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Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1802 - February 24 2012
The following is a QST. Ham radio could have another new
band a few years from now; The Republic of South Sudan gets
its callsign block; the FCC asks Congress for more funds in
fiscal year 2013 and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration asks for voluntary rather than mandatory
compliance by car makers in combating distracted driving
from automotive electronics. Find out more on Amateur Radio
NewslineT report number 1802 coming your way right now.
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RADIO LAW: A PERMANENT 5 MHZ HAM ALLOCATION TO BE DISCUSSED
AT WRC-15
Some more good news out of Geneva, Switzerland. Somewhat
overshadowed by last weeks announcement of the approval of a
new ham radio band from 472 to 479 kHz at the now concluded
WRC-12 comes word that yet another possible new ham radio
allocation near 5 MHz. One that could become a reality at
the next World Radio Communications Conference to be held in
2015. Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Butera-Howell,
KB3TZD, has the details:
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The band being proposed is from 5.250 to 5.450 MHz.
According to ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner,
K1ZZ, who attended WRC-12, the original proposal came from
Cuba.
In the ARRL Letter Sumner is quoted as saying that the
International Amateur Radio Union team worked hard to line
up support for this item. He said that the factor that
worked most in their favor was that at W-R-C 07, a proposal
for a 5 MHz agenda item for WRC-12 failed to gain enough
support. As such, there was a feeling that the Amateur
Service deserved better treatment this time around.
Sumner noted that there was active support from a number of
administrations in Latin America which helped a lot, but a
lot of others also had to agree to get it on the agenda. The
coordinators of future Agenda Items on behalf of the
regional telecommunications organizations, such as CITEL and
CEPT, eventually agreed on a package of Agenda Items that
included this item.
Tim Ellam, VE6SH, is the President of the International
Amateur Radio Union. He noted that it always a challenge to
have things placed on the agenda for future World
Radiocommunication Conferences. As such Ellam says that
that he is pleased that we were successful in having an
Agenda Item for a potential allocation at 5 MHz on a
secondary basis on the agenda.
Ellam does however caution that there will be a lot of work
to do over the next International Telecommunications Union
study group cycle. He adds that there is much appreciation
is owed to the International Amateur Radio Union and the
national delegation teams in Geneva for their hard work on
this issue.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Butera-Howell,
KB3TZD, near Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
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The permanent 5 MHz amateur band proposal will be Agenda
Item 1.4 at WRC-15. More about it and the rest of what took
place at the 2012 conference is on line at the ARRL website.
A direct link to the story is at tinyurl.com/wrc-2012-
wrapup. (ARRL)
**
RADIO LAW: REPUBLIC OF THE SOUTH SUDAN AWARDED Z8A TO Z8Z
CALL SIGN BLOCK
The International Telecommunication Union has announced the
official callsign allocation prefix block for the newly
crated nation of the Republic of South Sudan will be Z8A
through Z8Z. The Republic of South Sudan joined the United
Nations on July 14, 2011 at which time it became the 193rd
member of that august world body. (Facebook DX Forum)
**
RADIO FUNDING: FCC ASKS $346,000,000 BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR
2013
The Federal Communications Commission is asking Congress for
more money to ramp up its operations including enforcement.
Its also talking new license fees. Amateur Radio Newsline's
Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, has the details:
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The FCC has asked Congress to approve a 2013 fiscal year
budget of $346 million. That compares to an approximate $6
million increase over the approximate $340 million the
agency received for fiscal year 2012.
If approved as is by Congress, there would be 141 new FCC
staff members, bringing the total to 1,917 over the current
1,776. The number of full-time staffers at the Media Bureau
would increase from 197 to 213. The Enforcement Bureau would
go from 276 to 299 and the Office of Engineering &
Technology would increase from the current 81 to 87
staffers.
Part of the money would also be used for eight new vehicles
and to replace obsolete signal analysis equipment with new
direction-finding and wireless monitoring gear in existing
vehicles. These are the mobile units that field agents use
to detect unauthorized transmissions and resolve
interference issues.
The commission would also have new authority to set user
fees on un-auctioned spectrum licenses as a spectrum
management tool. Fees would be phased in over time to
determine the appropriate application and the monetary
amount.
The FCC tentatively plans to begin levying such fees
sometime this year, and estimate those could total $4.8
billion through 2022. Its unknown if such licensing fees
would or even could be applied to Amateur Service, FRS or 11
meter Citizens Band operations. The latter two would be
highly unlikely due to the non-licensed nature of operations
on those bands. Amateur Radio is already bringing in a
profit through the Vanity Callsign program.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in
Los Angeles.
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The agency's budget request is part of President Obama's
total budget submission of $3.8 trillion for fiscal year
2013, which begins October 1st. (RW)
**
RADIO FUNDING: BROADCAST BOARD OF GOVERNORS SUBMITS REDUCED
BUDGET
The United States Broadcasting Board of Governors which
oversees government supported broadcasts to other parts of
the world has sent its 2013 fiscal year budget request to
congress. The $720 million request is lower than its 2012
budget and includes program, transmission and staffing
reductions at the Voice of America, Office of Cuba
Broadcasting, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, Radio Free
Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Network. Four
broadcast language services are proposed for elimination
including both Greek and Chechen. The 2013 request also
calls for another $21 million in cuts in administrative and
technical support services costs across the agency and of
the board itself.
But what's not going into on the air operations has another
destination. Referring to the so called new media, the 2013
budget request contains $9 million in increases for elevated
social media and building out the agency's digital
infrastructure. It also asks for $11.6 million in fighting
Internet censorship.
The Broadcasting Board of Governors estimates the five
government funded civilian broadcast networks it oversees
currently reach 187 million people each week. Its 2013
budget request contains an overall 4 point 2% decrease over
current spending levels that the Board hopes will be enough
to meet the approval on Capitol Hill in this era of extreme
economic austerity. (B&C)
**
COMMUNICATIONS LAW: NHTSA PROPOSES VOLUNTARY ANTI
DISTRACTED DRIVING GUIDELINES
Ham radio operators and other two-way radio users can
breathe a proverbial sigh of relief. At least for now.
This with word that the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration will not seek mandatory regulations regarding
what types of technology controls will be placed on auto
makers to help thwart distracted drivers. Instead they are
issuing voluntary guidelines to the auto makers as we hear
from Amateur Radio Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has
proposed voluntary safety guidelines for auto manufacturers,
including a recommendation that they design dashboards so
that distracting devices are automatically disabled unless
the vehicle is stopped and the transmission is in park.
The guidelines, which are directed at passenger cars and
sport utility vehicles, would exempt safety devices such as
electronic warning systems that alert drivers to potential
collisions or lane changes. GPS and other navigation
devices that provide directions also would be permitted
while driving, but the safety administration is asking that
the systems be designed so drivers can't manually enter a
destination unless the car is in park.
Other dashboard technologies recommended for automatic
disabling include text-messaging, Internet browsing, social
media browsing, phone dialing and computer screen messages
of 30 characters or more that are unrelated to driving.
The guidelines would make exceptions for these devices if
they are designed only for use by passengers and can't be
accessed or seen by the driver. Also there is no mention of
any cutoff to external power receptacles such as cigarette
lighters which are used by many hams, CB'ers and G-M-R-S
operators to power low-power two way transceivers.
David Strickland is the groups Administrator. He told the
press that while his agency recognizes that manufacturers
want to build vehicles that include the tools and
conveniences expected by today's American drivers, that the
guidelines they are proposing would offer real-world
guidance to automakers. Also that it would help them
develop electronic devices that provide features consumers
want without disrupting a driver's attention or sacrificing
safety.
Manufacturers also are urged to take steps to improve the
safety of technologies that drivers are allowed to use while
driving. That includes reducing to two seconds or less the
amount of time drivers must divert their eyes from the road
to use a device. Devices should be designed so drivers don't
have to use more than one hand or glance through extraneous
information.
According to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, one reason
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration decided to
pursue voluntary guidelines instead of mandatory rules is
that officials wanted to do something quickly. He noted
that the process for writing federal rules often takes years
to complete.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK,
near Zion Illinois.
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The final impact these new guidelines on the ability of hams
to permanently install after-market two way radio gear in
their vehicles will not be known until the new designs
appear in car showrooms. And that's likely several years
away. (NHSTA release, other published reports)
**
YHOTY: NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2012 AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE
YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
The nominating season for the 2012 Amateur Radio Newsline
Young Ham of the Year Award is now open.
Created in 1986, this award is offered to recognize the
accomplishments of a radio amateur age 18 or younger for his
or her accomplishments in service to the nation, his or her
community or to the advancement of the state of the art
through amateur radio.
Nominees must reside in the United States 50 states or its
possessions or in any of the 10 Canadian provinces.
As in years past, Yaesu USA will transport the winner to the
Huntsville Hamfest in Huntsville , Alabama, where the award
will be formally presented. Yaesu will also provide Hotel
accommodations as well as convention tickets and a prize of
amateur radio equipment to the winner. CQ Magazine will
again treat this year's recipient to a week at Spacecamp-
Huntsville. Heil Sound Ltd. will be presenting this year's
winner with an additional prize. Amateur Radio Newsline
will present the winner with the official Young Ham of the
Year Award plaque which again this year is underwritten by
Dave Bell, W6AQ, of DBA Entertainment in Hollywood,
California.
If for some reason the person selected is unable to travel
to the Huntsville Hamfest, Amateur Radio Newsline will
attempt to arrange a special award ceremony where the
recipient resides, such as at his or her school or amateur
radio club.
Please note that the prizes given to the recipient are
second in nature to the actual Young Ham of the Year Award.
All nominations and materials required by the official rules
must be received by ARNewsline before May 30, 2012.
Complete details, rules and a required nominating form in
Adobe .pdf format are available on our website at
www.arnewsline.org/yhoty. Nominating forms can also be
obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to
Amateur Radio Newsline Inc., Young Ham of the Year Award,
28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita California, 91350.
Please note tat all nominating forms and support materials
become the property of the Amateur Radio Newsline and cannot
be returned.
Again the cutoff date for nominations is May 30, 2012.
Nominating forms are on-line at www.arnewsline.org/yhoty.
(ARNewslineT)
**
ENFORCEMENT: FCC WANTS ANSWERS ABOUT WISCONSIN FM TRANSLATOR
The commission's Media Bureau wants answers from Radio Power
Inc. about W250BN, a translator on 97.9 MHz in Wisconsin.
The translator started out in the city of Beloit is now
living on the air in West Allis. This after a series of
moves in the last two years. Amateur Radio Newsline's Don
Carlson, KQ6FM, is in Reno, Nevada, where Power Radio has
its headquarters:
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Last November the Milwaukee Free Radio Group wrote to the
FCC, calling Radio Power's actions in relocating its
translator from site to site a preconceived scheme to move a
translator a distance of 69 miles from Beloit to Milwaukee.
It insinuated that Radio Power was trying to accomplish this
by using minor changes so as to circumvent the requirement
to wait for a window for filing a major change.
Now the FCC is acting. Peter Doyle is the chief of the
FCC's Audio Division of the Media Bureau. He has sent what
is described as a strongly worded, certified letter to Radio
Power in Reno, Nevada. In part the letter states that the
Media Bureau is investigating potential statutory and rule
violations and related instances of potential
misrepresentation and/or lack of candor on the part of Radio
Power Inc. Specifically, it is alleged that the licensee
abused commission processes by effectuating a major change
in the facilities of Station W250BN, now licensed to West
Allis, Wisconsin by a succession of serial minor change
applications.
The FCC told Radio Power to answer its questions within 30
days. It wants to know if Radio Power had a reasonable
assurance that the specified sites would be available for
the intended use. It demanded a copy of all documents
relating to the securing of reasonable assurance of site
availability; and it wants to know the precise length of
time during which the licensee broadcast from each of the
facilities.
The FCC also wants a copy of any documents relating to the
station's operation for each of the locations The FCC also
wants to know the precise length of time during which the
station was silent for more than 30 days, and why.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Don Carlson, KQ6FM, in
Reno.
--
The FCC also wants to know what community the licensee of
W250BN ultimately intends to serve, the primary station it
intends to rebroadcast along with copies of all documents
relating to the relocation of the station away from the city
of Beloit. (FCC, RW)
**
RADIO LAW: CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE FCC OVER LIGHTSQUARED
FAST TRACK
The FCC appears to be on the hot seat with congress over the
way its been handling the entire matter of the licensing of
LightSquared's proposal to create its high speed Internet
service in spectrum adjacent to that used by the Global
Positioning System or GPS.
In an e-mailed press statement, Iowa Senator Charles
Grassley who has been investigating the FCC's interactions
with LightSquared, said that the agency put this project on
a fast track for approval with what appears to have been
completely inadequate technical research. As a result,
Grassley is blocking two Obama administration Commission
nominees until he gets more documents about the matter from
the FCC.
Now the House of Representatives is also about to look at
the LightSquared matter. Oregon Representative Greg Walden,
W7EQI, chairs the House Subcommittee on Communications and
Technology. He has said that he plans a hearing on how the
agency's handling of the LightSquared application for its
broadband network led to a year of dispute. (Published
reports)
**
ENFORCEMENT: SOME PEOPLE DO NOT LEARN THE FIRST TIME
From the some people never learn file comes a story you may
find hard to believe. It's about a person to who after
being accused of running an unlicensed station and then
paying a reduced fine apparently went right back on the air
again. Jim Damron, N8TMW, reports:
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ENFORCEMENT: FCC ISSUES A FLURRY OF FLORIDA FINES
There's been a lot of unlicensed radio station fines issued
by the FCC's Enforcement Bureau to Florida residents in
recent weeks.
The Commission has issued a new $25,000 Notice of Apparent
Liability against Whistler Fleurinor of Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida. This for allegedly operating an unlicensed
transmitter on 99.5 MHz in 2011.
The agency says that it raised the fine by $15,000 over the
base amount because Fleurinor continued operating an illegal
station on the same frequency from the same commercial
property after he was issued an earlier fine of $20,000. In
that instance, the FCC lowered the penalty to $500 based on
Fleurinor's proof of inability to pay the higher assessment.
In issuing the new forfeiture order the FCC noted that the
fact that Fleurinor had again committed the same violation,
and did so multiple times after he had already been found to
be in serious violation in the first N-A-L. It said that
this action by Fleurinor demonstrated not only the
egregiousness nature of the violations, but also his
deliberate disregard for the Communications Act and for the
FCC's rules.
For the amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW,
reporting.
--
Fleurinor was given the customary 30 days to pay the fine or
to file an appeal. If he does the latter and basses his
appeal on his inability to pay, it will be very interesting
to see the FCC's response this time around. (FCC)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: W7W CELEBRATES ARIZONA STATEHOOD CENTENNIAL
FEB 25
Arizona's Superstition Amateur Radio Club will be operating
a special event station W7W on February 25th as in the city
of Mesa. This is the annual celebration of The Lost
Dutchman Mine story at the museum in Apache Junction. It is
also in observance of the Arizona Statehood Centennial .
More information can be found on line at WB7TJD.org.
(K2DFE)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: SEVHFS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN
Registration is now open for the 2012 Southeastern VHF
Society Conference slated for Charlotte, North Carolina,
from April 20th to the 21st. The meeting will feature
technical programs, noise figure and antenna gain testing,
banquet prizes, vendor displays, and an equipment auction.
ARRL President Kay Cragie, N3KN, will be the banquet
speaker. A downloadable registration form in Adobe .pdf
format is on-line at tinyurl.com/southeastern-vhf (WA2ODO,
VHF Reflector)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: IOTA DINNER AT THE INTERNATIONAL DX
CONVENTION
The 17th annual Islands on the Air or IOTA Dinner will be
held in conjunction with the 63rd annual Visalia
International DX Convention on Friday evening April 20th.
The venue will be the Plaza Room of the Holiday Inn Hotel on
Airport Drive in Visalia, California
This dinner is open to all who are active in the Islands on
the Air program or who just want to see beautiful pictures
of far away islands.
Also, as at previous IOTA dinners, admission is free for
those wishing to watch the programs without dining but paid
attendees will receive priority seating.
At this time, buffet service is set for 50 attendees. The
cost is $33 per person. Reservations must be prepaid by
April 10th and go to Ray Benny, N6VR, 462 South Reed Road,
Chino Valley, Arizona, 86323.
More about this years International DX Convention is on-line
at dxconvention.org. (IOTA)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: ZL1TGC ASCENDS TO NZART PRESIDENCY
Some names in the news: First up is Vaughan Henderson,
ZL1TGC, who has assumed the presidency of New Zealand's
national society, the NZART. This following the resignation
of Roy Symon ZL2KH on Monday, February 20th.
According to a press release, Symon had served as NZART
President for the last three years and was completing his
last term. He was due to finish at the 2013 Annual General
Meeting where he had planned to hand over to his successor.
Instead he tendered his resignation to the NZART citing
personal reasons.
In accordance with the organization's constitution, ZL1TGC
who was serving as Vice-President became the new President.
The NZART Executive Council will now have to elect a new
Vice-President. (NZART)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: WA6ILE AND KG6YPI TO SPEAKER MONTEREY
RADIOFEST
Back in the United States, Scott Avery, WA6LIE and Brandon
Hansen, KG6YPI will be guest speakers at the New Ham Forum
at his years Radiofest being held in Monterey, California,
on March 3rd. The two will be discussing remote radio
operations and its applications. More information is on-
line at www.raiofest.org. (WA6LIE)
**
WORLDBEAT: D-STAR COMES TO NAMIBIA
D-Star is truly going places where it has never been before.
This with word that radio amateurs in Windhoek, Namibia now
have their own D-Star repeater operational and on the air.
Reportedly, the biggest challenge to getting the system
operational was obtaining a stable data connection to the
internet. This was solved with a 3G connection and the help
of the biggest cellular telephone service provider in
Namibia.
Right now the system is at a temporary low level location.
According to V51JP, the Repeater will be moved to its final
site as soon as everyone is satisfied that it is performing
correctly. V51JP also says that he thanks DL1YBL and DL5DI
for their assistance in getting the new D-Star repeater up
and running.
More about this new D-Star system in Namibia is on-line
www.qsl.net/narl. (V51JP)
**
WORLDBEAT: QF RADIO TO SWITCH FORMATS ON FM
QF Radio will launch an all-English broadcast on 91.7 FM in
Quatar. The station is an operation of the Qatar
Foundation, a social and educational foundation based in
Qatar. It delivers its programs across all segments of
society by means of on-air broadcasts, the Internet, smart-
phones and other developing technologies. In addition to
music and news, the station airs programs for students,
featuring cultural and scientific issues. The station will
also switch to an all Arabic format on 93.7 FM, where it
currently airs a mix of Arabic and English-language
programming. (MN)
**
WORLDBEAT: ITU ENACTS NEW RULE TO STOP SATELLITE JAMMING
The International Telecommunication Union has called upon
the world's nations to take all 'necessary actions to stop
intentional interference with satellite transmissions. The
change in regulations, which was approved at the just
concluded World Radiocommunication Conference came after
numerous complaints that international satellite TV programs
in the Persian and Arabic languages were suffering from
deliberate interference.
The new rule says that administrations shall ascertain the
facts and take the necessary actions when they encounter
jamming. What actions these might be were not spelled out
in the document.
The two satellite operators that have been targeted are
Eutelsat and Arabsat. They claim that the jamming signals
originate from Iran and Syria. The interference, which has
increased since September, 2011, has affected numerous
broadcasters including programming from the British
Broadcasting Corporation, Germany's Deutsche Welle, and
RFE's Radio Farda.
Joining in backing the revised ITU anti-jamming rule to
fight this willful and malicious interference to satellite
transmissions were Radio Netherlands Worldwide and the
European Broadcasting Union. (MN)
**
WORLDBEAT: PHILIPPINE ARC CELEBRATES GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
The Philippine Amateur Radio League is celebrating its
Golden Anniversary in 2012. To commemorate this milestone
the organization is sponsoring an on-the-air operation that
will award a special commemorative certificate to hams world-
wide who make contact with its members.
Also throughout 2012 the club will be operating with the
special event call sign of 4G0LD. QSL information along with
the rules to qualify for the Golden Anniversary award can be
found at www.dx1l.dxhams.net/Awards.htm (DU1XX, NZART)
**
RADIOSPORTS: SARL DIGITAL CONTEST FEBRUARY 26
From the Radiosports file comes word that the first in the
series of South African Radio League sponsored digital
contests will be held on Sunday, February 26 from 13:00 to
16:00 UTC with PSK and RTTY activity on 80, 40 and 20
meters. The exchange is a simple R-S-T report and a serial
number starting at 001. Stations maybe contacted twice per
band, once on PSK and once on RTTY. Other contests date
will be announced in the future. More is on-line at
www.sarl.za. (SARL)
**
HAM TECHNOLOGY: COLORADO 6 METER BEACON BACK ON FREQUENCY
Dave Clingerman, W6OAL, reports that the Colorado 6 meter
beacon is back up and running on its published frequency of
50.065 MHz. The beacon had gone into wander mode for a few
days after a suspected crystal oven failure had it sliding
around its normal operating frequency.
According to W6OAL, a spare local oscillator unit can
sometimes come in handy. Installing it apparently was the
fix. Dave adds that beacon reports are appreciated whenever
the band is open. (VHF Reflector)
**
DX
In DX, word that W5JON will once again be active as V47JA
from his vacation home at Calypso Bay, St. Kitts from
February 28th through March 28th. His activity will be on
80 through 6 meters using SSB. While on the island he plans
to operate during the ARRL International DX Contest on March
3rd and 4th and the CQ WPX SSB Contest March 24th through
the 25th. ALL QSL's to W5JON either direct
ON4AVT will be on the air as C5AVT from Gambia from
February 28th to March 20th. He will be active mostly on 15
meters using the digital PSK mode. QSL via home call.
G3SWH and G3OLU will be operational from western Swaziland
as 3DA0PW through February 29th. Their main objective is to
work as many European and North American stations on as many
different bands as possible and hope to make at least 15,000
QSOs. QSL via G3SWH, either direct, via the bureau or using
the facility on www.g3swh.org.uk.
Members of the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitter Society
and the 9M4SDX Team will be active as 9M0L from Pulau Layang
Island from April 10th to the 24th. If you work them QSL
direct to 9M2TO either direct or via the bureau to Malaysian
Amateur Radio Transmitter's Society. More details will be
forthcoming shortly.
DF7ZS, will be on the air from Aruba stroke P4 from P40V's
QTH between March 21st to the 27th. Activity will be casual
but he will operate during the CQ WPX SSB Contest using the
callsign P41P. QSL P4/DF7ZS via DF7ZS. QSL P41P via W3HNK.
Nine members of the 'A DX Group' will be active from Coloane
Island between May 17th and the 23rd. Operations will be on
160 through 6 meters, including the 30, 17 and 12 meter
bands. Modes used will be CW, SSB and RTTY. There will be
at least three stations on the air at the same time on
different bands and modes. The group's callsign will not be
announced until the beginning of their operations. QSL via
EB7DX, direct or by the Spanish Bureau. All QSO's will be
confirmed electronically via Logbook of the World.
Lastly, DL1NL will be operational portable OA4 from Lima,
Peru, until early March. His activity is only in his spare
time on 160-10 meters CW, with some SSB, from the Radio Club
Peruano station. QSL via DL1NL, either direct or via the
bureau. No electronic QSL's are accepted by this station.
(Above from various DX news sources)
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: THE AMPLION SPEAKER FROM 1926 VIDEO
And finally this week, the history of the early 20th century
Amplion loudspeaker is a story told in a recently released
video by Trilith Films in the United Kingdom. Bill
Pasternak, WA6ITF, is in the newsroom with more:
--
Titled "A Tale Retold" the video tells the story of UK radio
amateur Frank Marshall who in 1998 told Trilith pictures
about a collection of old motion picture films that had been
stored under his workbench for decades. He thought that
among them might be one film he had particularly enjoyed as
a boy. It was an advertisement for an early loudspeaker
called the Amplion. One that had been used in local cinemas
in the 1920's and by his father's pioneering radio business
on the Isle of Portland.
When rescued from the pile of rotting nitrate film it was
discovered that the film entitled "The Tale of the Amplion"
was a here to fore unknown work by the famous illustrator
William Heath Robinson. It is almost certainly the only
animated cartoon that Robinson ever made.
The tale is retold by Frank Marshall who preserved the film,
Gerry Wells of the Vintage Wireless Museum in London and
Geoffrey Beare of the William Heath Robinson Trust. Included
is the film as it originally appeared but with a especially
composed musical sound track created by composer Stephen
Deutsch.
A very interesting 20 minutes indeed.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF,
in the Newsroom in Los Angeles.
--
This video was shot and edited by John Holman for Trilith
and now appears on Transition Vision's Heritage Channel.
Its available for world-wide viewing on-line at YouTube. It
can be found at tinyurl.com/amplion. (Southgate,
ARNewslineT, others)
**
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