Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1759 - April 29 2011   
      
   Now, Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1759 with a release date of Friday,   
   April 29, 2011 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. The FCC will host a live emergency communications   
   planning session and you can be there on the World Wide Web. Also, two   
   senators ask Congress to protect the Global Positioning System from a   
   proposed new terrestrial broadband system, information surfaces on what may   
   have caused the failure of ARISSat One to operate from the I-S-S and we tell   
   you how to send your name and callsign to Mars. Find out the details are on   
   Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1759 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HAM RADIO RESPONDS TO TORNADO OUTBREAK   
      
   Massive tornadoes cut a streak of destruction across the Southern tier of the   
   United States on Wednesday, April 27th. The twisters killed at least 250   
   people in six states and destroyed countless homes and businesses in their   
   wake. Alabama's state emergency management agency said it had confirmed 162   
   deaths, while there were 33 in Mississippi, 33 in Tennessee, 14 in Georgia,   
   eight in Virginia and one in Kentucky. In many areas all normal means of   
   communications was lost.   
      
   Two of Alabama's major cities were among the places devastated by the   
   deadliest twister outbreak in nearly 40 years. Police and other first   
   responder radio systems fell silent when winds in excess of 120 miles per   
   hour ripped antennas off buildings and felled towers. But the storms did not   
   silence ham radio.   
      
   As we go to air, a group of hams is reportedly assisting in restoring   
   emergency communications in the city of Tuscaloosa where the entire   
   emergency communications system was wiped out by a tornado. It was only   
   through reports filed by radio amateurs that first responders began to learn   
   the magnitude of the devastation to that city.   
      
   Meantime in Pell City about 30 miles east of Birmingham, the Emergency   
   Operations Center lost all of its antennas to high winds. Amateur Radio   
   operators from ARES were dispatched to that E-O-C where at last report they   
   were still providing communications support to the storm ravaged area.   
   Similar scenarios were being played out in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi,   
   Missouri and North Carolina as severe weather hit those areas as well.   
      
   A spokesman for the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in   
   Norman, Oklahoma said it received 137 tornado reports into Wednesday night.   
   An expert at the center said it appears some of the tornadoes were as wide   
   as a mile and likely packed a wallop that only 1 in 100 storms ever reach.   
   It will be days, however, before scientists make an official determination.   
   We will have more on the role played by ham radio in next weeks Amateur Radio   
   Newsline report.   
      
   I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM. Jim. (Various news sources)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: FCC TO WEBCAST LIVE EMCOMM PREPAREDNESS SEMINAR   
      
   An important Emergency Communications planning meeting is being held by the   
   FCC and you can sit in vicariously. Amateur Radio Newsline's Burt Hicks is   
   here with all of the details:   
      
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   The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the Federal Communications   
   Commission will host an Earthquake Communications Preparedness Forum on   
   Tuesday, May 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.   
      
   In its announcement the FCC noted that catastrophic natural disasters such as   
   hurricanes and earthquakes are large-scale emergencies that may affect   
   substantial portions of the public. They can also have a significant impact   
   on critical national infrastructure, including communications networks and   
   services.   
      
   The FCC goes on to say that this forum will consider the preparations that   
   should be made in advance of an earthquake and how to develop and implement   
   national communications policies and emergency procedures to respond to an   
   earthquake's potential impact on communications networks and services. The   
   forum will also highlight those practices that best prepare the public and   
   the communications sector for a catastrophic earthquake.   
      
   The venue for this gathering is the Commission Meeting Room at FCC   
   Headquarters in Washington, D.C.. This workshop will be open to the public;   
   however, seating and registration will be limited.   
      
   But if you cannot be there in person - and its very unlikely most hams   
   involved in emergency preparedness can -- audio and video coverage of the   
   meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from   
   the FCC's web page at www.fcc.gov/live. The FCC's web cast is free to the   
   public, and unlike being there in person, it does not require you to   
   pre-registrar.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Burt Hicks, in Los Angeles.   
      
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   Again the URL is www.fcc.gov/live. If you miss it live, the forum will   
   eventually be available for replay at beta.fcc.gov/videos. More is on-line   
   at tinyurl.com/3av7m9o (FCC)   
      
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   RADIO POLITICS: SENATORS ASK CONGRESS TO PROTECT GPS FROM INTERFERENCE BY   
   LIGHTSQUARED PROPOSED HIGH SPEED NETWORK   
      
   Senators Pat Roberts of Kansas and Ben Nelson from Nebraska have sent an open   
   letter to colleagues asking them to join together in asking the FCC to take   
   all necessary steps to protect the Global Positioning System. This from any   
   harmful effects of the FCC International Bureau's grant of a conditional   
   waiver allowing LightSquared Corporation to build tens of thousands of high   
   power broadband ground stations which some claim could cause widespread   
   interference to the Global Positioning System.   
      
   LightSquared is building a state-of-the-art open wireless broadband network   
   in spectrum directly adjacent to that in which the Global Positioning System   
   operates. Experts seem divided on the impact such a system will have on GPS   
   operations. Some claim that terrestrial interference could render GPS   
   useless while others claim it will be minimal or not exist at all.   
      
   In their letter, Roberts and Nelson noted that the full Commission must be   
   involved in this effort to fully protect the Global Positioning System. As   
   such that it must require that LightSquared objectively demonstrate   
   non-interference to GPS signals as a condition prior to operation of the   
   company's proposed wireless broadband service.   
      
   The letter from the two Senators also stated that anything less than this is   
   an unacceptable risk to public safety. It described how vital GPS is for   
   public safety, national defense and the nation's economic recovery. The   
   document ends with a request for members of Congress to join Senators   
   Roberts and Nelson in requesting that the FCC make certain that GPS is not   
   compromised in any way. (TV Technology)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: WHY THE ARISSAT ONE APRIL 12th DEMO FAILED   
      
   The planned operation of ARISSat One from the International Space Station to   
   celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first manned spaceflight likely failed   
   due to an uncharged battery. At least that's the impression one gets   
   reading the latest report about the incident published by the AMSAT News   
   Service. Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP, is here with the   
   details:   
      
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   Lou McFadin, W5DID, is the ARISS US Hardware Manager. He says that a   
   teleconference was recently held with the ARISSat team in Russia at which   
   time the situation concerning the failed early April operation was described   
   by them in this way.   
      
   It seems that the The Russian space suit battery that was intended to be used   
   on ARISSat was used during testing both on the ground and onboard ISS when   
   it first arrived. When it was tested prior to the planned April 12th   
   operation, it was discovered that the battery was low on charge.   
      
   These space suit batteries are specified for only five cycles of charge. It   
   was decided to not recharge the battery at this time in order to keep the   
   number of cycles as low as possible in order to save the battery for the   
   actual ARISSat One deployment mission that is currently scheduled for July   
   26th.   
      
   McFadin added that they are still trying to get more information on the   
   storage status and the battery health from the Russian team. He says that   
   he and his people will keep everyone informed as they prepare for the   
   eventual deployment of ARISSat One.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,   
   Arizona.   
      
   --   
      
   The abortive attempt to operate ARISSat One from on board the ISS would have   
   commemorated the 50 years since Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the   
   first terrestrial being to venture into space. (ANS, W5DID)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: RUSSIA JOINS CEPT LICENSING   
      
   Russia has become the latest nation to sign onto the pan-European CEPT   
   licensing agreement. According to the IARU Region 1 website, the Russian   
   State Radio Frequencies Commission decided on March 10th that the Russian   
   Federation would join both the CEPT and ECC Recommendation. This makes it   
   possible for every CEPT license holder to operate on the territory of the   
   Russian Federation.   
      
   There are a few caveats. Among them is that Russia will only permit such   
   CEPT operation by a foreign station for a limit of three months, without any   
   additional permission needed. Also, the call sign to be used in CEPT   
   operations will be RA followed by the foreign hams personal call letters.   
   (IARU Region 1)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 1   
      
   From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard   
   on bulletin stations around the world including the W9QVE repeater of the   
   Argonne Amateur Radio Club serving Elmhurst, Illinois.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
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   BREAKING NEWS: HAM RADIO OPERATOR ONE OF NINE AMERICANS MURDERED IN KABUL   
      
   Some sad news to report. Word that James McLaughlin, WA2EWE who also held   
   the call T6AF, was one of the nine Americans that lost their lives in a   
   shooting at Kabul airport on Wednesday, April 27th. According to Voice of   
   America reporter and fellow amateur Steve Herman, W7VOA/T6AD, all were   
   killed when an Afghan military pilot opened fire in an operations room of   
   the Afghan Air Corps.   
      
   Reporting from Seoul, Korea, where he is chief of the Voice of America   
   bureau, Herman said McLaughlin, who was also his friend as well as being a   
   career U.S. military officer working as a contractor training Afghan pilots.   
      
      
   According to Steve Herman, he first met Jim McLaughlinin August, 2009, when   
   they were the only two radio amateurs operating from Kabul. Herman said   
   that McLaughlin had put together a fine radio shack in his quarters. He   
   said that it was obvious from spending time with McLaughlin that ham radio   
   was an important morale booster and pastime. As such, T6AF usually spent a   
   couple of hours a day on the air.   
      
   So far this April, fourteen Americans have been killed by members of the   
   Afghan military. An Afghan officer on the compound identified the shooter   
   of McLaughlin and the others as one Ahmad Gul.   
      
   According to Steve Herman, this attack was the worst single episode of an   
   Afghan turning against his coalition partners. (W7VOA, other published   
   reports)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: RSGB DECIDES NOT TO LIVE STREAM ITS AGM THIS YEAR   
      
   The Radio Society of Great Britain's Annual General Meeting on Saturday, May   
   14th will not be streamed live to the Internet this year.   
      
   For the past several years the British Amateur Television Club and the RSGB   
   have cooperated in making this event available world-wide. But an RSGB   
   statement published on the British Amateur Television Club's website, the   
   organization says that while the club has once again offered to do it again   
   this year that the RSGB has decided to decline.   
      
   While no specific reason was given for the sudden cancellation there's   
   speculation that it has something to do with the recent resignation of the   
   Society's former General Manager Peter Kirby who the RSGB's says left its   
   employ after the discovery of what national society termed as financial   
   irregularities on his part.   
      
   The statement goes on to say that RSGB has considered its position and has   
   reluctantly reached the decision that this year it would not be prudent to   
   go ahead with live streaming.   
      
   In its own statement, the British Amateur Television Club says that it has   
   accepted the Society's position on this but hopes to be able to offer the   
   Society the facility again in 2012. More is on-line at batc dot tv.   
   (Southgate)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT NEEDED: SCAMMERS TRYING TO RIP OFF HAMS WITH BOGUS E-MAILS   
      
   The Radio Society of Great Britain is reporting on a ham radio version on an   
   old Internet scam. This as it advises its members to be on the look-out for   
   bogus e-mails purporting to be from other radio amateurs and asking for   
   financial help.   
      
   The scam works this way. An e-mail, purporting to be from a well known   
   amateur and signed with that ham's first name, claims that they have been   
   mugged in some foreign city. It says that the ham has lost his passport and   
   money in the attack. I then requests financial support to get the amateur   
   out of difficulties and back home.   
      
   The RSGB says that several different prominent callsigns have been used by   
   the scammers. And unless the perpetrators are caught, its likely only a   
   matter of time before this scam goes world-wide including here in the United   
   States. (GB2RS)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: FEMA TO REQUIRE MANDATORY EAS TRAINING   
      
   FEMA will require that emergency alert originators take training before   
   accessing its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System to deliver next   
   generation Emergency Alert System warnings using the Common Alerting or CAP   
   Protocol. At least that is how EAS consultant and broadcast engineer Gary   
   Timm characterized remarks by Damon Penn, assistant administrator for   
   National Continuity Programs at FEMA, at the recent National Association of   
   Broadcasters Convention held in Las Vegas. In blog updates at   
   www.awareforum.org, Timm writes as part of a series on EAS that the FEMA   
   Emergency Management Institute will conduct the mandatory training in the   
   same manner as other National Incident Management System courses that first   
   responders must complete. (RW)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: BROADCASTERS VS THE WHITE HOUSE CLASH OVER SPECTRUM   
      
   The broadcast community is saying no to a White House demand that they give   
   up some of their spectrum to create more broadband frequencies for mobile   
   phones and the like. Jeff Clark, K8JAC, is here with the details:   
      
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   It could soon be an open war of words between the Obama administration and   
   the over-the-air broadcast community over who is going to keep the current   
   broadcast spectrum and what purpose it will be used for. This as the   
   deadline dot com website reports that National Association Of Broadcasters   
   chief Gordon Smith told station owners at the organization's annual   
   convention in Las Vegas that the trade group is in full battle mode. This,   
   to protect the broadcast spectrum it now has from being reallocated to   
   broadband wireless.   
      
   FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has already promised that no broadcaster will   
   be forced to offer up spectrum for auction. Genachowski says that those who   
   do will know exactly what the deal is before relinquishing any rights. But   
   even that position is at odds to some degree with that of the White House   
   which wants TV stations to give up some of their spectrum so it can be   
   redeployed to offer Internet services. That's something that broadcasters   
   are adamantly refusing to do even if the government offers some form of   
   monetary compensation.   
      
   Regardless of what Chairman Genachowski might say, the National Association   
   of Broadcasters biggest concern is that the government might simply seize   
   spectrum without a broadcaster's consent if they do not voluntarily   
   surrender it. This is a possible scenario if broadcasters do not comply   
   willingly which at this point in time appears unlikely to happen.   
      
   I'm Jeff Clark, K8JAC.   
      
   --   
      
   And at the same convention, CBS chief Leslie Moonves echoed the NAB's   
   position when he said that as long as the government's plan remains   
   voluntary, we're fine with that. This is because we're not going to   
   volunteer. You can read more about this situation on-line at   
   tinyurl.com/3fyt5p4 (RW)   
      
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   PUBLIC SERVICE: SOUTHERN OHIO HAMS NEEDED FOR IRONTON PARADE   
      
   The Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association Amateur Radio Emergency Service   
   is looking for additional operators to assist in communications for the   
   Ironton Ohio Memorial Day Parade on May 30th. Amateurs will be used to call   
   for help in case of an accident, to call for law enforcement or fire   
   departments if needed, to help people find their parade division, to help   
   parents find a lost child and a host of other situations. Any ham with a   
   two-meter handheld transceiver who is interested in helping should contact   
   Ken Massie by e-mail to hamwn8f (at) yahoo (dot) com. Between 25 and 30   
   operators are needed. So far 18 have signed up. (Ironton Tribune)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: LIVERMORE CA LARK SWAPMEET FOLDS   
      
   The Livermore Amateur Radio Klub in northern California closed the doors on   
   its famed LARK Swapfest. The sponsors blame declining attendance by both   
   sellers and buyers, rising costs and the difficulty in recovering from the   
   loss of the swap being held at Los Positas college among the reasons that   
   led to this decision.   
      
   Its announcement notes that it takes an enormous amount of work and resource   
   to make these swaps successful. It says that as a club it has witnessed a   
   steady decline in both revenue and manpower to make the swap a worthwhile   
   venture.   
      
   But all might not be lost. The announcement also notes that the club is   
   looking at the possibility of a bi-annual event that may look more like a   
   hamfest including a swap meet. For that reason it is keeping its Yahoo swap   
   list alive. (W6OMF)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: AMATEUR RADIO AND SPACE DAY   
      
   Dave Taylor, W8AAS, says that, The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum   
   has invited AMSAT to organize displays and activities at Space Day to be   
   held this Saturday, May 7th from 10:30 to 3:00 at the Air & Space Museum on   
   the National Mall. ARISS is already slated to have various flight-type   
   hardware on hand and also expects a radio contact with International Space   
   Station. However Dave would like to hear from anyone who has other   
   space-related amateur radio artifacts, posters, activities or anything else   
   they'd like to display. Also needed volunteers who can staff the tables,   
   help with setup and tear down, and various other tasks. To sign up contact   
   Dave Taylor via e-mail to w8aas (at) amsat (dot) org (W8AAS, AMSAT)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: A HAPPY 220 TO SAMUEL F. B. MORSE   
      
   And a very happy 220th birthday to Samuel F. B. Morse, who introduced   
   telegraph communications in the United States.   
      
   Morse was born on April 27th 1791 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. On 24th of   
   May 1844, he famously sent the message "What hath God wrought" by telegraph   
   from Washington D.C to Baltimore, Maryland and there-by ushering in the   
   electronic information age that has continued to grow and become the   
   world-wide broadband systems of today.   
      
   But the telegraph Morse code used in Morse's days differed in a number of   
   respects from the International Morse code used in later times. A   
   description of the differences can be found at   
   tinyurl.com/4e9mxk (Southgate)   
      
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   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)   
      
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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: MAKING LEDS THE ALL PURPOSE ROOM LIGHT   
      
   New technology may make Light Emitting Diodes practical boor everyday home   
   and even hamshack Jim Damron, N8TMW, reports:   
      
   --   
      
   Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, say they've   
   figured out the cause of a problem that's made light-emitting diodes   
   impractical for general lighting purposes.   
      
   Chris Van de Walle is a professor in the Materials Department at the   
   University of California at Santa Barbara. He heads the research group that   
   carried out the work. They investigated a phenomenon referred to as the   
   drop in efficiency that occurs in these LEDs when they're operating at the   
   high powers required to illuminate a room. The cause of this decline has   
   been the subject of considerable debate, but the U-C Santa Barbara   
   researchers say they've figured out the mechanism responsible for the effect   
   by performing quantum-mechanical calculations.   
      
   Van de Walle says that identifying the root cause of the problem was an   
   indispensable first step toward devising solutions.   
      
   Im Jim Damnron, N8TMW.   
      
   --   
      
   More is on-line at tinyurl.com/3ey7fuc (Science OnLine)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AO-51 INTO ECLIPSE PERIOD - OPERATION LIMITED   
      
   Amsat Oscar 51 has recently experienced a few shutdowns due to a low battery   
   voltage trip. This is because of increasing eclipses now at 20 minuets per   
   orbit and increasing, poor sun angles and a weak battery.   
      
   The transmitter power is down to about 550 milliwatts and AO-51 is now using   
   the 67 Hz P-L tone required mode in order to turn the transmitters off when   
   not in use.   
      
   The AO-51Command Team will continue adjusting various parameters, including   
   transmitter power, trigger voltages, and the like in order to keep the   
   battery temperatures reasonable. Keep in mind that the power management   
   feature keeps the transmitters off during eclipses, so you can't bring it up   
   even with a PL tone during those periods. (ANS)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: THE INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION HG15IPA   
      
   On the air, keep an ear open for Hungarian special event station HG15IPA to   
   be active through December 31st to celebrate the 15th anniversary jubilee   
   callsign of the International Police Association. The station is expected   
   to be on 160 through 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. For   
   more information please visit www.qrz.com/db/hg3ipa or www.qrz.com/db/ha3jb   
   on the World Wide Web. QSL via HA3JB.   
      
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   ON THE AIR: CELEBRATING THE BATTLE OF NASEBY   
      
   The United Kingdom's Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will operate   
   special event station GB0BON on June 19th. This to commemorate the 366th   
   anniversary of the Battle of Naseby which was the decisive battle of the   
   English civil war.   
      
   The Battle of Naseby took place on the June 14th 1645 in the small hamlet of   
   Naseby just south of the town of Market Harborough. In June 2010 members of   
   the Welland Valley Amateur Radio society decided to put a special event   
   amateur radio station on air to commemorate the historic event. It was   
   deemed such a success that they are doing it again this year as well. If   
   you contact GB0BON please QSL to G4XEX at the address on qrz.com. (DX   
   Today)   
      
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   RADIOSPORTS: THE 7TH HST CHAMPIONSHIP CUP OF NATIONS   
      
   The 7th International High Speed Telegraphy championship Cup of Nations will   
   take place in Mogilev, Belarus from July 7th to the 11th. This is a   
   traditional event and at airtime planners report that several top high speed   
   telegraphy teams have already confirmed their participation. For more   
   information on this event please contact Andrei Bindasov by e-mail to   
   andrew_eu7ki (at) hotmail (dot) com. (Southgate)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, PD9DX, ON8AK and ON5UR will be active as OJ0UR from Market Reef   
   between August 13th and the 20th. Their operation will be on the HF bands   
   using a Stepp-IR Big Vertical and a Stepp-IR 2 element beam. QSL via M0URX,   
   direct, via the bureau, or electronically using Logbook of the World.   
      
   Members of the Camb-Hams will be activating the Isle of Arran through May   
   8th. They will be operating as GS3PYE/P and GS6PYE/P. Operation will be   
   on all bands from 160 through 2 meters, and on 70 cm on various ham radio   
   satellites. WSL as directed by the operator that you contact.   
      
   IZ3ESV, I2VGW and IZ2LSC will be active stroke HB0 from Lichtenstein between   
   June 2nd and 5th. The trio is planning a micro-light and holiday-style   
   operation using CW, SSB and RTTY. The main focus will be on the 30, 17 and   
   12 meters and the upper High Frequency bands depending on the propagation.   
   They will also try 6 meters. QSL via their home callsigns.   
      
   ON4LO will be active on 40 through 10 meter SSB as F slash ON4LO stroke P   
   until June 4th. He plans to operate from a few lighthouses during his trip.   
   QSL via his home callsign, direct or via the bureau.   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: SEND YOUR NAME AND CALL TO MARS   
      
   And finally this week, there may not be any ham radio station on the planet   
   Mars, but there may soon be a lot of ham radio callsigns making their way   
   across the surface of the red planet. Amateur Radio Newsline's Michael   
   Grebert, KJ4ZZV, has the details:   
      
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   NASA is collecting names to be put on a microchip that'll be onboard the Mars   
   Science Laboratory rover heading to Mars in the fall of 2011. Some Radio   
   Amateurs have been adding their call sign to last name field. As well as   
   having your call sign traveling around the Martian surface you also get a   
   electronic commemorative certificate to print out.   
      
   The rover has an unusual connection with radio. As previously reported here   
   on Amateur Radio Newsline, this second generation robber has special   
   indentations on its wheels that will spell out the initials JPL in Morse as   
   it travels around Mars. And for the few of you who might not be aware. JPL   
   stands for Jet Propulsion Laboratory located in Pasadena, California, which   
   is the NASA branch that builds of the rovers.   
      
   You can add your name and call on the Mars microchip at tinyurl.com/marsham.   
   From what we are hearing, a whole bunch of hams already have.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Michael Grebert, KJ4ZZV, reporting from   
   Music City, Nashville, Tennessee.   
      
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   Again the URL to add your name and call to the microchip headed to Mars is   
   tinyurl.com/marsham. More on the Mars Science Laboratory project can be   
   found at mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/. (NASA)   
      
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   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors desk, I'm Don Wilbanks,   
   AE5DW, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.   
      
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