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PACKET RADIO STATION - BUENOS AIRES (GF05OM)
PYTHON SCHEDULED NEWSLETTERS (PSN)
COPYRIGHT 2025 - EDUARDO A. CASTILLO
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CQ PUBLISHER DICK ROSS, K2MGA, SK
IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT WE REPORT THE PASSING ON APRIL 27 OF
RICHARD A. DICK ROSS, K2MGA. HE WAS 84. DICK WAS PUBLISHER OF CQ
MAGAZINE SINCE 1979, AND WAS ITS EDITOR IN THE 1960S. AS PRESIDENT OF
CQ COMMUNICATIONS, INC., DICK WAS ALSO PUBLISHER OF MULTIPLE MAGAZINE
TITLES, INCLUDING POPULAR COMMUNICATIONS, CQ VHF, CQ CONTEST,
WORLDRADIO ONLINE, COMMUNICATIONS QUARTERLY, CB RADIO, ELECTRONIC
SERVICING AND TECHNOLOGY, MODERN ELECTRONICS, MICROCOMPUTER JOURNAL,
AND MUSIC AND COMPUTER EDUCATOR. IN ADDITION, DICK OVERSAW THE
PRODUCTION AND PUBLICATION OF CQ BOOKS AND CALENDARS, THE CQ VIDEO
LIBRARY AND MORE. IN 2010, DICK RECEIVED THE DAYTON HAMVENTIONS
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, CATHY, DAUGHTERS
KATE AND JENNIFER, THEIR HUSBANDS AND FIVE GRANDCHILDREN. A MEMORIAL
SERVICE WILL BE SCHEDULED AT A FUTURE DATE.
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FCC BACK TO FULL STRENGTH
NEW FCC COMMISSIONER ANNA GOMEZ (LEFT)WITH FCC CHAIRWOMAN JESSICA
ROSENWORCELSOON AFTER HER SWEARING-IN CEREMONY.(FCC PHOTO VIA
INSTAGRAM)THE FCC IS FINALLY BACK TO HAVING FIVE COMMISSIONERS, AFTER
THE SENATE VOTED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION OF ANNA
GOMEZ TO FILL A LONG-VACANT SEAT. THIS WILL ALLOW THE COMMISSION TO
TAKE ACTION ON SIGNIFICANT ISSUES, AS IT PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN
DEADLOCKED WITH TWO COMMISSIONERS FROM EACH MAJOR POLITICAL
PARTY.&NBSP;GOMEZ IS A FORMER HIGH-LEVEL FCC STAFFER, AND JUST PRIOR
TO HER APPOINTMENT WAS WORKING FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT, LEADING THE
U.S. PREPARATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE
(WRC-23). ACCORDING TO THE&NBSP;ARRL LETTER, GOMEZ HAS BEEN SUCCEEDED
IN THAT ROLE BY STEVE LANG, THE STATE DEPARTMENTS DEPUTY ASSISTANT
SECRETARY FOR&NBSP;INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
POLICY. HE HAD ALREADY BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH GOMEZ ON WRC-23
PREPARATIONS.
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ARRL ASKS HAMS TO COMMENT ON FCC 60-METER PROPOSAL
THE ARRL IS ASKING HAMS WHO USE THE 60-METER (5-MHZ) BAND TO FILE
COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE FCCS PROPOSAL TO BRING THE U.S. ALLOCATION
FOR THE BAND INTO CONFORMITY WITH THE STRUCTURE APPROVED SEVERAL YEARS
AGO BY A PREVIOUS WRC.&NBSP;THE EFFECT OF THE CHANGE WOULD BE TO
REPLACE THE FIVE DISCRETE CHANNELS ON THE BAND WITH A CONTINUOUS
15-KHZ-WIDE BAND SEGMENT. IT WOULD ALSO REDUCE PERMITTED POWER FROM
THE CURRENT 100-WATT ERP (EFFECTIVE RADIATED POWER) MAXIMUM TO 15
WATTS EIRP (EFFECTIVE ISOTROPIC RADIATED POWER), WHICH IS EQUIVALENT
TO 9.1 WATTS ERP, PER THE&NBSP;ARRL LETTER.&NBSP;THE DOCKET NUMBER IS
WT 23-120, AND THE COMMENT PERIOD RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 30.THE LEAGUE
ENCOURAGES AMATEURS TO URGE THE FCC TO MAINTAIN THE 100-WATT POWER
MAXIMUM AND TO KEEP SECONDARY AMATEUR ACCESS TO THE FOUR CURRENT
CHANNELS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED NEW ALLOCATION.
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SOLAR MAXIMUM MAY BE APPROACHING
NASA/SDO PHOTOWE MAY BE NEARING THE MAXIMUM OF SOLAR CYCLE 25, BASED
ON OBSERVED WEAKENING OF THE SUNS NORTH AND SOUTH POLES. ACCORDING
TO&NBSP;SPACENEWS,&NBSP;THIS IS TYPICAL AS SOLAR MAX APPROACHES, AS
THE POLARITY OF THE SUNS POLES REVERSES WITH EACH NEW
CYCLE.&NBSP;ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, RECENT MEASUREMENTS BY NASAS
SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY, OR SDO, INDICATE THAT THE MAGNETIC FIELDS
IN THE SUNS POLAR REGIONS ARE RAPIDLY WEAKENING AND ARE LIKELY TO
DISAPPEAR ENTIRELY BEFORE FLIPPING POLARITY. THIS PHENOMENON HAS BEEN
OBSERVED AT THE PEAK OF EVERY SOLAR CYCLE SINCE SCIENTISTS LEARNED HOW
TO MEASURE THE STRENGTH OF THE SUNS MAGNETIC FIELD.
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THREE HAMS AMONG RCA HONOREES
THE RADIO CLUB OF AMERICAS ANNUAL LIST OF HONOREES FOR RADIO-RELATED
ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDES THREE HAMS THIS YEAR. ACCORDING
TO&NBSP;NEWSLINE, THEY ARE RUTH WILLETT, KM4LAO, FIRST RECIPIENT OF
THE CLUBS CAROLE PERRY YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD; ICOMS RAY NOVAK,
N9JA, RECIPIENT OF THIS YEARS SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD; AND THE RCA
BUSINESS AWARD GOES TO TIM DUFFY, K3LR, AND DX ENGINEERING, OF WHICH
HE IS CEO. DUFFY IS ALSO A PAST PRESIDENT OF RCA, A LONGTIME MEMBER OF
THE CQ CONTEST COMMITTEE AND A MEMBER OF THE CQ CONTEST HALL OF
FAME.&NBSP;
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INTREPID DX GROUP ANNOUNCES 4TH YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST
THE INTREPID DX GROUP IS AGAIN SPONSORING ITS YOUTH DREAM RIG ESSAY
CONTEST, IN WHICH THE TOP PRIZE IS YOU GUESSED IT A REALLY GREAT HAM
RIG! ENTRANTS MUST BE AGE 19 OR YOUNGER, HOLD A U.S. OR CANADIAN HAM
LICENSE AND SUBMIT A TWO-PAGE ESSAY DESCRIBING WHAT ATTRACTED THEM TO
AMATEUR RADIO.ENTRY DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 30 AND WINNERS WILL BE
ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
<HTTPS://INTREPID-DX.COM/NEWS/>.
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YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTED TO W0AAE
2023 NEWSLINE YOUNG HAM OF&NBSP;THE YEAR KEES VAN OOSBREE,&NBSP;W0AAE
(K0NEB PHOTO)KEES VAN OOSBREE, W0AAE, A 19-YEAR-OLD HAM FROM MAPLE
GROVE, MINNESOTA, WAS PRESENTED WITH THE 2023 BILL PASTERNAK MEMORIAL
NEWSLINE YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE HUNTSVILLE HAMFEST IN
ALABAMA ON AUGUST 19. VAN OOSBREE WAS HONORED FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN
BOTH THE YOUTH ON THE AIR (YOTA) AMERICAS PROGRAM AND THE REMOTE HAM
RADIO YOUTH NETWORK.AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE ANCHOR DON WILBANKS, AE5DW
, WAS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES AT THE ANNUAL PRESENTATION. JOINING DON
AND KEES ON STAGE WAS YAESU USA SALES OFFICE MANAGER NORI ROMERO), WHO
CAME BEARING GIFTS!&NBSP;YAESU IS A CORPORATE SPONSOR OF THE NEWSLINE
YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR AWARD, ALONG WITH CQ, HEIL SOUND AND RADIOWAVZ
ANTENNAS.&NBSP;&NBSP;
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SOFTWARE FOR DIGITAL VOICE MODES GETTING AN UPGRADE
THE MULTIMODE DIGITAL VOICE MODEM PROJECT, WHICH SUPPORTS MOST OF THE
DIGITAL VOICE MODES USED IN AMATEUR RADIO, IS ABOUT TO GET A SOFTWARE
UPGRADE THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF JONATHAN NAYLOR, G4KLX, AND WITH
FUNDING FROM ARDC, THE AMATEUR RADIO DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
FOUNDATION.&NBSP;ACCORDING TO&NBSP;NEWSLINE,&NBSP;THE OPEN-SOURCE
MODEM PROJECT SUPPORTS D-STAR, YAESU SYSTEM FUSION, NXDN AND MORE THAN
80% OF THE HOTSPOTS AND REPEATERS ON THE BRANDMEISTER-DMR NETWORK. IN
ADDITION, NAYLOR IS WORKING ON DEVELOPING HIGH-SPEED PACKET MODES THAT
WILL SUPPORT NARROW-BANDWIDTH DIGITAL VOICE SIGNALS.
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AIR FORCE MARS TURNS 75
THE AIR FORCE ARM OF MARS, THE MILITARY AUXILIARY RADIO SERVICE, IS
CELEBRATING ITS 75TH&NBSP;ANNIVERSARY NEXT MONTH WITH SPECIAL EVENT
STATIONS OPERATING FROM THE PENTAGON AND ALL TEN OF THE SYSTEMS
WINGS.NEWSLINE&NBSP;REPORTS THAT CERTIFICATES WILL BE AWARDED FOR
CONTACTS WITH MULTIPLE AF MARS SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS, WHICH WILL BE
ON THE AIR BETWEEN NOVEMBER 5TH&NBSP;AND VETERANS DAY, NOVEMBER 11TH.
CERTIFICATES WILL BE DOWNLOADABLE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER NOVEMBER
30TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
<HTTPS://COMMUNITY.APAN.ORG/WG/AIR-FORCE-MILITARY-AUXILIARY-RADIO-SYSTEM-AFMARS/>.
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ARRL FOUNDATION TURNS 50; ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS
THE ARRL FOUNDATION IS OBSERVING ITS 50TH&NBSP;ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR,
AND IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS TO BE AWARDED NEXT YEAR.
ACCORDING TO THE&NBSP;ARRL LETTER, CLUBS AND OTHER AMATEUR RADIO
ORGANIZATIONS MAY APPLY FOR GRANTS FOR HAM-RELATED PROJECTS AND
INITIATIVES, ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATED TO EDUCATION AND LICENSING, AND
PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH A FOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE.THE APPLICATION
DEADLINE FOR GRANTS TO BE AWARDED NEXT JUNE IS OCTOBER 31. DETAILS ARE
AVAILABLE AT <HTTP://WWW.ARRL.ORG/AMATEUR-RADIO-GRANTS>.
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ARRL LAUNCHES NEW NEWSLETTER
THE ARRL HAS ADDED THE NTS LETTER TO ITS ROSTER OF NEWSLETTERS,
FOCUSING ON MESSAGE-HANDLING AND THE NTS 2.0 VISION OF A 21ST-CENTURY
NATIONAL TRAFFIC SYSTEM.&NBSP;THE NEWSLETTER WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLINE
MONTHLY AND IS EDITED BY MARCIA FORDE, KW1U, THE SECTION TRAFFIC
MANAGER FOR THE WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND ARRL SECTIONS. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS E-MAILED TO ARRL MEMBERS IN
EARLY OCTOBER. INPUT IS SOLICITED FOR FUTURE ISSUES. MARCIA MAY BE
CONTACTED AT <NTSLETTER@ARRL.ORG>.
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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2024 ARISS CONTACTS
THE AMATEUR RADIO ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PROGRAM, OR
ARISS, IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FROM SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS FOR SCHEDULED CONTACTS WITH SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS
IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2024.&NBSP;ACCORDING TO THE&NBSP;ARRL LETTER,
ARISS IS LOOKING FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL DRAW LARGE NUMBERS OF
PARTICIPANTS AND INTEGRATE THE CONTACT INTO A WELL-DEVELOPED EDUCATION
PLAN. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH NOVEMBER 10TH. DETAILS ARE
AVAILABLE AT <WWW.ARISS.ORG>.
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PETITION STARTED TO SAVE BBC LONGWAVE SERVICE
A GROUP OF LONGWAVE RADIO FANS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS LAUNCHED A
PETITION ON CHANGE.ORG TO TRY TO PRESSURE THE BRITISH BROADCASTING
CORPORATION (BBC) INTO REVERSING A DECISION TO SHUT DOWN ITS 198-KHZ
RADIO 4 LONGWAVE SERVICE AT THE END OF NEXT MARCH, JUST SIX MONTHS
BEFORE ITS 90TH&NBSP;ANNIVERSARY.&NBSP;ACCORDING TO&NBSP;NEWSLINE, THE
BBC SAYS LONGWAVE IS A DYING TECHNOLOGY, WHILE ITS FANS CALL IT A
HISTORIC RADIO LIFELINE AND NOTE THAT ITS TRANSMITTER AT DROITWICH
EFFICIENTLY COVERS MOST OF THE UK AND NORTHERN EUROPE. THE BBC SAYS IT
PLANS TO MOVE MANY OF THE STATIONS MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS TO OTHER
PLATFORMS.
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NETS RAMP UP FOR IDALIA
PROJECTED PATH FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE IDALIA AS OF2100 UTC AUGUST 28.
(NATIONAL HURRICANECENTER MAP)AS THE FIRST TROPICAL SYSTEM EXPECTED TO
MAKE LANDFALL IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES THIS YEAR GAINS STRENGTH IN
THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND HAS ITS SIGHTS SET ON FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND
THE CAROLINAS, SEVERAL HAM RADIO EMERGENCY NETS ARE PREPARING TO
ACTIVATE.THE HURRICANE WATCH NET ANNOUNCED PLANS TO ACTIVATE AS OF
1200 UTC ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 ON 14.325 MHZ, SHIFTING TO 7.268 MHZ AT
2300 UTC. THE NET WILL REMAIN ACTIVE AS LONG AS THE STORM IS A THREAT
TO LAND. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CURRENTLY EXPECTS IDALIA TO
CROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND IMPACT THE ATLANTIC COASTLINES OF
GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS BEFORE HEADING OUT TO SEA. MORE DETAIL ON
HWN OPERATIONS MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.HWN.ORG.IN ADDITION TO THE
HURRICANE WATCH NET, THE VOIPWX NET AND AUXCOMM USA WILL BE LISTENING
FOR REPORTS TO BE RELAYED TO WX4NHC, THE AMATEUR STATION AT THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. ACTIVITY WILL BE CENTERED ON THE ECHOLINK
WXTALK CONFERENCE SERVER 7203 AND INTERNET RELAY PROTOCOL 9219. OTHER
INTERNET-LINKED NETS WILL BE ACTIVE AS WELL. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
VISIT WWW.VOIPWX.NET AND/OR WWW.AUXCOMMUSA.ORG.&NBSP;
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ARRL RAISES DUES, MAKES PRINT MAGAZINES ADDED-COST OPTIONS
THE ARRL BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED A 20% DUES INCREASE AND A MAJOR
SHIFT IN MEMBER BENEFITS AT ITS JULY MEETING. STARTING NEXT YEAR,
STANDARD ONE-YEAR DUES WILL INCREASE FROM $49 TO $59, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO INCLUDE ACCESS TO THE DIGITAL EDITIONS OF ALL FOUR ARRL
PUBLICATIONS,&NBSP;QST, ON THE AIR, QEX&NBSP;AND THE&NBSP;NATIONAL
CONTEST JOURNAL (NCJ).&NBSP;HOWEVER, PRINT EDITIONS OF THE MAGAZINES
INCLUDING&NBSP;QST&NBSP; WILL BECOME ADDED-COST OPTIONS AT $25 PER
PUBLICATION PER YEAR, BRINGING THE COST OF A TRADITIONAL ONE-YEAR ARRL
MEMBERSHIP WITH PRINT&NBSP;QST&NBSP;TO $84. ACCORDING TO A LETTER TO
MEMBERS FROM ARRL PRESIDENT RICK RODERICK, K5UR, IT IS THE LEAGUE'S
FIRST DUES INCREASE IN 22 YEARS.&NBSP;IN ADDITION, NEW LIFE
MEMBERSHIPS WERE PUT ON HOLD WHILE THE STAFF DETERMINES HOW TO MAKE
THE PROGRAM SELF-SUSTAINING ONCE AGAIN. THIS MOVE ALSO ELIMINATES THE
TIME-HONORED TRADITION AMONG ARRL MEMBERS OF JUMPING IN TO LIFE
MEMBERSHIPS JUST BEFORE A DUES INCREASE.A VIDEO ON ACCESSING THE
LEAGUE'S DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS&NBSP;&NBSP;"HOW TO VIEW ARRL MAGAZINES
DIGITALLY" &NBSP;IS ON THE ARRL YOUTUBE CHANNEL AT
<HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/BD4NVYRR>.
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ARRL FILES IN OPPOSITION TO COMMERCIAL HF PETITION
THE ARRL HAS FILED COMMENTS WITH THE FCC IN OPPOSITION TO A PETITION
BY THE "SHORTWAVE MODERNIZATION COALITION" TO PERMIT HIGH-POWERED
DIGITAL TRANSMISSIONS ON A VARIETY OF HF BANDS, INCLUDING SOME
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO POPULAR AMATEUR BANDS.&NBSP;CALLING THE
PETITION "SERIOUSLY FLAWED," THE ARRL URGED THE FCC TO TURN IT DOWN,
BASED ON A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY THE ARRL LAB OVER A PERIOD
OF SEVERAL MONTHS TO DETERMINE THE LIKELIHOOD OF INTERFERENCE TO
AMATEUR COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIGH-POWERED DIGITAL SIGNALS JUST OUTSIDE
THE HAM BANDS.&NBSP;"THIS PETITION&NBSP;SEEKS TO PUT 50-KHZ WIDE,
20,000-WATT SIGNALS IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO&NBSP;SEVEN DIFFERENT AMATEUR
BANDS WITH WEAKER PROTECTIONS AGAINST&NBSP;INTERFERENCE THAN REQUIRED
IN OTHER SERVICES," SAID THE LEAGUE IN ITS COMMENTS, ADDING THAT,
HARMFUL INTERFERENCE "IS NOT&NBSP;JUST LIKELY, BUT CERTAIN, IF THE
RULES PROPOSED BY SMC ARE ADOPTED&NBSP;AS PROPOSED. IT IS NOTEWORTHY
THAT SMC'S PROPOSED RULES WOULD&NBSP;PROVIDE LESS PROTECTION THAN THE
MUCH-LOWER POWER AMATEUR RADIO&NBSP;TRANSMITTERS ARE REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE PART 90 RECEIVERS."SEVERAL HUNDRED AMATEURS FILED COMMENTS IN
OPPOSITION BEFORE THE COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED, ACCORDING TO ARRL. THE
FCC WILL NOW CONSIDER ALL OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED AND MAKE A DECISION
AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. THE "WALL STREET JOURNAL" REPORTED ON THE
PROPOSAL AND THE HAM RADIO OPPOSITION IN EARLY AUGUST. THE ARTICLE IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT <HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/5CSPS9ZM>.
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FROM BEANIE BABIES TO EARTH ORBIT: 20 YEARS OF CUBESATS
A TYPICAL CUBESAT MEASURES 10 CENTIMETERSON EACH SIDE AND WEIGHS 1
KILOGRAM OR&NBSP;LESS. (CQ NEWSROOM ARCHIVE PHOTO)THIS YEAR MARKS THE
20TH&NBSP;ANNIVERSARY OF THE CUBESAT, A SMALL, STANDARDIZED SATELLITE
SPACEFRAME THAT OPENED UP SPACE LAUNCHES TO COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD
AND REVOLUTIONIZED THE SATELLITE INDUSTRY. AND OF COURSE, THERE WAS A
HAM AT THE HELM.&NBSP;BACK AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, PROFESSOR BOB
TWIGGS, KE6QMD, THEN OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY (NOW AT MOREHEAD STATE
UNIVERSITY IN KENTUCKY) AND PROFESSOR JORDI PUIG-SUARI OF CAL POLY SAN
LUIS OBISPO WERE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO PROVIDE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN DESIGNING AND BUILDING SATELLITES.&NBSP;THE
RESULT WAS THE CUBESAT, DESCRIBED BY THE AMSAT NEWS SERVICE AS "A TINY
SATELLITE WITH THE DIMENSIONS OF A SQUARE TISSUE BOX," WHICH BROKE
THROUGH THE PREVIOUS SATELLITE BARRIERS OF EXTREMELY HIGH COST AND
LENGTHY DEVELOPMENT TIMES. THEY DEVELOPED A STANDARDIZED CUBE,
MEASURING 10 CENTIMETERS ON EACH SIDE AND WEIGHING ONLY 1 KILOGRAM
(2.2 POUNDS), INTO WHICH STUDENT-DESIGNED EXPERIMENTS COULD BE MOUNTED
AND THEN LAUNCHED INTO SPACE AS "HITCHHIKERS" ON ROCKETS WITH OTHER
PRIMARY PAYLOADS. ACCORDING TO A 2012 ARTICLE IN THE&NBSP;JOURNAL OF
SMALL SATELLITES, TWIGGS SAID THE BASIC DESIGN OF THE CUBESAT WAS
BASED ON THE 4-INCH CUBE PACKAGING FOR BEANIE BABIES, WHICH WERE
EXTREMELY POPULAR TOYS AT THE TIME.THE FIRST CUBESAT WAS LAUNCHED IN
2003. ACCORDING TO ANS, THE CUBESAT'S DESIGN WAS RELEASED AS AN OPEN
STANDARD AND "OPENED THE DOORS TO SPACE" NOT ONLY FOR UNIVERSITY SPACE
SCIENCE PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO "FOR MANY COUNTRIES THAT LAUNCHED THEIR
FIRST-EVER SATELLITES, INCLUDING COLOMBIA, SWITZERLAND, HUNGARY,
VIETNAM," AND OTHERS. MANY AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITES LAUNCHED OVER THE
PAST TWO DECADES HAVE ALSO BEEN CUBESATS.
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FAIR RADIO SALES CLOSING AS OWNER RETIRES
AN INSTITUTION IN THE SURPLUS ELECTRONICS MARKETPLACE IS CLOSING ITS
DOORS. LIMA, OHIO-BASED FAIR RADIO SALES (WWW.FAIRRADIO.COM) ANNOUNCED
ITS UPCOMING CLOSURE ON ITS WEBSITE IN EARLY AUGUST. OWNER PHIL
SELLATI SAID IT WAS TIME TO RETIRE AFTER MORE THAN 50 YEARS IN THE
SURPLUS ELECTRONICS BUSINESS. FAIR RADIO HAS BEEN OPEN EVEN LONGER,
DATING BACK TO 1947. SELLATI DID NOT PROVIDE A CLOSING DATE BUT SAID
IT WOULD BE "SEVERAL MONTHS" AND ENCOURAGED THOSE INTERESTED IN
SURPLUS GEAR AND ACCESSORIES TO "BUY AN ITEM, A PALLET OR A
TRUCKLOAD." (TNX NL7XM)
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HURRICANE WATCH NET RECRUITING BILINGUAL NET CONTROLLERS
THE HURRICANE WATCH NET (HWN) IS LOOKING FOR HAMS WHO ARE FLUENT IN
BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH AND/OR IN FRENCH CREOLE AND ENGLISH, TO TRAIN
TO BECOME NET CONTROL OPERATORS ON THE SEVERE WEATHER NETWORK.THE ARRL
REPORTS THAT IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN RECRUITING POTENTIAL NET
CONTROL STATIONS FROM THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN REGIONS OF THE UNITED
STATES, CANADA, CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.THE HWN ACTIVATES
WHENEVER A NAMED STORM IN THE ATLANTIC OR CARIBBEAN IS WITHIN 300
MILES OF A POPULATED LAND AREA, OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER. THE NET COLLECTS REPORTS OF ACTUAL CONDITIONS IN
STORM-AFFECTED AREAS KNOWN BY METEOROLOGISTS AS "GROUND TRUTH" AND
RELAYS THOSE REPORTS TO FORECASTERS AT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
VIA THE CENTER'S HAM STATION, WX4NHC. IT ALSO DISSEMINATES THE LATEST
STORM UPDATES FROM THE NHC.NET CONTROL OPERATORS CAN EXPECT TO WORK
SHIFTS OF SEVERAL HOURS AT A TIME, DIRECTING THE FLOW OF INFORMATION.
NET MANAGER BOBBY GRAVES, KB5HAV, SAYS CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE
TRAINING AND WORK WITH A MENTOR DURING A PROBATIONARY PERIOD. FOR MORE
INFORMATION, VISIT <HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/WTJSSC6X>.
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THREE HAMS TO FLY TO SPACE STATION AS MEMBERS OF SPACEX CREW 8
THE FOUR MEMBERS OF SPACEX CREW 8 INCLUDETHREE LICENSED HAMS. (NASA
PHOTO BY BILL STAFFORD)NASA ANNOUNCED THE ROSTER FOR THE SPACEX CREW 8
MISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN EARLY AUGUST, AND THE
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE REPORTS THAT THREE OF THE FOUR CREW MEMBERS ARE
RADIO AMATEURS.&NBSP;THE THREE HAMS ON THE CREW INCLUDE MISSION
COMMANDER MATTHEW DOMINICK, KC0TOR, MAKING HIS FIRST FLIGHT TO SPACE;
PILOT MICHAEL BARRATT, KD5MIJ, MAKING HIS THIRD TRIP TO THE SPACE
STATION; AND MISSION SPECIALIST JEANETTE EPPS, KF5QNU, ANOTHER
FIRST-TIMER. THE FOURTH CREW MEMBER NAMED IS RUSSIAN COSMONAUT
ALEXANDER GREBENKIN, ALSO A MISSION SPECIALIST. THE CREW IS EXPECTED
TO LAUNCH TO THE SPACE STATION EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR WHAT IS DESCRIBED
AS "A LONG-DURATION STAY."&NBSP;
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FCC HIRING FIELD AGENTS
IF YOU'RE AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER WITH EXPERIENCE IN RF ENGINEERING AND
LOOKING FOR A JOB, THE FCC MAY BE LOOKING FOR YOU! THE&NBSP;ARRL
LETTER&NBSP;REPORTS THAT THE COMMISSION IS HIRING AGENTS TO WORK IN
FIELD OFFICES IN NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS
ANGELES. CANDIDATES MUST BE ABLE TO OPERATE ALL TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT
TYPICALLY USED IN THE FIELD. AGENTS WILL ISSUE VIOLATION NOTICES AS
REQUIRED AND WILL MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH AND ASSIST OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REGARDING RF ISSUES.APPLICATIONS ARE BEING
ACCEPTED THROUGH AUGUST 24. THE COMPLETE JOB POSTINGS ARE ONLINE AT
<HTTPS://WWW.USAJOBS.GOV/JOB/736540500> (NEW YORK, BOSTON AND
CHICAGO), AND AT <HTTPS://WWW.USAJOBS.GOV/JOB/736547300> (LOS
ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO).&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;
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EUROPEANS DOMINATE WRTC COMPETITION
A LONG-STANDING KNOWLEDGE OF HF PROPAGATION FROM EUROPE SEEMS TO HAVE
BEEN A MAJOR ADVANTAGE IN THE DELAYED-UNTIL-2023 2022 WORLD RADIOSPORT
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (WRTC), HELD IN ITALY IN EARLY JULY IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE IARU HF CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST. ACCORDING TO THE WRTC2022.IT
WEBSITE, VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE TOP SCORERS WERE EUROPEANS. NO US TEAM
FINISHED HIGHER THAN 10TH PLACE.THE FIRST-PLACE FINISHER WAS I44W,
OPERATED BY UW7LL AND VE3DZ (THE ONLY NON-EUROPEAN IN A TOP SPOT).
SECOND PLACE WENT TO I43C, CAPTAINED BY DJ5MW AND DL1IAO; AND THE
THIRD PLACE WINNER WAS I49D, OPERATED BY 9A7DX AND 9A3LG. OTHER TOP
SLOTS INCLUDED: PHONE - I43L (YU5EEA/9A3SMS), CW - I47M (F8DBF/F1AKK),
MULTS - I44W (UW7LL/VE3DZ), YOUTH - I43O (YL3JA/UR5YKO), AND ACCURACY
- I43C (DJ5MW/DL1IAO).&NBSP;
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FCC CONSIDERING PROPOSAL FOR NEW COMMERCIAL USE OF HF BANDS
AS TRADITIONAL USERS OF THE SHORTWAVE SPECTRUM MOVE THEIR OPERATIONS
TO SATELLITES AND THE INTERNET, A GROUP OF BUSINESSES IN THE FINANCIAL
SECTOR IS SEEKING TO USE HF FOR HIGH-SPEED, HIGH-POWER DATA
TRANSMISSIONS. THE ARRL REPORTS THAT THE "SHORTWAVE MODERNIZATION
COALITION" HAS PETITIONED THE FCC FOR USE OF MULTIPLE FREQUENCIES
BETWEEN 2 AND 25 MHZ WITH POWER AUTHORIZATIONS UP TO 20
KILOWATTS.&NBSP;WHILE&NBSP;NEWSLINE&NBSP;REPORTS THAT THE FCC SAYS
THAT THE PROPOSED USES WOULD NOT IMPACT SPECTRUM USED EXCLUSIVELY BY
AMATEUR RADIO, MARITIME OR AERONAUTICAL SERVICES, THE ARRL POINTS OUT
THAT SOME REQUESTED FREQUENCIES ARE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO AMATEUR
BANDS, WHICH COULD BE AFFECTED BY HIGH-POWER DIGITAL SIGNALS. COMMENTS
ARE DUE BY JULY 31, WITH REPLY COMMENTS OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 15. THE FULL
PETITION MAY BE FOUND AT <HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/DH5DBCTB>.
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BILL TO PRE-EMPT HOA ANTENNA RESTRICTIONS REINTRODUCED IN CONGRESS
&NBSP;&NBSP;A REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN FROM OHIO AND A DEMOCRAT FROM
CONNECTICUT HAVE JOINTLY INTRODUCED A BILL TO FORCE HOMEOWNERS'
ASSOCIATIONS (HOAS) TO ALLOW AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNAS IN THE
DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY CONTROL. HR 4006 WOULD REMOVE PRIVATE LAND USE
RESTRICTIONS THAT PREVENT AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS FROM INSTALLING AND
USING "REASONABLE ANTENNAS" ON PROPERTY THAT THEY OWN OR
CONTROL.&NBSP;THIS MONTH'S "LEARNING CURVE" COLUMN IS DEVOTED TO THE
BILL AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENCOURAGING YOUR CONGRESSIONAL
REPRESENTATIVE TO SUPPORT IT. THE FULL TEXT OF THE BILL MAY BE FOUND
AT <HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/VTVPUTST>.
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KEES VAN OOSBREE, W0AAE, NAMED 2023 AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE YOUNG HAM
OF THE YEAR
2023 NEWSLINE YOUNG HAM OF THE YEARKEES VAN OOSBREE, W0AAE(PHOTO
COURTESY AR NEWSLINE)NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD&NBSP;KEES VAN OOSBREE, W0AAE,
OF MAPLE GROVE, MINNESOTA, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE 2023 BILL
PASTERNAK, WA6ITF, MEMORIAL AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE YOUNG HAM OF THE
YEAR. KEES WAS HONORED FOR HIS LEADERSHIP&NBSP;IN HELPING OTHER YOUNG
AMATEURS THROUGH YOUTH ON THE AIR (YOTA)-AMERICAS PROGRAM AND THE
REMOTE HAM RADIO YOUTH NETWORK.&NBSP;A VISIT TO A MUSEUM WITH AN
AMATEUR RADIO STATION AT AGE 12 SPARKED HIS INTEREST IN BECOMING A
HAM, VAN OOSBREE TOLD&NBSP;NEWSLINE. STUDYING ON HIS OWN, HE QUICKLY
EARNED HIS TECHNICIAN AND GENERAL CLASS LICENSES, THEN JOINED THE
MINNESOTA WIRELESS ASSOCIATION AND DEVELOPED HIS INTEREST IN
CONTESTING.&NBSP;HF WAS MY LIFE, KEES SAID. CONTESTING IS PRETTY MUCH
MY MAIN THING IN AMATEUR RADIO ALTHOUGH I DO BRANCH OUT AND DO OTHER
THINGS.AMONG THOSE "OTHER THINGS" IS YOTA-AMERICAS, IN WHICH HE HAS
TAKEN ON A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP ROLES INCLUDING THE TRAINING OF YOUTH
OPERATORS, SERVING AS QSL MANAGER FOR W8Y CONTACTS MADE WITH YOTA
CAMPERS AND SHARING HIS INTEREST IN REMOTE OPERATING.&NBSP;A 2023
GRADUATE, AND CLASS VALEDICTORIAN, OF HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN
HIS HOMETOWN, KEES WILL BE ATTENDING IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY THIS FALL,
WHERE HE PLANS TO STUDY AEROSPACE ENGINEERING.&NBSP;THE YHOTY AWARD
WILL BE PRESENTED TO KEES DURING A CEREMONY AT THE HUNTSVILLE HAMFEST
IN ALABAMA ON AUGUST 19. AMATEUR RADIO
NEWSLINE,&NBSP;CQ&NBSP;MAGAZINE, AND YAESU USA ARE PRIMARY SPONSORS OF
THE AWARD, ALONG WITH HEIL SOUND, LTD. AND RADIOWAVZ ANTENNA
COMPANY.&NBSP;
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