Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1957 March 20 2015
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1957 with a release date of
Friday, March 20, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1,
The following is a QST. Another big surprise from sunspot AR-2297 as
it hurls a massive solar flare toward Earth; Cyclone Pam devastates
Vanuatu's infrastructure cutting it off from the world; the Dayton
Hamvention names its 2015 award winners, the next Global Amateur Radio
Emergency Conference will take place this June in Finland; hams in
Colorado now have their own tower and antenna protection law and proof
that wireless power can be transmitted using microwaves. All this and
more on Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1957 coming your way
rightnow.
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PROPAGATION: SUN FIRES OFF ANOTHER SOLAR FLARE AND CME
Space Weather reports March 15th began with a solar bang. Between 00:45
and 02:00 UTC , a magnetic filament erupted in concert with a slow
C9-class solar flare from sunspot AR-2297 that hurled a Coronal Mass
Ejection or C-M-E intospace.
At that time, modeling by analysts at the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration suggested that the cloud would deliver a
glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field during the late hours of March
17. They also estimated there would be a 50% chance of geomagnetic
storms when the C-M-E arrived. But they were in for quite a surprise.
A severe solar storm smacked Earth with a surprisingly big geomagnetic
jolt on Tuesday, March 17th. Two blasts of magnetic plasma that left
the sun separately combined and arrived on Earth about 15 hours earlier
and much stronger than expected. Forecasters figured it would come
late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Instead it arrived just
before 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
This storm ranked a 4 on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's 1-to-5 scale for geomagnetic effects. It is the
strongest solar storm to blast Earth since the fall of 2013. It's been
nearly a decade since a level 5 storm, termed extreme, has hit Earth.
It had forecast it to arrive at a level 1.
(NOAA, Space Weather)
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RESCUE RADIO: CYLONE PAM DEVISTATES VANUATU
Packing winds of close to 200 miles an hour, Category 5 Cyclone Pam
caused severe damage when it hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on March
13th. Vanuatu 's government declared a nationwide state of emergency,
and Australia and New Zealand were among the first to send in relief
supplies.
The cyclone tore apart the infrastructure of Vanuatu 's 12 inhabited
islands, and all but isolated it from the world. And as far as we have
been able to determine, this was a case where not even amateur radio
could fill in the communications gap. Mainly because there are very
few resident hams living there; nor does there seem to be an
established emergency calling frequency on any of the amateur bands.
About the closest thing to a ham radio response frequency might be the
Pacific Maritime net on 14.300 MHz, but what assistance if any was
provided by this group is unknown as we go to air. Nor is it known if
the non-ham-radio Vanuatu Net, which operates daily at 20:30 U-T-C
during cruising season on 8.230 MHz was activated.
The restoration of communications with Vanuatu required first
responders from other nations arriving with their own communications
gear, primarily satellite telephones. It was only then that the full
extent of the devastation that Cyclone Pam caused to Vanuatu was made
known to the world.
Amateur radio likes to claim that its there when all other means of
communications have failed. But in this case, there were simply no
hams on Vanuatu to respond.
(Published news reports and postings on QRZ.com)
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RESCUE RADIO: INITIAL PLANS FOR GAREC 2015 ANNOUNCED
The 2015 Global Amateur Radio Emergency Conference better known as
GAREC 2015 will take place June 23rd and 24th in Tampere, Finland .
This year's event is being hosted by the Finnish Amateur Radio League
and is being organized by Finland 's national emergency communications
society the SRT. The theme is cooperating with Authorities.
Already announced as a part of the program is International Amateur
Radio Union Region 1 Emergency Communications Coordinator, Greg Mossop
G-zero-DUB. He will chair a discussion on the theme of what amateur
radio has done to cooperate with authorities when called upon to do so.
Program Committee Chairman Dr. Seppo Sisatto, OH1VR will review GAREC
from 2005 to 2015 in relation to non-government emergency relief
agencies. Reports will also be provided by representatives of
International Amateur Radio Union regions 1, 2 and 3, in a session
chaired by SRT president Jyri Putkonen, OH7JP.
This year's gathering is kind of a home-coming for the Global Amateur
Radio Emergency Conference. This is because it was in Tampere,
Finland, that the first such conference was held back in 2005. More
information on this year's gathering is available at
radioturva.fi/garec-2015
(IARU Region 1)
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WORLDBEAT: SARL TO ASSIST IN LICNSING OF HAMS IN ZAMBIA
The South African Radio League will assist the Radio Society of Zambia
with the licensing of amateurs in that country.
In accordance with the requirements of the International
Telecommunications Union, the Zambian authorities require what is known
as a Harmonized Amateur Radio Examination Certificate before issuing a
license. In the past this certificate was provided by the United
Kingdom's City and Guilds organization after Zambian candidates passed
its amateur exam but this arrangement is no longer in place. So the
Radio Society of Zambia approached the South African Radio League to
conclude an understanding whereby the Zambian candidates can instead
take the South African examination.
Under the new agreement, Zambian amateur radio candidates will be
tested for the South African examination. For this purpose, a South
African Radio League examination center will be registered in Zambia .
The Radio Society of Zambia will provide the venue, test personnel,
security arrangements and cover all costs.
On completion of a test session the answer sheets will be returned to
South Africa and will be marked, after which any Harmonized Amateur
Radio Examination Certificates will be couriered to the Radio Society
of Zambia for those candidates who pass.
Zambian authorities have already agreed to accept the certificates
issued by the South African Radio League. This arrangement is similar
to one that the South African Radio League already has in place with
Namibian Amateur Radio League.
(SARL)
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ENFORCEMENT: FCC FIELD OFFICE DOWNSIZING CONFIRMED
The Federal Communications Commission is considering the downsizing its
EnforcementBureau and Field Office operations.
In a very governmental sounding reply, an FCC spokesperson responded to
an inquiry from the on-line publication Radio Ink regarding the rumor
of downsizing in the field operations.
To quote the response: "The Commission recently completed a thorough,
data-driven review of our field programs with an eye toward improving
efficiency while meeting our responsibilities both today and in the
future. The commissioners are considering a proposal that meets these
goals."
In its report, the ARRL went further. According to an internal March
10th FCC Enforcement Bureau memorandum obtained by the League, the
Bureau plans to ask the full Commission to cut two-thirds of its field
offices and eliminate nearly one-half of its field agents.
Under its "Phase I" field modernization scheme, the Bureau will
recommend to the full Commission that it adjust the primary focus of
its reduced field office complement to RF spectrum enforcement. It will
also recommend "adjusting" the number of field agents from 63 to 33. At
the same time, the Bureau would develop a so-called "Tiger Team" of
field agents as a flexible strike force it could deploy as needed.
The ARRL's Dave Sumner noted that the League is concerned that there is
already no sense of urgency in the FCC's enforcement activities
targeting spectrum polluters, such as utilities with noisy power lines,
or the few violators in our own ranks. He went on to say that it is
troubling to see recommendations for such drastic reductions in the
Commission's geographic footprint and the number of field agents at a
time when the Field staff is facing ever-increasing challenges.
Radio Ink seemed to echo the ARRL's concerns but in relation to a
different enforcement target. It said that with the Commission taking
fewer and fewer actions against pirates, this news will be troublesome
for many broadcasters, especially those in markets where such
unlicensed signals are still a major issue.
According to the on-line magazine, actions against AM/FM and shortwave
pirate stations last year were at their lowest level since 2000. In
2014 there were fewer than 200 actions were taken against these
stations including those in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Boston
which are still hot spots for pirate broadcast activity.
You can read the Radio Ink article at tinyurl.com/lzzht96. The ARRL's
very in-depth look at the Enforcement Bureau proposed downsizing is at
tinyurl.com/pac2luz
(Radio Ink, ARRL, other news reports)
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DX UP FRONT: W0GJ AND THE K1N NEVASSA ISLAND STORY
In DX up front, word that Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, the co- team leader of
the recent K1N Nevassa Island DXpedition has written a detailed article
regarding all aspects of planning and executing this recent operation.
The article gives the complete story showing that DXpeditions of this
scale take professional levels of planning, negotiations, and execution
required during every step of the way. You can download a full
color copy from the Twin Cities DX Association web site at
tinyurl.com/the-k1n-story
(OPDX)
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DX UP FRONT: DX0 - SPRATLY ISLANDS IN APRIL
The exact dates are still not known for the D-X-zero-P operation from
Pagasa Island that is supposed to take place sometime in April. Over
the past two weeks it was mentioned that the team must leave Manila for
Palawan Island on April 13th to recover their stored equipment. The
plan was to stay overnight in Palawan and than go the next day to
Pagasa. One there, activity is planned for 160 through 10 meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY and JT-65. If you make contact QSL's are to go via
WA6LOS. For the latest information and updates be sure to check
facebook.com/DX0P2015.
(OPDX)
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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 WB9AER repeater serving Madison Wisconsin. .
(5 SEC PAUSE)
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NAMES IN THE NEWS: DAYTON NAMES 2015 AWARD WINNERS
The Dayton Hamvention has named the recipients of this year's awards.
They are Tim Duffy, K3LR as Amateur of the Year; Tom Medlin, W5KUB, as
Special Achievement Award winner; the Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV who gets
the Technical Excellence Award and the Orlando Amateur Radio Club as
Club of the Year.
Amateur of the year Tim Duffy, K3LR, of West Middlesex , PA, has a long
history of giving back to Amateur Radio. He is founder, promoter and
chairman of the successful Contest University which has helped to teach
radio sport contest operating with excellent volunteer professors. The
first Contest University was held in Dayton in 2007. Since then, more
3,700 radio sport enthusiasts have attended 25 Contest University
sessions held in eight different countries under his watchful guidance.
The Dayton Hamvention Special Achievement Award recognizes the 14 years
of service that Tom Medlin, W5KUB, has provided through W5KUB.com, a
worldwide webcast of live ham radio events. From his start as "Helmet
Cam" man, he has grown the webcast to cover all aspects of amateur
radio from such events as the Dayton Hamvention to Field Day, vendor
tours, special technical discussions, and special events such as K6H
from the stage of "Last Man Standing" in Hollywood . The webcast
recently added a weekly live amateur radio program which remotely
brings in guests from around the world. The W5KUB.com viewer base has
reached approximately 50,000 unique operators in about 150 countries.
The Dayton Hamvention Technical Excellence Award is being given to the
Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV, who has helped many amateur radio operators
build their own equipment. Currently G3RJV writes a monthly practical
construction column, "Continuing the Practical Way " for the Practical
Wireless magazine and the QRP Column for the Radio Society of Great
Britain magazine Radio Communication. He authored the book "QRP
Basics" and jointly compiled the "International QRP Collection" for
theRSGB.
Club of the Year is the Orlando Amateur Radio Club with the club call
of W4PLB. This is the largest and oldest amateur radio club in Central
Florida with consistently over 300 members. It is an ARRL Special
Service Club, and offers many outlets for amateur radio enjoyment and
growth. The members of the Orlando Amateur Radio Club take great pride
in planning for the future of amateur radio and preserving the history
of technology. Annual events include the Orlando HamCation which is
sponsored and financially supported by the Orlando Amateur Radio Club
whose members contribute their time and effort in promoting this high
quality hamfest.
All will be will be honored guests when Hamvention 2015 opens in Hara
Arena on May 15th.
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RADIO LAW: COLORADO HAMS NOW HAVE STATE PRB-1 LIKE PROTECTION
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has signed into law an Amateur
Radio antenna bill that mirrors the PRB-1 federal pre-emption policy.
Hickenlooper put his signature on the measure on March 13th after the
Colorado General Assembly, without amendment passed Senate Bill 15-041
which had been introduced in early January.
Bill 15-041 specifies that no local government shall enact or enforce
an ordinance or resolution regulating amateur radio antennas that fails
to conform with PRB-1's reasonable accommodation provisions.
This measure was jointly sponsored by Colorado Senator Chris Holbert
and Representative Kevin Van Winkle. According to Colorado Section
Manager Jack Ciaccia, WM0G, this was truly a bi-partisan bill with
terrific support from both sides of the aisle in both legislative
chambers.
(ARRL Colorado Section)
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RESCUE RADIO: OAKLAND COUNTY MICHIGAN TO OFFER SKYWARN TRAINING
The National Weather Service is looking for individuals in Oakland
County, Michigan, to participate in a Skywarn program that aims to save
lives by providing free training for severe weather spotters. Bill
Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the details:
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[Bill] The program is being coordinated by the Oakland
County Homeland Security Division which will host classes
in various locations across the county during March and
April. During the sessions instructors will walk
participants through a recap of last year's weather
outbreaks and take a look at how spotters played a role
helping with warning operations. Attendees will also learn
how to report severe weather events via amateur radio or
telephone to the National Weather Service. This, while also
learning how to remain safe while doing so.
After completion of the class, volunteers will be tasked
with keeping an eye on the sky and reporting severe weather
in their own neighborhoods.
Currently, some 5,000 spotters across 17 counties in
southeast Michigan participate in the Skywarn program but
more are always needed. This is because the footprint of
any given storm is often relatively small and a trained
spotter is not always available in the storm's path.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF,
in the newsroom in Los Angeles .
--
[Don:] Those in Oakland county Michigan wishing to
participate in the classes should visit
oakgov.com/homelandsecurity and click on the Skywarn logo to
register.
(hometownlife.com)
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LICENSING: FCC DOWNGRADES HAM LICENSE TO TECH DUE TO VEC
FILING ERROR
Brent D. Cullen, KD0YLM has had his General class license
downgraded to Technician, but not because he did anything
wrong. Rather it is another of those annoying clerical
errors on the part of the Volunteer Examination Coordinator
that happen from time to time. Newsline's Skeeter Nash
N5ASH has the back-story.
[Skeeter:] On December 3, 2014 , the ARRL Volunteer Examiner
Coordinator sent an electronic data file to the Commission
requesting that Cullen's operator license for amateur
station KD0YLM be modified to upgrade from Technician to
General Class amateur radio operator privileges. Based on
this application, the Commission granted Cullen a General
Class amateur service operator license on December 3, 2014
..
By correspondence dated January 16, 2015 , the ARRL notified
the Commission that there was an error in the December 3,
2014 data file and that a licensee other than Cullen had
qualified for a General Class operator license. The ARRL
noted that a correction was filed, resulting in the other
licensee receiving the operator license for which he had
qualified, but that Cullen's operator privileges had not
been returned to Technician Class operator privileges. As a
result, the FCC proposed to modify the license for Station
KD0YLM to show Technician Class operator privileges
effective as of March 16th. For the Amateur Radio Newsline,
I'm Skeeter Nash N5ASH in Topeka, Kansas.
(FCC)
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HAM HAPPENINGS: WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2015
Mark down April 18th as the day that radio amateurs
worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World
Amateur Radio Day. It was on that day in 1925 that the
International Amateur Radio Union or IARU was formed in
Paris, France .
Since its founding, the IARU has worked tirelessly to defend
and expand the frequency allocations for Amateur Radio.
Thanks to the support of enlightened administrations in
every part of the globe, radio amateurs are now able to
experiment and communicate in frequency bands strategically
located throughout the radio spectrum.
Today, Amateur Radio is more popular than ever, with over
3,000,000 licensed operators scattered around the globe.
World Amateur Radio Day is the day when IARU Member-
Societies can show our capabilities to the public and enjoy
global friendship with other Amateurs worldwide.
And in helping to keep with the spirit of the event, the
IARU is providing a downloadable poster for World Amateur
Radio Day 2015. Any group may download it and have it
printed locally. Its in Adobe PDF- format at
tinyurl.com/ward-poster-2015
(IARU)
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NAMES IN THE NEWS: DON KEITH N4KC NEW BOOK THE SHIP THAT
WOULDN'T DIE
Some names in the news. First up, best-selling author and
active radio amateur operator Don Keith N4KC has just
published his 29th book. Titled the Ship That Wouldn't
Die its described as an epic and true World War II story
about a crucial but little known incident at the Battle of
the Coral Sea.
Don Keith has written both fiction and non-fiction on many
subjects including submarines, college football,
broadcasting, WWII history, and inspirational fiction. His
book Firing Point, co-written with former Navy submarine
skipper George Wallace, is in pre-production as a major
motion picture set to release in 2016 under the title Hunter
Killer.
N4KC is active in all aspects of the hobby, is an ARRL
member, and holds the Extra Class amateur radio license.
His amateur radio web site, which includes many articles for
ham radio enthusiasts, is www.n4kc.com.
(Press release)
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NAMES IN THE NEWS: AC8PI CREATES NEW 20 METER YOUTH NET
And Justin Gulder, AC8PI, has announced the creation of a
new High Frequency youth net. According to AC8PI, its
purpose is to serve as a meeting place for young hams on the
H F bands and to provide short contacts between those who
have checked in. Listen out for it on 20 meters between
14.320 and 14.330 MHz on Sunday afternoon between 2 and 3
P.M. Eastern time.
(AC8PI)
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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)
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCHERS CREATE MOLECULE-MAKING 3D
PRINTER
Researchers have achieved success in creating a unique type
of 3D printer that is capable of working on atomic scale, as
we hear from Heather Embee, KB3TZD.
[Heather:] Dr. Martin D. Burke is a professor of chemistry
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and one of
the researchers involved in the project. He explains that
the traditional way of synthesizing small molecules requires
a step-by-step series of chemical reactions. This is a
process that is both time-consuming and requires enormous
expertise. But the new molecule level printer changes all
of this
To create the printer, Burke and his collaborators analyzed
the structures of thousands of molecules and identified the
chemical building blocks shared by a large majority of them.
The machine essentially snaps these building blocks
together like LEGOs and then washes away the byproducts.
So far the device is capable of building 14 classes of small
molecules, and the researchers hope to develop the
technology to the point that it can assemble almost any kind
of small molecule. The researchers say that their molecule-
making machine could revolutionize the drug-development
process as well as simplifying the fabrication of solar
cells and other high-tech products. For the Amateur Radio
Newsline, I'm Heather Embee KB3TZD in Berwick, Pennsylvania.
[Don: ] The research was published March 13th in the on-line
journal Science. More is at tinyurl.com/molecule-making-
printer
(Science.com, BusinessJournal.com)
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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: 2016 ARISS SCHOOL CONTACT PROPOSAL
WINDOW OPEN THROUGH APRIL 15
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station or
ARISS Program is seeking formal and informal education
institutions and organizations, individually or working
together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew
member on board the ISS in 2016.
ARISS anticipates that such a contact would be held between
January 1st and June 30th of 2016. Crew scheduling and
space station orbits will determine the exact contact dates.
To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is
looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2015 .
Proposal information and documents can be found at
www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.
(ARISS)
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HAMRADIO IN SPACE: FIRST GREEK CUBESAT NOW TRANSMITTING
Lambda-Sat, the first Greek CubeSat, was released from the
International Space Station on March 4th and its developers
have invited radio amateurs around the world to listen for
its signal and to file reports.
The one unit size CubeSat transmits AX.25-protocol U I
packets at 1200 bits per second using AFSK on 437.462 MHz.
Its one watt transmitter identifies as KK6DFZ.
Lambda-Sat was constructed entirely by young volunteers from
Greece , who traveled to California 's Silicon Valley to
participate in this project. More details on the web at
www.cyhams.org.
(Lambda-Sat)
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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: TWO MILLION PACKETS UPLOADED TO FUNCUBE
DATA WAREHOUSE
The FUNcube Data Warehouse has received some two million
packets of telemetry data from ground stations around the
world.
FUNcube-1 also known as AO-73 was launched on November 21,
2013 . Since then radio amateurs and schools have been
receiving the telemetry packets transmitted by the satellite
and passing them to the AMSAT-UK Data Warehouse for analysis
and storage.
Statistics as of 09:53 UTC on March 15th show the number of
registered users at 1529 with active users in last two weeks
at 193. But here's where it really gets impressive.
The number of packets transmitted by satellite since
deployment stands at over eight million while packets
uploaded by users before de-duplication sits at close to the
same number. Deleting duplication, the number of packets
stored in warehouse is in he process of passing the two
million mark.
(G3VHF via Southgate )
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OFF THE AIR: DINO ISLAND NO LONGER VALID FOR IOTA CREDIT
The United Kingdom-based Islands on the Air Committee has
deleted Dino Island from its list of eligible entities. The
actual decision came about this past January 1st after it
was found that Dino no longer meets the requirements laid
down for IOTA qualification.
Dino Island, which had been assigned the designation EU-144
is an Italian entity located at 37.90 to 40.38 North
Latitude and 15.63 to 17.22 East Longitude. But over the
years the distance separating the island from the mainland
has reduced as the beach area gradually encroached into the
channel and is now significantly less than the required 200
meters.
When it made its announcement, the Islands on the Air
Committee says that credit will continue to be given for
contacts with Dino made before January 1st of 2015,but not
for any made after that date.
(IOTA)
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DX
In DX, F5IVC is now active as 5V7SM from Togo . He recently
informed the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter that he will be there
for professional reasons for upward of 2 years or more. He
also notes that he is currently is only on 10 meter SSB but
is waiting for a multi-band antenna to arrive. QSL info for
now is via his French address on QRZ.com.
5T-zero-JL has confirmed that he has been authorized to use
the special callsign 5T2MM to operate from Mauritania
between April 17th and the 20th including the CQ MM DX
Contest on April 18th and19th. His QSL Manager is PY4KL.
DL1R-NT will be operational as 8Q7NT from Embudu, South Male
Atoll in the Maldives between March 25th and April 2nd.
Activity will be holiday style on 40 through 10 meters
using mostly CW with some RTTY and PSK. QSL via his home
callsign.
Lastly, a reminder that three operators from Poland will
activate Kathmandu, Nepal, between March 18th and the 30th.
Operators mentioned are SP2FUD, SP9FIH and SQ9CNN. For
more details including updates and QSL routing take your web
browser to 9n.dxpeditions.org.
(This weeks DX news courtesy of the Ohio Penn DX Newsletter)
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THAT FINAL ITEM: WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTED 170 FEET OF
USING MICROWAVES
And finally this week, wireless energy generation from space
is now one small step closer to becoming a feasible delivery
source of power. This following a new experiment that
successfully transmitted electric power using microwaves.
Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephen Kinford N8WB has the
details:
--
[Stephen:] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency also known
as Jaxa conducted the research which sent 1.8 kilowatts of
electricity 170 feet through the air in the form of
microwave radiation. The beam was transmitted with a great
degree of accuracy showing the technique may be used on a
larger scale.
Engineers at Jaxa have spent years researching new
technologies to enable the delivery of energy from space
based solar collectors down to our home planet. Solar cells
commonly power satellites, space probes, and the
International Space Station. However, delivering that power
to Earth in an economical manner is still a challenge facing
developers.
Now researchers say that the Sun's energy might, one day, be
collected by massive solar panels in space, and the energy
generated from the systems could be sent to Earth in the
form of highly directional microwaves. Such networks for
generating electricity in space would have some advantages
over ground-based systems. Solar collectors in space would
not be subject to the cycles of day or night, or cloudy
conditions.
Current plans to develop an orbiting energy generation
system involve sending satellites with large solar panels
into geostationary orbits more than 22,000 miles above the
Earth. Challenges facing engineers include launching these
massive solar arrays and maintaining them once they are on-
orbit. Because of these issues, Jaxa engineers believe that
a full network to generate electricity in space will not be
available until sometime in the 2040's.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB in
Wadsworth, Ohio.
--
[Don:] According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
additional uses for the space-based power system could
include sending electricity to remote regions in the wake of
natural and man-made disasters. Future development of the
current system could produce a device capable of
transmitting and receiving energy from ocean platforms, far
from the nearest coast.
(DO NOT READ: More is on the web at
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/39770/20150315/jaxa-
scientists-transmit-wireless-power-170-feet-air.htm)
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NEWSCAST CLOSE
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For now, with producers Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in Los
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world wide, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, in Southern Mississippi
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