Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1822 - July 13 2012   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1822 with a release date of July 13,   
   2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. Hams continue to provide assistance as wildfires   
   rage in the great American West; the FCC to investigate telephone failures   
   after the big windstorm of Friday, June 29th; Illinois hams get PRB One like   
   protection for towers and antennas and the story of a 9 year old in South   
   Carolina who learns first hand about ham radio on a television program that   
   he hosts. All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number   
   1822 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HAMS CONTINUE WILDFIRE RESPONSE   
      
   Wind-fanned wildfires are proving stubborn, but firefighters are beginning to   
   gain ground in their fight against the numerous stubborn blazes dotting the   
   United States West. One of the worst hit is Colorado. Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP, who grew up there and knows the area well has   
   the latest:   
      
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   In Colorado, one of the hardest hit states, the ARRL reported that since June   
   9 when the first of the wildfires began, hams have been assisting with   
   disaster communications. This, by providing communications support to the   
   State and to several served agencies.   
      
   Shortly after the High Park fire broke out, radio amateurs in Estes Park and   
   Fort Collins were called upon to help provide communications support to the   
   American Red Cross. Hams set up a crossband repeater to provide   
   communications from Red Cross Headquarters in Estes Park to their facilities   
   at the fire base, as well as to an evacuation center at a local high school.   
      
   On June 26th, ARRL Colorado Section Manager Jack Ciaccia, WM0G, and Boulder   
   County Emergency Coordinator Allen Bishop, K0ARK, were returning from the   
   High Park Fire when they were notified that Boulder County Office of   
   Emergency Management had activated ARES for the Flagstaff Fire. A lightning   
   strike had hit just west of Boulder, caused a 20 acre fire that due to high   
   winds had become a 230 acre blaze in only 30 minutes. .   
      
   According to Ciaccia, the Boulder Office of Emergency Management wanted ARES   
   positions manned at the Emergency Operations Center. They also wanted to   
   send additional operators to video positions and set up packet and voice   
   communications at a local school that would serve as the evacuation center.   
   Ciaccia said that within one hour, ATV equipped hams had a video camera set   
   up, while other hams at the evacuation center team had set up packet   
   communications, providing data and video, as well as 2 meter FM voice   
   communications. Other portable video positions were fully operational by   
   the end of two hours.   
      
   According to Ciaccia, the live video feeds were displayed on huge video   
   screens at the Emergency Operations Center. This permitted the entire   
   emergency staff to see heli-tankers and US Forest Service bomber aircraft   
   making fire retardant drops. They could also see the fire live from the   
   backside, which was not otherwise visible without our portable ATV teams   
   live video feeds.   
      
   When the Type I federal fire teams showed up to determine whether the fire   
   would escalate to their level, they noticed the live video feeds at the EOC   
   and made special trips to the ham radio field video sites. Until then there   
   were apparently unaware that a television resource was available that could   
   be used for their purposes and were quite pleased at that capability. The   
   federal officials wanted the A-T-V to continue operations if the fire   
   escalated to a Type I. Thankfully, this fire never grew beyond 300 acres and   
   it remained at a Type II level.   
      
   The served agencies in this response included the Boulder County Sheriff's   
   Office and their Office of Emergency Management. Both were extremely   
   pleased that the ham radio community responded so fast and so well.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,   
   Arizona.   
      
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   Meantime, hams were also active in assisting firefighters at the Waldo Canyon   
   Fire. Amateur Radio Newslines Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the newsroom   
   with that part of the story:   
      
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   According to Amanda Alden, K1DNN, of Canon City, Colorado, her group was   
   contacted by the Amateur Radio Emergency Service and told that the situation   
   for communications due to the Waldo Canyon blaze was looking grim. Alden,   
   along with Canon City residents Jeff Carrier, K0JSC and Phil Ott, WA0NLK   
   along with Pueblo West resident Neal Tew, KD0NBL, immediately responded.   
   Most of their assignment was the handling of health and welfare   
   communications for a shelter at Summit.   
      
   At that point, Jeff Reynolds and Chaz Carmichael, W4CHZ, arrived to help at   
   the Cripple Creek shelter. Here the ham radio operators stayed around the   
   clock, helped make food, ate with the evacuees and slept on cots while   
   providing various forms of communications. The hams stayed on site until   
   evacuations began lifting.   
      
   Amanda Alden is best known as a contributor to the Ham Nation video podcast   
   on TWiT-TV. She was quoted as saying that the hams are proud of how quickly   
   we came together and kept the emergency lines open for the real heroes and   
   victims of the Waldo Canyon Fire.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles.   
      
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   Elsewhere across the West, firefighters are making slow progress in Utah,   
   Wyoming and Montana. A wildfire that had burned more than 390 squares miles   
   in southeastern Montana was reported to now be 90 percent contained. A   
   separate fire in the same region of the state near Fort Howes, was 65   
   percent contained after blackening nearly 97 square miles. We will have   
   more on ham radio involvement in these wildfire emergencies in future   
   Amateur Radio Newsline reports. (Denver Post, ARRL, other sources)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: FCC TO INVESTIGATE PHONE FAILURES AFTER JUNE 29 STORM   
      
   The Federal Communications Commission is looking into the damage that a   
   massive wind storm caused to wireless and landline phone networks in the   
   mid-Atlantic U-S-A. Amateur Radio Newslines Heather Butera-Howell, KB3TZD,   
   is here with more:   
      
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   The storm took place on Friday, June 29th. It swept from the Midwest into   
   the Northeast with the mid-Atlantic states including Virginia and West   
   Virginia taking the worst pounding.   
      
   David Turetsky, is the Chief of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security   
   Bureau. In an e-mailed statement he said that his agency plans to meet with   
   a number of carriers in the coming weeks to explore the cause of service   
   issues to 911 service centers and the overall lessons learned. Truetsky   
   continued by saying that these and other issues will be taken under   
   advisement to ensure that the public receives the best communications   
   service possible and is able to communicate effectively and in a way that   
   safeguards public safety in these situations.   
      
   FCC spokesperson Lauren Kravetz said the commission is still investigating   
   the problems with emergency calls, but that 911 operators might have been   
   unable to identify a caller's number and location. She said it is unclear   
   how many people were unable to make an emergency call at all.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Heateher Butera-Howell, KB3TZD, in   
   Berwick, Pennsylvania.   
      
   --   
      
   According to The Washington Post, many 911 callers in the region heard   
   silence, busy signals or recorded messages saying the line was inoperative.   
   Meantime, here in West Virginia, so far there have not been any reports   
   reaching us concerning ham radio related severe weather watch or post storm   
   amateur radio emergency communications efforts. (The Hill)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: ARRL TO HOST HURRICANE RESPONSE WEBINAR   
      
   Still with emergency communications matters, word that the ARRL will host a   
   webinar from 8 9:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, July 17th. This,   
   to present information about the 2012 hurricane season and the Amateur Radio   
   response.   
      
   The program will offer presentations from representatives from the National   
   Hurricane Center and WX4NHC which is the Amateur Radio station at the   
   National Hurricane Center. Also on the agenda are presentations by the VoIP   
   Hurricane Net, the Hurricane Watch Net and the ARRL.   
      
   Webinar registration is open to all, but this informative web session will be   
   of particular interest to those amateurs living in hurricane-prone areas.   
      
   If you are interested in emergency communications and hurricane preparedness   
   and response, you are invited to attend this online presentation. To   
   register for this webinar, please go to tinyurl.com/ham-hurricane-webinar   
   and fill out the required registration form. (ARRL)   
      
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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 LAW: ILLINOIS GOVERNOR SIGNS MEASURE PROTECTING HAM RADIO ANTENNA   
   RIGHTS   
      
   Some good news for hams in Illinois. That state now has its own PRB One-like   
   law to protect the antenna rights of radio amateurs. Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, has the rest of the story:   
      
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   Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed Illinois House Bill 1390 into law.   
   This despite unfounded fears on the part of some of the states radio   
   amateurs as widely posted to the Internet. Fears that home owners   
   associations and real estate groups would try to derail the measure. It   
   turned out that these fears were totally groundless.   
      
   With Governor Quinn's signature affixed, the Illinois Municipal Code was   
   amended by adding Section 11-13-1.5. Paraphrased, it basically reads as   
   follows:   
      
   With regard to Amateur radio communications and antenna regulations, and not   
   withstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no ordinance or   
   resolution may be adopted or enforced by a municipality that affects the   
   placement, screening, or height of antennas or antenna support structures   
   that are used for amateur radio communications. Also, a municipality may   
   not regulate the antennas or antenna support structures that are used for   
   amateur radio communications in a manner inconsistent with this Section.   
      
   It should be noted that Illinois House Bill 1390 does not supersede such   
   things as deed restrictions, Covenants, Conditions Restrictions and   
   homeowners association rules that forbid the installation of outdoor   
   antennas. These are considered to be personal and binding business   
   contracts and therefore not subject to override by the new PRB One-like law.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion, Illinois.   
      
   --   
      
   According to several knowledgeable sources in Illinois, it took less than 3   
   months to gain House approval, 20 days for Senate approval, and 38 days   
   before Governor Quinn signed the new measure into law. (Various)   
      
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   COMMUNICATIONS HAPPENING: THE GREAT INTERNET BLACKOUT A WHIMPER   
      
   The over-hyped Great Internet Blackout of 2012 came and went with little more   
   than a whimper on Monday, July 9th. This, as the so-called "Doomsday"   
   deadline passed with few reports of service outages.   
      
   At 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time the FBI shut down temporary servers it   
   had set up to handle Web traffic for thousands of computers infected with a   
   virus spread by a ring of cyber criminals that the bureau busted last year.   
   Those using the estimated 200,000 computers still infected with the virus   
   were expected to lose their Internet connectivity after the servers were   
   taken off line.   
      
   But like the Y-2-K fears some 12 years ago, this latest loss of service   
   simply failed to materialize. According to the FBI, 41,800 of the 211,000   
   worldwide computers infected with the virus were in the United States, but   
   U.S. Internet providers reported far fewer victims. (Published news   
   reports)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: KJ6CEY ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY POINTING LASER AT FIRE ENGINE   
      
   Thirty-one year old Irene Levy, KJ6CEY, of San Jacinto, California, is in   
   trouble with the law once again. This time after allegedly pointing a laser   
   at a firefighter behind the wheel of a fire engine.   
      
   At around 3:45 a.m. on June 30th, officers from the San Jacinto Police   
   Department responded to a call to assist CalFire. When officers arrived,   
   the fire personnel claimed that Levy had shined a laser light at the driver   
   of their engine while they were driving on East Main Street. Also that she   
   had shined the laser at their driver several times earlier in the evening as   
   well.   
      
   Levy was taken into custody and booked into the Larry Smith Correctional   
   Facility charged with pointing a laser at a moving vehicle and violating the   
   terms of her probation. At last report she was being held in lieu of   
   $25,000 bail.   
      
   You may recall back in May of 2010 when Levy used an amateur radio station to   
   interfere with an emergency response dispatcher. In that case Levy was   
   found guilty of jamming emergency radio frequencies by broadcasting threats.   
   As part of her probation, she was ordered to complete a mental health   
   program and stay out of trouble. (Riverside.com)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: FCC ISSUES NOTICE OF UNAUTHORIZED OPERATION TO FALLBROOK CA   
   RESIDENT   
      
   The Federal Communications Commission has issued a Notice of Unlicensed   
   Operation to a Southern California, resident for operating an unlicensed   
   transmitter on 106.1 MHz.   
      
   According to the FCC Notice, the agency received information that an   
   unlicensed broadcast radio station on 106.1 MHz was allegedly operating in   
   the city of Fallbrook, just North of San Diego. On May 22nd, agents from   
   the San Diego FCC office confirmed by direction finding that the signal on   
   106.1 MHz was emanating from a residence in Fallbrook's Gird valley area   
   that reportedly belonged to one Lewis A. Parks.   
      
   Bob Gonsett, W6VR, is involved with the Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club and   
   works in the broadcast engineering field. He was quoted in the Fallbrook   
   Village News that the station in question was relatively low powered, yet   
   still strong enough that it could be heard for about a mile radius. The   
   unlicensed transmission was picked up by a listener who ordinarily receives   
   KPLM on 106.1 MHz. FCC records show that no license is issued for   
   operation of a broadcast station at this location on 106.1 MHz in Fallbrook.   
      
   In the Notice of Unlicensed Operation, Parks was warned that operation of   
   radio transmitting equipment without a valid radio station authorization   
   constitutes a violation of the federal laws. As such it could subject the   
   operator of such a transmitter could be subject to severe penalties. These   
   include but are not limited to substantial monetary forfeitures, seizure of   
   the offending radio equipment, along with criminal sanctions including   
   imprisonment. More on this story is on-line at   
   tinyurl.com/unlicensed-fallbrook-station. (W6VR, Fallbrook Village News)   
      
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: YET ANOTHER UNLICENSED FLORIDA BROADCASTER FACES A PROPOSED   
   $15000 FINE   
      
   The FCC proposed a $15,000 fine against Luis Ernesto Rivas Jr. for operating   
   an unlicensed station in Miami. Earlier this year agents from the Miami   
   office of the Enforcement Bureau traced the source of RF transmissions on   
   89.1 MHz to an antenna on a roof in Miami. While monitoring the station,   
   they heard a reference to "The Streets FM."   
      
   According to the commission's account of the incident, the agents went to the   
   building roof with the building owner and saw radio transmission gear,   
   including an FM transmitter connected to a transmitting antenna and a laptop   
   computer. The computers screen displayed a Facebook webpage stating   
   'Underground Station In Miami @ USTREAM: Go To Our Website   
   www.thestreetsfm.com ...On 89.1 Miami #1 Underground Station."   
      
   The agents found a Web page for the station at www.thestreetsfm.com and   
   matched a photo of Rivas from the site with one from the Florida Department   
   of Motor Vehicles.   
      
   Now, in issuing the Notice of Apparent Liability, the FCC says that all of   
   the facts point to Rivas as being responsible for operating the illegal   
   station. It also noted that it had Rivas operated another illegal station   
   in Florida in 2007. That garnered him an extra $5,000 penalty, making the   
   total fine $15,000.   
      
   Rivas has the customary 30 days from the date that he was notified of the   
   proposed fine to pay it or to file an appeal. (FCC, RW)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: NEW VIDEO FROM MCLEAN FAHNESTOCK SHOWS ALL SHUTTLE   
   LAUNCHES   
      
   Some names in the news. First up is McLean Fahnestock who has produced a   
   High Definition video showing all 135 space shuttle launches. The   
   engrossing video runs just under 4 minutes and can be viewed on-line at   
   www.mcleanfahnestock.com/images.html (Southgate)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: LASER LIGHT DEMO VIDEO BY DH5YM   
      
   An interesting albeit short laser light communications video has been made   
   available for on-line viewing by Mario Roessler, DH5YM. In it, you can see   
   the green Laser of DK5WMA and hear the demodulated telegraphy signal. The   
   fading by humid air is clearly visible and audible. The distance was about   
   48km. The video is on-line at tinyurl.com/green-laser-light (Southgate)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: INFORMATION ON EARLY 1900'S RADIO EVENTS NEEDED   
      
   Leland Francois, KI6AWN, of Oakland, California says that he is looking for   
   what he terms as senior radio operators who could possibly help share some   
   insight on two events. First is the Congressional Radio Communications Act   
   of 1934 while the other is in regard to the historic signing of the United   
   Nations Charter that took place in San Francisco during the summer of 1945.   
   This latter event involved may amateur radio operators and was coordinated   
   by the early Oakland Radio Club under the call sign W6OT. If you have any   
   information on either of these two events please contact Leland Francois by   
   e-mail to ki6awn (at) aol (dot) com. (KI6AWN)   
      
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   BREAK 2   
      
   This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. From the United States of   
   America, We are the Amateur Radio Newsline with links to the world from our   
   only official website at www.arnewsline.org and being relayed by the   
   volunteer services of the following radio amateur:   
      
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   CHANGING OF THE GUARD: INVENTOR LEONARD KAHN EX- WB2SSP - S.K.   
      
   Communications inventor Leonard R. Kahn, the former WB2SSP, passed away on   
   June 3rd in Florida.   
      
   Kahn is likely best remembered for his development of the Kahn-Hazeltine AM   
   Stereo system that used independently modulated upper and lower sidebands.   
   He was also the inventor of the CAM-D AM digital system. Kahn's AM stereo   
   design was later revamped for monaural use and used in the Power-Side   
   system, in which a decreased signal in one sideband is used to improve   
   coverage and loudness. Power-Side became the basis for CAM-D, Compatible AM   
   Digital, a digital system that is still used on several AM stations.   
      
   Leonard Kahn worked for RCA Labs for many years and turned out over 80   
   domestic and 100 foreign patents. As such, he is considered one of the five   
   "fathers of the wireless industry." (Published reports)   
      
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   THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD: VHF PIONEER LARRY HOGUE, W6OMF- SK   
      
   And sadly we also bid farewell to Larry Hogue, W6OMF, who passed away   
   undergoing open heart surgery on June 29th.   
      
   W6OMF was the long time Net Control Operator for the Northern California   
   Sidewinders On Two Sunday night net and was one of the leading spokesmen for   
   VHF DX on the West Coast. He was considered by many as being the driving   
   force behind Sidewinders on Two's presence on the West Coast and the Sunday   
   night net had check-ins from Oregon in the North to Los Angeles in the   
   South. (WB6AEA)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: HAM IN SPACE SESSION IN KANSAS CITY   
      
   This note for amateur radio operators near Kansas City, Missouri. On July   
   20th, the Hams in Space Team will be presenting a satellite lecture at the   
   University of Missouri, Kansas City's Communiversity. The Communiversity is   
   the University's Community Education Program available to anyone from the   
   area who wishes to attend.   
      
   According to Randy Schulze, KD0HKD, the group is preparing a seminar to be   
   enjoyed not only by licensed radio amateurs but also to members of the   
   general public. This as a means of providing information about one of the   
   fun and amazing things that can be done within the hobby.   
      
   If you plan to attend, please register early. All necessary information is   
   on-line at www.umkc.edu/commu. (ANS)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: WARRINGTON ARC GRANTED GB2012MV FOR OLYMPIC GAMES   
      
   The United Kingdom's Warrington Amateur Radio Club have been granted a   
   license to cover both the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. In a   
   collaborative effort with West Manchester Radio Club and South Manchester   
   Radio and Computing Club, the Warrington group has been assigned the special   
   call sign GB2012MV for the event at Old Trafford, home of Manchester United   
   soccer team. This is one of the venues for the Olympic football tournament.   
   The decision by telecommunications regulator Ofcom means that GB2012MV will   
   be one of only four stations nationwide to be permitted to officially   
   commemorate the Olympic games. The club will begin transmissions on   
   Wednesday, July 25, the start of the Olympic football tournament and end on   
   September 9, which will be the closing ceremony of the Paralympics.   
   (Southgate)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: GB2VET FROM JULY 27 TO 29   
      
   Also, U-K special event station GB2VET, celebrating the army, navy and air   
   force reunion's 10 anniversary will be operational July 27th to the 29th   
   from East Park in the city of Hull. Plans are to operate all available   
   bands using both World War 2 and modern gear. Modes will include D-Star on   
   VHF and UHF. There will also be a display of vintage equipment as well.   
   (2E0BRQ)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: CELEBRATING THE APOLLO MOON MISSIONS   
      
   The Italian Radio Association known as the ARI have announced sponsorship of   
   a special award to commemorate the Apollo Space Program. This specific for   
   contacts made before July 31st this month. To qualify for the award you   
   need to have confirmed contacts with the ARI Headquarters Station IQ1TW and   
   three other stations. More information is on-line at aritortona.xoom.it.   
   (Press release)   
      
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   ON THE AIR: EIFFEL TOWER ON THE HAM BANDS   
      
   F5SKW and several other French radio amateurs will be on the air 24 hours a   
   day through July 15th as TM70TRS or TM70TE from the 3rd floor of the Eiffel   
   Tower, in Paris. This activity is to commemorate the 70th anniversary of   
   the French Army Signal Corps. The operation will use CW, SSB and RTTY, and   
   on the HF and VHF bands. A special QSL card will be available. QSL via the   
   F6KHX Amateur Radio Club or F5OGL, direct or by the REF QSL Bureau.   
      
   This operation also brings to mind a question we frequently get asked by   
   listeners here in the United States. That being, are there any ham radio   
   repeaters operating from the Eiffel Tower? If you know the answer, please   
   drop us an e-mail with repeater call signs and operating frequencies to   
   newsline (at) arnewsline (dot) org. (OPDX)   
      
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   DXCC: SIX OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT   
      
   Bill Moore, NC1L, the ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that several   
   operations have been approved for DXCC credit. These include the 2012   
   operations as 3C0E operation from Annobon; 3C6A from Equatorial Guinea,   
   5X1RO from Uganda and XW4XR from Laos. Also approved are the 2011 J25DXA   
   and 2010 J28RO operations from Djibouti. If you've had any of these   
   operations rejected in a recent DXCC submission please send an E-mail to   
   bmoore (at) arrl (dot) org to be put on the list for an update. (ARRL DXCC)   
      
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   DX   
      
   In DX, word that the long awaited St. Paul Island CY9M operation will take to   
   the airwaves from July 26th to August 1st. This as an international team   
   will put this rare island, located approximately 14 miles northeast of the   
   northern tip of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the air. No   
   word yet on bands or modes. QSL via M0URX.   
      
   The Hellenic Amateur Radio of Association of Australia is organizing a   
   DXpedition to Campbell Island from November 28th through December 9th.   
   Campbell Island whose prefix is Zed-L-9 is number 15 on the current DXCC   
   most wanted list. You can follow the planning for this one at www.zl9hr.com.   
      
   A group of operators from Switzerland known as the Radio 7 Team will be   
   active from Rodrigues Island as 3B9SP from between October 16th and the   
   23rd. Most operation will be on CW and SSB with some RTTY and PSK 31.   
   Bands mentioned are all of the HF frequencies plus 6 meters. Logs will be   
   uploaded to Logbook of the World within 6 months after the operation   
   concludes. QSL via HB9ACA.   
      
   The World-Wide DX Group will be on Conway Reef from September 24th to October   
   5th. Their announced goal is to provide as many DXers as possible with this   
   rare DXCC entity. The group says that it will target European contacts   
   during those periods when propagation is possible and we will ask Japan and   
   North America to stand buy during those brief periods when the bands are   
   open to Europe. The World-Wide DX Group is the same group which brought you   
   the 3D2C Rotuma Island Dxpedition in September, 2011.   
      
   Lastly, the Araucaria DX Group, in conjunction with the TX3A Team, will   
   sponsor a DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks, in the late November   
   to mid December time frame. The actual dates will depend on weather   
   conditions. The operation will have a strong low band focus. There will be   
   a dedicated 160 meter station operating from sunset to sunrise. A second   
   station will be on 80 and 40 meters at night as well. During the day we will   
   operate two stations on the higher bands including 6 meters based on   
   conditions. RTTY will also be supported. More on this planned operation is   
   on-line at www.pt0s.com.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
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   THAT FINAL ITEM: MEET COLBY AND VISIT HIS CORNER   
      
   And finally this week the story of an inquisitive pre-teen who has his first   
   experience with ham radio with a television camera watching and recording   
   the event. The young mans name is Colby, he's 9 years old, and he is the   
   star of a new children's television series called Colby's Corner that   
   recently began airing on Christian Television Network station WLCN in   
   Summerville, South Carolina. .   
      
   The theme of the show is very simple. Its Colby learning about various   
   aspects of life by experience as would any other youngster. Only Colby is   
   sharing his encounters with the kids who watch on WLCN. And one of his   
   recent trips took him to a ham radio station operated by Vince Lombardo,   
   K4AOC.   
      
   For those of you who are out of the coverage of WLCN but would like to watch   
   Colby learn about ham radio from a real pro, that episode and all of the   
   others can be seen on line on YouTube. A direct link to the one we have   
   been describing is tinyurl.com/colbys-ham-radio. The show also has a   
   website at www.colbyscornertv.com. (NN4F, QRZ.com)   
      
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   the FCC, the Ohio Penn DX Bulletin, Radio Netherlands, Rain, the RSGB, the   
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   N8TMW, saying 73 and we thank you for listening.   
      
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