Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1779 - September 16 2011   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1779 with a release date of Friday,   
   September 16th, 2011 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. Ham radio comes to the aid of San Diego when a   
   power black-out takes down a part of the areas emergency service   
   communications network, a new Red Cross emergency team down-under seeks   
   alliances with amateur radio, Puerto Rico originates its first ever EAS   
   message, the ARRL seeks information on young hams in the 21st century and   
   Amateur Radio Newsline become a part of Ham Nation on TWIT.TV. Find out the   
   details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1779 coming your way   
   right now.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HAM COMES TO THE AID OF SAN DIEGO WHEN ITS FAIL SAFE   
   COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FAILS   
      
   A ham radio operator uses his knowledge of two-way radio to supplement   
   communications when power goes out and a failsafe 800 MHz system fails.   
   Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the newsroom with the details:   
      
   --   
      
   According to news reports, the power mains problem began near Yuma, Arizona.   
   Affected by the September 8th black-out were parts on Southern California,   
   South-Western Arizona and Northern Mexico. All of these areas share the   
   same power grid and in Southern California alone some 8 million customers   
   lost electric service. And when the lights went out in San Diego, so did   
   parts of the regions 800 MHz shared emergency communications network.   
      
   The problem that arose was that in some North County service areas mobiles in   
   the field could not hear their dispatchers. In other places the dispatchers   
   could not communicate with mobile stations. But thanks to some thoughtful   
   planning by North County Fire Battalion Chief Don Stevens, KF6ATL, a   
   combination of ham radio know-how and an ageing commercial VHF radio system,   
   not all was lost:   
      
   --   
      
   KF6ATL: "Probably 15 years ago most of the Fire Departments in North San   
   Diego County were on the VHF system. Subsequent to that, San Diego County,   
   fot inter-operability reasons built a regional communications that they call   
   the RDS system. It's a Motorola system like other Motorola systems   
   throughout the United States.   
      
   "Before we went to the system we are dispatched on at present, we were one of   
   the last holdouts to go onto the 800 MHz system. And when we did that, one   
   of the decisions that a couple of us made was not only to keep our (VHF)   
   licenses, but also to turn our then remote-base transmitters into repeaters.   
   We felt that we were not going to do what a lot of other cities did and   
   that was to completely get rid of their VHF infrastructure all together."   
      
   --   
      
   Stevens tells Newsline that while his department is a part of the county wide   
   800 MHz system, when the switchover took place he decided to keep the San   
   Diego North County VHF system as a back-up:   
      
   --   
      
   KF6ATL: "We had about 6 or 7 frequencies licensed to what was then the   
   Fallbrook Fire Department which is now the North County Fire Department, and   
   slowly but surely I took those licenses and turned three of them into what   
   we call "Command Channels" or "Command Frequencies" and we strategically   
   located them on mountaintops throughout North San Diego County.   
      
   "One of the first repeaters we put up was at a place called Buffalo Bump.   
   Its on Camp Pendleton. It was followed by a same-licensed repeater up on   
   Palomar Mountain and then another frequency located on Red Mountain, all   
   within eye-sight of Fallbrook.   
      
   "And then I have one other repeater that I consider a low level repeater   
   located in downtown Fallbrook."   
      
   --   
      
   That forward planning by KF6ATL paid off then the power failure hit:   
      
   --   
      
   KF6ATL: "I was off on the day that the 800 MHz failure occurred with the   
   power outage. Luckilly, one of my counterparts who works for the city of   
   San Marcos - Dave Schloss - recognized that there was a failure - and   
   like myself - he realized that we needed to do something with our 800   
   system to have redundancy. So he reacted quickly and called the Dispatch   
   Center and started moving all the traffic over to my North County Fire VHF   
   repeaters."   
      
   --   
      
   We asked Stevens if his experience as a radio amateur helped in the   
   pre-planning of the North County VHF radio back up system:   
      
   --   
      
   KF6ATL: "Pretty much everything that I've done, Iv'e done myself. I've   
   taught myself how to program repeaters. The only thing that I didn't do was   
   to hang the antennas."   
      
   --   
      
   In the end, Stevens hopes other communities will do as his did and make   
   certain that some sort of back up emergency radio system is in place. This,   
   just in case the unthinkable happens and the primary system fails.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the studio in   
   Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   If nothing else, this is another incident that proves putting all emergency   
   communications eggs into a single, supposedly fail-safe system can very   
   easily fail is not a very good idea. (CGC, ARNewsline(tm))   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: NEW RED CROSS EMCOMM GROUP DOWN-UNDER   
      
   A new Emergency Communications Network has recently been set up by the   
   architects of Australia's Red Cross Emergency Communications known by the   
   acronym RECOM. The RECOM organizational and technical model adopted in 1997   
   has been extremely successful in its work with Red Cross, and RECOM would   
   now like to offer the new network infrastructure to other similarly setup   
   amateur emergency communications organizations. You can find out more about   
   this new network in an article by Phil Wait, VK2DKN, which can be found at   
   tinyurl.com/3ccbys8 (WIA)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: PUERTO RICE ORIGINATES IRS FIRST EAS NESSAGE   
      
   For the first time ever the government of Puerto Rico originated an Emergency   
   Alert System message during the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.   
      
   According to FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Program Manager   
   Manny Centeno, Puerto Rico had previously used NOAA Weather Radio to   
   originate EAS alerts. Centeno noted that broadcasters and cable operators   
   helped the Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency transmit a message on   
   August 24th.   
      
   The hurricane hit the island on August 21st and 22nd, leaving more than one   
   million residents without power.   
      
   The Emergency Alert System or EAS is a national warning system in the United   
   States put into place in January of 1997. This, when it superseded the   
   Emergency Broadcast System which in turn had superseded the original   
   CONELRAD System. In addition to alerting the public of local weather   
   emergencies such as hurricanes, tornadoes and flash floods, the E-A-S is   
   designed to enable the President of the United States to speak to the   
   citizenry within 10 minutes. However, to date the nationwide federal EAS   
   has never been activated. (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: CANWARN NET ACTIVATED FOR HURRICANE MARIA   
      
   I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, back with some breaking news.   
      
   Ham radio operators in Eastern Canada are being activated once again. This   
   as yet another tropical storm is expected to hit the Maritime Provinces in   
   coming days.   
      
   According to Radio Amateurs of Canada, it's expected that Tropical Storm   
   Maria will have a direct impact on Newfoundland, particularly the Avalon   
   Peninsula. Due to a low pressure system that will likely merge, an exact   
   track is difficult to predict. However, in the effected area storm surge,   
   pounding surf, high winds and a unknown amount of rain tht can be expected.   
      
   As a result, full activation of a Newfoundland and Labrador Hurricane CANWARN   
   Net will begin at 1430 UTC on Friday, September 17th on 3.740 MHz. Its   
   operation will continue for the duration of the severe weather event. Other   
   amateurs who are within radio range of this net are requested to keep this   
   frequency clear until Hurricane Maria has past the area and net operations   
   are secured. Meantime, hams in the affected area are advised to keep tuned   
   to their local news and weather reports. (RAC)   
      
   **   
      
   YOUNG HAMS: ARRL FORMS YOUTH IN THE SECOND CENTURY COMMITTEE   
      
   The ARRL wants to learn more about getting youngsters into ham radio and has   
   formed a special committee to find out how.   
      
   According to a Internet posting credited to K0CA, at its July meeting, the   
   ARRL Board of Directors approved a motion authorizing the appointment of a   
   Youth in the Second Century Committee. ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN,   
   has since appointed the committee, which is chaired by Rocky Mountain   
   Division Director and former Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year   
   Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT.   
      
   The purpose and goals of this committee are to enhance the League's outreach   
   to potential radio amateurs among America's youth. The League's centennial   
   in 2014 will highlight not only the accomplishments of the past but also   
   point towards Amateur Radio's future. The ARRL believes that meaningful   
   plans to excite young Americans about amateur radio today and in the future   
   must take into account the ideas, lifestyles, and experiences of youthful   
   amateur radio operators.   
      
   The Committee on Youth in the Second Century will seek input from younger   
   members of ham radio society and also from adult amateurs working with young   
   people., It will make recommendations to the Staff and will report to the   
   Board of Directors beginning in January 2012. (K0CA, UseNet)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 1   
      
   From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard   
   on bulletin stations around the world including the W7FP repeater serving   
   Salt Lake City, Utah.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
   **   
      
   NEWS OF NEWSLINE: AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE JOINS THE HAM NATION TEAM   
      
   Amateur radio Newsline is now a weekly feature of Ham Nation on the TWIT TV   
   Internet television network. The announcement was made on the Tuesday   
   evening, September 13th edition when this reporter along with out producer   
   Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, joined Bob Heil, K9EID, and his co-host Gordon West,   
   WB6NOA, to make the announcement:   
      
   --   
      
   K9EID: "Each week we are going to bring a couple of minutes of Newsline to   
   Ham Nation and kind of keep our audience up on some of the top news."   
      
   --   
      
   TWIT TV Network founder Leo LaPorte, W6TWT, was also on hand to welcome us   
   into the Ham Nation family:   
      
   --   
      
   W6TWT: "We are thrilled to have the addition of regular news on this show.   
   What better place to run Newsline than right here."   
      
   --   
      
   After that, I had the honor of doing the first of the weekly 2-minute news   
   capsules live. Ill be there for the next few weeks after which former   
   Newsline anchorman Robert Sudock, WB6FDF, will be taking over the weekly Ham   
   Nation news reports.   
      
   If you missed the live show, you can download the podcast and listen or   
   watch. Both can be reached by taking your web browser to www.twit.tv/hn.   
      
   And less I forget, speaking for the entire Amateur Radio Newsline team, its   
   great to be a part of Ham Nation. (ARNewsline(tm))   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: FCC FINES LPFM $12000 FOR UNCERTIFIED TRANSMITTER   
      
   The FCC has issued a $12,000 Notice of Proposed Liability to Power   
   Ministries' owned low power FM station WRLE (LP), in Dunellon, Florida.   
   This, after a June 2010 investigation of interference to Federal Aviation   
   Administration operations in the near-by city of Jacksonville revealed that   
   the stations transmitter was the source.   
      
   After receiving the complaint from the FAA, an FCC agent used direction   
   finding techniques and traced the interfering signal to the WRLE   
   transmitter. When instructed by the agent to turn off the transmitter the   
   operator on-duty refused to do so. Nor would the station owner authorize   
   it.   
      
   The agent then spoke to the station owner on the telephone, reiterating the   
   safety of life hazard and requesting that the station turn off its   
   transmitter. The station owner still refused to do so unless his station   
   engineer was present. Thirty minutes later, the owner himself arrived and   
   allowed a station inspection and then turned off the transmitter.   
      
   While waiting for the owner to arrive, the field agent noticed the   
   transmitter wasn't certified. The gear was a CSI exciter, model EX20F and a   
   model FM250E PTEK amplifier. When the transmitter was turned off, the agent   
   said that the spurious emissions and interference to the FAA ceased.   
      
   Power Ministries later told the FCC the non-certified transmitter had been   
   used at WRLE from March to June of 2010. It added a certified transmitter   
   was being used as of that July.   
      
   Traditionally fined low-power FM stations are only fined in the hundreds of   
   dollars for rule infractions. But in making its decision to fine WRLE   
   $12,000, the commission found the violations were particularly egregious   
   because of the safety issues posed to flights into and out of the   
   Jacksonville area. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: NEW MEXICO ALLEGED POLICE JAMMER DINGED $25,000   
      
   The FCC has issued a $25,000 Notice of Apparent Liability to Monetary   
   Forfeiture to Esteven J. Gutierrez. This for his alleged jamming of the Las   
   Vegas Police Department's two way radio system. Amateur Radio Newslines's   
   Norm Seeley, KI7UP, has more:   
      
   --   
      
   The story goes back to this past February 15th. That's when an agent from   
   the Enforcement Bureau's San Diego Office arrived with an mobile   
   direction-finding vehicle to investigate, locate, and assist in resolving   
   the interference on 159.150 MHz. .   
      
   On his arrival, the FCC agent was briefed by the Las Vegas New Mexico Police   
   Department's Deputy Chief about the situation that included the subject's   
   use of obscenities and threats against police officers and their families.   
   A police sergeant identified the voice as that of to Esteven J. Gutierrez,   
   who was known to the sergeant from prior incidents. The sergeant told FCC   
   agent that he believed that the individual interfering with the dispatch   
   channel was Gutierrez but that he had no known current address.   
      
   That evening the subject transmitted on 159.150 MHz making threats to police   
   officers. The San Diego agent, accompanied by the police officers used radio   
   direction-finding techniques and determined that the signal was mobile and   
   was not transmitting from a fixed location.   
      
   On February 16th the subject again began transmitting and the agent again   
   used direction finding and that this time the signal was coming from inside   
   a duplex apartment. The San Diego agent informed the police sergeant of the   
   subjects location. The sergeant along with several other officers identified   
   and observed Gutierrez inside the duplex holding a handheld radio and   
   shortly thereafter apprehended him. The San Diego agent and the police   
   sergeant identified the handheld radio as an Icom model IC-F50, tuned to   
   159.150 MHz.   
      
   And now it appears as if its time for Guiterrez to pay the piper for his   
   purported jamming of the Las Vegas, New Mexico Police communications system.   
   While the combined base forfeiture for this sort of illegal action is   
   $17,000 the rules give the FCC leeway in assessing a proposed fine. In this   
   case the agency says that it finds Gutierrez's alleged misconduct   
   particularly egregious because his unlicensed operation included willful and   
   malicious interference police operations. Based on this the FCC says that   
   an upward adjustment of $8,000 to the combined base forfeiture is warranted.   
   Adding the two amounts together, that's $25,000 that the FCC wants for   
   Guiterrez to pay.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,   
   Arizona   
      
   --   
      
   Guiterrez was given the customary 30 days to pay or to file an appeal. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT REQUIRED: HACKER ISSUES FALSE TERROR REPORTS ON NBC NEWS WEBSITE   
      
   Talk about a truly sick joke. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 911   
   terror attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, a hacker gained access to   
   the Twitter account of NBC News and sent out a handful of false tweets about   
   a suspected hijacking and a plane attack at ground zero.   
      
   Staffers at NBC noticed the false tweets at around 6 p.m. Eastern time on   
   Friday, September 9th. They quickly contacted Twitter and had the account   
   suspended. NBC News anchor Brian Williams then read a statement on the air   
   saying the reports were false. Several hours later the NBC Twitter account   
   was restored and the false postings were removed.   
      
   A group calling themselves Script Kiddies mentioned themselves in the tweets   
   and appeared to be responsible. NBC says that it has contacted authorities   
   including the New York Police Department and FBI about the incident. As we   
   go to air, several investigations are underway. (Published news reports)   
      
   **   
      
   BAND PLANNING: ARRL LOOKING AT SHF BANDPLANS   
      
   The ARRL Board has established a committee to update the suggested band plans   
   on 33, 23, 13 and 9cm. If you are active on any of these bands or are using   
   them in any unique ways, please send your e-mail address to Southwest   
   Division Vice-Director Marty Woll, N6VI, who serves on that committee, and   
   he'll let you know how to provide your input to the process. His e-mail is   
   N6VI at arrl dot org. Or you can contact your Division's representative on   
   the group. (ARRL Southwest Div. Communicator)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO POLITICS: VE3WXM RE-ELECTED RAC DIRECTOR FOR SOUTH ONTARIO   
      
   And words of congratulations to Jeffrey Stewart, VA3WXM who was recently   
   re-elected as the Radio Amateurs of Canada Director for Ontario South.   
   Stewart was initially voted in as the Director in May 2011 and has involved   
   in many aspects of the hobby. Stewart's ran unopposed. His new term will   
   cover January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013. (RAC)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK 2   
      
   This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. From the United States of   
   America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline with links to the world from our   
   only official website at www.arnewsline.org and being relayed by the   
   volunteer services of the following radio amateur:   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
   **   
      
   STUFF FROM SPACE: LOOK OUT BELOW   
      
   A NASA official says that the decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research   
   Satellite is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere in an uncontrolled fall   
   in late September or early October. Much of the spacecraft is expected to   
   burn up during re-entry, but some pieces are expected to make it to the   
   ground.   
      
   The Amsat News Service says that Leonard David reported in his September 7th   
   Space Insider Column that NASA computer analysis showed about 150 component   
   types, including the parent body of the satellite, will burn during   
   re-entry, but up to 26 would endure the fiery fall to Earth. The analysis   
   indicated a surviving mass of 1,170 pounds will reach Earth within a debris   
   footprint some 500 miles long.   
      
   NASA says that the risk to public safety or property is extremely small but   
   admits that there is a chance that pieces of debris from the satellite will   
   crash in areas accessible to the public. It asks that if you find something   
   you think may be a piece of the fallen bird that you do not touch it.   
   Instead, please contact a local law enforcement official for assistance.   
      
   The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is 35 feet long, 15 feet in diameter,   
   and weighs 5.7 metric tons. It's operational orbit was at 375 miles inclined   
   at 57 degrees to the equator. The full story of its upcoming demise was   
   published on September 7th on the Space.com website at   
   tinyurl.com/falling-satellite. (AMSAT News Service, Space.com)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: CUBESAT STRAND-1 GETS OPERATING FREQUENCY   
      
   The International Amateur Radio Union Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel   
   has agreed a frequency of 437.575 MHz for the UK STRaND-1 CubeSat. This   
   satellite will carry a Smartphone and plans to have a UOSAT style speech   
   synthesizer and a 9600 or 19200 bps AX.25 packet downlink.   
      
   STRaND-1 is a 3 unit mini-bird measuring only 30 by 10 by 10 cm. and weighing   
   4 kg. Unlike previous CubeSats STRaND-1 will feature full 3-axis control   
   with the attitude an orbit control system comprising a nano-magne-torquer,   
   nano-reaction wheels, GPS receiver, 8 pulse plasma thrusters and a butane   
   thruster.   
      
   A six page article on STRaND-1 appeared in the Spring issue of OSCAR News   
   available at tinyurl.com/strand-one. (M5AKA)   
      
   **   
      
   VICARIOUSLY IN SPACE: NEW NASA WEB SPACE RIDE ALONG   
      
   NASA is giving the public the power to vicariously journey through the solar   
   system using a new interactive Web-based tool. The "Eyes on the Solar   
   System" interface combines video game technology and NASA data to create an   
   environment for users to ride along with agency spacecraft and explore the   
   cosmos. Screen graphics and information such as planet locations and   
   spacecraft maneuvers use actual space mission data. You can begin your ride   
   at solarsystem.nasa.gov/eyes (ANS)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO AND THE WWW: HAM RADIO DELUXE WILL CONTINUE   
      
   Development of the very popular Ham Radio Deluxe software suite will   
   continue. This with word that its current developer, Simon Brown, HB9DRV,   
   has accepted an offer from Mike Carper WA9PIE, Randy Gawtry, K0CBH and Rick   
   Ruhl, W4PC, to purchase the source and rights to it.   
      
   Ruhl has blogged via QRZ dot com and Facebook that they plan to continue the   
   development and support of this fine product. Among their plans appear to   
   be a new Digital Desktop for certain Alinco, Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu radios.   
   This would allow the use of a single USB cable to interface with select   
   radios or a full version for MFJ, Kantronics or AEA Terminal Node   
   Controllers. This in turn would permit faster access for emergency   
   communications operators to their Packet TNC's.   
      
   As to when a new edition of Ham Radio Deluxe will be made available? Ruhl,   
   who owns W4PC Software says to be please patient. A formal announcement   
   will be forthcoming in the not to distant future. (W4PC via QRZ and   
   Facebook)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO ON THE WEB: ADIF SEARCH WIDGET AVAILABLE FROM DH9SB   
      
   And DH9SB has announced that because more and more DXpeditions use Wordpress,   
   that he has written a widget for Wordpress that can do a search for   
   callsigns in the operations logs. It supports more than one callsign and   
   references. Also, the log can be uploaded as ADIF to different electronic   
   logbooks. More information on this software plug-in is available at   
   tinyurl.com/wordpress-widget. (DH9SB)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLBEAT: SOUTH SUDAN TO MOVE ITS CAPITAL CITY   
      
   South Sudan's Information Minister Marial Benjamin says the new nation is   
   planning to move its capital from the bustling but crowded city of Juba to a   
   town that offers ample room to expand.   
      
   Marial Benjamin released a statement on Sunday, September 3rd that said the   
   government has secured more than 15 square miles of land in the town of   
   Ramciel, which he says lies along the Nile River in Lakes State. The   
   current capital of Juba, in the south, only allocated less than 2 square   
   miles. Benjamin says the plan's implementation will take several years.   
      
   Deputy speaker Daniel Awet Akot added the new capital city is located some   
   150 miles north of Juba. The South Sudan became independent in July after a   
   January referendum. It came to the ham bands with the ST0R DXpedition which   
   racked up over 121,000 QS0's in its time on the air this past July 22nd   
   through August 10th. The ARRL approved the ST0R operation for DXCC credit   
   on August 5th. (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   The long awaited 4W6A Timor - Leste DXpedition should be fully operational   
   by the morning of September 17th, UTC time. The team will be active as 4W6A   
   from Atauro Island 160 through 10 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY with up to   
   four stations simultaneously. MM0NDX is their pilot station for the   
   operation and may be contacted at dxer59 (at) gmail (dot) com. QSL as   
   directed on the DXpedition website at www.4w6a.com.   
      
   WB6OJB and K5LBU will once again be active from Lesotho as 7P8JK and 7P8CF,   
   respectively. This, through September 22nd. In their last operation WB6OJB   
   was on the 40 through 10 meters using mostly SSB with some CW. K5LBU will   
   probably be mainly on PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns.   
      
   IN3VZE will once again be active from Malawi as 7Q7CE from the shack of his   
   friend 7Q7HB through and October 3rd. His operation will be holiday style   
   on 80 through 10 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign, by   
   the Bureau or direct.   
      
   JK1KSB, will once again be operational as 8Q7SO from Mirihi Island in the   
   Maldives between October 28th and November 4th. His activity will also be   
   holiday style on 80 through 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via   
   his home callsign.   
      
   N1SNB will be active as 6V7V from La Somone, Senegal during the CQ World Wide   
   DX CW Contest on November 26th and 27th. Outside the contest he plans to   
   be on 160 and 80 meter CW and SSB from November 23rd to the 29th. QSL via   
   N1SNB.   
      
   Lastly, Members of the "Holyland DX Group" will be active as 4X5A from Akhziv   
   Island between 0700 UTC on Friday, October 21st through 1200 UTC on   
   Saturday, October 22nd. Operation will be on 40 through 10 meters using CW   
   and SSB. QSL via 4Z5LA.   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: HERE COMES THE BRIDE - ON ATV   
      
   And finally this week the story of a couple that will soon be getting married   
   with a world wide audience. This thanks to fast scan amateur television.   
   Robert Broomhead, VK3DN, of the WIA News spent some time with the happy   
   couple and learned a lot more:   
      
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   Our congratulations to Emily and Matthew and thank you for sharing the   
   wonderful day in your lives with all of us. (WIA News)   
      
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   NEWSCAST CLOSE   
      
   With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, the CGC Communicator, CQ Magazine,   
   the FCC, the Ohio Penn DX Bulletin, Radio Netherlands, Rain, the RSGB, the   
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   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors desk, I'm Don Wilbanks,   
   AE5DW, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.   
      
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