Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1776 - August 26 2011   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1776 with a release date of Friday,   
   August 26th 2011 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. A dedicated ham radio operator and scout leader is   
   murdered in Indiana; some positive words about ham radio related to the   
   August 23rd Eastern U-S earthquake, hams stand ready as Hurricane Irene   
   heads toward the US shoreline and honors for a deserving 11 year old   
   emergency service amateur radio operator at the Huntsville Hamfest. Find   
   out the details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1776 coming   
   your way right now.   
      
      
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   RADIO CRIME: HAM RADIO SCOUT LEADER MURDERED IN INDIANA   
      
   An Indiana ham radio operator and scouting leader has been brutally murdered.   
   This, while leading a group of scouts on a nature hike. Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   Seventy-six-year-old Arthur Anderson, W9WPH, of Kokomo, Indiana, was simply   
   in the wrong place at the wrong time.   
      
   That the assessment from Indiana state police investigating the murder of the   
   long-time Scout leader from Troop 506 based at Redeemer Lutheran Church in   
   Kokomo.   
      
   They say Anderson was leading two scouts, ages 11 and 12 , on Sunday, Aug. 21   
   on a nature walk on the Nickel Plate Trail near the community of Bunker   
   Hill, about 60 miles north of Indianapolis.   
      
   As the group stopped briefly near a tree, authorities say 22-year-old Shane   
   Golitko leaped on Anderson and stabbed him in the neck with a 12-inch knife.   
      
   Investigators say another leader who was along on the hike shielded the young   
   Scouts from the attacker, who then fled on foot after the assault.   
      
   Despite efforts to stop the bleeding, authorities say Anderson died at the   
   scene.   
      
   Authorities arrested Golitko inside his nearby home where he lived with his   
   mother.   
      
   He's now being held in the Miami County jail.   
      
   Investigators also learned a short time before the deadly attack on Anderson,   
   Golitko had kicked and punched his mother in an unprovoked assault. She ran   
   to a neighbor's home for help.   
      
   An Indiana state police detective who is part of the investigation called it   
   a senseless act.   
   Authorities don't have a motive for the attack.   
      
   The Miami County prosecutor confirmed Golitko had a prior arrest for   
   possession of marijuana. He says the man also was charged in an assault case   
   in Ohio in July 2010, but court records show that charge was dismissed.   
      
   An official from the Boy Scouts' Sagamore Council in Kokomo, called Anderson   
   a great leader who focused on training young Scouts to lead by example and   
   try to motivate others.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, in Philadelphia.   
      
   --   
      
   Golitko is charged with murder and two felony counts of battery. He is being   
   held without bond in the Miami County Jail in Peru Indiana pending   
   appearance in the Miami Circuit Court where he will likely be formally   
   arraigned. (Various published news reports and listener provided reports)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: EAST COAST QUAKE POINTS OUT FRAGILE CELLPHONE INFRASTRUCTURE   
      
   Although amateur radio emergency communications was not particularly needed   
   following a 5 point 8 earthquake that shook most of the east coast on   
   Tuesday, August 23rd, the event did point out how fragile the publics   
   personal communications infrastructure really is. Especially the aspect   
   that deals with cellular telephones.   
      
   According to several news reports, cellular telephone service was crippled   
   for a short time following the temblor that was centered near Mineral,   
   Virginia. Verizon Wireless admitted that its service was slow for about 20   
   minutes after the quake struck just before 2 p.m. Eastern time. AT&T and   
   Sprint also report very heavy call volume as East coast residents dealt with   
   Virginia's strongest earthquake since 1897. The three companies say service   
   was compromised because millions of people were making calls at the same   
   time.   
      
   Also, according to K3VSA at least one public announcement went out from the   
   FEMA that said due to overload of cell phone usage, there are reports of   
   cell phone congestion. As such it was requested by cellular carriers that   
   members of the public use e-mail or text messages if possible to communicate   
   for the next few hours, except in cases of emergency. This so that   
   emergency officials can continue to receive and respond to urgent calls.   
      
   However one story reported by KADI radio pointed out that even though the   
   cellular carriers could not deliver the level of service the public expected   
   that ham radio operators had no problems contacting one another. The KADI   
   report also noted that this once again proves that ham radio still works in   
   emergencies when all other means of communication fail. (ARNewsline(tm),   
   K3VSA, K0ADI via the PR Reflector)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: HAM RADIO EMCOMM AND HURRICANE IRENE   
      
   Ham radio operators involved in emergency communications are making ready for   
   the imminent arrival of Hurricane Irene or her remnants to his the U-S   
   shore. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in our newsroom   
   with the latest:   
      
   --   
      
   As this newscast is being prepared on Thursday evening, August 25th weather   
   forecasters are calling hurricane Irene an extremely dangerous storm that is   
   set to batter the East Coast from North Carolina to New England over the   
   next several days.   
      
   Currently a category 3 hurricane with winds in excess of 115 miles per hour.   
   Irene is centered about 490 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina,   
   and moving north north-east at 14 miles per hour. Depending on the storms   
   exact track, Irene is expected to make landfall over Eastern North Carolina   
   on Saturday, August 27th and then work its way up the coast with it full   
   force being fely between New Jersey, then across New York's Long Island,   
   across Boston and into New England and possibly the Canadian Maritime   
   Provinces.   
      
   Ham radio operators involved in emergency communications and relief support   
   efforts are already geared up for Irene's arrival. At ARRL headquarters in   
   Newington, Connecticut, bulletin station W1AW will be on the air beginning   
   7:00 AM Saturday, August 27th as a backup communications resource. This at   
   least until the severe weather has passed and it can stand down.   
      
   As hurricane Irene advances toward the North Carolina coast, the states ARRL   
   Public Information Coordinator Raymond Woodward, K3VSA, reports that ARES   
   members will be staffing the North Carolina Regional Coordination Center in   
   Kinston. This, beginning at 7:00 AM Eastern Daylight time also on Saturday   
   August 27th. Woodward says that they will also be taking requests for   
   additional support from surrounding counties.   
      
   Woodward also says that the National Weather Service office in Newport will   
   utilize hams belonging to the SKYWARN network beginning at 9:00 AM the same   
   day. He adds that because of the mandatory evacuations that are occurring,   
   it's likely that radio amateurs will be asked to serve county emergency   
   services facilities and emergency relocation shelters with backup radio   
   communications support.   
      
   Meantime similar preparations are ongoing up the Atlantic coast all the way   
   into New England and beyond. In an e-mail to Amateur Radio Newsline, Steve   
   Schwarm, W3EVE, Wrentham, Massachusetts, who is the District Emergency   
   Coordinator says that a list of hams available to server in this emergency   
   is being created. This, for ARES deployment to serve as National Weather   
   Service Storm Survey Teams.   
      
   Schwarn's note says that hams would also be dispatched to various Emergency   
   Operations Centers, Red Cross and Salvation Army operations sites as well as   
   hospitals as they are required. W3EVE tells the hams in his region that it   
   is important to keep their situation awareness level high for any updates   
   from ARES leadership. They do this by checking their e-mail and monitoring   
   local SKYWARN, ARES and RACES frequencies for any updates on this developing   
   situation.   
      
   Also ready for activation are several established operations. This includes   
   the Hurricane Watch Net on 14.325 MHz. It provides storm watch   
   communications to and from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida   
   during times of hurricane emergencies.   
      
   Also in operation will be the VoIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol Weather   
   Net. This operation uses Echolink and IRLP to provide a similar service.   
      
   As hurricane Irene tracks up the Eastern seaboard its intensity will, as   
   always, depend on many changing factors. So right now it is too early to   
   meaningfully state how the storm will affect specific areas.   
      
   Lastly, as we go to air we advise all residents in the affected regions, be   
   they hams and non hams alike are advised to keep an ear tuned to their local   
   newscasts and weather bulletins. These could very well save your life.   
      
   In the newsroom in Los Angeles, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, reporting for the   
   Amateur Radio Newsline. Don.   
      
   --   
      
   More on Hurricane Irene and ham radio involvement in next weeks Amateur Radio   
   Newsline report. (ARNewsline(tm), K3VSA, W3EVE, KC5FM, RAC, ARRL, others)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAKING DX NEWS: TIMOR LESTE - EAST TIMOR TO BE QRV SEPT 16   
      
   The long awaited 4W6A Timor-Leste DXpedition is now less than one month away.   
   4W6A will be operational from Atauro Island in East Timor from September   
   16th to the 26th. They will be on 160 through 10 meters using CW, SSB and   
   RTTY with up to four stations operating simultaneously.   
      
   The QSL manager for this operation is M0URX. You can QSL direct, via the   
   bureau, or electronically using Lognook of the World. Direct or bureau QSLs   
   may also be requested using the M0URX Online QSL Request Service at   
   m0urx.com/oqrs. We will have more DX news later on in this weeks Amateur   
   Radio Newsline report. (OPDX)   
      
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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 N5JGX repeater serving   
   Austin, Texas.   
      
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   **   
   WITH NEWSLINE: 2011 YHOTY AWARD PRESENTED TO KAITLYN S. COLE, KS3P   
      
   Satrurday, August 20th was a big day in the life of 11 year olf Kaitlyn Cole,   
   KS3P. At the 2011 Huntsville Hamfest, Kaitlyn was presented with this years   
   Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award. Reading from a prepared   
   statement, Kaitlyn had quite a story to tell about her involvement in the   
   tornadoes that ravaged her home state and her decision to try to help those   
   in need:   
      
   --   
      
   KS3P: "When the tornado struck on April 27th, I was very scared. We had no   
   power and the phone was dead. I did not know how lucky we were until my   
   parents took us out driving around our community.   
      
   "Some of my neighbors had lost everything or had their lives cut short by the   
   tornadoes that struck. It was not some far off event on the news. This was   
   personal to me.   
      
   "I didn't think a young ham like myself could do much, especially an 11 year   
   old elementary student. My dad took me down to a command post in a   
   Huntsville church. We signed some release forms and were given wrist bands.   
   We then met up with Charlie, W1CST. Charlie gave me a chance to operate   
   and provided guidance. It was really overwhelming at first because I was   
   completely new to doing net control in a real emergency.   
      
   "At the time, I knew I was helping out but didn't think much about it because   
   there were so many hams working. For me it was a way to cope with the   
   devastation and to give something back to my community."   
      
   --   
      
   Kaitlin also shared her ham radio dreams of the future with the assembled   
   crowd:   
      
   --   
      
   KS3P: "With amateur radio my goals and opportunities keep expanding. I've   
   accomplished some of my goals but not all.   
      
   "I hope in the future to act as a DX station and not just work DX at home.   
      
   "I hope to do more videos on YouTube to encourage more youth into the hobby   
   and to work some modes I have not yet tried.   
      
   "The sky is the limit with ham radio."   
      
   --   
      
   I had the honor of emceeing this year's award ceremony along with   
   representatives of corporate underwriters Vertex-Standard, CQ Publishing and   
   Heil Sound. And it was likely Rich Moseson, W2VU of CQ, who summed it up   
   best as to why Kaitlyn was chosen as this year's award recipient.   
      
   --   
      
   W2VU: "Looking over the nomination for Kaitlyn this year the thing that   
   jumped out at me were that an 11 year old - no go back to age 9 - and   
   your typical 8 year old ham going to the Dayton Hamvention(r) and going to   
   the Dayton Youth Lounge would be going there to do things and be guided by   
   older young hams in things to do. But not Kaitlyn. She was there to help   
   run the booth.   
      
   "And this spring with the tornadoes that hit here. Your average young ham   
   might be helping out in the field or something like that, but Kaitlyn was   
   net control.   
      
   "So, she is yet another example of those young hams who are head and   
   shoulders above everyone else which has always been the defining   
   qualification for this award."   
      
   --   
      
   All in all it was a great afternoon to honor a very giving young woman who   
   even though she is only age 11 has proven that hams of any age are ready and   
   willing to serve their community in times of need. As such, we join with   
   our corporate underwriters and with the Huntsville Hamfest in congratulating   
   Kaitlyn S. Cole, KS3P, for her dedication to the hobby, to the community and   
   really to all of mankind. (ARNewsline(tm))   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW: LA CELLPHONE TICKET GIVEN TO HAM OPERATING 2 METER MOBILE   
      
   A California ham has been cited for operating mobile using a 2 meter radio   
   installed in his car and this could become a test case to find out whether   
   the restrictive anti-cellphone law can be used against other two-way radio   
   users.   
      
   According to a note from Dick McKay, K6VGP, a member of the Disaster Amateur   
   Radio Network identified as Irving Osser, KE6YR, received a ticket for using   
   his amateur 2 meter radio in his car. According to McKay, the Los Angeles   
   motorcycle officer stated that he saw Osser on his cell phone. KE6YR tried   
   to show the officer the two meter radio with the coil cord microphone and   
   said he was talking to another amateur on the radio. He also tried to show   
   the officer the hands free system he uses on his BlackBerry and finally   
   tried to show him the cell phone log that indicated no calls were made or   
   received.   
      
   But the officer was not interested in hearing about any of it and it has now   
   became a tell it to the judge matter. And here is where the possibly   
   becoming a test case for the California law. This is because Osser is an   
   attorney by profession and plans to represent himself in court with the   
   proper knowledge about how to address the subject.   
      
   While California does not provide any exceptions for ham radio operators,   
   CB'ers and other non-emergency two-way radio users, by definition, two-way   
   radio gear is not a hand held cellular telephone. None-the-less, KE6YR will   
   still have the burden to prove in court that what he was doing was legal and   
   that he was in fact not using a wireless telephone as defined by law.   
   (K6VGP)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW: FCC AFFIRMS $10,000 FORFEITURE ORDER TO FLORIDA UNLICENSED   
   BROADCASTER   
      
   A Florida resident who allegedly operated an unlicensed broadcast radio   
   station has been ordered to pay a ten thousand dollar fine. In an August   
   22nd release, the Regional Director for the South Central Region of the   
   FCC's Enforcement Bureau ordered Patrick Michael Ford of Fort Myers to pay a   
   previously imposed Notice of Apparent Liability or NAL.   
      
   Back on May 5th the Enforcement Bureau's Tampa Office issued the Notice of   
   Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to Ford after it traced illegal broadcasts   
   to him. The FCC says that to date, Ford has not filed a response to the   
   NAL. Therefore, based on the information before it the regulatory agency   
   has now affirmed the forfeiture order and given him 30 days to pay. If he   
   fails to do so the matter can be turned over to the Department of Justice   
   for collection. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: $25000 NAL ISSUED FOR INTERFERENCE TO AIRPORT WEATHER RADAR   
      
   The FCC has issued Rapidwave, LLC of Saratoga Springs, Utah, a $25,000 Notice   
   of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture order. This, for operating a 5   
   Gigahertz unlicensed Part 15 system in a manner inconsistent with rules, and   
   for allegedly causing interference to an FAA Terminal Doppler Weather Radar   
   system serving the Salt Lake City International Airport. Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Jim Davis, W2JKD, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   According to the FCC, on Oct. 27, 2010, an enforcement agent from the Denver   
   office, along with FAA personnel, located emissions at 5600 MHz coming from   
   a Ubiquiti Xtreme Range 5 transceiver located at the Lake Mountain   
   communications site in Saratoga Springs, Utah. The site in question was   
   identified as being operated by Rapidwave LLC. Over the next 24 hours the   
   FCC and FAA personnel established that this system at the Lake Mountain site   
   was the source of the interference.   
      
   According to the FCC, all 5 GHz unlicensed national information   
   infrastructure devices operating in the 5.25 to 5.35 GHz and 5.475 to 5.725   
   GHz bands must contain circuitry known Dynamic Frequency Selection. This is   
   a radar detection capability which allows them to detect the presence of   
   radar systems and avoid co-channel interference. During the Lake Mountain   
   site inspection it was determined that as it was operating, the transceiver   
   did not have Dynamic Frequency Selection functionality. Rapidwave changed   
   the operating frequency to stop the interference to the Salt Lake City   
   Terminal Doppler Weather Radar.   
      
   The inspection also revealed that Rapidwave had added a high gain parabolic   
   antenna to the system. Calculations performed by the FCC agent indicated   
   the Effective Radiated Power for this system may have exceeded the maximum   
   permitted by the FCC Rules for operation on the frequency used by Rapidwave.   
   You can read the entire text of this FCC enforcement action at   
   tinyurl.com/fcc-utah-fine.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Davis, W2JKD.   
      
   --   
      
   Rapidwave was given the customary 30 days to pay the fine or to file an   
   appeal. (FCC, RW, TVT)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO LAW: FCC TO ELIMINATE ANOTHER 80 OUTDATED RULES   
      
   The Federal Communications Commission is eliminating another 83 rules from   
   its books. This, as part of its reform agenda and commitment to a request   
   from President Obama earlier this year to improve or remove any rules that   
   were out of date.   
      
   Among the eliminated rules is the Fairness Doctrine enacted back in 1949   
   which was intended to promote balanced discussion of controversial issues.   
   As more broadcast stations and cable channels became available, the need to   
   mandate a diversity of viewpoints was no longer felt necessary and the rule   
   was abolished in 1987. As a result, the FCC has not enforced it in more   
   than two decades, but it was never officially taken off the books.   
      
   Other rules deleted included media-related regulations that have not been in   
   effect for years. The FCC said the 83 rules eliminated will not have any   
   significant impact on broadcast businesses. So far more than 50 outdated   
   rules in all services it oversees have already been eliminated as part of   
   the FCC's reform agenda aimed at removing obsolete regulations and revising   
   others to keep up with new technology. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   911 COMMERATIVE EVENTS: N0L FROM THE GUARDIANS OF FREEDOM AIR SHOW   
      
   Yet another amateur radio club has announced its decision to commemorate the   
   10th anniversary of the 911 al-Quida terror attacks on the United States.   
   This with news that the Lincoln Amateur Radio Club will be operating special   
   event station N0L in conjunction with the Guardians of Freedom Air Show to   
   be held September 10th and 11th at the Lincoln Airport in the city of   
   Lincoln, Nebraska.   
      
   The air show will feature a dazzling performance by the Navy's Blue Angels   
   precision flying team. Meanwhile, station N0LL will be on the air on most   
   High Frequency bands from Septenber 9th thru the 11th. For more information   
   please visit K0KKV.org or lincolnairshow.com on thw World Wide Web. (K0NEB)   
      
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   HAM RADIO ON THE WEB: QRZ.COM CREATES NEW FORUM FOR HOMEBREW GEAR SELLERS   
      
   The QRZ dot com ham radio website has announced the creation of a new   
   Swapmeet Forum called Ham Made Gear dedicated specifically to the sale of   
   home made ham radio equipment. According to site owner Fred Lloyd, AA7BQ,   
   creation of this new area on QRZ is in keeping with the spirit of helping to   
   foster small businesses started by fellow hams.   
      
   This forum is designed for hams who build gear themselves to sell to other   
   hams. As explained by AA7BQ, previously, QRZ disallowed such postings as   
   being "commercial" in nature. Cut says Lloyd this new forum solves that   
   problem allowing semi-commercial, part-time, or hobbyist types of sellers to   
   publicize, promote and sell their products on QRZ. There is no charge for   
   this service, and any ham can participate so long as they are engaged in   
   building gear themselves.   
      
   Lloyd stipulates that QRZ will not allow resellers of any kind in this area.   
   All products offered must be manufactured by the seller, who must be a ham   
   listed in the QRZ.com callsign database. (AA7BQ)   
      
   **   
      
   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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   THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD: TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURER PETER DAHL, K0BIT -   
   S.K.   
      
   Transformer designer and manufacturer Peter W. Dahl, K0BIT became a Silent   
   Key on August 15th. According to Radio World magazine, Dahl died after a   
   long illness having been battling Parkinson Disease for a number of years.   
      
   Peter Dahl, who founded his company in 1964 while still a college student in   
   Minnesota was best known for his custom-wound transformers. These were   
   particularly popular with ham radio operators, though he also counted radio   
   and TV stations among numerous clients. After retiring in 2007, Dahl sold   
   his designs to Harbach Electronics which continues to supply many of the   
   products K0BIT had designed.   
      
   Peter W. Dahl, K0BIT, was age 71 at the time of his passing. He is survived   
   by his wife Clarice, his daughter Tamra and sister, Priscilla. A memorial   
   service was held August 19th in El Paso, Texas. (RW)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: ARRL ANNOUNCES SM ELECTION RESULTS   
      
   Two ARRL Section Manager in challenged elections have been re-elected by   
   ballot to serve another term in office. In Georgia, incumbent Gene Clark,   
   W4AYK, of Albany, was re-elected to a second term with 820 votes. In   
   Western Washington, Jim Pace, K7CEX, of Centralia, was re-elected for a   
   third term with 965 votes. Both men will begin new terms of office on   
   October 1st.   
      
   Also on October 1st, Colorado will be getting a new Section Manager in the   
   person of Jack Ciaccia, WM0G, of Boulder. He takes over from Jeff Ryan,   
   K0RM, who decided not to run for another term. Ciaccia currently serves as   
   an Assistant Section Manager, Public Information Officer and Official   
   Emergency Station in the Colorado Field Organization.   
      
   All other incumbent Section Managers standing for re-election faced no   
   opposition this year. (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: IARU REGION ONE ELECTS NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE   
      
   Meantime, Region One of the International Amateur Radio Union has elected a   
   new Executive Committee. They are Hans Timmerman, PB2T, as President; Hani   
   Raad, OD5TE, as Vice President; Dennis Green, ZS4BS, as secretary and   
   Andreas Thiemann, HB9JOE as Treasurer.   
      
   Four other hams from across IARU Region One were also elected to member   
   status of the Committee. The election took place at the 22nd International   
   Amateur Radio Union Region 1 General conference recently held in Sun City,   
   South Africa. (IARU R-1)   
      
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   HAM RADIO ON THE WEB: THE LAST US BASED VOA STATION VIDEO   
      
   A fascinating video about the last Voice of America transmitter still   
   operational from the continental United States is now available for viewing   
   on-line. The video not only details the services provided by this VOA   
   transmitter site but also pays respect to the work of the 16 engineers at   
   the Greenville, North Carolina facility that keep the 60 year old shortwave   
   technology operational and on-the air. You can sere the University of   
   North Carolina produced video on line at tinyurl.com/voausanc (G8WGN via   
   Facebook)   
      
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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: FCC ISSUES EXPERIMENTAL SPACE LICENSE FPOR 2 METER AND   
   70 CM OPERATIONS   
      
   The FCC has issued a new experimental license with the call letters WF2XSP to   
   one James Cutler to operate in 144 to 146 MHz and 437 to 439 MHz spectrum.   
   This, for testing an image processing algorithm that will be used on a   
   future space flight mobile, Low Earth Orbit operations ranging from 450 to   
   820 kilometers in altitude.   
      
   The FCC announcement made no other reference to the nature of Cutler's   
   experimentation nor why he requested to do so in the amateur 2 meter and 70   
   centimeter bands. QRZ.com lists six radio amateurs by the name of James   
   Cutler, but its unknown if any of them are the same James Cutler who has   
   obtained the Experimental License from the FCC. (FCC)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: MONTREAL TO HOST RAC 2012 AGM   
      
   Turning to international news, word that the Montreal Amateur Radio Club will   
   host 2012 Radio Amateurs of Canada's Annual General Meeting. The location   
   of the 2012 Annual General Meeting was announced during the 2011 Annual   
   General Meeting held in St. John's Newfoundland. The exact dates in 2012   
   will be announced this fall in September or October. (RAC)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: SLOVOKIA GIVES HAMS EXPANDED 60 METER PRIVILEGES   
      
   Slovak Radio Amateurs are now allowed to use the entire 60 meter band 5258.5   
   to 5410.0 kilohertz band instead of the previous allocation of a single   
   channel on 5260 kHz but with some caveats. Operations are allowed for   
   experimental purposes with a maximum power of 100 Watts Effective Radiated   
   Power. Licenses for this spectrum are valid for only 1 year. (Southgate)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: RADIO TELESCOPES ASSIST IN STUDY OF BINARY X-RAY STAR   
      
   Astronomers from Wales and the Netherlands, in collaboration with five   
   schools, have used eight radio telescopes simultaneously to study the   
   strange behavior of an X-ray binary star system.   
      
   IGR J00291+5934 is a rare X-ray binary system containing a pulsar and a   
   normal star. Only 12 such systems are known.   
      
   In September 2008, 00291 increased in brightness at X-ray wavelengths by a   
   factor of at least a thousand times and in visible wavelengths by a factor   
   of around a hundred times. While this type of outburst is not uncommon for   
   this type of system, the timescale is usually months to years. However in   
   this case 00291, was in its outburst for only 20 days and then faded away to   
   its normal faint state but then re-brightened within 30 days.   
      
   The results of the study were presented by postgraduate student Fraser Lewis   
   at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno, Wales, on April 18.   
   (Science OnLine)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: KS QSO PARTY AUG 27 - 28   
      
   On the air, listen out for the for the Kansas Sesquicentennial QSO Party on   
   August 27-28. this years event celebrates the 150th Anniversary of Kansas   
   statehood and will feature a myriad of 1 by 1 callsigns operating across the   
   state. For additional information please check the Kansas QSO Party web   
   site at www.ksqsoparty.org. (KB0RWI)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, a team of experienced operators are preparing an amateur radio   
   expedition to the island Rotuma. Their goal is to activate the island of on   
   all bands from 160 through 2 meters using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, SSTV, PSK, and   
   several other modes. They expect the first activity on the amateur radio   
   frequencies on September 27th, and plan to be active the next 10 days. QSL   
   via YT1AD, direct or via the bureau   
      
   Listen out for the 20 amateur radio special event stations in Spain to be   
   active through September 11th. Each station represents a football team   
   competing in the Spanish Football League Teams. A special 2011 EA Football   
   League Teams Award is available to those who mare contact. Complete details   
   are available at www dot ea-flt dot com.   
      
   A number of operators from South Korea and Japan were on the air using the   
   callsign D9A from the South Korean island of Cheju from August 19th to the   
   26th. If you made contact with D9A, please QSL via DS4EOI.   
      
   EI7CC is in Lesotho for through August 30tth and is active as 7P8PB. He   
   hopes to upload his logs to Logbook of the World on a daily basis.   
      
   DH2AK and DL1THM will be active stroke PJ2 from the island of Curacao from   
   through September 8th. They will be using an Icom IC-7000 transceiver, a   
   Buddipole and operating holiday style. QSL as directed on the air.   
      
   Rugby enthusiasts look out for ZL4RUGBY operated by ZL4PW through October   
   31st. This is to celebrate the 2011 Rugby World Cup being played in New   
   Zealand. QSL via ZL4PW.   
      
   Lastly, a number of operators from South Korea and Japan were on the air   
   using the callsign D9A from the South Korean island of Cheju from August   
   19th to the 26th. If you made contact with D9A, please QSL via DS4EOI.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: SPEED OF LIGHT PRECLUDES TIME TRAVEL   
      
   And finally this week word that physicists have confirmed the ultimate speed   
   limit for the packets of light called photons and in doing so have made the   
   concept of time travel even less likely than thought.   
      
   The speed of light in vacuum is considered the universe's ultimate speed   
   limit, but experiments in recent years suggested that single photons might   
   beat this. And if that were proven true, then at least in theory time   
   travel might be possible.   
      
   Now, a paper in Physical Review Letters shows that individual photons are   
   also limited to the vacuum speed limit. This means that photons maintain   
   the principle of causality laid out in Einstein's theory of special   
   relativity. This appears to mean that an event's effect cannot precede its   
   cause by traveling faster than light. It is violation of this causality   
   that would, in principle, permit time travel.   
      
   In ham radio, that would essentially mean that one cannot hold a QSO with a   
   rare DX station until that station is actually on the air. This, even   
   though some radio amateurs have been known to try.   
      
   More on this scientific discovery that is bound to annoy believers in warp   
   speed travel is on-line at tinyurl.com/435b833 (BBC via Southgate)   
      
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