Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1756 - April 8 2011   
      
   Please note that this is an extended Amateur Radio Newsline report and   
   contains three breaks.   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1756 with a release date of Friday,   
   April 8, 2011 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. One of the sponsors of H R 607 promises to keep   
   the ham radio public informed of the measures progress through congress,   
   the sun heats up with a solar flare and Aurora, the FCC previews its newly   
   redesigned website and the nominating period for the 2011 Amateur Radio   
   Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award is now open. Find out the details on   
   Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1756 coming your way right now.   
      
      
   (Billboard Cart Here)   
      
      
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   RADIO LAW: CO-SPONSOR OF HR-607 MEETS WITH MISSOURI HAMS   
      
   U.S. Representative Billy Long of Missouri has assured ham radio operators   
   that he will keep them informed about a bill that contains a provision to   
   sell a band of frequencies that they use heavily for emergency service work.   
   Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in our Newsroom with more:   
      
   --   
      
   According to an article in the Springfield News Leader newspaper,   
   Representative Long made the statement after a meeting with a group of   
   Missouri radio amateurs from his home district.   
      
   Billy Long is a co-sponsor of H.R. 607. This is a measure introduced by New   
   York Representative Peter King who is the chairman of the Committee on   
   Homeland Security.   
      
   As previously reported, the bill is intended to unite the communications   
   capabilities of first responders by reallocating certain frequencies in the   
   700 MHz band specifically for their use. But another part of the bill would   
   sell off 420 to 440 MHz to the highest bidder. This, to make up for lost   
   revenue in the give away of the 700 MHz spectrum for interoperable, first   
   response radio use.   
      
   Long says that right now, the bill is in its initial stages and that meetings   
   like this is one with the ham radio community of many ways to address any   
   concerns. Long promised that he will continue to listen to ensure that we   
   are not cutting any vital emergency services and not adversely affecting ham   
   radio operators.   
      
   Rod Kittleman, K0ADI is the ARRL's Information Officer in Southwestern   
   Missouri. He was present at the meeting and is quoted by the newspaper as   
   saying that he believes that Long is trying to do the right thing.   
      
   K0ADI went on to say that he believes that Representative Long understood   
   where the ham radio community was coming from and that he reassured us he   
   will do everything he can to keep the ham radio community informed. But at   
   the same time, he did not guarantee that spectrum would not be taken away.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the Newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   The bottom line. If nothing else this meeting between Representative Billy   
   Long and the Missouri ham community has made one of the bill's co sponsors   
   aware of the negative impact that selling off 420 to 450 MHz would have on   
   overall emergency communications during a time of public need.   
   (Springfield.com, others)   
      
   **   
      
   PROPAGATION: SOLAR RADIO STORM COULD MEAN IMPROVED PROPAGATION   
      
   Some good news for hams awaiting the return of decent propagation.   
   Spaceweather reported on March 28th that a large number of emerging sunspots   
   has kicked off what it termed as days-long radio storm on the sun.   
   According to the on-line newsletter, VHF receivers on Earth were picking up   
   loud bursts that sound like waves crashing on a beach. Spaceweather says   
   that this ongoing event continues a recent trend of increasing activity as   
   Solar Cycle 24 heats up.   
      
   Then over the weekend of April 2nd and 3rd a solar wind stream hit that   
   Earth's magnetic field over the weekend of sent a wave of deep sky auroras   
   over northern tier of the United States. According to Spaceweather dot com,   
   the Northern Lights were pale-white to the naked eye, but digital cameras   
   revealed spectacular colors and luminous shapes above Wisconsin, Michigan,   
   Minnesota, and elsewhere.   
      
   Meantime, on the ground some hams on 6 meters and above heard or made contact   
   with distant stations not usually heard on these bands. You can easily tell   
   a contact made via aurora propagation by its raspy C-W note or gargely   
   voice sound.   
      
   For images and audio go to www.spaceweather.com. (Spaceweather)   
      
   **   
      
   RESTRUCTURING: SARL SAYS NEW SOUTH AFRICAN HAM RADIO REGULATIONS HAVE   
   ERRORS   
      
   The new South African radio regulations that were published on March 31st and   
   came into effect on April 1st are causing concern to that nation's ham radio   
   community. This is because a number of mistakes have crept in, which   
   telecommunications regulator I-C-A-S-A is reportedly working on to rectify   
   as soon as possible.   
      
   According to the South African Radio League, the problem is with the new   
   regulation for the Class B or Zed-U license is incorrect. This is because   
   the word "under" was left out before the words 20 years. The leads to a   
   situation where if you are over 20 years of age you cannot apply for a class   
   B license. If you have a class B qualification you will be able to keep a   
   Zed-U license until you reach 25, when the license is automatically   
   canceled.   
      
   The position of current Zed-U license holders has not been finalized.   
   I-C-A-S-A is likely to allow a two year grace period for those over 25 with   
   a class B qualification to upgrade their to a class A. To upgrade means   
   having to sit for the class A examination.   
      
   Meantime, on the other side, those who hold the Zed-R prefix now have the   
   same privileges as a Zed-S license holders meaning that the upgrade process   
   falls away. But it seems that the new table of amateur radio frequency   
   allocation is incorrect. Both Zed-R and Zed-S should follow the same   
   frequencies and power limits. Zed-R license holders do not have to change   
   their callsign. (SARL)   
      
   **   
      
   MILITARY RADIO: SHORTWAVE AIMED AT LIBYAN VESSEL COMMANDERS   
      
   And it appears that radio has gone to war in Libya. This with reports that   
   High Frequency radio transmissions are reportedly playing a major role in   
   the U-N's Operation Odyssey Dawn.   
      
   According to international shortwave news reports, 6 point 877 MHz is being   
   used as an airborne announce channel, possibly from a Commando Solo   
   Aircraft. The messages being broadcast are aimed at commanding Libyan   
   naval officers. They reportedly and not so subtly order them not to board   
   their ships.   
      
   The Milcom Monitoring Post website has been reporting on the use of High   
   Frequency radio in   
   the enforcement of the no fly zone. More is on-line at tinyurl.com/5wca737.   
   (WIA)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 1   
      
   From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard   
   on bulletin stations around the world including the Three Rivers Amateur   
   Radio Club repeater serving Philadelphia Pennsylvania.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: FCC ISSUES OFFICIAL CITATION OVER CABLE TV LEAKAGE   
      
   A cable company has been cited by the FCC for excessive leakage at   
   frequencies that could affect the ability of aircraft to communicate and   
   navigate. Amateur Radio Newsline's Fred Vobbe, W8HDU, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   The FCC has issued an official Citation to Jerry Fuller doing business as   
   Custom Cable of Russellville, Alabama. This, for exceeding signal leakage   
   limits in aeronautical frequency bands in violation of section 76.605(a)(12)   
   of the Commission's Rules.   
      
   According to the Citation, an investigation by the Enforcement Bureau's   
   Atlanta Office revealed that on February 15, 2011, Custom Cable utilized a   
   non-cable, multichannel video programming distributor system which was   
   emitting radio carrier signals above allowed limits on frequency bands   
   utilized by aeronautical services. At the time of the inspections, agents   
   from the Atlanta Office measured excessive signal leakage on the frequency   
   of 121.2625 in the Aeronautical Radio band.   
      
   As a result, the FCC has ordered Custom Cable to take immediate steps to come   
   into compliance and to avoid any recurrence of this misconduct. The FCC   
   added that any future violations of its rules in this regard may subject   
   your company to substantial monetary penalties, seizure of equipment, and   
   criminal sanctions.   
      
   Reporting from Lima, Ohio, I'm Fred Vobbe, W8HDU.   
      
   --   
      
   Custom Cable was given the appropriate time to remedy the situation and to   
   reply to the FCC. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: VAN NUYS CA STORE WARNED TO TURN OFF CELLPHONE JAMMER   
      
   The FCC has issued a Notice of Unauthorized Operation and Interference to EDN   
   Aviation of Van Nuys, California. This, for allegedly operating a cellphone   
   jamming device on its premises.   
      
   According to the FCC, back on January 10th agents from the Enforcement   
   Bureau's Los Angeles Office visited the business location. At that time   
   they detected radio signals in the 1.8 to 2.0 GHz range emanating from a   
   radio transmitter. The Los Angeles agents determined that the business was   
   operating a radio transmitting device designed to jam or intentionally   
   interfere with licensed radio communications in the cellular and personal   
   communications service.   
      
   According to the FCC, its agents did attempt to inspect the device.   
   Subsequent to that attempted inspection, operation of the device ceased.   
      
   Now in its March 18th Notice, the FCC tells EDN Aviation that unauthorized   
   operation of the transmitting device must not resume. It also warns EDN   
   that the operation of the device may constitute a violation of Sections 333,   
   302(b), and 301 of the Communications Act. Such operation may subject the   
   company to substantial monetary forfeitures, seizure of the offending radio   
   equipment, and criminal sanctions.   
      
   EDN was given the customary 10 days to respond to the FCC with any   
   information that it believed relevant to the warning notice. That time   
   period has now passed. No word yet from the FCC if EDN responded or what   
   the company may have said. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY: TRACER SOFTWARE LEADS TO RECOVERY OF STOLEN COMPUTERS   
      
   Los Angeles, California Police say that they have tracked down three people   
   whom they allege to have stolen nine computers from the Open Charter Magnet   
   School in the Westchester area. This thanks to a new form of security   
   software installed on the machines.   
      
   According to police, the computers were stolen between March 9 and 10 at the   
   campus on 77th Street in the city of Westchester. The suspects were   
   unaware that the computers were equipped with the security software. As   
   soon as one of the machines was turned on and connected to the Internet, it   
   monitored and recorded the location via GPS. It also took photographs of   
   the user and then sent this information off to authorities.   
      
   Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department tracked down one of the   
   suspects on March 12th. A further investigation led them to two others. So   
   far, four of the stolen computers have been recovered. (Published news   
   reports)   
      
   **   
      
   COMMUNICATIONS ON THE WWW: FCC LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE IN BETA TEST   
      
   The Federal Communications Commission has launched a complete overhaul of the   
   agency's web site. In making the announcement the regulatory agency says   
   that the new design will improve and simplify the FCC website experience   
   for consumers, government, public safety agencies and the business   
   community.   
      
   The Commission says that its new web site design was shaped by public   
   feedback and sharpened through an ongoing conversation with users over the   
   past several months. It also represents the Commission's first overhaul of   
   its main web site in more than a decade. You can try it for yourself at   
   beta dot fcc dot gov. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO EDUCATION: ARRL TO SPONSOR FOUR 2011 TEACHERS WIRELESS WORKSHOPS   
      
   The ARRL Education Services Department has announced the 2011 schedule for   
   the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology workshop. Offered through the   
   ARRL's Education & Technology Program, the Teachers Institute is a four-day,   
   expenses paid in-residence learning opportunity designed for motivated   
   teachers and other school staff who want to learn more about wireless   
   technology and bring that knowledge to their students.   
      
   There are four ARRL Teachers Institute sessions scheduled for 2011. These   
   are June 13th to the 16th in Albuquerque, New Mexico; June 20th to the 23rd   
   at Parallax Inc. in Rocklin, California; July 11th to the 14th at the Mohawk   
   Valley Community College in Utica, New York, and July 18th to the 21st at   
   ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. The deadline to apply for the   
   New Mexico and California sessions is April 15th. The deadline for the New   
   York and Connecticut sessions is May 15th.   
      
   In addition, the Dayton Amateur Radio Association will once again host and   
   sponsor a TI-2 session on Space in the Classroom. That one will be held in   
   Dayton, Ohio from July 11th to the 14th. The application deadline for this   
   one is is May 15.   
      
   All information about the Teachers Institutes, including the application and   
   a downloadable brochure is available online at tinyurl.com/3exzpj. (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: RSGB GENERAL MANAGER G0TTW RESIGNS   
      
   Some names in the news. The Radio Society of Great Britain says that it's   
   General Manager Peter Kirby, G0TTW, has left the organizations employment.   
   In a March 28th statement released under the signature of the organizations   
   President Dave Wilson, M0OhBW, says that Kirby departed following the   
   discovery of financial irregularities on his part. The release says that   
   RSGB Director Don Beattie, G3BJ, will act as interim General Manager.   
   Wilson's message goes on to ask that at this difficult time for the Radio   
   Society of Great Britain, that all society members support G3BJ in his new   
   role. (RSGB)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: K1ARK HONORED BY COLLEGE OF SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS   
   OF AMERICA   
      
   Meantime on this side of the Atlantic, word that Bill Smith, K1ARK, of   
   Fayetteville, Arkansas, has been named to receive the Bob Kenworthy   
   Community Service Award by the College of Sports Information Directors of   
   America. Smith is being recognized for his decade as a volunteer to the   
   Washington County Department of Emergency Management assisting with county   
   weather emergency communications and for his work as the volunteer Public   
   Information Officer for the Director of New Media with Advanced P10   
   certification from FEMA.   
      
   The College of Sports Information Directors of America is a national   
   organization comprised of the sports public relations, communications and   
   information professionals throughout all levels of collegiate athletics in   
   the United States and Canada. The Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award is   
   presented annually to a member for civic involvement and accomplishments   
   outside of the sports information office. Bill Smith, K1ARK, will be   
   honored at the at the organization's annual convention in June. (ARRL   
   Public Relations Reflector)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 2   
      
   This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. From the United States of   
   America, 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)   
      
   **   
      
   CHANGING OF THE GUARD: AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE CO-FOUNDER BILL ORENSTEIN,   
   KH6QX - SK   
      
   The changing of the guard continues and this time it hits pretty close to   
   home. This as we learn of the passing of one of Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   co-founders and its longtime Production Coordinator Bill Orenstein, KH6QX.   
   Again, our producer Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF:   
      
   --   
      
   Its not easy to write a final goodbye to someone who has been a friend for   
   almost four decades, but Ill try.   
      
   I first met Bill Orenstrin, in 1972 shortly after my wife and I move to Los   
   Angeles. And as I got to know him, I learned that he was first licensed in   
   his hometown of Los Angeles, California, in the late 1950's as K6ZSW. Bill   
   also became interested in broadcasting as a teen.   
      
   Bill eventually landed a job with the ABC Television Network where he spent   
   several years as an Audio Engineer before accepting a job at the rival   
   National Broadcasting Company at its West coast headquarters in Burbank,   
   California. There he worked on numerous live and "live to tape" network   
   specials featuring such talent as the legendary Frank Sinatra and stand up   
   comics like Bill Cosby and the late Flip Wilson. Later, Bill also had a   
   regular gig as the audience Public Address Mixing Engineer on the "Tonight   
   Show with Johnny Carson" and "The Gong Show." And it was also during this   
   time he adopted Hawaii as his second home and turned in K6ZSW to become   
   KH6IAF and years later KH6QX.   
      
   As those of you who were around in the late 1970's may remember, Gong Show   
   host and Producer Chuck Barris had the habit of creating on-air talent from   
   members of the shows crew. Perhaps the best known was Stage Manager Eugene   
   Patton who became known as "Gene Gene the Dancing Machine." In a like   
   manner, Bill Orenstein was tapped by Barris as the character "Weird Wille."   
   As Weird Willie, Bill's job was to appear just before a commercial break and   
   leer stoically and silently at Barris as the latter made jokes about the   
   character Bill was portraying. For the rest of his life, Bill used that   
   pseudonym or some derivation of it and carried it as a kind of badge of   
   pride. If you asked him why, his answer would be: "...how many of you can   
   claim a famous TV producer like Chuck Barris gave you your nickname?"   
      
   After the Gong Show left the air, Bill continued as the Public Address   
   Engineer on the Tonight show until he was tapped by NBC Network Radio to   
   take on the Engineering position of its then brand new young adult   
   contemporary radio network called "The Source." "The Source" was filled   
   with newscasts and features focusing on 18- to 34-year-olds. When it was   
   sold to Westwood One Radio in August 1987, Bill remained at NBC News working   
   with most of the well known network news people of the era including the   
   late NBC News Science Correspondent Roy Neal, K6DUE.   
      
   In the world of amateur radio, Bill is best known as one of those behind the   
   1977 creation of the "second generation" of the Westlink Radio Network which   
   eventually was renamed Amateur Radio Newsline. In 1981 Bill Orenstein and I   
   co-shared the Dayton Hamvention Special Achievement Award for - and I   
   quote from the plaque on my wall -- "The Development and Operation of the   
   Westlink Radio Network." Bill was also co-creator of the late 1970's era   
   "CARS Program" in which radio amateurs became the extra eyes and ears of the   
   Los Angeles Police Department in the then heavily crime-ridden Hollywood and   
   North Hollywood areas.   
      
   In the late 1980's Bill retired from both NBC and Westlink Radio due to   
   health reasons and eventually relocated with his family to Hawaii where he   
   lived out the remainder of his life. Over the years he continued to file   
   news reports for Westlink and then in our later incarnation as Amateur Radio   
   Newsline. Most usually dealt with ham radio emergency preparedness and   
   emergency response on the Island state. He was also with Hawaii's famed   
   Emergency Amateur Radio Club and at one time served on its governing board.   
      
   I last saw Bill a few years ago when he was in Los Angeles to attend his sons   
   college graduation. After that it was only on the phone. And now, its time   
   to say a final 73 to a guy who was an important part of my life for almost   
   forty years. Not easy to do, but I hope I have succeeded.   
      
   --   
      
   Bill Orenstein was age 75 when he passed away on Wednesday, March 30th at his   
   home in Honolulu. He is survived by his son Jon. At airtime, plans for a   
   memorial service at Temple Emanu-El in Honolulu, Hawaii, are pending.   
   (ARNewsline)   
      
   **   
      
   CHANGING OF THE GUARD: INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERS FOUNDER MIKE   
   KOSS, W9SU - SK   
      
   A mid-West legend in amateur radio has also passed from the scene. Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's Jack Parker, W8ISH, has the story of Mike Koss, W9SU:   
      
   --   
      
   Mike Koss, W9SU, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away Monday, March 28.   
   According to his friend Brian Smith, W9IND, Koss was found on his workshop   
   floor and paramedics were unable to revive him.   
      
   Koss is the founder of Industrial Communication Engineers. He is well known   
   in the Amateur Radio and in the commercial radio communities for his surge   
   protectors, line filters, RF switches and more.   
      
   Koss is known as being the heart and soul of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway   
   Amateur Radio Club, He designed and maintained one of the best Amateur   
   Radio stations in the Midwest -- the one responsible for cranking out the   
   big signals of Indy 500 Special Event Station W9IMS. Mike was also the   
   driving force behind Special Event Station W87PAX, which commemorated the   
   1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. The station logged more than 23,000   
   QSOs. Koss was also an avid Dxer. HIs 10 meter CQWW record for the 9th   
   Call Area, set in 1989, remains unequalled.   
      
   Mike Koss also was actively involved in public service activities: Just   
   last year, he spearheaded a volunteer project that cleaned up and repainted   
   the USS Indianapolis Memorial in downtown Indianapolis, this coming just in   
   time for the survivors' reunion. History tells us the ship was torpedoed in   
   1945, and only 317 of the original eleven hundred and ninety-six crew   
   members survived the sinking and subsequent shark attacks over a five day   
   period in the Pacific Ocean.   
      
   In 2005 Koss was awarded the prestigious Technical Excellence Award for his   
   contributions to the Amateur Radio community. And now, at age 57, Mike Koss   
   W9SU, is a silent key.   
      
   From Indianapolis, this is Jack Parker W8ISH   
      
   --   
      
   Koss will be long remembered for his many contributions to telecommunications   
   and his service to the ham radio community. Services for W9SU were to be   
   held in Whiteland, Indiana, on Saturday, April 3rd. (W8ISH)   
      
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   BREAK 3   
      
   This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. From the United States of   
   America, this is 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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   WORLDBEAT: MAJOR CUTS TO HIT THE BBC WORLD SERVICE   
      
   Some major cutbacks are coming to one of the worlds best known international   
   shortwave broadcasters. To meet a United Kingdom government mandated 16   
   percent funding cut, the B-B-C World Service is eliminating five languages,   
   ending radio distribution for seven more and slashing medium and shortwave   
   radio distribution. This, in favor of FM, TV and the so-called online new   
   media.   
      
   The cuts will amount to an annual savings of about $74 million by April 2014.   
   At that point all World Service funding will be switched from governmental   
   grants through to the same domestic license fee that funds B-B-C services   
   across the U-K. 650 out of a total 2400 B-B-C World Service jobs will be   
   eliminated.   
      
   (RW)   
      
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   RADIO IN SPACE: NASA ASKS YOU TO VOTE ON ASTRONAUT WAKE-UP SONG   
      
   NASA is offering the public a chance to vote for your favorite tunes to be   
   played as the wake up song during the STS-134 mission, which is currently   
   scheduled to launch on April 19th. Voting will be open until mission launch   
   day. You can listen to the songs nominated and cast your vote at   
   tinyurl.com/4peh55m   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: ARISSAT-1 TO BE ON THE AIR TO CELEBRATE GAGARINS FLIGHT   
      
   The ARISSat-1 satellite, presently still inside the ISS, will be turned on   
   and use an external antenna from the afternoon of April 11th through the   
   morning of April 13th. This, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Yuri   
   Gagarin's first manned space flight.   
      
   The transmissions on the 12th will see ARISSat-1 in low power mode This   
   means 40 to 60 seconds on and 2 minutes off. Event planners say that this   
   should be a challenge for hams on the ground to find and tune the CW signal   
   then decode some B-P-S-K data during the short on times. As an aside, this   
   mode was developed to be used when the batteries are low or the satellite is   
   in eclipse.   
      
   AMSAT says that it will also support this event and issue certificates to   
   those stations reporting reception of the ARISSat-1 signals. Russia's   
   Roscosmos space management agency has announced that ARISSat-1 will be   
   deployed into orbit during the next space walk in July of this year.   
   (WA4SXM)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: N4S TO COMMEMORATE GAGARIN FLIGHT AND LAUNCH OF STS-1   
      
   Meantime, special event station N-4-S will be on the air on April 12th to   
   commemorate the 50 years since Russia'a Yuri Gagarin became the first man in   
   space on April 12th, 1961. The operation also honors the first flight of   
   the Space Shuttle Columbia, known as S-T-S One, that took place two decades   
   later on April 12th, 1981. N-4-S will be active on 80 through 10 meters   
   using SSB as well as the KP4IA FM repeater and 147.48 MHz simplex for local   
   contacts across Puerto Rico. A special electronic certificate will be   
   issued for this occasion. For information go to www.qrz.com/db/wp3gw or   
   write to wp3gw (at) arrl (dot) net. (WP3GW)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: ISWL CELEBRATES ITS 65TH ANNIVERSARY   
      
   And the International Short Wave League is celebrating its 65th anniversary   
   with a pair of special events stations. GB65ISWL will be on the air for the   
   weekend of April 16th to the 17th. Operation will begin around 1800 hours   
   on Friday, April 15th using S-S-B and P-S-K. The primary operator will be   
   G6XOU.   
      
   Then PA0FAW will operate as PC65ISWL between May 1st and the 28th. Activity   
   will be mainly on the digital modes and CW, with some SSB. QSL information   
   for both callsigns will be on QRZ.com. More about the Internartional Short   
   Wave League is on-line at www dot iswl dot org dot uk. (ISWL)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, word that G3KHZ has organized a 6th trip to Papua New Guinea to   
   activate more Islands on the Air. Destinations include Feni Island, Nuguria   
   and Green Island. Two members will then will go to Louisiade after the main   
   DXpedition is finished between. Activity will be on all HF bands, including   
   6 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. For updates and more complete details,   
   watch the expedition Web page at p29ni.weebly.com   
      
   IK8DNJ has just obtained authorization to be active stroke HI7 between April   
   30th and May 13th. All operation will be be holiday style on 40 through 10   
   meters using SSB and the digital modes. QSL via IZ8LKL.   
      
   JA1IFB says that the planned operation from Bhutan has been cancelled their   
   April 19-26th operation due to the earthquake and tsunami hitting the JA7   
   district on March 11th. Look for this operation to possibly be rescheduled   
   for some later date.   
      
   The "DX-World.Net" reports that N2WB, is planning to be active stroke HR5   
   from Honduras between April 20th and May 4th. QSL via N2OO.   
      
   The I2YSB DXpedition team is now active as 5M2TT from Liberia until April   
   13th. The group plans to use 3 stations for the HF bands and one for the 50   
   MHz band that includes a beacon and cubical quad antenna. Modes include CW,   
   SSB and RTTY. QSL via I2YSB.   
      
   The upcoming September 2011 Timor-Leste DXpedition has received the callsign   
   4W6A from the governing licensing authorities. 4W6A will operate from   
   Atauro Island in East Timor from September 16th to the 26th. Activity will   
   be on 160 through 10 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. The QSL manager is   
   M0URX.   
      
   Lastly if you DX the birds, then look for KL7CN to be active in a   
   holiday-style DXpedition on the FM satellites from various Caribbean   
   locations. He will start at KP4 and then operate maritinme mobilefrom as   
   many grids as we can. That will be followed by a stint portable J6 then as   
   V25CN. Several other Caribbean stops are planned. QSL as directed on the   
   air.   
      
   (Above from various DX News Sources)   
      
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