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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2283 for Friday July 30, 2021
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2283 with a release date of Friday July
30, 2021 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Concern over satellite broadband interference. NASA
creates a 'super' antenna — and meet this year's Bill Pasternak WA6ITF
Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year. All this and more as
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2283 comes your way right now.
***
UK ACTS TO PREVENT SATELLITE CONSTELLATION INTERFERENCE
DON/ANCHOR: Our top story this week looks at signal interference. No one
wants it, of course, especially communications systems with thousands of
satellites in the sky. Jeremy Boot G4NJH picks up the story from here.
JEREMY: Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, has plans to mandate low-
earth orbit satellite broadband systems such as OneWeb and SpaceX's
Starlink, to engage in frequency coordination in order to avoid blocking one
another's signals. Ofcom has said it will amend the companies' satellite
licenses to ensure such coordination happens. They are particularly
concerned about interference posing an obstacle when the market opens to
additional satellite network companies. The regulator said satellites in
non-geostationary orbits have a greater risk of interference with their
uplink and downlink transmissions because as they move across the sky,
competing satellites can end up in the same antenna direction at the same
time, compromising communication with user terminals on earth.
The website, arstechnica.com, revealed the development, noting that Ofcom
has issued a more detailed report outlining its concerns. Ofcom identified
such constellations as SpaceX, already in beta service, and the proposed
Kuiper (Ky-PURR) constellation from Amazon. Ofcom's report also identifies
OneWeb, owned by Bharti Global and the UK government which is in its initial
phase.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(ARS TECHNICA)
**
SWITZERLAND IMPOSES IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON ELECTRONICS
DON/ANCHOR: Shopping for ham radio equipment and other electronics in
Switzerland just got a little more complicated. Ed Durrant DD5LP tells us
why.
ED: Companies in countries outside the European Union are no longer being
permitted to import electronics to customers in Switzerland unless those
companies have a business affiliation within Switzerland, according to a
posting on the website of the USKA, Switzerland's national amateur radio
society.
A translation of the USKA posting says that the use of a Swiss-based
"intermediary" for companies in those nations became mandatory as of mid-
July. Although Switzerland is not part of the European Union, a trade
agreement exists between the EU and the Swiss government.
The USKA's head of political lobbying, Willi Vollenweider HB9AMC, wrote on
the website that the organisation considers this action "of strategic
importance" to radio amateurs. Willi noted that the USKA hopes to petition
the government, during its consultation period, on behalf of Swiss radio
amateurs.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.
(USKA)
**
NASA DEVELOPS ANTENNA TO SURVIVE HARSH ENVIRONMENT
DON/ANCHOR: If you've ever dreamed of the perfect antenna, well, it doesn't
yet exist. But scientists at NASA have developed one they believe is robust
enough for one of Jupiter's moons. Here's Ralph Squillace KK6ITB with the
details.
RALPH: Think of it as a kind of super antenna: The unprecedented design from
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is an all-metal structure created to
withstand the intensely radioactive environment of Europa, one of Jupiter's
moons. Its designer, Nacer Chahat, a senior antenna engineer at NASA,
created it even before an actual robotic lander for Europa becomes a
reality. He said it was important to be ready for effective communications
from such a harsh, watery, radioactive environment as Europa. Writing on the
IEEE Spectrum website, Nacer said the antenna is able to transmit at a high
data rate, is lightweight enough to not impede takeoff and landing, can
communicate with Earth from 550 million miles away and is resistant to the
intense ionizing radiation of Jupiter. He said a critical point was the
antenna's construction of circularly polarized union cells that are entirely
aluminum. They are capable of transmitting and receiving on X-band
frequencies—7.145 to 7.19 GHz for the uplink and 8.4 to 8.45 GHz for the
downlink.
Nacer wrote: [QUOTE] "Although it was designed for Europa, it is a
revolutionary enough design that we’re already successfully implementing it
in future missions for other destinations in the solar system." [ENDQUOTE]
He said that meanwhile, the lab might make use of this design in 2026 on a
joint JPL/European Space Agency mission to bring rocks back from Mars.
Nacer wrote that when a Europa lander mission becomes a reality, the antenna
will further prove its real worth: [quote] "Without a working antenna, the
lander will never be able to tell us whether we could have living neighbors
on Europa." [ENDQUOTE]
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
(IEEE SPECTRUM)
**
IARU GIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD POSTHUMOUSLY TO FORMER REGION 2 PRESIDENT
DON/ANCHOR: In an emotional ceremony, the International Amateur Radio Union
recognized one of its leaders recently but the award—delayed by pandemic
restrictions—was delivered posthumously. Jason Daniels VK2LAW gives us the
details.
JASON: Not quite two years after the IARU conferred the Michael J. Owen
VK3KI Memorial Award to Reinaldo Leandro YV5AM, the honor was finally
presented honoring his long service to the international organisation. The
ceremony, postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was bittersweet,
however. Relatives were on hand to receive the honor on behalf of the former
IARU Region 2 president, who became a Silent Key on May 23rd of this year at
the age of 79. Reinaldo, who was also an avid DXer and DXpeditioner, died
knowing he had been chosen to receive the honor. In an emotional ceremony
recently in Miami, Florida, it was presented to his niece, daughter and
sister by Ramon Santoyo XE1KK, the current president of IARU Region 2. The
award was created in 2012 and bears the name of VK3KI in recognition of his
years of service and his giving spirit to amateur radio.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels VK2LAW.
(IARU REGION 2, WIA)
**
COAST-TO-COAST ACTIVATION FOR 'WORLD'S LARGEST TEAPOT'
DON/ANCHOR: It's tea time! Here's a special event you might enjoy
that's....steeped.....in some interesting, and fun, history. Jim Damron
N8TMW explains.
JIM: If chasing special event stations is your cup of tea, you might want to
check out what's going to be brewing between August 1st through to August
8th. Hams around the country will be calling QRZ on all bands, using all
modes, to celebrate the World's Largest Teapot. You heard that right: the
celebrated teapot stands 14 feet high and 14 feet in diameter in northern
West Virginia near the border with Ohio and the special event coincides with
the annual teapot festival in Chester, West Virginia on August 7th.
The local club organizing the event, the Hancock Auxiliary Communications
Team, will be using the callsign W8T and will be operating from the site of
the teapot itself. There will also be a bonus station, WV8HAT. This is the
fifth year for the special event but according to one of the organizers,
Justin Shaw W8LPN, this is the first year there will be 10 stations
activating using W (number) T callsigns from all call areas around the
country. Contact with all 10 gets chasers a clean sweep, known as a Full
Cup. Hams contacting all stations plus the bonus station are eligible for a
Full Pot. Information about certificates is available on the QRZ page for
W8T.
Even if tea isn't your bag, you may find the history of this beloved symbol
compelling. Its humble origins date to the years before World War II when it
began life as a wooden barrel used in a root beer advertising campaign. A
handle and spout were later added and, reborn as a teapot, it enjoyed
subsequent roles as a concession stand, a souvenir shop and a pottery with a
gift shop. After it was refurbished, it was rededicated in 1990 as a beloved
symbol of local identity. It has since inspired the annual festival in
August where proud residents can share that their cups runneth over.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Damron N8TMW.
(JUSTIN SHAW W8LPN, QRZ, WEIRTON DAILY TIMES)
**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline heard on bulletin stations around the world including the K5DUR
repeater in Dallas Texas on Sundays at 7 p.m. local time.
**
MISSOURI HAMS HAVE A CAPITAL IDEA
DON/ANCHOR: In the US, the state of Missouri is turning 200 years old and
hams there have a capital idea for celebrating. It involves, of course, the
state's earliest capital. Randy Sly W4XJ brings us up to date.
RANDY: While Missouri has always been called the “Show Meö state, from
August 7th through the 14th, it will become the “Hear meö state. In
celebration of the state’s bicentennial, special event station K0B will be
on the air, sponsored by the St. Charles, Missouri Amateur Radio Club. Event
organizer Jim Briggs, KK0GT told Amateur Radio Newsline that, in addition to
operating from various members' homes, K0B will have a station located at
the SCARC Hamfest in O’Fallon, Missouri on August 8. On August 10, they will
be “on the air" at the site of the first Capitol building in Missouri,
located in the St. Charles Historic District on the west bank of the
Mississippi River. This is the first time an amateur radio station has
operated at this site. The building served as the state Capitol from 1821 to
1826.
K0B will be active on SSB, CW, and FT8 on 80-6 meters, as well as 2-meter FM
simplex. A special paper QSL and a downloadable PDF certificate will be
available. Watch the SCARC Facebook page for an operating schedule and more
information. Also, be on the lookout the rest of this year for more special
event stations, as Missouri celebrates 200 years.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, this is Randy Sly, W4XJ
(ST. CHARLES AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)
**
SILENT KEY: FRED STONE W8LLY, EMERGENCY RESPONDER
DON/ANCHOR: Members of the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club in Ohio are mourning
the loss of an amateur who was remembered as not just a friend but an
educator and mentor. Fred Stone, W8LLY, became a Silent Key on July 26th. He
had been ill with pancreatic cancer. Fred was well-known as an active
participant in public service activities including ARES and he had been a
District Emergency Coordinator for District 3 for many years. Many hams
recalled him in comments on the club's Facebook page, crediting Fred for
providing the gateway to amateur radio for them.
(FACEBOOK PAGE OF BARC)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, JA1TOKYO is on the air, marking the Olym pic and
Paralympic Games that opened on July 23 in Tokyo. Each band has been assiged
its own operator. The station will remain active until the 5th of September.
There are also 10 mobile stations with the callsign 8J [regional call area]
OLYMPIC at each regional headquarters of the Japan Amateur Radio League and
8N [regional call area] OLP will be on the air as well at a higher output.
No QSL cards are required. EQSLs are being accepted. For QSL, certificate
and awards information, follow the link in the printed script of this
newscast at arnewsline.org. [PRINT ONLY, do not read:
https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-2_Awards/Award_Main.htm]
R3RRC/0 will be operating from Furugelm Island, the southernmost island in
Russia between July 31st and August 4th. Maxim, RU5D, Gennady, R3BY and
Vitaly, R0MR will be using R3RRC/0 as well as their personal callsigns
RU5D/0, R3BY/0 and R0MR/P respectively. Be listening on 40 to 10 meters
where they will be using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4.
Harald, DF2WO, will be in Kigali, Rwanda, using the callsign 9X2AW between
September 13th and 28th. He will be using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on
20,17,15,and 10 meters. QSL direct to his home callsign.
Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be on Tasiilaq Island using the callsign OX3LX between July
28th and August 13th. He will be found mainly on 6m and 4m but will also be
on some of the HF bands.Send QSLs to OZ0J (Oh Zed Zero Jay).
(DX-WORLD.NET, JARL)
**
KICKER: MEET YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR FAITH HANNAH LEA KD3Z
DON/ANCHOR: Amateur Radio Newsline is proud to announce the winner of the
2021 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the
Year. Newsline’s Mark Abramowicz NT3V, chairman of the award program, is
here with the story.
FAITH: “Wow! Thank you! That’s pretty cool!ö
MARK: The reaction from Faith Hannah Lea, KD3Z, upon learning she had been
chosen as Newsline’s Young Ham of the Year.
Faith Hannah is 16 and the daughter of James, WX4TV, and Michelle, N8ZQZ,
Lea of Palm Coast, FLA.
Faith Hannah says her parents were a big influence in her entry into the
world of amateur radio starting in December 2014 at the age of 10.
FAITH: “So, I started studying for my Technician license along with my
brother. And, we both went in and got it. And, two weeks later I had earned
my General and then two months later I earned my Extra. So, that allowed me
to really get into the stuff that I liked, which was working HF.ö
MARK: Only 18 months after being licensed, Faith Hannah was invited to the
2016 Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX adventure operating PJ6 from the Dutch
island of Saba.
FAITH: “And that’s when I realized, especially that DXing is amazing because
I absolutely love those huge pileups and getting to talk to all of those
different people. Because, I’m not entirely sure why but I love being at the
calling end of a big pileup and just running that as fast as I can which is
probably why I enjoy contesting.ö
MARK: Among her PJ6 achievements was a satellite contact that broke the SO-
50 distance world record.
In August, 2018, Faith Hannah took part in the Youngsters on The Air program
in Johannesburg, South Africa for a weeklong stay that featured kit building
and antenna building, satellite operations and a high-altitude balloon
launch.
But on the way to South Africa, Faith Hannah and her father had a 22-hour
layover in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. While on the ground in that
Middle Eastern country, she visited and operated A62A and A60YOZ activated
by the Emirates Amateur Radio Society.
In December 2018, Faith Hannah, her father, and her younger sister, Hope,
ND2L, took part in the N4T mini-Dxpedition to the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf
of Mexico.
While there, the girls made 1,970 HF contacts and 100 satellite contacts
during the 36-hour operation on the island.
Her account was published by CQ Magazine and she got the April 2019 cover
with her sister.
Faith Hannah has been involved in several special event and contest
operations with her family and continues to remain active in promoting the
hobby to youth.
She completed high school through home schooling, but before doing so
applied for and was accepted at Daytona State College where she earned an
Associate of Arts degree at 15.
Now, at 16, she’s enrolled in Stetson University in Deland, Florida.
FAITH: “Right now I am working on two different bachelor’s degrees. One is a
bachelor of science for molecular and cellular biology and another is a
bachelor in business administration.ö
MARK: Faith Hannah will have no problem contributing to her education. She
placed first in Florida’s statewide competition and second in the national
Veteran of Foreign Wars essay contest earning a 06,000 scholarship.
She said she’s exploring two career tracks right now – medicine or the law,
or possibly both.
As for amateur radio, Faith Hannah says there’s always time for that.
FAITH: “I know this sounds weird but it doesn’t really take all of my time
to do my school, to have fun and to do ham radio,ö she explained. “It all
just fits in perfectly because a lot of times if I’m getting on the radio
and it’s not a contest I’ll just do it in the evening when gray line is
there because that’s usually when I’m free and it’s a great time to make
contacts.
“And, if it’s a weekend, we might take a radio and go out to a park or
something and get on the air. And once it starts dying down, we’ll just hang
around the park for a couple hours.ö
MARK: You can follow Faith Hannah and her family on their “Ham Radio.Worldö
YouTube channel where you’ll also see her brother, Zechariah, WX4TVJ, and
sister, Grace, KE3G.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Mark Abramowicz, NT3V.
DON/ANCHOR: Because of a spike in the Delta variant of Covid-19, Amateur
Radio Newsline will not be publicly presenting the award at the Huntsville
Hamfest this year. Instead, we’ll do it virtually and you’ll be able to see
it here on our website, AR Newsline-dot.org. Follow us for details when you
can see it.
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Ars Technica; Amateur News Weekly; the ARRL;
Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club; the BBC; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-
World.net; IARU Region 2; IEEE Spectrum; Japan Amateur Radio League; Justin
Shaw W8LPN; QRZ.com; Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; St.
Charles Amateur Radio Club; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; USKA; WTWW
Shortwave; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
Newsline. You can write to us at newsline@arnewsline.org. For more
information or to support us visit our official website at arnewsline.org.
Be sure to follow some of these stories as they get a more indepth look on
the YouTube Channel of 100 Watts and a Wire. Search for the video segment
with the title "Two Stories."
For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our
news team worldwide, I'm Don Wilbanks AE5DW in Picayune, Mississippi saying
73. As always we thank you for listening.
Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2021. All rights reserved.
73 de Bill, PY2BIL
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