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Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1960  April 10 2015

Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1960 with a release date of Friday,
April 10, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1,  

The following is a QST.  The ARRL tells the FCC that ham radio and vehicle
radar systems can co-exist at 76 to 81 GHz;  UK hams get 70.5 to 71.5 MHz for
digital experimentation by special permit; South Africa hams gain full
kilowatt privileges;  the Northern California DX Foundation announces a grant
of $50,000 to the upcoming VK0EK Heard Island DXpedition and radio tracking
tiny birds as they fly south over the Atlantic.  All this and more on Amateur
Radio Newsline report number 1960 coming your way right now.

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RADIO LAW:  ARRL TO FCC:  AMATEUR RADIO AND VEHICULAR RADARS CAN JOINTLY
EXIST ON 77-81 GHZ

The ARRL has told the FCC that Amateur radio and vehicular radar systems can
co-exist in the 76 to 81 GHz band as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's
Don Wilbanks, AE5DW:

--

[Don] In comments filed in response to a February FCC Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking and Reconsideration Order the ARRL has told the Commission that it
should make no change in the Amateur Radio allocation at 76 to 81 GHz.  Nor
should it impose any additional regulatory constraints on Amateur or
Amateur-Satellite uses of the band.  

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Reconsideration in ET Docket 15 dash
26, the telecommunications regulator solicited comment on issues involving
expanded use of various radar applications in the 76 to 81 GHz.  This is
spectrum that Amateur Radio shares with other services.  The band 77.5 to 78
GHz is allocated to the Amateur and Amateur Satellite services on a primary
basis, and to the Radio Astronomy and Space Research services on a secondary
basis. 

FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Reconsideration was in response to a
2012 Petition for Rulemaking RM-11666 by Robert Bosch LLC.  It also was in
answer to a pair of petitions for reconsideration of a 2012 Report and Order
addressing vehicular radar systems in the 76 to 77 GHz band.  ET 15 dash 26
also incorporated earlier proceedings.  

In its comments, the ARRL suggested that the FCC overreached in proposing
unjustifiable changes at 77 to 81 GHz on its own initiative.  The League said
that this is not called for in the text of the Bosch Petition for Rule Making
or in any comments that have been filed thus far.  Nor was there any
suggestion that there is any incompatibility between Amateur Radio operation
and automotive Radars.  The ARRL also referenced a current International
Telecommunications Union study that has definitively established
compatibility between short-range automotive radars and Amateur radio
operations.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, in Picyune ,
Mississippi .  

--

In closing, the ARRL said should there be any unjustified displacement of
the Amateur or Amateur-Satellite services from any portion of the 76 to 81GHz
band, the FCC should allocate equivalent spectrum for those services.  The
League suggested the bands 75.5 to 76 GHz and 81 to 81.5 GHz as
possibilities.   More can be found at www.arrl.org.  (ARRL)

**

RESTRUCTURING:  UK FULL LICENSE HAMS GET 70 MHZ DIGITAL SPECTRUM

Radio amateurs in much of the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies will
soon have access to an extra 1 MHz of VHF spectrum from 70.5 to 71.5 MHz for
digital experimentation by only by special permit.  This as
telecommunications regulator Ofcom has agreed to the use of this spectrum by
radio amateurs for digital experimentation.  But there are some strings
attached.

Access to this part of the spectrum will be authorized under a Notice of
Variation, time-limited to 12 months and available to UK Full License holders
only.  Amateur Radio use of this spectrum will be permitted on a
non-protection, non-interference basis.  If use by hams is shown to cause
interference access will be removed immediately.  

Ofcom will also retain the right to reallocate this spectrum at 70.5 to
71.5MHz should there be a demand for this part of business radio or other or
new services.  In the event of this happening, Ofcom will not consult on this
decision but it will provide Amateur Radio users with 12 months' notice
before such reassignment.  Such a notification period will be publicized on
the Ofcom website.

Lastly, permission will be subject to a geographical restriction and only
granted for use in England , Guernsey , the Isle of Man , Jersey , Northern
Ireland and Wales .  There is legacy use of the spectrum by the Scottish
Government which precludes licensing for Amateur Radio use.  (RSGB)

**

RESTRUCTURING:  SOUTH AFRICA HAMS GAIN FULL KILOWATT PRIVLEGE

Hams in South Africa have been granted a transmit power increase to a full
kilowatt.

For decades the maximum South Africa output power was limited to 400 watts
peak envelope.  A workgroup was established to campaign for higher power. 
After negotiating for several years, South African telecommunications
authorities were satisfied that the call was well motivated.  

The updated regulation was then published in the South African Government
Gazette and the new 1 kilowatt output power privilege became effective on
April 1st.   (ZS6 FDX , SARL)

**

RESTRUCTURING:  CHANGES PROPOSED TO VK LICENSE REGULATIONS

The Australian Communications and Media Authority or ACMA is seeking comment
on a proposal to remake the Amateur Radiocommunications License Conditions
and the Class of License regulations.  This to enable overseas amateurs
visiting Australia to operate in that nation.  

At the same time, but as a separate issue, the ACMA is proposing to restrict
access to two segments in 3.3 to 3.6 GHz in the 9cm band for Advanced
licensees, where spectrum access may be required by the National Broadband
Network.  

3400 to 3410 MHz is allocated to the Amateur Satellite Service in
International Telecommunications Union Regions 2 and 3.  It is also used by
amateurs in many countries around the world for weak signal communications
including moon bounce.

Commentary cutoff for Australian hams to respond on both issues is April
24th.  (WIA News, VK2ZRH)

**

DX UP FRONT:  NCDXF ANNOUNCES MAJOR GRANT TO THE VK0EK HEARD ISLAND
DXPEDITION

In DX up front, word that the Northern California DX Foundation has
announced announce a grant of $50,000 to the VK0EK Heard Island DXpedition
planned for this coming November.  In its April 2nd press release the NCDXF
noted that Heard Island has moved up to the number 5 position on the ClubLog
Most Wanted List, after the recent Navassa operation was completed.

Within the last year the Northern California DX Foundation has given
$175,000 in grants to operations in Iran , the Andaman, Navassa , Eritrea ,
South Sandwich , South Georgia , Chesterfield islands and now Heard Island . 
It will also be lending its support to a yet unannounced DXpedition which
will be in or near the Top Ten Most Wanted.

The Northern California DX Foundation has been doing this for the past 42
years.  It adds that the credit for these large grants goes to contributors,
individuals and clubs who believe in supporting it.  More is on the web at
www.ncdxf.org  (NCDXF)

**

DX UP FRONT:  ASCENSION ISLAND APRIL TO 21

G3ZVW is reportedly operational as ZD8N from Ascension Island between now
and the April 21st.  Activity was to be on 80 through 10 meters using CW, SSB
and the digital modes at 100 watts into wire antennas. This will be a work
trip, so on the air time will be evenings, weekends and early mornings.  QSL
via his home callsign direct or via the bureau.  (OPDX)

**

DX UP FRONT:  BHUTAN APRIL 30 THROUGH MAY 5

And a group of operators from Japan will be active from Bhutan as A52AEF, 
A52 ARJ , A52IVU, and A52 LSS , respectively between April 30th and May 5th. 
Their operation will be on 80 through 6 meters using CW, SSB and the digital
modes. Maximum power will be 200 watts into various directional and wire
antennas.  QSL A52AEF via JH3AEF; A52 ARJ via JA3 ARJ ; A52IVU via JA3IVU and
A52 LSS via JH3 LSS .  See each call on QRZ.com for more details.  (OPDX)

**

BREAK 1

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world including the including the K7
MRG repeater serving   Prescott , Arizona .

(5 SEC PAUSE)

**

RESCUE COMMUNICATIONS:  FCC FINES CENTURYLINK AND INTRADO $17.4 MILLION FOR
MULTI-STATE 911 OUTAGE

The Federal Communications Commission has resolved its investigation of an
April 2014 multi-state 911 outage that prevented more than 11 million people
in seven states from being able to reach emergency call centers for over six
hours.  This as the FCC's Enforcement Bureau has reached a 16 million dollar
settlement with service provider CenturyLink and a 1 point 4 million dollar
settlement with Intrado Communications related to the two companies failures
to meet their emergency call obligations during the 911 outage.  Bill
Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the details:

--

[Bill] Following a comprehensive report by the FCC's Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, the agency's Enforcement Bureau took on
investigating the April 2014 outage.  It focused on the providers whose
systems served the affected emergency call centers to determine the failures
in those 911 systems and in notifying the affected emergency call centers.  

The Enforcement Bureau concluded that the outage could have been prevented
if the providers had implemented basic safeguards and that the providers
failed to give timely notifications to the affected emergency call centers. 
These failures resulted in some 6600 missed 911 calls.

CenturyLink served affected emergency call centers throughout Washington ,
Minnesota , and North Carolina .  Intrado Communications served emergency
call centers in Florida , South Carolina , and Pennsylvania .  The varying
settlement amounts reflect the different numbers of emergency call centers
served by each provider.   CenturyLink's settlement represents the largest
911 related fine ever assessed by the FCC.  

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the Newsroom
in Los Angeles .

--

In addition to the fines, both companies also agreed to adopt similar
compliance plans that require them to implement appropriate risk management
processes in the continued rollout of Next-Generation 911 services.  (FCC)

**

RESCUE RADIO:  APRIL 1ST HAM TOWER COLLAPSE IN VIRGINIA

A mother and her two children were trapped in their car on March 31st in
rural Virginia .  This after an 80 foot amateur radio tower fell onto their
vehicle on April 1st. 

Spotsylvania County Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Sposa noted that the tower also
fell partially onto a home causing some minor damage to the roof. 

No one in the home or the vehicle was injured.  County Department of Fire,
Rescue and Emergency Management crews were able to stabilize and remove the
debris to free the trapped passengers.

Officials believe high winds in the area caused the tower to collapse.  The
owner of the tower was not named in any news report.  (Fredricksburg Today)

**

PUBLIC SERVICE:  UTAH GROUP PUTS BROADBAND-HAMNET TO WORK FOR FOOD PROJECT

A small band of amateur radio volunteers in Utah 's Salt Lake Valley
successfully used a broadband WiFi network set up on the 2.4 GHz amateur band
to help coordinate the Boy Scouts of America's "Scouting for Food" project on
March 21st. 

Scouting for Food is the Boy Scouts' annual community service event, in
which Scouts collect items for a food bank.  Local radio amateurs provide
both voice and digital mode communication.  This year for the first time they
used a Broadband-Hamnet system that coupled modified wireless router gear on
amateur frequencies to create a peer-to-peer WiFi network to share audio and
video over the food banks location.  

Broadband-Hamnet is a descendent of the former ARRL High Speed Multimedia 
or H-S-M-M Working Group efforts, earlier known as the "Hinternet." It was
pioneered by the late John Champa, K8OCL, and others in the early 2000s.  
(ARRL)

**

PUBLIC SERVICE:  MEMBERS WANTED IN JOHNSTON COUNTY NC ARES

North Carolina 's Johnston County Amateur Radio Emergency Services is
seeking licensed amateur radio operators to help the county's Emergency
Management provide auxiliary communications in times of disaster.  Johnston
ARES meets on the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Red Cross
office, 805-A S. Third St. in the town of Smithfield . Training is at 7 p.m.
on the fourth Thursday on the Carolina 440 UHF repeater system.  For more
information, visit johnstoncountyares.com.   (NewsObserver.com)

**

TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW:  FCC CHAIR CONFIDENT IN NET NEUTRALITY

The FCC's recent net neutrality rules will likely stand up to any legal
challenges.  This according to one of the principals behind the recent
Commission action.  Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephen Kinford, N8WB, has the
details:

--

[Stephen]  FCC chairman Tom Wheeler remains confident that the net
neutrality rules the agency passed last month will survive upcoming
challenges in court.  He crafted the prediction on March 27th while speaking
at the Ohio State University . Moritz College of Law as a presenter on the
topic of the Future of Online Regulation.

According to Wheeler, the open World Wide Web or net neutrality guidelines
give the Federal Communications Commission authority to stop service
providers from blocking or throttling content customers want to access.  It
also stops service providers from seeking payments in exchange for more
rapidly delivery.  This is a practice known as paid prioritization.

Last year, the federal court tossed out the FCC's prior open Internet
guidelines with the argument that the FCC was trying to impose typical
carrier-like regulation without stepping up and saying that these are
frequent carriers.  According to Wheeler the agency  has now addressed that
issue.  This gives him self-confidence going forward that the FCC will
prevail.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth ,
Ohio .

--

U S Telecom and Alamo Broadband have already filed separate suits in federal
court asking that the new guidelines be set aside since claiming that the FCC
acted beyond its authority to impose them.  (heraldrecorder.com)

**

RADIO READING :  AMSAT PLANS DAYTON ROLLOUT FOR 2015 "GETTING STARTED"
SATELLITE BOOK

Gould Smith, WA4SXM's 's book titled Getting Started With Amateur Satellites
is being updated to tell you how you can get ready to operate through the
Fox-1 satellites launching later this year.  Additional chapters in the book
tell you about tracking software, orbital mechanics, antennas, radios,
Doppler tuning, and operating techniques. 

Going beyond brief descriptions in Hamfest flyers, this book will provide a
complete reference for new satellite users to assemble a basic station and to
make your first satellite contacts.  It will also explain will how to
incrementally upgrade a simple FM only satellite station to include automated
tracking as well as operating through the CW and SSB linear pass-band
satellites.

A companion Fox-1A reference sheet is also being planned for release.  This
will be made available for the AMSAT's Field Operations Team for distribution
at Hamfests and satellite operating demonstrations.

Watch for the 2015 edition of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites book
and reference sheet at the AMSAT booth at the Dayton Hamvention and in the
AMSAT on-line store shortly after.  That u-r-l is store.amsat.org/catalog   (
ANS )

**

HAM RADIO BUSINESS:  TEN - TEC AND ALPHA PURCHASED FROM RF CONCEPTS

Not even a year after TEN - TEC and Alpha Amplifiers merged under the RF
Concepts banner, the companies have once again changed ownership.  This as
RKR Designs LLC of Longmont, Colorado, announced on April 2 that it has
acquired the two brands. 

RKR Designs leadership includes Ken Long, N0QO, Richard Gall, and Rich
Danielson.  Long has over 20 years in the electronics and Amateur Radio
industries.  He will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
new company.  

Gall and Danielson of QSC Systems in Longmont have been a successful
contract manufacturer for over two decades.  That company has been building
Alpha amplifiers for more than 5 years and boards for TEN - TEC gear since RF
Concepts bought the company last year.

RKR Designs LLC is a privately-held company and the terms of the acquisition
of the assets of RF Concepts was not disclosed.  A media release says that
RKR plans to expand the product lines while continuing to service their
customers.   (RKR press release)

**

NAMES IN THE NEWS:  W3TN RETIRES FROM FCC

Some names in the news.  Bill Cross, W3TN, known unofficially as amateur
radio's point man at the FCC retired on Friday, April 3rd, after a career
spanning almost four decades with the regulatory agency. 

Officially a Program Analyst in the Commission's Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau Cross started with the Amateur Radio Group in what was then the
Private Radio Bureau. That became the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau when
other services were added in 1989.  Prior to that, he worked in the Common
Carrier Bureau which has since been renamed as the Wireline Competition
Bureau.

A ham since 1968, the married father of two said he's still active on the
air but strictly on High Frequency SSB and CW.  In a recent interview he told
the ARRL Letter that he hopes to expand his time for ham radio once away from
the daily grind.  He has already achieved the DXCC Honor Roll and actively
participates in the Islands on the Air program.

Many radio amateurs had the opportunity to meet Cross when he conducted the
once popular Dayton Hamvention Amateur Radio FCC forum, which has since
fallen victim to FCC budget trimming.  You can read more detailing W3TN's
career at the FCC on the web at tinyurl.com/W3TN-retires-from-FCC   (ARRL)

**

BREAK 2

This is ham radio news for today's radio amateur. 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:

(5 sec pause here)

**

HAM HAPPENINGS:  FOUR DAYS IN MAY QRP CONFERENCE IN OHIO

Four Days in May is the annual conference of the QRP Amateur Radio Club
International that takes place May 14th through the 16th and in parallel with
the Dayton Hamvention.  

This gathering is open to everyone and should appeal to anyone interested in
home construction, antennas, portable operation, Arduino and more.  Seminars
begin on Thursday May 14th.  Friday May 15th features a late afternoon
Build-a-thon this year constructing four pieces of test gear.  Saturday May
16th will host the Four Days In May Grand Banquet with awards and prize being
given.  Bus service to and from the Hamvention will be available.

The venue this year is the in Holiday Inn Fairborn just to the East of
Dayton Ohio.  Details are on the web at www.qrparci.org/fdim
 (G4GXL)
  

**
 

NAMES IN THE NEWS:  KD4 ETA ON BBC WORLD SERVICE

Dennis Wingo, KD4 ETA , along with freelance science writer and broadcast
journalist Kate Arkless Gray and others were on the BBC World Service Click
radio show, "Space and Citizen Science."  The program was broadcast live from
the BBC Radio Theatre, London on Tuesday, March 31st.


Talking over a telephone link KD4 ETA described how in 2014 radio amateurs
and other volunteers gained control of the NASA-abandoned ISEE -3/ICE
spacecraft.  They even succeeded in firing the spacecraft thrusters.  

During the show Wingo also managed to squeeze in a mention of amateur radio
satellites and CubeSats.  You can listen to a recording of the show at
tinyurl.com/kd4eta-on-bbc  ( BBC )


**

RADIO RECORDS:  PS-37 BALLOON MAY HAVE BROKEN VK HIGH ALTITUDE RECORD


A possible record for a high altitude balloon down-under.  Graham Kemp,
VK4BB, reports:

--

[Graham] A high altitude balloon flight from Deniliquin in southern New
South Wales has set an unofficial Australian record height before bursting
and sending its payload back to earth.

The latex balloon, PS-37, launched by Andy Nguyen VK3YT reached an altitude
of 40,903 meters which equates to 134,196 feet.

The flight sent aloft on Sunday the third of March was 328 meters higher
than the record set in 2011 by Project HORUS of South Australia.  

The flight was tracked on APRS on 145.175MHz and RTTY using 434.650MHz under
the callsign VK3YT-11.  As we go to air its still not known if this was a
record setting flight.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB, of the WIA News in
Australia .

--

Both high-altitude and low-altitude floater balloons equipped with radio
tracking devices have become staples of ham radio experimentation in its
exploration of the final frontier.  (WIA News, VK3PC)

**

HAM RADIO TECHNOLOGY:  2 METER SCATTER TESTS USING THE ISS

Pieter Jacobs, V5IPJ, at Rosh Pinah , Namibia and Marcos Turbo, PY1MHZ, in
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil are planning 2 meter scatter tests using the
International Space Station as a reflector.  

The ISS maintains an orbit with an altitude of between 205 and 270 miles
above Earth by means of boost maneuvers using the engines of the Zvezda
module or those on visiting spacecraft.   The two-way distance of the scatter
path between V5IPJ and PY1MHZ is about 3100 miles with the midway distance to
ISS at 1550.  

V5IPJ says that his new kilowatt amplifiers have arrived, but his normal
co-axial cable will have to be replaced to handle the higher power.  He adds
that at his station he will conduct initial tests with a 10 element Yagi
until ZS6OB has completed a new antenna system for him.  No specific dates
for the start of these scatter tests has been announced.  (SARL)

**

DX

In DX, the German team of  DH2AK and DL1HTM are now active slant PJ2 from
Curacao and will be there until April 23rd.  Activity is on the high bands
using SSB and maybe some digital modes. QSL via their home callsigns, direct
as shown on QRZ.com or by the bureau.

N3SY will be operational stroke HI3 from the Dominican Republic through
April 22nd. His activity will be on all HF bands using about 70 watts into a
1.5 meters Vertical and some other antennas. QSL only direct to his home
callsign.

E7NX will be active stroke P4 from Aruba through April 24th. Activity will
be holiday style a few hours a day working mostly CW, but may switch to SSB
if needed. He will not have Internet access from the hotel. QSL via VE7NX.

**

THAT FINAL ITEM:  HOW A RADIO TRACKED SONGBIRD CAN FLY 1700 MILES OVER OPEN
OCEAN

It weighs only as much a tablespoon of sugar, and it flies almost two
thousand miles over open ocean without a single break.  Now its been tracked
by radio as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD:

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[Heather]  Thanks to radio, scientists can now conclusively say that the
pocket-sized Blackpoll Warbler makes the longest overseas migration of any
land bird.  

The Blackpoll Warbler is a songbird native to North America , weighing on
average of  only 12 grams.  Every winter, these tiny birds migrate to South
America in droves but for more than a half-century, scientists have been
unsure exactly how they got there.

Other warblers native to the continent fly south through Mexico .  But
reports of Blackpolls landing on boats in stormy weather suggest that they
were taking an alternate route over the Atlantic Ocean .  Some ornithologists
were skeptical so an international team of researchers fit 40 birds in
Vermont and Nova Scotia with radio tracking devices to follow the journey.  

The flight takes just two to three days, but requires a great deal of
preparation.  To avoid drowning, the birds must complete the entire migration
of up to 1,700 miles without stopping for rest.  By equipping a number of the
birds with the tiny geolocating backpack transmitters researchers were able
to map out the grueling migration route. 

The extreme flight does take its toll on blackpoll warblers in that only
half survive the trip.  But even that is a feat that researchers say is on
the brink of impossibility.

According to one of the scientists on this project, the Blackpoll Warblers
don't have the option of failing or coming up a bit short.  Rather it's a
fly-or-die journey that requires all the energy the tiny bird has to give.  

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heaher Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick ,
Pennsylvania .  

--  

The study's findings appeared Tuesday March 31st in Biology Letters.  More
is in cyberspace at tinyurl.com/warbler-migration-flight.  (CSMonitor.com)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE

With thanks to Alan Labs, AMSAT, the ARRL, CQ Magazine, the FCC, the Ohio
Penn DX Bulletin, Rain, the RSGB, the South African Radio League, the
Southgate News, TwiT-TV , Australia 's WIA News and you our listeners, that's
all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Our e-mail address is newsline (at)
arnewsline (dot) org. More information is available at Amateur Radio
Newsline's only official website located at www.arnewsline.org. You can also
write to us or support us at Amateur Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue ,
Santa Clarita California , 91350.

Before we go a reminder that Amateur Radio Newsline is seeking nominations
for its 2015 Young Ham of the Year Award.  For consideration, a nominee must
have used amateur radio in some way that has benefited his or her community
or encouraged technological development directly or indirectly related to
communications.  

Nominees must be 19 years or younger, and reside in the United States
including Hawaii , Alaska and Puerto Rico , or any of the Canadian Provinces.
The individual must also hold a currently valid United States or Canadian
Amateur Radio license.

The deadline for submitting an application is May 30th 2015 and the decision
of the judging committee is final.  To obtain an application, send a self
addressed, stamped envelope to 2015 Young Ham of the Year Award, in care of
Amateur Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Ave. Santa Clarita , CA 91350 .  You can
also download a form in Microsoft Word format at  www.arnewsline.org/yhoty,
clicking on the word "here" and saving the file to print at a later time.

Presentation of the 2015 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award
will take the weekend of August 15 and 16 at the Huntsville Hamfest in
Huntsville Alabama . 

For now, with producers Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los Angeles plus our news
team world wide, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5 ASH , in Topeka, Kansas, saying 73 and
as always we thank you for listening. 

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