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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2383 for Friday June 30th, 2023
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2383 with a release date of Friday June
30th, 2023 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Ofcom proposes sweeping license changes in the UK.
The QSO of a lifetime makes one ham's Field Day unforgettable -- and meet
Amateur Radio Newsline's Young Ham of the Year for 2023. All this and more
as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2383 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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OFCOM PROPOSES SWEEPING CHANGES FOR UK LICENSES
NEIL/ANCHOR: Our top story takes us to the UK, where Ofcom is proposing a
major overhaul of amateur radio licensing and operations. Jeremy Boot G4NJH
brings us those details.
JEREMY: Stating it wants to provide amateurs in the UK with greater access
to licences while delivering greater operating freedom, the communications
regulator Ofcom is proposing sweeping changes to its ham radio licence
framework.
None of these changes affects the frequencies or bands amateurs can use but
it does increase the maximum permitted power for transmitting across the
three classes of licence. The proposed maximum allowances are 20 watts for
Foundation; 100 watts for Intermediate in most bands and 1,000 watts for
Full licence holders who are operating where ham radio has a primary
allocation. Ofcom is also proposing low power airborne transmission on some
bands.
Beacons, repeaters and gateways would no longer require a Notice of
Variation in most cases -- the holders of a Foundation licence would be
permitted on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Foundation licence holders would
also be allowed to build their own equipment.
In another change, hams advancing to a higher class of licence would be
required to surrender their lower-level licence and call sign, holding only
a single personal licence. This requirement would not apply to clubs.
This is just a sample of what Ofcom is suggesting. The regulator is seeking
feedback and has set a deadline of the 4th September for comment. For a link
to the document please see the text version of this week's newscast script
at arnewsline.org
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
[FOR PRINT ONLY: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-
statements/category-2/updating-amateur-radio-licensing-framework ]
(OFCOM, AMATEUR RADIO DAILY)
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OH BABY! WHAT A GREAT FIELD DAY!
NEIL/ANCHOR: So you think you had a great Field Day? Sorry....but no matter
how amazing a time you had, no matter how many QSOs you and your club
logged, it can never compare to the experience of one amateur in Alabama who
helped organize his club's big weekend. Jim Damron N8TMW tells us more.
JIM: Patrick Nagle, N4GLE, was ready. Field Day weekend couldn't come soon
enough for this member of the Muscle Shoals Amateur Radio Club. Patrick has
been part of the organizing committee for the club's Field Day for the past
three years and everyone was ready to put the club callsign, W4JNB, on the
air.
This year, Rhett Allen Nagle was also ready. In fact, on June 23, 2023, just
as Field Day prep was under way, he was so ready that he was born. With the
doctor's help, Rhett's mother, Kaitlyn Hendrix Nagle, brought him into this
world and into Patrick's arms.
Patrick told Newsline that he and his wife had hoped for Rhett's birth to
take place a few days after Field Day but the doctor wasn't available on
their chosen date of June 26th. So June 23rd it was going to be! Holding
strong at the Field Day site was brand-new grandfather, Papa Roy Nagle,
KI4UX, who kept things running smoothly and stayed in touch with his son.
The happy new father may have been away from the club's operating site this
year but he told Newsline he knows he had the best QSO of Field Day weekend.
While it may not have been made over the air, he said that all those eyeball
QSOs with his new son included plenty of snuggles.
This is Jim Damron N8TMW.
NEIL/ANCHOR: Newsline offers the Nagle family all the best. We can't wait to
hear that Rhett has received his callsign.
(PATRICK NAGLE, N4GLE)
**
HUNT A WRTC COMPETITOR AND COMPETE FOR AN AWARD
NEIL/ANCHOR: So you want to be part of the World Radiosport Team
Championship but you didn't qualify and you're not in Italy right now?
That's a small point, really, if you want to get in on the action. Graham
Kemp VK4BB explains.
GRAHAM: While amateur radio teams from all over the world compete in the
WRTC on July 8th and July 9th, hams from all over the world can now compete
right along with the competitors: Organisers have announced the WRTC 2022
Competition Award - yes, it's still known as WRTC 2022 because of the one-
year COVID delay. Hams who have had QSOs with competing stations in the
championship can work toward this award by getting on the air during the
contest and listening for the action. Organisers recommend that those
seeking the award submit their complete logs within six hours after the
contest ends, which will be at 1800 UTC on Sunday the 9th of July.
The WRTC 2022 Competition Award is the latest event created in support of
the championship. THE WRTC 2023 Award, offered earlier, challenged radio
operators to make contacts with special event stations in 12 regions
throughout Italy, all ending with the suffix WRTC. There were also special
event stations around the world - most of them also ending with the suffix.
For more details about the Competition Award, visit wrtc2022 dot it
(wrtc2022.it) and look under the "NEWS" tab.
This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.
(WRTC)
**
FCC SETS APPLICATION WINDOW FOR LOW-POWER FM STATIONS
NEIL/ANCHOR: The FCC is getting ready to accept applications for new low-
power FM stations. Kent Peterson KCØDGY brings us up to date.
KENT: As Newsline reported in February, the FCC has made room on the
spectrum for the operation of new, low-power FM broadcast stations in the
US. The agency has now announced that a filing window for permit
applications will be open between November 1st and November 8th of this
year.
The commission will accept proposals for frequencies anywhere in the FM
band, from Channel 201 to Channel 300. The last time the FCC opened a filing
window for low-power FM broadcast operation was in 2013.
FCC data lists a little fewer than 2,000 such stations operating in the US
since the year 2000, when the FCC created the service for 100-watt stations
engaged in noncommercial educational broadcasts. Commercial operations and
individuals are ineligible for operation of these stations.
When competing applications are filed, an auction may need to occur before
the allotments are decided.
The FCC will release filing procedures and other relevant details later.
Meanwhile, prospective applicants are encouraged to monitor the Audio
Division Web Page on the agency website.
This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.
(FCC, RADIOWORLD)
**
SATELLITE ENTHUSIASTS REGISTER FOR CONVENTION IN INDIA
NEIL/ANCHOR: Satellite fans, get ready for a big weekend in India devoted to
your favorite subject. Registration has opened, as we hear from Jim Meachen
ZL2BHF.
JIM: Registration has opened for satellite enthusiasts and other amateurs
planning to attend the OSCAR Convention in West Bengal, India on September
23rd and 24th. The website is also accepting registration for the radiosport
portion of the weekend: a CW contest and some fox-hunting activity.
The weekend theme is simple: "Get on the Air." OSCAR is an acronym that
stands for Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.
While the full schedule is not yet posted, the organiser, OSCAR India, has
said the event planners are making special efforts to support and encourage
youth to get more involved in amateur radio. Various licence exams will be
offered at the venue. The programme of presenters is expected to showcase
the latest technologies and assist attendees in broadening their knowledge
of operating techniques, antenna design, digital modes and signal
propagation.
There will also be plenty of opportunity to socialize.
The OSCAR Convention is supported by Parks on the Air India and Beaches on
the Air India
For details or to submit your registration, visit the website address that
appears in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org
[DO NOT READ: oc.beaham.in ]
This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF
(OSCAR INDIA, ARUNAVA DEY VU3XRY)
**
CHINESE TEAM DEVELOPING NEW LUNAR-ORBIT SATELLITE
NEIL/ANCHOR: In China, a development team is working hard on the next
satellite destined to enter lunar orbit with an amateur radio payload. John
Williams VK4JJW explains the project.
JOHN: The creators of the first amateur radio satellite to operate in lunar
orbit are in the process of developing a second one with the hope of
launching it in 2024 from Wenchang, China. The development team consists of
students at the Harbin Institute of Technology in China and ham radio
operators from around the world. Known as Lunar OSCAR II, it will have
telemetry, a digipeater with a JT4G uplink and downlink along with a digital
image downlink from an infrared camera.
The satellite will also be useful for various amateur radio orbit
determination experiments and communications relay research.
Harbin Institute students built the first ham radio satellite to operate in
lunar orbit in May of 2018. The tiny satellite had a big following among
hams around the world who used it to download images of the Earth and the
moon.
This is John Williams VK4JJW.
(AMSAT NEWS)
**
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.
**
FOLLOW THE RULES FOR NEWSLINE'S HAIKU CHALLENGE
NEIL/ANCHOR: We hope our listeners have been enjoying the Amateur Radio
Newsline haiku challenge. We certainly have! In the spirit of fun and
perhaps a little bit of literary adventure, we've been inviting listeners to
channel their most creative selves and share the joy of ham radio in the
form of a haiku. On our website, arnewsline.org, you will find a submission
form for sending your most poetic offering. To qualify, you need to follow
traditional haiku form: The first line is five syllables, the second line is
seven syllables and the finishing third line has another five syllables. We
cannot accept any other formats.
Our team will pick from the best submissions that follow the 5/7/5 syllable
rule and represent the love of amateur radio. Your prize? For now, bragging
rights -- and a featured spot for your haiku on the Amateur Radio Newsline
website. We may have a surprise for you at the end of the year, however. So
visit our website at arnewsline.org and take a look at this week's winning
ham radio haiku.
**
US NAVY TO UPGRADE HF RADAR SYSTEM
NEIL/ANCHOR: The US government's long-range surveillance system, which
operates on the HF bands, is in line for a major upgrade. Andy Morrison
K9AWM tells us to get ready.
ANDY: The United States Navy knows what almost every amateur radio operator
knows too: that sometimes the software that enhances your transmissions on
HF needs a major upgrade. In this case it's a (sal061)7.5-million upgrade for the
Navy and the work will be done on a long-range surveillance system by
Raytheon Technologies Corp. The system is known as ROTHR, which is short for
Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar, and it detects and tracks surface ships
and aircraft by using long-range radar in the HF part of the spectrum.
The four-year contract will provide software enhancements, maintenance,
installation, removal, integration and testing, among other things, and will
be conducted mainly in Chesapeake, Virginia and Marlboro, Massachusetts.
Unlike hams, the Navy puts the ROTHR systems on the air for an important
enforcement mission: the systems have been used to track drug-smuggling and
are, in fact, considered the government's primary form of surveillance in
the war on drugs.
This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.
(MILITARY & AEROSPACE ELECTRONICS, ZACKS INVESTMENT RESEARCH)
**
40 YEARS FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AMATEUR RADIO
NEIL/ANCHOR: Congratulations to the National Institute of Amateur Radio,
which marked its 40th anniversary with a big celebration in its Hyderabad
(hydra-bod) headquarters. The NIAR is a non-governmental organisation that
holds training sessions and workshops and advocates for India's radio
amateurs. Founded on June 21st, 1983, it is also home to an active club
station VU2NRO, which participates in contests and special events. The NIAR
plays a big role in helping individuals and learning institutions in forming
their own ham radio clubs throughout India. All the best from us at Newsline
for the next 40 years - and beyond.
(NIAR)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, listen for the special callsign IL3P on the air between
the 1st of July and the 30th of September throughout the Italian region of
Veneto. Be listening especially on the 28th through the 31st as the team
activates Pellestrina Island, IOTA number EU-131, holiday style and
participates in the IOTA contest. See QRZ.com for QSL details.
Bo, OZ1DJJ is using the callsign OX3LX from Qaanaaq, Maidenhead locator
FQ57jl, from Greenland, IOTA number NA-018 until the 18th of July. He will
be operational on 4 and 6 metres, but he will also be active on the HF
bands. He may include a side trip to Herbert Island, IOTA number NA-134 or
Meteorite Island. See QRZ.com for QSL details and some great pictures.
Dave, G4OSY will be active holiday style as VP9/G4OSY from Hamilton Parish,
Bermuda, IOTA number NA-005, until the 8th of July. He'll be using SSB most
of the time and operating on 40 through 10 metres. You may also hear him on
6m. QSL direct to his home call.
Several operators in Germany will be using the special callsign DL0SOP for
the month of July, marking the 65th edition of the Sea of Peace award. A
small silk pennant is to be given for QSOs with the Baltic neighboring
states and regions all month long. Annual stickers are available for hams
participating during other years. See QRZ.com for QSL details.
(425 DX BULLETIN)
**
KICKER: MEET 2023'S YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR, KEES VAN OOSBREE W0AAE
NEIL/ANCHOR: And, for our final item this week, we’re proud to announce the
winner of the 2023 Amateur Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham
of The Year award. Amateur Radio Newsline’s Mark Abramowicz (Abram-oh-vich)
NT3V is chairman of the award program and he spoke with our latest honoree.
KEES: “Oh my gosh! Thank you so much. Yes, that is so cool. Thank you so
much!ö
MARK: And that was the reaction of Kees Van Oosbree, W0AAE, of Maple Grove,
Minnesota, in suburban Minneapolis upon learning he had been selected as the
Young Ham of the Year. Kees recently turned 19 years old – just making the
cut-off for the award. He is the son of Mark and Jean Van Oosbree.
He is a recent honors graduate of Heritage Christian Academy in Maple Grove
and was the valedictorian for his class. Kees says when he was 12, during a
museum visit he spotted a fascinating exhibit that sparked his curiosity
about amateur radio.
KEES: “And I saw this cool amateur radio shack there. There was this cool
map with all of their markers where they made contacts and I saw
Antarctica.ö
MARK: He says that prompted some online research.
KEES: öI got a book on Amazon, studied and took the two licenses [Technician
and General] and it was on from there. I got a Baofeng Handie Talkie. I
still have it.ö
MARK: But Kees says he wanted to explore more.
KEES: öHF was my life. I got involved with a few radio clubs the Minnesota
Wireless Association which is contesting. Contesting is pretty much my main
thing that I do in Amateur Radio although I do branch out and do other
things.ö
MARK: Among those other things was getting connected to youth in amateur
radio through the Youth on the Air – Americas program where he has taken up
leadership roles in training of operators, QSL manager and sharing his
interest in remote operating.
Kees says he did some on-line research on remote operating and found a
mentor - Ray Higgins W2RE - who opened a door to a whole new world.
KEES: “He gives us unlimited access to these highly competitive stations
that use FlexRadios. I was able to do very, very well through that and
contesting through DX contesting...He gave us the tools and we branched off
of there. I was one of the five youth that kind of started the program. And
now we have over 80, 100 youth.ö
MARK: Kees says he taught himself Morse Code through on-line computer
programs. And, while he says his ability to copy CW exceeds 35 words per
minute, his sending speed is a little slower and he prefers a key to
paddles. Kees has picked up several awards for his DX and domestic contest
SSB and CW entries over his short time in ham radio.
MARK: He’s only been licensed for nearly five years.
His favorite contest, he says, is the North American QSO Party.
KEES: “It’s just 12 hours long and it’s just on Saturday only and I love
that because I can work on homework on Sunday."
MARK: Kees will begin college in August at Iowa State University.
KEES: “I’m really excited because they have a really great aerospace
engineering program three-a-half hours away from me so not too far away.
There are only a few colleges in the country that do this particular major.ö
Congratulations Kees from all of us at Amateur Radio Newsline!
I’m Mark Abramowicz, NT3V
NEIL/ANCHOR: Kees will be honored during a presentation ceremony on
Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Huntsville Hamfest.
**
DO YOU HAVE NEWS?
Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would be
interested in? We are not talking about advertising your club's upcoming
hamfest or field day participation, but something that is out of the
ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page at
arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll get
back to you for more details.
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; AMSAT News Service;
Arunava Dey VU3XRY; ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; FCC;
425DXNews; IFLScience, Military & Aerospace Electronics; National Institute
of Amateur Radio; Ofcom; OSCAR India; QRZ.COM; Radio Society of Great
Britain; Radio World; shortwaveradio.de; Wireless Institute of Australia;
Zacks Investment Research; 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 2023. All rights reserved.
73 de Bill, PY2BIL
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