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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2430 for Friday May 24th, 2024
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2430 with a release date of Friday, May
24th, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A network breach at ARRL causes service disruptions.
WWVB is at half-power following antenna damage -- and using Winlink for fun
and games. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2430
comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
**
HACKERS GAIN ACCESS TO ARRL HEADQUARTERS-BASED SYSTEMS
NEIL/ANCHOR: As Newsline went to production, users of the ARRL's Logbook of
the World® and the ARRL Learning Center were struggling with a service
disruption following what the league described as [quote] "a serious
incident involving access to our network and headquarters-based systems."
The ARRL posted on its website a reassurance that its member database
contains only details that are available from public records, such as name,
address and callsigns, adding that no credit-card information or other
sensitive information is stored. The ARRL did not address requests from
Newsline and other media for clarification of the cause of the security
breach, adding only that it was giving highest priority to having industry
experts resolve the issue.
(ARRL, SECURITY WEEK)
**
STARLINK, RIVAL SPAR OVER FREQUENCY COORDINATION, INTERFERENCE CHARGES
NEIL/ANCHOR: In what may shape up as a first test of a new FCC rule about
direct-to-cellular satellite services, a service provider is charging
Starlink satellites with creating interference on the S-band. Kent Peterson
KCØDGY has those details.
KENT: Omnispace, which has plans for building a global mobile network
through a satellite constellation, has criticized Starlink satellites' own
direct-to-device network for creating what a top executive calls a noise
floor that renders their own customers' services useless.
According to a report on the Space.com website, SpaceX had previously
written to Omnispace and the FCC about coordinating the frequencies of their
respective systems -- but that exchange has not yet taken place. SpaceX's
David Goldman asked Omnispace's Mindel De La Torre in early May to provide
empirical evidence of the claimed interference. Goldman also questioned
whether Omnispace may not be coordinating frequencies as required by the
International Telecommunication Union or the FCC because it is a licensee
based out of Papua, New Guinea.
Omnispace operates several low- and medium-Earth orbit satellites
experimentally but intends to build a 600-satellite constellation. The
company has previously been critical of SpaceX, most recently of its
partnership with the US division of the cellular network, T-Mobile.
In March, the Federal Communications Commission adopted regulations covering
so-called Supplemental Coverage from Space, under which direct-to-device
satellite services are considered secondary to primary frequency allocations
on the 2 GHz band.
This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.
(SPACENEWS.COM)
**
CALIF. GETS 'RIGHT TO REPAIR' LAW FOR ELECTRONICS
NEIL/ANCHOR: A new law is about to make California the newest US state
giving consumers better access to repairing electronics they purchase in
that state. Ralph Squillace KK6ITB brings us that story.
RALPH: A law that takes effect on July 1st in California will require the
makers of consumer electronics to offer purchasers of those products - along
with service dealers and repair facilities - a means to repair them by
providing guides, parts and tools for a period between 3 to 7 years after
the manufacturing date, depending on the item's original wholesale price.
The new Right to Repair Law brings California in line with a growing push in
other states for similar legislation. According to the website of the
Reinhart legal firm, 30 other states have introduced similar legislation.
Two other states - New York and Minnesota - have similar consumer
electronics laws already in effect. A right-to-repair law in Colorado covers
agricultural equipment.
The new California law will apply to all electronics sold there as far back
as July 2021. The law excludes video game consoles and alarm systems,
neither of which is considered an "electronic or appliance product."
According to the website of the Sidley Austin law group, similar measures
are in the works in Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont and Washington.
The bill was introduced last year by state Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman
as a means of reducing electronic waste and improving California residents'
opportunities to repair, or have repaired, broken products.
This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
(SUSAN TALAMANTES EGGMAN WEBSITE, SIDLEY AUSTIN, REINHERT)
**
ANTENNA DAMAGE FORCES WWVB TO OPERATE AT REDUCED POWER
NEIL/ANCHOR: In the United States, the timekeeping radio station WWVB is
providing its essential information on reduced power following storm damage
to one of its antennas. Travis Lisk, N3ILS, gives us an update.
TRAVIS: Wind damage to half of its phased-array antenna has left radio
station WWVB operating at reduced power outside Fort Collins, Colorado. The
winds that struck the south antenna in early April were estimated to be
higher than 90 miles per hour. The National Institute of Standards and
Technology operates the timekeeping site. People throughout North America
rely on WWVB's broadcasts to synchronize their watches, clock radios and
other consumer electronics. It is also used for accurate time
synchronization and for timekeeping applications in appliances, cameras and
irrigation controllers.
Since the wind damage occurred, the station has broadcast using its north
antenna only and on reduced power. The NIST explained the change in an
announcement recorded on the 11th of May and posted on YouTube. There is
also a notice on the NIST website.
This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.
(NIST, YOUTUBE)
**
SILENT KEY: THREEZA CRUZ ANICETO, DW3TRZ, CONTESTER, FRIENDSHIP ADVOCATE
NEIL/ANCHOR: A well-respected and much-loved YL, active in contesting and
DXing, and an advocate for international friendship, has become a Silent Key
in the Philippines. We hear more about her life from John Williams VK4JJW.
JOHN: Threeza Cruz Aniceto, DW3TRZ, was an award-winning contester, a mentor
to many and a special friend to YLs with whom she shared her talents in
needlework, taking time to craft ham radio-related gifts and cross-stitched
QSLs for hams around the world. Threeza maintained an active YouTube
channel, called "Mabuhay [ma-BOO-hay] DXStitch Amateur Radio," which she
established to promote worldwide friendship through ham radio.
Threeza died on May 18 of pancreatic cancer according to the Philippine
Amateur Radio Association and her friend Anne Dirkman, KC9YL, who supported
Threeza in joining the US-based Young Ladies Radio League as a DX member.
Newsline listeners got to hear about Threeza's talents in an interview on
Amateur Radio Newsline in 2018 and readers of the ARRL's QST magazine got to
know her better in a January 2020 Member Spotlight feature article.
In the Philippines, "Mabuhay" is a wish for a good life. Threeza Cruz
Aniceto, who said that word often to friends, surely had one herself. She
was 49.
This is John Williams VK4JJW.
(ANNE DIRKMAN, KC9YL; PHILIPPINE AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION, QST)
**
SILENT KEY: LEO MC HUGH, EI8BR, NOTED CW MENTOR
NEIL/ANCHOR: A leader and a mentor among CW operators in Ireland has become
a Silent Key. We hear more about him from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
JEREMY: The name and callsign of Leo McHugh, EI8BR, was well-known among CW
operators in Ireland and was a frequent entry in the logs of CW operators
around the world. Leo, who died last month, shared his love of the code with
anyone who asked. He is credited as the organiser and promoter of CW
training sessions offered at the South Dublin Radio Club, where he had been
a member for many years. Daniel Cussen, EI9FHB, told Newsline in an email
that Leo was [quote] "a hard but fair taskmaster in CW training and his
patience was often sorely tested by his students. His favourite expression
of 'Do it right, lads,' was often repeated in these classes." [endquote]
Over the years, his instruction helped many club members get their Class A
licence for CW. The Irish Radio Transmitters Society awarded him the
prestigious Collins Cup in 2020 for his training programme. A civil engineer
and a self-taught trumpet player, Leo had a CW fist that many envied for its
speed and skill, even for a radio operator in his 90s.
Leo was also a contributor to the Irish Radio Transmitters Society news
publication, Echo Ireland and would often read the weekly IRTS broadcast
news.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(DANIEL CUSSEN, EI9FHB; IRTS)
**
FINAL DAYS TO NOMINATE YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
NEIL/ANCHOR: May 31st is the deadline for nominations to be in for this
year's Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year award. Let Newsline
know of any promising young amateurs who are deserving of this honor.
Candidates must live in the continental United States and be 18 years of age
or younger. Tell our judges about your nominee's talent, promise and
commitment to community and the spirit of ham radio. This is your chance to
help honor and acknowledge that person who will, no doubt, go on to teach
and inspire others. Find the nomination form on our website arnewsline.org
under the "AWARDS" tab. Remember that we cannot accept any nominations after
May 31st.
**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including Reflector
91C every Wednesday night at 9:30 UTC or 7:30 Australian Eastern Standard
Time followed by a short net from VK3PG 91 C-Group coordinator.
**
SOFTWARE AWARD GIVEN TO 2 HAM RADIO PROJECTS
NEIL/ANCHOR: The recipients of this year's Amateur Radio Software Award have
been announced and we learn who they are from Sel Embee KB3TZD.
SEL: The fifth annual Amateur Radio Software Award has been awarded to the
hams behind two innovative open-source software projects: OpenWebRX and
OpenWebRX+ [OpenWebRX Plus]
The projects and their developers are being honored with the international
award for providing innovative, free and open software that enhances amateur
radio.
The leader of the OpenWebRX project is Jakob Ketterl DD5JFK. OpenWebRX can
be operated from any web browser on a computer with network access and has
no need for additional client software. The SDR receiver was designed with a
simple interface to make it easy for inexperienced people to experience HF
reception.
The leader of the OpenWebRX+ project is Marat Fayzullin, KC1TXE. OpenWebRX+
is Linux software that contains various decoders to be used with OpenWebRx,
providing access to SSTV, AIS, CW and RTTY. It is considered a fork of the
OpenWebRX project, which means it uses the source code of the original
project to expand upon it.
This is Sel Embee KB3TZD.
(ARSA AWARD.COM; RICH GORDON KØEB)
**
USA RADIO ORIENTEERING EVENT RECEIVES PERMIT
NEIL/ANCHOR: Plans are moving forward for radio orienteering championships
later this year, as we hear from Dave Parks WB8ODF.
DAVE: Organizers of this year's USA Radio Orienteering Championships have
announced that they have been approved for a permit to hold the 2-metre
Classic at the Eddy Discovery Center at the Waterloo Recreation Area in
Michigan. The race will be among several challenges taking place at a
variety of venues during the week-long event, which includes practice
sessions and training camps as well as cultural and dinner outings. The
championships are being held between the 5th and 13th of October. The USA
championships are being held in combination with the IARU Region 2 biennial
ARDF championships.
The USA event's competition age categories range from 10 and younger to
older radio operators 80 and above. The championships are being organized by
the Southern Michigan Orienteering club and a number of ham radio clubs
throughout the southeastern part of the state.
For additional details, see the web link provided in the text version of
this week's Newsline script at arnewsline.org
[DO NOT READ: https://radioorienteeringchamps.us/ ]
This is Dave Parks WB8ODF.
(HOMINGIN.COM, FACEBOOK)
**
OPERATORS NEEDED FOR WORLD CUP CRICKET STATIONS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Organizers of a special event marking this year's World Cup
Cricket tournament are inviting hams to get on the air while the games are
going on. Sel Embee KB3TZD tells us how to do that.
SEL: You don't have to know how to play cricket to be part of this
tournament: The World Cup Cricket Tournament Special Event Station needs
operators who live in the countries and states where the competition will
take place starting on the 2nd of June. The station will be on the air until
the 29th of June. Amateurs from the US and the Caribbean are being invited
to get involved by getting on the air. The teams will play at stadiums in
three US venues and six in the Caribbean, for a total of 55 matches.
One of the stadiums is a new one in New York where amateurs in that region,
members of the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club, are organizing the
special event using the callsign W2C. Hams will operate on all HF bands
using all modes.
To become an activator, contact Lou NO2C (En Oh Two See) at the email
address in the text version of this week's Newsline script:
This is Sel Embee KB3TZD.
[DO NOT READ: lou_maggio@hotmail.com ]
(GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)
**
ROTUMA DXPEDITION TO FEATURE REMOTE YOUTH OPERATORS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Young amateurs will be getting a unique opportunity to
experience a DXpedition without ever leaving home. Kevin Trotman N5PRE has
the details.
KEVIN: Young amateurs will be operating radios in the Pacific remotely this
November, joining the 3D2Z (Three D Two Zed) Rotuma Dxpedition as remote
operators. The Pacific Islands DXpedition Group has partnered with Youth on
the Air Americas to give young activators a taste of the challenge.
Coordination and scheduling of the remote operation by the YOTA team will be
done by Kees [Case], WØAAE, a freshman aerospace engineering major at Iowa
State University and the 2023 recipient of the Bill Pasternak WA6ITF
Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award. He is an active
member of RHR, Remote Ham Radio. YOTA Camp Director Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, said
the partnership presented a great opportunity for the young operators to be
on the receiving end of a DXpedition pileup.
Rotuma remote stations will be established for the YOTA team using two
radios-in-a-box provided by DXpedition organizer Gregg, W6IZT. Gregg said he
hoped that at least three-quarters of the DXpedition's remote contacts will
be made by the YOTA operators. The six-member DXpedition team itself will be
operating from the island. The DXpedition is scheduled for November 15th
through to December 4th.
This is Kevin Trotman N5PRE.
(YOUTH ON THE AIR)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, the Rushyhill Radio Society, MNØUGP, will be
commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings, which took place
on June 6th, 1944. Operators will be using the callsign GB8DDY between the
1st and 28th of June. There will be no QSL cards but certificates will be
available. See QRZ.com for details.
A team of operators using the callsign 4X2DS will be active from the shores
of the Dead Sea between the 30th of May and the 3rd of June. The shoreline
is 440 metres below sea level, making it the planet's lowest land-based
elevation. For QSL details see QRZ.com. A certificate will be available.
Listen between the 31st of May and the 2nd of June for members of the Kuala
Lumpur DX Team. They will be on Kapas Island, IOTA Number AS-Ø73, in West
Malaysia, using the callsign 9 M4 IOTA. They will be using CW, SSB and
digital modes on 80-10 metres. See QRZ.com for details.
(425 DX BULLETIN)
**
KICKER: WINLINK HAS THE FINAL WORD, BUT IT'S ALL (MOSTLY) IN FUN
NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams who need to send email using only radio frequencies
understand the power of Winlink, especially when the messages they send and
receive contain vital information during an earthquake, hurricane or some
other emergency. Now Winlink is showing its more playful side -- and Andy
Morrison K9AWM tells us it's fun with a purpose.
ANDY: If you're a fan of Wordle, a web-based guessing game involving five-
letter words, you're in luck. In fact, if you're an amateur radio operator
who's also a fan of Winlink, you're in even more luck. Meet Hamword, a game
that allows amateurs to keep their Winlink skills sharp while engaging in a
Wordle-style game. Now in its second year, Hamword has won fans in at least
22 countries and more than 5,700 individual games have been played,
according to recent statistics provided in a QRZ.com forum by Mark Kleine
N5HZR, Hamword's developer. There's room for more to get in the game,
however: he said players in only 41 of the 50 states have become involved so
far.
Since it's only a game, you don't have to be near your rig to play. You can
use the Telnet interface over the web to send a five-letter word to the
Winlink tactical callsign HAMWORD. That's HAMWORD, one word. You still need
a ham license and a functioning Winlink account though.
Mark said that he has great hopes more hams will get in the game, which had
the simple purpose at the outset of helping people with their Winlink
proficiency. His feeling about the support that Hamword has gained can best
be described by a five-letter word: GREAT.
To learn more visit the link in the text version of this week's newscast at
arnewsline.org
This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.
[DO NOT READ: https://hambooks.org/hamword/ ]
**
DO YOU HAIKU?
Don't forget the Amateur Radio Newsline haiku challenge. If you're not too
busy tuning your antennas or chasing the latest DXpedition, pick up a pencil
and share your experience by sending an original haiku to us here at
Newsline. Use the entry form on our website, arnewsline.org and please
follow the rules for writing your three-line haiku -- sorry but we cannot
accept any entries that aren't written in traditional haiku form. Share with
fellow listeners the poetry that is inspired by your ham radio experience!
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the Amateur Radio Weekly; Anne Dirkman,
KC9YL; ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; Daniel Cussen, EI9FHB; DXWorld;
Facebook; 425DXNews; Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club; Hamword;
HomingIn.com; Irish Radio Transmitters Society; NIST website; Philippine
Amateur Radio Association; QRZ.com; Rich Gordon, KØEB; Security Week;
shortwaveradio.de; Spacenews; 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 2024. All rights reserved.
73 de Bill, PY2BIL
PY2BIL@PY2BIL.SP.BRA.SOAM
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