Additional details including exact dates and times will be   
   released as soon as information is made available. (AMSAT-UK, Roscosmos)   
      
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AMSAT-BR FORMED IN BRAZIL   
      
      
   There's a new AMSAT organization in South America, with the formation in   
   Brazil of AMSAT B R.    
      
      
   AMSAT BR is said to have three specific goals. These are are to better   
   organize the Brazilian amateur satellite activities, to better represent that   
   nations amateur radio community to organizations developing CubeSat projects   
   and to attract more amateurs in different regions of the country to join in   
   space related activities..   
      
      
   AMSAT BR is a special interest group under Brazil's national amateur radio   
   society LABRE. LABRE in turn is registered as a member of the International   
   Amateur Radio Union. (IARU).   
      
      
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   RADIO FROM SPACE: NASA ANNOUNCES SUBMERSIBLE TO EXPLORE OCEANS OF TITAN   
      
      
   NASA has announced that it will develop a new nuclear robotic submersible,   
   which they could use to explore the oceans on Saturn's frozen moon Titan and   
   radio its findings back to Earth. With more on this story, Jim Damron N8TMW...   
      
      
   [Jim D.:] Describing the submarine in a recently released PDF document, the   
   space agency said it was proposed as a way to explore Kraken Mare, a body of   
   liquid on Titan spotted by the Cassini spacecraft in 2007. Kraken Mare is   
   believed to be the largest sea or lake in the northern portion of Titan.   
      
      
   Powered by a radioisotope Stirling generator power source, the submarine   
   would be efficient enough to complete a 90-day, 2000-kilometer under sea   
   journey.   
      
      
   Researchers working on this project admit that they are concerned that it   
   would be hard for the submarine to send signals from under the liquid on   
   Titan back to Earth, as the direct transmission. They believe that doing so   
   would require a large antenna and one option being considered is concealing   
   it in the submersible vehicle's fin.    
      
      
   The submarines design will be unveiled at the 46th Lunar and Planetary   
   Science Conference in March. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron   
   N8TMW, in Vero Beach, Florida. (PerfScience.com)   
      
      
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   SWL CORNER: VOICE OF GUYANA BACK ON THE AIR   
      
      
   From the SWL corner comes word that radio technician, Jamie Labadia has   
   repaired the shortwave transmitter and antenna at Radio Guyana and has   
   brought the station back on the air. Listen out for it to be broadcasting on   
   3 dot 290 MHz at 1 kilowatt double sideband full carrier AM. (SWLING.com)   
      
      
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   ON THE AIR: SPECIAL CALLSIGNS FOR COOK ISLANDS   
      
      
   Resident amateurs in the Cook Islands have been issued E50 single letter   
   suffix callsigns instead of the usual E51 two letter to celebrate 50 years of   
   self governance. The seven residents may opt to use them for all or part of   
   2015 in place of their regular E51 two letter suffix call signs. Visitors to   
   the Cooks will still be issued the standard visitor E51 triple letter   
   callsigns. The mail out of specially designed QSL cards won't start until   
   late March at the earliest. The Cook Islands are Islands on the Air reference   
   OC-013. (Press release)   
      
      
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   ON THE AIR: GB1BST CELEBRATING BRITISH SUMMER TIME 2015   
      
      
   Woody's Top Youth Hostel in Lincolnshire will be the venue for the 2015   
   GB1BST Special Event Station, celebrating the start of British Summer Time.   
   Radio operations are scheduled to start late on March 27th with test   
   transmissions on the 40, 20, 17 and 2 meter bands all of which will be used   
   during the two day celebration. (WIA)   
      
      
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   DX   
      
      
   In DX, JR1JYR will be active as V63JYR from Phonpei in the Federated State   
   of Micronesia between March 5th and the 11th. Operation will be on 20 through   
   10 meters including 17 and 12 meters using mainly CW, SSB and the digital   
   modes. QSL via JR1JYR direct or electronically using Logbook of the World.   
      
      
   7K2TTJ will be operational as T88YD from Palau between March 14 and 18th.   
   Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via his home callsign.   
      
      
   DL9NBJ will be active stroke PJ2 from Curacao through March 10th using an   
   Elecraft KX3 with 12 watts into a vertical wire dipole. Listen out for him on   
   the High Frequency bands operating CW and SSB. Skeds are possible by making   
   arrangements using E-mail or Echolink. Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog. QSL   
   via his home callsign, direct or via the bureau.    
      
      
   DF2WO will be on the air signing XT2AW from Burkiuna Faso between May 20th   
   and June 25th. Activity will be holiday style on CW and SSB. QSL via M0OXO.   
      
      
   Lastly, Members of the Belgian International Police Association Radio Club   
   will be active as HB0 stroke OO6P from Lichtenstein between June 21st and the   
   26th. Their operation will be on 160 through 6 meters using SSB, RTTY and   
   PSK. QSL 's go via ON6ZV.    
      
      
   (This weeks DX report courtesy of the Ohio-Penn DX Newsletter)   
      
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: DUST DEBUNKS DETECTION OF COSMIC INFLATION SIGNAL    
      
      
   And finally this week a follow-up on a story dealing with a discovery made   
   by the BICEP2 researchers at the South Pole. BICEP2 is a microwave   
   polarimeter designed specifically to target the B-mode signature of inflation   
   in the cosmic microwave background polarization. In other words it looks for   
   certain cosmic signal anomalies from the edge of space. Hence the acronym   
   BICEP2.   
      
      
   In 2014 researchers had claimed that after conducting the BICEP2 experiment   
   at the South Pole that they detected swirly polarization patterns called   
   B-modes in the cosmic microwave background. However, a new analysis has   
   debunked the discovery, showing foreground dust led the researchers to   
   misread the signal.   
      
      
   When the researchers made the earlier announcement about the discovery, it   
   created a sensation in the scientific community as it seemed to provide   
   evidence that the universe ballooned rapidly a split-second after its birth.   
   This phenomenon is also known as cosmic inflation.    
      
      
   But now, Brian Keating of the University of California, San Diego, a member   
   of the BICEP2 team, has claimed that the detection was flawed. After the new   
   analysis was conducted by BICEP2 researchers and scientists who worked with   
   the European Planck satellite, it was determined that there was a high   
   possibility that the source of the signal likely came from dust in our   
   galaxy, faltering the evidence BICEP2 had claimed last year.   
      
      
   During the new analysis, the BICEP2 Keck and Planck teams combined forces.   
   The team made it clear in a paper published on January 30th that the cosmic   
   claim was flawed, as it could have been explained by our galaxys own dust.   
   According to the researchers, only half of the observed signal could have   
   been made by gravitational waves from inflation, at most.   
      
      
   A 400 square degree patch of sky near our galaxys south pole is a region   
   free of much of the dust that fills the solar disk. It was observed by BICEP2   
   and the Keck Array for the revised analysis. The complete story is on the web   
   at tinyurl.com/space-theory-revised. (Uncover Michigan, Science OnLine)   
      
      
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