Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1959  April 4 2015   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1959 with a release date of Friday,   
   April 4, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1,     
      
   The following is a QST.  Hams in Oklahoma respond to severe weather   
   outbreak; the International Telecommunications Union dispatches rescue radio   
   communications gear to Vanuatu ; broadcasters say no to FCC field office   
   downsizing proposal; how to replace FM repeaters with Digital Voice and a   
   remote controlled asteroid relocation mission will come before NASA sends a   
   ship to Mars.  All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1959   
   coming your way right now.   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  OKLAHOMA HAMS RESPOND TO TORNADOES   
      
   Wednesday, March 25th was a busy afternoon and evening for ham radio   
   emergency communications volunteers in Oklahoma .  This as the Southwest   
   Independent Repeater Association and the Tulsa Region Skywarn Nets were   
   active in support of tornado warnings in both Metropolitan areas.  Bill   
   Pasternak, WA6ITF reports:   
      
   --   
      
   [Bill]  As the storms progressed across the Tulsa Metro area many of the   
   early damage reports were passed to The Tulsa Area Emergency Management   
   Agency via amateur radio.   Oklahoma section radio amateurs, on both sides of   
   the State reported on these severe weather outbreaks until the exited late   
   that evening.   
      
   According to Lloyd Colton, KC5FM, both the Tulsa and Norman offices of the   
   National Weather Service have amateur radio stations.  Colton , who is the   
   Oklahoma Section Manager notes that both encourage Skywarn and Weather Ready   
   Nation programs in their service area.   
      
   KC5FM says that in Severe Weather mode, volunteer radio amateurs serve as   
   SKYWARN net controllers operating with a tactical call of  "TULSA WEATHER"   
   under using the callsign WX5TUL.  There are 2 dual band radios, radar   
   displays and monitors to track warnings and briefings, as well as systems to   
   monitor APRS .  Also, the Tulsa Amateur Radio Club's UHF Super link System is   
   used for SKYWARN traffic outside the metro area.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom   
   in Los Angeles .   
      
   --   
      
   In the wake of the severe weather outbreak 25 of the 77 counties in Oklahoma   
   were declared disaster areas by Governor Mary Fallin while the State's   
   Attorney General Scott Pruitt warned citizens to be wary of scammers seeking   
   to take advantage of survivors.   
      
   (KC5FM)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  ITU SENDS TELECOMS KIT TO VANUATU   
      
   The International Telecommunications Union has deployed emergency   
   telecommunication equipment to Vanuatu following the devastation caused by   
   Category 5 Cyclone Pam that hit the archipelago on March 13th.   
      
   The ITU dispatched 40 satellite phones, 10 broadband global area network   
   terminals and 35 solar panels to the island nation to support relief   
   coordination efforts.   
      
   When Cyclone Pam slammed into the Vanuatu archipelago winds were estimated   
   to have reached 150 miles per hour with gusts peaking at around 200.  This   
   caused massive  damage to the nation's infrastructure while impacting   
   services such as electricity and communications with the outside world.    
      
   Over the years Vanuatu has been a haven for tourists and DXpeditions.  Now,   
   many who had visited are struggling to recognize damaged landmarks shown on   
   TV news.   
      
   (GB2RS)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW:  BROADCASTERS SAY NO TO FCC ENFORCEMENT DOWNSIZING
   
      
   Broadcasters appear to be in agreement with the ARRL and numerous other   
   interests that are opposing the Federal Communications Commission's plan to   
   close two-thirds of its field offices around the country.  Amateur Radio   
   Newsline Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, has the details:   
      
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   [Bruce]  A few weeks ago FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler proposed downsizing the   
   number of field offices the agency has throughout the country from 24 to 8.    
   He called it a cost-saving tool that shouldn't hinder the agency's ability to   
   do its work.   
   At that time, ARRL Chief Executive Officer Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, expressed   
   dismay at the proposal.  In a widely published statement Sumner said that   
   it's troubling to see recommendations for such drastic reductions in the   
   Commission's geographic footprint and the number of field agents at a time   
   when the Field staff is facing ever-increasing challenges.   
      
   Now it appears as if the National Association of Broadcasters has joined in   
   condemning the Wheeler inspired cutback proposal.  In an ominous warning the   
   N-A-B says that the plan would gut the agency's eyes and ears and leave it in   
   the dark.   
      
   Bob Weller is the trade group's vice president of spectrum policy.  In a   
   blog posting on  Monday, March 30th he warned that the change of pace is   
   coming right as the FCC is encouraging broadcasting companies to sell their   
   licenses to the nation's airwaves in a massive auction planned for next year.   
   One which will require some companies to share spectrum space.   
      
   Weller noted that while the broadcast industry lobby supports the concept of   
   spectrum sharing, that a robust mechanism for enforcement is critical to   
   ensure that devices operate only on the frequencies they are authorized.    
      
   He warned that fewer field offices could lead to some unsettling scenes if   
   malfunctions occur while companies are trying to share airwaves but the FCC's   
   cops aren't on the beat.  That says Weller means disrupted emergency and   
   AMBER Alerts, unreliable police and fire communications, riskier air travel   
   and a host of other scary possibilities.   
      
   So far the FCC has rejected the impression that its response times will   
   change.  In a statement, an FCC spokesperson said that under the proposed   
   approach, the commission would maintain its current commitment to respond to   
   all public safety spectrum issues within one day, anywhere in the country.    
   It was also noted that the majority of the nation is reachable within 4 to 6   
   hours.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW in Los Angeles .   
      
   --   
      
   The unnamed FCC spokesperson summed up by saying that if the proposal is   
   adopted, the commission will meet its responsibilities while existing within   
   today's flat-line budget  Those who depend on FCC Field Bureaus for emergency   
   response are not certain that this promise can be kept.  (The Hill)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING:  FCC MAY APPROVE WIRELESS CARRIER AND GOVERNMENT SHARING   
      
   Federal regulators are set to vote on a plan to allow wireless carriers and   
   companies to share airwaves with the government.  This, in an effort to make   
   more of the airwaves available for future wireless devices.   
      
   Essentially, the government has developed a spectrum sharing plan that would   
   protect radar systems near military bases and the coastline while auctioning   
   off access to the spectrum in other parts of the country. A portion of these   
   airwaves would also be reserved for free use by anyone with an FCC certified   
   device that doesn't create interference.   
      
   Traditionally, wireless carriers have paid billions of dollars at auctions   
   for licenses that give them exclusive rights to use airwaves for voice and   
   mobile Internet service.  Now the Federal Communications Commission is   
   proposing a new approach for the 3.5 gigahertz band that would allow some   
   users to access the airwave at no cost while others could buy exclusive   
   licenses in specific geographic areas on a short-term basis.   
      
   The proposal is being looked at as a novel new effort by the FCC which has   
   spent the last several years trying to free up more airwaves for wireless   
   carriers trying to stay ahead of consumer demand, as well as setting aside   
   some frequencies for new Wi-Fi networks.     
      
   The agency proposed this airwaves sharing plan last spring, and the wireless   
   industry and some tech companies have been arguing about the details ever   
   since.  Most of the sparring has been over technical rules, including the   
   size of protected zones around military bases.     
      
   The FCC is expected to approve the proposal at a meeting later this month.    
   What impact such a spectrum sharing plan might have on the near-by 3.3 to 3.5   
   GHz amateur radio and amateur satellite allocation is unknown.   
      
   More is on-line at   
   http://recode.net/2015/03/27/fcc-plans-a-vote-on-new-airwaves-sharing-plan/    
   (RECODE.net, other published news reports)   
      
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  THE ISLE OF MULL IN MAY   
      
   In DX up front, members of the Camb-Hams will be active as GS3PYE/P from the   
   Isle of Mull between May 15th and the 22nd.  The Camb-Hams have been   
   activating the Scottish Isles each year since 2008 and will be traveling to   
   the Grasspoint, Isle of Mull, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides in 2015.    
      
   Ten operators will be active on all bands and many modes from 80 through 2   
   meters.  2 meters and 70 centimeters will also see satellite and EME   
   operations.  The High Frequency bands will be covered by four simultaneous   
   stations, while the 6 and 4 meter stations will have a great take-off towards   
   the UK and Europe from the island's Eastern edge.  All stations will be able   
   to run at the full U-K power limit.  The primary E-M-E mode will be JT65 but   
   they will also be available for CW skeds. Up-to-date plans and progress will   
   be on dx.camb-hams.com.  (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 including the  K7   
   MRG repeater serving                   Prescott Arizona .   
      
   (5 SEC PAUSE)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT:  WDBJ FINED FOR AIRING INDECENT PROGRAMMING MATERIAL DURING   
   NEWSCAST    
      
   The Federal Communications Commission intends to fine WDBJ Television, Inc.,   
   of Roanoke , Virginia , $325,000.  This, for broadcasting what the agency   
   termed as graphic and explicit material during the station's evening   
   newscast.  Stephan Kinford, N8WB, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   [Stephen]  Following up on viewer complaints, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau   
   investigated the situation  surrounding a WDBJ news story about a former   
   adult film star who had joined a local volunteer rescue squad.  The   
   investigation found that station staff obtained a video clip from an adult   
   film website and broadcast those images in the news report that aired at   
   approximately 6 p.m. on July 12, 2012 .    
      
   The Commission's enforcement action alleges that the broadcast of such   
   explicit content violated federal laws prohibiting the broadcast of indecent   
   programming.  It plans to fine WDBJ $325,000, which is the maximum available   
   penalty.    
      
   This is the third action the FCC has taken regarding the broadcast of   
   indecent material since January 2014.  In April 2014, its Enforcement Bureau   
   settled an investigation into allegations of the broadcast of vulgar language   
   on radio station KRXA - AM, which resulted in a payment of $15,000.  In   
   August 2014, Border Media Business Trust paid $37,500 in penalties to settle   
   an investigation into the use of indecent language during a morning show on   
   radio station KDBR - FM.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth ,   
   Ohio .   
      
   --   
      
   The full text of Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture issued to WDBJ   
   is available at tinyurl.com/wdbj-proposed-fine  (FCC release)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM TECHNOLOGY VIDEO: DIGITAL VOICE - WHICH WAY TO GO   
      
   If your club is thinking of replacing its current FM voice repeater with a   
   new Digital Voice system but don't know what's the right choice, help has   
   arrived in the form of a new video release from HamRadioNow.TV.     
      
   Produced by Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, the VHF/UHF DV System Comparison is the   
   story of a group of Digital Voice enthusiasts in Charlotte , North Carolina ,   
   who have repeaters for every digital voice system available except P-25.    
   They have D- STAR , DMR/ MotoTRBO and even a new Yaesu System Fusion machine.   
   So they're in a pretty good position to evaluate the various technologies.   
   And in episode 195 of HamRadioNow,  Roland Kraatz, W9HPX gives a simple to   
   understand talk at the Charlotte Hamfest, comparing all three.     
      
   So if you or your club are thinking of making the Digital Voice move, first   
   take your web browser to tinyurl.com/hrn-on-dv, sit back for about an hour   
   and soak in the information that might help you make the right choice.     
   (ARNewsline, HRN)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO READING :  FREE DUTCH KINGDOM AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY E-MAGAZINE   
      
   The Dutch Kingdom Amateur Radio Society DKARS now has its own free monthly   
   magazine available for download as a PDF file.  This e-zine contains articles   
   written in both English and Dutch. If you want to subscribe, simply send an   
   e-mail to magazine@dkars.nl and you will automatically receive an email with   
   a download link.  Direct download is also available at www.dkars.nl  (PJ4NX)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  COMMERCIAL LICENSE EXAMS AT HAMVENTION 2015   
      
   ETA International will have test proctors available during all three days of   
   2015 Dayton Hamvention to administer commercial radio license tests.  ETA   
   certification and FCC license exams will be administered from 9 a.m. to 5   
   p.m. both Friday and Saturday and 9 am to noon on Sunday.  You can schedule   
   exams in advance by calling Lora Roberson at ETA at 800-288-3824 or by e-mail   
   to lroberson (at) eta-I (dot) org.  You can also visit ETA at the Hamvention   
   booth #BA0429 to set up to take an exam on site.  More information in PDF   
   format is at tinyurl.com/eta-hamvention-exams.  ( ETA International)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  2015 SAN BERNARDINO MICROWAVE SOCIETY 2.3 GHZ AND UP CONTEST   
      
   The 2015 San Bernardino Microwave Society 2 GHz and Up Contest and Club   
   Challenge is slated to begin at 6 a.m. local time on Saturday, May 2nd, and   
   end at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 3rd.     
      
   The purpose of this contest is for participants to operate all bands above   
   2.3 GHz.  The exchange is the six-digit grid square.  100 QSO points are   
   given for the first contact with a station on each band plus 1 point per   
   kilometer of distance.       
      
   After either station moves 16 kilometers they may work again for distance   
   points.  For more information, log forms and last year's results go to:    
   www.n6nb.com/sbmsrules.htm    
   (N6NB via the W6YX VHF Reflector)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  THE ANNUAL SCHOOL CLUB EU DAY   
      
   Europe 's annual School Club EU Day sponsored by Germany 's AATIS Initiative   
   is inviting in school amateur radio stations in Europe to be active on   
   Tuesday, May 5.  This for the purpose of making contacts between those school   
   amateur radio club and school girls and boys with own callsigns as well as   
   contacts with other stations.    
      
   According to Region One of the International amateur Radio Union, this   
   activity is a great way to get young operators on the air from their school   
   shacks using their training call signs.  IARU says that very often a new   
   operator may be intimidated by the fear of not knowing what to say to the   
   stranger on the other side of the radio.  The exchange of information through   
   the AATIS Initiative helps to overcome this fear in a low pressure contest   
   format, it should not be made a "5-9-contest."  As such, all operators are   
   encouraged to take more time to chat beyond the exchange of the necessary   
   details. 

A certificate of participation will be issued for stations   
   that send an excerpt from the log of the day.  There is also the chance of   
   winning one of the prizes to be given away by the AATIS Initiative.    
      
   More information is available in this document:   
   â€¨http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/documents/func-startdown/588/

(IARU   
   Region 1)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  AC2KG NAMED TO RECEIVE CADYAWARD   
      
   Ajay K. Poddar¸ AC2KG, of Elmwood , New Jersey , has been selected by the   
   Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as the winner of the 2015   
   International Frequency Control Symposium W.G. Cady Award.     
      
   Poddar, a chief scientist at Synergy Microwave Corp and an academic, was   
   cited for "the analysis, design, and development of a host of frequency   
   control products exhibiting state-of-the-art performance.  This includes the   
   development of extremely low noise crystal oscillator circuitry.    
      
   The award marks the second honor for Synergy Microwave scientists this year,   
   and the third in 3 years.   (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  G3TXF WINS CASS AWARD FOR ZD9XF OPERATION   
      
   The Cass Award 2014 Single-Operator Cass Award has been won by Nigel   
   Cawthorne, G3TXF.  This for his operation from the island of Tristan da Cunha   
   as ZD9XF in September of 2014.   
      
   While there G3TXF worked 9314 unique stations during the first 14 days of   
   his one-man DXpedition.  The award states that G3TXF demonstrated an   
   outstanding effort to log as many DXers as possible and set a new   
   Single-Operator Cass Award record.  Club Log founder Michael Wells, G7VJR,   
   presented Nigel with his plaque and prize at the C-D-X-C Annual Dinner is on   
   March 21st.  (GB2RS)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  M6 DRQ AND BLUR TO RELEASE NEW CD   
      
   Dave Rowntree, M6 DRQ , and the band Blur are about to release their first   
   new studio album in 12 years.  The new album is titled The Magic Whip and the   
   song Go Out has been pre-released on the music streaming service Spotify.     
      
   The UK Telegraph newspaper reports The Magic Whip, was recorded in Hong Kong   
   and will be released on April 28.  Also that the group will play at London 's   
   Hyde Park on Saturday, June 20th.    
      
   More is on the web at   
   www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11422729/Blur-to-release-first-studio-a   
   lbum-for-12-years.html  ( Southgate )   
      
   **
   
      
   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:   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
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   SWL NEWS:  DEUTSCE WELLE TO CLOSE KIGALI RWANDA SHORT WAVE RELAY   
      
   German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle is shutting down its relay   
   station at Kigali in Rwanda . When the relay station first started   
   transmitting it was about 15 km from the city center.  Since then Kigali has   
   grown and the station now finds itself in the suburbs.  Because of this the   
   plot of land on which the station stands has skyrocketed in value.    
      
   But the price of real estate was just one issue Guido Baumhauer, Deutsche   
   Welle's Director of Distribution, was forced to face when attempting to   
   negotiate with the Rwandan government.  According to Baumhauer, even if the   
   relay station wanted to stay it  couldn't because its contract with the   
   Rwanda is expiring and its government does not wish to renew it.   
      
   Established in 1965 Kigali Rwanda was the broadcaster's last short wave   
   relay still in operation.  Dismantling the station could take until August   
   2016 and Deutsche Welle has to vacate the premises by that date.
    
      
   The full story is on the web at    
   â€¨http://www.dw.de/deutsche-welle-closes-kigali-outpost/a-18340960    
   (Deutsche Welle, Southgate )   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  U.S. PROPOSES MAKING RADIO MARTI INDEPENDENT   
      
   The White House has proposed turning Radio Marti, the U.S.   
   government-controlled broadcaster created in part to undermine communist rule   
   in Cuba , into a separate entity.  This, as Washington seeks as new direction   
   in its dealings with Havana .   
      
   Under the plan, the Miami based broadcaster, which is part of the   
   Broadcasting Board of Governors would become a separate entity along with   
   unspecified parts of Voice of America's Spanish-language service.  In   
   essence, Radio Marti would cease to be part of the U.S. government and would   
   turn into a "grantee" receiving federal funding.  The proposal does not   
   specify how it would be structured beyond that it would a private, nonprofit   
   organization.   (Published news reports)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  FALCONS STOP VODAFONE PHONE TOWER UPGRADE   
      
   In the UK , the Register newspaper reports that some large birds have   
   interrupted a two hundred million dollar Vodafone 4 G antenna upgrade   
   program.   The five pairs of nesting falcons disrupted Vodafone customers'   
   mobile phone  signals in London and the south east - because the birds have   
   set up shop on  the mobile carrier's towers.   
      
   Vodafone spokesman Simon Gordon told the press that Falcons usually like   
   rocky cliffs but given the absence of such in metropolitan London they make   
   do with phone towers. Typically they nest for two to three months.  Gordon   
   added that Vodafone was very pleased to have the world's fastest bird as   
   visitors.  You can read the complete story at tinyurl.com/nesting-falcons    
   (register.com, Southgate )   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  HAM RADIO CREW EXPANDS ON ISS   
      
   The number of ham radio operators on-board the International Space Station   
   is now at three.  This following the March 28th arrival of Russian cosmonauts   
   Mikhail Kornienko, RN3BF, and Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, along with NASA   
   astronaut Scott Kelly.     
      
   European Space Agency Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF, will return   
   to Earth in May, after Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS; Oleg Kononenko, RN3DX, and   
   Kimiya Yui arrive at the ISS as part of a scheduled crew rotation.    
   Cristoforetti has conducted several Amateur Radio school contacts during her   
   time on board the ISS.  (ARRL, NASA)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  GETTING STARTED WITH THE FM SATELLITES GUIDE   
      
   AMSAT's Director of Field Operations, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK says the   
   handout titled Getting Started with the FM Satellites is now available on the   
   Word Wide Web.  Written by Stoddard, the article shows the basic equipment   
   and techniques to learn successful operating on the satellites.  It also   
   gives specific information on how to operate via SO-50, the only currently   
   available FM satellite at the moment.  It's posted at   
   tinyurl.com/fm-satellite-operating.  ( ANS )    
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, SM6MCW is now on the air as D44TBO from Cape Verde .  The length of   
   his stay is unknown. So far his activity has been on 30, 20, 15, 12 and 10   
   meter CW.  QSL via SM6MCW.   
      
   VA3 EGG will be active as 6Y4DX from Jamaica 's Jewel Paradise Cove Resort    
   until mid April.  His operation will be holiday style on 40 through 10 meters   
   with 100 watts into a 46 ft long-wire.  QSL direct to VA3 EGG .    
      
   Lastly, IZ2DPX has announced an operation from the Seychelles possibly with   
   the callsign S79DPX between August 9th and the 23rd.  Activity will be on 80   
   through 6 meters using all modes.  QSL via his home callsign.  For details   
   and updates keep an eye on iz2dpx.jimdo.com   
      
   (This weeks DX news courtesy of the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  NASA SAYS ASTEROID REDIRECT MISSION WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE   
   OVER MARS MISSION   
      
   And finally this week, a remote controlled mission to the red planet has   
   been a longtime priority for NASA.  No the space agency revealed that they   
   will start working on an asteroid relocation mission first.  Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   [Heather] NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot says that the   
   Asteroid Redirect Mission or A-R-M will provide an initial demonstration of   
   several spaceflight capabilities that will be needed to send astronauts   
   deeper into space, and eventually to Mars.   
      
   As the agency tries to find select the best asteroid for the mission, it   
   will study the candidate asteroids regarding their size, rotation, shape and   
   precise orbit.  The main candidates so far are asteroids Itokawa, Bennu and   
   2008 EV5.     
      
   The agency expects to have a selected asteroid by 2019 and then place it   
   into a stable orbit around the moon they study it.  To move the asteroid into   
   moon's orbit, NASA plans to use new trajectory and navigation methods.  NASA   
   said it will be picking up a small asteroid that will burn in space if it   
   attempts to get into Earth's atmosphere before reaching us.   
      
   According to NASA, the A-R-M robotic spacecraft will test several   
   capabilities that will be needed for a long term human mission.  For example,   
   it will test the advanced Solar Electric Propulsion or S-E-P technology.    
   S-E-P will basically be used to harness sunlight power and converts it to   
   electrical power using solar arrays that will be used to propel spacecraft   
   engine.  And that's only one of the research projects that will be an   
   integral part of the Asteroid Redirect Mission.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD in Berwick ,   
   Pennsylvania .   
      
   -   
      
   NASA plans to launch the Asteroid Redirect Mission in 2020.  It says that it   
   is expected to take six years before it can place an asteroid into lunar   
   orbit using radio remote control.  (NASA, published news reports)   
      
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   Before we go, a reminder that Amateur Radio Newsline is seeking nominations   
   for its 2015 Young Ham of the Year Award.  For consideration, a nominee must   
   have used amateur radio in some way that has benefited his or her community   
   or encouraged technological development directly or indirectly related to   
   communications.     
      
   Nominees must be 19 years or younger, and reside in the United States   
   including Hawaii , Alaska , Canada , and Puerto Rico or any of the Canadian   
   Provinces.  The individual must also hold a currently valid United States or   
   Canadian Amateur Radio license.   
      
   This award is not a contest.  The person selected as 'Young Ham of the Year'   
   is judged on his or her overall accomplishments and contributions.  Any   
   prizes awarded are secondary in nature.    
      
   The deadline for submitting an application is May 30th 2015 and the decision   
   of the judging committee is final.  To obtain an application, send a self   
   addressed, stamped envelope to 2015 Young Ham of the Year Award, in care of   
   Amateur Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Ave. Santa Clarita , CA 91350 .  You can   
   also download a form in Microsoft Word format at  www.arnewsline.org/yhoty,   
   clicking on the word "here" and saving the file to print at a later time.   
      
   Presentation of the 2015 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award   
   will take the weekend of August 15 and 16 at the Huntsville Hamfest in   
   Huntsville Alabama .    
      
   For now, with producers Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles, Skeeter   
   Nash, N5 ASH , in Topeka, plus our news team world wide, I'm Jim Damron N8TMW   
   reporting from Charleston, West Virginia, saying 73 and as always we thank   
   you for listening.    
      
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