Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1785 - October 28 2011   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1785 with a release date of Friday,   
   October 28th, 2011 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. Hams respond following a killer earthquake in   
   Turkey; the FCC again approves Access BPL without much protection to any   
   High Frequency operations including ham radio; the FCC, FEMA and NOAA to   
   hold the first ever national E-A-S test on November 9th and Dayton announces   
   the theme for Hamvention 2012. Find out what it is on Amateur Radio   
   Newsline(tm) report number 1785 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HAM RADIO RESPONDS TO EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY   
      
   Amateur radio operators again became communications first responders on   
   October 23rd. This after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Van region   
   of Eastern Turkey. Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP, has whats   
   known so far:   
      
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   News reports indicate that Ercis, a city of 75,000 in the mountainous   
   province close to the Iranian border was hardest hit. As this report is   
   being prepared the death toll stands at more than 450. Tens of thousands   
   have been left homeless and even more have lost all means of communications.   
      
      
   To assist with the latter, hams associated with the Turkish national amateur   
   radio society TRAC are responding to assist with communications in the quake   
   devastated area. There are several frequencies in use on the High Frequency   
   bands being used to link with Turkish government relief resources with some   
   of the frequencies in use located outside the amateur bandplan. This will   
   be the standard until more equipment gets to the region. When that happens,   
   more traffic should move to the normal Emergency Communications Centre of   
   Activity frequencies.   
      
   In the meantime, hams world-wide are asked to avoid the emergency traffic   
   happening on 7.092 MHz on 40 meters. Also note that upper sideband is being   
   used to allow communications with government stations.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,   
   Arizona.   
      
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   As we go to air, close to 500 aftershocks have been recorded in the area   
   since the earthquake. More amateur radio emergency communications   
   information will be posted on the Turkish Wireless and Radio Amateur Society   
   web pages when it is made available. These are in cyberspace at   
   tinyurl.com/TRACwebsite (IARU Region 1)   
      
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   RADIO RULES: FCC TURNS IT BACK TO HAM RADIO CONCERNS IN APPROVING MODIFIED   
   BPL RULES   
      
   The Federal Communications Commission has affirmed its rules for Broadband   
   over Power Lines or Access BPL with only minor modifications that do little   
   to protect the Amateur Radio service and other High Frequency users from   
   severe to intolerable interference.   
      
   According to the Second Report and Order issued by the FCC on October 25th,   
   the rules it has created to govern Access BPL provide what it calls an   
   appropriate balance between the dual objectives of providing for Access BPL   
   technology that has potential applications for broadband and Smart Grid   
   while protecting incumbent radio services against harmful interference.   
      
   Those incumbent radio services primarily comprise amateur radio operators and   
   other users of the High Frequency spectrum. Hams started arguing against   
   Access BPL when the commission first adopted rules for it in 2004, saying   
   that in geographic areas where it was in trial that it severely interfered   
   with their operations.   
      
   The American Radio and Relay League filed a lawsuit against the FCC in   
   federal court, seeking full access to unredacted versions of staff technical   
   studies upon which the rules were predicated. The ARRL was victorious. The   
   FCC was ordered to supply the studies, allow public comment, and explain its   
   method for measuring radiated emissions from Access BPL systems.   
      
   Now in its Second Report and Order, the commission said the resulting cycle   
   of comments did not warrant any changes to the emissions standards but said   
   that they were making several refinements none-the-less. And minor they   
   are.   
      
   The Second Report & Order modifies the rules to increase the required notch   
   filtering capability for systems operating below 30 MHz from 20 to 25 dB.   
   It also establishes a new alternative procedure for determining site   
   specific extrapolation factors and adopts a definition for the slant-range   
   distance used in the BPL measurement guidelines to further clarify its   
   application. Slant-range refers to the diagonal distance of a measurement   
   device to an Access BPL transmitter mounted at the top of a power pole.   
      
   Access BPL is said to support data rates of more than 500 Mbps and first and   
   last mile ranges of up to 1,500 meters. The commission said that while it   
   endeavored to minimize interference to ham radio operations that it remains   
   a possibility.   
      
   In the end the Commission concluded that some cases of harmful interference   
   may be possible from Access BPL emissions at levels at or below the Part 15   
   limits. However the regulatory agency feels that the potential benefits of   
   Access BPL service warrant acceptance of what they call a negligible risk of   
   harmful interference that can be managed and corrected as needed on a   
   case-by-case basis.   
      
   The commission noted that Access BPL provides yet another way to get   
   broadband to the masses. This is one of the key objectives of the Obama   
   Administration, and more recently, the International Telecommunications   
   Union.   
      
   The big question now is what action the ARRL might take to stop the poorer   
   forms of Access BPL technology from being deployed. We will all likely   
   learn that in coming weeks. (FCC, RW, Others)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: FCC-FEMA-NOAA TO HOLD NATIONAL EAS TEST NOVEMBER 9   
      
   The first ever national test of the Emergency Activation System, or EAS, will   
   soon take place. This as the FCC, in cooperation with the Federal Emergency   
   Management Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   
   announce that they will conduct a nationwide activation of the system at 2   
   p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, November 9th.   
      
   According to FEMA, all EAS participants are required to take part. This   
   includes over the air radio and television broadcasters, other television   
   providers, satellite and digital radio along with cable and wire-line video   
   providers.   
      
   During the approximate three minute test, radio listeners will hear a message   
   indicating that "This is a test." Although the EAS test may resemble the   
   Routine Monthly EAS Tests or R-M-T's that most of us are already familiar   
   with, there will be some differences in what viewers will see and hear.   
      
   While the audio message will be the same for all EAS participants, the video   
   may differ. This is because of certain limitations within the Emergency   
   Activation System itself. As a result, the video test message scroll may   
   not be the same or indicate that "This is a test." According to FEMA's   
   website, this is due to the use of the live E.A.N. code which is the same   
   cipher that would be used in an actual emergency callout.   
      
   Although local and state aspects of the Emergency Activation System holds   
   routine weekly and monthly basis, there has never been an end-to-end   
   nationwide test of the system. That will change on November 9th.   
      
   The FCC says that it chose that date order to minimize disruption and   
   confusion during the test. This is because it is near the end of hurricane   
   season and before the severe winter weather season begins. Also the 2 p.m.   
   Eastern time broadcast will minimize disruption during rush hours while   
   ensuring that the test occurs during working hours across the nation.   
      
   And while personal radio emergency communications groups like ARES, RACES,   
   REACT and the like are not required to take part in this first ever national   
   EAS test, there is the off chance that some may activate as part of local or   
   regional training exercises in resonse to a national EAS alert. (FEMA, FCC,   
   others)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: LOADS OF INTRUDERS ON 10 METERS   
      
   Meantime, pirate operations are showing up on 10 meters seemingly en mass.   
   Following the improvement in propagation on 10 meters in recent weeks, it   
   appears that there are many illegal users of this band. Most seem to be   
   using low power FM chanalized radios to operate taxi services. Signals   
   mainly seem to come from the western part of Russia.   
      
   Information regarding these intrusions is being gathered by RSGB Intruder   
   Watch program. It will be used to support a complaint to the Russian   
   authorities in an attempt to clear this nuisance from what should be an   
   exclusive amateur band.   
      
   But all of the intruders may not be Russians. Others are obvious unlicensed   
   operators using A-M and SSB here in North America. These are likely illegal   
   11 meter export type CB sets sold by unscrupulous dealers here in the United   
   States and elsewhere that only require a tweek or a cut wire to put them   
   onto the 10 meter band. If you hear these operators and have a way to   
   record them, do so and then send the audio file or cassette tape to the FCC   
   Enforcement people with a cover letter stating what you heard and when you   
   heard it. Be as specific as you can. The more information that you can   
   provide to the regulatory agency, the better. (GB2RS, ARNewsline(tm),   
   others)   
      
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   BREAK 1   
      
   From the United States of America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard   
   on bulletin stations around the world including the N5LEZ repeater serving   
   Wichita Falls, Texas.   
      
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   RADIO HISTORY: NATIONAL CAPITAL RADIO & TV MUSEUM IN EXHIBIT SPACE CRUNCH   
      
   A suburban Washington D.C. broadcast museum is literally facing a tight   
   future. This due to less and less floor space for its ever increasing   
   supply of exhibit material.   
      
   According to The Gazette, the National Capital Radio & Television Museum   
   located in Bowie, Maryland has reached out to Bowie's leaders at a recent   
   City Council meeting. Museum Executive Director Brian Belanger, KB3PRS,   
   asked the members for help in .   
      
   Beyond space concerns, Belanger said the facility has other issues. These   
   include a location is not easily reached by bus; a second floor that is not   
   handicap accessible and it lacks climate control.   
      
   The private, nonprofit museum is located in the Harmel House, one of Bowie's   
   historic landmark properties. Displays include an early wireless telegraph   
   from Guglielmo Marconi, early crystal sets from the 1920s, Depression-era   
   cathedral radios and more.   
      
   Belanger says the museum receives 2,000 visitors per year, and their spending   
   boosts Bowie's economy. In reply to the museum's request, Bowie Mayor G.   
   Frederick Robinson asked for a list of specific needs of the museum. Mayor   
   Robinson added that the council will try to put Belanger together with the   
   right people.   
      
   More about the museum and the history it shares with rthe nation and the   
   world is on-line at http://radiohistory.org. The complete story of the   
   museums needs is at tinyurl.com/museum-space. (RW, ARNewsline(tm))   
      
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   RADIO LAW: ODESSA TEXAS TO CONSIDER NO TEXTING LAW   
      
   Odessa Texas City Council members will consider an ordinance regulating   
   texting while driving during their upcoming meeting 6 p.m.. The ordinance   
   would prohibit drivers from viewing, reading, sending or composing   
   electronic messages or use any other application software such as Internet,   
   games or pictures while driving.   
      
   Drivers would be exempt from the prohibition while their vehicle is stopped,   
   if they are dialing for a phone call or ending a phone call, using the cell   
   phone's global navigation system and if the device is on voice-activated or   
   hands-free mode.   
      
   The ordinance would also not apply to drivers trying to communicate with an   
   emergency response operator, a fire department, a law enforcement agency, a   
   hospital, a physician's office or a health clinic. (City of Odessa, WV6H)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: ANOTHER FLORIDA UNLICENSED STATION PROPOSED FINE   
      
   The FCC has issued a $15,000 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture,   
   also known as a proposed fine, to John E. Criteser, Jr.. this for   
   apparently willfully and repeatedly operating an unlicensed radio   
   transmitter on the frequency 95.1 MHz in Lake Park, Florida.   
      
   On December 13th, 2010, and this past July 8th, agents from the Enforcement   
   Bureau's Miami Office located the source of radio frequency transmissions on   
   the frequency 95.1 MHz to Criteser's residence. Also, on July 8, 2011,   
   agents from the Miami Office knocked on the door of Mr. Criteser's residence   
   and requested to inspect the radio station located on the premises. The   
   individual who answered the door called for "John" and shut the door. Soon   
   afterward the agents observed that the radio station on 95.1 MHz ceased   
   operation. Approximately 15 minutes later and after repeated knocks,   
   Criteser opened the door, identified himself, and admitted to agents that he   
   was operating a radio station on 95.1 MHz.   
      
   Now the FCC is having its say and it says that because Criteser operated this   
   station consciously on more than one day, it finds that the apparent   
   violations were not only willful, but also repeated. And based on the   
   evidence before it, the regulatory agency finds that Criteser is eligible   
   for the base fine of $10,000 for the illegal operation and an additional   
   $5000 because the act was repeated.   
      
   Criteser was given the usual 30 days from the October 21st date the order was   
   released to pay or to file an appeal. (FCC)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: $10000 FINE IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR UNLICENSED OPERATION   
      
   Meantime, a similar situation out West where Daniel K. Roberts has been   
   ordered to pay a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $10,000. This for   
   allegedly operating an unlicensed radio broadcast station on 87.9 MHz in San   
   Francisco, California. Amateur Radio Newsline's Don Carlson, KQ6FM, has the   
   details:   
      
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   The FCC alleges that Daniel K. Roberts was the operator of Pirate Cat Radio   
   which operated a radio broadcast station without a license issued by that   
   agency. According to the FCC, back in 2008 Roberts began operating Pirate   
   Cat Radio from a radio studio located at the Pirate Cat Caf=E9 and Studio.   
   At the time the NAL was issued, the Pirate Cat Radio website prominently   
   featured Roberts, and described the radio station as an unlicensed low   
   powered community radio operation located at the same address as the Pirate   
   Cat Caf=E9 and Studio.   
      
   The Enforcement Bureau's San Francisco Office issued numerous warnings and   
   Notices of Unlicensed Operation to Roberts and Pirate Cat Radio concerning   
   the unlicensed operations. These detailed the potential penalties for   
   operating an unlicensed radio station and for further   
      
   On August 31, 2009, the San Francisco Office issued a Notice of Apparent   
   Liability to Monetary Forfeiture in the amount of $10,000 to Roberts. This   
   after finding that he apparently willfully and repeatedly violated section   
   301 of the Communications Act by operating an unlicensed broadcast station.   
   After the issuance of the NAL, the broadcasts on 87.9 MHz in San Francisco   
   ceased.   
      
   Roberts filed a response to the proposed fine on October 23, 2009, after   
   receiving an extension of time from the San Francisco Office. In his reply,   
   Roberts acknowledged his involvement with Pirate Cat Radio, but argued that   
   he is not associated with the transmissions of the station. Roberts alleged   
   that the shows were an internet streamed program service and that Pirate Cat   
   Radio was being downloaded and broadcast by third parties. He also claimed   
   that he was financially unable to pay the forfeiture amount, but failed to   
   produce any documentation to support this claim.   
      
   But in finding against him, the FCC said that despite some alterations to the   
   Pirate Cat Radio website, Roberts, as the operator of Pirate Cat Radio held   
   himself out as the station manager and held Pirate Cat Radio out as a   
   broadcast station, not just as a source of internet programming. The   
   regulatory agency noted that Roberts solicited funds on the Pirate Cat Radio   
   website stating that donations go towards monthly station cost of running   
   the FM transmitter and help Pirate Cat Radio buy new radio station   
   equipment.   
      
   Thev FCC also notes that in August 2009, Roberts accepted a certificate from   
   the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. One which recognized Pirate Cat   
   Radio - and we quote - "for its trailblazing efforts toward freeing the   
   airwaves from corporate control, providing the community with training in   
   radio broadcast skills, empowering voices ignored by traditional media   
   outlets, and contributing to the advancement of the city's coffee culture."   
      
   After examining the response the FCC concluded that Roberts willfully and   
   repeatedly violated section 301 of the Communications Act. It added that   
   after considering the entire record in this matter, it found that neither a   
   reduction nor cancellation of the proposed $10,000 forfeiture is warranted.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM, in Reno.   
      
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   The FCC has formally ordered Roberts to pay the $10,000 fine within 30 days   
   or take his appeal to the next level. (FCC)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: NEW 10 METER ALL DIGITAL NET ANNOUNCED   
      
   A new digital mode net to encourage use of these modes on 10 meters will be   
   held every Saturday and Sunday at 1800 UTC. This according to Andrew   
   O'Brien, K3UK, who says via the Digital Radio Yahoo that he is creating such   
   a weekly gathering after noting that the band is open to distant   
   communications more and more these days.   
      
   The net will gather on 28.125 MHz Upper Sideband, plus or minus for QRM, at   
   1800 UTC. R S ID and Call ID will be used to help people pick out the net   
   and modes used. The Olivia 500/8 mode will be used to call up the net but   
   the it may switch modes as needed.   
      
   K3UK says that the gathering will usually run 30 minutes and will try to   
   include some brief announcements relative to digital modes on HF. It will   
   also use the K3UK sked page at www.obriensweb.com/sked for on-line   
   coordination during each session. (K3UK)   
      
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   RADIO CELEBRATIONS: GHOST HUNT ON IRLP   
      
   The first, and possibly annual, IRLP Ghost Net will take place on Monday,   
   October 31st on reflector 9204. This ghostly net will begin at 00:00 UTC   
   which is 8 p.m. Eastern or 5 p.m. Pacific time. All are welcome to check   
   in, and kids are encouraged to join in the Halloween fun.   
      
   (KI6ZON)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: VA3AAR TO CELEBRATE THE 150th BIRTH OF THE INVENTOR oOF   
   BASKETBALL   
      
   Special event station VA3AAR, sponsored by Canada's Almonte Amateur Radio   
   Club, will be taking to the air on Sunday, November 6th beginning at 00:00   
   UTC for a 24 hour operation. This to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the   
   birth of Dr. James Naismith.   
      
   Dr. Naismith who was born in 1861 was a Canadian-American sports coach and   
   innovator. He invented the sport of basketball in 1891 and is often   
   credited with introducing the first football helmet. He also wrote the   
   original basketball rulebook, founded the University of Kansas basketball   
   program, and lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration   
   sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in   
   Berlin.   
      
   To honor the Almonte native's accomplishments the Almonte Amateur Radio Club   
   will be operational on 75, 40 and 20 meters from the Mill of Kintail near   
   Dr. Naismith's birthplace. If you contact VA3AAR during this event please   
   QSL direct to VE3NCE, P.O. Box 1644, Almonte, Ontario, K0A 1A0, Canada.   
   More information is at the club website at www.almontearclub.ca. (Almonte   
   ARC)   
      
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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: FORMER ARRL MIDWEST VICE DIRECTOR W0JCP - S.K.   
      
   The changing of the guard in amateur radio continues. This with word of the   
   passing of former ARRL Midwest Division Vice Director C. Richard Dyas,   
   W0JCP, of Oxford, Nebraska on October 17th.   
      
   Dyas who was a Charter ARRL Life Member was first elected Vice Director in   
   1975 and began his term on January 1, 1976. He resigned in 1985 to take   
   care of his wife. In 1987, when then-ARRL Midwest Division Vice Director   
   Richard Ridenour, KB0ZL, resigned, ARRL President Larry Price, W4RA,   
   appointed Dyas to serve Ridenour's unexpired term.   
      
   Dyas passed away at age 90. He was laid to rest on October 21st with   
   military honors by Oxford American Legion Post 219 in conjunction with the   
   US Army National Guard Military Honors Team. (ARRL)   
      
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   RADIO TO SPACE: NASA SEEKING NEW MEMBERS FOR THE ASTRONAUT CORPS   
      
   NASA says that it will seek applicants for its next class of astronaut   
   candidates in early November. This, in the face of a National Research   
   Council report that warned the corps was getting too small due to attrition   
   and other factors.   
      
   The space agency will not be seeking hundreds of new astronauts. Rather   
   there will be room for between 8 to 12 new members of the Corps. Also, this   
   next class of astronauts won't necessarily be training as pilots. Rather   
   the focus will instead be on long-duration missions aboard the International   
   Space Station.   
      
   The class will also include a broad look at such topics as geology and   
   geophysics, Ross said.   
   The quest for astronauts comes on the heels of a September report from the   
   National Research Council, which argued that the United States must maintain   
   a strong astronaut corps, even though human space flight has been   
   temporarily stalled for NASA and many astronauts have retired or quit this   
   year.   
      
   Janet Kavandi is the Director of Flight Crew Operations at the Johnson Space   
   Center in Houston, Texas. She says that for scientists, engineers and other   
   professionals who have always dreamed of experiencing spaceflight, this is   
   an exciting time to join the Astronaut Corps.   
      
   To learn more or to apply to become an Astronaut please visit   
   astronauts.nasa.gov on the World-Wide-Web. Also remember that with the 30   
   year history of the SAREX and ARISS programs that holding a valid Amateur   
   Radio license and being an active ham could be a plus for anyone hoping to   
   make it into this elite group of voyagers into the unknown. (NASA)   
      
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   RADIO FROM SPACE: ROSAT DE-ORBITS INTO THE BAY OF BENGAL   
      
   A follow-up on our story of the imminent return to Earth of a defunct German   
   research satellite. According to news reports, the ROSAT de-orbited on   
   Sunday, October 23rd and crashed into the Bay of Bengal off the coast of   
   India.   
      
   Most parts of the minivan sized research satellite were expected to burn up   
   as they hit the atmosphere. However up to 30 fragments weighing a total of   
   1.87 tons could have crashed onto the planets surface. Luckily that surface   
   turned out to be a watery grave.   
      
   ROSAT was an acronym for the R”ntgen Satellite. It was an X-ray   
   observatory developed through a cooperative program between Germany, the   
   United States, and the United Kingdom. The satellite was proposed by the   
   Max Planck Institute. It was designed, built and operated in Germany but   
   was launched by the United States on June 1, 1990. The satellites mission   
   actually ended after almost nine years, on February 12, 1999. More about   
   this now fallen bird is on-line at tinyurl.com/rosat-deorbits (NASA)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: RECORDINGS SOUGHT ON PROSPERO SATELLITE   
      
   The team working on reactivating the ageing Prospero satellite would   
   appreciate any recording that can be made of the 137.560 MHz downlink. If   
   you hear and can record transmissions heard on that frequency, please send   
   it by e-mail to rjad (at) mssl (dot) ucl (dot) ac (dot) uk. More on   
   Prospero is available at tinyurl.com/prospero-comeback. (ANS)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: COLORADO 6 METER BEACON BACK ON THE AIR   
      
   The Colorado 6 Meter Beacon is back on the air. This is the beacon that   
   originally maintained by Glenn and Karen Schultz and sported the calls W0IJR   
   and KA0CDN. With the passing of W0IJR, the KA0CDN call will be the sole ID   
   for this machine.   
      
   The new beacon was built from the ground up by N0YE, W0BA, N0POH and W6OAL.   
   The operating frequency is 50.065 Mhz. Further information on it can be   
   found on-line at www.rmvhf.org. KA0CDN adds that she would appreciate QSN   
   report's of its reception. (W6OAL)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, JK1KSB will be on the air as 8Q7SO from Mirihi Island Resort in the   
   Maldives between October 28th and November 3rd. Activity will be holiday   
   style on 80 to 10m using CW, RTTY, SSB and PSK31. QSL via JK1KSB, either   
   via the bureau or to the address on QRZ.com.   
      
   I0WDX will be on the air as 8Q7CC from the Maldives between November 2nd to   
   the 12th. A web page for this operation is on-line at dxcoffee.com/8q7cc.   
   QSL via his home callsign, direct only.   
      
   DK7PE will be active as TL0CW from the Central African Republic through   
   November 3rd. No information on what modes or frequencies will be used for   
   this one. If you work him, QSL via his home call.   
      
   G3RWF will be active as 5X1NH from Uganda for three weeks, starting on   
   November 23rd. He will concentrate on the low bands. QSL via his home   
   callsign.   
      
   OS1T will be active as PJ4J on Bonaire Island through November 9th. His   
   focus will be on RTTY, SSB and the WARC bands, but other bands may also be   
   used depending on the propagation. QSL as directed on the air.   
      
   GM3WOJ will be activating ZK2V from the island of Niue in the Pacific for the   
   next few months. He will be joined by GM4YXI until the end of October and   
   the call ZK2X will be used in the CQ World Wide SSB Contest. QSL as   
   directed by the respective operators   
      
   Lastly, LA9DL and LA6VM will be active from Bhutan using the callsigns A52DL   
   and A52VM, respectively, between November 3rd to the 13th. Operations will   
   be on 80 through 10 meters using IC-7000s and amps. Listen for A52DL to be   
   mainly on PSK and SSB, while A52VM will be mostly on CW. QSL via their home   
   callsigns.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: INTERNATIONALLY CONNECTED ANNOUNCED AS THEME OF HAMVENTION   
   (r) 2012   
      
   And finally this week word that "Internationally Connected" will be the theme   
   of the 2012 Dayton Hamvention. This according to General Chairman Michael   
   Kalter, W8CI, who says that this premise emphasizes how amateur radio   
   continues to build connections among amateur radio operators from all over   
   the world.   
      
   Kalter, who is returning for another year as general chairman, noted that   
   many international attendees return each year to meet other hams that they   
   have talked to on the radio. He says that in 2012 the Hamvention is   
   acknowledging the important role that ham radio plays in promoting this very   
   special international goodwill.   
      
   To accomplish this, Kalter says that he has added a new committee whose task   
   will be to make visiting Hamvention even more enjoyable for international   
   guests. Assistant general chairman Joshua Long, KD8BVB, noted that almost   
   all the committee chairman are returning and that many other volunteers have   
   already committed to making 2012 an even better Hamvention than in years   
   past.   
      
   The 2012 Dayton Hamvention 2012 is scheduled for May 18th to the 20th at its   
   longtime of of the Hara Arena in suburban Dayton, Ohio. It is the world's   
   largest amateur radio gathering and brings together some 20,000 people to   
   the greater Dayton area each year. More information is already on line at   
   www.Hamvention.org or by e-mail to media (at) Hamvention (dot) org. And   
   less we forget, Amateur Radio Newsline will be there as well. (Dayton   
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