Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1810 - April 20 2012   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1810 with a release date of April 20th,   
   2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST. A new report released by a ham in Germany highlights   
   various radar sources that could interfere with amateur radio; the Sun shows   
   its might again as a major eruption hits the North-East limb; amateur radio   
   responds to tornado devastation in the central U-S; Scouting gets its own   
   IRLP Topic Channel and Riley is coming to CQ Magazine. Find out the details   
   are on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1810 coming your way right   
   now.   
      
      
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   WORLDBEAT: NEW OTH RADAR REPORT RELEASED BY DK20M   
      
   A new paper released by a ham in Germany may shed some light on sources of   
   interference on the ham bands caused by radar systems world-wide. Jim   
   Davis, W2JKD, has more:   
      
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   Wolfgang Hadel DK2OM has made available a report documenting High Frequency   
   Over The Horizon radar systems used around the world. Also included are   
   Ionosphere and Troposhere Diagnostic Radars as well as well as Ocean Wave   
   and Coastal Radars. All of these can interfere with amateur radio and   
   shortwave listening.   
      
   The report is an exceedingly thorough look at these various Radar systems and   
   their uses. It also includes explanations of how some of these systems work   
   and include photographs, maps and graphs of some of the operations.   
      
   The 36 page report is free to anyone who wants a copy. You can download it   
   in Adobe .pdf format at tinyurl.com/oth-radar-report.   
      
   I'm Jim Davis, W2JKD.   
      
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   Again that U-R-L to obtain a free copy of the paper is   
   tinyurl.com/oth-radar-report   
      
      
   (IARU-R1)   
      
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   NEWSLINE FOLLOW-UP: NEW RADAR MAY HAVE CAUSED SOCAL HAM TO ECEIVE NOV   
      
   A follow-up and a possible answer to the question raised last week of just   
   what aeronautical radar system Gary Dent, AF6HP, was issued a Notice of   
   Violation by the FCC for interfering with. Its now been made public that   
   the FAA is in the process deploying a new generation of Common Air Route   
   Surveillance Radar that operates in the 23 centimeter band. Bill Pasternak,   
   WA6ITF, is in the newsroom with what we know:   
      
   --   
      
   Well Don, most of what we know comes in the form of a news release from the   
   ARRL Letter. It says that the deployment of what is known as the updated   
   Common Air Route Surveillance Radar has some implications for the use of the   
   1240 to 1300 MHz band by radio amateurs.   
      
   According to the ARRL story, the improved Common Air Route Surveillance Radar   
   systems are being installed in several dozen locations throughout the   
   country, albeit the exact placement has not been announced. And as stated,   
   this radar system is a primary user of the band meaning that any and all   
   other users must protect it from any man made interference. That includes   
   amateur radio which holds secondary status.   
      
   At this point, all that's really known is that the radar will use various   
   frequencies in the 1240-1350 MHz range with an occupied bandwidth of about 3   
   MHz. As such, the League says that in the vicinity of these radars, amateur   
   operation may be precluded in a portion of the 23 cm band.   
      
   The ARRL says that it is in contact with FAA engineers and that it   
   anticipates that the constraints on amateur use of the band will be limited   
   to those necessary to protect aviation safety. This of coarse is something   
   that cannot ever be compromised.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom   
   in Los Angeles.   
      
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   Whether or not this radar is the reason that AF6HP received his Notice of   
   Violation is not known because it's also not known if the Los Angeles area   
   is the home of one of the improved radar facilities. Nor does it explain   
   the additional charge of broadcasting that was included in the NOV issued to   
   AF6HP. (ARRL, others)   
      
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   PROPAGATION: SPECTACULAR APRIL 16th EXPLOSION ON THE SUN   
      
   Another spectacular display from old Sol. On April 16th around 17:45 UTC,   
   magnetic fields curling over the sun's northeastern limb rose up and   
   erupted, producing one of the most visually-spectacular explosions in years.   
      
      
   The event, which also produced an M1.7-class solar flare and a coronal mass   
   ejection, was not Earth-directed. Nevertheless, it confirms suspicions that   
   a significant active region of our home star is rotating onto the Earth   
   facing side of the sun. This could mean more flares and some interesting   
   propagation in the coming days and weeks.   
      
   Please visit spaceweather.com for videos of this solar event and the very   
   latest updates. (W0WOI, VHF Reflector)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: K4ZDH NAMED NEW CQ MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR   
      
   Retired FCC amateur radio enforcement chief Riley Hollingsworth, K-4-   
   Zed-D-H, has been named a CQ magazine contributing editor, succeeding   
   "Washington Readout" editor Fred Maia, W5YI, who recently became a Silent   
   Key.   
      
   Hollingsworth, a ham since 1960 and a longtime FCC attorney became a   
   household name in amateur radio in 1998. That's when he was named Special   
   Counsel for Amateur Radio in the Commission's then newly-created Enforcement   
   Bureau.   
      
   His highly-visible enforcement actions were cheered by a majority in the   
   amateur community. Especially after more than a decade during which FCC   
   enforcement on the ham bands was virtually non existent.   
      
   Riley Hollingsworth retired from the FCC in 2008, but has continued to be in   
   demand for personal appearances within the ham radio community. And   
   according to CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, he was the natural choice for a   
   column on regulatory matters concerning amateur radio:   
      
   --   
      
   W2VU: "If you are looking for a columnist on regulatory affairs, who is   
   better qualified than Riley Hollingsworth?   
      
   "He spent 30 years in the FCC; kept us all in-line for over a decade;   
   continues to be a widely sought after speaker at hamfests and clubs and is   
   very widely respected throughout the amateur community."   
      
   --   
      
   Riley Hollingsworth's new monthly column will be titled "Riley's Ramblings."   
   According to Moseson, it will incorporate "Washington Readout's" coverage of   
   legislative and administrative actions that affect amateur radio along with   
   additional topics of importance and/or interest to CQ's readers and the ham   
   radio public at large.   
      
   Hollingsworeth's first column will appear in the July, 2012, issue of CQ. In   
   it he will explain why ongoing FCC enforcement actions since his retirement   
   have been somewhat "under the radar."   
      
   Riley Hollingsworth holds a Master's degree from the University of South   
   Carolina, and a law degree from Wake Forest University. He lives in   
   Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Pat. (CQ)   
      
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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 W7KYC repeater serving   
   the city of Portland, Oregon.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: AMATEUR RADIO RESPONDS TO MID-WEST TORNADOES   
      
   Amateur radio operators in several states responded as a spate of tornadoes   
   devastated areas of several states. We have more in this report:   
      
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   When high winds and tornadoes called on Oklahoma Friday, April 13th, amateur   
   radio Skywarn spotters and Amateur Radio Emergency Service members were   
   ready.   
      
   Rick Smith, KI5GT, the warning coordination meteorologist in Norman said:   
   "Once again, storm spotters played a critical role in helping the National   
   Weather Service and local officials deal with dangerous storms during the   
   past week across Oklahoma.   
      
   Amateur radio reports from local storm spotters gave forecasters important   
   ground truth information when tornadoes struck southwest Oklahoma on April   
   13th. And it was a trained storm spotter from a volunteer fire department   
   in northwest Oklahoma who alerted the National Weather Service as the   
   tornado that would go on to strike Woodward, Oklahoma first developed. That   
   information prompted a tornado warning that gave residents of Woodward about   
   20 minutes advance warning."   
      
   Near the town a Blair, Altus Skywarn Association members were providing   
   spotter reports on the WX5ASA repeater system. In fact, the day after the   
   tornado, Skywarn Coordinator Steve Grayson, KE5BPL, was leading a team of   
   Red Cross volunteers in damage assessment. Within another two days, Grayson   
   was deployed to Woodward to help with the recovery from the tragic F-3   
   tornado strike there.   
      
   Similar stories played out in the "tornado ravaged" cities of Woodward,   
   Cherokee, and Norman where a total of seven deaths were reported. Cleanup   
   and Recovery continues in Oklahoma which has seen at least one County so far   
   declared by the Governor as a disaster area.   
      
   In addition to Oklahoma, several other states suffered storm damage as well.   
   There, ham radio operators played key roles in severe weather spotting and   
   relief efforts as well.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM, in Reno.   
      
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   More on this in future Amateur Radio Newsline reports. (KC5FM, National   
   Weather Service Norman OK., others)   
      
      
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   RADIO LAW: HAM GATHERING SIGNATURES ON PETITION TO VOID ANTENNA PROHIBITIONS   
      
   N4UM tells Newsline that he has begun a petition drive to the FCC. This, in   
   an attempt to get the regulatory agency to void antenna prohibitions by   
   developers and Home Owners Associations.   
      
   As of this report the petition has garnered over 700 signatures. N4UM says   
   that he is doing this now because the FCC is currently requesting formal   
   comments on emergency communications in amateur radio. The agency also   
   wants to know the effects of impediments to the amateur radio service as   
   part of the Docket GN 12-91 inquiry.   
      
   Comments on this federal study close on May 17th. N4UM says that his   
   petition will also close on this same day. You can find his petition   
   on-line at tinyurl.com/antenna-rights (N4UM)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: FCC SETTLES 2007 UNCERTIFIED TRANSMITTERS WITH CONSENT DECREE   
      
   A Consent Decree has ended the case involving a hobby electronics supplier   
   accused by the FCC of selling non-certified broadcast transmitters in the   
   United States. Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP, has the   
   details:   
      
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   The FCC has entered into a Consent Decree with Richard Mann doing business as   
   the Antique Radio Collector. The Consent Decree settles an enforcement   
   proceeding begun back in November of 2006, when the FCC's Spectrum   
   Enforcement Division issued the Letter of Inquiry to Mann in response to a   
   complaint alleging that he was assembling SSTRAN model AMT3000 AM   
   transmitters built from kits and then marketing them in the United States.   
      
      
   In March of 2007 the regulatory agency issued the Notice of Apparent   
   Liability for Forfeiture against Mann in the amount of $7,000 wich was   
   affirmed that November. This lead to a number of Petitions for   
   Reconsideration over the next 5 years and finally to a decision by the FCC   
   and Mann that it would be far more prudent to finalize the matter through a   
   Consent Decree. This decree has now been accepted by all parties and brings   
   the matter to a close.   
      
   For the Amateur radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,   
   Arizona.   
      
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   You can read the entire decision and the text of the Consent Decree on-line   
   at tinyurl.com/RichardMannConsentDecree (CGC, FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   ENFORCEMENT: ANOTHER UNLICENSED FLORIDA BROADCASTER FINED   
      
   The FCC has affirmed a Forfeiture Order in the amount of ten $10,000 to   
   Robenson Thermitus of Miami, Florida. This for his alleged operation of an   
   unlicensed radio transmitter on the frequency 98.7 MHz in the Miami area.   
      
   Back on January 20, 2012, the Enforcement Bureau's Miami Office issued the   
   $10,000 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to Thermitus. Since   
   that time Thermitus has not filed a response to the NAL.   
      
   Now, based on the information the FCC has before it, the regulatory agency   
   has now upheld the forfeiture order and given. Its also provided Thermitus   
   the customary 30 days to pay the fine or to file an appeal. (FCC)   
      
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   HAM RADIO AND SCOUTING: NEW DEDICATED IRLP TOPIC CHANNEL FOR SCOUTS   
      
   Radio Scouting and the Jamboree on the Air now have a common meeting place   
   for Internet Radio Linking Project contacts or IRLP. As one of the new   
   Topic Channels, scouts need only connect to IRLP Node 9091 to make contact   
   with one another.   
      
   The Radio Scouting and Jamboree on the Air Topic Channel is available for use   
   24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A recommended time for calling has initially   
   been established for 1800 UTC for weekend activities, such as Radio Merit   
   Badge events, as well as contacts during Summer Camp. Another suggested time   
   is 0100 UTC to accommodate most scouts during the evening hours.   
      
   For detailed information on available IRLP repeaters in your area, how IRLP   
   works and operating guidelines, visit www.irlp.net on the World-Wide-Web.   
   For more information about this and other IRLP Topic Channels take your web   
   browser to www.irlptopics.net. (NZART)   
      
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   WITH QCWA: BECOME A MEMBER OR PAY DUES ON-LINE   
      
   The Quarter Century Wireless Association has announced that those eligible   
   can now join the organization or renew membership on-line.   
      
   The link to the applications are at www.qcwa.org/how-to-join.php After you   
   complete the form, click 'Add to Cart. From there you yiu will be taken to   
   PayPal to complete the transaction.   
      
   You don't need to be a member of PayPal to use a Debit or Credit card. You   
   do need to be a member of PayPal to use your checking or savings account   
   electronic transfer. Eligibility to join QCWA requires a continuous 25   
   years as a licensed amateur radio operator. (N0UF)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: N6G TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AT AGE 75   
      
   A Healdsburg, California ham has announced a special event operation to   
   celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of the states most usefull landmarks.   
   Jim Damron, N8TMW, is here with more:   
      
   --   
      
   Will Pattullo, AE6YB, tells Newsline that he will be hosting special event   
   N6G an May 26 and the 27th. This to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the   
   opening of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.   
      
   AE6YB says he will definitely be on 7.265, 14.265 and 21.265 MHz during the   
   two-day operation. He will also try to get on 80 and 10 meters if time   
   permits. Domestic U-S stations should QSL N6G via AE6YB with a self   
   addressed stamped envelope direct via his callbook address. DX stations are   
   asked to include a US dollar to cover return postage.   
      
   From Charleston, West Virginia, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, reporting.   
      
   --   
      
   More about the event is on line at AE6YB's information page on QRZ.com.   
   (AE6YB)   
      
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   HAMVENTION HAMVENTION 2012 AFFILIATED EVENT: MEGALINK(tm) TO PROVIDE   
   HAMVENTION AREA WIDE COVERAGE   
      
   If you will be attending Hamvention 2012, heres a bit of news for you. And   
   again this year, K9NZF Systems and the Chief Anderson Amateur Radio Club are   
   hosting the Dayton Hamvention MegALinK special event wide area voice   
   network.   
      
   The MegALinK was conceived as a way to provide FM mobile voice coverage from   
   west central Indiana all the way to Dayton, Ohio. This year it will also   
   provide coverage into and on the grounds of the Dayton Hamvention itself.   
      
   More about it and how to use it is on-line at www.k9nzf.com. Questions and   
   comments go by e-mail to megalink (at) k9nzf (dot) com. (K9ZF Systems)   
      
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   HAMVENTION 2012 AFFILIATED EVENT TALK VIA A SATELLITE AT THE DAYTON   
   HAMVENTION   
      
   AMSAT is inviting students attending the 2012 Dayton Hamvention to stop by   
   the Satellite Demonstration Area just outside of the Ball Area entrance.   
   This to experience the thrill of taking part in an actual contact using one   
   or more of the currently on-orbit amateur satellites.   
      
   There will be AMSAT volunteers there to explain how to make the contacts and   
   during actual satellite passes. AMSAT adds that its volunteers will try to   
   get as many students as possible to complete actual contacts.   
      
   There will be lists of satellite pass times in the satellite demonstration   
   area and at the AMSAT booth inside the exhibition area to help those wanting   
   to talk via a satellite to plan their schedule accordingly. (ANS)   
      
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   HAMVENTION 2012 AFFILIATED EVENT: A MORNING OF D-STAR INFORMATION AND   
   INSTRUCTION   
      
   Hamvention goers who are thinking of getting a D-STAR radio or those who are   
   newly involved in the technology might want to take note of an affiliated   
   event session.   
      
   A three hour class titled "A Morning of D-STAR Information and Instruction   
   for New D-STAR Users" will take place on Friday, May 18th from 9:00 am to   
   12:00 noon Eastern Daylight time with check-in starting at 8:30 a.m.. The   
   venue is the Drury Inn Ballroom located at 6616 Miller Lane, in Dayton.   
      
   There, several well known instructors will take you step by step into the   
   world of D-Star digital audio communications. Some of the subjects to be   
   covered include what D-STAR is, what can it do and how is it used. You will   
   also learn what equipment is currently available, how radio memory   
   management works, how to link to other repeaters and reflectors and much   
   more. And those who attend will be eligible at a chance to win an Icom   
   ID-31A handheld D-STAR radio.   
      
   The cost of the session is $25 and anyone planning to attend must register   
   on-line before April 25th. To do that, simply take your web browser to   
   tinyurl.com/dstar-dayton-register and fill in the required fields. More   
   information on the session itself can be found at www.dstarinfo.com.   
   (DSTARINFO.COM)   
      
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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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   HAM HAPPENINGS: EMCOMMWEST - MAY 4 TO 6 IN RENO NEVADA   
      
   While the Dayton Hamvention is the show on almost everyones mind, its not the   
   only big show happening in May. Another is Emcommwest that's held each year   
   in Reno, Nevada. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Don Carlson, KQ6FM, with   
   the details:   
      
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   Emcommwest is returning to Reno, NV on May 4th through the 6th. This year   
   marks the 10th anniversary of the ARRL Specialty Convention, with focus on   
   Emergency Communications. But hurry, the advance registration deadline will   
   be at Midnight on Saturday April 28th.   
      
   This year our ARRL Keynote speaker will be League COO Harold Kramer, WJ1B who   
   will bring us the latest on Amateur Radio in general, with our ARRL Forum,   
   hosted by Pacific Division Director Bob vallio, W6RGG.   
      
   We are especially proud to bring special guest and Sat. night banquet speaker   
   Chip Margelli, K7JA, who was with Heil Sound for many years and is now   
   Director of Sales & Marketing for CQ Magazine. You may remember Chip from   
   the Code vs. Texting contest on the Jay Leno show a few years back.   
   Emcommwest is honored to have this Amateur Radio legend join us for the 10th   
   anniversary year.   
      
   The Sunday morning breakfast will welcome back Tom Taormina K5RC operator of   
   the legendary contest station.   
      
   New this year will be an "ARES Leadership Forum" on Sunday morning, with a   
   panel of SEC's discussing new ideas, innovations, large scale exercises and   
   a wide variety of topics of interest to the Emergency Communications world   
   in Amateur Radio.   
      
   Also new this year will be NARRI's VOIP conference all day Friday May 4th, Of   
   course there will be the Friday night BBQ hosted by the SATERN team, vendor   
   hall, Saturday morning swap meet and a host of topical forums and training   
   sessions again this year.   
      
   For The Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM in Reno.   
      
   --   
      
   For more information and registration, please head to the website   
   emcommwest.org, or email info (at) emcommwest (dot) org. (Emcommwest)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: LYRID METEOR SHOWER APRIL 21-22   
      
   The rocks in the sky are coming again. W0WOI reports via the VHF Reflector   
   that Earth is approaching the debris field of ancient Comet Thatcher which   
   is the source of the annual Lyrid meteor shower.   
      
   Forecasters expect the shower to peak on April 21st and 22nd. A nearly new   
   moon on those dates will provide perfect dark-sky conditions for meteor   
   watching.   
      
   According to meteor scatter enthusiasts, usually the shower is mild with   
   about 10 to 20 meteors per hour. But unmapped filaments of dust in the   
   comet's tail sometimes trigger outbursts 10 times stronger.   
      
   You can follow the approaching event and get nmore information on it on-line   
   at spaceweather.com. (W0WOI via VHF Reflector)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: SA AMSAT SPACE SYMPOSIUM - MAY 12   
      
   The South Africa AMSAT Space Symposium will be held at the University of   
   KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday May 12th. The theme of the symposium is five   
   decades of amateur satellites and celebrating the launch of OSCAR 1 fifty   
   years ago. The full program and registration details are at   
   tinyurl.com/sa-amsat-symposium (SARL)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: VO1AA SPECIAL EVENT TO CELEBRATE MARCONI BIRTHDAY   
      
   On the air, the Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs will be celebrating   
   the birthday of inventor Guglielmo Marconi. This, by operating station   
   VO1AA on Wednesday, April 25th and welcoming some special guest at the same   
   time.   
      
   The club plans on making an amateur eadio contact with Princess Elettra   
   Marconi who will be in Bologna, Italy to celebrate her father's birthday.   
   On this side of the Atlantic it is planned to have the Canadian Heritage   
   Minister, the City of St. John's Mayor along with the Newfoundland   
   Lieutenant Governor, exchange greetings with the Princess via amateur radio   
   from VO1AA which will be located at the Cabot Tower.   
      
   This is the first time that this event has been attempted. As such, it is   
   anticipated that it may attain a high level media exposure for amateur radio   
   in Canada and possibly in Italy as well. Marconi received the first   
   wireless signal at Signal Hill, Newfoundland.   
   (VO1DTM/VO1DM)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, word that ON4CIT is reporting that a DXpedition to Togo will take   
   place at the end of 2012 or the beginning of 2013. The callsign mentioned   
   is 5V7TH. The exact dates are still to be determined. More as new   
   information is made available.   
      
   OH1VR will be operational portable SV9 from Crete between April 21st and the   
   28th. OH1VR along with OH1ZAA will then be on the air portable VP9 from   
   Bermuda between May 7th and the 13th. Activity for both operations will be   
   on the HF bands and 6 meters, and using CW and SSB. QSL via their respective   
   home callsigns.   
      
      
   Members of the Polish Amateur Radio Club Flora Fauna are active as HF-87-WARD   
   through April 30th. This to celebrate the World Amateur Radio Day and the   
   87th anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union.   
   QSL electronically via eQSL.cc and W-F-F LogSerach.   
      
   ZL1DD is now active as XU7AEL from the XU7AAA Rental Shack in Cambodia. He   
   should be at that location through at least April 21st. Operation is on 80   
   through 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.   
      
   VE2XB will be on the air as V-31-X-B from Caye Caulker Island, Belize,   
   between May 11th and the 31st. His activity will be on all High Frequency   
   bands, as well as 6 meters. Modes mentioned are CW and SSB using an   
   Elecraft K3 into a Hexbeam. QSL via VE2XB as listed on QRZ.com.   
      
   Lastly, ON4CIT and ON4BEC will be active as TO3X from St Barthelemy through   
   April 30th. They will be using 40 through 6 meters on SSB and RTTY with some   
   CW. QSL via ON4CIT, direct, via the bureau, or electronically using Logbook   
   of the World   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: JAPAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PLANS SPACE ELEVATOR   
      
   And finally this week, while it might the stuff of science fiction dreams are   
   made ofr, a Japanese construction company has announced that it will have   
   built a working space elevator by 2050. Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather   
   Butera-Howell, KB3TZD, is here with this glimpse into the future:   
      
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   Imagine putting a microsat under your arm, taking it on an elevator ride to a   
   geostationary on-orbit outpost and eventually hsving it tossed into space.   
   Such might be the case in about 40 to 50 years if the plans of a Japan-based   
   construction company come to pass,   
      
   According to the The Daily Yomiuri newspaper, the company known as Obayashi   
   Corporation has announced it will build a kind of space elevator by the year   
   2050. One that will be capable of shuttling passengers and supplies 36,000   
   kilometers above the Earth.   
      
   The company plans to use carbon nanontubes, which are said to be 20 times   
   stronger than steel, to produce the cables required for the elevator. Those   
   cables will be stretched to a counterweight 96,000 kilometers above our   
   planet. Thats about one-fourth of the distance between the Earth and the   
   moon.   
      
   An Obayashi official told the newspaper that the terminal station to be   
   located 36,000 kilometers above Earth, will be reached by cars that can   
   carry 30 people and travel at 200 kilometers per hour.   
      
   He adds that at this moment, the company cannot estimate the cost for the   
   project. However, they will try to make steady progress so that it won't end   
   just up as simply a dream.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Heather Butera-Howell. KB3TZD, looking at   
   the future from near Burwick, Pennsylvania.   
      
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   The Obayashi spokesperson could not estimate the cost the cost of the project   
   but did admit that it will be high. And whether this project can actually   
   become a reality is up for discussion for at least the time being. (Yomiuri   
   News)   
      
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