Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1962  April 24 2015   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1962 with a release date of Friday,   
   April 24, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1,     
      
   The following is a QST.   An Australian ham radio floater balloon makes a   
   trip around the world; the FCC proposes new privacy rules for amateur radio   
   operators historical information; the 2014 CQ World Wide SSB contest   
   disqualifies some hams and warns others; Palmyra Atoll DX operation announced   
   for early 2016; Barbados warns CBers and hams not to use excessive power and   
   possibly the greatest selfie is taken by a ham radio operator on the I-S-S.    
   Find out who took it on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1962 coming your   
   way right now.   
      
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   HAM RADIO NEAR SPACE:  AUSTRALIAN FLOATER  BALLOON CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE GLOBE   
      
   After being released in Victoria Australia on Monday April 6th, a foil party   
   balloon called PS-41 has achieved the longest range in Project Picospace and   
   has circled the globe.  This became official on Thursday April 16th as PS-41   
   crossed 144.903 degree longitude marking a completion of its epic voyage.    
   Bryan Pliatsios, VK3GR, of the WIA News reports:   
      
   --   
      
   [ Bryan ]  The latest solar powered helium filled balloon PS-41 launched by   
   Andy Nguyen, VK3YT, on April 6, has an HF payload, transmitting 25mW on the   
   30 meter and 20 meter bands, sending WSPR spots and JT9 telemetry.   
      
   The high-attitude balloon PS-41 took a path over Tasmania , then south of   
   New Zealand , the southern tip of South America , directly over the South   
   Georgia and South Sandwich Islands , well south of Africa , and back across   
   to Australia .  While south of Tasmania , it abruptly changed course to be on   
   a southerly track, but it has encircled the globe.   
      
   Another balloon PS-42 made its way to the Southern Pacific between New   
   Zealand and South America .  These have been extensively tracked via JT9 by a   
   network in VK, ZL, South America and South Africa , and Ireland . WSPR spots   
   have as received all over the world.   
      
   --   
      
   [Anchor] In an earlier attempt, PS-42's sister balloon PS-30 went down on   
   January 16th in suspected poor weather off the east coast of Africa near   
   Madagascar .   
      
      
   (VK3PC)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  NEW SPRATLYS INCIDENT DELAYS EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF SICK HAM   
   RADIO OPERATOR FROM PAG -ASA   
      
   The emergency medical evacuation of a sick amateur radio enthusiast from   
   Pag-asa Island was delayed for several days.  This after a Chinese naval   
   vessel reportedly harassed a Philippine Air Force patrol flight in the   
   Spratly Islands on Monday, April 20th forcing the cancellation of other   
   flights to the disputed territory.   
      
   Leo Almazan, WA6LOS, is a member of the Mabuhay DX Group.  He told   
   InterAksyon.com they had gone to Pag-asa to set up an amateur radio operation   
   and to  test a portable solar power system in coordination with the   
   Philippine Navy Research and Development Center .  They were also conduct a   
   small scale medical mission as one of their members is a doctor.   
      
   However, over the weekend, one of the team members, Chito Pastor, WW6CP,   
   came down with a kidney infection from drinking the highly saline local water   
   after the supply of drinking water the ham radio enthusiasts had brought with   
   them ran out.  The morning of Monday, April 20th, Almazan said the Philippine   
   Navy was getting ready to send an Islander aircraft to fly Pastor off Pag-asa   
   for medical treatment.  However, the mercy flight was cancelled after a   
   Chinese frigate fired an illumination round on a military patrol aircraft.   
      
   Almazan said that although the rescue aircraft was later cleared to fly to   
   Pag-asa on Wednesday morning, it developed engine problems and would be   
   delayed.  He later said he had received another message from Navy   
   headquarters.  It said that a civilian aircraft has been cleared to fly the   
   medical mission.  Pastor was successfully evacuated to Puerto Princesa City   
   on April 23rd.   
      
   This would be the latest in a long string of run-ins over the Spratlys where   
   China has embarked on an aggressive reclamation and construction spree on   
   disputed islands and reefs.  It follows an incident on April 13th where a   
   Chinese coast guard vessel fired water cannon on Filipino fishermen near   
   Scarborough Shoal.   
      
      
   (DO NOT READ: More is at   
   www.interaksyon.com/article/109278/new-spratlys-incident-delays-emergency-evac   
   uation-of-sick-ham-radio-enthusiast-from-pag-asa)   
      
   (interaksyon.com)   
      
   **   
      
      
   RADIO LAW:  FCC  PROPOSING NEW  PRIVACY RULES FOR AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS   
   HISTORICAL INFORMATION    
      
   The FCC has initiated a proceeding in WT Docket No. 15-81 to amend its rules   
   of organization.  This as applied to amateur radio licensee address   
   information that is routinely available for public inspection.      
      
   Specifically, the FCC proposes to revise its rules to specify that past   
   amateur radio licensee address information will not be routinely available   
   for public inspection.  To implement this change the FCC proposes to remove   
   from public view in the Universal Licensing System an amateur radio   
   licensee's address information that is not associated with a current license   
   or pending application.  Current licensee address information would remain   
   public.   
      
   The FCC said in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making that it believes these   
   steps will enhance an Amateur Radio operators' privacy and doing so without   
   undermining the public interest in knowing who is authorized to operate on   
   amateur spectrum.   
      
   The Commission is also seeking comment on whether this approach should be   
   extended to individual licensees in any other Wireless Radio Services, such   
   as the General Mobile Radio Service, commercial radio operator licensees, and   
   individuals who hold ship station or aircraft station licenses.   
      
   Comments on WT Docket No. 15-81 are due by June 16th.  Reply comments must   
   be filed by July 16th.   
      
   (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIOSPORTS:  CQ WW SSB 2014 DISQUALIFICATIONS AND WARNINGS   
      
   The CQ World Wide Contest Committee has published a list of those amateurs   
   who were disqualified from the 2014 CQ World Wide SSB contest or who received   
   warnings for their operation.  Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   [Bill]  The CQ World Wide contest site carries a statement that explains the   
   action.  It says and we quote:   
      
   "The CQ World Wide Contest Committee takes its job as referee for the   
   contest very seriously.  Each year a group of dedicated members spends many   
   hours pouring over logs, listening to S-D-R recordings, and following up on   
   input from the contest community.  We do not always have perfect information   
   and it is difficult when each entrant is operating from their own station   
   without any outside observer.  Even so, the logs and recordings often tell us   
   a clear story.  It is our job as referees to call them as we see them."   
      
   The statement goes on to say that each disqualified entrant will have been   
   notified of the decision and given 5 days to respond.  This is to allow   
   everyone the opportunity to present an explanation of what appears in the log.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom   
   in Los Angeles .   
      
   --   
      
   [Anchor]  The CQ World Wide Contest is the largest Amateur Radio competition   
   in the world with over 30,000 participants.  The list of disqualified   
   stations and those issued warnings is at tinyurl.com/cq-ww-ssb-2014-blog.   
      
   (CQ WW Blog)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  PALMYRA ATOLL DXPEDITION IN EARLY 2016   
      
   In DX up-front, Craig Thompson, K9CT, and Lou Dietrich, N2TU, have announced   
   that they will be heading up a DXpedition to Palmyra Atoll to take place in   
   January of 2016.  With them will be a team of 12 highly experienced operators   
   and veterans of many DXpeditions.  They plan to operate five stations over a   
   14 day period on 160 to 6 meters using all modes.  A callsign for this   
   operation will be announced at a later date.  Palmyra , which has the prefix   
   KH5, ranks in the top ten on the Most Wanted List and is number 2 most wanted   
   in Europe .  More is on the web at Palmyra2016.org.   
      
   (OPDX)   
      
   **   
      
   DX UP FRONT:  THREE 2015 OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR CREDIT   
      
   ARRL DX Advisory Committee Staff Liaison, Dave Patton, NN1N, reports that   
   several operations have been approved for DXCC credit.  These are all in the   
   2015 time frame and include 3XY5M from Guinea , E30FB from Eritrea and C21EU   
   from Nauru .  You can file for DXCC credit for working these operations now.   
      
   (DXCC)   
      
   **   
      
   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 K0   
   ASH repeater of the Ashland Amateur Radio Club in Ashland , Nebraska .   
      
   (5 SEC PAUSE)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  LINDEN NJ POLICE TAKE UNLICENSED BROADCASTER OFF THE AIR   
   WITHOUT FCC HELP   
      
   The programs have stopped coming from an unlicensed radio station operating   
   out of a home in Linden , New Jersey .  Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephen   
   Kinford, N8WB, has the details of how the station was taken off the air   
   without the intervention of the FCC:   
      
   --   
      
   [Stephen]  On Monday, April 13th, officials from WKXW, likely better known   
   to its listeners as New Jersey 101.5 FM, contacted the city of Linden police   
   with a complaint that another station was operating illegally on a frequency   
   of 101.3 FM.     
      
   In a statement, Captain James Sarnicki said that the letter sent by 101.5 FM   
   indicated the station had conducted its own investigation.  In doing so it   
   had identified the illegal transmission as coming from a private home and   
   included pictures of a large antenna on the roof.  Station officials also   
   noted that they had received multiple listener complaints about bad reception   
   since the unlicensed station was interfering with their signal.   
      
   According to Captain Sarnicki, the Linden police contacted the FCC and were   
   old an investigation could take a couple weeks to complete.  They then   
   reached out to the city's municipal code enforcement officials who found the   
   home violated zoning ordinances.   
      
   Under these regulations, the unidentified station operators would not be   
   allowed to run a business in a residential area.  The antenna being more than   
   20 feet high qualified as an illegal structure on the roof.   
      
   Captain Sarnicki said police notified the homeowner of the complaint and   
   that summonses and fines would follow if the antenna stayed up and the   
   station continued operating.  A few days later on April 15th New Jersey 101.5   
   FM was notified that the antenna was removed and the unlicensed transmitter   
   was off the air.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm  Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth ,   
   Ohio .   
      
   --   
      
   [Anchor] Operating an unlicensed radio station above a tiny power output and   
   without a license is a fourth-degree crime in New Jersey .  It is one of two   
   states, along with Florida , where such an action is a criminal offense.   
      
   (NJ.com, other published News Reports)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  BARBADOS WARNS CBERS AND HAMS NOT TO USE EXCESSIVE POWER   
      
   The Telecommunications Unit in the Barbados ' Division of Energy and   
   Telecommunications has reminded the island nation's amateur radio operators   
   and CB'ers that they must not operate their equipment at power levels which   
   exceed the legal limit.   
      
      
   Investigations of interference have revealed that some operators were using   
   between 1000 and 5000 watts.  Telecommunications Officer, Ishmael Cadogan,   
   explained  that some hobby CB'ers and amateur radio operators who were using   
   excessive power and this was causing interference with televisions, radios,   
   telephones and even pacemakers.   
      
   Both Cadogan and fellow Telecommunications Officer Jason Haynes stressed the   
   vital role that amateur radio and CB operators played, especially during the   
   hurricane season and other disasters.  Haynes noted that there were fewer   
   issues with the amateur radio operators because of the requirements for   
   successfully obtaining a license.  On the other hand, CB'ers simply had to   
   apply for a license.     
      
   There are 140 licensed CBers and 155 licensed amateur radio operators in   
   Barbados .  Haynes said that while the interference problems being   
   experienced involved a select few, it was important to deal with the   
   offenders because of the impact their actions were having not only on their   
   communities but on fellow radio operators.   
      
   You can read more at   
   http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/66466/cbers-amateur-radio-operators-   
   warned   
      
   (nationnews.com)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  ARRL HAM AID HF GEAR ARRIVES IN MICRONESIA   
      
   An ARRL Ham Aid kit of High Frequency gear has arrived in the Federated   
   States of Micronesia as part of a relief effort in the wake of Tropical   
   Cyclone Maysak.  That storm ravaged many of the nation's islands in late   
   March and early April, wreaking major damage and causing some deaths.   
      
   According to the ARRL the Ham Aid equipment accompanied a shipment of other   
   radio gear, tools, and supplies that John Bush, KH6DLK/V63JB, took from   
   Hawaii to the storm devastated area.      
      
   In this case only the High Frequency gear was sent.  Ham Aid kits containing   
   both High Frequency and VHF/UHF equipment had been shipped to Hawaii last   
   fall, as the massive Puna volcanic lava flow threatened some communities on   
   the Big Island .     
      
   The full ARRL story at    
   www.arrl.org/news/arrl-ham-aid-hf-gear-arrives-in-micronesia-in-wake-of-tropic   
   al-cyclone   
      
   (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO:  SPAIN HOLDS 6TH ANNUAL ENCE RESCUE RADIO EXERCISE   
      
   Spain 's 6th Emergency Communications National Exercise or ENCE was to be   
   held on Saturday April 18, from 16:00 to 17:00 UTC , and was open to   
   international participation.   
      
   This years ENCE was devoted to Voice over Internet Protocols that included   
   Echolink, IRLP, D-Star and System Fusion.     
      
   Aware that if a disaster occurs, the Internet can be one of the first   
   resources to fail in the affected area.  But outside the immediate disaster   
   zone it is a very powerful emergency response tool to consider.      
      
   This years EMCE emphasized the use of technologies that allow attaching   
   radio and the Internet without sacrificing classic modes of communication.    
   The overall purpose of the exercise was to bring an opportunity to all those   
   radio amateurs interested in practicing operational skills.   
      
   More info in Spanish is at www.fediea.org/emergencias   
      
   (EMCE)   
      
   **   
      
   EDUCATION:  HAM RADIO AT UNIVERSITIES GROWING IN IMPORTANCE IN EUROPE   
      
   Germany's national amateur radio society, the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club   
   or DARC reports that amateur radio groups in colleges and universities are of   
   growing interest in that nation.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant,   
   K6PZW has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   [Bruce]  DARC Officer Annette Coenen, DL6SAK, and Joachim Posegga, DL7JP, of   
   the University of Passau say there are now 36 universities with ham radio   
   groups listed in the German speaking world.   Also, these German universities   
   are being complemented by English speaking colleges in neighboring countries   
   such as Switzerland and Austria .   
      
   An e-mail network exists to facilitate the exchange of information on   
   planned amateur radio activities at the universities.  The goal of this   
   link-up is to promote young talent and organize training courses.   
      
   A list of European universities with amateur radio groups can be found in   
   the German language posted at tinyurl.com/university-link-up.     
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles .   
      
   --   
      
   [Anchor]  The first in person meeting of participants in this project will   
   take place on Saturday, June 27th at the annual HAM RADIO convention in   
   Friedrichshafen , Germany .     
      
   ( Southgate )   
      
   **   
      
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS:  ZL100ANZA COMMEMORATING ANZAC DAY IN NEW ZEALAND   
      
   New Zealand telecommunications regulator Radio Spectrum Management has given   
   permission for use of the special call ZL100ANZA until May 26th.  This to   
   assist hams in that nation to help commemorate the ANZAC centenary.  Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, has more:   
      
   --   
      
   [Jim] Anzac Day is one of the most important national commemorative   
   occasions down-under. This year it marks the 100th anniversary of the first   
   major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the   
   First World War.   
      
   To commemorate the ANZAC centenary here in New Zealand , ZL100ANZAC will be   
   activated by a group of amateur radio operators, all of whom responded to   
   register interest in operating the callsign.   Its operation will start on   
   April 25th at midday New Zealand time and will last of one month.   
      
   All logs will be collated by John Balsillie, ZL1ALZ and on a regular basis   
   posted to both Logbook of the World and Club Log to enable other operators to   
   check their QSOs.   
      
   The QSL manager is Phil Holliday, ZL3PAH.  An Oh QRS will be available via   
   Club Log for both direct and bureau cards.  Cards sent to the QSL manager   
   directly or via the bureau will also be accepted.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, down-under in   
   Nelson , New Zealand .   
      
   --   
      
   [Anchor]  The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army   
   Corps, whose soldiers were known as Anzacs.     
      
   (NZART, Southgate )   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THHE NEWS:  ZS6SF AND ZS6QL ELECTED TO LEAD SARL   
      
   Some names in the news.  The South Africa Radio League has elected Fritz   
   Sutherland, ZS6SF, as its President and Nico van Rensburg, ZS6QL, as its Vice   
   President.   The voting took place at he first Council meeting following the   
   organizations Annual General Meeting that was held Saturday, April 18th.   
      
   (SARL)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  ZS6SGM GIVEN SARL ICOM EXCELLENCE AWARD   
      
   Also from South Africa comes word that the Icom Excellence Award, which is   
   considered the premier award of the South African Radio League, was presented   
   to Stewart Moss, ZS6SGM.  Moss has been instrumental in getting the WSPR    
   propagation research off the ground, having supported several clubs and   
   individual amateurs experimenting with this mode.  He is also credited with   
   having set up the ZS6SRL WSPR beacon, has written tutorials and analyzes the   
   results.  All of this data will be included in reports to South Africa   
   telecommunications regulator ICASA.   
      
   (SARL)   
      
   **   
      
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  ASTRONAUT MIKE FINCKE KE5 AIT TO APPEAR AT DAYTON YOUTH   
   FORUM   
      
   According to Carole Perry, WB2 MGP , astronaut Mike Fincke, KE5 AIT , will   
   be coming to speak at her Dayton Hamvention Youth Forum.  Also the American   
   Radio Relay League is sponsoring her eight young presenters attend a lunch   
   with him afterwards.  They will be joined by other young hams chosen from the   
   audience.   WB2 MGP 's Youth Forum is scheduled for Saturday, May 16th from   
   9:15 to 11:45 in Meeting Room 2 of the Hara Arena in Dayton , Ohio .  The   
   full rundown of Hamvention 2015 forums is at Hamvention.org.   
      
   (WB2 MGP )   
      
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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:   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY:  NEW ALUMINUM BENDABLE BATTERY   
      
   Scientists have built a flexible aluminum battery which they say could be a   
   cheap, fast-charging and safe alternative to current designs.   
      
   The prototype consists of a soft pouch, containing aluminum for one   
   electrode and graphite foam for the other and all surrounded by a special   
   liquid salt.  It can recharge in less than a minute and is very safe and   
   durable compared to lithium-ion batteries.   
      
   The only drawback is that the new design currently only delivers about half   
   the voltage but work is ongoing to improve this.  On the plus side and unlike   
   other designs, this battery will not catch fire even if accidentally   
   punctured or drilled through.     
      
   The work appears in the journal Nature.  You can find it at   
   tinyurl.com/aluminum-salt-battery   
      
   ( BBC , Nature.com, Science Today)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  FOX -1C AND FOX -1D INCLUDE L-BAND UPLINK   
      
   AMSAT has announced plans to incorporate a 23 centimeter L band receiver in   
   the Fox-1C and Fox-1D ham radio satellites. The addition will allow ground   
   commanded selection of the normal Fox-1VHF and UHF bands or the new L Band   
   1.2 GHz mode. Both bands will operate as FM single channel.    
      
   Rather than adding a complete new receiver, the L band "Project Downshifter"   
   will convert the received L band signal down to the Fox-1 uplink frequency   
   and feed it to the regular UHF receiver on the Fox-1 satellite.  The design   
   will not require an additional antenna on the satellite because the existing   
   UHF antenna will work for L band receive as well.    
      
   (AMSAT)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  HABEX-10 IS SET TO LAUNCH ON APRIL 25   
      
   The High Altitude Balloon Experiment or HABEX will be taking to the skies   
   for the 10th time on Saturday April 25th.  The payload will include an APRS   
   tracker active on 144.800 MHz signing ZS6 COG dash 11, a simplex repeater on   
   438.550 MHz and s Slow Scan amateur television camera streaming still images   
   from altitude.  It will operate on 433.400 MHz FM using the Scottie 1 mode.   
      
   This launch is part of the Global Space Balloon Challenge which sees more   
   than 250 balloon launches worldwide during April.  For more information and   
   an information sheet on HABEX-10 visit the site www.habex.za.net.    
      
   (SARL, Southgate )   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  FUNCUBE-1 TRANSMITTING TELEMETRY ONCE AGAIN   
      
   FUNcube-1 also known as AO-73 is again transmitting telemetry.  The CubeSat   
   had stopped transmitting at around 20:18 UTC on Wednesday, April 15th.  A   
   restart took place during a pass over Europe at 09:30 UTC on Thursday, April   
   16th.  Controllers are still investigating what caused the bird's telemetry   
   to go silent but they have concluded from earlier data transmissions that it   
   was safe to switch back to nominal operations.   
      
   ( Southgate )   
      
   **   
      
   PROPAGATION STUDY: NEW FREQUENCY AND TRANSMITTER FOR GB3ANG BEACON   
      
   The GB3ANG 432MHz propagation beacon located just north of Dundee , Scotland   
   , has received a new transmitter. It has also altered its operating frequency   
   to 432.453 MHz to comply with the new IARU Region 1 band plan.   
      
   The changes were made on April 13th by the beacon keeper Allan Duncan,   
   GM4ZUK, with assistance from A.G. Marsden, GM4 FEI .  The old beacon   
   transmitter had been built by Brian Flynn, GM8BJF, and was in continuous   
   service for 33 years.     
      
   There are three other beacons are co-located at GB3ANG transmitter site.    
   These are on 70, 144 and 1296 MHz but their operational parameters remain the   
   unchanged.   
      
   (GB2RS)   
      
   **   
      
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, S55OO will be active as 9H3OO from Malta between April 24th and May   
   2nd.  His operation is on 40 through 6 meters using CW, SSB and the digital   
   modes. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the bureau.  Electronic QSL's go   
   via Logbook of the World and eQSL.  Look for his location and some photos to   
   be posted on QRZ.com.   
      
   JH2DF, will be active as T88DF from the Republic of Palau between April 27th   
   and May 1st. Operations will be on the High Frequency bands and 50 MHz using   
   CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV, WSPR and JT65A. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by   
   the Bureau, Logbook of he World and eQSL.   
      
   ON6VJ and ON1CH will be on the air stroke MJ from Jersey Island from May   
   14th to the 18th.  Their operation will be on 160 through 6 meters using SSB   
   only.  QSL via each operator's home callsign.    
      
   DL2RPS will be active as S79RPS from the Anse National Park on Praslin   
   Island between May 2nd and the 8th.  This operation will be on 80 through 10   
   meters using CW and SSB, depending on conditions.  QSL via his home callsign,   
   direct by the bureau.  Electronic QSL's go via eQSL or the OQRS on ClubLog.    
      
   F4WBN will be operational as 5U5U from Niger between May 30th and June 16th.   
   Activity will be holiday style on 40 through 6 meters using SSB and some   
   RTTY.  QSL via his home callsign direct only.   
      
   Lastly, IU2CIQ, IZ1UJE and IZ1ZHG will be on the air from Monaco as 3A   
   stroke IU2CIQ between June 5th and the 7th.  Activity will be on 80 through   
   10 meters using mainly SSB, but some CW and RTTY.  QSL 3A/IU2CIQ via IU2CIQ   
   via the bureau,.  Cards for IZ1UJE direct or electronically using Logbook of   
   the World.     
      
   (This weeks DX news courtesy of the Ohio-Penn DX Newsletter)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  IZ0UDF SPECTACULAR SELFIE FROM THE ISS   
      
   And finally this week, almost everyone on Earth has taken a selfie in   
   various locations and occasions.  But International Space Station astronaut   
   Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF, has made every selfie-taker jealous of her   
   out-of-this-world photo as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather   
   Embee, KB3TZD:   
      
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   [Heather]  Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF, is an Italian astronaut from   
   European Space Agency currently living and working on the International Space   
   Station.  On Friday, April 17th, she shared her selfie on Twitter taken on   
   board the orbiting space laboratory.  In it, Cristoforetti was dressed as   
   Captain Kathryn Janeway of Star Trek: Voyager, with a tiny ISS pin in place   
   of the traditional chevron. Over her shoulders through a viewing window is   
   the Space X Dragon cargo craft that delivers supplies to space station crews.   
      
      
   The text of her tweet is an in-joke that fans of the Voyager series will   
   recognize.  In the fifth episode, titled The Cloud, when Janeway's told that   
   there's energy in a nearby nebula she quips about her favorite beverage.   
   Followers were giving thumbs up to her selfie, saying that she looks a lot   
   like the famous Delta Quadrant pioneer of the Starfleet.   
      
      
   As well as carrying out an extremely busy science program in Europe's   
   Columbus laboratory, IZ0UDF has been busy with the final ATV-5 cargo vehicle   
   and the new SpaceX and Orbital vehicles as well as supporting multiple   
   space-walks.  She has also found time to operate one of the ARISS ham radio   
   stations on-board the ISS.   
      
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick   
   Pennsylvania .   
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   [Anchor]  Samantha Cristoforetti is aboard the ISS to perform several   
   scientific experiments in the space stations microgravity laboratory.  Her   
   team's study is part of the Futura mission which was launched in November   
   2014.  She will return to Earth in mid-May.   
      
   ( ESA , dailytimesgazette.com)   
      
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   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   
   Southgate News, TwiT-TV , Australia 's WIA News and you our listeners, that's   
   all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Our e-mail address is newsline (at)   
   arnewsline (dot) org. More information is available at Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's only official website located at www.arnewsline.org. You can also   
   write to us or support us at Amateur Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue ,   
   Santa Clarita California , 91350.   
      
   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 and Puerto Rico , or any of the Canadian Provinces.   
   The individual must also hold a currently valid United States or Canadian   
   Amateur Radio license.   
      
   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 plus our news   
   team world wide, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5 ASH , saying 73 and as always we thank   
   you for listening.    
      
      
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