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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2353 for Friday December 2nd, 2022
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2353 with a release date of Friday
December 2nd, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A troubled orbit detours a project to put amateur
radio on the moon. It's almost time for the 12 Days of Christmas Special
Event - and a happy ending for the producer of a ham radio documentary. All
this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2353 comes your way
right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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ORBIT TROUBLES FOR AMATEUR RADIO MOON LANDER
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We begin this week in space, where a troubled orbit has
detoured a Japanese amateur radio project that was heralded as the world's
smallest moon lander. Jason Daniels VK2LAW brings us that report.
JASON: OMOTENASHI, developed by the JAXA Ham Radio Club in Japan, carried
the promise of putting amateur radio on the moon's surface when it launched
on November 16th from Kennedy Space Center in the US. Now the chance to
transmit a beacon in the amateur radio 70cm band from a lunar QTH has been
put into question.
The CubeSat was a secondary payload aboard NASA's Artemis 1 mission. In
English translation from Japanese, the ham radio club's website for JAXA,
Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency, reports that orbital errors have
resulted in an unstable radio signal for its communications. The website
also reports that the solar cells face away from the sun, making it
problematic to charge OMOTENASHI's batteries.
Having missed the chance for a moon landing, organisers are regrouping. The
website reports that data from OMOTENASHI will be analysed to unearth a
possible cause of what happened. The report said that the team believed that
the axis of rotation is stable and that the spacecraft will get sunlight
when the direction of the sun changes. They expect that will happen next
March.
This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW.
(JAXA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)
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HOMEBREW CUBESATS ARE A 'FIRST' FOR LAUNCH IN INDIA
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Indian radio amateurs and space enthusiasts had a proud
moment when a rocket launch for an ocean-monitoring satellite had a pair of
homegrown amateur radio CubeSats along for the ride. Here's Jim Meachen
ZL2BHF with details.
JIM: Members of the Star Fleet Amateur Radio Club, National Institute for
Amateur Radio, Indian Institute of Hams, West Bengal Radio Club and the
Indian Academy of Communication and Disaster Management were among the
hundreds of amateurs across India watching eagerly on Saturday, November
26th as an Indian Space Research Organisation mission lifted off from the
Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Although the primary payload was an ocean
observation satellite, the varied secondary payload also included two
satellites that Indian news media were praising as the nation's first
homegrown amateur satellites to be launched aboard an Indian space vehicle.
The nanosatellites had been built in Hyderabad (Hy-Dra-Bod) by Druva Space,
founded by four radio amateurs 10 years ago. The CubeSats have a combined
mass of 1.45 kilograms and each is no larger than 10 by 10 by 5 centimeters.
Hams will be able to use their store-and-forward messaging system.
Dhruva's CEO Sanjay Nekkanti AB3OE / VU3ISS told one news outlet that this
mission was extremely important to those who designed and built the
satellites and said the hams will be testing them out following their
deployment into low earth orbit. Sanjay said [quote] "This is a way for us
to give back to the ecosystem." [endquote] He said he hoped the mission
would also encourage more people to get involved in amateur radio and the
sciences.
This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
(THE PRINT, REPUBLIC WORLD, NASA SPACEFLIGHT.COM)
**
SWITZERLAND PREPARES FOR SHUTDOWN OF FM RADIO
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Just as the nature and the technology of amateur radio keeps
evolving so too is the landscape changing for broadcast FM. Jeremy Boot
G4NJH has that story.
JEREMY: Switzerland is preparing for the shutdown of its FM radio services
as Swiss listeners join the ranks of those in Norway and in the UK who now
tune into DAB+
The nation's switchover from FM/analogue to DAB+/digital radio was the
subject of discussion at the recent WorldDAB Summit, a digital radio
industry forum held in London in early November. Norway's P4 radio led the
charge in that nation more than five years ago, embracing the multiple
channels from one transmitter, a lower cost way to keep station programming
on the air.
Switzerland's move comes just as the broadcast licences for the nation's
radio stations expire at the end of 2024. Broadcasters see the switch as a
way to save money while increasing the reach and the variety of the
programme content. There will be no simulcasting on FM and digital.
In a report in Radio World magazine, Swiss broadcaster Nicola Bomio said he
was worried that the change would cost the stations listenership. Others
said they wondered whether listeners living on the border with France would
simply tune in to stations there.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(RADIO WORLD MAGAZINE)
**
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVENT IS BACK
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you're counting down the days until Christmas, here's a
little help with counting things down. Just count to twelve - for the return
of the popular 12 Days of Christmas Special Event. Mike Askins KE5CXP tells
us how to get in on the action.
MIKE: Is that a partridge in the pear tree, or did someone just hang a
dipole in its place? And are those nine drummers really drumming....or are
they actually DXing? With the return of the 12 Days of Christmas Special
Event this year, you just can't be sure what those nine drummers, ten pipers
or seven swans are up to, but we do know that hundreds of hams around the
world will be listening for them. Their special-event call signs will be on
the air for a fourth year starting on December 14th and ending on Christmas
Day, December 25th. Operators will be using CW and SSB and making use of one
satellite. As in previous years, they will be using 1 x 1 calls that begin
with either a W or a K -- but this year things will be easier for those who
wish to rotate their beams: The calls will also contain a stroke and the
operator's numerical call area. So get ready to start listening for all
those calling birds -- and earn a downloadable certificate to make the
season as bright as those five golden rings.
This is Mike Askins KE5CXP.
(SALLI ROSATO, K2RYD)
**
DECEMBER IS YOTA MONTH
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: December is going to be a busy month for the younger
generation of amateur radio operators around the world. Using the YOTA
suffix - Y O T A - in their call signs, hams ages 25 and younger will be on
all the bands using all the modes at various times of the day and night. At
any given time you will be able to hear Argentina's young amateurs using
LR1YOTA, hams in Honduras using HQ2YOTA or young operators in El Salvador
calling QRZ as YS1YOTA. Here in the United States, the call signs will be
K8Y, K8O, K8T and K8A, with the single-letter suffixes spelling "YOTA."
Last year's young amateurs logged 119,516 QSOs. Can they top that this year?
The month will also present them with challenge of Round 3 of the YOTA
contest, which will take place on the 30th of December from 1200 to 2359
UTC.
For more details, follow the link in the text version of this week's
newscast script at arnewsline.org
[FOR PRINT ONLY: DO NOT READ https://events.ham-yota.com/ ]
(YOTA.COM)
**
AUSTRALIANS ON THE MOVE WITH A PTOTA ACTIVATION
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Amateur radio can be very portable and very public, as we
know. Now an awards program created by a group of amateurs in Australia
combines both -- in a very practical way. John Williams VK4JJW explains.
JOHN: You can trade the trails and the treetops for trains and trams thanks
to an awards programme from the School Amateur Radio Club Network, VK3SRC.
It's called Public Transport On The Air - PTOTA (pronounced "puh-toe-tah") -
and it encourages students and other commuters to grab their handhelds and
call CQ while enroute to their destination on some means of public
transportation. Contacts can be made via digital or analogue voice modes and
can utilise any netwok or device. The only requirement is to have the QSO on
an amateur band.
Based in Australia, the club network unites schools in which students belong
to an amateur radio club. The clubs are promoted and assisted by Julie
VK3FOWL and Joe VK3YSP. SARCNET administers a number of programme awards,
including PTOTA. PTOTA awards are issued as annual certificates.
Participants' points are re-set every 1st of the year.
The SARCNET website encourages students to make ham radio visible to the
public in this way but does offer two important caveats: Before leaving the
train or tram, check your seat for any equipment you may have left behind --
and perhaps, more importantly, try to avoid morning and afternoon rush hour.
Additional details are available at sarcnet.org
This is John Williams VK4JJW.
(WIA, SARCNET)
**
BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the Silvercreek
Amateur Radio Association's 2 meter repeater, W8WKY, Tuesdays at 7:30 PM
local time in Doylestown, Ohio.
**
YOUTH ON THE AIR CAMP APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Young amateur radio operators in North, Central and South
America are being invited to plan for a memorable time in Canada this coming
July: Applications are now open for the third Youth on the Air camp, which
is open to licensed radio amateurs between the ages of 15 and 25. The camp
will be held on the campus of Carleton University in Ontario, Canada from
July 16th through to July 21st.
The application process is free and allocations are being held for campers
from each of the three Americas to allow for attendance from countries
throughout IARU Region 2. For the best chances at being chosen, prospective
campers are being encouraged to apply by January 15th. The application
process will however continue through to May 31st.
To apply - and to read details about making separate arrangements for
transportation - visit YouthOnTheAir dot org (YouthOnTheAir.org)
(YOUTH ON THE AIR CAMP)
**
OFCOM EXTENDS EXPERIMENTAL ACCESS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The telecommunications regulator in the UK delivered some
good news to amateurs who enjoy experimenting on the air. Jeremy Boot G4NJH
tells us what they learned.
JEREMY: Amateurs who hold a Full licence in the UK will be eligible to use
the frequencies between 146 to 147MHz after receiving a Notice of Variation
from Ofcom. In some restricted areas operational limitations exist. The
notice is available on a temporary basis only and is subject to a 30-day
notice period that it is being changed or withdrawn.
By making this part of the spectrum available, Ofcom is hoping to encourage
experimentation by radio amateurs, allowing them to experiment with new
technologies such as digital voice and data transmissions having moderate
bandwidth. Ofcom defines "moderate" as being up to 500 kHz wide.
The one-year Notice of Variation was first made to full licensees in October
2014. The Radio Society of Great Britain said that it is pleased that Ofcom
has accepted its latest request to extend the agreement. NoV applications
are made via the RSGB website at rsgb dot org slash nov (rsgb.org/nov)
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
**
MUSEUM'S HAM STATION GETS ARDC GRANT
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The Museum of Information Explosion in Huntsville, Alabama,
is getting a modernized amateur radio station that will feature digital
technology to complement the more traditional gear being showcased in the
museum's other exhibits. The station is being established with the help of a
06,000 grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications and is designed to
show how ham radio is surviving by changing with the times. The museum is
set to open early next year. Various local ham radio clubs, including the
Radio Club of the Museum of Information Explosion, will serve as docents for
visitors and will also go on the air from the station.
(ARDC)
**
OTTAWA OPERATOR ADDED TO HALL OF FAME
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: An amateur radio operator from Ottawa, Canada has just been
chosen for the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. Dave Parks, WB8ODF,
tells us about him.
DAVE: The name of Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, is being added to the roster of
those who have contributed to amateur radio consistently over the years as
both an advocate and a participant. First licensed in 1959 as VE2AME, Bryan
returned to active participation in Canadian amateur radio in 2002 after
years of living overseas. Radio Amateurs of Canada cites his consistent work
in the preparation for and attendance at the International
Telecommunications Union's World Radio Conferences in 2012, 2015 and 2019.
The RAC has credited him with being a key member of the Canadian delegation
at ITU meetings. The Hall of Fame chairman of the board Frank Davis VO1HP,
writes on the RAC website that Bryan's work on the national and
international levels involved helping hams gain access to frequencies at
both 60 meters and 630 meters. Frank acknowledges Bryan's successes as well
in establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with Innovation
Science and Economic Development Canada, the nation's regulator.
Congratulations to Bryan.
This is Dave Parks WB8ODF.
(WIA, RAC)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, listen for Tony, JH1FFW, on the air from Palau as T88RC
until December 5th. You can hear him on the HF bands, using SSB and FT8. QSL
via eQSL or LoTW.
Look for Giorgio, 5UA99WS, who will be on the air from Niger (nye-Jeer)
until the 23rd of December. He will be on 15 and 20 metres using SSB when
time permits. QSL via his LoTW manager, IK5SRF.
Listen for Sergey, RX3APM, on the air from the Maldives as 8Q7BB from
December 4th through to the 17th. He will participate in the ARRL 10m
contest which is taking place on December 10th and 11th. At other times he
will be operating on 80 through 10 metres. QSL to his home call.
Be listening for Joe, VE3BW, operating from Costa Rica as TI7/VE3BW between
December 23rd and January 4th. He will be on the air on 160-6m, using CW,
SSB and FT8. See his page on QRZ.com for details.
(DX-WORLD.NET)
**
KICKER: HAPPY ENDING FOR PRODUCER OF HAM RADIO DOCUMENTARY
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Sometimes the best movies are the ones in which it's
impossible to guess the ending. Our final report in this week's newscast
tells us about one such movie, a documentary, and the student filmmaker who
created it. Ralph Squillace KK6ITB brings us her story.
RALPH: The 30-minute documentary that made its TV premiere on Montana Public
Broadcasting on Thanksgiving Day was a production by Grace Wolcott, a
University of Montana student working with Media Arts students at the
school. The film has a one-word title: "Ham." Grace told Newsline it was
inspired by a class assignment and, in part, by the small portable shortwave
radio she listens to. It's the story of Montana's ham radio community and
the reason for radio operators' devotion.
She called the documentary a learning experience with everyone willing to
work outside their comfort zones. Grace was producer, director and assistant
editor. The production also offered moments of radio magic. In one of her
favorite moments, the crew was interviewing a ham in his shack when another
ham could be heard on the air -- and then there was yet another. A QSO got
under way and each learned that they'd all been interviewed for Grace's
film. Grace told Newsline: [quote] "I felt in that moment, even if this
documentary isn't a masterpiece or nobody sees it, I am glad that, just like
amateur radio, we are bringing people together." [endquote]
So can you guess the ending? Grace, who aspires to be an independent
filmmmaker, now has another goal. She wants to become a ham. She's already
studying with the help of Lance Collister, W7GJ, the amateur seen in the
opening scenes of the film. She said: [quote] "Everyone I met in the
community is patiently waiting for me to get my license and I will not let
them down!" [endquote]
She gets her diploma at the end of this semester and hopes to get on the air
next year.
This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you ]'d like to see Grace's documentary, it's available
on the Montana PBS website. See the link in the text version of this week's
Newsline script at arnewsline.org
[FOR PRINT, DO NOT READ: https://www.montanapbs.org/programs/ham/ ]
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the ARRL; CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-
World.net; JAXA Amateur Radio Club; Facebook; Montana PBS; NASA
Spaceflight.com; The Print; QRZ.com; Radio World magazine; the RSGB;
Republic World; SARCNet; shortwaveradio.de; Youth on the Air Camp; Wireless
Institute of Australia; YOTA; and you our listeners, that's all from the
Amateur Radio Newsline. We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline
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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 Stephen Kinford,
N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio saying 73. As always we thank you for listening.
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