Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1813 - May 11 2012   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1813 with a release date of May 11th,   
   2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. High schoolers in California send a ham radio   
   balloon to the edge of space; Israeli hams protest on-line against DXCC   
   credit for the 7O6T operation from Yemen; W5KUB to again netcast live from   
   the Dayton Hamvention and the latest on the Amateur Radio Direction Finding   
   Championship coming to San Diego. Find out the details are on Amateur Radio   
   Newsline(tm) report number 1813 coming your way right now.   
      
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   HAM RADIO NEAR SPACE: ANACAPA HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON SOARS TO NEAR 112000   
   FEET   
      
   We're not sure if it's a new world altitude record for a ham radio equipped   
   high altitude balloon, but members of the Anacapa Near Space Exploration   
   Club at California's Anacapa School are celebrating the recent success of   
   their second near space probe. One that reached an altitude of almost   
   112,000 feet. Amateur Radio Newsline's Don Carlson, KQ6FM, has the rest of   
   the story:   
      
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   Balloon launch team: "5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Go!!"   
      
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   That's the sound of a group of teenage near-space adventurers lofting a high   
   altitude balloon that would soon soar above California's central coast and   
   then eastward toward the states central valley.   
      
   Called Anacapa Amateur High-Altitude Balloon 2, a student team from the   
   Anacapa School launched two payload capsules tethered to a weather balloon   
   on Saturday, May 5th. Equipped with GPS, atmospheric sensors,   
   high-definition video and still cameras, a television transmitter and a   
   Geiger counter, the payload downlinked live data, video and images during   
   its ascent.   
      
   Anacapa Amateur High-Altitude Balloon 2 was designed and built entirely by   
   students that included Alex Carlson, KJ6UGF and Genevieve Hatfield, KJ6UGH.   
   They along with non-hams Grayson Baggiolini, Julio Bernal and Christian   
   Eckert made up the construction and launch team that was under the   
   supervision of faculty advisor Levi Maaia, K6LCM.   
      
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   K6LCM: "Two years ago in September of 2010, one of my students, Connor   
   Proctor and I got together and were talking about some of the headlines we   
   had seen on-line about high altitude balloons and decided that it would be a   
   neat project to bring to the Anacapa School in Santa Barbara. So we brought   
   it to the Head Master of the school and said we want to do this. He said   
   what an awesome idea and was behind us 110% as we sought funding for the   
   project and put together a small team of students to spearhead the first   
   launch."   
      
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   As the balloon climbed through the thinning air, the decreasing atmospheric   
   pressure caused it to expand nearly ten times in diameter. On reaching its   
   apex above California's Central Valley, the balloon burst, sending the   
   payload back to mother Earth under the canopy of a small parachute. By   
   reaching an altitude of 111,814 feet, this flight shattered the record of   
   the group's own first balloon flight by more than 20,000 feet.   
      
   Over the coming weeks the students expect to thoroughly document the flight   
   and analyze the collected data. More information, including photos and a   
   condensed version of the in-flight video can be found online at   
   www.anacapaschool.org/ansec   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM, in Reno.   
      
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   And less we forget to mention, the student group has been working on this   
   high altitude ham radio balloon project since September of 2011. (ARNewsline   
   (tm))   
      
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   SCHOOL HAM HAPPENINGS: UK SCHOOL TO HOLD D-STAR SPECIAL EVENT WANTS CONTACTS   
      
   A United Kingdom school in the village of Gresham will be hosting a special   
   event station on May 23rd using the D-STAR digital network. The event is   
   specifically for children age 6 to 11 and will use the callsign GB2GVS which   
   stands for Gresham Village School.   
      
   Andy Johnston, 2E0AIV, is the event coordinator. He says that they have   
   already arranged link-ups with schools in Northern Ireland, the United   
   States and England, but are looking for more countries and schools to   
   participate. If anyone is interested, they can contact Andy via e-mail to   
   2e0avi (at) 2e0aiv (dot) co (dot) uk.   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT NEEDED: RADIO MYANMAR INTERFERENCE ON 40 METERS   
      
   The South African Radio League reports that Radio Myanmar has been found to   
   be broadcasting illegally on 7.110 MHz. The station is transmitting using   
   full carrier AM from 15:30 UTC every day and is causing interference on   
   South Africa's publicized region wide emergency communications frequency.   
      
   According to the South African Radio League, steps are being taken to issue a   
   formal objection but this takes time and the correct procedures need to be   
   followed. Meantime, South Africa's Hamnet emergency communications response   
   group has sent an official complaint directly to Radio Myanmar and requested   
   that it move frequency. (SARL)   
      
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   DX NEWS: 7O6T YEMEN OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC OVER PROTESTS OF ISRAELI   
   HAMS   
      
   Over complaints that were voiced on QRZ.com and other public websites by some   
   Israeli hams, the ARRL DXCC Awards Desk has approved the current 7O6T   
   operation from Yemen for DXCC credit. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce   
   Tennant, K6PZW, is here with more:   
      
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   A small but vocal number of Israeli hams have been arguing on-line that the   
   7O6T from Yemen should not be allowed for DXCC because the operators refused   
   to make contact with 4X and 4Z prefix hams. They note that Israel has no   
   banned countries list and as such refusal of the 7O6T operators to contact   
   them was at least a violation of the principals and the spirit of the DXCC   
   program.   
      
   While its true that Israel has no banned countries list, many of its   
   neighbors consider themselves technically in a state of war with the Jewish   
   state and have been since its creation through partitioning following World   
   War 2. As such these nations ban hams operating under their jurisdiction   
   from making contact with their counterparts in Israel.   
      
   The 7O6T operation reportedly has the support of Yemen's Ministry of the   
   Interior, the Ministry of Information, the Ministry of Radio and the   
   Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology. As such it is a   
   pretty good guess that not recognizing Israeli stations was a decree imposed   
   by Yemen on the 7O6T operating team and not one of their own choosing.   
      
   At airtime, it's not known if any of the protesting Israeli hams contacted   
   the ARRL DXCC Desk regarding this issue of if it was just another of those   
   cyberspace only arguments. Either way it came to an abrupt end on Saturday,   
   May 5th. That's when ARRL Awards Branch Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, issued a   
   news release stating that the current 7O6T operation from Yemen along with   
   the earlier 6O3A DXpedition to Somalia have been granted DXCC approval. As   
   such, both will be counted for DXCC credit.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.   
      
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   The 7O6T adventure began at 2100 UTC Monday, April 30th and has been causing   
   massive pile-ups wherever the operators show up. It will continue through   
   2100 UTC on May 15th.   
      
   Up until this operation began, Yemen was ranked as number 5 in the DX   
   Magazine's list of most wanted entities behind North Korea, plus Navassa,   
   Bouvet and Heard Islands.   
      
   We will have more DX news later on in this week's Amateur Radio Newsline   
   report. (ARNewsline, QRZ.com, ARRL DXCC Desk)   
      
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   RESTRUCTURING: 6 METER EXTENSION GRANTED IN PORTUGAL   
      
   Now that terrestrial analog TV has been switched off in Portugal, the   
   National Communications Authority has agreed to extend the 6 meter band for   
   radio amateurs. As a result, Portuguese Category 1, A and B amateurs can   
   now use 50 to 52 MHz on a secondary basis with a maximum power output of 25   
   watts. (GB2RS)   
      
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   RADIO RULES: VANITY CALLSIGN FEE MAY GO UP 80 CENTS   
      
   The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, among other   
   things, would raise the cost of obtaining a vanity callsign to $15.00 for a   
   ten year license term. The current cost is $14.20 which in essence means an   
   increase of only 80 cents if the rule making is approved. (FCC)   
      
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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 KJ3LR repeater serving   
   Bradenton, Florida.   
      
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   RADIO AND SCOUTING: BSA ANNOUNCES NEW MORSE CODE INTERPRETER STRIP   
      
   The Boy Scouts of America have just announced a new "Interpreter Strip" for   
   Morse Code. An "Interpreter Strip" on the uniform means that the Scout or   
   adult leader is able to communicate in a particular language. Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Mark Abramovich, NT3V, explains:   
      
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   Those older Scouts and former Scouts among you may remember the Boy Scout   
   requirements that said a Scout had to learn Morse Code or signal flags to   
   send and receive a message.   
   And, even though that requirement has disappeared and Morse Code is no longer   
   mandatory to get any amateur radio license in the United States, the BSA is   
   reviving Morse Code as a "language" worth learning.   
      
   You can probably credit Jim Wilson, K5ND, for getting this one from concept   
   to reality.   
      
   He's the BSA's "Jamboree on the Air" organizer and the volunteer chairman for   
   the next K2BSA operation at the 2013 National Boy Scouts Jamboree at the   
   Summit in West Virigina.   
      
   Wilson works at BSA headquarters in Texas and is a big promoter of amateur   
   radio in Scouting.   
   So much so, Wilson says he organized a national Radio Scouting advisory   
   committee last year to get stronger support in the amateur and Scouting   
   community for JOTA.   
      
   Earlier this year, Wilson says a member of that committee made a suggestion   
   about getting some additional Scouting recognition for amateur radio.   
      
   Wilson says there were some ideas that eventually evolved into exploring the   
   "interpreter" strip worn on the Scout uniform to show a Scout has some   
   ability to speak a certain language.   
      
   Wilson admits he came up with the idea for "Morse" on the strip - but in the   
   letters of the language - dah-dah, dah-dah-dah, di-dah-dit, dit-dit-dit,   
   dit."   
      
   Wilson says he quickly moved the idea over to the BSA's national awards   
   committee where it got a favorable reception and approval within months.   
      
   So how does a boy earn it?   
      
   Wilson says there are three requirements, the first....   
      
   "It's carrying on a 5-minute conversation in Morse Code at a speed of at   
   least 5 words per minute," Wilson explains. "And, then the second one,   
   copying correctly a 2-minute message sent in Morse Code at a minimum of   
   5-words-per-minute.   
      
   "And, copying of course means writing the message down as it's received. And,   
   then, three, sending a 25-word written document in Morse Code at a minimum   
   of 5 words per minute."   
      
   Wilson says Scouts can be certified by their Scoutmaster or maybe even a ham   
   who's an adult Scout leader.   
      
   Wilson says the idea is to further cement the bonds of brotherhood between   
   Scouting and ham radio operators. And, of course, Wilson is....   
      
   "Eager to increase participation in amateur radio to provide an opportunity   
   for Scouts to get involved in a fun hobby, a hobby that promotes   
   communicating with lots of Scouts and others around the country and around   
   the world," Wilson says. "And, it's science, it's technology, it's   
   engineering, it's math - the stem items that are of enormous interest right   
   now and frankly have been in Boy Scouting for quite some time."   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, in Philadelphia.   
      
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   For more on the new Boy Scouts of America Interpreter Strip for Morse Code   
   please visit tinyurl.com/scouting-morse-code on the World-Wide-Web. (NT3V,   
   ARNewsline(tm))   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: FCC AFFIRMS $10000 FINE AGAINST OHIO AM STATION   
      
   The FCC has affirmed a $10,000 Monetary Forfeiture Order it issued to Taylor   
   Broadcasting Company which is the licensee of AM Station WJTB in Elyria,   
   Ohio . This for the station willfully and repeatedly violating Section   
   73.1125(a) of the Commission's rules by failing to maintain a management and   
   staff presence at the station's main studio.   
      
   As previously reported, back on February 13th the Enforcement Bureau's   
   Detroit Office issued a Notice of Apparent Liability in the amount of   
   $10,000 to Taylor Broadcasting. Since then, Taylor Broadcasting has not   
   filed a response to the NAL.   
      
   Now, based on the information before it, on May 2nd the FCC has affirmed the   
   monetary forfeiture. Its also given Taylor Broadcasting the customary 30   
   days to pay the fine or to file an appeal. (FCC)   
      
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   MEDIA STATS: CABLE LOOSES AND OVER THE AIR VIEWERSHIP REMAINS DOMINANT   
      
   Some fascinating home viewing media statistics. According to Multichannel   
   News, United States cable system operators lost about 2 point 9 million   
   video subscribers in 2011. That's a drop of 1 point 5 percent in the   
   overall pay-TV market.   
      
   Meanwhile, households with broadband and only free, over-the-air broadcast TV   
   increased by 631,000 over the course of last year, climbing 14% to 5.1   
   million. Broadcast-only homes dropped 1%, to about 11 million households   
   versus 11.15 million a year earlier.   
      
   Whether or not the broadband-plus-free-TV increase reflects a gathering   
   cord-cutting trend, the survey found that 98% of video viewing remained on   
   traditional TV in the 4th quarter of 2011. (Multichannel News)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: ILLW REGISTRATION HITS THE 200 MARK   
      
   Registration for the 2012 International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend has   
   topped the double century mark. This with word that the West Side Amateur   
   Radio Club of Los Angeles is the 200th registratant for this years event   
   with its members operating station W6A at the Port Fermin Lighthouse located   
   near the San Pedro port area of the city.   
      
   The entry by the West Side Amateur Radio Club puts the USA on 28   
   registrations/ Australia is so far number one with 38 followed by Germany   
   33, England with 16, and The Netherlands sporting 13. The total of nations   
   committed to the event so far is nearing 30.   
      
   International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend will be held on August the   
   18th and 19th. Find out more or register your lighthouse by visiting the   
   ILLW (dot) net. (VK3PC)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: NORTHERN IRELAND AMATEUR RADIO CONFERENCE JUNE 16   
      
   From the ham radio social page, if you plan to be in Ireland on June 16th,   
   you might want to stop by the Northern Ireland Amateur Radio Conference.   
   Sponsored by the West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club the venue this year is the   
   Technology Education Centre in the town of Omagh. Featured will be   
   lectures, seminars and demonstrations along with commercial vendors and   
   booth representing special interest groups and various national amateur   
   radio societies. Again the date for the 2012 Northern Ireland Amateur Radio   
   Conference at the Technology Education Centre in Omagh. (IRTS)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: W5KUB TO NETCAST LIVE FROM HAMVENTION 2012   
      
   Closer to home, Tom Medlin, W5KUB, will once again be streaming live   
   television from the 2012 Dayton Hamvention.   
      
   Tom will begin his live webcast on Wednesday morning May 16th at 0800   
   Central, broadcasting his 550 mile drive. He will then set up shop in the   
   Hamvention Flea Market and will spend the next three days bringing you the   
   sights and sounds of Hamvention 2012 before live-casting his drive home.   
      
   While on the web from Hamvention Tom and his crew will be interviewing some   
   of ham radios best known celebrities. This includes television producer   
   John Amodeo, NN6JA, of the hit television comedy Last Man Standing.   
      
   So if you cannot be at Hamvention in person, you can enjoy part of the   
   festivities vicariously by tuning in via the Internet to w5kub dot com.   
   Again that's w5kub dot com for this years live netcast from Hamvention 2012.   
   (W5KUB)   
      
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   HAM HAPPENINGS: NEWSLINE FORUM AT HAMVENTION - "HAM RADIO IN THE YEAR   
   2112"   
      
   Also a reminder that we at Amateur Radio Newsline will once again be hosting   
   the annual Ham Radio Town Meeting at Hamvention 2012. This years topic is   
   titled "Imagining the Future: Ham Radio in the Year 2112" and takes an   
   optimistic look at the way we may be operating as a hobby and a service 100   
   years from now.   
      
   This years presenters include CQ Magazine Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU; IARU   
   Secretary Rod Staffdord, W6ROD and teenage ham radio high altitude balloon   
   enthusiast Erin King, AK4JG, to name only three. They will be joined by   
   several other notables from the world of amateur radio on a journey through   
   time into what may be our future.   
      
   Look for us on Saturday, May 20th in Meeting Room 2 at the Hara Arena. Our   
   session runs from 11:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and we promise you a fun and   
   imaginative time. We hope to see many of you there. (ARNewsline(tm))   
      
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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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   OFF THE AIR: RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL TO END SHORTWAVE AND SATELLITE   
   BROADCASTS   
      
   The shortwave bands will soon be a little less entertaining. This after it   
   was announced that an 80% budget cut is forcing Radio Canada International   
   to abandon shortwave and satellite radio broadcasting, leaving the   
   World-Wide-Web as RCI's only delivery method.   
      
   The latest cut of $10 million takes place on June 26th. Once in effect, a   
   date will be set to end the broadcasts from Radio Canada International's   
   Sackville, New Brunwick, transmission site which will then be abandoned.   
   Besides ending shortwave and satellite broadcasting, Radio Canada   
   International will also lose its news operation and cease producing its own   
   programming. (RW)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: K9VV APPOINTED NEW SECTION MANAGER FOR THE US VIRGIN   
   ISLANDS   
      
   Some names in the news. First up is Fred Kleber, K9VV, who has been   
   appointed as Section Manager of the Virgin Islands Section beginning May 1,   
   2012. Kleber, of Christainsted, is taking the reins from John Ellis, NP2B,   
   who is planning to move out of the section. Ellis has been Section Manager   
   of the Virgin Islands since 1996. Kleber has served as the Section   
   Emergency Coordinator of the Virgin Islands this past year. (ARRL)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: THREE SHUTTLE VETERANS INDUCTED INTO THE ASTRONAUT HALL   
   OF FAME   
      
   The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame has inducted three new space travelers into   
   its ranks. On Saturday, May 5th, Kevin Chilton, Franklin Chang Diaz, and   
   Charles Precourt, became the Hall of Fame's 11th class of space shuttle   
   astronauts and the first to be inducted after the 30 year program had come   
   to its end.   
      
   The three were enshrined during a public ceremony held at NASA's Kennedy   
   Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, which includes the Hall of Fame.   
   To have been eligible for induction in 2012, the astronauts needed to have   
   made their first space mission in 1994 or earlier. They also had to be   
   retired from flight status as a NASA commander, pilot or mission specialist   
   for at least five years, be a U.S. citizen; and have orbited the Earth at   
   least once.   
      
   Induction of the shuttle veterans raised the number of honorees in the Hall   
   of Fame to 81. This includes all of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo   
   pioneers. (NASA via N6ZXJ)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: FOX PROJECT REVIEW SAYS BIRD DEVELOPMENT ON TRACK   
      
   AMSAT's Fox Satellite Project has completed its preliminary design review and   
   is looking good. Mechanical, RF, control, power, and related issues were   
   evaluated at the three night session in late April with the needed   
   development for various systems refined.   
      
   One thing that became evident is that AMSAT is in need of an experienced RF   
   designer for the Fox-1 satellite. Due to international trade restrictions   
   the person must be a US citizen or permanent resident. If you interested   
   please send an e-mail with your phone number to Tony Monteiro to AA2TX (at)   
   amsat (dot) org.   
      
   Currently, Fox-1 is slated for launch in the second half of 2013.   
   (AMSAT-NA)   
      
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   AWARDS NEWS: DXCC ONLINE APPLICATION TURN-AROUND.   
      
   The ARRL's new on-line DXCC application system appears to be up and running   
   quite smoothly. This according to Steve Lawrence, WB6RSE, of Los Angeles   
   California.   
      
   WB6RSE tells the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter that he submitted an Online DXCC   
   application just prior to the recent International DX Convention in Visalia,   
   California. At the convention he had his cards checked and the paperwork   
   accepted for forwarding to the DXCC desk for processing. Just two weeks   
   later, the credits appeared in Steve's Logbook of the World DXCC Account   
   Status. (OPDX)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: KK5W FROM GALVESTON TEXAS ON MUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND   
      
   On the air, listen out for members of the Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club   
   activating the call KK5W to be active during the Museum Ships Weekend on   
   June 2nd and 3rd. Operations will be from radio rooms of WWII Submarine USS   
   Cavalla and Destroyer Escort USS Stewart at Seawolf Park on Pelican Island   
   in Galveston, Texas. They plan to operate on 40 through 10 meters using CW   
   and SSB. QSL with a self addressed stamped envelope to KK5W as listed on   
   QRZ.com. More information is available on-line at www.bvarc.org (BVARC)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, the Wessex Contest Group will be operating from the Isle of Skye   
   through the 19th of May. They will be using a variety of equipment   
   including some homebrew gear, a number of QRP stations along with the normal   
   high power modern contest gear. QSL via EB7DX either direct, via the bureau   
   or via Logbook of The World.   
      
   F5IRO is expected to return to Uganda in early May. With the help of 5X1D he   
   hopes to get his license during the first week and plans to become QRV on CW   
   on the high frequency bands in the evenings. Some PSK may be possible also.   
   QSL via F8DFP.   
      
   DH2AK and DL1THM, will be active portable PJ2 from Curacao on a holiday style   
   operation through May 18th. They will be on the air using the PJ2A club   
   station mainly on SSB on 20 and 15 meters. QSL via bureau to their home   
   calls.   
      
   Brothers ZB3M and ZB2ER are using the special calls ZQ3M and ZQ2ER from   
   Gibralter through June 10th. This, to celebrate the Queen's Diamond   
   Jubilee. QSL direct only to ZB3M.   
      
   ZS6RGV is the new radio operator on the Marion Island base. His equipment   
   includes an Icom IC-736 transceiver and FL-7000 amplifier. ZS1HF is going to   
   help him with applying for a ZS8 call and will act as his QSL manager.   
      
   Lastly, an international team of operators will be on the air as 3D2C from   
   Conway Reef between September 24th and October 5th. Activity will be on 160   
   through 2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31. QSL via YT1AD, direct   
   or by the bureau.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: ARDF CHAMPIONSHIPS COMING TO SAN DIEGO CA   
      
   And finally this week, they call themselves foxtailers, but they're not   
   really after those bushy-tailed creatures. Here's the straight scoop from   
   Newsline's Joe Moell, K0OV, who is also ARRL's Direction Finding   
   Coordinator.   
      
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   They range in age from the teens to the 70's, and they're coming from all   
   over the USA to compete in the most physical of all ham radio sports. I'm   
   talking about on-foot hidden transmitter hunters, also called foxtailers and   
   radio-orienteers. Their sport is called Amateur Radio Direction Finding, or   
   ARDF.   
      
   It's all done on foot in a BIG outdoor space. Thanks to a set of standard   
   international rules, it's pretty much the same all over the world, so we can   
   have international competitions. Your mission is to try to find up to five   
   hidden ham radio transmitters without assistance while on the run, or   
   trotting, or just walking. You'll carry a map and compass so you don't get   
   lost.   
      
   You can mix in with the USA's best radio-orienteers at the twelfth national   
   ARDF championships in the mountains east of San Diego during the week and   
   weekend after Memorial Day. It starts off with two days of intense training,   
   followed by three days of competition, all near Mount Laguna. You can stay   
   in the lodge there or camp out among the tall pines.   
      
   Learn from the experts, then see how you do for yourself out on the courses.   
   You don't have to be a marathoner to be successful, but it helps to be in   
   good shape. There are nine separate categories with medals for the best   
   three in each, so you'll only be competing against people of your own age   
   range and gender. If you're in the top three of your category, you'll get a   
   medal, and maybe you'll be invited to join ARDF Team USA as it travels to   
   Serbia for the World ARDF Championships this September.   
      
   Registration for the championships is now open, so start making plans. You   
   can read all the details and get the registration form on the web at   
   www.homingin.com. That's homingin -- as one word -- homingin.com.   
      
   I hope to see YOU at the championships. For Amateur Radio Newsline, this is   
   Joe Moell K-Zero-Oscar-Victor.   
      
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