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Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1861 - April 12 2013
The following is a QST. Ham radio developed software is now a part of an
ongoing NASA solar observation mission; hams in Hawaii appear safe from a
new distracted driving law; Over the Horizon is back on the ham bands; the
Dayton Hamvention withdraws its 2013 Radio Amateur of the Year award and a
nice place for senior citizen hams to retire. Find out where on Amateur
Radio NewslineT report number 1861 coming your way right now.
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: AMSAT-DL TURBO CODE NOW ON NASA STEREO SPACECRAFT
Ham radio is now contributing directly to some vital space research. This
with the announcement that Turbo Code software written by AMSAT-DL is now
in use on the twin NASA STEREO spacecraft. Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm
Seeley, KI7UP, has the rest of the story:
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According to AMSAT-Germany, on April 2, the two NASA STEREO space-based
solar observatories permanently switched to Turbo Code to transmit their
real-time space weather data back to Earth. A network of four ground
stations, located at Germany, France, Japan and amateur radio station
DL0SHF in Germany receives the data, and uses software also written by
AMSAT-Germany to decode it.
The switch to Turbo Code has reportedly improved reception capabilities of
the ground stations by about 2 dB. This is a very welcome improvement
given that the two STEREO spacecraft are currently 269 and 286 million
kilometers respectively away from Earth.
STEREO which stands for the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory is a
solar observation mission using two nearly identical spacecraft. They
were launched in 2006 into orbits around the sun that cause them to
respectively pull farther ahead of and fall gradually behind the Earth.
This enables stereoscopic imaging of the Sun and other solar phenomena,
such as coronal mass ejections and the like.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'M Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,
Arizona.
--
More on the NASA STEREO solar observatory mission is on the web at
tinyurl.com/stereo-in-space. (AMSAT-DL)
**
PROPAGATION: INCOMING SOLAR STORM MAY AFFECT RADIO TRANSMISSSIONS AFTER
APRIL 13
A strong M6-class solar flare has hurled a Cornal Mass Ejection or CME
toward Earth. This after the magnetic field of sunspot AR1719 erupted at
0716 UT on April 11th.
Geomagnetic storms and high-latitude auroras were being predicted when the
fast-moving ionized cloud was to reach our planet, on April 13th. Solar
forecasters believed that radio, television, satellite and other
communications would likely be affected for several days afterward. Keep
an eye on spaceweather dot com for the latest updates. (Spaceweather)
**
RESCUE RADIO: HAMS ASSIST IN ARGENTINA FLOODING
Hams in Argentina are reported to be providing communications support in
response to the recent flooding to hit that nation. A statement provided
by RAYNET-HF on April 6th said that High Frequency nets are currently
operating on 7 dot 070 MHz and 7 dot 120 MHz. This is in addition to VHF
and UHF repeaters that are being kept on alert by the Radio Club La Plata
operating as LU8DZE. There is also a lot of emergency communication
taking place through the Facebook Emergenciaslu Amateur group page that is
maintained by the Amateur Radio Emergency Service of Argentina.
(RAYNET-HF)
**
INTRUDER WATCH: RUSSIAN AND IRANIAN OTH RADAR CAUSING INTERFERENCE ON HF
The dreaded sound of Over the Horizon Radar is again interfering with
communications on or near several ham radio bands. Amateur Radio
Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, is here with the details:
--
The latest Region One International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System
newsletter reports a Russian Over the Horizon Radar has been transmitting
between 3.555 to 3.590 and 3.750 to 3.785 MHz. The signal is always 35
kHz wide with its location believed to be in the area of Makhachkala, in
the Caspian Sea.
Amateur radio as well as many other services are being interfered with in
the evening hours by this annoying signal source. A letter has been sent
to the Russian Radio Society -- the SRR -- asking for assistance in ending
the operation of this Radar system.
Meantime an Iran based Over the Horizon Radar has been interfering with
ham radio operations on the 10 meter band. This Radar is on the air daily
on 28.000 to 29.700 MHz transmitting bursts that are 60 kHz wide. The
splatter from the signal often covers spectrum 500 kHz or more in
bandwidth. The German Department of Post and Telecommunications has sent
an official complaint to its counterpart in Iran.
Lastly, the Dutch Datawell buoys are still operating illegally on 10
meters. The Datawell Company was informed that the transmissions are
illegal by DK2OM and PA2GRU way back in March of 2012, but so far the
company has not responded and the interference continues.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the
newsroom in Los Angeles.
--
If you happen across signals in the ham radio bands that you know do not
belong there, please send a report to the Intruder Watch Coordinator for
the nation that you live in. (IARU R-1 IARUMS Newsletter)
**
RADIO LAW: HAWAII DISTRACTED DRIVING LAW EXEMPTS HAM RADIO
Some good news for hams in Hawaii. A new distracted driving law making
its way through the state legislature contains a full exemption for radio
amateurs.
Hawaii State Legislature House Bill 980 involving mobile electronics has
passed the Senate and has been transmitted back to the House. Testimonies
by amateur radio operators have kept the exemption intact to allow hams to
operate their radio gear while driving.
This bill is expected to pass, as the State of Hawaii needs a state-level
cellular telephone law banning text messaging in order to receive Federal
highway safety funds. It lost the funds in 2012 by not having such a law.
From here, the remaining steps are that a joint conference committee will
get together to work out the differences between the House and Senate
versions. That whats called the CD1 draft and will have to be ratified in
both the Hawaii House and Senate, before finally being transmitted to the
Governor for signature. The text of the new mweasure and any updates will
be available on-line on Ron Hashiro, AH6RH web page at
tinyurl.com/hawaii-cell-law, (AH6RH)
**
HAMVENTION 2013: HAMVENTION RESCINDS RADIO AMATEUR OF THE AWARD TO DL1BDF
The Dayton Amateur Radio Association, sponsor of the annual Dayton
Hamvention (R), has withdrawn its 2013 Radio Amateur of the Year Award.
Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB, is in near-by Wadsworth,
Ohio, with whats known so far:
--
In early March the Dayton Hamvention Awards Committee announced that it
had selected Captain Mustapha Landoulsi, DL1BDF, as its choice for 2013
Radio Amateur of the Year. But on April 4th the Hamvention announced that
Landoulsi would not be getting the award after all. In fact, this year,
nobody will.
The announcement of the decision to rescind the award came in a posting to
the Hamvention website and also distributed on the Hamvention's Yahoo
Groups remailer. Both said and we quote:
"We have received conflicting information from credible sources regarding
the accuracy of the winning nomination. The General Chairman of Hamvention
this year, Charles Kaiser, received these reports and followed up to
verify their accuracy. Unfortunately these changes the way we score for
the Amateur of the Year award and since the competition was close with
other nominees the outcome would have been different. Based on all of this
research the decision has been made by the Hamvention General Chairman not
to award the Amateur of the Year for 2013."
Captain Landoulsi is a retired Lufthansa airline pilot, had been named
recipient of the award for his ongoing work in promoting and developing
amateur radio in the Middle East and for organizing delivery of emergency
medical equipment and medication to countries in Africa. There was no
indication from the Hamvention or its Awards Committee as to the nature of
the "conflicting information" or any additional details regarding this
action.
In reply to our request for comment on the situation, Captain Landoulsi
responded in part that is not the awards cancellation that made him sad.
He notes that he already has a number of awards but that collecting awards
has not been his goal in life. Rather giving to others and helping every
one he can is what his life is all about. DL1BDF added that he will have
a more in depth statement for release shortly.
It should be noted that the decision by the Hamvention to rescind the
Radio Amateur of the Year Award will have no impact on this year's
Technical Achievement, Special Achievement and Radio Club of the Year
recipients. These three awards will be presented as originally announced.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephan Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth,
Ohio.
--
This is the first time since the Radio Amateur of the Year Award was
created back in 1955 that it has been withdrawn after being announced.
And as far as we can determine, it's also the first time that this award
will not be presented. (Dayton HamventionT, CQ, ARNewslineT, others)
**
BREAKING DX NEWS: NCDXF ANNOUNCES MAJOR GRANT TO FT/Z AMSTERDAM ISLAND
DXPEDITION
The Northern California DX Foundation has announced a grant of $50,000 to
the upcoming FT stroke Z Amsterdam Island DXpedition currently planned for
January and February of 2014. This is the second largest grant in the
history of the Northern California DX Foundation history. Amsterdam is
number 4 on the DX Magazine's Most Wanted List of rare DX locations for
2013. Check www.amsterdamdx.org in the near future for more DXpedition
details. (NCDXF)
**
RADIO BUSINESS: NEW YAESU FT-400DR DIGITAL DUAL BAND MOBILE
Big news in the world of digital VHF and UHF voice communications that the
Yaesu FTM-400DR dual band mobile transceiver has received FCC approval,
but when it will be available for sale is not known.
According to the Universal Radio website, the new 2 meter and 70
centimeter radio is power selectable at 50, 20 or 5 watts on either band,
features wide band receivers covering 108-470 and 800-999 MHz minus the
cellular band four scan modes and 500 memories per band and all the other
bells and whistles you would expect in a top of the line dual bander. But
it's Kevin Sanders Amateur Radio and Scanning Blog adds that reveals the
most important aspect of this new rig. That of it being capable of full
C4FM FDMA digital voice operation as well as conventional FM. This means
it will be the base and mobile radio that will compliment Yaesu's long
waited FT1D digital voice hand-held.
How much will the FTM-400DR set you back? At airtime there is no
manufacturers suggested price listed. All the Universal Radio website
says is that the information shown is preliminary and may be subject to
change without notice or obligation. You can take a look at the new Yaesu
offering at tinyurl.com/yaesu-digital-mobile. A video of the radio taken
at last years Tokyo Hamfair can be seen at tinyurl.com/ftm400.
(ARNewslineT, Universal Radio, Kevin Sanders Sanders Amateur Radio and
Scanning Blog)
**
CALIFORNIA CB OPERATOR CITED FOR TALKING TO MUCH TO NOBODY
A California CB operator has been cited by the FCC for what amounts to
having been long winded while talking to nobody on 11 meter CB. Here's
Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, with the details.
--
Talking to nobody on 11 meters but taking a long time to say it is the
crux of a Notice of Violation issued on March 12th to Joseph Loiacono who
lives in the Los Angeles suburb Lakewood.
According to the FCC, back on January 29th the FCC received a complaint of
interference to CB radio communications on 27.165 MHz. In response agents
from the Los Angeles Office Enforcement Bureau T-hunted the signal and
determined that they were coming from an antenna at a residence owned by
Mr. Loiacono.
While monitoring the frequency the agents observed someone whom they
allege to have been Joseph Loiacono engaging in extended one-way
transmissions which resulted in intentional interference to other CB
stations. Some of these transmissions the FCC says lasted up to twenty
minutes in length.
This in led to the FCC issuing the Notice of Violation seeking additional
information concerning the violations and any remedial actions that
Loiacono had since taken. Specifically his response had to fully explain
each violation, including all relevant surrounding facts and
circumstances. It was also was to contain a statement of the specific
actions he had so far taken to correct each violation and preclude any
recurrence.
But it did not end there. In accordance with Section 1.16 of the Rules,
Loiacono was directed to support his response with an affidavit or
declaration made under penalty of perjury, verifying the truth and
accuracy of the information that he provided to the FCC. He was also
warned that to knowingly and willfully make any false statement or conceal
any material fact in reply to the Notice of Violation was punishable by
fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. Code.
Joseph Loiacono was given 20 days from the release of the Notice of
Violation to submit his written statement concerning this matter. That
date is now past but at airtime it's not known what information he had in
his reply to the FCC.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, monitoring this
one from Los Angeles.
--
For what its worth, this is the first time in years if not decades that we
have heard of anyone on the 11 meter Citizens Band being issued a Notice
of Violation for making a one way transmission that was far to long. In
fact its one of the few instances of any real enforcement action on 11
meters in a long, long time. (FCC, CGC)
**
ENFORCEMENT: MOJAVE CA RESIDENT ISSUED WARNING AFTER FCC LOCATES AV
TRANSMITTER INTERFERING WITH NASA TELEMETRY
The FCC has issued a Notice of Unlicensed Operation of an audio-visual
transmitter used in the home of a Southern California resident. This
after receiving a complaint from NASA that it was receiving interference
to a telemetry receive site from radio transmissions centering on 2390
MHz.
In its March 26th release the FCC said that its investigators from the Los
Angeles office used direction finding to locate the interfering device at
the home of Julius Magos in the city of Mojave, California. This is not
far from the NASA receive site. The FCC says that when the power was
disconnected from the transmitter, the interference to the NASA telemetry
operations ceased.
Now in issuing Magos the Notice of Unlicensed Operation the FCC says that
its records show that no license was issued for operation of a transmitter
on 2390 MHz from his home location. As such operation of the device must
cease immediately.
Magos was also warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment
without a valid FCC authorization constitutes a violation of the Federal
laws and could subject the operator to severe penalties. These include
but are not limited to a substantial monetary forfeitures, seizure the
offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including imprisonment.
Magos was also told that the FCC will determine what if any further
enforcement action is required to ensure his compliance with the agency's
rules. (FCC, CGC)
**
ENFORCEMENT: FM TRANSLATOR FINED FOR INTERFERING WITH AVIATION COMMS
The FCC has reaffirmed a $4,000 Notice of Apparent Liability issued
against Playa Del Sol Broadcasters which is the licensee of FM translator
K238AK in Palm Desert, California. The commission said the translator
that operates on 109.5 MHz interfered with the VHF aviation band
communications three times in 2008 resulting from the broadcaster's
failure to properly attenuate the translator emissions. Interfered with
specifically was Riverside California County sheriff's helicopter
communications,
Playa Del Sol uses the translator to re-transmit KRCK- FM in Mecca,
California. The broadcaster didn't dispute the facts, but argued it
shouldn't be fined because its violation was not intentional. But the
commission backed up the Enforcement Bureau findings. It said even though
Playa Del Sol didn't intend to break the law, it still did. It also gave
Playa Del Sol Broadcasters the customary 30 days from the date of its
decision to pay the $4000 fine. (FCC, RW)
**
CRIME AGAINST HAM RADIO: NAURYZ DX CONTEST SITE HACKED
The Nauryz DX Contest website owned by the Kazakhstan Amateur Radio Club
was hacked the morning of April 9th. According to the Southgate news,
vistors to the site were treated to a picture of a warrior with a
scrolling text telling that said "Admin I hacked your site."
Laying claim to the hacking was made by a group called "Team Haxorsistz"
and "Bl4CK System". It followed the deadline of log submissions to the
contest committee by Sunday April 7th.
The hackers say that all information was retained. By late in the day a
visit to the site showed that it had been restored. (G0SFJ, Southgate)
**
RADIO HAPPENINGS: HIGH SCHOOL RADIO DAY - APRIL 24
High school radio stations in the United States will come together April
24 for High School Radio Day 2013. Amateur Radio Newsline's Skeeter Nash,
N5ASH, reports:
--
Following the inaugural event last May, a website has been created at
www.highschoolradioday.com to publicize the activities planned by
participating stations. The day's activities will include live broadcasts
from different high school stations around the country streamed on the
High School Radio Day website. There also will be links to station streams
and schools can register with a link to their own station website.
High School Radio Day was created following the successful launch of
College Radio Day in October of 2011. Founder Pete Bowers, the station
manager of WBFH-FM in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan decided to hold High
School Radio Day last year on May 16th because it is the anniversary of
the first U.S. high school radio station WNAS-FM in Albany, New York's
inaugural broadcast in 1949.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH
--
Organizers of High School Radio Day 2013 hope that this gathering will
raise the profile of the limited number of high school radio stations
still broadcasting in the United States. (RW)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: WEBINAR RECORDING FIRST TRANS ATLANTIC SHORTWAVE MESSAGE
NOW ON LINE
A Webinar archive presentation surrounding the story of the first
trans-Atlantic short wave message which involved several Radio Club of
America members and station 1BCG is now available for viewing on-line. To
access the recording, take your web browser to
tinyurl.com/rca-atlantic-message and click on the title The First Top Band
DX Contest - the 1921 Transatlantic Test by Frank Donovan W3LPL. This
Webinar recording is being hosted at the website of the World Wide Radio
Operators Foundation. (RCA)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: 2013 MARCONI PRIZE TO BE AWARDED TO HANDLELD PHONE
DEVELOPER MARTIN COOPER
The Marconi Society has announced that wireless visionary and entrepreneur
Martin Cooper is the recipient of the 2013 Marconi Prize. Cooper is
credited with developing and popularizing the concept of the handheld
mobile phone. He led the team that put Motorola at the forefront of a new
industry and in the process, he helped reshape and point the global
telecommunications industry in a new direction.
Martin Cooper will receive the $100,000 Marconi Prize at an awards dinner
in his honor being held on October 1st in Bologna, Italy. He also will
deliver the keynote address for a three-day conference preceding the
awards gala, jointly sponsored by the Marconi Institute for Creativity and
the Marconi Society
The Marconi Prize is considered the pinnacle honor in the field of
communication and information science. (Published News Reports)
**
RADIO IN SPACE: SPACELAB II PROPOSED BEYOND THE MOON
NASA has propose a concept for a deep space station that has been dubbed
Skylab 2. It placing such a station on-orbit at the Earth/Moon L2 point
in space. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, with the
details:
--
According to Space.com, the Skylab 2 concept would consist of a
single-piece habitat based on the Space Launch System's upper-stage
hydrogen tank. The resulting space station would be the equivalent of a
two-story house. That would be enough to accommodate a crew of four
astronauts and several years of provisions with comfort. Solar arrays,
radiators, and a module that contains equipment for assembly, repair, and
propellant transfer would be attached.
The advantage over using International Space Station modules is that in
the latter case, some assembly would be required. Skylab 2 would be ready
for occupancy by a four-person crew launched separately in an Orion
Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle.
The news that NASA was considering using the Space Launch System heavy
lift launcher to deploy a deep space station 38,000 miles beyond the
moon's far side, was first reported in the Orlando Sentinel in September.
Such a space station would be human tended, hosting crews for weeks and
then months at a time. It would serve as a way station for expeditions
into deep space or back to the lunar surface. Astronauts on the deep space
station could remotely operate radio controlled robots on the lunar
surface and would study the effects of deep space, which includes
microgravity and radiation, on the human body.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion, Illinois
--
L Points also known as Lagrange points, are the five positions in an
orbital configuration where a small object affected only by gravity can
theoretically be part of a constant-shape pattern with two larger objects
such as a satellite with respect to the Earth and Moon. The Lagrange
points mark positions where the combined gravitational pull of the two
large masses provides precisely the centripetal force required to orbit
with them. (NASA, Published News Reports)
**
WORLDBEAT: CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST CLASS CW
OPERATORS CLUB
To commemorate their 75th anniversary of the First Class CW Operators Club
this coming May the organization is holding a month-long on-air event
featuring more than 20 special FOC suffix calls. This will include
GB75FOC which is a special anniversary callsign for their club station.
There will also be other FOC callsigns operating from the USA and Canada
as well as some exotic locations such as VQ9, HZ1 and 5T. Stations will
gain points for contacting any First Class CW Operators Club member and a
certificate will be presented to stations who reach certain point levels.
Founded in 1938 with its roots, history and management in the United
Kingdom, the First Class CW Operators' Club promotes good CW operating,
Morse activity, friendship and socializing via its worldwide membership of
approximately 500. Complete details of the group and this event is
on-line at tinyurl.com/first-class-morse. (Via e-mail)
**
WORLDBEAT: BBC WORLD SERVICE REDUCES SHORTWAVE BROADCASTS
A new schedule with reduced shortwave transmissions began on the BBC World
Service on April 1st. As part of the change shortwave and medium wave
transmissions in the English language will be reduced by a minimum of 6
hours each day. Also shortwave Arabic language broadcasts ceased
complexly. You can read the full schedule change announcement at
tinyurl.com/BBC-World-English. (Southgate)
**
WORLDBEAT: BBC WORLD SERVICE OVER TO YOU ON CHINESE JAMMING
The BBC World Service program Over To You has presented a program that
explores the way that the stations shortwave transmissions are being
affected by jamming in parts of Asia. This is the result of an e-mail
from a listener in West Bengal who was having problems listening to the
service.
With the help of the World Service's head of business development, the
show discovers how jamming of its shortwave transmissions inside China is
spilling over into neighboring countries. It also explores what the BBC
can do to remedy the situation through various international
organizations. You can hear the program on-line at
tinyurl.com/bbc-against-jamming. (Southgate, BBC)
**
WORLDBEAT: TWO RADIO STATIONS ATTACKED IN GUINEA
A journalists' association in Guinea says that two privately-owned radio
stations have been attacked, as political tensions rise before Guinea's
legislative elections on May 12. The Union of Free Radio and Television
of Guinea says Renaissance FM and the Planet FM were both shot at when
Faya Millimo who is the leader of the opposition Liberal Bloc was being
interviewed. Also, two civilians and one police officer have been killed
in a series of anti-government demonstrations that rocked Guinea's capital
in recent weeks. (UFR via Facebook)
**
WORLDBEAT: ALGERIAN AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY
The Algerian Amateur Radio Association recently celebrated its fiftieth
anniversary.
The current president of the association is Afif Benlagha, 7X2RO. During
a press conference held to mark this anniversary he recalled the various
stages the association went through since its creation on March 23, 1963.
Also present at the event was International Amateur Radio Union, Region 1
president Hans Blondeel Timmerman whose call is PB2T. Timmerman
highlighted Algerian expertise in this area of communications. (Algeria
Press Service)
**
ON THE AIR: CS250CLE CELEBRATES THE BELL TOWER OF CLERIGOS CHURCH
On the air, word that Portuguese amateurs will be operating through the
end of the year with the call CS250CLE. This to celebrate the 250th
anniversary of the final construction of the Torre dos Clerigos bell tower
of the Church of Clerigos. Since its completion the tower has overlooked
the city of Porto as the highest bell tower in Portugal. If you contact
CS250CLE please QSL via CS5RPT. (DXNL)
**
ON THE AIR: FRENCH CW SOCIETY - SPECIAL EVENT
Look for special event callsign TM28UFT to be active during the 28th
annual meeting of the French CW Society which will be held in Panazol
Center, France, through April 21st. Activity will be on the HF bands and
possibly others for this Morse only operation. The QSL Manager is F9IE.
More information is on-line at www.uft.net. (UFT.net)
**
DX
In DX, GM0OBX will be running the special event call of GB1PC during April
from Stirling and District Amateur Radio Society in the United Kingdom.
This to celebrate the new Police Service of Scotland. Please QSL to
GM0OBX either direct or via the bureau.
LY5A will be on the air as LY23A until through April 23rd to celebrate the
anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanian independence. No times or
frequencies have been announced. If you work him QSL via LY5A.
IK2GZU will be in the southern region of Tanzania through May 8th working
on electrical installations of the local hospital and orphanage. He hopes
to find time to erect a 3 element yagi and operate as 5H3MB. If you make
contact please QSL via his home call.
SN0MD to be active in celebration Poland's 40th Debno marathon. Operation
of this station continues through April 22nd. QSL via SP1PNW.
Lastly, RW3AH is currently on the air from Egypt as SU9AF. He's
reportedly operational on all of the HF bands. QSl via UA3DX .
(Above from various DX sources)
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: RETIREMENT PROPERTIES INSTALLS HAM RADIO SHACKS
And finally this week the story of some retirement villages that not only
approve of ham radio, but they even provide places from where residents
can get on the air. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Mark Abramovich,
NT3V, with the details:
--
The Marshalltown, Iowa, Times-Republican newspaper reports that 81 year
old Tom Morgan, W4UTK, has use of three operating ham radio stations
complete with a 500-watt amplifier in a comfortable ham shack at the
Embers Retirement Community.
The location and equipment were all made possible by Brad Lee, W0VFT, of
Phoenix, Arizona. Lee is identified as the CEO of Trilogy-Embers. That's
the company that owns Embers and a number of other retirement centers in
the United States.
Embers Executive Director is Vicki Bogner. She is quoted as saying that
Brad Lee picked up interest in short-wave from his father whom his QRZ dot
com page as the late C. W. "Lee", and the first holder of the W0VFT
callsign.
She went on to say that Brad Lee began by installing ham shacks for
residents in his Phoenix area properties. This after he learned some had
been ham operators in their own homes but had given up the hobby after
moving in to one of the Embers properties.
The full story is on the web at tinyurl.com/retirement-ham-shack. We say
this is a great way to support the senior citizens of ham radio who have
contributed so much to this nation and to the hobby.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, in
Philadelphia.
--
The Times-Republican story notes that Marshalltown resident Tom Morgan,
W4UTK, has been a ham radio enthusiast much of his life. Also that he
knew he wanted to become an electrical engineer by the time he was age 12.
(Southgate, Times-Republican)
**
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