Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1778 - September 9 2011   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1778 with a release date of Friday,   
   September 9th, 2011 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. ARISSAT One celebrates its first month in space,   
   IARU Region 1 adds two new repeater pairs on 2 meters, Canadian hams on   
   alert for hurricane Katia, an unlicensed broadcaster in Brooklyn New York is   
   hit with a $10,000 fine and on ham remembers 911 with an on line tribute to   
   the New York City Fire Department. Find out the details are on Amateur   
   Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1778 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: ARISSAT-1 CELEBRATES ITS FIRST MONTH ON-ORBIT   
      
   ARISSat One has celebrated its first month on-orbit and it still p[utting out   
   a mighty good signal. Take a listen:   
      
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   Actual ARISsat 1 here.   
      
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   ARISSat One was deployed from the from the International Space station on   
   August 3rd by two space walking cosmonauts . Now, a month later strong   
   signal reports continue to be reported even though its internal battery is   
   almost depleted and the bird is totally dependant on power from power from   
   the sun.   
      
   In addition to hearing the bird live on 145.950 MHz, you can receive ASISSat   
   One data in near real time on your smart phone or mobile device.   
   Information on how to do this is on-line at tinyurl.com/arissat-data-now   
   (WA4SXM)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: ISS COULD BE VACATED IF RUSSIAN LAUNCH VEHICLE PROBLEM   
   NOT RESOLVED QUICKLY   
      
   According to Space.com, the International Space Station may have to start   
   operating without a crew in November. This, if Russian engineers cannot   
   quickly figure out what caused a recent launch booster failure. And this   
   would indirectly impact on ham radio as well. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill   
   Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the details:   
      
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   As widely reported, an unmanned Russian Progress cargo ship crashed just   
   after launch on August 24th. That flight was to deliver three tons of   
   supplies to the orbiting space station. The failure was caused by a problem   
   with the Progress' Soyuz rocket. One very similar to the one Russia uses to   
   launch its crew-carrying vehicle.   
      
   In an August 29th statement, NASA says that three members of the current crew   
   on the ISS are due to return to Earth this month, and the rest are scheduled   
   to come back in mid-November.   
      
   At the moment, Russia's Soyuz is the only way to get astronauts to and from   
   the station. So if the booster glitch isn't identified and fixed quickly, a   
   fresh crew won't be able to reach the orbiting lab before the last three   
   current crew members head for home.   
      
   One of the reasons for this is that the two Soyuz spacecraft that are   
   currently docked to the ISS are only rated to spend about 200 days in space   
   so they will have to depart before their time on-orbit ends. Also, the   
   lighting conditions at the Soyuz's landing site in Kazakhstan is also an   
   issue. Both NASA and the Russian space agency require that landings occur   
   between one hour after dawn or one hour before dusk. This, to facilitate   
   better search and rescue operations should any be required.   
      
   The lighting window closes for about five weeks on September 19th for the   
   first crew and around November 19th for the second. Waiting for a new   
   window to open would stretch the Soyuz spacecraft beyond their 200 day   
   on-orbit ratings in both cases.   
      
   The bottom line: NASA says that it will not put any crews on a Soyuz until   
   the rocket has had several successful unmanned launches. Russian engineers   
   are working to give Soyuz the best chance to meet that 200 day deadline.   
   The next one is technically slated to blast off on September 21st, but most   
   experts seem to think that's almost certainly not going to happen. So if   
   Russia cannot find the failure cause of the Soyuz and get it proofed for   
   carrying human passengers, it could mean that the ISS could be unmanned for   
   the first time since 2001.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the Newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
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   If the International Space Station were to be temporarily evacuated it would   
   mean at least a temporary hold with scheduled on-orbit astronaut to   
   classroom ham radio contacts. Obviously, random contacts by the ISS ham   
   radio crews with amateurs world-wide would cease as well. (SPACE.com,   
   Houston News, other published news reports)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: IARU REGION 1 ADDS NEW 2 METER REPEATER PAIRS   
      
   IARU Region 1 has voted in favor of creating a pair of new 2 meter repeater   
   channels to relieve some of the on-the-air congestion in that region of the   
   world. The new frequency pairs are 144.9750 MHz and 144.9875 MHz as inputs   
   with 145.5750 MHz and 145.5875 MHz as their complimentary outputs.   
      
   And if those of you outside of I-A-R-U Region One are wondering about the   
   strange channel allocations, heres some background. In I-A-R-U Region One,   
   the 2 meter band is only two Megahertz wide running from 144 to 146 MHz.   
   Only a small portion is allocated for FM repeater and simplex operations.   
   According to the bandplan posted on the Internet, back in 1996 it was   
   decided to change from 25 Khz inter system spacing to 12.5 kHz with very   
   narrow deviation to accommodate as many repeaters in a given area as is   
   possible.   
      
   The latest newly added frequencies were proposed by the South African Radio   
   League and approved by a vote of twenty seven in favor, fourteen opposed and   
   seven abstentions. No implementation of this modification to the Region One   
   bandplan was announced. (IARU Region 1)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: CANADIAN HAMS ALERT FOR HURRICANE KATIA   
      
   Hams in Eastern Canada's Maritime Provinces went on alert on September 6th.   
   This as Hurricane Katia had been tracking toward the northwest for several   
   days as a major category 3 storm.   
      
   Based on a suite of computer models and the expected evolution of weather   
   systems over Eastern Canada, Katia was forecast to make a sharp eastward   
   turn on Friday, September 9th. That would result in its impact being   
   limited to the offshore areas but also creating large waves that would reach   
   the southern coastlines of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.   
      
   According to the United States National Hurricane Center in Miami and the   
   Canadian Hurricane Center, Hurricane Katia is not expected to make landfall   
   anywhere in North America. However its projected path is across the entire   
   North Atlantic and map projections say it actually may hit northern England   
   early on Monday, September 12th, before completely falling apart.   
      
   But before it makes its Atlantic crossing, Hurricane Katia does pose a threat   
   to Canada's eastern most area and Radio Amateurs of Canada suggests that   
   hams as well as the public stay tuned to updates regarding the storms path.   
   The Canadian Hurricane Center notes that predicting the timing of sharp   
   turns for a hurricane like Katria can be particularly challenging. You can   
   track Katia's progress yourself by going to the National Hurricane Center   
   web page at www dot nhc dot noaa dot gov. (RAC, NOAA, Canadian Hurricane   
   Center)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: WASHINGTON HAMS AID HIKER   
      
   According to a report posted on QRZ dot com by Glen Ahlborn, KF7QLH, several   
   Washington State hams were responsible for the rescue of a camper who had   
   slid off a ledge near Emerald Lake. It went down on Saturday, August 27th   
   when John Myers, KD7AAT, of Spokane received an emergency call over a local   
   repeater from Todd Cady, K7PKT. Cady informed Myers that a camper had   
   fallen over the side of a ledge and had suffered a major compound fracture   
   of his femur.   
      
   Using a hand held GPS unit, Cady provided Myers with the exact coordinates.   
   Cady also told Myers that there was absolutely no way of getting a stretcher   
   in the area. Myers relayed this information to emergency response personnel   
   which dispatched an ambulance to the scene.   
      
   As it turned out, Cady's assessment was correct. There was no way to perform   
   a ground rescue due to the terrain. The first responders could only make   
   sure the patient was stabilized, and also   
   find an area for a helicopter landing. Meantime, a rescue helicopter was   
   launched from Spokane. It picked up the injured man and transported him to   
   a medical facility where he is reported to be recovering from his injuries.   
   (KF7QLH)   
      
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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 VE9BSQ repeater serving   
   St. John New Brunswick, Canada.   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST OCTOBER 1 and 2   
      
   This years national Simulated Emergency Test takes place on October 1st and   
   2nd. Sponsored by the ARRL, the Simulated Emergency Test is a nationwide   
   exercise to assess ham emergency operating skills and the readiness in an   
   emergency like operation.   
      
   According to the ARRL, its Field Organization in association with a variety   
   of served emergency response agencies is busy developing emergency like   
   scenarios for this years S-E-T. To find out how you can be a part of these   
   activities, please get in touch with your ARRL Section Manager. Contact   
   information can be found on page 16 of any issue of the Leagues monthly QST   
   magazine. (ARRL)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: FEMA TO TEST NATIONAL EAS SYSTEM IN NEVADA   
      
   Nevada will conduct a state-wide test of the national Emergency Activation or   
   EAS system later this month. Radio World reports that at the recent annual   
   meeting of the Nevada State Emergency Communications Committee broadcasters   
   learned that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Integrated Public   
   Alert and Warning System office plans a mini-national EAS test for the state   
   before months end.   
      
   The test would be launched from FEMA to KKOH AM in Reno and KDWN AM in Las   
   Vegas and propagate from there to other stations in the Nevada EAS   
   Operational Area. Nevada State Emergency Communications Committee Chair   
   Adrienne Abbott told the meeting she would track results through a   
   conference call with station engineers and report results to the Nevada   
   Broadcasters Association.   
      
   Radio World says that similar tests are expected in at least some other   
   states. The Michigan Association of Broadcasters has already announced that   
   it is planning a statewide "soft test" of the monthly local test on   
   September 22nd. (RW)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: ALERTFM TO BE INTRODUCED TO EUROPEAN MARKEWT   
      
   AlertFM which is the provider of an FM-based emergency alert system, has   
   announced that broadcast equipment manufacturer WorldCast Systems is   
   offering the Alert FM system in Europe.   
      
   The Alert FM system sends text-based messages over FM frequencies to end   
   users. Those end users can be anyone with an Alert FM receiver, including   
   radio stations, first responders, schools, municipalities or citizens. More   
   on this story is on-line at tinyurl.com/alert-fm-europe (AlertFM)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: UNLICENSED BROOKLYN NY BROADCASTERS DINGED $10000   
      
   The FCC has affirmed Forfeiture Order in the amount of ten thousand dollars   
   issued jointly to Andre Alleyne and Jessie White. This, for operating an   
   unlicensed radio station on the frequency 96.5 MHz in Brooklyn, New York.   
   Amateur Radio Newslines Jeff Clark, K8JAC, is here with the story:   
      
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   This story goes back to July 23 and 24, 2008. That's when acting in response   
   to a complaint of interference from a licensed FM broadcast station; agents   
   from the FCC Enforcement Bureau's New York Office monitored 96.5 MHz in   
   Brooklyn, New York. On each of those days, the agent observed a radio   
   signal on that frequency and used direction-finding techniques to locate the   
   source of the transmissions to an apartment building on Flatbush Avenue in   
   the borough of the city.   
      
   On July 24, 2008, after completing the field strength measurements, agents   
   from the New   
   York Office conducted an investigation on the roof of building where they   
   observed an FM broadcast antenna with a coaxial cable leading from the   
   antenna into an apartment window in the building. The agents learned from   
   the building superintendent that the coaxial cable went into the apartment   
   jointly leased by Mr. Alleyne and Ms. White.   
      
   When the agents attempted to inspect the station, the two women who answered   
   the door refused to allow the agents to enter the apartment. However, one   
   of the women, who was later identified as Ms. White, stated that she resides   
   in the apartment with her boyfriend. The agents advised her that the radio   
   station in the apartment was operating without a license and requested that   
   she turn off the station. After returning to their vehicle, the agents   
   monitored 96.5 MHz and noted that the station was off the air.   
      
   On July 30, 2008, the New York Office issued a Notice of Unlicensed Operation   
   to Mr. Alleyne and Ms. White. The notice warned the pair that operation of   
   the unlicensed radio station violated section 301 of the Communications Act   
   and outlined the potential penalties for such a violation. The Notice   
   directed Mr. Alleyne and Ms. White to terminate operation of the unlicensed   
   station immediately and provided them ten days to reply. The New York   
   Office says that it did not receive a response to the Notice.   
      
   On December 10, 2008, the New York Office issued a Notice of Apparent   
   Liability for   
   Forfeiture in the amount of $10,000 to Mr. Alleyne and Ms. White for   
   operating an unlicensed   
   radio station. In their response, Mr. Alleyne and Ms. White did not dispute   
   the findings in the Notice of Apparent Liability, but requested that the FCC   
   cancel the proposed forfeiture for several reasons. This because of their   
   claim that they allowed a friend to operate the station from their   
   apartment. Also, that they believed the radio station complied with all FCC   
   regulations; that they ceased operating the station as soon as they became   
   aware that it was illegal and that they do not have the financial resources   
   to pay the forfeiture.   
      
   In denying all of these requests the FCC noted that Mr. Alleyne and Ms. White   
   did not dispute the circumstances of the stations operation and that on   
   examining all of the evidence that the Commission finds that Alleyne and   
   White are jointly liable for operating the unlicensed radio station on 96.5   
   MHz. The FCC also turned down the request to cancel or reduce the proposed   
   forfeiture based on their inability to pay. This is because neither Mr.   
   Alleyne nor Ms. White submitted any supporting documentation providing proof   
   that they could not pay the fine. As such the FCC concluded that the   
   $10,000 forfeiture is warranted and gave them the customary 30 days to pay   
   or take the matter to appeal.   
      
   I'm Jeff Clark, K8JAC.   
      
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   If Alleyne and White they fail to do either, the entire matter will likely be   
   handed over to the Department of Justice for collection. (FCC)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: CANADIAN TEEN UNLICENSED BROADCASTER GETS 15 MONTHS PROBATION   
      
   A Canadian youngster described in news reports as an ill-tempered teenaged   
   unlicensed broadcaster has been put on 15 months probation. This after   
   threatening a pair of Ottawa radio personalities and an Industry Canada   
   radio inspector.   
      
   According to news reports, the now 15 year old had set up a radio station out   
   of his home using transmitting equipment he purchased with money from an   
   inheritance and began broadcasting without a license. After repeated   
   warnings Telecommunications regulator Industry Canada shut him down and   
   seized his equipment in January 201. At that time he reportedly threatened   
   and harassed one of the agency's investigators.   
      
   At trial, the unnamed young offender was convicted of violating the   
   Radiocommunications Act. He was also found guilty of threatening to kill   
   Hot 89.9 radio personality Ryan Lindsay. The court says that he went as far   
   showing up at the radio station with his father, and threatening to harm   
   another employee identified as John Mielke.   
      
   And heres the kicker. While news reports say that the teen's crimes were   
   serious, Justice Donald Ebbs sentenced him only to conditional discharge and   
   probation. The only conditions placed on the teen was that he stay away   
   from the people he threatened and not possess any radio transmitters or   
   other equipment that could allow him to broadcast on federally regulated   
   airwaves. The teen was also ordered to perform 60 hours of community   
   service. More about this case is on-line at tinyurl.com/canada-teen.   
   (Adapted from the Ottawa Citizen)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: PAUL ROBINSON 2E1EUB AWARDED LOUIS VARNEY CUP   
      
   The 2011 Louis Varney G5RV Cup for Space Communications has been awarded to   
   Paul Robinson 2E1EUB of Stoke on Trebt, England. This in recognition of his   
   work in promoting and encouraging the use of amateur radio satellites and   
   perfecting the art of a portable ground station. This years presentation   
   was hosted by RSGB president Dave Wilson M00BW and took place at the Telford   
   Hamfest on Sunday, September 4. (GB2RS)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: ARNEWSLINE(tm) TO BE GUEST ON HAM NATION SEPTEMBER 13   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline producer Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, along news anchor Don   
   Wilbanks, AE5DW, will be the guests of Bob Heil, K9EID, and Gordon West,   
   WB6NOA on the Tuesday, September 13th edition of Bob's Ham Nation. This is   
   the streaming video podcast seen live on Leo LaPorte's TWIT.TV Internet   
   Television Network.   
      
   Bill and Don plan to discuss a bit of the history of the news service and   
   talk about some of its ancillary projects including the Young Ham of the   
   Year Award. They also may have a surprise announcement as well.   
      
   Ham Nation airs live every Tuesday Night at live.twit.tv. If you miss the   
   show you can download the audio only or audio with video podcasts about 24   
   hours later at www.twit.tv/HN, from iTunes, and many other normal podcast   
   sources. (ARNewsline(tm))   
      
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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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   CHANGING OF THE GUARD: UK COLOSSUS COMPUTER DESIGNER TONY SALE - SK   
      
   The Radio Society of Great Britain has announced the passing of Tony Sale,   
   the man behind the Bletchley Park Colossus computer rebuild project.   
      
   During his rather illustrious career, Sale was the British intelligence   
   agency's principal scientific officer and later worked at the Science   
   Museum. He helped create the Computer Conservation Society and, more   
   recently, the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park, where his   
   Colossus remains today.   
      
   Considered to be a remarkable and skilled individual, Sale had a long history   
   in engineering that encompassed robotics, radar and computing. In January   
   2008 Tony Sale and Colossus were featured on the cover of the RSGB's RadCom   
   magazine. (GB2RS)   
      
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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: NEW HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELL   
      
   A photovoltaic cell that reaches record-breaking efficiency could make solar   
   energy competitive with fossil fuels according to the company that created   
   the cell.   
      
   Alta Devices of Santa Clara, California presented research at the 37th IEEE   
   Photovoltaic Specialist Conference that claims its thin-film   
   gallium-arsenide cell can convert 27.6 percent of the sunlight striking the   
   cell into electricity, under standardized conditions.   
      
   Since the paper was submitted, the company says it has upped the efficiency   
   to 28.2 percent. That beats the previous record of 26.4 percent for a solar   
   cell with a single p-n junction, which was the first improvement in years   
   over 26.1 percent. Both numbers, according to Alta, were independently   
   confirmed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (Photo Voltaics)   
      
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   RADIO FROM SPACE: PROSPERO MAY LIVE AGAIN   
      
   United Kingdom researchers say that they are planning to try to revive a   
   1970's satellite on 137.560 MHz.   
      
   The Prospero spacecraft was the United Kingdoms first first satellite,   
   launched on a UK-built 40 years ago on a Black Arrow rocket. It was put   
   into orbit on October 28, 1971 carrying a series of experiments to   
   investigate the effects of the space environment.   
      
   The satellite operated successfully until 1973 and was contacted annually   
   until 1996. Its beacon on 137.560 MHz was last heard by radio amateurs in   
   2006.   
      
   Now a team from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Surrey are attempting   
   to revive it. Audio recordings of the 0.3 watt phase modulated signal at   
   2048 bit/s from Prospero on 137.560 MHz can be heard on the Sounds from   
   Space website of Matthias Bopp, DD1US. To listen in, take your web browser   
   to tinyurl.com/prospero-sound and then scroll down the page to Prospero One.   
   (Southgate)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: STUDENTS GET NZART GRANT TO DEVELOP KIWISAT SOFTWARE   
      
   A group of fourth-year Honors Students and a Masters student from New   
   Zealand's Massey University School of Engineering and Advanced Technology   
   have been awarded a $7,500 grant from the New Zealand Association of Radio   
   Transmitters' Radio Science Education Trust. This, to develop the software   
   for the new KiwiSAT amateur radio satellite.   
      
   KiwiSAT is being designed and built by a team of New Zealand radio amateur   
   volunteers supported by Massey and various corporate sponsors. In addition   
   to the usual repeater in space operations, KiwiSAT will carry out   
   experimental work in small satellite Attitude Determination and Control.   
   This is a low cost control system that works through interaction with the   
   Earth's magnetic field to position the satellite at a specific attitude.   
      
   KiwiSAT is micro satellite is the size of a basketball. It will be launched   
   on a Russian orbital booster when the project is completed. You can read   
   the entire story on-line at tinyurl.com/kiwisat-software. (NZART)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: HAM RADIO SPACE HISTORY TALK ON THE WWW   
      
   A video dealing with the history of ham radio space communications is now   
   available on the World-Wide-Web. The program features a talk given in   
   English by Mario Lorenz, DL5MLO, from AMSAT Germany was recorded this past   
   summer as a part of the Hacker Space Program track at the Chaos   
   Communication Camp 2011.   
      
   Held near Berlin, Chaos Communication Camp attracted hackers and makers from   
   across Europe. Lorenz notes that building amateur radio satellites involves   
   using technology in creative ways and as such has great appeal to the hacker   
   community.   
      
   Lorenz talk is titled, "From OSCAR 1 to Mars and beyond - Amateur Space   
   Exploration - The last 50 years, Now, and the Future." It runs just about   
   an hour and might make a good club meeting presentation. You can find it   
   on-line at tinyurl.com/amsat-sat-talk (Southgate)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: CASTLES AND STATELY HOMES ON THE AIR   
      
   An interesting ham radio event out of the United Kingdom. The Castles and   
   Stately Homes On The Air organization will be holding a UK Heritage Event   
   during this month to coincide with the European Heritage Month. For ham   
   radio, this is a great opportunity to access locations that may previously   
   have been inaccessible or closed to the public. Details on activations   
   appear on line at www.cashota.co.uk. (GB2RS)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: SPECIAL RUGBY WORLD CUP CALLSIGNS DOWN UNDER   
      
   On the air, keep your ears open for some New Zealand amateur radio operators   
   to replace their ZL prefix with a ZM prefix throughout September and   
   October. This, in celebration of the Rugby World Cup which runs from   
   September 9th through October 23rd.   
      
   Also listen out for two special event stations in celebration of the Rugby   
   event. The first has the unique call of ZL4RUGBY. It will be on the air   
   through October 31st. QSL via ZL4PW.   
      
   The other is ZL6RWC. It will be operated by various members of the Papakura   
   Radio Club, which will also be operational through October 31st. Please QSL   
   ZL6RWC via ZL1VK, direct, via the bureau or electronically using Logbook of   
   the World. (NZART)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, listen out for Canadian special event station CJ3A to be active during   
   the entire month of October 2011 to celebrate the Centennial of Parks in   
   Canada. Operations will be on all High Frequency bands. QSL via VE3LA.   
      
   The Wessex Contest Group will be active from the island of St Martin's, Isles   
   of Scilly, using the club callsign MX0WCB, between September 11th to the   
   17th. Operation will be mainly QRP on the 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10m bands.   
   QSL direct, by the Bureau, eQSL or via M0WAY.   
      
   K3GV stroke VY2 is on 15m and 20m from Prince Edward Island for one month   
   that began on September 1st. QSL via K3GV either via the bureau or direct.   
      
   WB6OJB will be on the air as 7P8JK from Lesotho between September 15th to the   
   22nd. While no other information was given, during his last Lesotho   
   operation he was on the High Frequency bands from 40 to 10 meters using   
   mostly SSB with some CW. QSL direct to his home callsign WB6OJB.   
      
   Lastly, N6NO will show up as VK9OL from Lord Howe Island from September 10th   
   to the 18th. He is reportedly celebrating his 75th birthday and 60 years   
   iun amateur radio. He plans to work mainly in CW on 40 through 10 meters   
   listening especially for Europe. QSLs via bureau or direct to N6NO or   
   electronically using Logbook of the World.   
      
   (Above from DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: REMEMBERING 911 AND THE FIREFIGHTERS OF NYC   
      
   And finally this week, Mark Lacy, W5TXR, tells Newsline that he has added the   
   New York Fire Department logging tapes of 911 to his website. The audio   
   file contain transmissions of first responders as they realized what was   
   happening and began the work of trying to save lives while not realizing   
   that the buildings they were working in would soon crumble around them:   
      
   --   
      
   Mobile: "Marine 6 to Manhattan, urgent."   
   Dispatch: "Hazmat 1 stand-by. Marine 6 go."   
   Mobile: "You have a second plane into the other tower pof the Trade Center.   
   (unintelligible) your fire."   
   Dispatch: "...Marine 6 advising a second plane into the World Trade Center.   
   Kay.   
   Mobile: "Marine 6. That's the other tower."   
   Dispatch: "That's the second tower of the World Trade Center. Kay"   
      
   --   
      
   What you will hear is very graphic and Mark warns on the website that as you   
   listen to history unfold that it will send chills through your body.   
      
   To hear these sad moments in United States history please take your web   
   browser to wwwW5TXR.net and click on the words "Historical Audio Archives."   
   The page also explains some of the radio codes and terminology used by the   
   firefighters in New York.   
      
   W5TXR adds that for him, as a volunteer firefighter of over 30 years this   
   really hits home. He says that the files will remain on line only through   
   September 15th. (W5TXR)   
      
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