Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1795 - January 6 2012   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1795 with a release date of January 6th,   
   2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. ARISSat-1 falls from orbit after bringing the   
   delight of ham radio to peoples world-wide; the last B-P-L system in the USA   
   to use the ham bands shuts down; the ARRL seeks input on a new bandplan for   
   60 meters; Samoa and Tokelau cross the International dateline and ham radio   
   honors inventors Reginald Fessenden and Raymond Heising, Find out the   
   details are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1795 coming your way   
   right now.   
      
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: ARISSAT ONE MISSION COMES TO A CLOSE   
      
   The mission of ARISSat-1 has come to an end. Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in   
   the newsroom with the details:   
      
   --   
      
   Reception reports indicate that ARISSat-1 fell from the sky on Wednesday,   
   January 4th. Its predicted impact point was in an open area of the South   
   Atlantic west of Angola.   
      
   The last full telemetry captured and uploaded to the ARISSatTLM web site was   
   at 6:02 UTC as the satellite passed over Japan. These reports showed that   
   the temperature aboard ARISSat One had been rising as atmospheric drag began   
   to affect the satellite. Final temperatures received showed that the   
   Internal Housekeeping Unit was at 167 degrees Farenheight and was rising.   
      
   The last time ARISSat One was heard at the Amateur Radio Newsline studio   
   facility in California was on January 2nd at about 18:15 Pacific Standard   
   Time. During that transmission the satellite was at about 127 statute miles   
   in altitude and several hundred miles West of Los Angeles. Its signal   
   sounded like this:   
      
   --   
      
   ARISSat-1 audio   
      
   --   
      
   Two days later, during the 8:42 UTC pass over Russia, RN3ZF sent in a   
   reception report to the ARISSat-1 monitoring website. That posting stated   
   telemetry was absent, voice messages were not legible and interrupted. It   
   is pretty much assumed that RN3ZF most likely witnessed the last minutes in   
   the life of satellite.   
      
   ARISSat-1 was deployed from the International Space Station on August 3, 2011   
   during a space walk by two Russian Cosmonauts. It marked the first ever   
   test flight of an AMSAT designed Software Defined Transponder. One with the   
   ability to transmit simultaneous FM voice on its downlink cycling between   
   student messages, spoken telemetry and SSTV from cameras on the spaceframe.   
   Students from around the world provided the voice announcements. The   
   satellite also carried a student experiment from Kursk State University in   
   Russia which measured atmospheric density.   
      
   ARISSat-1 was likely one of the most popular ham radio satellites ever placed   
   on orbit and its one that is definitely going to be missed.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the Newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   ARISSat-1 was originally to be named Suitsat 2. The entire project was   
   re-engineered after the Russian spacesuit that was to become Suitsat 2 was   
   prematurely jettisoned from the International Space Station before it could   
   be fitted with ham radio gear. (ANS, WA4SCA, ARNewsline(tm))   
      
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   THE BPL FIGHT: IBEC CLOSES DOWN BPL OPERATIONS DUE TO FINANCIAL LOSSES   
      
   One of the very few remaining United States operators of a Broadband over   
   Powerline Internet access system has announced that it is shutting down. A   
   notice that appeared on the International Broadband Electric Communications   
   web site said that due to its inability to overcome financial damage from   
   the April 27th 2011 tornadoes that ravaged some of its service areas in   
   Alabama, it regrets that it has no other option than to close its doors and   
   cease operations.   
      
   International Broadband Electric Communications better known by the acronym   
   IBEC went on to say the customer support would cease on January 16th and   
   urged its customer base to seek alternative Internet access as soon as   
   possible. It also stated that it sincerely cares about the Internet needs   
   of rural America and detests watching the national carriers ignore the   
   communications needs of so many hard working families across the nation.   
      
   IBEC was headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. It provided Internet service   
   using broadband over power line technology to rural communities in several   
   states including Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana as well as Alabama. With   
   is departure, the ARRL says that there is no other Broadband over Powerline   
   system in the United States that uses the amateur bands in their   
   deployments. You can read the IBEC closure announcement on its website at   
   www.ibec.net. (Various news reports)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: ARRL SEEKING INPUT ON A 60 METER BANDPLAN   
      
   The ARRL is seeking input on a proposed new bandplan for the 5 MHz or 60   
   meter band.   
      
   As previously reported, last November the FCC released a Report and Order   
   detailing new rules for the 5 MHz Amateur Radio band. This announcement   
   brought with it a number of changes for 60 meter operators.   
      
   Changes include substituting a channel at 5 point 358 point 5 MHz for 5 point   
   368 MHz previously authorized. The effective radiated limit in the 60 meter   
   band will be raised by 3 dB to 100 W Peak Envelope Power relative to a   
   half-wave dipole. Also, three additional emission types are authorized.   
   These are Data, RTTY and CW will be authorized as soon as an effective date   
   for a rules change is announced.   
      
   The ARRL says that considering the expected increase in 60 meter activity   
   when the FCC's Report and Order finally takes effect, the League is asking   
   for feedback to assist in crafting a proposed band plan. If you're a   
   60-meter operator, e-mail your suggestions to hf-band-plan (at) arrl (dot)   
   org. You can also participate in an online survey at   
   tinyurl.com/60-meter-plan. (ARRL)   
      
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   TIME TRAVEL: SAMOA AND TOKELAU JUMP INTERNATIONAL DATELINE   
      
   The tiny South Pacific nation of Samoa and its neighbor Tokelau have jumped   
   forward in time crossing westward over the International Date Line. This,   
   to align themselves with their other 21st century trading partners   
   throughout the region.   
      
   At the stroke of midnight on December 29th time in Samoa and Tokelau leapt   
   forward to December 31st which was New Year's Eve. For Samoa's 186,000   
   citizens, and the 1,500 in Tokelau, Friday December 30, 2011 simply ceased   
   to exist.   
      
   Of coarse this does complicate the QSL'ing process for ham radio contacts   
   made with either of these entities on the dates that were simply cast away.   
   It will be interesting to see how the DXCC and pother awards operations   
   handle this situation. (Media Network)   
      
   **   
      
      
   DX SPECIAL: NCDXF CONTRIBUTES $15000 TO HK0NA OPERATION   
      
   The Northern California DX Foundation has made a $15,000 (dollar)   
   contribution to the HK0NA Malpelo Island DXpedition which is scheduled take   
   place from January 21st to February 5th or 6th.   
      
   According to team co-leader Bob Allphin, K4UEE, an advance team of four   
   members departed on Christmas day with nearly 4 tons of gear to transport to   
   the island. They will establish two camps and set up antennas and stations   
   which should be ready when the main team arrives January 21st.   
      
   Allphin says that no expedition has ever operated from the top of the island   
   before. Because of this western North America, Asia and Oceana have a much   
   higher need for it.   
      
   For the past 40 years the Northern California DX Foundation has funded major   
   DXpeditions to many of the worlds most wanted entities. Malpelo was rated   
   as number 12 on the DX Magazine's Most Wanted List for 2011. More about   
   this massive DX operation is on-line at HK0NA dot com.   
      
   The Northern California DX Foundation has also sent a $500 Christmas gift to   
   the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand's HS0AC Club This to help rebuild and   
   re-equip the HS0AC station that was destroyed by recent flooding.   
      
   We will have more DX related news later on in this weeks Amateur Radio   
   Newsline report. (NCDXF, W0GJ)   
      
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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 K3ZFF repeater of the   
   Boise County Amateur Radio Club serving Boise, Idaho.   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: FEMA PLANS MORE AND LONGER EAS TESTS   
      
   FEMA and the FCC plans to conduct more, longer, national EAS tests. This,   
   according to Damon Penn who is the assistant administrator for National   
   Continuity Programs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, is here with the details:   
      
   --   
      
   According to news reports FEMA's Damon Penn recently told a congressional   
   panel that after broadcasters report their E-A-S results to the FCC that his   
   agency will be able to determine the extent of the successes and limitations   
   of the November 9th 2011 national test. It will also let FEMA lay plans for   
   future system testing.   
      
   Reports say that much of Penn's testimony centered on how to improve the   
   Integrated Public Alert and Warning System known by the acronym IPAWS. This   
   includes making it accessible to people with disabilities. To accomplish   
   this, FEMA has partnered with organizations like National Public Radio to   
   demonstrate that incorporating Common Alerting Protocol enabled technologies   
   to alert persons with access and functional needs. Penn says that National   
   Public Radio is working on using Common Alerting Protocol compliant messages   
   to deliver alerts through N-P-R's digital radio to prototype devices that   
   activate a bed shaker, display an audio alert in text and output the text to   
   a Braille printer.   
      
   Penn also noted that FEMA continues to expand and harden Primary Entry Point   
   stations, going from 36 in 2009 to a current level of 63 with three more   
   under construction. Primary Entry Point stations are those used by the   
   government to originate a nationwide alert. Penn says that by the end of   
   2012, some 77 Primary Entry Point stations will cover more than 90% of the   
   nation's population.   
      
   In his testimony Penn noted that new Primary Entry Point stations all use a   
   standard configuration. This he says means savings in maintenance costs and   
   ensuring ease of movement between these operations. New stations also have   
   the ability to operate under extreme conditions and possess backup equipment   
   and power.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion,   
   Illinois.   
      
   --   
      
   Penn said that legacy Primary Entry Point stations will be retrofitted to   
   meet the current Primary Entry Point station resiliency standards.   
   (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO DAMAGE: FIRE TAKES PENNSYLVANIA AM STATION OFF THE AIR   
      
   A Carlisle, Pennsylvania radio station has been taken off the air due to a   
   fire. WIOO AM Program Director Ray Thomas told WHTM news that everything   
   was fine when he left the building to get lunch at around 1 p.m. on Monday,   
   January 2nd. When he returned sometime later he found the building was on   
   fire.   
      
   Operations Manager Eric Swidler says station personnel need to determine how   
   much of the facility's equipment is salvageable and time to locate new   
   studio space. Right now, It's unclear when WIOO will be back on the air.   
   An electrical malfunction has been blamed for the blaze. (RW)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMET: POPULAR FT. MYERS FLORIDA UNLICENSED STATION SHUT DOWN   
      
   Another crackdown on unlicensed radio operations in Florida. Jim Davis,   
   W2JKD, reports:   
      
   --   
      
   A Lee County, Forida, man has been arrested for broadcasting gospel and   
   public service announcements over 107.5 mHz without a license.   
      
   The station called itself Dunbar Community Radio, which catered to the Ft.   
   Myers area. It was shut down on December 9th after its operator, Al   
   Knighten, was arrested for illegally broadcasting shows and music.   
      
   Fort Myers Police helped with the FCC bust but Captain Dennis Eads admitted   
   it was a difficult task. He told the local press that the station was   
   providing a service, but the bottom line is that it's operation was illegal.   
      
   For his part, station owner Knighten says he doesn't have any regrets. In an   
   interview with WBBH television news he was quoted as saying he believes it   
   was worth it in letting people know we can create something in this   
   community that we can be proud of.   
      
   Im Jim Davis, W2JKD.   
      
   --   
      
   What further action will be taken against Knighten by the FCC or the state of   
   Florida is unknown as we go to air. (RBR.com, FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   PUBLIC SERVICE: OPERATORS NEEDED FOR CANADIAN SKI MARATHON   
      
   Volunteer operators are needed for the 2012 Canadian Ski Marathon will be   
   held on February 11th and 12th. According to Harold Hamilton, VA3UNK, the   
   event will be held in Western Quebec Province's Ottawa Valley running   
   eastward between Buckingham and Lachute. VA3UNK notes that the marathon   
   depends on ham radio volunteers to provide safety and logistical   
   communication for the benefit of the skiers. If you would like to take   
   part, please e-mail VA3UNK to radio1 (at) admin2 (dot) ca. More   
   information on this event is on-line at www.radio-1.ca. (VA3UNK)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO ON THE WEB: ARVN RELEASES ARRL/TAPR DCC VIDEO   
      
   Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, of Amateur Radio Video News has released video of the   
   entire 2011 ARRL and Tucson Amateur Packet Radio Digital Communications   
   Conference on the World-Wide-Web. Amateur Radio Video News says that it is   
   also trying a shareware approach to the funding of these videos. It is   
   trusting that those who view them will in turn make a contribution to cover   
   their production costs. You can screen these videos and get information on   
   how to support this and future Amateur Radio Video News projects by taking   
   your web browser to www.arvn.tv. (KN4AQ)   
      
   **   
      
   NAMES IN THE NEWS: YOUR HELP NEEDED TO KEEP W5KUB NETCASTS ON THE WEB   
      
   One of the true good-guys of ham radio says that he needs the financial   
   support of those who watch his live video coverage of the Dayton Hamvention   
   and other major ham radio events at W5KUB dot com to keep these Netcasts   
   coming their way.   
      
   Tom Medlin, W5KUB, has been Netcasting the Dayton Hamvention and Huntsville   
   Hamfest for the past 10 years. He says that covering such events is a major   
   undertaking for him that requires several months of preparation for each one   
   that is live streamed. And during the decade he has provide this service he   
   has done so paying almost every penny himself.   
      
   Medlin lives in the Memphis, Tennessee area. According to W5KUB, it now   
   costs him close to $1500 to live stream any of these shows to viewers   
   worldwide. Using the Dayton Hamvention as an example, some of his expenses   
   include over $500 in hotel charges; $200 or more in gasoline for his mobile   
   unit and another $210 for his flea-market parking spaces.   
      
   But that's not all. As Tom points out, his video streaming service is not a   
   part of the Hamvention he gets no subsidy from it. So he has to pay another   
   $70 for tickets for himself and his crew plus about $400 for food and   
   expendable items such as batteries and the like. And in the end it works   
   out at about $1500 each time he provides the video streaming service.   
      
   According to a posting on his W5KUB.com website, expenses have climbed   
   through the roof over the past few years. As such, he is asking those who   
   view his Netcasts to please consider donating a little to help defray his   
   expenses in providing this service. He says that his goal is to try to   
   raise at least $1000 in donations this year to go towards the $1500 expense.   
   If he can get that, he will continue to subsidize the difference.   
      
   Tom adds he never wanted to ask for donations but that may be what it takes   
   if he is to continue broadcasting these events. More information on how to   
   support this worthy cause is on-line at tmedlin.com/donate.html.   
   (ARNewsline(tm) from W5KUB.com posting)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM HAPPENINGS: CONTEST UNIVERSITY 2012 - MAY 17 IN DAYTON OHIO   
      
   The 2012 Contest University will be held May 17th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel   
   in Dayton, Ohio. This in concurrence with this years Dayton Hamvention.   
      
   This years scheduled instructors include such notables as N6TR, K3NA, K7NV,   
   XE1KK, W5WZ and K2RD to name only a few. Also, several past professors will   
   present papers as well.   
      
   Early bird registration is open through January 31st. More information is on   
   liner at www.contestuniversity.com. (Contest University)   
      
   **   
      
   HAMVENTION 2012: AWARDS NOMINATIONS DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15   
      
   January 15th is the deadline to submit nominations for the Dayton Hamvention   
   2012 awards for Amateur of the Year, Special Achievement, Technical   
   Excellence and Club of the Year.   
      
   The Amateur of the Year Award goes to an individual who has made a long-term,   
   outstanding commitment to the advancement of amateur radio. The Technical   
   Excellence Award is for the person who has made an outstanding technical   
   advancement in the field of amateur radio. The Special Achievement Award   
   honors someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement   
   of amateur radio, usually someone who has spearheaded a significant project.   
   The Club of the Year award goes to a club which has made a significant   
   contribution to the advancement of amateur radio.   
      
   All amateur radio operators are eligible. The Hamvention Awards Committee   
   makes the decision on all awards based in part upon the information it   
   receives. Documentation that informs the Awards Committee of a nominee's   
   accomplishments may include magazine articles, newsletters, newspaper   
   clippings, and even videos. These materials become the property of   
   Hamvention and will not be returned.   
      
   Additional details on these awards and a nomination form are available on the   
   Dayton Hamvention Website located in cyberspace at   
   www.hamvention.org/awards.php. Nominations also are accepted via US mail to   
   Dayton Hamvention Awards, PO Box 964, Dayton, Ohio, 45401.   
      
   The winners will be recognized at the 2012 Hamvention, which runs May 18th to   
   the 20th at the HARA Arena in the Dayton suburb of Trotwood, Ohio.   
   Hamvention planners say that they hope to see you there. (Hamvention(r))   
      
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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:   
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
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   RADIO FROM SPACE: SETI SEARCH BEGINS ANEW   
      
   Researchers have once again undertaken the search for intelligent life on   
   other planets. After lying dormant for more than seven months, radio   
   telescopes run by the SETI Institute have once again begun listening for   
   radio signals from the many alien planet candidates discovered by NASA's   
   Kepler space telescope. Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Butera-Howell,   
   KB3TZD, is here with the details:   
      
   --   
      
   S-E-T-I or SETI is an acronym that stands for the Search for Extraterrestrial   
   Intelligence. On Monday December 5th, Jill Tarter, who is the director of   
   the Center for SETI Research at the SETI Institute announced that the group   
   has begun re-observing the Kepler worlds using a ground-based radio   
   telescope system.   
      
   SETI's Allen Telescope Array or A-T-A is a set of 42 dish type antennas   
   located about 300 miles northeast of San Francisco, California. It began   
   scanning the heavens for electromagnetic signals that could betray the   
   presence of an intelligent alien civilization back in 2007. In January of   
   2011 the SETI team started training the Allen array on the 54 planet   
   candidates Kepler had detected what is described by astronomers as the first   
   habitable zone to date. Then it was shut down due to budgetary constraints.   
      
   Once funds became available, SETI researchers reactivated the Allen Telescope   
   and have begun using Kepler's discoveries to guide its activities. The   
   Kepler space telescope was placed on-orbit in March 2009. Its mission is to   
   hunt for Earth-size planets in their parent stars' habitable zone. That   
   would position such planets at just the right range of distances from their   
   home star where liquid water and perhaps life as we know could exist.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Butera-Howell, KB3TZD, near   
   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   
      
   --   
      
   SETI and ham radio have had a long association with one another going back   
   several decades. (Space.com)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AMSAT FRANCOPHONE FORMED TO REPLACE AMSAT-FRANCE   
      
   Amsat-Francophone is the name of a new organization that hopes to replace   
   AMSAT-France which was dissolved in late 2011. Formed in late December,   
   AMSAT-Francophone lists among its goals the development of amateur   
   satellites, technology and systems useful for the construction and / or use   
   of amateur satellites and participation in national and international   
   non-commercial projects in space. The hams behind AMSAT-Francophone are   
   said to be some of the people who originally created AMSAT-France 16 years   
   ago. More in Google translated English is at tinyurl.com/AMSAT-Francophone.   
   (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AGEING FO-29 RECOVERED FROM SHUTDOWN   
      
   The Fuji Oscar 29 Command Team reports from Japan that they have recovered   
   the satellite after it had experienced a shutdown. This, due to longer   
   eclipse periods causing an under-voltage condition.   
      
   Ground station operators have placed FO-29 in a temporary, but stable   
   configuration for further testing and recovery operations. They were to test   
   FO-29 while it is over Japan between December 23rd and the 25th. If no   
   problems occur the Command Team will announce an operating schedule for the   
   satellite for the early part of 2012. (JE9PEL)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: NO 40 METER CONTACTS POSSIBLE WITH THE ISS   
      
   According to a note from the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station   
   team, rumors that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band   
   are false. The reason that this is not possible is that there is no high   
   frequency radio gear on board the orbiting outpost. What is likely being   
   heard is space station audio being retransmitted by an amateur station on   
   the ground. ARISS notes that WA3NAN which is the club station at the   
   Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is among those that   
   retransmit shuttle audio. (ANS)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, word that the long planed Sable Island DXpedition has been postponed.   
   According to AA4VK and WA4DAN, a recent winter storm with twenty foot swells   
   pushed water onto the sand runway making it unusable. Al Wilson, the Officer   
   in Charge of Sable Island made an assessment of the landing area and   
   reported there was no possibility of a flight to the island at that time.   
   Also, resumption of air operations to Sable would depend on how quickly the   
   water would drain from the landing area and if any other storms affect the   
   island. At that point, the DXpedition planners decided to postpone the   
   operation. For the latest on when the operation might be rescheduled please   
   check www.cy0dxpedition.com on the World Wide Web.   
      
   Keep an ear open for special event station 4G0LD to be active during 2012.   
   This operation is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Philippine   
   Amateur Radio League. QSL only via the Bureau.   
      
   Lastly, listen out for six operators to be active as TN2T from the Republic   
   of the Congo between January 22nd and the 31st. Using three stations, the   
   DXpedition will be active on 160 through 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.   
   QSL Manager is M0URX. More information is on-line at www.tn2t.be.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: HONORING FESSENDEN AND HEISING NEAR 500 KC   
      
   And finally this week, in honor of inventors Reginald Fessenden and Raymond   
   Heising, a special operation is taking place on 472.5 kHz. Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, has the rest of the details:   
      
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   As early as 1900 Reginald Fessenden was experimenting with the direct   
   transmission of human speech. A bit later, during WW1, Raymond Heising was   
   developing a method of constant-current modulation that was one of the   
   earliest forms of Amplitude Modulation.   
      
   Brian Justin, WA1ZMS/4 is part of the ARRL's Low Frequency WD2XSH   
   Experimental License. With the cooperation of commercial coastal CW station   
   WNE and the FCC's Office of Engineering Technology Justin has received a   
   Special Temporary Authority with call sign WF9XIH. This to permit AM   
   transmissions with a center carrier frequency of 472.5kHz until March 1st.   
      
   Reginald Fessenden is best remembered for his Christmas Eve 1906   
   transmission. It was comprised of him playing the violin, playing a   
   recording and him reading a Bible verse. Justin began his operation the   
   week of December 18th of 2011 with a special recreation of that 1906   
   Christmas Eve transmission:   
      
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   Actual transmission audio.   
      
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   According to Justin, WF9XIH is licensed for up to 20 watts Effective   
   Radiated Power and he says that every effort is being made to run as close   
   to that ERP as possible. The antenna is a 160 meter dipole that tends to be   
   very lossy when fed by a 600 meter signal. This is the same antenna that he   
   has been using for his WD2XSH/31 operation.   
      
   WF9XIH transmissions are being coordinated with W-N-E and any changes to the   
   WNE schedule will alter the WF9XIH operating times. The current plan is to   
   make at least one Heising modulated AM transmission most evenings at 02:00   
   UTC. Audio loops of speech and a series of stepped audio tones will be used   
   most of the time. The stepped audio tones should make it easier for DX   
   listeners to demodulate them in CW or SSB mode even when they are well   
   beyond the range of the AM signal.   
      
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   N8TMW, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.   
      
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