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IARU ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL PLANS FOR WRC-15 AT ANNUAL MEETING The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its Annual Meeting November 2-4 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The AC -- which consists of the three IARU International Officers and two representatives from each of the three IARU regional organizations is responsible for the policy and management of the IARU and according to IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD, the meeting was a somber occasion due to the passing of IARU Region 3 Chairman Michael J. Owen, VK3KI. VK3KI had been a member of the Administrative Council for most of its existence, and had been a longtime contributor to the efforts of IARU to promote and preserve Amateur Radio. In memory of Michael, the IARU Administrative Council announced that the new "Michael J. Owen VK3KI Award" had been established to recognize an individual or individuals that best exemplify the dedication and hard work of IARU volunteers. Thanks to the ARRL and WIA you read more here arrl.org/news/iaru-administrative-council-plans-for-wrc-15-at-annual-meeting www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2012/20121108-2/index.php (txt versions only) This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH The battle over NSW planning restrictions on amateur radio antenna masts continues. The deadline for making submissions to the latest phase of the NSW planning review closed on Friday last, 9 November. Thank you to all those who made the effort to file a submission to the department of Planning and Infrastructure. I note that a number of you also filed submissions to the Local Government Regulation Review being conducted by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal. Thanks to you, too, and well done. Now, our battle has to enter a new phase. The political campaign phase. Yes, just as you immediately thought, this means taking our cause to your local member of the NSW Parliament. But – rein-in your enthusiasm for a moment – this phase needs to proceed in a considered way or our efforts will be lost amongst the clutter of other issues. This coming week, I want you to do some homework. If you know who your local member is, gather his or her contact details and keep them to hand. The address and phone numbers of their electoral office, their postal address and their contact email address. If you don’t know which state electorate you live in, I’ll have instructions on how to find out posted in the WIA website. wia.org.au Preparing a letter to your local member requires a different approach to writing a submission to a government department. I’ll have guidelines on how to approach it posted to wia.org.au soon, so look out for it. Last week, I told you about what a spokesman from the NSW department of Planning and Infrastructure told the Sydney Morning Herald and quoted in an article on NSW amateurs’ troubles with red tape over antenna masts. He said that ''allowing higher aerials without a detailed development application process could cause unacceptable streetscape and neighbourhood safety issues''. We have to change that view. In the meantime, here’s how the department is promoting the planning reform, and I want you to think it over “The NSW Government is creating a planning system for the 21st century. A planning system focused on the public interest. A planning system that places people and their choices at the heart of planning decisions about their future.” Radio amateurs are people! We chose to get a licence. In NSW we’re being excluded from the planning decisions of the future! And that goes for future radio amateurs in NSW, too. This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. I’ll see you further down the log. HAMS ACROSS AUSTRALIA. VK1 CRARC's next Members Meeting will be the 28th November which will be the Annual Christmas Bash BBQ and a Trash and Treasure Night. If you are contemplation going, take along any of your surplus gear as CRARC is looking at bringing along more of their surplus gear too so that you can really make a feast of it! All are welcome, whether you are a member or not, bring a likeminded guest along and enjoy the festivities Please check events web page on www.crarc.ampr.org VK2 web service:- http://www.arnsw.org.au/html/news_vk2wi.htm VKG Roundup http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news Email Address : r_demkiw@yahoo.com.au SARC RECEIVES C'WLTH VOLUNTEER GRANTS SCHEME $3,350. SARC received the massive $3,350.00 grant under the Commonwealth's Volunteer Grants Scheme. This for various items to assist Summerland to improve facilities and training capabilities at the Lismore Clubrooms. www.fahcsia.gov.au FOOD FOR THOUGHT Illawarra Amateur Radio Society has been holding its meetings at the Wollongong Bowling Club. However, due the popularity of a recently introduced $5 Schnitzel night the Society's meeting area has been taken over by hungry schnitzel lovers. Consequently, a new meeting place was sought and found, with all future meetings of the Society now to be held at the Coniston Community Hall on Bridge Street, between Bridge Theatre and Coniston Railway Station. (vk2wi) Next Sunday, the 18 th November, Amateur Radio NSW will conduct a one day Foundation course at the VK2WI site, 63 Quarry Road, Dural. Start time 0830 hours. The following Sunday, 25th will be assessments for all license grades. Inquiries and bookings to education@arnsw.org.au Sunday the 25 th November is also the last of the Trash and Treasure events for the year at the VK2WI site. It will get underway about 0930 hours. Major items on offer are to be found under Disposals on the ARNSW web site www.arnsw.org.au VK3 web service:- http://www.amateurradio.com.au/news/ Busy time ahead for Amateur Radio Victoria The next quarterly speaker night is this Tuesday, November the 13th, at 8pm. It will be presented by Peter Cossins VK3BFG who will be taking the mystery out of SWR. This very interesting talk is at 40g Victory Boulevard, Ashburton. The Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Award special weekend kicks off Friday November the 16th and runs through to Sunday the 18th. A master list of National Parks to be activated and the award rules are on the Amateur Radio Victoria website. (Jim Linton VK3PC) WHAT WAS ON AT NERG Mark Harrison, VK3BYY, NERG NEWS Editor says that their meeting held on Thursday 8th saw Peter VK3TBN talking about Software Defined Radios. Peter has been playing with a USB DVB-TV receiver stick. These cheap devices are designed to receive digital TV, FM and DAB broadcasts on a PC. With open source software however, they become a general purpose VHF/UHF Software Defined Radio receiver for many other modes such as SSB, AM, FM, PSK, TETRA, as well as a Spectrum Analyser covering a range of up to 64MHz - 1.7GHz. If you have a USB DVB-TV stick based on the Realtek RTL2832 chip then all you need to get going on digital radio is to install one of the many free software packages such as HDSDR, or GNU Radio. VK5 Some ham fests are never publicised and the organisers wonder why year after year their numbers, both in attendance and in mainstream commercial sellers diminish. Others are well aware of publicity and advising when their next HamFest will take place.. Like Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society who just hours after their successful 2012 event have announced the date for NEXT YEAR! November 3rd 2013. Visit www.wia.org.au and under clubs click the Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society for contact details. VK6 Peel Amateur Radio Group have a special Anniversary coming - they are celebrating their 30th Anniversary. The President of PARG, Michelle VK6MLW reports that to help celebrate they will be using a specially assigned call sign VI6 ARG 30. PARG will be operating until the 18th of November. QSLs card will be issued for stations worked. Further details can be found on QRZ.com PARG will also be having celebrations today and next week, the 18th of November which will include the club setting up in a local park In Mandurah. Everyone is welcome to swing past and say hello or look for them on air. BYO Picnic, please contact for further details or head to their club page on wia.org.au www.wia.org.au/clubs/vk6/PeelAmateurRadioGroup/ PARG is a growing club with approx. 20 members and embrace all areas from Kwinana though to Waroona, incorporating Rockingham and Mandurah in VK6. PARG has been working on a Mobile Communications Trailer for the past couple of years which was obtained through generous donations from sponsors such as SES Mandurah, Mayday and Alcoa. Their trailer is primarily used for emergency radio communications back-up to the SES in Mandurah and Club field days. PARG is currently in early stages of sourcing a suitable club house in the Peel region. VK6MLW says: "Please do not hesitate to contact any one of our committee members for more information on us and our activities." (Onno Benschop) VK7 vk7 local news, email vk7regionalnews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vk7regionalnews/ Southern News Morse Code Practice Net on 3540 at 1830 hrs. nightly (Tassie Time). The format will start by having simple QSOs and evolve from there. So, anyone interested in learning Morse, or in brushing up on their skills, please join in. (VK7FB and on behalf of VK7AD) DISCUSSION POINT What use is an f-call? (20120401) As an amateur you have access to a whole range of frequencies. When I started in this hobby, I chose to buy an all-band set which allows me access to the main amateur bands, 160m through to 70cm. As I talk to other amateurs it occurred to me that apart from having a radio that can do those bands, it turns out that there are amateurs who favour particular bands. Of course, some of the preference for a particular band comes from having a suitable antenna since not everyone has access to space where you can put up an antenna farm or a large dipole to access some of the lower bands. Those considerations aside, while real, only show part of the picture. It turns out that within Amateur Radio there are some who stay on their particular band, or sometimes even "their frequency" and are happy to do so. Having participated in a few contests over the past year, I can say that talking to new and varied people on a variety of bands has given me much joy. I've now tuned across and spoken on most amateur bands, either with my own call-sign, or as a contest participant with a club-sign. If you "only have access" to a hand-held radio capable of 2m and 70cm, I'd like to encourage you to find a friend with a station capable of using HF and spending a little time perusing the bands. And if you're a died in the wool HF participant, tune your gear to UHF and VHF once in a while, you might be surprised. I'm Onno VK6FLAB (Past editions of What use is an f-call can be found online at harg.org.au under F-troop.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, SARL, Southgate AR Club, ARRL, Amateur Radio Newsline, NZART, ARVictoria and the WW sources of the WIA. TODAY SUNDAY IS REMEMBRANCE DAY Every second Sunday in November the SARL, in special church service transmitted in the last 15 minutes of Amateur Radio Today, they remember all those who lost their lives in defence of their country. The service will be first transmitted at 10:45 CAT on 11 November. The service will conducted by Dominee Jan Kramer, ZS6JRK. All amateur radio stations have been requested to observe radio silence as a mark of respect. In the UK Special Event Station GB 4 WLR will be on air today the 11th November as part of the Remembrance Sunday commemorations. A World War One locomotive is expected to be in steam on the West Lancashire Light Railway at Hesketh Bank. The locomotive served behind the front lines during WW1 and is named Joffre. In the USA, the ARRL SAYS:- "Sunday, November 11, in the US and abroad, we will celebrate Veterans Day, also called Remembrance Day or Armistice Day. Originally a holiday that marked the end of World War I, the "War to End All Wars" this day has been set aside to honour all who have served their country. It was on November 11, 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, that Germany signed the Armistice, formally ending hostilities that had been ongoing since 1914. The ARRL would like to take this opportunity to thank our service veterans. Whether they served on active duty or reserve, during peacetime or time of conflict, they served their county with honour. We also would be remiss if we did not remember the families of those veterans who kept the home fires burning bright; without their love and support, our veterans would have indeed been alone." WIA National News a few weeks back made mention of Satellite jamming in the Middle East. Well according to European satellite operator Eutelsat, disruptions in these satellite signals in the Middle East and Europe have been traced back to Syria and Iran. There has been speculation that the jamming is a reaction to changes in the regulations put forth by the International Telecommunications Union to comply with the European Union's increasingly tough sanctions on Iran. The ITU altered its regulations at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva after receiving complaints of repeated and deliberate interference in the reception of TV in Persian and Arabic. Because of these changes, Eutelsat no longer carries 19 radio and television channels broadcast by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. For its part, the International Telecommunications Union says that these recent incidents are not the first time that there have been allegations of Iran blocking communications from the outside world. The latest wave of interference has affected numerous radio and TV broadcasters including the BBC, France 24, Deutsche Welle and the Voice of America. ============================================================================= NEWS FROM ARNEWSLINE USA BRITISH SOPRANO SARAH BRIGHTMAN NEXT VISITOR TO THE ISS The British songstress who created the role of Christine Daae in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical stage classic The Phantom of the Opera will be the next space tourist to visit the International Space Station. Amateur Radio Newsline’s Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, has the details: It has been announced in Moscow, world famous soprano Sarah Brightman had passed the required mental and physical examinations to permit her fly to the ISS. In a video of the press conference made public by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, and the singer herself, Brightman described how as a child she was inspired by the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. Brightman: “When I look back, my mind’s eye brings me to a rush of images from all of the incredible things that I have been privileged to experience in my life. But if I keep tracking back, my thoughts eventually come to rest on a flickering TV screen in 1969. There as a small and incredulous child I watched a man bound gently from the steps of a rocket ship and land on the surface of the moon. “This really was an adventure. It was something miraculous. “For me it was an epiphany. From that moment I began looking into the future. I began to dream about what life might hold in store for me and of what I could accomplish.” -- During her comments, Brightman said the trip would serve as a way to promote environmental awareness and to encourage women’s education by helping to close the gender gap in the sciences. For this she has called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, better known as UNESCO, to join with her to make it happen: -- Brightman: “There are two key areas that we have identified which unify my personal passions, UNESCO’s objectives and my spaceflight. Both are inexplicably linked and both relate to issues of sustainability.” -- After completing an upcoming world tour to promote her new album appropriately called Dream Chaser, Brightman will undertake six months of training at Star City in Moscow in preparation for her mission to the International Space Station. Once on-orbit she is expected to take part in several educational ventures as just mentioned but it is not yet known if she will obtain an amateur radio license or has any plans to make any ham radio contacts from the ISS. For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, in the Newsroom in Los Angeles. FBI AND STINGRAY VS. PUBLIC RIGHT TO KNOW Tracking cell phones by tricking them into operating on a bogus network is a law enforcement tactic shrouded in secrecy. Now the FBI is under pressure to release information about it—but the bureau doesn't want to let go of 25,000 pages of documents on sophisticated cell surveillance technology. In an Arizona court case last year it was made public that the FBI had used a cell-site simulator in order to track down a suspect. The portable equipment, sometimes described as either an I-M-S-I catcher or a Stingray, covertly sends out a signal that fools all phones within a specific area into connecting to a fake network. The spy tool can force targeted phones to release unique identity codes that can then be used to track a person's movements in real time. But not everyone likes the idea of this type of law enforcement tool being used. Among them is the Electronic Privacy Information Centre which is attempting to obtain internal FBI documents relating to the technology. In fact the Centre is taking legal action to force the prompt disclosure of records concerning Stingray devices or other cell site simulator technologies. It alleges that the FBI has failed to comply with statutory deadlines by not handing them over quickly enough following a freedom of information request made last February. For its part, the FBI says that it has found 25,000 pages of documents that relate to the request, about 6,000 of which are classified. Because of this the agency says that it may need up to three years to process the files before they can be released. In light of the FCC's recent enforcement activities against cellular telephone jamming devices, it will be interesting to see if the regulatory agency can or will become involved in this controversial issue. OPERATIONAL NEWS - DATELINE 2012 WW JIDX Contest November 10-11 WW WAE RTTY November 10-11 WW CQ WW DX Contest CW November 24-25 VK Spring VHF / UHF Field Day November 24-25 WW ARRL 160 MTR CONTEST November 30 WW RTTY Melee December 1 WW ARRL 10 m Contest December 8- 9 SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS, DX and BEACON AND NET ADVICE World DX Club to close down. It has been announced that the World DX Club (WDXC) is to close, a final issue of Contact magazine is to be published in December. For 44 years the club have published their newsletter Contact magazine every month, containing station logs, news, information and comment about radio and radio broadcasts, both current and historical, primarily, but not exclusively, international shortwave radio. Regretfully due to health reasons Arthur and Olive Ward have had to step down from their club duties in charge of membership subscriptions, dispatch of bulletins as well as many contributions to the content of Contact over the years. Arthur became club printer in July 1974 and added his secretarial role in December 1979. This leaves the club with too few voluntary staff for the work involved and it has been decided to cease publication of Contact. It is understood that outstanding subscriptions are to be transferred to the British DX Club for UK and overseas members outside of North America and to the North American Shortwave Association for North American members. www.worlddxclub.org.uk/ The ARRL report that 14 year old radio amateur Tom Jose, VU3TMO, has just achieved his Digital DXCC award. First licensed when he was 13 years old in December of 2011, VU3TMO is a 3rd generation ham operator in his family along with his parents. VU3TMO is a member of India’s National Institute of Amateur Radio and the Dayton Amateur Radio Association. He is reported to be one of the youngest hams in the sub-continent. BROADCAST MONITORING SWL AND SCANNER NEWS Petition to save RCI Sackville from being dismantled. Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL has launched a petition to save Radio Canada International's Sackville site from being dismantled. K4SWL says: "Could you please take a few moments out of your day to sign this petition I started? Your voice will be added to the petition and it will automatically email the appropriate Canadian politicians who could, at the very least, put a halt to the destruction of the RCI Sackville site. Canada–indeed, the world–needs this vital shortwave resource. I have more information about this on my blog http://swling.com/blog/2012/10/petition-to-save-rci-sackville-from-being-dismantled/ You can sign the petition by clicking on this link http://chn.ge/TRgSCX KRML, Carmel, California. KRML is the AM station made famous in Clint Eastwood’s 1971 movie, “Play Misty for Me,” in which Eastwood plays a jazz DJ stalked by a disturbed listener. The station on both 1410 AM signal and a translator at 102.2 has dropped the jazz/blues format and is playing a Hit Radio stunt. It’s airing the same 10 top 40 tunes repeatedly and has – at least temporarily – positioned itself as “102.1 Radio Yummy.” THE QNEWS WORK BENCH - the nuts and volts report – Measure Twice cut Once. Phone has built-in VHF / UHF transceiver Don't use this one in Australia! The Puxing PX-D03 operates as a dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver as well as being a GSM mobile phone. The transceiver covers 136-174MHz and 400-470MHz FM with 1,8 watts output. Further information at http://www.409shop.com/409shop_product.php?id=105986 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- FINAL FRONTIER Spot the Space Station over your backyard with new NASA service On the 12th anniversary of crews continuously living and working aboard the International Space Station, NASA has announced a new service to help people see the orbiting laboratory when it passes overhead. 'Spot the Station' will send an email or text message to those who sign up for the service a few hours before they will be able to see the space station. "It's really remarkable to see the space station fly overhead and to realize humans built an orbital complex that can be spotted from Earth by almost anyone looking up at just the right moment," said William Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for human exploration and operations. "We're accomplishing science on the space station that is helping to improve life on Earth and paving the way for future exploration of deep space." When the space station is visible -- typically at dawn and dusk -- it is the brightest object in the night sky, other than the moon. On a clear night, the station is visible as a fast moving point of light, similar in size and brightness to the planet Venus. "Spot the Station" users will have the options to receive alerts about morning, evening or both types of sightings. The International Space Station's trajectory passes over more than 90 per cent of Earth's population. The service is designed to only notify users of passes that are high enough in the sky to be easily visible over trees, buildings and other objects on the horizon. NASA's Johnson Space Centre calculates the sighting information several times a week for more than 4,600 locations worldwide, all of which are available on "Spot the Station." November 2 marked 12 years of continuous human habitation of the space station. To sign up for "Spot the Station," visit: http://spotthestation.nasa.gov WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO IARU REGION 3 Emergency Centre of Activity (CoA) frequencies 3.600, 7.110, 14.300, 18.160 and 21.360 MHz WICEN NTARC WICEN co-ordinator Norm VK7KTN reports that thanks largely to a fine effort by VK7DC in signing on communications volunteers for the Tasmanian State Equine Endurance Championship to be held at Sassafras over the Friday night and Saturday 30 November/1 December, WICEN will be able to support the event. Norm would be pleased to hear from any NTARC member who may be able to assist at Sassafras. On the IARU-R1 site Greg G 0 DUB reports on HAMNET involvement in the search for a missing aircraft HAMNET, the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Organisation for South Africa has concluded its involvement in a cross-border Search and Rescue operation for a missing aircraft. A South African light aircraft, on a flight from Malawi to Lanseria in South Africa, failed to make regular radio contact over Mozambique. The South African Air Rescue Control Centre ( ARCC ) was advised and requested to assist. HAMNET received a call from the ARCC asking for communications support between O R Tambo Airport in Johannesburg and Beira in Mozambique to assist with the co-ordination of the search efforts and the request went out to HAMNET members to form a team to travel to Beira and provide a HF communications link between the two countries using frequencies in the 30m and 20m bands. Sadly the search for the missing plane and its occupants was unsuccessful and was scaled back. The ARCC team met with the family on Sunday and there is a possibility that through Diplomatic channels, the family will continue the search on a private basis. The HAMNET team has now returned home and a full debrief will take place shortly. While the outcome of the search was not what anyone would like, the ability of amateur radio to deliver critical communications to where it is needed was proven again and the ARCC were very happy with the services provided. HAMNET http://www.hamnet.co.za/ REWIND WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND Do you remember Sealand? That’s the self-proclaimed principality that also once claimed to be a DXCC entity. Well its still there but changes are in the wind. Amateur Radio Newsline’s Cheryl Lasik, K9BIK, takes a look back into recent history: "Sealand is a former United Kingdom anti-aircraft tower legally known as Roughs Tower. Its located in the North Sea some 7 nautical miles off the shore of Suffolk, England. In 1967 the tower was occupied by a retired army major named Paddy Roy Bates along with his family in 1967. On September 2nd of that year Major Bates declared the fort an independent sovereign state from the UK and renamed it Sealand. He went on to establish Sealand as a nation in 1975. Sealand had its own constitution, flag, national anthem, stamps, passports and currency. There were even a few DXpeditions to Sealand. This included a operation by a group of German DX’ersin 1982 using Sealand's self proclaimed and unofficial callsign prefix of S-1-A. Later, in 2000 there was the Dutch-lead 1SLA1 operation, but neither of these was awarded DXCC status. Now comes word that Major Bates passed away on October 9th, in a senior care home Essex England at the age of 91. This, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. But the Sealand saga is far from over. His wife Joan is now expected to take over the rule of the self proclaimed nation. Also, with Sealand is managed by the Bates family as if it were a recognised sovereign entity, and they are its hereditary royal rulers. Bates son is known as "His Royal Highness Prince Michael." He has also been referred to as the "Prince Regent" by the Bates family since 1999. In this role, he apparently serves as Sealand's acting "Head of State" and also its "Head of Government". Also, at a micro nations conference hosted by the University of Sunderland in 2004, Sealand was represented by Michael Bates' son James, who was referred to as "Prince Royal James". Butr whomever takes on the leadership of Sealand, one thing is fairly certain. Mounting a DXpedition to Sealand in the hope of establisghing it as a new DXCC entity, woyuld likely be a very expensive waste of time. For the Amateur Radio Newsline (On VK1WIA), I’m Cheryl Lasik, K9BIK, in Zion, Illinois. FINAL FINAL One of the most important DXpeditions of the year is about to start. ZL9HR will be active from the UNESCO World Heritage Campbell Island which is 650Km south of New Zealand in the Great Southern Ocean. This Sub-Antarctic island is sought after not only for DXCC and IOTA (OC-037) awards but I have been informed by August HB9TZA, also for the World Flora and Fauna radio award where the island has the reference ZLFF-019. Please checkout www.wff44.org for details of that competition. I am glad to report all plans are still on schedule and ZL9HR will be active on all bands from 160m to 6m from November 28th to December 9th. from Campbell Island. Here's hoping for mild weather and good propagation for the event. As always please refer to the DXpeditions website zl9hr.com for all details and latest updates. Thanks, this is Ed VK2JI Australian Publicity Officer for ZL9HR. SOCIAL SCENE 2012 Nov 10 VK2 Westlake’s ARC BBQ & car boot sale York St Teralba 12 midday. 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