Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1839 - November 9 2012   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1839 with a release date of November 9,   
   2012 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST. The German Space Agency nixes a ham radio mission to   
   Mars but AMSAT-DL is not giving up on launching the probe. Also Ireland's   
   national amateur radio society takes a stand against a proposed pan-European   
   broadband over powerline standard and a Los Angeles radio personality says   
   he will donate a kidney to a station engineer. Find out the details are on   
   Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) report number 1839 coming your way right now.   
      
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: GERMAN SPACE AGENCY REJECTS AMSAT DL MARS MISSION   
      
   Germany's space exploration plans will not support a proposed ham radio   
   mission to the red planet. We have more in this report:   
      
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   After five years of discussions and negotiations with the German space   
   agency, AMSAT-DL reports that nation's space exploration group has withdrawn   
   its support for the amateur satellite organization's plan to send a ham   
   radio satellite to Mars. This is the so-called P 5 or Phase 5 satellite   
   mission.   
      
   According to the AMSAT News Service, the agency advised the group that P5's   
   mission was not financially feasible. Also that compared with the current   
   Mars missions the scientific attraction was simply not there. You can read   
   that as being of insufficient interest to the formal scientific research   
   community.   
      
   The decision by the German Space Agency also affects plans for a   
   geostationary Earth-orbiting ham radio satellite. This being the so called   
   Phase 3 E which was to be part of the overall P 5 program. None of this is   
   good news for amateur radio's future exploration of the final frontier.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Burt Hicks, in Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   AMSAT-DL officials sat that they are not giving up hope for these missions.   
   They note that their organization recently had some interesting meetings in   
   China adding that if it cannot do rocket science in Germany, that it will   
   have to look for other countries. (ANS)   
      
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   RADIO POLITICS: IARU REGION 3 CONFERENCE IN HO CHI MINH CITY   
      
   Delegates are likely preparing to return home from the International Amateur   
   Radio Union Region 3 conference that was held in Ho Chi Minh City from   
   November 5th to the 9th. This 15th triennial conference was hosted by the   
   Vietnam Amateur Radio Club and was themed emergency communications as   
   reflected in the frequent disasters that involve amateur radio   
   communications.   
      
   In seeking to standardize privileges and licensing, the organizations   
   directors have asked that consideration be given to one of their papers.   
   This is one that explores issues facing amateur radio societies in working   
   with their administration in the 21st century.   
      
   There were also reports from the IARU Region 1 and 2, from Region 3 member   
   societies, Amateur Radio Direction Finding interests, the IARU Monitoring   
   Service, along with beacon and satellite representatives. The delegates   
   also talked about regional finances and the organizations constitution.   
   (VK3PC)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: IRTS ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED EUROPEAN PLT STANDARD   
      
   Ireland's Irish Radio Transmitters Society is the latest national ham radio   
   organization to line up in opposition to a newly proposed pan-European draft   
   digital Power Line or PLT transmission standard. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has   
   more:   
      
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   Following the news last week that the German National Society, DARC, now   
   opposes a new pan-European draft Power Line Transmission standard, we have   
   heard that the Irish Radio Transmitters Society, like the RSGB, also opposes   
   the standard.   
      
   In their magazine they say that "the draft Standard accepts that the PLT   
   devices do not, in effect, meet the essential requirements of the EMC   
   Directive as it prescribes measures to mitigate interference by permanently   
   or dynamically excluding frequencies in the amateur, aeronautical mobile and   
   broadcast bands."   
      
   The IRTS Committee took the unanimous view that it would not be appropriate   
   to support a draft Standard that sought only to protect selective sensitive   
   frequencies in the HF spectrum without regard to the levels of interference   
   that could be caused by the equipment concerned on the remainder of the HF   
   spectrum.   
      
   For the Amateur radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, in Nottingham in the   
   United Kingdom.   
      
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   As previously noted here on Amateur Radio Newsline, this new standard   
   concerns the devices that people install in their homes to run data over   
   their house wiring. It has nothing to do with PLC or BPL data that is   
   carried over the over company powerline networks. (GB2RS)   
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: CANADIAN RADIO CLUB WANTS WEATHER TRANSMITTER IN MINDEN   
      
   A Canadian amateur radio club is lobbying for a new severe weather alert   
   transmitting station in the county it serves. The Minden Times reports that   
   on October 26th the Minden Amateur Radio Club members of the club which is   
   one of the oldest in Haliburton County, gathered for their weekly meeting.   
   At that time club President Dorian Young, VE3YBG, put forth the idea of   
   getting a transmitter in Minden for the purpose of emergency weather alert   
   situations.   
      
   One of the special guests at the gathering was Gord Maybee of Weatheradio   
   Canada who connected the group via a conference call to Denis Paquette of   
   Environment Canada. Paquette told the group the average amount of time it   
   takes to get a transmitter is two years, after specifics such as scouting a   
   location and installation are factored in.   
      
   At the meeting VE3YBG noted that there have been two weather emergencies in   
   the past few years, one being a massive snowstorm and a the other wind   
   storm. He noted that with Minden hosting the Pan Am Games in 2015 it would   
   be a wonderful addition to have a weather transmitter in the area. Young   
   added that the radio club is eager to make this happen.   
      
   Currently, the closest transmitter is in Orillia, however, members of the   
   club argued Haliburton County does not receive adequate or timely   
   information from that location. While there used to be a transmitter in   
   nearby Algonquin Park that unit is no longer operational.   
      
   More is on-line at tinyurl.com/minden-weather-radio (Minden Times, Minden   
   Amateur Radio Club)   
      
   **   
   RESCUE RADIO: CLARK COUNTY NEVADA DROPS HARRIS DESERT SKY RADIO SYSTEM   
      
   After two years of battling dropped calls and dead zones in the department's   
   new radio system, Nevada's Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie has opted to   
   drop the Harris Desert Sky police radio system.   
      
   On October 11th, Gillespie informed the Chief Executive Officer of Harris   
   Corporation that his company's Desert Sky radio system cannot meet his   
   department's needs.   
      
   Unveiled in the summer of 2010, the $42 million Desert Sky digital system is   
   based on Harris' OpenSky digital communications technology. While Desert   
   Sky's data capabilities have seen mixed results, the voice communication   
   between officers is the bigger problem. Gillespie says that while things   
   have improved in the past two years, the system still is not up to the   
   standard for an agency whose officers talk on the radio 50,000 times every   
   day.   
      
   The most common complaints are common among patrol officers who say the   
   faulty system endangers their lives. In his statement Sheriff Gillespie   
   noted that he believed that his department had given Harris every   
   opportunity to make the system work, but it's just not reliable. The full   
   story is on-line at tinyurl.com/DesertSkyDumped. Clark County, Nevada   
   encompasses the city of Las Vegas and surrounding areas.   
   (CGC, Las Vegas Review Journal)   
      
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   INTERNATIONAL LAW: INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPONS MAY SOON BE PASSED OUT IN THE   
   USA   
      
   International Reply Coupons may soon be a thing of the past. At least here   
   in the United States with word that the U.S. Postal Service has proposed   
   doing away with them due to what it says is a very low demand.   
      
   The Postal Service says that even if it stops selling International Reply   
   Coupons that it will continue to accept those purchased in foreign countries   
   and presented at its U.S. facilities.   
      
   International Reply Coupons have long been a staple in the DX community used   
   to help offset the cost of DX'ers to provide QSL cards especially from some   
   of the words rarer DX locations. They have also been used to assist hams in   
   nations where sending in foreign currency is not allowed. (USPS, QRZ)   
      
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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 Cal-Net Link serving all   
   of California.   
      
      
   (5 sec pause here)   
      
      
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   RESCUE RADIO: HAMS SHOULD NOT SELF DEPLOY FOR HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF   
      
   The ARRL is warning hams who want to assist those regions affected by   
   Hurricane Sandy to not self-deploy to those areas. According to the League   
   there are many ARRL Sections involved and each has different requirements as   
   to how they locate, credential and deploy volunteers. If a need for manpower   
   is identified that cannot be met locally or in a given ARRL Section, its   
   leadership may contact other ARRL Sections for assistance. If the need is   
   still not met, Section leadership may then contact ARRL Headquarters for the   
   needed assistance. But the bottom line is that you not go to any devastated   
   area unless you are specifically asked to do so. (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   RESCUE RADIO: UNSUNG HEROES OF THE VoIP HURRICANE NET   
      
   Some of the most important messaging during Hurricane Sandy or any other   
   hurricane was handled by the unsung heroes of the VoIP Hurricane Net.   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is here with their story:   
      
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   They truly are the unsung heroes of ham radio that few in the hobby know   
   about. But they do the kind of volunteer work that is needed to assist the   
   National Weather Service and other served agencies when disaster is near.   
   And during Hurricane Sandy their contributions were immense. Take a listen:   
      
   --   
      
   Net audio: "WB1BOX from N1OU. Seeing a dramatic increase in the amount of   
   wires down, trees taking out transformers and powerlines here in the city of   
   Meriden Connecticut."   
      
   --   
      
   That's the sound of the sound of the VoIP SKYWARN and Hurricane Nets. Their   
   primary objective is to help save lives and property thru the identification   
   and field evaluation of threatening or dangerous weather conditions. At the   
   same time facilitate the timely gathering and dissemination of this   
   information.   
      
   --   
      
   Net audio: "We are very concerned about Rhode Island for coastal storm surge   
   flooding basically from the Dartmouth - New Bedford area West is our big   
   concern coming up here. So we are going to try to do the best we can to   
   try to get some data. A lot of those areas are going to be closed off so we   
   are going to see what we can come up with to gather data there that I know   
   is extremely critical."   
      
   --   
      
   The VoIP SKYWARN and Hurricane Nets operate by combining both Echolink and   
   IRLP linked repeater networks over the Internet. This they say provides for   
   more efficient and effective utilization of available resources while   
   handling critical wide area communications during major severe weather   
   events.   
      
   To learn more about the efforts of the VoIP Hurricane Net, you are invited to   
   join the VOIP-WXNET Yahoo Group or visit voipwx.net on the World Wide Web.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the newsroom in   
   Los Angeles.   
      
   --   
      
   More on Hurricane Sandy and ham radio relief efforts in future Amateur Radio   
   Newsline reports. (ARNewsline)   
      
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   RADIO LAW: FCC TURNS DOWN PETITION TO CHANGE RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTENT IN   
   MESSAGE FORWARDING SYSTEMS   
      
   The FCC has denied a petition to change Part 97.219 of the Amateur Service   
   rules filed by Rolan O. Clark, W3FDK, of Adamstown, Maryland. This   
   regarding the responsibility of control operators in message forwarding   
   systems for retransmitted messages that violate the Commission's rules.   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, has the details:   
      
   --   
      
   In his rule making request, Rolan O. Clark, W3FDK, had asked that the phrase   
   - quote -- "except as noted in paragraph (d) of this section, for stations   
   participating in a message forwarding system" be removed from Section   
   97.219(c) and that Section 97.219(d) be removed completely.   
      
   In his filing, Clark stated that he believed that the control operator of the   
   first forwarding station in a message forwarding system - quote -- "should   
   have the same standing as the control operator of a repeater that   
   inadvertently retransmits communications that violate the rules. This,   
   because the intent to accomplish communications consisting of text and/or   
   voice communications is the same.   
      
   Clark also claimed that Section 97.219 (d) is ambiguous as it gives no   
   direction to the method and degree of processes and or procedures needed to   
   define the degree of authentication. He said that it implies that there   
   would have to be a visually obtainable copy of the suspected violation   
   otherwise it becomes hearsay.   
      
   Clark proposed to address these differences between a message forwarding   
   system and a repeater by conforming Section 97.219 to Section 97.205(g).   
   Specifically, he suggested requiring that the originator of a message that   
   is entered into a message forwarding system be the only licensee responsible   
   for its content.   
      
   But in its November 5th ruling turning down Clark's rule change petition the   
   FCC noted that it had considered and rejected requirements such as he   
   proposed when it adopted the message forwarding system rules back in 1994.   
   It went on to say that Clark's present petition did not demonstrate or even   
   suggest that any relevant circumstances have changed such as to merit   
   reconsideration of this decision. As such the Commission says that Clark's   
   current proposal does not demonstrate that revising this rule would provide   
   the ongoing oversight of message forwarding systems that must be present.   
   To the contrary, the regulatory agency suggests that Clark's proposal asks   
   for an accommodation for message forwarding systems that commenter's said   
   should not apply to these systems.   
      
   For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwyck,   
   Pennsylvania.   
      
   --   
      
   At airtime its unknown if Clark plans to appeal the Commissions dismissal of   
   his rule making request. (FCC)   
      
   **   
      
   RADIO PRODUCTS: NEW HT WITH GSM PHONE NOT LEGAL IN USA   
      
   A mainland China company called Puxing has announced what might be the   
   ultimate in hand held two-way gear, but the chances are that you will never   
   see one in the United States. At least not legally and the reason for this   
   is simple.   
      
   The PX-D03 combines a GSM cellular telephone with a dual-band two-way radio   
   and as a bonus can also be used as an MP3 player for your favorite tunes.   
   And under the current FCC rules, combining a two-way radio with a cellphone   
   makes the unit illegal to import, buy, sell or use in the U-S-A or its   
   possessions.   
      
   According to the specifications posted on-line by one China-based mail order   
   retailer, the PX-D03 covers 136 to174 and 400 to 470 MHz as a full dual band   
   two-way transceiver with a total of 128 memory channels. It can be computer   
   programmed and features what Puxing calls a human-based operational   
   interface.   
      
   On the cellphone side, the GSM-based unit carries dual S-I-M cards, has text   
   messaging, and a built-in front-facing camera. And if that were not all,   
   the unit also contains an FM radio that receives the 87.5 to 108 MHz   
   broadcast band, the afore mentioned MP3 player plus other entertainment   
   including several games.   
      
   As being advertised, the PX-D03 comes with a 3.7v Lithium-Ion battery, a   
   charging stand and power supply for the country the purchaser lives in; two   
   antennas, a soft case and a remote plug in earpiece. According to one of   
   the websites advertising the unit, the total cost is $151 shipped   
   world-wide. (Southgate)   
      
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   RADIO FUNDING: DX MAGAZINE ASKS HOW TO GET INCREAEED FUNDING FOR RXPEDITIONS   
      
   The current issue of DX Magazine features an article titled Dealing With the   
   Skyrocketing Costs of DXpeditions and is is asking its readers for their   
   ideas on how to increase the level of funding for future major DX operations   
      
   Carl Smith, N4AA, is the Editor and Publisher of the DX Magazine. He says   
   that major DXpeditions to entities in the top ten most wanted list can cost   
   $500,000 or more to activate. This poses a major fund raising challenge to   
   organizers, especially with costs rising rapidly for such big ticket items   
   as transportation, licensing, and permits.   
      
   Specific costs are documented in the article appearing in the   
   November-December issue. Smith said that DXer's and others are invited to   
   send their ideas to the DX Magazine, which will be reporting the results in   
   a future issue. All suggestions are welcome, and may be either anonymous or   
   identified by the contributor's name and call.   
      
   If you want to lend your thoughts to solving this problem please send your   
   ideas and comments to the DXpedition Costs Survey, % Dee Logan, W1HEO, 9901   
   Cypress Circle, Mentor, Onio, 44060. E-mail submissions to deverelogan   
   (at) gmail (dot) com are also welcome. (DX Magazine, Southgate)   
      
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   NAMES IN THE NEWS: NEWSLINE'S WA6ITF TO APPEAR ON ECHOLINK NET NOV. 17   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline producer Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, will be the featured   
   guest on the Saturday night, November 17th edition of the Echolink Newsline   
   Net. The net meets every Saturday at 9 p.m. Eastern on the Dodropin   
   conference server which is Echolink Node number 355800. According to Steve   
   Sercrest, W8WFO, this is not the original name for the gathering. Rather,   
   because it's been running our weekly report for such a long time that those   
   signing in began calling it the Amateur Radio Newsline or Newsline network.   
      
      
   Again, you are welcome to join in the net conference at Echolink node 355800   
   on Saturday night, November 17th at 9 p.m. Eastern to hear Newsline's Bill   
   Pasternak, WA6ITF, talk about numerous things in ham radio and do is best to   
   answer your questions. Bill says he hopes to meet many of you there.   
   (W8WFO)   
      
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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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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: MORE TESTING AT WWVB   
      
   WWVB, the 60 kHz station most often used as our nation's time and frequency   
   standard, is continuing to test its phase modulated mode and may switch   
   between their legacy AM mode and their new phase modulated mode in the days   
   and weeks ahead. Stay tuned and keep listening on 60 kHz for their ongoing   
   experiments. (CGC, WWVB)   
      
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   EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: OZ7IGY NEXT GENERATION 6 AND 2 METER BEACONS ON THE AIR   
   FROM DENMARK   
      
   The first two Next Generation Beacons have come to the airwaves. On October   
   30th the latest two OZ7IGY came to 6 and 2 meters from Slettebjerg, Denmark.   
      
      
   OZ7IGY is the world's oldest beacon system in the world having begun   
   operation in the International Geophysical Year in 1957. From its start on   
   144 MHz it has ever since been on air continuously. Now the newest beacons   
   can be heard on 50.46973 MHz and 144.46973 MHz respectively.   
      
   And by way of background, the Next Generation Beacon platform is open to   
   other users and the software can easily be adapted to other modulation types   
   and sequences. And as the new platform is frequency and time locked to GPS   
   signals the frequency accuracy is better than 5 milli-Hertz.   
      
   More information is on the web at www.oz7igy.dk. (GB2RS)   
      
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   RADIO IN SPACE: SPOT THE ISS SERVICE FROM NASA   
      
   A new service from NASA called Spot the Station will send you a text message   
   when the International Space Station is within visual range of your house.   
      
   The service will only notify users if the station is easily visible above   
   trees, buildings, and other objects. Spot the Station will calculate the   
   station's proximity to more than 4,600 positions on Earth, updating its   
   information several times each week.   
      
   The International Space Station is usually at peak visibility at dawn and   
   dusk. When skies are clear, it typically appears as fast-moving point of   
   light.   
      
   You can sign up for the service on line by visiting spotthestation.nasa.gov.   
   (NASA, N6ZXJ)   
      
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   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: STILL NO SIGNAL FROM F1 CUBESAT   
      
   There have still been no confirmed reception reports since the F-1 amateur   
   radio CubeSat was deployed from the International Space Station on 4th   
   October. Its command team is now focusing on reception of the backup UHF   
   transmitter on 437.485 MHz, plus or minus 10 kHz Doppler shift.   
      
   This FM beacon should transmit Morse code for 20 seconds every minute during   
   the satellites daylight. The team would appreciate any reports of the beacon   
   be sent by email to thuvt (at) fpt (dot) edu dot) vn. Further information   
   on F1 can be found at www.amsat-uk.org. (Southgate)   
      
   **   
      
   HAM RADIO IN SPACE: FIRST TIME EVER INDIA TO ISS STUDENT CONTACT   
      
   A group of students in Gujarat, India will reach out to the stars. For the   
   first time in that nation's history about 500 students will have a live chat   
   with Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, the Indian-origin astronaut aboard the   
   International Space Station, using an amateur radio station at the Science   
   City facility in Ahmedabad.   
      
   Ravi Saxena is an Assistant Chief Secretary of the Department of Science and   
   Technology. He says that because Williams has roots in India, it is all the   
   more special to them.   
      
   The contact is currently slated for November 14, celebrated as Children's Day   
   in India. To arrange this Q-S-O, India's scientific community from the   
   state of Ahmedabad contacted NASA soon after Williams set off for her   
   record-breaking journey in July of this year.   
   (WIA)   
      
   **   
      
   ON THE AIR: THE 850 BIRTHDAY OF CHINGGIS   
      
   On the air keep an ear open for special event callsigns with a J-U-850 prefix   
   that will be on the air November 14th to the 21st from Mongolia. This to   
   celebrate 850th birthday emperor Chinggis Khan.   
      
   A Chinggis Khan Award will be issued free to those who make three contacts   
   with three different event callsigns. These include JU850AA, JU850DA,   
   JU850DN and can be made using any mode on any band. If you make contact   
   with any of the commemorative JU850 stations please QSL via the information   
   found for each call on QRZ.com.   
      
   By way of background, Chinggis Kahn, called in some parts of the world as   
   Genghis Khan, came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of   
   Northeast Asia. In the year 1207 he was the founder and great leader of the   
   Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after   
   his demise in 1227. (JT1CS)   
      
   **   
      
   DX   
      
   In DX, word that JH1AJT will be on the air from Bhutan through the 15th of   
   November as A5A He will be active on 40 through 10 meters using various   
   modes. QSL via home call   
      
   ARRL Awards Branch Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, has announced that the August   
   2012 VU7M Lakshadweep Islands and the ZD9UW operation from Tristan Da Cunha   
   and Gough have been approved for DXCC credit. If you worked them feel free   
   to submit your cards for DXCC checking for these two.   
      
   R4WAA will be active from Dominican Republic November 21st to the 30th   
   signing stroke HI7. He will be working on 40 through 10 meters and will   
   definitely be on for the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest November 24th and 25th.   
   QSL via home call call direct or via the bureau.   
      
   G7COD will be on the air 8Q7AK from Embudu Island in the Maldives for three   
   weeks in February of 2013. He's expected to be operating holiday style on   
   30, 17 and 12 meters using CW and SSB. QSL him also via his home callsign,   
   direct or via the bureau.   
      
   DF2WO is currently operational from Cape Verde as D-44-T-W-O. He is reported   
   to be active on the High Frequency Bands. QSL via his home call   
      
   Lastly, SP5EAQ will be active from Tongatapu Island in the Kingdom of Tonga   
   26 from March 26th to April 16th as A3EAQ He will be operational on 80   
   through 10 meters using SSB. QSL via SP5EAQ.   
      
   (Above from various DX news sources)   
      
   **   
      
   THAT FINAL ITEM: A TRUE ACT OF TRUE HUMANITY   
      
   And finally this week, it isn't often that you hear a story like this, but   
   when you do it makes one proud to be a member of the human race. Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW reports:   
      
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   Gene "Bean" Baxter is a personality of CBS Radio's KROQ-FM in Los Angeles.   
   He has entertained L.A. audiences since 1990 alongside on-the-air partner   
   Kevin Ryder, as part of the "Kevin and Bean" morning show team.   
      
   In addition to making a multitude of over the air friends, Bean, as he is   
   known, has also created longstanding relationships with those inside the   
   KROQ offices. In that vein he recently announced that he will become a   
   kidney donor to help a longtime staffer. The recipient of Bean's generosity   
   will be Scott Mason, N1CBS, who is the Director of Engineering for CBS radio   
   on the West Coast, and who has been with the company in a variety of   
   capacities since 1979.   
      
   On November 13th, the two will go to Cedars Sinai Medical Center which is one   
   of only four hospitals in the country that have the ability to match Mason's   
   blood type to that of Bean and give him the much needed organ. Bean then   
   plans to take a few weeks off from work, and expects his remaining kidney to   
   function at about 80%.   
      
   Out of this whole process, Bean hopes that people will see how easy it is to   
   become an organ donor. He also believes that if he recovers quickly and is   
   back to work in a short time, it may deliver an even stronger message,   
   changing the minds of some and raising awareness of organ donation.   
      
   This will be the second transplant for Mason, who has had kidney problems for   
   most of his adult life. He underwent a previous transplant from a cadaver   
   in 1999 that lasted about 10 years. He currently undergoes daily dialysis   
   and calls Bean's decision to donate a kidney to him as a game changer. Bean   
   Baxter calls it a no-brainer.   
      
   Wishing them both Mason and Bean a quick recovery from this upcoming and life   
   changing surgery, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in Los Angeles.   
      
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   Scott Mason has been on a waiting list for a kidney, which sometimes is a six   
   to 10 year wait, when Bean offered his kidney. For Bean Baxter, it was an   
   educational process and a decision based on math, not emotions. He said   
   that Mason has zero kidneys and that he has two. You can hear the full   
   discussion with Bean Baxter and Scott Mason on Kevin and Bean audio archive   
   at tinyurl.com/radio-kidney-donation   
      
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