Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1774 - August 12 2011   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1774 with a release date of Friday,   
   August 12th 2011 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. Only a short time left to comment on a proposal to   
   grant almost any ham with an expired license full credit for past   
   examinations; Canadian hams may get a permanent 60 meter allocation; a   
   possible solution to coordinating digital voice repeaters in Texas and the   
   Sun emits a giant X-Class flare. Find out what this means to your on the   
   air operations on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1774 coming your   
   way right now.   
      
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: COMMENT PERIOD ON ANCHORAGE VEC LICENSING WAIVER REQUEST   
   CLOSES JUNE 19   
      
   There's just a bit more than a week left to voice your opinion to the FCC on   
   a July 6th request by the Anchorage Volunteer Examiner Coordinator. One   
   that would permit individuals whose amateur radio operator licenses have   
   expired and are beyond the grace period for renewal to receive credit for   
   examination elements previously passed. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce   
   Tennant, K6PZW, reports:   
      
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   Section 97.505(a) of the FCC Amateur service requires that the administering   
   VE's give an examinee holding specified license grants or documents credit   
   for certain examination elements. Generally, an examinee must hold an   
   unexpired or expired but within the grace period for renewal license to   
   receive examination credit. As such, and an examinee whose license has been   
   expired for more than two years is not eligible to receive credit for   
   examination elements previously passed.   
      
   But the Anchorage VEC's petition requests that that the FCC permit volunteer   
   examiners to give former holders of Technician, General, Advanced, and Extra   
   Class licenses appropriate element credit so that they can obtain new   
   licenses without retaking the examinations. This, regardless of when a   
   license expired.   
      
   In making its argument, the Anchorage VEC says that allowing examination   
   credit for individuals who previously held an amateur radio license which   
   has expired and is beyond the grace period for renewal, would allow these   
   individuals to obtain a new license grant at an early date and thereby allow   
   them to again participate in normal amateur radio activities.   
      
   The Anchorage group asserts that a waiver of this sort is in the public   
   interest because it would result in the immediate expansion of the pool of   
   experienced operators. Volunteers that would be available in time of   
   national or regional emergency. It also notes that many of the potential   
   beneficiaries of such a waiver are of advanced years and are interested in   
   prompt resolution of this matter.   
      
   The proceeding has been designated as WT Docket 11-130. Comments on it are   
   due no later than August 19th with reply comments due no later than August   
   29th.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   Again the proceeding to address is WT Docket 11-130. Comments on it are due   
   by August 19th with reply comments due no later than August 29th.   
   (ARNewsline(tm), FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   PROPAGATION: SUN EMITS X-CLASS FLARE - COULD AFFECT HF PROPAGATION   
      
   Space Weather reports that on Tuesday August 9, at 0805 UT, sunspot 1263   
   produced an X7-class solar flare. Tis is only the third X-flare of new   
   Solar Cycle 24 and the most powerful so far.   
      
   The brunt of the explosion was not Earth directed, however what's being   
   described as a minor proton storm was in progress around our planet that   
   could have affected satellites in high-altitude orbits. Also, radiation   
   from flare created waves of ionization in Earth's upper atmosphere, briefly   
   disrupting communications at some Very Low Frequency and High Frequency   
   radio frequencies. What we hams call band outages.   
      
   According to Space Weather, images from NASA's Solar and Heliospheric   
   Observatory radioed back images to Earth showed a Coronal Mass Ejection   
   emerging from the blast site on the Sun. Astronomers believe the solar   
   cloud created by this C-M-E will probably miss Earth however they would not   
   rule out a glancing blow from its flank on or about the time this newscast   
   went to air.   
   (Space Weather)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: CANADIAN HAMS MAY GET PERMANENT 60 METER ALLOCATION THIS FALL   
      
   Canadian hams could have a permanent 60 meter allocation in the not to   
   distant future. According to a news release by the Canadian national   
   amateur radio society Radio Amateurs of Canada, telecommunications regulator   
   Industry Canada has now informed the society that it responds favorably to   
   its request for frequencies at 5 MHz on a no protection, non-interference   
   basis.   
      
   The new spectrum would be included in the schedule of amateur frequencies   
   update to be released for public consideration in the future. Comments will   
   be considered by Industry Canada in preparation for the final version of the   
   new frequency plan. Any new frequencies it contains would become available   
   to Canadian amateurs at the time of its release. Thus, if all goes as   
   expected, Canadian amateurs may expect to gain access to frequencies at 5   
   MHz that are basically the same as those in the United States, some time   
   this fall. (RAC)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLDBEAT: RAC FORMS TASK FORCE TO EXEMPT ONTARIO HAMS FROM DISTRACTED   
   DRIVING LAW   
      
   Turning to news from around the world, Radio Amateurs of Canada has announced   
   the formation of a task force to seek a permanent exemption for Ontario   
   Amateurs. This from the ban on operating mobile devices in a vehicle under   
   the provinces new Distracted Driving ban scheduled to take effect on January   
   1, 2013.   
      
   The Task Force has already obtained letters of support from groups that it   
   assists ranging from hospitals to communities to served agencies and others.   
   All of the letters indicate that limiting the ability of ham radio   
   operators to provide communications while mobile would not be in the   
   Ontario's best interests.   
      
   The Task Force will present the letters as part of its case to Kathleen Wynne   
   who is Ontario's Minister of Transportation. The objective of the   
   Distracted Driving Task Force is to convince the Ontario government that the   
   regulation, as currently written, will actually decrease public safety in   
   that province. (RAC, VE3XT)   
      
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   RADIO IN SPACE: CERTIFICATES OFFERED FOR ASSISTING ARISSAT - 1   
      
   ARISSat One controllers can also use your assistance to keep track of their   
   new bird as it circles the Earth. That being keeping tabs on the satellites   
   telemetry as it downlinks its condition while on-orbit. And you will get a   
   certificate of appreciation for assisting.   
      
   Monitoring the telemetry requires no computer or special programs to decode.   
   It is made up from internal monitoring of certain selected satellite   
   operations that are transmitted in a female voice. This voice data consists   
   of Mission Elapsed Time in minutes, Internal Housekeeping and Control Panel   
   temperature in degrees Centigrade, battery voltage and battery current draw.   
   This information along with who you are, where you are and when you heard   
   the telemetry goes by e-mail to tlmreport (at) arissat1 (dot) org. Those   
   who take part in this telemetry reporting program will receive a certificate   
   in recognition of their contribution to the ARISSat One satellites flight.   
      
   Certificates are also available to anyone that receives the voice, digital or   
   Morse code signals signals from ARISSat One. These can be heard using any 2   
   meter FM transceiver or a scanner radio tuned to 145.950 MHz.   
      
   ARISSat One transmits continuously in a round robin format a Voice ID, a   
   greeting from space, voice telemetry, a voice ID and lastly a Slow Scan   
   television image. A Secret password is included in most greetings. If you   
   can catch it, simply e-mail it along with your name, the date, time,   
   location where you heard the transmission along you're your e-mail address   
   to secretword (at) arissat1 (dot) org to receive the certificate.   
   (ARISSAT)   
      
   **   
      
   SELF POLICING: ACCIDENTAL DOT STATION LOCATED THROUGH GLOBAL INTRUDER WATCH   
   COOPERATION   
      
   An unidentified ham in Northern California who inadvertently pushed a   
   keyboard up against his Morse keyer is likely a bit contrite right now.   
   This after the accident wound up producing a stream of dots at 25 words per   
   minute heard world-wide for over a week.   
      
   The signal caused what might loosely be called a minor international   
   incident. In fact it caused a global effort beginning in TU Region 3 and   
   eventually involving stations in Region 1 via the Intruder Watch program.   
   It also lead to various posts to DX Clusters and Yahoo groups which   
   eventually resulted in the suspected radio amateur being contacted via the   
   ARRL and being asked to check his station.   
      
   Signal reports were first received in New Zealand who's ham radio community   
   heard it and raised the alarm. Others that became involved were hams in   
   Europe, the United States, Afica and Australia. The result was a well   
   coordinated global High Frequency hidden transmitter hunt that resulted in a   
   solid triangulation on the Western United States and eventually right to the   
   front door of the station where the never ending stream of dots were coming   
   from. Once notified, the unwanted signal quickly disappeared from the   
   airwaves. (ZL1GWE, NZART News)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 1   
      
   From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard   
   on bulletin stations around the world including the W7FTX repeater serving   
   Hamilton, Montanna.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
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   REPEATER COORDINATION: REFARMING OF SIMPLEX FOR DIGITAL VOICE REPEATERS   
   DEFEATED IN TEXAS NEW PLAN BEING CONSIDERED   
      
   A possible solution to a nagging problem that has pitted simplex users   
   against digital repeaters in Texas. Amateur Radio Newslines Don Carlson,   
   KQ6FM, has the details:   
      
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   A highly controversial plan by the Texas VHF FM Society that would have   
   allowed +1 Mhz split, 10 kHz spaced narrowband digital relay modes using   
   channels in the 146 and 147 simplex range has been voted down by a 2 to 1   
   margin. In its place, the Society has agreed to study an alternative idea   
   submitted by Chris Boone, WB5ITT, to permit narrowband digital duplexed   
   paired systems to use splinter channel pairs on all bands from 2 meters and   
   up.   
      
   In the case of Texas, that would mean both 2 meters and 222 MHz which use 20   
   kHz separation spacing for analog repeater systems would put digital relay   
   devices on the 10 kHz split pairs between them. Likewise, for 70 centimeter   
   UHF operation where the state embraces 25 kHz between analog FM repeaters,   
   digital machines would be placed at the 12.5 kHz points in-between. This   
   same plan would work itself all the way up through all of the bands on which   
   the Texas VHF-FM Society coordinates repeater systems. To help insure that   
   the new plan would work, a minimum 50 mile separation between all new   
   adjacent split channel repeater pairs, analog or digital, would be imposed   
   on all bands.   
      
   What this all means is that digital repeaters that have unilaterally set up   
   shop on simplex channels on a temporary basis will be in limbo until mid   
   2012. This is because in accordance with the Society By-laws regarding   
   changes to the coordination standards in Texas, the WB5ITT proposal was   
   tabled. This gives the Society the time need for the membership to be   
   polled on the idea and then the issue to be voted on at the next summer   
   meeting.   
      
   In the meantime, digital repeaters already on the air will remain on their   
   current frequencies but will be expected to move to new channels if the   
   motion passes. That will mean normal 600 kHz input to output separation   
   with non-inverted operation. Until then, no new digital coordination's on   
   simplex frequencies will be allowed since the original proposal to allow   
   these systems onto the simplex channels failed to pass.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM, in Reno.   
      
   --   
      
   If the membership of the Texas VHF-FM Society buys off on the WB5ITT proposal   
   it holds the potential of quieting the furor over digital voice relay   
   systems that has plagued the state for about the past 24 months. It also   
   could set the precedent for the standardized integration of digital voice   
   repeaters in a crowded analog FM world that repeater coordination councils   
   and band planners nationwide have been seeking. At least it's a place to   
   start for those regions that already use 20 KHz spacing between repeaters on   
   the 2 meter band. (ARNewsline(tm))   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: NEW ZEALAND CONVICTION FOR SELLING RADIO JAMMERS   
      
   An unidentified New Zealand man has been fined $2000 after being convicted in   
   Porirua District Court of supplying illegal radio jamming transmitters.   
   This following a combined effort between government agencies.   
      
   New Zealand's Ministry of Economic Development had filed charges under the   
   Radio Communications Act after Police found the transmitters during a house   
   search for drugs. At the hearing the man admitted supplying the radio   
   jammers and also to transmitting outside the terms of his radio license.   
   (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: BOSS FORCED TO PAY FORMER EMPLOYEE FOR INSULTS MADE OVER CB   
      
   If you live in Australia and make disparaging comments about someone over a   
   CB radio, it could cost you big bucks. That's just what has happened   
   down-under as we hear from WIA News reporter Graham Kemp, VK4BB:   
      
   --   
      
   A southeast Queensland-based security worker who was called insulting names   
   on CB radio has won a $5000 payout from her former boss.   
      
   The woman from Eagleby, south of Brisbane, hailed from the former Yugoslavia   
   and complained to the former Anti-Discrimination Commission over offensive   
   comments allegedly made by a security business owner.   
      
   The 65-year-old woman's complaint shone a light on the abusive culture of   
   some UHF/CB radio transmissions, with one witness admitting he had even   
   encouraged his four-year-old daughter to use racially loaded terms.   
      
   The tribunal was told the security firm had previously employed the   
   complainant and her son, but fell out with the son in 2008 prior to the   
   alleged abuse.   
      
   "The culture of the CB radio conversations between the parties, witnesses and   
   other users is carried out in an abusive tone with racially vilifying and   
   sexually harassing words and connotations," the tribunal said.   
      
   Im Graham Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA News reporting for the Amateur Radio   
   Newsline.   
      
      
   --   
      
   You can read more about this interesting court finding on line in the   
   Brisbane Times at   
   tinyurl.com/vk-cb-fine. (WIA News)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO READING: THE CHINESE CONNECTION - A CQ EDITORIAL   
      
   The Chinese Connection is the title of a thought provoking editorial dealing   
   with the emergence of ham radio gear made in China here in the United States   
   marketplace. This at prices considerably lower than similar radios from   
   Japan and other manufacturing nations.   
      
   Authored by CQ Magazine editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, the editorial takes a look   
   back in time to when radio gear from Japan first emerged in the domestic U-S   
   marketplace some 40 years ago and eventually lead to the stalwarts of the   
   time such as Hallicrafters, E.F. Johnson, National Radio and others   
   eventually leaving the ham radio marketplace. The article also asks the   
   paradoxical question as to whether this might be happening again and if the   
   Japanese ham radio manufacturing community will adapt to meet this new   
   challenge. It also notes that this is all happening at a time when the   
   domestic U-S ham radio manufacturing industry is making a major comeback.   
      
   The Chinese Connection is an excellent read for any ham that has an interest   
   in the economics of the amateur radio supply industry and how it affects   
   them. You will find it on page 8 of the August issue of CQ Magazine. (CQ)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS: CELEBRATING THE 80th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MIDLANDS ARS   
      
   On the social scene, the United Kingdom's Midland Amateur Radio Society plans   
   to celebrate its 80th anniversary by hold an open house day on September   
   24th from 10am to 4pm local time. Plans are for displays of historic   
   photographs, QSL cards, the original 1931 minutes books and the awards the   
   ckub has received. There will also be refreshments, an opportunity to meet   
   the groups training staff, and the chance to operate club station GB8OTH.   
   More information on the society, which is based in Birmingham, in the U-K   
   can be found on the club web site at www (dot) radioclubs (dot) net/mars.   
   (GB2RS)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: DR. LARRY PRICE W4RA NAMED ARRL PRESIDENT EMERITUS   
      
   Some names in the news. First some words of congratulations to Dr. Larry   
   Price, W4RA, on his being named ARRL President Emeritus.   
      
   Dr. Price served as the League's President from 1984 to 1992 and previous to   
   that as a Vice Director, Director and Vice President of the ARRL Board of   
   Directors. He also served for 10 years as Secretary of the International   
   Amateur Radio Union and another 10 years as that organization's President.   
   In fact, Dr. Price continues to serve the IARU as an expert consultant and   
   has been recognized as President Emeritus by the IARU's Administrative   
   Council.   
      
   The naming of W4RA as ARRL President Emeritus was made in celebration of his   
   ongoing dedication to the Amateur Radio Service and in recognition of his   
   60th anniversary as a radio amateur. (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: WD5K BECOMES 5th HAM TO RECEIVE FRED FISH MEMORIAL AWARD   
      
   And congratulations also to Thomas Johnson, WD5K, of Dallas, Texas. This for   
   becoming only the fifth radio amateur earning to earn the ARRL Fred Fish   
   Memorial Award.   
      
   The Fred Fish Memorial Award was created in honor of the late Fred Fish,   
   W5FF, who was the first amateur to have worked and confirmed all 488   
   Maidenhead grid squares in the 48 contiguous United States on 6 Meters. The   
   award is given to any amateur who can duplicate this feat. Johnson   
   application was reviewed and approved by ARRL on July 28th. (ARRL)   
      
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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:   
      
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   RADIO AND SPACE: ACMA EXTENDS RADIO QUIET ZONE TO PROTECT RADIO ASTRONOMY   
   DOWN-UNDER   
      
   The Australian Communications and Media Authority has enhanced the radio   
   quiet protections for the Mid West Radio Quiet Zone or RQZ in remote Western   
   Australia. Ewan MacLeod, VK4ERM, of the WIA News is here with the details:   
      
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   The RQZ was established in 2005 to provide an environment that protects   
   highly   
   sensitive equipment used for radio astronomy from unwanted   
   radio-communications signals. These arrangements protect the radio   
   telescopes currently in place at the Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory,   
   as well as those proposed in the Australian-New Zealand bid to host the   
   Square Kilometre Array or SKA.   
      
   "A clear regulatory framework to support radio quiet arrangements will   
   further assist Australia to create the world's best radio astronomy   
   facility,' said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman. `This will provide a platform   
   that should be ideal for future radioastronomy projects, including the $1.5   
   billion SKA project."   
      
   Mr Chapman said the new protection measures provide greater clarity and   
   certainty to the arrangements that protect radioastronomy services in the   
   RQZ.   
      
   "The new measures continue to provide for radio quiet while supporting the   
   use of spectrum by other users and placing the lowest feasible burden on   
   industry in the region,' said Mr Chapman. Mr Chapman said the new protection   
   measures will not significantly change the nature of spectrum access and   
   radio quiet arrangements in the Mid West RQZ.   
      
   "This will enhance protection for the RQZ by upgrading the existing   
   statements of ACMA administrative practice to more formal regulation," Mr   
   Chapman said.   
      
   The introduction of the enhanced protections for the RQZ follows a very   
   extensive consultation process in which the ACMA sought the views of   
   interested stakeholders."   
      
   This is Ewan VK4ERM   
      
   --   
      
   The Australian Communications and Media Authority has also released a   
   Response to Submissions paper. It outlines the regulatory agency's   
   rationale behind its decision and the final package of measures it has   
   instituted to protect radio astronomy resources down-under. (WIA News)   
      
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   RADIO IN SPACE: MARS ROVER OPPORTUNITY ORDERED BY RADIO TO SPIRIT POINT   
      
   NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will revisit the rim of Endeavour   
   crater on Mars, where its rover twin Spirit finished its 6-year-long mission   
   in May.   
      
   The rover scientific research vehicles had completed their three-month prime   
   missions on Mars in April 2004. Both went on to extended missions and in   
   the process each made important discoveries about the environment on ancient   
   Mars which suggested the possibility for microbial life on the red planet.   
      
   Driving commands sent by radio to Opportunity directed the rover to make its   
   final push toward Endeavour crater. This is a 14-mile-wide depression near   
   the Martian equator could be the research vehicle's final destination.   
      
   The target for Opportunity is a site on the rim of the Endeavour crater named   
   Spirit Point. It was given that designation by the Mars Rover Controllers   
   in honor of the Opportunity's lost twin. Opportunity should be at that   
   location and beaming signals back to Earth by the time this newscast goes to   
   air. (NASA, other news reports)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: NEW WSJT EME RECORD CLAIMED   
      
   What's believed to be a new digital EME record on 2 meters was set at 20:20   
   UTC on August 3rd. This when Allan Saul, ZS1LS, in Sunset Beach, South   
   Africa and Jeremy Alexander, W7EME, in operating portable KH6 in Hawaii   
   established a new South African Radio League record of 18,383 Kilometers   
   between the to terrestrial stations.   
      
   The contact was established using WSJT during a small window close to moonset   
   in South Africa and only 7 degrees of moonrise in Hawaii. Signal reports   
   varied between minus 26 dB and minus 31 dB below S zero. Signals that would   
   not be audible to the human ear but which are decodable using WSJT. .   
      
   For those who never have tried it, WSJT is a digital noise reduction program   
   used for weak-signal radio communication written by Joe Taylor, K1JT. The   
   digital signal processing techniques in WSJT make it substantially easier   
   for radio amateurs to enjoy esoteric propagation modes, such as high speed   
   meteor scatter and moon bounce to name only two. (SARL, Southgate)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, Bill Moore, N1CL, at the ARRL DXCC desk, the just concluding ST0R   
   operation has been approved for DXCC credit. This means you can file cards   
   for this one via the usual means of accreditation.   
      
   TM5SM will be on the air from the Saint Marcouf Islands through August 15th.   
   Operations will use CW, SSB and RTTY on 80 through 10 meters. QSL via F5RJM   
   either direct or via the bureau.   
      
   WA8LOW and four other operators will be active stroke KH8 from American   
   Samoa, until the 17th of August. The group is running four high power   
   stations on 160 to 6 meters using all modes. QSL via WA8LOW.   
      
   IZ2DPX will be active from stroke CT9 from Madeira Island on all of the High   
   Frequemcy bands and possibly 6 meters. He will be there through August   
   21st. QSL via bureau or direct to IK2DUW.   
      
   Last, but by no means least, EA3PT is operating portable EA6 from Menorca   
   through August 21st. Operation is SSB only holiday style using SSB only on   
   40 through 10 meters for at least an hour a day. QSL via Logbook of the   
   World or direct via his home call.   
      
   (Above from various DX sources)   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM: SWEDISH MAN TRIED TO BUILD A NUCLEAR REACTOR IN HIS KITCHEN   
      
   And finally this week, from the truth is stranger than fiction file comes the   
   story of a Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his   
   kitchen. No, we are not kidding as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   producer Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF:   
      
   --   
      
   News reports say that Richard Handl was only doing it as a hobby. Trying to   
   build a nuclear reactor, that is.   
      
   In an interview, Handl told the media that he had the radioactive elements   
   radium, americium and uranium in his apartment in southern Sweden. That he   
   said was when police showed up and arrested him on charges of unauthorized   
   possession of nuclear material.   
      
   The 31-year-old Handl said he had tried for months to set up a nuclear   
   reactor at home and kept a blog about his experiments. He even described   
   how he created a small meltdown on his stove.   
      
   Only later did he realize it might not be legal and sent a question to   
   Sweden's Radiation Authority. That appeared to be his downfall. This is   
   because instead of a response by letter or telephone, his information   
   request was answered by an unexpected visit by the police.   
      
   Handl went on to say that he has always been interested in physics and   
   chemistry, adding he just wanted to see if it's possible to split atoms at   
   home. Although he says the police didn't detect dangerous levels of   
   radiation in his apartment, Handl now admits that the project might not have   
   been not such a good idea after all. And if I might editorialize a bit:   
   Neither do we.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the City of   
   Angels.   
      
   --   
      
   The news reports say that the raid on Handl's residence took place in late   
   July, but authorities have refused to comment. If convicted, Handl could   
   face fines or up to two years in prison.   
      
   And folks, you just can't make these things up. (GeekNewz, Xydo, others)   
      
   **   
      
   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, the RSGB, the   
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   Before we go, a reminder that this coming September 11th will be the 10th   
   anniversary of the al-Queda backed terrorist attacks on September 11th of   
   2001. Attacks that felled the two World Trade Center tower buildings in New   
   York City and damaged the Pentagon when radical Moslem extremists   
   high-jacked four United States flag carrier jetliners and crashed them into   
   the two structures and killing over 3000 American citizens.   
      
   Over the years there have been several ham radio operations in remembrance of   
   those whose lives were lost in this senseless and wanton carnage. With this   
   being the first decade anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 tragedy, we   
   are trying to compile a list of radio clubs and individuals who are planning   
   any form of ham radio memorial operation to honor those whose lives were   
   lost that day.   
      
   Already a group in Pennsylvania and another in New York City are planning   
   on-the-air commemorative operations. If you of any others please drop us an   
   e-mail to newsline at arnewsline dot org and let us know all of the details.   
   We in turn will list as many as we can on our website at www.arnewsline.org   
   starting this week.   
      
   Those whose lives were lost on 911 deserve to be remembered. We will do our   
   part by providing web-space to list ham radio commemorative activities.   
   It's up to you to do the rest.   
      
   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors desk, I'm Jim Davis,   
   W2JKD, in Vero Beach, Florida, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.   
      
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   -73-   
      
      
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