Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1728 - September 24 2010   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1728 with a release date of Friday,   
   September 24 2010 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T.  The United States will support a new ham band   
   near 500 kHz at WARC 2012, the  World Radiosport Team Championship is   
   coming back to U.S. soil in 2014, the FCC ramps up enforcement in ham   
   radio and a Minnesota ham club is awarded a grant from Pepsi Cola to buy   
   new radio gear.  Find out who on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report   
   number 1728 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESTRUCTURING:  US TO SUPPORT NEW MEDIUM WAVE HAM BAND PROPOSAL AT WRC   
   2012   
      
   A new ham Medium Frequency allocation could be in ham radios future.   
   Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the newsroom with more:   
      
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   The ARRL reports that the United States is supporting new secondary   
   Amateur Radio allocation at 461 to 469 kHz and 471 to 478 kHz.  This   
   after both the Federal Communications Commission and the National   
   Telecommunications and Information Administration spectrum regulators   
   have agreed to support this secondary Medium Frequency allocation to the   
   at the  2012 World Radiocommunication Conference to be held in Geneva,   
   Switzerland.   
      
   The FCC and NTIA formally presented the proposal at a meeting of the   
   Second Permanent Consultative Committee of the Inter-American   
   Telecommunication Commission held a few weeks ago in Brazil.  However   
   the proposal will likely draw opposition from maritime interests   
   domestically and internationally.  They have expressed opposition to any   
   amateur allocation in the 415 to 526.5 kHz spectrum.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the   
   City of Angels.   
      
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   The full story is on-line at tinyurl.com/2a4zwry which is a direct link   
   to the ARRL web news item.   
   (Southgate, ARRL)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO:  GAREC 2010 CONFERENCE UPDATE   
      
   As previously reported, the 2010 Global Amateur Radio Emergency   
   Communications Conference or GAREC 2010 is scheduled for October 11th to   
   the 12th on the Caribbean island of Curacao.  Its now been announced   
   that one of the highlights of this years conference will be an actual   
   emergency communications exercise.  This as a way of exploring how   
   information sharing across borders can be improved.   
      
   The Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference supported   
   by the International Amateur Radio Union, all three IARU Regions and the   
   ARRL.  With its theme of "Learning through Practicing," this   
   year's conference is an important opportunity for emergency   
   communicators to discuss recent events, discover technical solutions to   
   problems and how to cooperate with professional partners.   
   (Southgate)   
      
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   RADIOSPORTS:  USA TO HOST 2014 WORLD RADIOSPORT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP   
      
   The 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship games will be held in the   
   United States and two former participants will be heading up the event.   
   Bruce Tennant is here with the details:   
      
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   Hosting rights for the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship or WRTC   
   have been awarded to the New England WRTC  2014 Organizing Committee.   
   This organization is a newly-formed independent group, and not part of   
   any existing organization, national society, or club.   
      
   Heading up the group are former WRTC participants Doug Grant K1DG as   
   Chairman and Randy Thompson K5ZD as Co-Chairman.  They are joined by a   
   committee made up of some of the worlds greatest contesters and   
   DX'ers including CQ Magazine's John Dorr, K1AR, Kids Day creator   
   Larry "Tree" Tyree N6TR and ARRL New England Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI,   
   to mention only three.   
      
   According to Doug Grant, K1DG, writing on the groups news blog, since   
   the first Radiosport Team Championship in Seattle, Washington, back in   
   1990 there have been six W-R-T-C events, with a total of 234 teams and   
   468 operator spots.  Grant adds that those 468 operator positions have   
   been occupied by 353 different operators from 49 different DXCC   
   entities.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I,m Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los   
   Angeles.   
      
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   More about planning and how to qualify a team for the 2014 competition   
   is on line at www.rtc2014.org  (wrtc2014)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: NATIONAL EAS TEST AGAIN DELAYED   
      
   Radio World On-Line says that the long anticipated and first-ever   
   national EAS test will likely not be scheduled in early 2011.  A federal   
   source confirmed to the magazine that reason for the delay is to allow   
   time for additional outreach and education with the public, with   
   broadcasters, with state and local emergency management and federal   
   partners.  The on-line magazine says that the extra outreach will enable   
   the alert and warning community to be better prepared for the nationwide   
   exercise when it finally does take place.  (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT:  SBE FINDS ARCO COMMERCIAL TRIPS EAS DECODERS AT RADIO   
   STATIONS   
      
   British Petrolium has pulled an ad for subsidiary Arco that used what   
   sounded like Emergency Activation or EAS tones. This, after members of   
   the Society of Broadcast Engineers EAS Committee and participants in   
   SBE's EAS Exchange identified a radio commercial as the source of   
   unexpected triggering of EAS alert receivers.   
      
   The commercial started with effects that sounded like a shortened EAS   
   header tone followed by the spoken phrase, "The following alert is from   
   ARCO."  The EAS like headers were partial, but contained enough   
   information to mimic the start of an real EAS header, because it used   
   the proper frequencies and data rate. When this commercial was played by   
   a station that is being monitored as a local EAS source, it may cause   
   some decoder equipment to un-mute and print a partial message.   
      
   For those not aware of how EAS messahes work while the internal monitor   
   speaker is un-muted, the alert is not relayed by the EAS unit on the   
   monitoring station.  Although the problem will only affect stations that   
   both monitor a station that airs the ARCO commercial material and that   
   have a particular type of EAS equipment, the SBE had recommended fpr   
   stations check the affected commercial material.   
      
   It should be noted that the existence of EAS header data in this   
   commercialmight be considered an FCC violation when aired.  Regulation   
   11.45 says that no person may transmit or cause to transmit the EAS   
   codes or Attention Signal, or a recording or simulation thereof, in any   
   circumstance other than in an actual National, State or Local Area   
   emergency or authorized test of the EAS system.   
      
   Though the spot did not use actual EAS tones ad agency Ogilvy and Mather   
   Worldwide which created the commercial stated it regretted confusion the   
   spot may have caused.  For those who have not heard it, an MP3 of the   
   commercial can be downloaded at tinyurl.com/arcospot  (CGC Communicator,   
   SBE Website, others.)   
      
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   BREAK 1   
      
   From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,   
   heard on bulletin stations around the world including the KL7ION   
   repeater serving America's last true frontier from Anchorage Alaska.   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT:  FCC WARNING LETTER ISSUED IN NET INTERFERENCE CASE   
      
   The FCC has sent a Warning Notice to an Ohio ham alleging him of being   
   the source of interference to a 75 meter net.  Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP, has the details:   
      
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   The Warning Notice dated September 3rd was sent to Charles A. Hathaway,   
   W8ROX, by FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith.  In it Smith says that the   
   Commission received several complaints of interference to the Century   
   Club Net operating on 3902 KHz.  At her request, the staff at the   
   Commission's monitoring station began investigating in order to   
   determine the location of this interference.  Over the next month, the   
   monitoring station confirmed that the interference was taking place and   
   used its direction finding equipment to determine that the signal was   
   coming from a location north of Athens, Ohio.   
      
   The Commission's Detroit Field Office was notified and they began a   
   field investigation into the matter.  On July 21st at approximately   
   10:20 PM, the field agents heard an audible transmission interrupt the   
   ongoing Century Club Net.  They began using their vehicle's direction   
   finding equipment to determine the location of the offending   
   transmitter.   At 12:40 AM, they had a positive Direction Find to a beam   
   antenna.  At that time, they knocked on the door and attempted to   
   inspect the station.  No one answered the door.  They returned the next   
   day at 4:21 PM and at that time were able to inspect the station.   
      
   During the inspection, Hathaway indicated to the agents that he was   
   unaware that his station had been transmitting during the time in   
   question.  This was because he had been having problems with his push to   
   talk button getting turned on accidentally.   
      
   As part of the inspection, the agents took pictures of Hathaway's   
   equipment, including a close up of his push to talk button and its   
   relative position to his microphone and the rest of his equipment.   
      
   In her letter, Smith told Hathaway that his argument that he was unaware   
   that his station had been transmitting during the time in question   
   because of this problem with his push to talk button was unpersuasive.   
   She wrote that one of the Commission's field agents specifically noted   
   in his report that the push to talk button is not located on or near the   
   rest of Hathaway's equipment.  Rather that it was strung through the   
   handle of his desk drawer and away from the desk top where the remainder   
   of his equipment is located. Moreover, according to the agents, the push   
   to talk button appeared to be in working order during the inspection.   
      
   Smith concluded by telling Hathaway that his alleged operation as   
   described in the Warning Letter, and verified by the Commission's field   
   staff, is contrary to the basis and purpose of the amateur radio   
   service.  This as it is set out in Section 97.1 of the Commission's   
   rules.  Also, that it is a violation of Section 97.101(d) of the rules.   
   She then warned Hathaway that the Commission expects him to abide by its   
   rules.  As such, her letter to him serves notice that, if operation of   
   this type reoccurs, Hathaway could be subject to severe penalties.   
   These include anything from a modification proceeding to restrict the   
   frequencies upon which he may operate, to a fine or even revocation of   
   his license.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, following   
   this FCC enforcement action from Scottsdale, Arizona.   
      
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   A link to the FCC Warning Letter can be found at   
   www.fcc.gov/eb/AmateurActions/files/Hatha10_09_21_5203.html.  (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
      
   ENFORCEMENT FOLLOW-UP:  FCC AFFIRMS $10000 FINE AGAINST FLORIDA   
   UNLICENSED STATION   
      
   A follow-up to our story several months ago about to Christopher M.   
   Myers, whom the FCC claimed they found to be operating an unlicensed   
   broadcast station on 95.9 MHz of Lauderhill,  Florida.  On September   
   9th, the regulatory agency affirmed a $10,000 fine issued to Myers as a   
   Notice of Apparent Liability for Monetary Forfeiture on July 12th.   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Fred Vobbe, W8HDU, has more:   
      
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   By way of background, back on August 14, 2008, the Enforcement   
   Bureau's Miami Office issued a Notice of Unlicensed Operation to   
   Christopher M. Myers for operating an FM broadcast station from his   
   residence on 91.7 MHz without a license.  The notice warned him that   
   continued operation could subject him to further enforcement action.   
      
   On July 21, 2009, in response to a complaint that Myers was still   
   operating an unlicensed station at his residence in Lauderhill, Florida,   
   agents from the Miami Office used direction-finding to locate the source   
   of broadcast transmissions on the frequency 95.9 MHz. It was traced to   
   the same building from which Myers previously operated an unlicensed   
   radio station on 91.7 MHz.  In the ensuing months the FCC says it   
   received continued complaints regarding this operation.   
      
   On March 7, 2010, the agents from the Miami Office inspected the   
   unlicensed station, which was located in a condominium unit owned Myers.   
   The agents observed a coaxial cable that connected a roof-mounted   
   antenna on the condominium building to an FM radio transmitter operating   
   on the frequency 95.9 MHz located inside Myers's condominium unit.   
   The agents also observed that Christopher Myers was the only person   
   present inside his unit at the time of the Commission's inspection.   
      
   This past July 12th,  the Enforcement Bureau's Miami Office issued a   
   Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $10,000 to   
   Myers.   In the time since then Myers had not filed a response to the NA   
   L.  Now, based on the information before it the FCC has again affirmed   
   the forfeiture and given Myers the customary 30 days to pay or to file a   
   further appeal.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Fred Vobbe, W8HDU   
      
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   At airtime, it's unknown in Myers has contacted the FCC regarding   
   this matter or if he has paid the fine.  (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO CRIME: CALIFORNIA STATION LOOSES GROUND SYSTEM A SECOND TIME   
      
   For the second time in two years copper thieves have struck the Butte   
   Broadcasting Company's KKXX AM transmitter site in Paradise,   
   California.  According to the Oroville Mercury-Register, this time the   
   thieves made of with about 22,000 feet of Number 10 wire from the ground   
   system, which was apparently bundled into lengths of 10 to 20 feet and   
   then carted away.   
      
   Station manager Andrew Palmquist said the transmitter was able to remain   
   on the air. Palmquist told the paper that the thieves apparently knew   
   what they were doing.  They left just enough wire for the ground system   
   to allow the station to continue to broadcast.   
   Palmquist told the paper the thieves took a back road to the tower,   
   avoiding a locked gate.   
      
   After the first wire theft in 2008, Palmquist said copper grounding   
   wires were replaced and a concrete footing was poured about every 10 to   
   15 feet along the length of the wire in hopes of discouraging future   
   thefts.  However this time, the thieves cut and removed the wires   
   between the concrete.   
      
   According to a scrap copper website, with the worlds economy still not   
   very stable, that kind of wire is only is fetching between $1.22 and   
   $2.75 a pound.  So the thieves went to a lot of work and risked their   
   lives to get very little in return.   
      
   KKXX management is asking anyone with knowledge about the copper theft   
   to contact the station.  (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY:  GE CLOSING ITS LAST INCANDESCENT US LAMP FACTORY   
      
   The General Electric Company is closing its last incandescent light bulb   
   factory in the United States.  This, to comply with the Energy   
   Independence and Security Act of 2007.   
      
   According to news reports, the resulting savings in energy and   
   greenhouse-gas emissions are expected to be immense.  But the move also   
   had unintended consequences.  Rather than setting off a long predicted   
   surge in the domestic manufacture of replacement lights such as Compact   
   Fluorescents, many are already being manufactured overseas.  Most come   
   from China and are assembled at a low cost that domestic manufacturers   
   cannot match.   (Published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA MAMES W6SNV RECIPIENT OF   
   SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD   
      
   Some names in the news.  First up is Richard G. Somers, W6NSV, of   
   Pacific Palisades, California who has been named to receive the Radio   
   Club of America's Special Recognition Award.  This, for his   
   commitment in initiating and implementing the Radio Cub of America's   
   youth education program.  Sommers and other recipients of Radio Club of   
   America sponsored awards will receive their honors at the He will   
   receive the award at the organizations 101st annual awards banquet to be   
   held this November in New York City. (RCA)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS:  AMSAT-NA ANNOUNCES NEW BOD   
      
   The 2010 AMSAT North American Board of Directors election has been   
   completed with Tom Clark, K3IO, Lou McFadin, W5DID and Gould Smith,   
   WA4SXM elected as Regular Members and Tony Monteiro, AA2TX, as the   
   Boards Alternate Member.   
      
   A total of 813 ballots were returned and counted.  In accordance with   
   the bylaws of AMSAT-North America, those receiving the three highest   
   numbers of votes are elected as regular members of the Board   
   of Directors for the next 2 years, with the forth becoming an alternate   
   to serve one year until the next election.  (WA4SCA)   
      
   **   
      
   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:   
      
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   WORLDBEAT:  CHANGES AT RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA   
      
   Radio Amateurs of Canada has announced that Chris Wiesner, VA3SM has   
   assumed the position of Office Coordinator and Dave Parks, VE3AV, is   
   continuing in his role as Membership Administrator.  Chris is full-time   
   while Dave is part-time.  Offices hours are Monday to Friday from 10:00   
   to 16:00 Eastern Time and the telephone number is 613-244-4367 or   
   toll-free 877-273-8304.  With these changes Radio Amateurs of Canada   
   says that it is looking forward to offering: "improved service to   
   Canadian Amateurs in general and our members in particular."   (   
   VE4BAW )   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE:  ISS ATV ACTIVATED BRIEFLY ON SEPTEMBER 14th   
      
   In ham radio news from space, word that the crew on-board the   
   International Space Station activated the Slow Scan Television   
   experiment on September 14th.   G8ATE in Leichester, England, reports   
   having received 4 good images from the I-S-S during the 12:32 and 14:06   
   UTC passes before the crew switched back to packet operation.  (ANS)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: ARISSAT 1 NEAR COMPLETION   
      
   ARISSat Project Manager Gould Smith, WA4SXM, says that the ARISSat-1   
   satellite is completed and is currently undergoing vibration testing in   
   Orlando, Florida.  Smith notes that the shipping container for both the   
   flight unit and a back-up is under construction which will lead to the   
   shipping of the two flight ready satellites to Houston in the very near   
   future.   
      
   From Houston, NASA will be sending the satellites on to Russia at the   
   end of the month.  Once there, the Kursk Experiment will be attached,   
   additional testing done and then the entire flight package will be   
   transported to the Baikonur Cosmodrome for launch.   
      
   ARISSat-1, which is the former SuitSat 2 is scheduled to transported to   
   the International Space Station in January 2011.  It will be manually   
   released into orbit during a space walk sometime next February.   
   (AMSAT-NA, WA4SXM)   
      
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   HAM RADIO NEAR SPACE:  BALLOON LAUNCH ASSISTANCE NEEDED   
      
   Amateur radio operators in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C.   
   area may be interested in becoming a team member of the 'Small   
   High-Altitude Expendable Balloon Launch.'  Pat Kilroy, N8PK, is   
   assembling his team starting and says he needs hams who are willing to   
   establish one or more effective ground stations.   
      
   N8PK held an initial planning session at the Carroll County Amateur   
   Radio Club meeting in Westminster, Maryland on September 13th, complete   
   with a demo of the three different PICetSat transponder modules.  Two of   
   the modules have their telemetry downlink in Morse Code 433.920 MHz FM   
   and the other uses Packet Radio. The team will later choose to fly.   
      
   The launch of the Small High-Altitude Expendable Balloon is planned for   
   the Mason-Dixon Hamfest on Sunday, October 24th.  If you want to   
   volunteer please send him an e-mail to Patrick.L.Kilroy at nasa dot gov.   
   (ANS)   
      
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   ON THE AIR:  VC1J TO CELEBRATE THE 65th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UN   
      
   On the air, word from up North that Canada's Westcumb Amateur Radio   
   Club in Amherst, Nova Scotia has been granted the callsign VC1J.  This   
   for the special event station celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the   
   United Nations and UNESCO.  The club will be activating VC1J from the   
   Joggins Fossil Cliffs which became a UNESCO site last year.  Operations   
   will be on Sunday October 24th on various bands and modes.  A special   
   event QSL card will be available for those who contact VC1J on that   
   date.  (RAC)   
      
   **   
      
   THE CONTEST CORNER:  REVISED RULES IN OCEANIA DX CONTEST   
      
   The Oceania DX Contest, Australia's Premier international amateur radio   
   contest, is coming up on the first two weekends of October.  October 2nd   
   and 3rd sees the SSB competition with the C-W segment on the 9th and the   
   10th.   
   This year there are some slight changes to the rules.  The category of   
   multiple operators with one transmitter means that anyone with a station   
   can enter with some additional operators as only one transmitter is   
   used.  The other new category is 2 transmitters.   (VK4TI)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR:  CANADIAN COASTAL STATION CG3MUG   
      
   The Thunder Bay MCTS Centre of the Canadian Coast Guard Radio system   
   will celebrate 100 years of service in November and ham radio will be a   
   part of the celebration.   
      
   Constructed by the Canadian Marconi Company wireless station, MUG Port   
   Arthur was the first Canadian Great Lakes Marconi station built.  In   
   1912, following the success of MUG, the Canadian government constructed   
   a chain of marine radio stations from Port Arthur down to Kingston,   
   Ontario.   
      
   Now, during November of 2010, radio amateurs at the Center will be   
   operating special event  station CG3MUG to celebrate this achievement.   
   Throughout this period there will be several chances for both ham's   
   and SWL's to obtain a special 100th anniversary CG3MUG QSL card. For   
   more information, please visit tinyurl.com/38k8mc on the World Wide Web.   
   (VA3ROM, VE3VAI)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX,  a group of German operators will be active from the Madiera   
   Islands as CR3L during the CQ World Wide DX RTTY Contest on September   
   25th and 26th.  Operators will probably be active as CT9 slash their   
   home call before and after the contest.  QSL via DJ6QT   
      
   VK4AN will be active as 3D2A from Viti Levu Island between October 27th   
   and November 14th. Operation will be on 160 through 10 meters including   
   30, 17 and 12 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via VK4AN   
      
   Members of the Storstockholms Radioamat=F6rer Club will be active as   
   SK0ZA slash OH0 from the Aland Island between September 24th to the   
   26th. Operations will be on all bands and modes. Visit their web page at   
   www dot sk0za dot se.   
      
   W8FV will be returning to Tanzania and will be active as 5H9PD between   
   October 2nd to the 30th.  Operation will probably be on 40 through 10   
   meters, depending on propagation, mostly CW with thew possibility of   
   some PSK31. QSL via his home callsign.   
      
   Members of the Safari DX Activators Club of Azerbaijan will be   
   activating two different Nature Reserves between September 20th and   
   October 3rd. The operators and participants are representatives of the   
   countries of Latvia, Russia and Azerbaijan. There will be two different   
   teams, callsigns and QSL routes.  Use the directions given to you on the   
   air.   
      
   VK5MAV will be active slash 5 or possibly using a special callsign or   
   prefix from Flinders Island between September 21st to the 27th.   
   Operations will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters mainly using CW.  QSL via   
   his home callsign, either direct or by the Bureau.   
      
   Lastly, members of the Czech and Slovak Contest Crew have announced a   
   DXpedition to The Gambia to take place between November 17th and the   
   30th.  They will be using renewed callsigns from their previous 2007   
   operation as C50C or C52C.  Also, the special callsign C5A will be   
   reserved for the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest. QSL by the Bureau or   
   direct to: Branislav Daras, P.O.Box 6, SK-820 08, Bratislava 28, Slovak   
   Republic.   
      
   Above from various DX newsw sources.)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM:  PEPSI AWARDS GRANT TO MINNESOTA HAM RADIO CLUB   
      
   And finally this week, word that the Pepsi-Cola Company of Rochester,   
   Minnesota, has awarded the Rochester Amateur Radio Club a grant of   
   $2,355.  This to fund new radio equipment that will allow the club to   
   better assist in emergency and community communications in downtown   
   Rochester.   
      
   By way of background, the Rochester Amateur Radio Club is a Minnesota   
   non-profit corporation and holds Federal tax exempt status by the   
   Internal Revenue Service as well.  It is an ARRL affiliated group and   
   has the stated purposes to advance general interest and knowledge of   
   amateur radio, to promote cooperation and exchange of information   
   between members and to provide public service support for community   
   activities.  To accomplish this, the club maintains two VHF repeaters a   
   UHF repeater, and three APRS digipeaters.   
      
   The Pepsi-Cola Company of Rochester a franchise beverage distributor of   
   the Gillette Group Inc., recently awarded another $15,000 in local Pepsi   
   Refresh Grants to area organizations.  In all, the company planned to   
   award up to $100,000 to local communities in 2010.  To find out more   
   about the Pepsi Refresh Grants, you can take your web browser to   
   www.refresheverything.com.  The Rochester Amateur Radio club can be   
   found on-line at www.rarchams.org   (Rochester Post-Bulletin)   
      
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   NEWSCAST CLOSE   
      
   With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, the CGC Communicator, CQ   
   Magazine, the FCC, the Ohio Penn DX Bulletin, Radio Netherlands, Rain,   
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   the Amateur Radio Newsline(tm).  Our e-mail address is   
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   Newsline's(tm) only official website located at www.arnewsline.org.   
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   Society that we are currently conducting a survey to determine where   
   these weekly Amateur Radio Newsline reports are replayed on the air.  If   
   you are a bulletin station that transmits these weekly newscasts or a   
   listener who has the following information, we need you to supply to us   
   the call sign of the repeater or bulletin station making the   
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   thats arnschedule at gmail dot com.  As always we thank you for your   
   assistance in this survey.   
      
   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors desk, I'm Don   
   Carlson, KQ6FM, in Reno, Nevada, saying 73 and we thank you for   
   listening.   
      
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   the world, this Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) message has been gated and posted   
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   enjoyed it!   
      
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