Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1838 - November 2 2012   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1838 with a release date of November 2,   
   2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a Q-S-T. Ham radio responds to Hurricane Sandy and a   
   Pacific Ocean Tsunami; a new video snowing APRS from the space station is   
   made public, a record number of students take part in an ARISS contact and a   
   look at the Ham Radio Salutes Hollywood operation from the historic CBS   
   soundstage where it took place. All this and more on Amateur Radio Newsline   
   (tm) report number 1838 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HAM RADIO MEETS KILLER HURRICANE SANDY   
      
   As Hurricane Sandy made her way across the Caribbean and the up along the   
   U.S. East Coast ham radio operators had been tracking the storms every move.   
   When she made landfall on the New Jersey shore they were ready to respond.   
   Mark Abramowicz, NT3V is here with whats known so far:   
      
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   To be sure, the hams who responded to Hurricane Sandy will never, ever forget   
   the destructive power of a superstorm that - to this point - has been   
   unmatched in modern history.   
      
   It was New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who the day following the storm   
   striking along the state's barrier islands, summed up the grit and   
   determination for the people of his state...   
      
   "We have a long road ahead of us but I have complete confidence we're going   
   to come out of this better and stronger than before," Christie said. "This   
   state is too tough to give in to this type of devastation."   
      
   And, in the immediate aftermath of the storm, radio operators in southern New   
   Jersey were put to the test, especially in Atlantic and Ocean counties.   
      
   The first is home to Atlantic City, which ended up under water as the storm   
   passed, and the second, home to Long Beach Island and other well-known   
   seaside communities where homes were ripped apart and boats thrown into   
   piles like toys in a child's messy play chest.   
      
   Southern New Jersey hams will remain on the job with relief coming into   
   Atlantic County for shelters still being manned by Red Cross personnel.   
      
   John Zaruba, K2ZA, is ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator for Southern New   
   Jersey,   
      
   Zaruba says hams went active Saturday morning - days before the storm arrived   
   - and began moving equipment into position.   
      
   He says by Sunday night as the rain bands from Sandy starting closing in on   
   New Jersey and tge wind began kicking up, operators were already out..   
      
   "There was a lot of good ground intelligence," Zaruba says. "You know where   
   people were trying to get places and there was a lot of reporting of, 'Okay   
   this road's flooded, you can't go here. You have to re-route and go this   
   way.' So there was a lot of real-time information coming back that way."   
      
   Zaruba says the Red Cross was operational with shelters in-land, away from   
   the coastal areas, before the storm hit...   
      
   "In some of the counties, seven or eight shelters actually operating," Zaruba   
   says. "But as the storm passed through. They started consolidating things,   
   getting people out that could go back to their homes and other people that   
   needed more long-term sheltering. They started moving them into more   
   consolidated shelter facilities."   
      
   At one point, Zaruba says there was a need for more equipment and section   
   officials contacted ARRL headquarters and a response came quickly...   
      
   "We were able to get six 'Go Kits' sent down from the League to Ocean County   
   and that went a long way toward easing their operational burden," Zaruba   
   says.   
      
   As for the modes of communication, Zaruba says it was all voice...   
      
   "Primarily, we were using 2-meter FM," Zaruba says. "And, I've been a big   
   proponent of using digital communications. But, here, again, we've got a bit   
   of a way to go to get people focused in on that's an available tool in our   
   tool kit and let's utilize it.   
      
   "Right now, most of the mindset revolves around voice communication."   
      
   Zaruba says hams in south Jersey are standing down, for the most part, and   
   he's proud of their dedication and response...   
      
   "They did an outstanding job, to a person," Zaruba says. "All went above and   
   beyond the call of duty. The folks in Ocean and Atlantic counties were   
   pulling some brutal shifts."   
      
   And, Zaruba says, some of the volunteer radio operators also suffered some   
   devastating losses themselves...   
      
   "Some hams that were talking about shore houses that have 20-25 inches of   
   water in the bottom," Zaruba says. "And, granted those folks didn't sound   
   real happy but as long as there were no lives lost, the house and the   
   contents are all replaceable."   
      
   Now, on to New York, where Sandy socked the city hard.   
      
   Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, is ARRL section manager for New York/Long Island.   
      
   He says during the storm itself, operations were hunkering down like everyone   
   else, but quick sprung into action once it passed.   
      
   "Despite the tremendous devastation that the city has faced, the role amateur   
   radio played in the five boroughs was relatively small, "Lisenco says. "We   
   manned the emergency operations center at the American Red Cross in mid-town   
   Manhattan."   
      
   But Lisenco says the devastation is far worse outside the city and its   
   environs...   
      
   "In Nassau Couny, the response has been rather large because a good portion   
   of the southern part the county has seen complete devastation, primarily   
   because they are very close to the water," Lisenco says. "The Red Cross has   
   run a rather large sheltering operation in Nassau County. We've been   
   providing communications for the shelters   
      
   "They've been running a resource net as well as a net for passing traffic   
   back and forth between the shelters and to, of course, Red Cross   
   headquarters in Nassau County."   
      
   Lisenco says the many hams responding to help faced some challenges even   
   getting into position...   
      
   "The biggest problem I think we faced was the fact that there's these   
   widespread power outages," Lisenco says. "We're talking about millions of   
   people without power in the area. And, also what damage that was done with   
   downed trees, power lines, a tremendous amount of sand washed up on shore,   
   houses displaced, a large problem would then be in terms of transporting   
   oneself to a location that they're supposed to be manning, such as a   
   shelter.   
      
   "Even just driving around Brooklyn we have a lot of areas where they have no   
   power. Lights are out. Driving, even during the day is somewhat tenuous. So   
   imagine having to do that at night."   
      
   Lisenco says the effort in Nassau County remains very fluid and active and he   
   expects emergency operations will continue for the coming days as we go to   
   air on Friday, Nov. 2.   
      
   Lisenco and Zaruba from the southern New Jersey section agree on one thing.   
      
   It's important for all amateurs to realize the role they can play in their   
   communities in times of disaster.   
      
   Lisenco sums it up...   
      
   "It's very easy for people to grow complacent over time when they feel their   
   services aren't needed," Lisenco says. "But they need to keep in mind that   
   emergencies happen at any point in tie, anywhere.   
      
   "And, they need to be involved at some level in the emergency communications   
   aspect of amateur radio. Amateur radio is both a service and a hobby. And we   
   can't lose sight of that. And, in order to participate in the hobby aspect,   
   you have to give something back."   
      
   So, while New Jersey and New York have a long way to go in coping with the   
   aftermath of Sandy, Lisenco and Zaruba say communities can rest assured   
   amateur radio will be there when needed.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, in Philadelphia.   
      
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   Obviously, reports are still coming in and it will be some time before we   
   know the full extent of the work of radio amateurs in response to this event   
   that's been called the perfect storm. More in future Amateur Radio Newsline   
   reports.   
      
   (ARNewsline)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HAWAII EMCOMM RADIO AMATEURS RESPOND TO TSUNAMI WARNING   
      
   Amateur radio operators in Hawaii responded to a tsunami warning on Saturday   
   evening, October 27th. This by providing valuable information to emergency   
   management officials after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast   
   of British Columbia, Canada at 5:04 pm Hawaii Standard Tine.   
      
   At 7:14 pm, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center upgraded an earlier bulletin   
   to a warning with an estimated wave arrival time of 10:28 pm. At this point   
   key members of Hawaii's emergency communications ham radio network were   
   alerted by an automated text message system. One of them was Ron Hashiro   
   AH6RH, is the Hawaii State Civil Defense RACES Coordinator.   
      
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   AH6RH: "With the estimated wave arrival time of 10:28 pm, we really had to   
   hustle because now we were within the three hour time limit that we would   
   normally sound sirens and of coarse all of that notification was   
   subsequently delayed. The telephone alert process took 22 minutes and from   
   there we had to mobilize and it took 40 minutes to get on site at the state   
   EOC.   
      
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   Also alerted were ARES Emergency Coordinators on each island that make up the   
   State of Hawaii. This lead to a call-up of various ARES and RACES nets.   
   Hams were also dispatched to keep an eye on ocean levels and report back:   
      
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   AH6RH: " We had Kalani Ku, WH6KX, on the north side of Maui at Kahului   
   Harbor and Dave Garrison, AL4A, on the South side reporting ocean level   
   changes. At 10:53 pm Kalani reported that the water was receding from   
   Kahului Harbor and shortly thereafter Dave reported the same.   
      
   "For the next two hours WH6KX and AL4A passed timely reports of ocean level   
   changes ranging from plus 2 feet to minus 3 feet below normal. The ocean   
   level reports were received by hams at all the EOC's and passed on to their   
   respective EOC operations."   
      
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   Once the Tsunami arrival time was well past, a determination was made to   
   downgrade the warning to an advisory effective at 12:54 am. Nets stood down   
   at about 10 minutes later.   
      
   AH6RH says that the only major incident that took place came in a notice from   
   the Hilo EOC. Hams there reported that the receding water in Hilo Bay   
   caused the bottom of boats to hit the floor of the bay. (ARNewsline(tm),   
   AH6RH)   
      
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   on bulletin stations around the world including the WA4WPD repeater serving   
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   RESTRUCTURING: SARL PRESENTS AMATEUR RADIO'S NEEDS IN THE MICROWAVE BANDS AT   
   HEARING   
      
   The South African Radio League was to discuss amateur radio's needs for   
   allocation in the 2.3; 3.5 and 5 GHz bands at a hearing with that nations   
   telecommunications regulator held on November 1st and 2nd. The hearing   
   dealt with the draft frequency migration regulation and frequency migration   
   plans for this spectrum. Prior to the meeting the South African Radio   
   League had put forward its requirements for allocations in these bands in   
   line with the IARU Region 1 spectrum requirements for amateur radio use of   
   these bands. Like many parts of the world, this region is also looking into   
   ways to make more spectrum available to broadband and other emerging   
   technologies. (SARL)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: MOBILE WEATHER TRAINING AT GAREC 2012   
      
   A free session on the Mobile Emergency Weather Station is available to those   
   who will be attending the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Conference being   
   held in Malaysia from November 11th to the 14th. Presented by its inventor   
   Gregory Lee, HS0ZHM, of the Rural Training Centre in Thailand, the session   
   will first cover the Weather Observation Log form and then take the trainees   
   through the device set-up and its operation.   
      
   The Mobile Emergency Weather Station device enables hams to quickly gather   
   weather data in a reliable manner for them to be reported by radio. Its   
   ultimate goal is to provide meaningful weather reports from a disaster zone.   
   This, to help in making the multitude of decisions by relief authorities   
   and also to improve helicopter flight operations and safety.   
      
   The Mobile Emergency Weather Station session will be on November 11th at the   
   Melaka House, in Port Dickson. For more information contact 9W2PCK by   
   e-mail to choysegt (at) gmail (dot) com (VK3PC)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: SANTA CLARITA CALIFORNIA RESCUES STRANDED HIKER   
      
   A stranded hiker has been saved in California. On Sunday, October 28th, at   
   approximately 1:15pm the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriffs Station Search and   
   Rescue Team along with Los Angeles County Fire Department responded and   
   rescued a 54-year-old female hiker from the narrows portion of Towsley   
   Canyon.   
      
   When located, the hiker was suffering from heat exhaustion and dehydration.   
   She was airlifted by a Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter and   
   brought to a safe landing zone where she was medically checked out by Search   
   and Rescue team members, and fire department paramedics. The hiker was then   
   released to her family.   
      
   At the time the incident occurred the team was helping out with the haunted   
   jailhouse fundraiser. This by teaching children about rescues along with   
   demonstrating some of the most common gear used during a rescue. When they   
   received an emergency call regarding a stranded hiker they quickly decided   
   how many members would deploy to Towsley Canyon and how many members would   
   remain at the haunted jailhouse event.   
      
   The Santa Clarita Search and Rescue team is made up of highly trained   
   individuals from all walks of life, several of whom are ham radio operators.   
   Their backgrounds range from school teachers to contractors, to film   
   directors and even rocket scientists. For further information please visit   
   www.scvrescue.com (nixle.com)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: FCC PROHIBITS ROBOCALLING TO PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS   
      
   The government has put in place some rules to prevent automated telemarketing   
   devices from calling emergency service providers. Jeff Clark, K8JAC, has   
   the details:   
      
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   Emergency Service providers are getting government protection from unwanted   
   robocalls that can tie up their phone lines. This through the establishment   
   a specialized Do-Not-Call registry for Public Safety Answering Points and   
   prohibiting the use of robocalling equipment to contact registered Public   
   Safety Answering Point phone numbers other than for an emergency purpose.   
      
   Public Safety Answering Points are typically 911 call centers that receive   
   emergency calls and route them to emergency service personnel. By some   
   estimates, hundreds or even thousands of unwanted robocalls are made to   
   these centers each day, tying up public safety phone lines and diverting   
   critical first responder resources away from the provision of emergency   
   services.   
      
   Specifically, the new rules released on October 17th allow Public Safety   
   Answering Points to upload any number associated with the provision of   
   emergency services or communications with other public safety agencies onto   
   a specialized Do-Not-Call registry. They also prohibit operators of rob   
   calling equipment from using such equipment to contact any number on the   
   registry except for an emergency purpose and adopt specific monetary   
   penalties for contacting or disclosing numbers contained in the registry.   
   In the case of violations prohibiting disclosure or dissemination of   
   registered numbers, the new law provides for monetary penalties of up to   
   $1,000,000 per incident.   
      
   The rules also address concerns voiced by the public safety community in   
   comments to the FCC about the potential problems unwanted texts to Public   
   Safety Answering Points may pose in the future. For violations of the   
   prohibition on robocall texting numbers on the registry, the law provides   
   for monetary penalties that are not less than $10,000 per call or text or   
   more than $100,000 per call or text.   
      
   For the Amateur adio Newsline, I'm Jeff Clark, K8JAC   
      
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   For those that have never heard the term robocalling, those are the   
   irritating automated telemarketing calls that seem to be growing in number   
   each day. And in more and more instances the operators of these machines   
   seem to be programming them to call back incessantly if you hang up and keep   
   on doing so until you give some type of response. (FCC)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: FBI AND STINGRAY VS PUBLIC RIGHT TO KNOW   
      
   Tracking cell phones by tricking them into operating on a bogus network is a   
   law enforcement tactic shrouded in secrecy. Now the FBI is under pressure   
   to release information about it=97but the bureau doesn't want to let go of   
   25,000 pages of documents on sophisticated cell surveillance technology.   
      
   In an Arizona court case last year it was made public that the FBI had used a   
   cell-site simulator in order to track down a suspect. The portable   
   equipment, sometimes described as either an I-M-S-I catcher or a Stingray,   
   covertly sends out a signal that fools all phones within a specific area   
   into connecting to a fake network. The spy tool can force targeted phones   
   to release unique identity codes that can then be used to track a person's   
   movements in real time.   
      
   But not everyone likes the idea of this type of law enforcement tool being   
   used. Among them is the Electronic Privacy Information Center which is   
   attempting to obtain internal FBI documents relating to the technology. In   
   fact the Center is taking legal action to force the prompt disclosure of   
   records concerning Stingray devices or other cell site simulator   
   technologies. It alleges that the FBI has failed to comply with statutory   
   deadlines by not handing them over quickly enough following a freedom of   
   information request made last February.   
      
   For its part, the FBI says that it has found 25,000 pages of documents that   
   relate to the request, about 6,000 of which are classified. Because of this   
   the agency says that it may need up to three years to process the files   
   before they can be released.   
      
   In light of the FCC's recent enforcement activities against cellular   
   telephone jamming devices, it will be interesting to see if the regulatory   
   agency can or will become involved in this controversial issue. (slate.com)   
      
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   ENFORCEMENT: SATELLITE JAMMING TRACED TO SYRIA AND IRAN   
      
   According to European satellite operator Eutelsat, disruptions in satellite   
   signals in the Middle East and Europe have been traced back to Syria and   
   Iran. There has been speculation that the jamming is a reaction to changes   
   in the regulations put forth by the International Telecommunications Union   
   to comply with the European Union's increasingly tough sanctions on Iran.   
      
   The ITU altered its regulations at the World Radiocommunication Conference in   
   Geneva after receiving complaints of repeated and deliberate interference in   
   the reception of TV in Persian and Arabic. Because of these changes,   
   Eutelsat no longer carries 19 radio and television channels broadcast by the   
   Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.   
      
   The European Broadcasters Union has now responded to the information by   
   condemning it. In a press statement it's Director Ingrid Deltenre said that   
   access to information is a universal human right and an essential component   
   for democracy. As such the E-B-U deplores this attack on media freedom.   
      
   For its part, the International Telecommunications Union says that these   
   recent incidents are not the first time that there have been allegations of   
   Iran blocking communications from the outside world. The latest wave of   
   interference has affected numerous radio and TV broadcasters including the   
   BBC, France 24, Deutsche Welle and the Voice of America. (RW)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: M6GLD UNVEILS ISS APRS VIIDEO   
      
   Some names in the news. First up is Robert Broughton, M6GLD who has made   
   available a new video demonstrating reception of amateur radio APRS signals   
   from the International Space Station. The data shown in the clip is decoded   
   using free online software and a soundcard connected from a receivers audio   
   out to the computers audio in. For this demonstration the closest slant   
   range to the I-S-S at zenith was around 1,350 miles line of sight with the   
   space station transmitting on 145.825 Mhz. You can watch the video at   
   tinyurl.com/iss-aprs-video   
   (M6GLD)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: K6LCS RECEIVES SPECIAL PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD   
      
   Clint Bradford K6LCS of Jurupa Valley, California and his wife Karen have   
   earned a special award from the Public Relations Society of America. This   
   for their work in planning a space related educational event held back on   
   April 19th.   
      
   Called "LIVE! ... from outer space!" the operation gave students a chance to   
   speak to an astronaut in the orbiting International Space Station." Some   
   120 students of Flabob Airport Preparatory Academy, more than 80 parents,   
   community leaders and media representatives got to witness a live contact   
   with the International Space Station. Flight Engineer Don Pettit was on the   
   I-S-S to answer questions posed by some of the students via ham radio.   
      
   K6LCS initiated the event because of his volunteer position through Amateur   
   Radio on the International Space Station or ARISS program which is allied to   
   NASA's with Teaching from Space curriculum. The latter is available to any   
   school that applies, but the typical wait-time from application to an actual   
   contact with a member of the space station crew is three years.   
      
   According to K6LCS for the Flabob school contact it was 13 months of planning   
   for 10 minutes of conversation. But adds Bradford, but, "oh, what a   
   conversation!" (Southgate)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: LEAGUE SEEKING NEW MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER   
      
   The ARRL is currently looking to fill the position of Media and Public   
   Relations Manager at ARRL Headquarters in Newington. This following the   
   recent retirement of Allen Pitts, W1AGP, from that position.   
      
   The ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager is responsible for explaining the   
   value of the amateur radio service to the media and the general public,   
   directly and through a corps of volunteers. Outstanding communications   
   skills and the ability to train and motivate volunteers is also required.   
      
   For more information on this position and how to apply please viait the news   
   paes at www.arrl.org. (ARRL)   
      
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   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 RADIO IN SPACE: LARGEST CONTACT EVER WITH THE ISS   
      
   The largest contact in the history of the Amateur Radio on the International   
   Space Station program has taken place in Florida. This as Florida Science   
   Museum station WS4FSM hosted the largest school contact ever with the ISS.   
   Take a listen:   
      
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   Actual contact audio   
      
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   The contact took place on Tuesday, October 30th, at 15:58 UTC when most of   
   Palm Beach County's 187,000 students were watching live as 10 students and 2   
   teachers made the historic contact. The actual call was from the Motorola   
   Theater at the museum. Both a tower mounted tracking antenna and a mast   
   mounted Eggbeater were loaned to the club by area hams for making this   
   contact. Eleven students and two teachers already asked their questions of   
   Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI.   
   Hoshide who has been on the International Space Station since mid-July, was   
   quick to provide answers.   
      
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   Actual contact audio   
      
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   The event was to be televised live by closed circuit system to classrooms in   
   all the county schools and streamed on the web as well as on the school   
   system's educational channel and Comcast Cable in South Florida. The final   
   audience was expected to be over 250,000 live viewers.   
      
   The West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Group sponsors the station at the South   
   Florida Science Museum as part of a permanent amateur radio exhibit. Club   
   members and other volunteer hams in the area staff the station and exhibit   
   on weekends, for school tours during the week, and during summer science   
   camps. More about the club is on-line at www.wpbarc.com. (Southgate, Palm   
   Beach Post, AJ4XM)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: DENMARK SETS DIGITAL RADIO SWITCHOVER DATE   
      
   The Danish government's new media policy has defined 2019 as the year for the   
   country's digital radio switchover. This providing that at least half of   
   all radio listening in the country is digital by 2018.   
      
   Uffe Elbak, the Danish Culture minister stated that this move is a normal   
   progression. He said that the world is digital and therefore it is a natural   
   continuation of previous efforts and policy decisions in the area that we   
   now will speed up the digitization of radio, just as we did with the TV a   
   few years ago. Elbak said that this will be accomplished by continuing to   
   expand the nations digital radio network, and establishing, albeit with   
   conditions, a date for the switch-off of analog FM. By setting a date Elbak   
   says that his nation is sending a clear signal to both the industry and the   
   Danish radio listeners about where digitalization of broadcasting is headed.   
      
      
   According to other reports, the national single-frequency Digital Audio   
   Broadcasting or DAB block used by the public service broadcaster D R   
   Multiplex will be exchanged for two DAB regional frequency blocks now   
   occupied by a single commercial multiplex. This will take place in 2013.   
   All Danish DAB transmissions will also transition from the original DAB   
   standard to the DAB+ standard. (RW)   
      
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   WORLDBEAT: MULTIPLE COPIES OF RAC REPORT E-MAILED   
      
   Radio Amateurs of Canada says that there have been issues with multiple   
   copies of its R-A-C Report unintentionally going out via e-mail. Chief   
   Information and Technology Officer Paul Burggraaf, VO1PRB, says that the   
   society is working to fix this problem before the next issue is sent out.   
   (Radio Amateurs of Canada)   
      
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   DX   
      
   IN DX, the March, 2013 DXpedition to Clipperton Island has received the   
   callsign TX5K to be used during the operation. So far the team has 23   
   members and one space remains available for another operator, scientist, or   
   other supporter who wishes to join the DXpedition. More information is   
   on-line at www.cordell.org/CI,   
      
   DL1LLL is currently operational portable Zed-S-7 from Antarctica on the High   
   Frequency Bands. His location is the Neumeyer Emergency base. QSL via   
   DL5EBE.   
      
   VK6LC will be active from Vietnam in November as XV1LC. He will be   
   operational on the High Frequency Bands using CW and SSB only. QSL direct   
   via VK6LC.   
      
   JA1PBV will be on the air from Mauritania as 5T5BV until November   
   10th. His activity has so far been on 30, 12 and 10 meters using CW and RTTY.   
   QSL via JA1PBV.   
      
   JH5GHM is currently on the air stroke V26 from Antigua Island on the High   
   Frequency bands only. No mention of modes or times on the air. QSL via his   
   home call or electronically using Logbook of the World.   
      
   JA1PBV is currently active from Mauritania as 5T5BV. Listen out for him on   
   the High Frequency bands operating mainly CW. QSL via home call   
      
   DL8NU will be active from Mahe Island in the Seychelles November 9th to the   
   24th as S79NU He will be operational on the High Frequency bands mostly on   
   CW. QSL via home call   
      
   Lastly, UA4WHX is currently active stroke EX from Kyrgyzstan. Hes been   
   reported being heard on many o the High Frequency bands. His QSL route is   
   direct to his home callsign.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM: HAM RADIO CELEBRATES HOLLYWOOD   
      
   And finally this week, Ham Radio Celebrates Hollywood was the title of an   
   all-band multi mode operation from Stage 9 at CBS Studio Center in Los   
   Angeles, California on Sunday, October 28th. Stage 9 is currently the home   
   of the hit sitcom Last Man Standing which features ham radio as one of the   
   shows themes. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, stopped by   
   the operation and has this report:   
      
   --   
      
   The callsign of the operation was K6H which stood for King-6-Hollywood. And   
   maybe you were one of the lucky ones to make contact with members of the   
   southern California-based PAPA repeater system who sponsored and staffed   
   this fun event:   
      
   --   
      
   Actual 40 meter QSO   
      
   --   
      
   That was just one of several stations that were up and running at K6H. And   
   while the majority of operators came from the PAPA System, the idea for the   
   event was that of John Amodeo, NN6JA, who happens to be the producer of Last   
   Man Standing:   
      
   --   
      
   NN6JA: "I think it came about because a while ago I was asked to do a forum   
   at Dayton by the ARRL to talk about ham radio and the way it's treated in   
   the media. That set me off to thinking how ham radio is often portrayed   
   either inaccurately or negatively.   
      
   "I wrote a forum and performed it in Dayton and it went out very well. But I   
   could see that there was a bigger audience to reach with the whole concept   
   of ham radio and Hollywood. And I thought that a special event radio   
   station might be fun.   
      
   "We have the stage and we have a lot of ham radio equipment on the stage to   
   do that. And I'm a member of several radio clubs; in particular the PAPA   
   group here in Southern California, the Great South Bay Radio Club on Long   
   Island, and a member of B.E.A.R.S. which is the Broadcast Engineers Radio   
   Club who are connected to D.E.A.R.S. who are the Disney amateur radio guys   
   and DARI which is an interconnect repeater system ob the East coast.   
      
   "So I thought to myself that if we could get the PAPA people on the West   
   coast, the B.E.A.R.S. guys on the East coast and maybe throw in IRLP and   
   Echolink, I could cover much of the country."   
      
   --   
      
   The K6H event had a lot of pre-publicity in the ham radio media. Even so,   
   there are always bound to be last minute changes. So to cover this, Amodeo   
   and the PAPA group turned to another kind of communications; the social   
   media:   
      
   --   
      
   WA6ITF: "...You have an official tweeter?"   
      
   NN6JA: "We have an official tweeter on the show. Billy is our Assistant   
   Production Coordinator and also a ham radio operator. As some of your fans   
   might know we have twelve ham radio operators on staff and Billy's one of   
   them. And he is over there tweeting and Facebook'ing about the event so   
   that people can follow the frequencies we are broadcasting on."   
      
   --   
      
   Ham Radio Celebrates Hollywood was only on the air for a few hours. Even so   
   the operators racked up a good number of contacts using traditional modes   
   like SSB voice as well as emerging technology that included Echolink and   
   IRLP. But perhaps the most important aspect of K6H is that it let the world   
   of amateur radio know that the hams of Hollywood are also, thinking about   
   the hobby and thinking about them as well.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom   
   in Los Angeles. Don.   
      
   --   
      
   While a final QSO count is not available at airtime, there is no doubt that   
   Ham Radio Celebrates Hollywood was a rousing success.   
      
   And less we forget, an interview with Last Man Standing Producer John Amodeo,   
   NN6JA, is on this week's Rain Report. You can hear it or download it at   
   www.therainreport.com. (ARNewsline(tm))   
      
   **   
      
   NEWSCAST CLOSE   
      
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   AE5DW, in southern Mississippi saying 73 and we thank you for listening.   
      
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