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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2340 for Friday September 2nd, 2022
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2340 with a release date of Friday
September 2nd, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Cambodian equipment rules challenge amateurs there.
Plans are in the works to re-enact historic transatlantic HF tests -- and
get ready to celebrate Route 66, America's so-called "Mother Road." All this
and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2340 comes your way right
now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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EQUIPMENT RULES CHALLENGE CAMBODIAN AMATEURS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Our top story this week concerns regulations that are having an
impact on whether amateur stations can stay on the air in Cambodia. Jim
Meachen ZL2BHF brings us those details.
JIM: Amateurs in Cambodia are struggling to comply with recent government
regulations that they believe may prevent amateurs from being able to renew
their operating certificates. The rules, passed in 2020, state that
certificates will only be renewed for amateurs whose transceivers have been
granted the approval of the Cambodian Ministry of Post and
Telecommunications by proving they meet government-set standards for
operating, safety and health. The approval is known as a TA.
According to a post in the QRZ.com forums from Dave Taylor, XU7AKG/ZL3AIK,
hams believe the additional layer of security placed on amateurs in 2020
will have the effect of banning their equipment. Dave's post said that
because the process of approval appears to be complex, current efforts are
focusing on just one model of transceiver for now: getting the proper
documents for the Yaesu FT-891.
Dave reports that, in the meantime, hams living in Cambodia and those
visiting and wishing to get on the air have been unable to renew their
Cambodia Amateur Certificates.
This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
(QRZ)
**
IARU RAMPING UP ADVOCACY OF AMATEUR USE OF 23CM BAND
NEIL/ANCHOR: The IARU is intensifying its advocacy of amateur use of the
23cm band, in preparation for next year's World Radiocommunication
Conference. Ed Durrant DD5LP has the latest developments.
ED: In advance of next year's World Radiocommunication Conference in Dubai,
the International Amateur Radio Union is preparing for one especially
critical item on the agenda: defence of hams' use of the 23cm band, where
EME and Amateur TV operations are popular. Discussion next year is expected
to centre on amateur coexistence with the radio navigation satellite
service, or RNSS, on those frequencies. The IARU already presented its case
at the EME conference held in Prague in August, advocating for continued
amateur use.
Barry Lewis G4SJH, chairman of Region 1's Spectrum and Regulatory Liaison
Committee, reports on the Region 1 website that the IARU acknowledges that
compromises will likely have to be made but negotiators are committed to
finding a way to retain amateur presence on the band. Further studies are
expected to take place in early September when technical details will be
explored more deeply.
WRC-23 is scheduled to take place between the 20th of November and the 15th
of December of 2023.
I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.
(SOUTHGATE, IARU REGION 1)
**
PRISON FOR RADIO AMATEUR AND HIS SON CONVICTED IN ASSAULTS
NEIL/ANCHOR: A judge in England has convicted a radio amateur and his son
for assaults going back several decades. Jeremy Boot G4NJH has more on that
story.
JEREMY: An amateur radio operator and his son have been sentenced to prison
following their convictions on rape and indecent assault charges that date
back to the 1980s and 1990s.
A report on ITV.COM identified the men as Arthur William Bowditch, 73 years
of age, and his son, Arthur Stephen Bowditch, age 54.
The father was well-known among hams in the Summits on the Air programme and
was identified on the SOTA reflector as having the callsign G4WSB.
Both men will become registered sex offenders for the remainder of their
lives. William Bowditch received a 21-year extended sentence. He will be
given 20 years in custody followed by a one-year extended licence. Stephen
Bowditch received a sentence of 12 years in prison.
A note on the QRZ.com page for G4WSB marked him "QRT."
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(ITV.COM, SOTA REFLECTOR)
**
ROUTE 66 SPECIAL EVENT KICKS OFF ON SEPT. 10TH
NEIL/ANCHOR: Lyrics for the old American rhythm and blues song advises
people to "get your kicks on Route 66," but for hams, that doesn't
necessarily involve the thrill of automobile travel. The 23rd annual Route
66 on the Air Special Event will take care of any and all such adventure by
getting on the air celebrating the famous United States highway that travels
between east and west, crossing eight states and three time zones. Twenty-
two stations using one-by-one callsigns will be activated at locations along
the iconic highway, using CW, SSB and the digital modes. This event was
created by the Northern Arizona DX Association but is now run by the Citrus
Belt Amateur Radio Club. Three of the 22 stations are being operated by the
Northern Arizona association.
So start listening on September 10th. The event runs through to September
18th at 23:59 UTC. Come along for the ride!
(CITRUS BELT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)
**
STARLINK SATELLITES TO ASSIST T-MOBILE SERVICE IN US "DEAD ZONES"
NEIL/ANCHOR: Mobile phones in the United States could start behaving like
satellite phones under an agreement the carrier T-Mobile has reached with
SpaceX Starlink. Kent Peterson KCØDGY has that report.
KENT: T-Mobile and the Starlink satellite internet service are calling the
plan "Coverage Above and Beyond." At a recent press event the two companies
announced a plan to help T-Mobile customers avoid service dead zones by
creating a connection in underserved areas between mobile phones and
satellites. The connection is to provide a total of between 2 and 4 megabits
per second across the area for users of 5G mobile service. A T-mobile press
release said the service is entering beta testing next year and will be
available in the continental US, parts of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and US
territorial waters. The satellite connection is being called sufficient for
texting, MMS messaging and some messaging apps when the users have a clear
view of the sky.
This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.
(THE VERGE, T-MOBILE, SOTA REFLECTOR)
**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the N8NC
repeater of the North Coast Amateur Radio Club in Brunswick, Ohio on Sundays
at 8 p.m. during the weekly information net.
**
RSGB PREPARES FOR RE-ENACTMENT OF TRANSATLANTIC CENTENARY TESTS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Get ready for the Transatlantic Centenary Tests, coming this
December to an HF frequency near you. The Radio Society of Great Britain has
already started to get things rolling, as we hear from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
JEREMY: With the support of Ofcom, the Radio Society of Great Britain have
reactivated five callsigns that date back to the 1920s, at the dawn of
amateur radio communication across the Atlantic. The call signs are going
back on the air for all of December during the Transatlantic Centenary
Tests, which took place between 1921 and 1923. The call sign G5WS is being
used from the 1922 tests, as the first to make the ocean crossing. Its
signal from South London was heard in North America on the 24th of December
in 1922.
Other call signs will be G5AT and G6XX, both used for the 1923 tests, G6ZZ,
used for tests in 1924 on a moving rail train, and the Scottish Highlands
call GM3DR.
These tests will differ from the original ones in that they will engage
stations in two-way communications with UK and Crown Dependency-based
stations. Stations will be in England, Scotland, Wales, Guernsey, the Isle
of Man, Jersey and Northern Ireland.
So get ready for what lies ahead. Additional details can be found on the
RSGB website. See the link in the text version of this week's newscast at
arnewsline.org
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
[PRINT ONLY: https://rsgb.org/transatlantic-tests/ ]
(RSGB)
**
EAST COAST RADIO OPERATORS PUT APPALACHIAN TRAIL ON THE AIR
NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams are signing up to activate POTA and SOTA sites along the
Appalachian Trail in the eastern United States. Kevin Trotman N5PRE tells us
about the event and its participants.
KEVIN: Imagine being part of an event that covers six national parks, eight
national forests, more than 40 SOTA summits and over 65 state parks and
forests that have POTA designations. It's a stretch of land known as the
Appalachian Trail and it's considered a major national treasure in the
United States. For the second year in a row it will be where you can find
activators participating in the second annual Appalachian Trail On the Air
event. It's also where chasers around the country, if not the world, will be
pointing their antennas.
The trail itself has a POTA national designation of K-4556 and on the
weekend on Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. 2, activators will be posting
their POTA schedules and SOTA alerts. Activators can plan ahead and sign up
in advance now by going to the website www dot A T ontheair dot net
(www.atontheair.net) and complete the form that appears on screen when you
click the button that says "RSVP."
This event was begun last year as the inspiration of Mike WB2FUV, an amateur
living in the mountains of upstate New York. According to his QRZ page, he
fell in love with operating QRP from the mountains and trails of the
northeast two years ago. He writes on his page that last year's event
attracted more than 50 activators on SOTA summits and POTA parks in 11
states all along the Trail. Chasers were answering their calls from
throughout North America and Europe.
This is Kevin Trotman N5PRE.
(QRZ, SOTA REFLECTOR, NORTHEAST SOTA CLUB)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, Michel, F5LRL, is operating as CN2DX in Morocco through
to the 9th of September. He is operating holiday style on various HF bands
using CW, SSB and FT8. He recommends that operators look for him between
0500-1000 UTC and 1800-2200 UTC. QSL via EA5GL.
Be listening for Mike, VE6TC, operating as ZL4/VE6TC, on the air from
Stewart Island, IOTA OC-203. He is in Grid Square RE43BE. Mike will be
operating until early October and can be found on 20m. QSL direct to the
home callsign, via the Bureau, via LOTW or EQSL.
Operators Sven, PA1SVM, "JW," PA7JWC and Maarten, PD2R, will be on the air
as OZ/PA1SVM, 5Q7DX and OV2T, respectively, from North Jutland between
September 11th and the 18th. Listen on 160-2 meters where the team will be
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL to OV2T via PAØABM. QSL to 5Q7DX
via PA7JWC or LoTW. No QSL cards will be available for OZ/PA1SVM.
Listen for Masa, JA0RQV, using the callsign A35JP from Tongatapu Island,
IOTA number OC-Ø49, until September 30th. Masa will be on 80-6 meters using
CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW and ClubLog, or direct with in US currency.
You may also use the Bureau via his home callsign JA0RQV. He will be unable
to send paper QSLs until his return to Japan in October.
(OHIO PENN DX)
**
KICKER: THIS HAM'S MEMORY ISN'T FOOL-HEARTED
NEIL/ANCHOR: Finally, we end this week's report with a memory that's
sweetest in the mind of one radio amateur, a songwriter who shared the glory
of having a hit single four decades ago. Skeeter Nash N5ASH caught up with
him recently.
SKEETER: Forty years ago, on August 28, 1982, a song co-written by a young
Nashville songwriter—and sung by an up-and-coming future superstar—was at
Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The song was “Fool
Hearted Memory,ö and the singer was George Strait. What does this have to do
with amateur radio, you ask? The young songwriter was Byron Hill, KD4KMQ.
and the song was his first Number One cut. I recently asked Byron to
reflect on how the song came to be, and how it feels to celebrate this
musical milestone…
BYRON HILL: Back in 1981, I was writing on Music Row at a company called ATV
Music. They had film connections and wanted me to write a song for a movie.
They wanted an artist connected with the song, so that maybe they could have
a hit on Country radio. My Publisher connected me with a young producer
whose name is Blake Mevis. Little did we know that they were writing the
very first Number One for George Strait! So the song, “Fool Hearted Memory,ö
ended up being a lot more successful than the film was, and played such a
big role in George Strait’s success.
SKEETER: KD4KMQ then recalled his beginnings in amateur radio, and how the
hobby helped him to write another hit song for another Country superstar
named “George…ö
BYRON HILL: I was interested in radio since the time I was very small; you
know, even as a kid, I had a CB base station that my parents got me from
Sears Roebuck…even had a Morse code Morse keyer. When I get a little older,
I went in the Boy Scouts; took Radio Merit Badge. Later on, I met a friend
who is a songwriter in Nashville who was also a ham operator. Started
writing songs together; and one of the songs that we wrote was a song called
“High-tech Redneckö for George Jones. So we kinda leaned on our Ham Radio
knowledge for that, even though we didn’t put ‘ham’ in there; but we put a
lot of technical stuff that made George sound really cool…and that cowriter
was a guy name Zach Turner and his call sign was N4ZFM. Anyway, I went on to
get my General Class license, but I kind of went a long period there where I
didn’t get on ham radio; but thanks to you, Skeeter, I kind of got a little
more involved. But basically, you know, I’m just a novice radio guy with a
General Class license, and I’ve got a lot of new stuff to learn if I want to
catch up!
SKEETER: Thanks, Byron! Glad to be part of your ham radio experience!
There’s more to the story, and you can access the full interview with Byron
Hill in the “Extrasö section at arnewsline.org. Reporting from Shelbyville,
Tennessee—about an hour south of Music City—I’m Skeeter Nash N5ASH.
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the the ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB;
DX-World.net; ITV.COM; NASA; Northeast SOTA Club; Ohio Penn DX; QRZ.com;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; SOTA Reflector; T-Mobile;
The Verge; Wireless Institute of Australia; YouTube; and you our listeners,
that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. 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. We also remind our listeners that if you like our newscast, please
leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us.For now, with Caryn
Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our news team worldwide,
I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG in Union Kentucky saying 73. As always we thank you for
listening.Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2022. All rights reserved.
73 de Bill, PY2BIL
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