Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1796 - January 13 2012   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1796 with a release date of January   
   13th, 2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. The Supreme Court hears an appeal dealing with   
   broadcast indecency that could eventually impact ham radio and other   
   services. Also, the FCC turns away an ARRL vanity call sign appeal dealing   
   with club calls; Missouri exempts hams from a proposed cellphone while   
   driving law and ham radio to celebrate the life of famed country music   
   legend Johnny Cash. All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report   
   number 1796 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RADIO LAW: FCC HEARS CHALLENGE TO FCC INDECENT LANGUAGE RULES   
      
   The United States Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday, January 10th   
   about whether the FCC should still have a role in policing the nation's   
   airwaves or whether its indecency regulations violate guarantees of free   
   speech and due process. Whatever the justices decide could also impact on   
   other, non-broadcast services as well. Amateur Radio Newsline's Cheryl   
   Lasek, K9BIK, has more:   
      
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   The broadcast networks have argued successfully in lower courts that in a   
   world where they exist side by side with cable channels, the Internet and   
   satellite provided programming that it is beyond the FCC's jurisdiction and   
   that singling them out is not only nonsensical but totally unconstitutional.   
   And in a court brief, Washington attorney Carter G. Phillips, who represents   
   several networks, told the court that broadcasting is neither uniquely   
   pervasive nor uniquely accessible to children, yet broadcasters are still   
   denied the same basic First Amendment freedoms as other media.   
      
   Phillips continued by stating that to the average American viewer,   
   broadcasting is just one source among hundreds in a media-saturated   
   environment. He noted that with a mere press of a button on the remote   
   control one could switch from other to fully protected sources.   
      
   On the other side of this issue is the Obama administration which is   
   defending the FCC's regulatory powers. It told the court that in what it   
   calls a new media world that the FCC is still required to have continued   
   federal oversight of the public airwaves. This, to provide a haven for   
   parents and children from the unregulated world of cable television and the   
   Internet.   
      
   In his brief, U.S. Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. wrote that   
   generations of parents have relied on indecency regulation to safeguard   
   broadcast television as a relatively safe medium for their children. He   
   notes that the current regulations come from a 1978 Supreme Court's decision   
   in the case of the FCC versus the Pacifica Foundation. There the court   
   upheld the commission's decision that an afternoon radio broadcast of   
   comedian George Carlin's 1973 monologue broadcast over New York City station   
   WBAI about the so-called seven words that could not be said on television   
   violated indecency standards. It was in that case where the Supreme Court   
   found that the FCC was well within constitutional boundaries to police the   
   radio and television airwaves during the times children would probably be   
   listening, which was interpreted between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.   
      
   As to the reason that this is an important case for ham radio and other   
   personal radio services? Simply because traditionally enforcement of   
   indecency violations in amateur radio, CB and the like has long been   
   predicated on and tied to the standards used to guide commercial   
   broadcasters. If the Supreme Court rules that the FCC cannot control   
   indecent language in broadcasting it could be in effect saying that the   
   government has no power on this issue in other services, including what's   
   said on the ham radio bands.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline. I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion, Illinois.   
      
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   In recent years, the Supreme Court has regularly ruled in favor of   
   free-speech claims. But during oral arguments none of the justices voiced   
   any support for making a major change in the law barring broadcast indecency   
   during safe haven hours. As we go to air it's not known when the Justices   
   will render its decision in this case. (Various published reports)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: FCC REJECTS ARRL PARTIAL APPEAL ON CLUB CALLSIGNS   
      
   The FCC has rejected a motion for partial reconsideration of revised rules   
   enacted by the FCC. These to limit the number of vanity calls that any   
   individual or club can hold.   
      
   In its petition the League stated that it supports the Commission's efforts   
   to prevent club stations from obtaining an unfair share of desirable call   
   signs. But it also expressed concern that the precise rule language adopted   
   by the FCC did not preclude the abuses that the Report and Order intended to   
   prohibit. Specifically, the ARRL believes that if a club has multiple   
   station trustees, each of these trustees could obtain a vanity call sign for   
   the club. That in turn could allow the club to obtain multiple vanity call   
   signs.   
      
   But in denying the ARRL appeal the FCC said that the Leagues petition does   
   not provide any grounds for reconsidering the Commission's decision in the   
   Report and Order. It said that the concerns expressed by ARRL about   
   licensees attempting to evade the rules adopted in the Report and Order are   
   already addressed by the Commission's licensing rules and processes. It   
   notes that Section 97.5(b)(2) of its rules states, in part, that a club   
   station license grant may be held only by the person who is the license or   
   trustee designated by an officer of the club. In simpler terms, only one   
   vanity call sign per club. (FCC)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: FCC GREEN LIGHTS STA FOR TEXAS HAM TO RUN HF SPREAD SPECTRUM   
      
   The FCC has granted Philip J. Williams, KA1GMN, of Euless, Texas, a Special   
   Temporary Authority or STA to conduct Spread Spectrum experiments on 160   
   through 2 meters.   
      
   The 6 month authorization takes effect February 1st and expires on July 31st.   
   It limits Williams to a maximum 2.5 kHz of signal bandwidths at 100 watts   
   effective radiated power. Williams was directed by the FCC to use the   
   Experimental Station call letters WF9XJD during his investigational Spread   
   Spectrum transmissions.   
      
   Previous experiments with Spread Spectrum technology have been conducted on   
   the ham radio bands at 222 MHz and above where this mode of transmission is   
   already legal. The Special Temporary Authority granted to Williams is the   
   first permitting Spread Spectrum experimentation on the High Frequency and   
   lower VHF bands. (FCC)   
      
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   LOW FREQUENCY EXPERIMENT: OPERA ENCODED SIGNAL TRAVELS 2200 MILES   
      
   Opera has made a big debuet on the ham radio bands. Using the new Opera data   
   mode, Gary Taylor, G4WGT, in Lancanshire in the United Kingdom has   
   successfully transmitted a signal on 137.5 kHz across the North Atlantic to   
   Joe Craig, VO1NA, in Toebay, Canada. This over a distance of 3,500   
   kilometers or 2200 miles.   
      
   Taylor transmitted six full callsign frames in a two hour period, which is a   
   big time saving over other slow digital modes like QRSS. Opera was created   
   by Graham Brown, G0NBD with the actual code written by Jose Ros, EA5HVK.   
   This as a way of providing data operations for stations that only had the CW   
   capability. The most up to date information on this mode can be found at   
   groups.yahoo.com. (Southgate)   
      
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   RADIO SCIENCE: UK HAMS EXPERIENCE DELAYED ECHO PHENOMENA ON 80 METERS   
      
   Two UK amateurs have reported hearing strong echoes on their 80 meter CW   
   signals in the evening. Tony Roskilly, G3ZRJ in Herefordshire and Andrew   
   Fairgrieve, GW3OQK in Swansea were in QSO on January 1st when they could   
   hear another signal underneath theirs. It turned out to be an echo of their   
   own signals.   
      
   Roskilly said the echoes were initially so strong that he had trouble   
   monitoring his CW keying. The delay in the echoes was of the order of a   
   quarter to a half second and the echo strength hit S9. Tests by Fairgrieve   
   on the evening of the 3rd of January revealed the same phenomena at around   
   21.00 UTC, albeit weaker in signal strength.   
      
   Steve Nichols, G0KYA, is the chairman of the RSGB's Propagation Studies   
   Committee. He says that these were unlikely to be round-the-world echoes,   
   but could be due to a form of magnetospheric ducting where signals follow   
   the earth's magnetic field lines down to the southern hemisphere before   
   being bounced back along the same duct. Nichols said that this was quite   
   rare and not really understood.   
      
   Amateurs are being urged to look out for any echoes on their 80 meter signals   
   and report any findings to G0KYA (at) qsl (dot) net. (GB2RS)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: DUTCH HAMS GRANTED BANDS AT 500 KHZ AND 70 MHZ   
      
   Dutch amateurs have been granted access to two new bands. The first is a   
   low-band grant from 501 to 505 kHz on a secondary basis with power and mode   
   restrictions. And like most of the European continent they also now are   
   permitted operations from 70 to 70.5MHz. This also on a secondary basis   
   with restrictions on the power output level that they can run. (GB2RS)   
      
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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 N8LFR repeater serving   
   Bad Aex, Michigan.   
      
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   RADIO LAW: MISSOURI EXEMPTS HAMS FROM PROPOSED CELLPHONE AND TEXTING LAW   
      
   Some good news for hams in the show me state. They won't be subject to a new   
   law working its way through the Missouri legislature to control cellphone   
   and texting while driving a motor vehicle. Matthew Chambers, NR0Q, is here   
   with the details:   
      
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   If you live in Missouri you might have heard, there is a new Senate Bill, SB   
   567, that has been introduced by State Senator Robin Write-Jones, a   
   Democrat-St Louis to be considered in 2012 by the Missouri Senate. There is   
   good news though in this bill if you're a ham radio operator. The last line   
   of the bill contains the following exemption language:   
      
   Exempt are the use of two-way radio transmitters or receivers by a licensee   
   of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service.   
      
   That means that the mobile use of amateur transceivers is for now safe in   
   Missouri.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, This is Matthew Chambers, NR0Q. In Moberly   
   Missouri   
      
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   From its wording, the exemption is only for ham radio so users of F-R-S, GMRS   
   and CB might be subject to penalties unless the regulation gets changed to   
   exempt theses personal radio services as well. (NR0Q)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: LESS THAN ONE YEAR REMAINS FOR LAND MOBILE RADIO LICENSEES TO   
   NARROWBAND   
      
   Land mobile radio service licensees operating in the 150 to 174 Mhz and in   
   the 421 to 512 MHz bands now have less than a year to transition to FCC   
   mandated narrowband operations. This as the regulatory agency issues a   
   Public Notice reminding all licensees, frequency coordinators, equipment   
   manufacturers, and other interested parties of the Commission's January 1,   
   2013 deadline to migrate to 12.5 kHz or narrower channel spacing technology.   
      
   By January 1, 2013, all VHF/UHF Industrial, Business and Public Safety Radio   
   Pool licensees must operate on 12.5 kHz or narrower channels, or employ a   
   technology that achieves the narrowband equivalent of at least one channel   
   per 12.5 kHz of channel bandwidth. As of that same date equipment   
   manufacturers will no longer be permitted to manufacture and import   
   previously certified equipment that includes a 25 kHz channel spacing mode.   
      
   The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Public Safety and Homeland   
   Security Bureau, and Office of Engineering and Technology have issued prior   
   guidance by Public Notice regarding narrowbanding migration, compliance, and   
   waiver requests. In addition, detailed information and references to other   
   resources concerning narrowbanding are available at   
   www.fcc.gov/narrowbanding.   
      
   We should add that the amateur 2 meter and 70 centimeter bands are not   
   affected by this FCC mandated narrowbanding order. It only affects   
   commercial land mobile operations.   
      
   In the world of amateur radio FM and repeaters, most regions already use 15   
   kHz channel separation on 2 meters. On 70 centimeters, some regions are   
   reportedly considering a shift from 25 to 12.5 kHz in crowded urban areas.   
   And to be different than the rest of the nation, Southern California shifted   
   from 25 to 20 kHz inter system spacing in the 70 centimeter repeater subband   
   several years ago. (FCC, ARNewsline(tm) archive)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: VERIZON PROCEEDS WITH SPECTRUM ACQUISITIONS   
      
   A big move by telecommunications provider Verizon to ease its own spectrum   
   crunch. Jim Davis, W2JKD, reports:   
      
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   Verizon is set to invest in well over 100 licenses to operate broadband   
   systems between 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz. This after spending $3.6 billion   
   dollars to obtain spectrum from cable companies Comcast, Time Warner Cable   
   and Bright House. Jim Davis, W2JKD, has the details:   
      
      
   Verizon says that the acquisition is a positive development which would take   
   spectrum that had been gathering dust in the cable company's inventories and   
   put it in the hands of a company with the motivation and wherewithal to put   
   it to good use.   
      
   Lowell McAdam is Verizon's Chief Executive Officer. He recently told the   
   Communications Daily industry newsletter that his company feels good about   
   the acquisition from another perspective. This is because as Verizon has   
   discussed its acquisition of spectrum with the FCC, it has found that one   
   of the problems was there is a lot of spectrum that has been warehoused.   
   This says McAdam takes spectrum with no plans for commercial service and   
   gets it into the hands of somebody who will use it and allow additional   
   investment and development.   
      
   Im Jim Davis, W2JKD.   
      
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   Congress and the FCC are trying to push through a spectrum package involving   
   the auction of spectrum in the television band but that has become bogged   
   down in partisan politics. However it appears as if Verizon has taken the   
   initiative to let the free enterprise market set the value and proceed on   
   its own. (Future Communications)   
      
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   DIY RADIO NEWS: CQ TO INTRODUCE MAKER COLUMN   
      
   CQ magazine will introduce a quarterly "Maker" column, to be written by Matt   
   Stultz, KB3TAN, that will appear in the March, June, September and December   
   issues of the magazine.   
      
   KB3TAN is the founder of "HackPittsburgh. This is a community workshop for   
   makers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has been a ham since 2009 and has   
   integrated amateur radio into many of HackPittsburgh's activities.   
      
   As already reported, the hacker and maker movement is a worldwide   
   do-it-yourself phenomenon among mostly younger, tech-savvy individuals who   
   enjoy hands-on tinkering and experimenting with electronics, crafts and   
   similar projects. Many "makers" are not familiar with amateur radio, even   
   though hams have been "makers" since the dawn of radio. CQ says that the   
   goal of this column to help build and strengthen bridges between the amateur   
   radio and the maker communities. (CQ)   
      
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   DIY RADIO NEWS: MULTIPLE LANGUAGE VERSIONS OF THE DIY MAGIC OF AMATEUR RADIO   
      
      
   And speaking of the maker and hacker communities, while it's not even been   
   out a month, there appear to be several groups that have either asked   
   permission to translate the ARRL's new the DIY Magic of Amateur Radio video   
   into other languages or are already undertaking such a project.   
      
   Since its release last December 27th, word is that versions with either sub   
   titles or over-dubbed audio are being prepared by individuals or groups   
   around the globe in the Spanish, Portugese and possibly even Russian   
   languages. And these are the ones that are known about.   
      
   Also, Tom Medlin who hosted the December 27th release of the video on his   
   W5KUB website has made available some statistics. These show that the new   
   video had viewers in Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, France, Cayman   
   Islands, Puerto Rico and New Zealand as well as across the United States.   
      
   Those who have not yet seen the new video can do so on-line on YouTube in   
   English at tinyurl.com/arrl-diy-movie. You can also watch it or download it   
   at www.arrl.org/DIY. (ARNewsline(tm))   
      
      
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   HAM PUBLICATIONS: WINTER 5 MHZ NEWSLETTER NOW ON LINE   
      
   The Winter edition of the 5MHz Newsletter has just been published and   
   includes a chart of the current 5MHz allocations worldwide. Although   
   originating in the United Kingdom the publication invites worldwide readers   
   and contributors to take an active part in its creation. The latest edition   
   of the 5MHz Newsletter can be downloaded free of charge at   
   tinyurl.com/72mozfx. (GB2RS)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: FORMER UK OFF SHORE DJ KNIGHTED   
      
   Some names in the news. First up is Roger James Gale, a Disk Jockey on Radio   
   Caroline North and Caroline South in the 1960's, who has been knighted in   
   the United Kingdom's New Year's Honors List. Gale had a long career in   
   radio before becoming the member of Parliament for the North of Kent. He is   
   also the president of the group Conservative Animal Welfare. More about   
   Roger Gale is on-line at www.rogergale.com.   
   (Southgate)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: G3KMA AND G3ZAY NAMED WINNERS OF YASME AWARD   
      
   And congratulations to Roger Ballister, G3KMA and Martin Atherton, G3ZAY on   
   being named as recipients of the Yasme Excellence Award for 2011. This, in   
   recognition for their dedicated work for the Islands on the Air program.   
   The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to conduct   
   scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, including   
   DXing and the introduction and promotion of amateur radio in underdeveloped   
   countries. (RSGB)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: VLA TO BE RENAMED KARL G JANSKY VLA   
      
   The world's most famous radio telescope will become the Karl G. Jansky Very   
   Large Array on March 31st. This, to honor the founder of radio astronomy   
   which is the study of the universe using radio signals naturally emitted by   
   objects in space.   
      
   The National Radio Astronomy Observatory announced the new name for the   
   National Science Foundation's Very Large Array at the American Astronomical   
   Society's meeting in Austin, Texas. The new name will become official at a   
   rededication ceremony at the radio telescopes site in New Mexico.   
      
   The new name was selected from among 23,331 suggestions submitted by 17,023   
   people from more than 65 countries. The National Radio Astronomy   
   Observatory had asked the public and the astronomical community to suggest   
   names that reflected both the proud heritage and the future promise of the   
   telescope array. More is on-line at tinyurl.com/jansky-vla. (NARO)   
      
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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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   WORLDBEAT: THE HCJB COAX CABLE MIRACLE   
      
   Word that religious broadcaster HCJB has gotten its Radio Rasuwa project on   
   the air as of last December the 1st, but not without a little divine   
   guidance. An HCJB article about the rural Nepal radio project noted that   
   engineer Ty Stakes fortuitously grabbed an extra length of coaxial cable as   
   he packed for the journey to that lonely corner of the world. And it's a   
   good thing that he did.   
      
   It turned out to be needed because the station's studio was not where it had   
   been planned. Once on-site, Stakes and HCJB missionary Toffer King   
   discovered the tower was not the one they had requested. Using local   
   talent, translations and drawings solutions were crafted. A local welder   
   found himself quite busy and needless to say that the extra length of coax   
   that Stakes brought with him came to good use.   
      
   HCJB's Global Technical Center in Elkhart, Indiana provided the FM   
   transmitter. The station's coverage area is the northern border of Nepal   
   with an estimated 14,000 people as its potential audience. This includes a   
   large number of Tibetan refugees fleeing Chinese control of their country.   
      
   The station will air 17 hours a day, in the local language. It joins five   
   other HCJB FMs in Nepal. Three more are expected to launch during 2012.   
   (RW, HCJB)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: RAC LOOKING FOR NEW DEFENSE OF AMATEUR RADIO FUND TRUSTEE   
      
   Radio Amateurs of Canada is looking for a person to fill the recently vacated   
   position of trustee in the Canadian Defense of Amateur Radio Fund. The   
   Defense of Amateur Radio Fund trustee must be a licensed Canadian radio   
   amateur and may not be an officer, employee, director or agent of Radio   
   Amateurs of Canada. The Defense of Amateur Radio Fund is a Trust Fund   
   established in the early 1990's to provide financial support for travel   
   expenses of an amateur radio representative on the Canadian delegation to   
   World Radio Conferences to defend the amateur radio bands. If you fit the   
   requirements and are interested in this position please provide your name   
   and a brief resume of no more than 500 words by e-mail to Paul Burggraaf at   
   Vo1prb73064 (at) rac (dot) ca.   
   (RAC)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: IRTS TO CELEBRATE 80TH ANNIVERSARY WITH CONTEST   
      
   The Irish Radio Transmitting Society which is Irelands national ham radio   
   organization will be celebrating its 80th anniversary by sponsoring a   
   worldwide contest to commemorate the event. Called CQIR, it will take place   
   most appropriately on Saint Patrick's Day, which this year occurs on   
   Saturday, March 17th. Full rules and information are available on-line at   
   www.irts.ie/cqir or by email to cqir (at) irts (dot) ie. (IRTS)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: EMI SOUNDS PAGE FROM ON4WW   
      
   ON4WW in Westham, Belgium, has created a web page with sound clips that   
   covers the many cases of interference he's dealt with over the years. The   
   sounds cover everything from a rain gutter noise to plasma TV interference   
   and even L-E-D lighting. The ON4WW RFI audio page page is on-line at   
   www.on4ww.be/emi-rfi.html (Southgate)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: DUTCH ANNOUNCE FUNCUBE LAUNCH AGREEMENT   
      
   An agreement has now been reached with ISIS Launch Services BV, based in   
   Delft in the Netherlands, for them to provide a launch of the FUNcube-1   
   CubeSat satellite. It is anticipated that this will be with a number of   
   other spacecraft from a DNEPR rocket, sometime in the   
   third quarter of 2012.   
      
   The orbit is still to be defined precisely but it is expected to be nearly   
   circular and approximately sun synchronous. The FUNcube-1 spacecraft will   
   transmit signals that can be easily received directly by schools and   
   colleges for educational outreach purposes. In addition to providing these   
   educational services for schools and colleges around the world, the   
   spacecraft will also carry a UHF to VHF linear transponder for radio   
   amateurs to use during local nights, weekends and during holiday periods.   
      
   The construction and testing of the spacecraft itself has already been funded   
   via a legacy and other sources. For more information, check out   
   www.funcube.org.uk (GB2RS)   
      
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   SPACE SCIENCE: CHINA RELEASES FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR SPACE EXPLORATION   
      
   China plans to launch orbital space laboratories and manned ships and prepare   
   to build space stations over the next five years. This according to a plan   
   released Thursday, December 29th that shows the country's space program is   
   very quickly gathering momentum.   
      
   China has already said its eventual goals are to have a space station   
   on-orbit and put an astronaut on the moon. According to news reports, that   
   nation has made systematic progress with its ambitious human spaceflight   
   programs, but its latest five-year plan beginning signals a major   
   acceleration to its space exploration program.   
      
   According to the white paper setting out China's space progress and future   
   missions, by the end of 2016 China says that it will launch space   
   laboratories, manned spaceships and ship freighters. It will also make   
   technological preparations for the construction of more than one space   
   station.   
      
   China's space program has already made major breakthroughs in a relatively   
   short time, although it lags far behind the United States and Russia in   
   space technology and experience. More on China's plans for its future in   
   space is on-line at tinyurl.com/d52q2lj (Space Science)   
      
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   ON THE AIR W4NH FOURLANDERS SEEK WSJT CONTACTS IN VHF SWEEPS   
      
   The W4NH Fourlanders group will again be operating in the January VHF   
   Sweepstakes from January 21st to the 23rd from its location near Dahlonega,   
   Georgia. That is in grid square EM-84-ao.   
      
   According to Jim Worsham, W4KXY, the group will operate limited multi   
   category on 6meters through 432 MHz running a full gallon into stacked beams   
   on all four bands.   
      
   W4KXY notes that the group is looking for skeds, especially 6 and 2 meters   
   with those operating WSJT. If you are interested in such a scheduled   
   contact please contact Jim Worsham by e-mail to wa4kxy (at) bellsouth (dot)   
   net. (VHF Reflector)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, G3PHO will be on the air as 9H3C from Malta's Gozo Island between   
   March 8th and the 15th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters and possibly 160m.   
   Look for him to be an entry in the RGSB Commonwealth Contest. QSL via his   
   home callsign or Logbok of the World.   
      
   JS6RRR will be operational stroke KH2 from Guam between February 10th and the   
   14th. Activity will be on 160 through 6 meters using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY and   
   PSK31. QSL via JS6RRR.   
      
   IK2GZU will be in Tanzania to do some work at a new hospital and orphanage   
   between March 4th and April 4th. He plans to be active during his spare time   
   as 5H3MB on the HF bands. QSL via IK2GZU, direct or by the Bureau. Also, via   
   Logbook of the World, but only after his return home.   
      
   IK2QPR will be active stroke PJ7 from Sint Maarten through January 16th.   
   This operation will be holiday style on the H-F bands. QSL via IK2QPR.   
      
   IW2CXJ will be active portable YS3 from El Salvador through January 24th. His   
   operation will also be holiday style on 40-10 meters using   
   a Cushcraft R7 vertical and 100 watts. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or direct to   
   IW2CXJ.   
      
   Lastly, OE3GEA will take to the airwaves stroke 6Y5 from Jamaica between   
   February 2nd and the 12th. This will be yet another holiday style   
   operation, mainly using CW. QSL to his home address.   
      
   And for those not familiar with the term holiday style, it basically means   
   that the ham in question is on vacation and will get on the air anytime that   
   he or she feels like operating, if at all.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND JOHNNY CASH   
      
   And finally this week, ham radio will help commemorate the life of a country   
   music legend. Tim Goodrich, N5ASH, better known to radio listeners as   
   Skeeter Nash, joins us with the details:   
      
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   Members of my club, the Northeast Arkansas Radio Club will be sponsoring the   
   first ever Johnny Cash Birthday Celebration Special Event Station. This, on   
   what would have been the late Country Music Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll   
   Hall of Fame members 80th birthday.   
      
   The Johnny Cash Birthday Celebration Special Event Station will take to the   
   air on Sunday, February 26th using the special call sign N5C. You can   
   listen out for it beginning at 18:00 hours UTC which is noon Central U-S   
   time. We plan to operate for a six hour period ending around 6 p.m. Central   
   US time. .   
      
   N5C will have stations operating SSB on the 80, 40 20 and 10 meter bands. At   
   least one of these will be located in Dyess Colony, not far from the house   
   where the Cash family once lived.   
      
   Johnny Cash never forgot his roots here in northeast Arkansas, and we in the   
   amateur radio community are looking forward to having the opportunity to   
   honor one of the most recognizable figures in music history. Those making   
   contact with N5C will receive a commemorative certificate.   
      
   From Jonesboro, Arkansas, Im Tim Goodrich, N5ASH, a-k-a Skeeter Nash of the   
   Northeast Arkansas Radio Club reporting for the Amateur Radio Newsline.   
      
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   More information on this celebration can be found at the Northeast Arkansas   
   Radio Club website. It's located in cyberspace at nea-rc.org. The club   
   also maintains a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/nearadioclub (N5ASH)   
      
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   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the editors desk, I'm Jeff Clark,   
   K8JAC, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.   
      
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