Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1938 - October 3 2014
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1938 with a release date of
October 3rd 2014 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. The ARRL again asks the FCC to make ham radio
primary in the 2300 to 2305 MHz band; the Wireless Institute of
Australia campaigns to save that nations 9 centimeter ham radio
allocation; an FCC Commissioner takes a close look at the 400 MHz and
up spectrum; good news for Brevard County Florida ham radio tower
exemption; Hollywood Celebrates Ham Radio operation brings a big
surprise and an interesting new rover design is being tested by NASA.
Find out the details on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1938
coming your way right now.
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RADIO LAW: ARRL AGAIN ASKS FCC TO ELEVATE AMATEUR SERVICE 2300-2305
MHZ ALLOCATION TO PRIMARY
The ARRL has once again asked the FCC to elevate the status of amateur
radio from secondary to primary in the at 2300 to 2305 MHz band. Bill
Pasternak, WA6ITF, reports:
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This request is part of comments filed by the League in response to an
AT&T Mobility Petition for Rule Making seeking a new air-to-ground
communications system in the 2.3 GHz Wireless Communications Service
spectrum.
The AT&T petition is designated RM-11731. It asks the Commission to
authorize what's known LTE-based in flight connectivity in the Wireless
Communications Service C and D blocks at 2305 to 2315 MHz and 2350 to
2360 MHz respectively for airlines and airline passenger use. AT&T
asserts that restrictions on out of band emission and power limits to
protect adjacent band users make the use of the C and D blocks
problematic. As such, the wireless provider asked the FCC for rule
changes to permit deployment of its service using what it termed as
currently fallow spectrum while also preserving adequate interference
protection to users of adjacent bands.
But says the ARRL, not withstanding what it calls AT&T's broad and
nebulous claim, there is no showing anywhere in its petition that the
proposed rule changes would permit any continued amateur radio
operations on a secondary basis in the shared A block at 2305 to 2310
MHz. Also, there is nothing in the petition that amateur radio
operations in the adjacent spectrum would be protected from increased
out of band emissions if the FCC were to implement the requested
changes.
In its comments, the ARRL asserts that to date the FCC has failed to
protect amateur radio operations at 2300 to 2305 MHz from Wireless
Communications Service out-of-band emissions. The ARRL says the band
is substantially utilized by radio amateurs for weak-signal
long-distance communication. That only by circumstances due to a lack
of a primary occupant has amateur radio been able to enjoy that
segment as a de facto primary user. Based on this, the ARRL asks the
FCC to recognize this status at 2300 to 2305 MHz and to elevate that
segment from secondary to primary use for radio amateurs.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los
Angeles.
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The complete text of this ARRL announcement was sent out to League
members as ARLB01-09. It can also be found on-line at
tinyurl.com/arrl-2300-primary (ARRL)
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RESTRUCTURING: WIA BATTLE TO SAVE AUSTRALIAN 9 CENTIMETER BAND
Meanwhile a similar situation is taking place down-under. That's where
Wireless Institute of Australia has lodged a strong submission to the
Department of Communications in the hope of keeping amateur radio
access to segments of the 9 centimeter band that includes a 25 MHz
block at 3400 to 3425 MHz and a 50 MHz block at 3492.5 to 3542.5 MHz.
This past August, the Minister for Communications issued the Australian
Communications and Media Authority draft Direction to enable licensing
of these two spectrum blocks to the National Broadband Network. This
for fixed wireless services in metro fringe and hard to service areas
of the major Australian mainland cities.
The block at 3400 to 3425 MHz overlays the narrowband, weak-signal and
satellite segment in the band plan at 3400 to 3410 MHz. Many countries
throughout the three I-T-U regions have amateur allocations covering
this segment. The Wireless Institute of Australia argues for retention
of 3400 to 3410 MHz is essential to maintain harmonization with amateur
allocations around the world. (WIA, VK2ZRH)
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RESTRUCTURING: ARRL TAKES ISSUE WITH NTIA'S WRC-15 PROPOSAL FOR 5 MHZ
Back here ion the United States, the ARRL is taking issue with the
World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 stance of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration. This, with respect
to an upgraded 60 meter Amateur Radio allocation.
In response to WRC-15 agenda item 1.4, the agency has called for no
change at 5250 to 5450 kHz. The League said in comments filed
September 24 in I B Docket 04-286 that while it concurs with the NTIA's
view regarding 5250 to 5275 kHz which is allocated to the radiolocation
service for oceanographic applications at WRC-12 that the rest of the
agency's proposal is unsupportable. This, in light of actual domestic
and international practice and contains assertions of incompatibility
that are demonstrably not correct.
The ARRL points out that the United States has authorized amateur radio
secondary operation on five discrete channels in the 5275 to 5450 kHz
range for more than a decade, no instances of unresolved interference
to primary users. It also notes that the NTIA position is at odds with
the proposal for agenda item 1.4 previously adopted by the FCC's WRC-15
Advisory Committee. This past January, that committee recommended a
secondary allocation to the amateur Radio Service from 5275 to 5450
kHz, and the FCC indicated in a subsequent Public Notice that it could
generally support this recommendation. (ARRL)
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RESTRUCTURING: FCC COMMISSIONER SAYS LOOK LOW AND LOOK HIGH FOR G5
Some UHF and Super High Frequency spectrum could be up for reassignment
at some future date. This when the United States begins ushering in
the next generation of broadband technology known as 5G. Amateur Radio
Newsline's Stephan Kinford, N8WB, reports:
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In a September 22nd talk before a communications industry conference in
Atlanta Georgia, , FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said that we
can no longer limit ourselves to frequencies in the traditional range.
We need to look elsewhere. The only question said Rosenworcel is
where.
She then said, and we quote: "First, I think we need to look low. We
should explore if spectrum in the 400 MHz range can be repurposed for
mobile broadband use."
She went on to note that will not come overnight, because this band is
segmented into many small parts. These parts are a puzzle that does not
fit back together easily.
Rosenworcel also noted that if we can find a way to put even a few
pieces together, we may be able to develop a new swath of airwaves
prime for mobile broadband.
But the FCC Commissioner did not limit her comments to the 400 MHz
range. She also noted and we again quote:
"I think we need to look high. Very, very high. Let's bust through our
old 3 GHz ceiling. Let's take a look at spectrum all the way up in the
60 GHz and maybe all the way to 90 GHz. At these ranges, we can
aggregate spectrum and allow data intensive applications to ride across
hundreds of megahertz at a time."
She ended this part of her presentation by noting that a look low and
look high policy like the one she is suggesting will require thinking
through some novel technical and policy issues. But says Commissioner
Rosenworcel, if we get them right, we will have more resources to play
with as we move to next generation networks.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stepaen Kinford, N8WB, reporting.
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You can read Commissioner Rosenworcel's very interesting five page
presentation at tinyurl.com/future-broasdband-g5. (AK4AV, FCC Release
September 22nd)
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DX UP-FRONT: GRAND TURK ISLAND THROUGH OCTOBER 9TH
In DX up-front, DK7LX and G3SWH will be on the air as VP5 stroke G3SWH
from Grand Turk Island through October 9th. Activity is on 80 through
10 meters using two stations with wire antennas and operating CW only.
The Islands on the Air website indicates that contact with Grand Turk
is needed by over 60 percent of participants in the I-Oh-T-A program.
The operators say that they hope to provide an on-line log search
facility but this is subject to the availability of a good Internet
connection. (OPDX)
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DX UP-FRONT: DAMAS ISLAND OCTOBER 8-12
The Chilean DXpedition Team will be active as XR2T from Damas Island
between October 8th and the 12th. The main aim of this DXpedition will
be to work the greatest possible number of unique callsigns, thus
offering a possibility lower power and QRP stations to make contact.
Operations will be on 40 through 10 meters using mainly SSB, CW and the
Digital modes. QSL via CE3OP, direct or by the bureau.
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Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the
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RADIO LAW: BREVARD COUNTY FLORIDA REACHES COMPROMISE ON HAM RADIO
TOWERS
The Brevard Florida County Commission plans to take a final vote on
rules that set height and design guidelines for cellular and other
radio towers in unincorporated areas. It also would create a process
for streamlined approval of towers that are situated on county owned
land. And all of this looks like good news for the county's radio
amateurs.
When the proposed new rules were first announced, area ham radio
operators objected to because they had no exemption for private radio
antennas. They have had an exemption under the current rules since
2003.
Recognizing the oversight, the Commissioners directed county staff to
add the exemption to the proposed rules. They also took a preliminary,
unanimous vote in favor of the overall series of rule changes.
County Commissioner Chuck Nelson noted that the potential of increased
regulation on amateur radio operators was an unintended consequence of
the nearly two years of work the county had gone through to craft new
regulations for the cellular telephone tower industry. Nelson added
that the county wants to get back to where we it was for the amateur
radio operators.
More is on the web at tinyurl.com/brevard-florida-towers
(floridatoday.com)
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ENFORCEMENT: AUSTRALIAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO INTERFEREING WITH TAXI
SERVICE
A Melbourne, Australia, man who admitted that he deliberately disrupted
a taxi company's radio communications system has been fined $3,500 and
ordered to pay court costs. This after pleading guilty to three
offences under the Australian Radiocommunications Act of 1992.
The September 24th court finding follows an investigation by the
Australian Communications and Media Authority into allegations of radio
interference to the West Gippsland Taxis proprietary company.
Inspectors from the regulatory body found the unnamed defendant using a
transmitter that he had modified to disrupt taxi service operations.
The defendant plead guilty to operating a radio communications device
without a license, to causing a radio emission to be made by a
transmitter knowing that it was a non-standard piece of gear and
causing substantial disruption or disturbance of radio communications.
No explanation was give as to why the defendant committed the illegal
acts.
This prosecution follows recent enforcement action taken against two
security companies found operating radiocommunications devices without
a license to do so. (ACMA, WIA News)
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HAM HAPPENINGS: ARRL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OCTOBER 4
A meeting of the ARRL's Executive Committee was to take place on
Saturday, October 4th in Memphis, Tennessee. Among the agenda items to
be discussed is the continuation of evaluation of strategies to improve
the FCC amateur radio enforcement program. Another is a proposal for
modification of FCC Rules for licensing of FEMA stations and use of
special call signs denoting FEMA in a manner similar to military
recreation and club station licensing. Look for a complete report as
soon as the League publishes the minutes on this gathering. (ARRL)
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NAMES IN THE NEWS: IARU REGION 1 ELECTION RESULTS
Some names in the news. Former Radio Society of Great Britain president
Don Beattie, G3BJ, has been elected as IARU Region 1 President at the
recent IA-U General Conference held in Varna-Albena, Bulgaria.
Elected with G3BJ were Vice President Faisal Al-Ajmi, 9K2RR; Treasurer
Eva Thieman, HB9FPM slash OK3QE and Secretary Dennis Green, ZS4BS.
Those elected to serve on the organizations Executive Committee are
Thilo Kootz, DL9KCE; David Court EI3IO; Oliver Tabakovski, Z32TO; Ivan
Stauning, OZ7IS and Ranko Boca, 4O3A.
At the same meeting it was also announced that the organizations 2017
meeting will be held in Germany and will be hosted by that nations
national amateur radio society the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club or
DARC. (IARU Region 1)
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NAMES IN THE NEWS: ASTRONAUT COMPLETES ISS EXPEDITION 42 POSTER
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF, has completed the official
crew poster for the International Space Station Expedition 42. The
poster parodies the popular The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the
late author Douglas Adams and is being called the best crew poster yet
released.
There is no cost to download the poster but we must warn you that it is
a high resolution file and will require some 57 Megabytes of storage
space. It is in PDF format at tinyurl.com/expedition-42-poster
Currently, Expedition 42 is slated to launch from Baikonur in
Kazakhstan on November 23rd. In addition to Samantha Cristoforetti
also flying with her to the ISS will be Anton Shkaplerov and Terry
Virts. Cristoforetti is expected to return to Earth in May 2015. (NASA
via Southgate)
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NAMES IN THE NEWS: REV. CREEL COLLECTION DONATED TO ALABAMA HISTORICAL
RADIO SOCIETY
The late Reverend George Creel was a United Methodist minister who
pastored churches across North Alabama for more than 60 years. His
hobby was restoring antique radios and phonographs specializing in
radios from the early 1900s. Now the Creel family has donated their
father's vast stock of vintage radio tubes along with a collection of
photographs of antique radio equipment to the Alabama Historical Radio
Society. This photo collection includes some very early amateur radio
gear along with a 1914 business letter written by David Sarnoff when he
was an executive of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company.
Tom Killian is the society's president. He noted that many of the
tubes are valuable, are difficult to find and they can certainly use
them. Also, the framed photographs give an accurate portrayal of the
earliest days of radio broadcasting. As such. they are a special
treasure to display.
The Alabama Historical Radio Society located in the city of Birmingham
and is chartered as an Alabama nonprofit corporation. It was founded
in June 1989 to provide an opportunity for men and women of all ages to
pursue their interest in early radio. (Gadsden Times On-Line)
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HAM HAPPENINGS: CELEBRATING COAST GUARD AUXILLIARY RADIO
Laketown Park in Kenner, Louisiana, will host the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary Radio Day on October 18th from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. local time.
This event commemorates the 75th anniversary for the Coast Guard
Auxiliary Flotilla 45 and High Caliber Communications Division 4. It
is also a day dedicated to communication on the High Frequency bands by
Coast Guard Auxiliary and non- Coast Guard amateur radio operators
around the nation. The gathering is scheduled to be held in the parks
Shelter Number 2 with an admission fee of $5 per attendee. (NOLA.COM)
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HAM HAPPENINGS: NEW CHALLENGE COIN PREMIUM FOR AMSAT FOX DONATIONS
AMSAT has announced that a new premium collectable is now available for
qualifying donations to the Fox satellite program. This in the form of
a unique challenge coin for donors who have contributed at the $100
level or higher.
AMSAT says that the coin is shaped as an isometric view of a Fox-1
CubeSat, complete with details such as the stowed UHF antenna, solar
cells, and camera lens viewport. It is struck in 3mm thick brass,
plated with antique silver, and finished in bright enamel.
The coins are scheduled for delivery just prior to the 2014 AMSAT Space
Symposium, and will be first distributed to donors attending that
gathering. The design may be seen at tinyurl.com/amsat-fox-coin
(KO4MA)
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HAM HAPPENINGS: ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL K6H OPERATION FROM HOLLYWOOD
According to John Amodeo, NN6JA, the second K6H Hollywood Celebrates
Ham Radio on the air operation went very well. The event took place on
Sunday, September 28th from the historic Stage 9 at the CBS Studio
Center which is currently the home of the hit ABC situation comedy Last
Man Standing.
Amodeo is the spokesman for the event. He says that there were six
operating positions that were on the air from the start to finish. He
reports that 10 meters was good all day, 20 started heating up in the
late morning they had some 40 meter contacts in the afternoon. Meantime
Internet connected stations in Connecticut, New York City, Washington
and Florida tied to Stage 9 reported having contacts all day long as
did those using D-STAR Reflector 12A.
Perhaps the biggest surprise came in the announcement that the shows
star, Tim Allen, whose character includes playing a ham radio operator
now is one in real life. In one interview session with a Volunteer
Examiner team conducted by Tom Medlin, W5KUB, it was revealed that
Allen under his real name of Tim Dick, had passed his Technician test
but they declined to make his call public. It did not take much
sleuthing on the part of the ham radio community to find out that he
had been assigned the call KK6OTD with that information plastered all
across the various social networks shortly after the K6H operating
event ended.
Amodeo concluded by saying that there were some 35 operators and guests
who showed up this year. And while there is no final contact count
available as we go to air, NN6JA says that everyone who took part
enjoyed being on the set of Last Man Standing and being a part of this
years K6H Hollywood Celebrates Ham Radio operation.
The 4th season of Last Man Standing with Tim Allen, KK6OTD, portraying
Mike Baxter, KAZ0XTT, was scheduled to premiere with a double episode
on Friday, October 3rd on the ABC television network. (ARNewsline)
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: UTAH UNIVERSITY CREATES TOPOLOGICAL INSULATOR FOR
SUPERFAST COMPUTERS
Scientists have found a way to create a special material that could
help in developing super fast computers that can perform lightning-fast
calculations without overheating. Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather
Embee, KB3TZD, reports:
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Material Science and Engineering professor Feng Liu, of the University
of Utah led the study that explained how they had developed a new
topological insulator that has the potential to behave in two ways. The
first is that it can act as an insulator on the inside while secondly
conducting electricity on the outside.
Ever since the researchers discovered almost a decade ago that the
topological insulators can be used as a class of material designed to
speed up computers scientists have been trying to develop such a
material that creates a large energy gap. This translates into the
amount of energy consumed by the electrons to conduct electricity in a
given material while allowing the electricity to be conducted on a
material's surface so that a computer can be operated at the room
temperature while remaining stable.
The University of Utah team found that bismuth metal deposited on
silicon can lead to the creation of a more stable and large-gap
topological insulator. As the bismuth layer is atomically bonded and
electronically isolated from the silicon layer, it leads to the
creation of that type of a large energy gap. Moreover the research
team says that this process can be very cost-effective in the
development of the next generation of super high speed computing
devices.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD, in Berwick,
Pennsylvania.
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The study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences. More is on the web at
tinyurl.com/new-super-computer (Published news reports)
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RADIO NEAR SPACE: HELP NEEDED TO TRACK FLOATER BALLOONS
Benjamin Longmier, KF5KMP, and his team are looking for stations in the
Azores and Portugal to help track their ham radio floater balloons.
According to Longmier, his team in Project Aether launched a balloon
that did a lap around the Midwest US and then headed East past Nova
Scotia and is believed to be still floating.
Longmier says that his group has no contacts in the Azores or
Portugal. As such they are requesting help in contacting some of radio
amateurs in those geographic regions that might be able to decode the
APRS packets.
The balloon uses the tactical callsign of Aeth21-9 and transmits APRS
144.390 MHz FM. Longmier adds that two more experimental balloons will
be heading into the Atlantic using the tactical callsigns of Aeth22-1
and Aeth22-3. Like its predecessor, these floater balloons will also
be transmitting FM APRS on 144.39 MHz as well. (KF5KMP, Southgate)
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RADIO FROM SPACE: NEW SPACE EXPLORATION ROBOT BEING TESTED BY NASA
Engineers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida have begun testing
small robots and navigation software. This to see if it is possible
for an autonomous machine to mimic the process that ants use to scout
for and then collect resources.
The robots which are being referred to as Swarmies resemble a stripped
down, radio controlled truck. They feature an on-board camera and
direction finding gear programmed to work on their own to survey an
area, then call the other robots to assist in digging should something
valuable is found.
The current testing is to determine whether the software that will
control the robots will work, and if the overall Swarmie concept is
worthwhile. The theory behind their development is to equip
operational robots working in space missions to scan the soil of an
alien world for water, ice or other resources that can be turned into
fuel or breathable air for astronauts explorers.
During the evaluation, the NASA engineers will use a simulator that
will enable them to test the Swarmies networking ability with
additional robots without actually having to build them. As testing
proceeds, the team plans to include an experimental mining robot also
designed at the Kennedy Space Center to try out different techniques
for digging into the lunar or Martian surfaces to gather useful
materials. (NASA, VSD, IEEE Spectrum, others)
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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: FIRST FUNCUBE 73 ON 73 AWARD ISSUED
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, reports that the first 73 on 73 FUNcube award has
been issued to Wyatt Dirks, AC0RA. Dirks submitted a list with a total
of 74 unique calls worked on AO 73 since September 1st. The award aim
is to promote activity on the AO 73 FUNcube satellite. (N8HM)
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HAM TECHNOLOGY: FREE GREY LINE SOFTWARE
Simon Brown, G4ELI has released a simple Windows program which displays
Gray-line, Geomagnetic Indices, Solar Data as well as Sunrise and
Sunset times. The program is free of cost and can be downloaded at
tinyurl.com/G4ELI-gray-line (G4ELI, Southgate)
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DX
In DX, members of the Radio Club Argentino will activate the special
prefix and callsign AY4E from the Argentine exclave Martin Garcia
Island in Uruguayan waters between October 16 and the 19th. Operations
will be on 160 meters through 70 centimeters using CW, SSB, and the
some digital modes. QSL to LU4QQ direct or LU4AA via the bureau.
DL3DRN will be on the air stroke SV5 from Rhodos Island through October
9th. Activity will be holiday style, mostly on the HF bands using CW,
SSB and RTTY, QSL via his home callsign, either direct or via the
Bureau.
KD6XH will be operational from Samoa as 5W0XH between October 23rd
through the 28th. Activity will take place before, during and after
the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest which is slated for October 25th and
the 26th. QSL via his home callsign.
K5KUA be on the air stroke 5 from Galveston Island between November
14th and the 16th. Activity will be on CW only as time permits. QSL
via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau. An online log search
will be available on ClubLog.
Lastly VK6MH who also holds the call sign GM4AWB will be active as
VK0MH from Macquarie Island between this November through April of
2015. No other information is available at this time.
(This weeks DX news courtesy of OPDX and Southgate News)
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THAT FINAL ITEM: RADIOSPORTS - PENNSYLVANIA QSO PARTY
And finally this week, the very popular Pennsylvania QSO Party will be
taking place on the weekend of October 11th and 12th. Here's Amateur
Radio Newsline's Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, with the details:
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CQ PA Party, CQ Pennsylvania will be the calls hitting the bands as
hundreds of hams from Pennsylvania, and hundreds more from around the
country and even from Europe and the Carribbean look for contacts.
The Nittany Amateur Radio Club in State College, Pennsylvania sponsors
the party calling it the "Friendly QSO Party."
It's for contesters and non-contesters alike.
If you want to work fast, you can. If you want to pace yourself, you
can do that, too.
It's simple - Pennsylvania stations look for contacts with anyone, but
searching especially for operators in one of the 67 counties in the
Keystone state. Of course, working all the states, Canada, and a DX
contact is part of the pursuit.
Out of PA stations work only PA stations. And, generally there are
pretty many of them on.
It's one of the few contests, by the way, that has a rest period.
Activity begins Saturday, October 11 at 1600 Z and is suspended for a
rest break 0500 Z. You heard right, a rest break. The contest resumes
Sunday, October 12 at 1300 Z and concludes at 2200 Z.
You'll find stations on Phone and CW, as well as RTTY and PSK. And,
there will be activity on 10 meters through 160 meters.
The bonus station - W3TDF - is operating stations in 10 counties in the
eastern half of the state. Each contact with the bonus station is worth
200 points.
The bottom line is to have some fun.
Even if you're not a contester and you hear someone calling, stop by
and give them a contact. All they need from you is a contact number
and your ARRL section or county if you're in Pennsylvania.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, in
Philadelphia.
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More about this year's event is on the web at
tinyurl.com/PA-QSO-Party-2014 (NT3V)
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