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Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1869 - June 7 2013
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1869 with a release date of June 7th
2013 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A ham radio operator severe weather researcher
looses his life in an Oklahoma tornado; the FCC sets commentary date for
comments on RF exposure reassessment; new life for ham radio in Ghana; the
government seizes an unlicensed broadcast station near Boston and some
long missing moon dust is found in a California warehouse. All this and
more on Amateur Radio NewslineT report number 1869 coming your way right
now.
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RESCUE RADIO: THREE SEVERE WEATHER RESEARCHERS LOST IN OKLAHOMA TORNADO
A ham radio operator, his son and an associate who chased severe weather
to help science better understand Mother Nature's wrath has been killed by
a tornado in Oklahoma. Amateur Radio Newsline's Burt Hicks has the sad
details:
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Professional storm chasers Tim Samaras, WJ0G, his son Paul and fellow
investigator Carl Young lost their lives on May 31st when a tornado that
they were trailing unexpectedly changed paths and rammed their vehicle
near El Reno, Oklahoma.
According to news reports it all happened so suddenly that the three
severe weather investigators were unable to escape the storms wrath. Tim
Samaras was found dead in his vehicle still strapped in his seat belt.
Paul Samaras and Carl Young had apparently been pulled from the vehicle by
the tornado with the remains of one found almost a half mile away.
Tim and Paul Samaras and Carl Young were not your average storm chasers.
The three were a part of a scientific field study called TWISTEX or the
Tactical Weather Instrumented Sampling in or Near Tornadoes Experiment.
This is a scientific field research program that had been originated by
Tim Samaras. Its purpose is to better understand the origin, maintenance
and decay of tornadic activity in the hope of gaining insight and
knowledge of the seldom sampled near surface internal tornado environment.
The experiment was well known in the meteorology community and had been
featured on The Discovery Channel's television program Storm Chasers.
In a public statement honoring the three, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration stated that Tim Samaras was a respected tornado
researcher and friend of NOAA who brought to the field a unique portfolio
of expertise in engineering, science, writing and videography. The NOAA
statement went on to say that Samaras work was documented through an
extensive list of formal publications and conference papers. News reports
said that Tim Samaras held the Guinness World Record for recording the
greatest pressure drop ever measured inside a tornado and was the only
person to ever record video from the interior of a tornado using special
technology that he had developed.
Terry Garcia is the Executive Vice President of the National Geographic
Society. He said that his organization had provided 18 grants to Tim
Samaras for research over the years for field work like he was doing in
Oklahoma at the time of his death. Garcia added that tornadoes were not
Tim Samaras' only interest and that his work on lightning was featured in
the August 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Burt Hicks, in Los Angeles.
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We know that you join us in sending condolences to the families of these
three valiant severe weather researchers. (ARNewslineT from various news
sources)
**
RADIO LAW: FCC SETS DEADLINES FOR RF EXPOSURE REASSESSMENT COMMENTS
The ARRL report the deadlines have been set for comments and reply
comments in an FCC proceeding to reassess the limits and policies
governing exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic fields
On March 27, the FCC released a First Report and Order, Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry in ET Docket Nos. 13-84 and
03-137.
Publication in the June 4, 2013 Federal Register started the clock on a
90-day period for comments, the deadline for which is September 3rd.
There is an additional 60-day period for reply comments, i.e. until
November 1st.
The unusually long period for comments reflects the complexity of the
proceeding and underscores the Commission's desire for specific
information on the costs and benefits related to the RF exposure issue.
While the FCC proposals do not change the existing RF exposure limits,
they include the deletion of existing special exemptions from evaluation
in the Amateur Radio Service in Section 97.13(c) of its rules. Minor
rules changes adopted in the Report and Order section of the document take
effect on August 5.
A summary of the document is at tinyurl.com/exposure-limit-comment
(ARRL)
**
ELECTRONIC LAW: WHITE HOUSE GOING AFTER PATENT TROLLS
If you are a ham or other hobbyist who produces a podcast, listen up. The
White House says that its time to end what the legal world calls patent
trolling. And it's taking the first steps by issuing five executive
actions and seven legislative recommendations designed to protect U.S.
companies and their products from spurious litigation from Patent
Assertion Entities that are more commonly called Patent Trolls. Amateur
Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, reports:
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According to the National Economic Council and the Council of Economic
Advisors, Patent Trolls are entities that threaten to sue thousands of
companies at once, without specific evidence of infringement against any
of them. They may also create shell companies that make it difficult for
defendants to know who is suing them and assert that their patents cover
inventions not imagined at the time they were granted.
Information made public by the two councils say that suits brought by
patent trolls have jumped by nearly 250% in just the last two years,
rising from 29% of all infringement suits to 62% of all infringement
suits. Estimates suggest that patent trolls may have threatened over
100,000 companies with patent infringement last year alone.
But it does not end there. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says that
there is yet another new aspect to this situation This is where Patent
Trolls are increasingly targeting retailers, consumers and other end-users
of products containing patented technology especially software.
Among the initial steps being taken by the Obama administration is having
the Patent and Trademark Office begin a rulemaking to require patent
applicants and owners to regularly update patent ownership information
when they are involved in patent proceedings before that agency,
specifically naming who controls the patent. Its also will give more
training to its patent examiners on scrutiny of functional claims and
develop strategies to improve claim clarity. This in areas where
stakeholders remain concerned about patents with overly broad claims.
Possibly more important to all U.S, citizens is the White House statement
that says end users should not be subject to lawsuits for simply using a
product as it was intended. It says that citizens need an easier way to
know their rights before entering into costly litigation or settlements
with Patent Trolls.
For the amateur Radio Newsline, I;m Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,
Pennsylvania.
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The Obama Administration says it stands ready to work with Congress to
enact legislation to curb this type of patent abuse. This could be
particularly important to a growing sector of hams that are producing and
posting amateur radio oriented podcasts to the World-Wide-Web. This is
especially true of the teens and pre-teens whose ham radio oriented
podcasts appear to be the fastest growing segment of all. (RW, U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office)
**
WORLDBEAT: NEW LIFE FOR HAM RADIO IN GHANA
Some good news out of Ghana. The first Amateur Radio Administration
meeting aimed at bringing together operators, industry experts and other
relevant bodies to exchange experiences and best practices in the field
was recently held in that nation. Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephan
Kinford, N8WB, reports:
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The weeklong workshop was organized by Ghana's National Communication
Authority in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union
and the International Amateur Radio Union.
Paarock VanPercy is the Director General of Ghana's National Communication
Authority. Speaking at the opening session of the gathering he said
amateur radio needs to be regulated to ensure that the frequencies used by
these operations did not interfere or impact on the operations of
commercial and professional radio users. However he then underscored the
importance of amateur radio operations, saying they had contributed
immensely in the fields of science, engineering, industry and social
services.
VanPercy advised Senior High Schools, polytechnic schools and universities
to apply for licenses from the National Communication Authority to expose
students to amateur radio operations for research. He also announced that
his agency would soon publish the syllabus for amateur radio examinations
in that nation.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8EWB, in Wadsworeth,
Ohio.
--
You can read the full story at tinyurl.com/ham-radio-in-ghana.
(Ghana.gov, Southgate)
**
WORLDBEAT: HAMS IN SPAIN GRANTED NEW BANDSPACE
Hams in Spain have been granted an extension of the 160 meter band along
with a new 630 meter allocation. This with word that Spanish radio
amateurs have been authorized to use a new segment from 1810 to 1830 kHz
on secondary basis. The new frequencies are in addition to their primary
allocation of 1830 to 1850 kHz. Spanish radio amateurs are also now
allowed to use the band of 472 to 479 kHz also on secondary basis.
(EA7SB, Southgate)
**
RESTRUCTURING: MORE 6 METER BABNDSPACE IN GERMANY
Radio amateurs in Germany have had their 6 meter band extended until at
least the end of the year. The latest allocation is from 50.03 to 51MHz
and the bottom 30 kHz ties up with where the new 6 meter Synchronized
Propagation or Synced Beacons are planned. German radio amateurs may use
all modes with a bandwidth up to 12 kHz but must not cause interference to
the primary user of the band which is the German the military. (GB2RS)
**
ENFORCEMENT: GOVERNMENT SEIZES UNLICENSED BROADCAST STATION NEAR BOSTON
It does not happen very often, but in this case the U.S. Attorney's Office
for Massachusetts has seized transmission equipment from an unlicensed
broadcaster operating in the Boston area. This after the FCC received
interference complaints from a licensed station and tracked the
unauthorized transmissions to the neighborhood of Roslindale last January.
Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP, picks up the story:
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According to the court documents, upon finding the transmitters location
agents from the commission's Enforcement Bureau went to the building and
posted Notices of Unlicensed Operation on the station door. These
contained a warning the operator to stop transmitting without a license.
When the agents returned, the notices were gone, and the station was still
putting out a signal on 88.5 MHz.
The FCC escalated the case into a forfeiture action and that's when the
office of the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts became involved. And on May
21st Federal agents raided the station and seized the transmission
equipment.
Carmen Ortiz is a U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. In a press statement
she said that it is a potential hazard to public safety for pirate radio
stations to broadcast illegally and interfere with critical radio
communications. She added that the U.S. Attorney's Office will work in
conjunction with the FCC to identify and seize equipment from these pirate
broadcasters.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale,
Arizona.
--
The warrant in this case was only recently unsealed in U.S. District
Court. Whether or not it signals a change in tactics on the part of
government enforcement action against unlicensed broadcasts remains to be
seen. (FCC, RW)
**
RADIO LICENSING: VEC CLERICAL ERROR LEADS TO PROPOSED LICENSE
MODIFICATION
A clerical error by a Volunteer Examination Coordinator will likely lead
to a license downgrade for a California ham. This after the FCC releases
an order proposing to modify the license of James H. Schofield, KI6JIM,
from General to Technician due to no fault of his own.
On November 29, 2012, the W5YI Volunteer Examiner Coordinator sent an
electronic data file to the Commission requesting that Schofield's
operator license for amateur station KI6JIM be modified to upgrade to
General Class amateur radio operator privileges. Based on this
application, the Commission granted Schofield a General Class license on
November 29, 2012.
On May 30, 2013, the W5YI VEC notified the Commission that it had made a
typographical error in the November 2012 data file and that a licensee
other than Schofield had qualified for a General Class operator license.
W5YI VEC noted that a correction was filed, resulting in the other
licensee receiving the operator license for which he had qualified but
that Schofield's operator privileges had not been returned to Technician
Class operator privileges. The W5YI VEC urged the FCC to modify
Schofield's license to correct the operator privileges.
Now in a June 4th Order Proposing Modification the FCC says it believes
that the grant of General Class operator privileges to Schofield was
erroneous because he did not pass the examination necessary to qualify for
that class of operator license. Rather, he appears to be currently
authorized to operate with General Class operator privileges due to a
typographical error made during the application process. As such it
believes that a modification of the license for amateur station KI6JIM to
replace General Class operator privileges with Technician Class operator
privileges is appropriate. It also notes that if Schofield opposes this
action that he has 30 days to submit a written statement with sufficient
evidence to show that the modification would not be in the public
interest. (FCC)
**
RESCUE RADIO: FCC SAYS OK TO NEW PSA USING SIMULATED EAS TONES
The FCC has issued a waiver specifically for a new series of on the air
Public Service Announcements or PSA's which include a simulated Wireless
Emergency Alert or EAS Attention Signal.
The new PSAs are called "Wireless Alerts - Sounds of Your Life." Normally
airing live EAS tones is prohibited. However in this case, the Ad Council
confirmed to Radio World that FCC says the attention signal in the PSA
does not mislead the listening or viewing public into erroneously
concluding that an actual emergency message is being transmitted.
The Alabama Broadcasters Association had previously suggested that
broadcasters not to air these new PSAs from the Ad Council because they
contained actual EAS tones. However in an updated memo issued to members
late Friday, May 31st, the association said that the tone sounds the same
as the EAS alert tone, but has a different set of codes. As such, it will
not trigger a stations EAS receiver.
The new English and Spanish language PSAs are being distributed as part of
Hurricane Preparedness Week. This is an annual effort by FEMA, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security and the National Hurricane Center to inform the public
about hurricane hazards and help citizens prepare and take action. (RW,
FCC)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: INDIA SMALL SATELLITE WORKSHOP FEATURES HAM RADIO
A Small Satellite Developer Workshop featuring Amateur Radio is now slated
for July 8th to the 13th in Chennai, India. The amateur radio segment is
being conducted by the National Institute of Amateur Radio with topics to
be discussed to include Software Designed Receiver design and Basics of
Spacecraft Technology among others. Further details are on the web at
www.spaceschool.co.in. (NAIR)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: EMC WORKING GROUP FRIEDRICHSHAFEN MEETING
The International Amateur Radio Union's Region 1 Electromagnetic
Compatibility Working Group has invited its members as well as observers
from all national societies to attend the meeting. This to take place in
Friedrichshafen, Germany on Friday, June 28th.
The meeting will be held from 12:00 to 13:30 local time at the same venue
as last year. Details of how to find the meeting room can be obtained from
the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club or IARU booths in the main convention
hall or from the convention's operations personnel. More including a
group of EMC Working Group members is on line at
tinyurl.com/iaru-r1-emc-2013. (IARU Region 1)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: SOUTHERN CAL BOZO NET 2 METER SSB NET
Meantime on this side of the Atlantic, if you are a 2 meter SSB user
looking to meet others, listen up. The Southern California 2 Meter BOZO
Net meets on 144.240 MHz Upper Sideband at 8:00 P.M. Pacific every Sunday
evening. Net organizers invite anyone within rage to sign in and join in
the discussions. More information can be found at www.2meterbozo.net.
(N6EQ)
**
HAM HAPPENINGS: CR6RI TO CELEBRATE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Rotary International which holds the distinction of being the worlds first
Volunteer Service Organization is holding it's annual convention this year
in Lisbon, Portugal from June 22nd to the 26th. To help celebrate this
event Rotarians Of Amateur Radio which is a fellowship of Rotarians, is
activating a special event station CR6RI during the Convention's
exhibition hours from 09:00 to 18:00 UTC daily. Frequencies to be used
will be 14.287, 14.293 and possibly 21.293 MHz. More information will be
made available on qrz.com. About 30,000 Rotary members are expected to
attend this year's convention gathering.
(VK4ZD)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: KX9X REPLACES W1AGP AS ARRL MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
MANAGER
Some names in the news this week This with word that ARRL Contest Branch
Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, has accepted the position of Media and Public
Relations Manager for the League.
Sean Kutzko joined the ARRL as the Contest Branch Manager in October 2007.
An enthusiastic operator in contests and VHF weak-signal work as well as
a backpack QRPer, Kutzko holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from
the University of Illinois at Springfield and has worked at several
National Public Radio affiliates in the Midwest.
Kuzko replaces former Media and Public Relations Manager Allen Pitts,
W1AGP who officially retired earlier this year but had stayed on until a
replacement could be found. Pitts will remain as a consultant on the
planning of the ARRL's 2014 centennial celebration.
Taking over as Contest Branch Manager is Mike DeChristopher, N1TA.
DeChristopher started at ARRL last year as a Logbook of The World
Specialist and Awards and Programs Assistant. He resides in Feeding
Hills, Massachusetts and is very active in contesting from that location.
Kutzko and DeChristopher will begin their new positions on June 17th.
(ARRL)
**
NAMES IN THE NEWS: BOB RATCLIFFE NAMED CHIEF OF FCC ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn has named Bob Ratcliffe acting chief
of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau. Ratcliffe moves over from the Media
Bureau, where he had been had been deputy chief. Ratcliffe has been at
the commission for more than 35 years. He's had stints as acting chief of
the Media Bureau during the final phases of the digital television
transition in 2009 and as deputy chief of the Enforcement Bureau from 2006
to 2009. Previously, Ratcliffe held various positions in the former Mass
Media Bureau. The move was prompted because Clyburn recently named the
previous chief of the Enforcement Bureau, Michele Ellison, as her chief of
staff. (RW)
**
CHANGING OF THE GUARD: VETERAN KNX ANCHOR HARRY BIRRELL, KM6WX - SK
The changing of the guard in ham radio continues. This with word of the
passing of longtime veteran Los Angeles newsman Harry Birrell, KM6WX, at
age 85.
A native of Steubenville, Ohio, Harry Birrell started his broadcasting
career at WBVP in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania in 1949. From there he moved
to WEIR West Virginia and held positions at several other stations before
moving West. He joined KFWB the then Group W Westinghouse station in Los
Angeles before moving to KNX Newsradio in 1968. There Birrell was hired
as a news anchor and spent the next 25 years as one of the best known
radio voices in Southern California. He partially retired from KNX in
1993 but spent the next 5 1/2 years working from his home studio. From
there he sent in daily reports of Ventura County news that were heard on
the station. He went into full retirement in 1999.
During his long career Harry Birrell was honored with nine Golden Mikes
awarded by the Radio and Television News Association of Southern
California for his excellence in broadcasting. He has also been
recognized repeatedly by the Greater Los Angeles Press Club, the Valley
Press Club, the Associated Press and United Press International. Perhaps
his highest tribute was being named recipient of the Dupont-Columbia Award
for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism given to him by the Graduate School
of Journalism at Columbia University.
According to his bio on QRZ.com, Harry Birrell and his wife Emily had been
married over 57 years when she passed away in 2007. He is survived by his
two children and five grand-children. At airtime, funeral arrangements
had not yet been announced.
(KNX Newsradio, QRZ.com and other published news reports)
**
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: PERCEPTIVE RADIO ADAPTS TO WHERE IT IS
A radio that is able to change the context of a broadcast depending on
where you are and what you are doing, has been demonstrated by the BBC.
The Perceptive Radio, created by Ian Forrester of the corporation's Future
Media division, is thought to be a world first.
For its initial showing the team produced a computer-generated radio drama
where the script altered depending on factors such as weather. This
proof-of-concept drama used a computer generated voice for one of the
characters and could adapt on the fly according to data pulled from
external sources. For instance, it could make reference to local places
which would differ from the script depending on where in the world a
listener is.
If you want to read more about this latest in almost senescent computer
technology you will find it on the web at tinyurl.com/thinking-radio.
(BBC, Southgate)
**
RADIO FROM SPACE: FIRST PAPER BASED ON KAT-7 RADIO TELESCOPE RELEASED
The South African Radio League reports that the first scientific paper
based on observations performed with South Africa's new KAT-7 radio
telescope, has been accepted for publication by the prestigious journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomy Society.
Using the new KAT-7 telescope and the existing 26 meter radio telescope at
the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, South African and
international astronomers have observed a neutron star system known as
Circinus X-1. This as it fires matter from its core in extensive, compact
jets that flare brightly.
The details of the flares are visible only in radio waves. The full story
and a brief video are on line at www.amsatsa.org.za. (AMSAT-SA)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: Fox-1 Ham Radio CubeSat frequencies announced
The International Amateur Radio Union Frequency Coordination Panel has
announced coordinated frequencies for the AMSAT-NA Fox-1CubeSat. The
uplink will be on 435.180 MHz for FM voice and the downlink on145.980 MHz
with FM voice and an optional sub audible FSK digital carrier channel.
Fox-1a is a one unit cubesat that will serve as a communications relay for
radio amateurs worldwide via the onboard FM repeater system. It will also
carry an experiment consisting of a 3-axis gyro developed by Penn State
University. The communications and scientific experiment missions will run
concurrently. (AMSAT)
**
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: HAMTV FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
The frequencies of 2422.0 MHz and 2437.0 MHz have been announced for a new
ham radio Digital TV transmitter that will operate as an educational
adjunct from the International Space Station.
The main mission of what's being called Ham TV is to perform school
contacts between the astronauts onboard ISS and educational institutions
on the ground. This by providing space station to ground video within
ARISS program.
To accomplish this, the ISS will host a new S-Band video transmitting
station in addition to the existing VHF FM ham band transceiver. The new
equipment will have the ability to transmit images from orbit during the
school contacts. It will also be able to broadcast other pre-recorded
video images up to 24 hours a day to allow ground stations tuning. More
information on this new on-orbit service is on the Web at
tinyurl.com/iss-dtv. (IRTS)
**
ON THE AIR: PS2013CCB CELEBRATES FIFA IN BRAZIL
On the air, listen out for Brazilian special event station PS2013CCB to be
active between June 15th to the 30th to celebrate the FIFA Confederations
Cup Brazil event. Operation will be on 40 through 10 meters using CW, SSB
and various digital modes. Operations are. QSL via PS7AB, only via the
bureau or electronically using either Logbook of the World or eQSL. SWL
card request are also welcome. (OPDX)
**
DX
In DX, F9IE, is now operational stroke CT7 from Portugal on 60 meters. He
is running 100 and should be there for about another week. He is said to
be operating CW on 5405 and 5373 kHz with SSB on 5403.5 and 5371.5 kHz.
No QSL information has been provided.
The VU7KV Lakshadweep Islands operation last month has been approved for
DXCC credit. If anyone had this contact rejected in a recent submission
send an e-mail to bmoore (at) arrl (dot) org to be placed on the list for
an update to your record.
VK3DAC is currently operational from Christmas Island as VK9DAC
He is active on 80 through 10 meters as time permits. QSL as directed by
the operator.
DL1DI will be active as PJ4D from the island of Bonaire between June 22nd
and July 10th. All that's known so far is that he will be there on
vacation. More details to be follow.
W1XP is currently active stroke P4 from Aruba. Listen out for him on the
various High Frequency bands. QSL's go via his home call.
F5SWB will be on the air as TU5DF from the Ivory Coast from June through
October. Activity will be on all of the High Frequency bands. QSL via
F5SWB.
Lastly, word that ZS6EZ and ZS6P will be active from Mozambique from
October 15th to the 22nd as C92Z and C91P respectively. They will also be
operational using the call C82DX. QSL C92Z via ZS6EZ. Cards for C91P go
via ZS6P
**
THAT FINAL ITEM: LOST MOON DUST FOUND IN STORAGE ON EARTH
And finally this week, several vials of moon dust brought back to Earth by
the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in
California. This after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40
years. Amateur Radio Newsline's Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, reports:
--
Many of you likely remember those fuzzy live pictures from the moons
surface when Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human being to set
foot on an alien world. We also watched as Armstrong and Apollo 11 crew
mate Buzz Aldrin collected samples from the Lunar surface before returning
with them to mother Earth. Now some four decades later a part of the
samples that Armstrong and Aldrin brought back with them were recently
rediscovered by an archivist who was going over artifacts tucked away at
the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Karen Nelson, who made the surprising discovery, said in a statement from
the lab that they don't know how or when the samples ended up in storage.
She says that she came across about 20 vials with handwritten labels dated
"24 July 1970," packed in a vacuum-sealed glass jar.
Accompanying the jar was an academic paper published in the Proceedings of
the Second Lunar Science Conference in 1971, titled "Study of Carbon
Compounds in Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 Returned Lunar Samples." All of the
authors of the paper were from the University of California, Berkeley's
Space Sciences Laboratory. This included Nobel Prize-winning chemist
Melvin Calvin, who worked with NASA on efforts to protect the moon from
contamination during the first lunar landing, as well as planning on how
to protect those on Earth from unknown pathogens that might have been
lurking on the Moon's surface.
It turns out that the moon dust samples were supposed to have been sent
back to NASA after the Space Sciences Laboratory team finished their
research on them for some unknown reason they instead ended up in storage.
After making the discovery Nelson then got in touch with NASA officials.
They in turn permitted her to open the jar to remove the vials before she
returned them to the space agency and making for a happy ending to a 4
decade old story that began on the surface of the Moon.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Cheryl Lasek, K9BIK, in Zion,
Illinois.
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In all, NASA's moon-walking Apollo astronauts brought 842 pounds of lunar
samples back to Earth between 1969 and 1972, and very little of it was
thought to be unaccounted for until Nelson's discovery. More on this
important find is on the Web at tinyurl.com/moon-dust-found
(TechMag7 and other published news reports)
**
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