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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2319 for Friday April 8th, 2022
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2319 with a release date of Friday
April 8th, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
the following is a QST. Two hams face criminal charges in the US and France.
The FCC clarifies its new license fees -- and get ready for World Amateur
Radio Day. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2319
comes your way right now.
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FRENCH AMATEUR SENTENCED FOR ON-AIR THREATS
JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week with two stories about amateur radio
operators charged with using their licenses for criminal purposes. The first
story comes to us from Jeremy Boot G4NJH and concerns a radio amateur in
France.
JEREMY: A French radio amateur was found guilty of making threats, insults
and homophobic remarks on the air has been sentenced to a year in prison
suspended for two years and put on probation, according to various reports
in the French media. He was also ordered off the air and to pay a fine of
€5,000 and further pay compensation to two plaintiffs.
The ham, who is 65 years old, was identified only as "Gérard" in the news
reports. His callsign, which he had apparently used on the air to identify
himself, was not provided. The court of Versailles sentenced him on Monday
the 28th of March. The complaints against him included both death threats
and a false report of someone's death. He had been arrested a number of
times, going back to late 2020 when his radio equipment was seized. But
according to news reports, he then went on to purchase yet more radios.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(OUEST FRANCE, SOUTHGATE)
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PENNSYLVANIA AMATEUR FACES NEW CRIMINAL CHARGES
JIM/ANCHOR: Meanwhile in the United States, a ham charged earlier this year
with using the airwaves for criminal activity is back in the news with new
charges filed against him. Sel Embee KB3TZD has the details.
SEL: Richard Wagner — the Erie, Pennsylvania radio amateur charged with
making bomb threats and bogus weather reports over the air late last year
and earlier this year — faces new charges of again using the airwaves for
criminal purposes. According to a report in the ERIE TIMES-NEWS, detectives
in Erie County filed charges on Tuesday, March 29th, saying the radio
amateur used emergency frequencies in late March to make threats against
witnesses, victims and a judge who had presided over his earlier criminal
cases. Richard Wagner's callsign is listed as N-3-B-W-G on Q-R-Zed-dot-com.
Meanwhile, all but two of the 37 criminal charges in those earlier cases had
been dropped on March 3rd and the bond money holding him in prison was
substantially reduced.
In the latest development, detectives claim that Wagner made the new
threatening transmissions over frequencies used by the county Emergency
Management office and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. He was
arrested and placed in Erie County Prison on 075,000 bond and now faces
charges of bomb threats and retaliation against a prosecutor or judicial
official.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Sel Embee KB3TZD.
(ERIE TIMES-NEWS)
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FCC CLARIFIES NEW AMATEUR RADIO APPLICATION FEES
JIM/ANCHOR: In the US, the Federal Communications Commission has clarified
its new application fee which takes effect this month. Stephen Kinford N8WB
has the details.
STEPHEN: If you're looking to upgrade your US amateur radio license, the
FCC's new ABFSL2HM$5 application fee will not apply to you. The commission recently
clarified the circumstances under which the new fees will be applied when
they take effect on April 19th. The FCC said that upgrading amateur radio
license classes or changing club station trustees are exempt from the fee.
The fee does not apply to any changes of email address or postal mailing
address either. The fee will be applied however, for new licenses, renewals,
rule waivers or new vanity call signs.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB.
(FCC, ARRL)
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HAMS IN INDIA HELP REUNITE MISSING MAN WITH FAMILY
JIM/ANCHOR: Connections between amateur radio operators in different parts
of India proved especially useful for one group of hams looking to reunite a
lost man with his family. John Williams VK4JJW tells us how it happened.
JOHN: Amateur radio operators have reunited a man from Kolkata, India with
his family after the man went missing last year while taking his parents on
a trip to Kanyakumari, a coastal town on the southern end of India.
Hams from the West Bengal Radio Club, who have a long track record of
success in solving missing-persons cases, were contacted recently by the
man's father, a retired customs officer in his 70s.
An account in the Millennium Post newspaper tells how Ambarish Nag Biswas,
VU2JFB, club secretary, worked with amateurs in Chennai to track down the
missing man. The hams circulated a photograph of him that was provided by
his parents, who had been searching for their son on their own without luck.
According to the newspaper story, on Friday April 1st the man was seen on
the street in Kanyakumari begging for money. A photograph was taken of him
and shown to his parents. Only his father recognised him, due to the son's
changed appearance. The father reported that his son had been prone to
depression the past several years. Once his identity was confirmed, the man
was taken into safe custody at a local police station to await his parents'
arrival. Ambarish Nag Biswas told the newspaper that amateur radio operator
Debdutta Mukherjee VU3JXA was going to accompany the father when he went to
retrieve his son. Kanyakumari is more than 2,000 km from Kolkata.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm John Williams VK4JJW.
(MILLENNIUM POST, THE TIMES OF INDIA)
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GET READY FOR WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY
JIM/ANCHOR: Hams around the world will be marking Monday, April 19th as
World Amateur Radio Day, a day of global friendship. This is the date on
which the International Amateur Radio Union was created in Paris in 1925.
Its first president was Hiram Percy Maxim, who was cofounder of the American
Radio Relay League. Hams will be extended the spirit of friendship by doing
what they do best - getting on the air. One such event will be the net being
held on the Echolink Conference node 531091 starting at 1300 UTC on April
19th and ending at 0500 UTC on April 20th. Other events can be found by
searching social media platforms with the hashtag #WorldAmateurRadioDay.
**
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP HELPS TRAIN HAMS FOR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS
JIM/ANCHOR: Hams in the US are attending an important virtual workshop on
hurricane preparedness and its various sessions will be available on YouTube
afterward. Randy Sly W4XJ has those details.
RANDY: As hurricane season moves in along the East Coast of the United
States, amateur radio operators will be able to train for hurricane
preparedness during a free workshop being held virtually on Monday April
11th. The workshop is taking place during the National Hurricane Conference
with various sessions being held from 10:30 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 p.m.
to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. Topics include the importance of surface
reporting by ham radio operators, an overview of the Hurricane Watch Net, a
look at the VoIP Hurricane Net and best practices in SKYWARN. There will
also be a presentation on the Salvation Army Team
Emergency Response Radio Network, known by the acronym SATERN.
The workshop will be held on Zoom. Those who are unable to attend or missed
the workshop altogether can view everything later on Youtube. The workshop
may be virtual but hurricane season is not.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Randy Sly W4XJ.
(LLOYD COLSTON, KC5FM)
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BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the East
Coast Reflector on Sundays at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, where more than
240 repeaters and simplex nodes rebroadcast our newscast.
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SUMMITS ON THE AIR BEGINS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
JIM/ANCHOR: This is an exciting year for amateurs who are active in the
Summits on the Air awards scheme. We hear what's going on from Ed Durrant
DD5LP.
ED: Just as hams in the Summits on the Air award scheme rise through the
tier of awards to increase their standing, so too has the awards scheme
scaled new heights. For the past month, SOTA has been marking its 20th
anniversary in England and Wales, the birthplaces of the programme, which
now has more than 24,000 participants on all the major continents. During
April, SOTA management team member Tom Read M1EYP will be operating special
event station GB2ØSOTA from the summit of "The Cloud", which is designated
as G/SP-Ø15 in the SOTA award scheme. Additional special event calls will be
on the air throughout this year as hams in Northern Ireland, Scotland and
the United States mark the occasion. The celebration kicked off last month
with summit activations by GW association manager Roger Dallimore MWØIDX
under the GB2OTA call sign in Wales. Free commemorative certificates will be
available.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.
**
LICENSE DELAYS TEST PATIENCE OF BRAZIL'S RADIO APPLICANTS
JIM/ANCHOR: Impatient over ongoing delays, applicants for Brazil's amateur
radio license are applying even more pressure on officials. Jeremy Boot
G4NJH brings us that update.
JEREMY: In Brazil, the long wait has become even longer as applicants
waiting for their radio amateur licence report that at least six months have
passed in some cases and they are growing impatient.
Brazil's national amateur radio society has asked ANATEL, the nation's
regulator, to act promptly and resolve the delays for the waiting
candidates. The group is asking the regulator to modernise its computer
system and standardise processes across all of the Brazilian states. The
amateur organisation, known as Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rßdio Emissão
(LABRE), believes the system incompatibility has resulted in long wait times
that have discouraged candidates from seeking licences.
The Brazilian amateurs' latest plea comes in the form of a petition,
following unsuccessful attempts at progress during meetings held in person
as well as remotely between LABRE and ANATEL.
The petition can be seen at the website that appears in the text version of
this week's newscast. It is in Portuguese with a Google translation to
English available.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
[FOR PRINT ONLY, DO NOT READ:
https://www.change.org/p/radioamadores-unidos-exigem-celeridade-e-moderniza%
C3%A7%C3%A3o-dos-sistemas-da-anatel ]
(LABRE, SOUTHGATE)
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WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, be listening for Antonio "Tony," CU8AS, who will be
active as CQ84AS from Flores Island between April 13th and 19th. He is using
the prefix CQ84 to celebrate his 84th birthday. Be listening on 160 through
10 metres where he will be using mainly CW with some SSB. QSL via HB9CRV or
LoTW.
Listen for Pat N2IEN, Ray W2RE, Lee WW2DX, Rock WW1X and Lori KB2HZI who
will be operating from Tortola (Tor-TOH-La), British Virgin Islands using
the callsign VP2V/N2IEN from April 10th through the 16th. Be listening on
various bands and modes.
Three radio operators — VK3HJ, VK3QB and VK6CQ — will be on the air from
Norfolk island using the callsign VK9NT from April 14th to the 25th. Listen
for them on 160 through 10m where they will be using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL
via MØOXO.
Look for Max DK1MAX to be on the air between April 7th and 20th from Burkina
Faso as XT2MAX. He will be operating holiday style, using CW and the Digital
modes. Send QSLs via EA5GL.
(DX-WORLD.NET)
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KICKER: A 'CONCERTED' EFFORT AT CW
JIM/ANCHOR: For our final story this week, we recognize the fact that for
some CW enthusiasts, the joy of a successful QSO can be music to one's ears.
Jim Meachen ZL2BHF explains.
JIM: If you hear Chris Rio sending "CQ CQ de ZL4RA" in his latest YouTube
video, don't ask him what keyer he is using. You're better off asking what
Key: could it possibly be C-major we're hearing from him? No matter. Chris
is using his fingers instead of his fist because he's not in his shack. He's
demonstrating CW on his electric guitar.
In the video, we hear a response from Adam, K6ARK, a California amateur who
shares Chris' enthusiasm for another ham radio pursuit: Summits on the Air.
Chris and Adam exchange signal reports, with Adam using a more conventional
- and nonmusical - instrument of CW. Then, just like that, it's all over.
Fine business.
Chris shared his musical experiment as well as the video with friends on the
SOTA Reflector and apparently found a symphony of support. In fact, Brian,
G8ADD, confessed he had also tried the same thing once with his clarinet.
And Ron, VK3AFW, suggested having a go with bagpipes. Whether the next
instrument is wind or percussion, one thing is certain. It is sure to be a
concerted effort.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
(YOUTUBE, SOTA REFLECTOR)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the ARRL; CQ Magazine; Daryl Stout, WX4QZ;
David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; the Erie Times-News; Facebook; the FCC;
LABRE; Lloyd Colston, KC5FM; QRZ.com; the Millennium Post; the Radio Society
of Great Britain; the SOTA Reflector; Southgate Amateur Radio News;
shortwaveradio.de; the Times of India; YouTube; and you our listeners,
that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. You can write to us at
newsline@arnewsline.org. We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline
is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its
continued operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our website at
arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all.
For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our
news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron N8TMW in Charleston, West Virginia
saying 73. As always we thank you for listening.
Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2022. All rights reserved.
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