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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2315 for Friday March 11th, 2022

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2315 with a release date of Friday
March 11th, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. A look at receivers' role in rejecting RFI. A
ham is killed in war-torn Ukraine -- and Hawaii needs amateurs for a
statewide emergency drill. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report Number 2315 comes your way right now.

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FCC TO STUDY RECEIVERS' ROLE IN REJECTING RFI

NEIL/ANCHOR: Our top story is about the ongoing issue of RFI that
plagues us all. In the US, the head of the FCC recently announced a new approach to studying it, as Skeeter Nash N5ASH tells us.

SKEETER: The chairwoman of the US Federal Communications Commission has
pledged that the agency will take a closer look at the role receivers
play in rejecting the increasing levels of RF interference. Speaking at
the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on March 1st, Chairwoman
Jessica Rosenworcel said that until now, most discussions of RFI have
focused predominantly on transmitters, with rules put in place
regarding transmitter performance to remove RFI. She said this approach
was being rethought at the FCC, adding [quote] "wireless communications
only exists when transmitters are connected to receivers. Both are
vital. Both matter. And going forward policymakers need to consider
both transmitting and receiving. Not just the former at the expense of
the latter." [endquote]

She said she expected to move forward on an inquiry into receiver
performance next month. The goal is to explore regulations, guidelines
and incentives for better performance on specific frequencies or across
all bands. She said she is seeking [quote] "a more transparent and
predictable radiofrequency environment for all spectrum users â-" new
and old." [endquote]

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Skeeter Nash N5ASH.

(FCC)

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HAMS AFFECTED BY WEST BENGAL INTERNET OUTAGES

NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams in the Indian state of West Bengal are adapting to
the temporarily intermittent use of internet-assisted radio modes. Jim
Meachen ZL2BHF has the details.

JIM: Hams throughout West Bengal state in India are experiencing
limited access to Echolink and other internet-assisted amateur radio
services through the 16th of March. The hams are among hundreds of
others affected after the state government announced the restrictions
to contain what they called illegal activities on the internet. News
reports gave no specific details beyond the announcement itself. The
report on the India TV News website quoted an official in the Home and
Hill Affairs Department in announcing that [quote] "The government has
received intelligence reports that unlawful activities can be carried
in certain areas over internet transmissions and voice over internet
telephony and hence restrictions are being imposed on the use of the
internet." [endquote]

Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, secretary of the West Bengal Radio Club,
told Newsline that daytime use of the internet is off limits but there
is still access in the evenings. He said everyone in West Bengal state
has been affected.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Meachen ZL2BHF

(AMBARISH NAG BISWAS VU2JFA, INDIA TV NEWS)


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SILENT KEY: IVAN LYSENKO UR8GX, POPULAR DXER

NEIL/ANCHOR: The global amateur community has been rocked by the tragic
death of a well-known ham in Ukraine. Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us
abouthim.

JEREMY: A popular DXer and CW enthusiast known for his expeditions with
his fellow hams in the Ukraine has become a Silent Key. DXWorld.net has reported that Ivan Lysenko UR8GX was killed in his home city of Kherson
amid the fighting following its invasion by Russian troops. Ivan's many adventures included the expedition in the summer of 2019 to the
Kalanchakskiye Islands for the IOTA contest. He participated with
fellow members of the Ukrainian Radioclub Sputnik UR6GWZ. Ivan also
served as the QSL manager for UR1G, the callsign for the club's team of operators. His death was reported on the Facebook page of DXWorld.net, prompting hams from around the world to post their condolences and
remember their QSOs with him, particularly his many DX contacts.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(DXWORLD.NET, FACEBOOK, QRZ.COM)

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SILENT KEY: ETHERNET NETWORKING'S DAVID BOGGS, WA3DBJ

NEIL/ANCHOR: Everyone, in their own way, leaves a mark on the world.
Paul Braun WD9GCO tells us about one ham who changed the world. This
ham recently became a Silent Key.

PAUL: David Boggs, WA3DBJ, was part of the team who invented the packet-switching ethernet networking standard that now connects most of
the world's computers. Even if you use Wi-Fi, some part of the signal
chain is connected with ethernet. David became a Silent Key on
February 19th, according to his wife, Marcia Bush.

David worked in the iconic Computer Science Laboratory, part of the
legendary Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, or PARC. This is the place
where, in the early 1970s, a group of brilliant minds invented most of
the concepts and hardware that would define modern computing as we know
it today. His partner in the effort, Bob Metcalfe, once described Boggs
as "the perfect partner. I was more of a concept artist, and he was a build-the-hardware-in-the-back-room engineer." To us, it makes perfect
sense that it was a ham who took an idea, went into the workshop and
figured out how to cobble the hardware together. His legacy lives on
almost everywhere you look.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun WD9GCO.

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SILENT KEY: DISASTER RELIEF VOLUNTEER EDWARD WARREN COX, KE3D

NEIL/ANCHOR: A Texas man whose six decades on the air were marked by
his advocacy for disaster relief communications as well as amateur
radio in education has become a Silent Key. Jack Parker W8ISH has
thatstory.

JACK: A veteran of the US Army Signal Corps, where he served during the
Vietnam War, Edward Warren Cox, KE3D, continued his commitment to
service throughout the years that followed. A ham for nearly six
decades, he volunteered in emergency and disaster relief
communications, especially during hurricanes and assisted in the
conversion of an ambulance into a mobile command center.

Ed died on February 21st in Austin, Texas.

First licensed as a ham with the callsign KN3SWJ in 1962, he became an
avid DXer and DXpeditioner. He eventually earned a license in the UK as
G5EC and held CEPT permits to operate in Belgium, Germany and The
Netherlands. An advocate for amateur radio in education, he worked as a volunteer at a number of schools assisting with radio contact with some
of NASA's Space Shuttles, in a program that predated ARISS. He was the
husband of Joan Cox KD4SRD and a life member of the ARRL, RACES and
ARES. He was also a member of the Austin Amateur Radio Club, which has established the Ed Cox KE3D Memorial Fund which will help provide radio equipment for schools.

Ed Cox was 75.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jack Parker W8ISH.

(THE STATESMAN)

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REGISTRATION OPENS FOR SEA-PAC

NEIL/ANCHOR: If you're heading to Oregon for SEA-PAC, now is the time
to register. Here's Stephen Kinford N8WB with details.

STEPHEN: SEA-PAC, the largest amateur radio convention in the American Northwest, is promising "sand, surf, and radios" - and all of it in
person this summer. Online registration opened on the 7th of March. The convention, which is happening June 3rd through the 5th, will be at the
Seaside Convention Center in Oregon. This will also serve as the
location for the ARRL's Northwestern Division convention. According to
the SEA-PAC website, the event will comply with whatever state and
local regulations are in effect for COVID-19 at the time. A SEA-PAC QSO
Party will be held the weekend before - on May 28th - to get everyone
ready for the three-day event. For registration or information visit
the website at seapac dot org (seapac.org)

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB.

(SEA-PAC)

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BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including
OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society's K8SCH repeater in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. local time.

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HAWAIIAN HAMS PREP FOR STATEWIDE DRILL

NEIL/ANCHOR: Organizers in Hawaii are looking for amateurs to
participate in an important statewide emergency drill in April.
Christian Cudnik K0STH brings us that report.

CHRISTIAN: For hams in Hawaii, the three-hour emergency communications
exercise being held by the Hawaii Amateur Radio Emergency Service on
April 16th will be like none of the others held several times each
year. The drill will be conducted following the Homeland Security
Exercise and Evaluation Program, which standardizes terminology,
methodology and policy used during the exercise. It will simulate a
period of catastrophic rain and wind covering the islands, taking down
power, internet and cell towers. According to Hawaii ARES spokesman
Stacy Holbrook, KH6OWL, a planning team has developed a full incident
action plan using the forms and format of the program's Incident
Command System Structure. Stacy told Newsline in an email he was
unaware of any other statewide exercises being done in this manner.

Using on-air nets, social media and local clubs, organizers are
reaching out to the more than 3,800 licensed amateurs throughout
Hawaii, hoping to get as many hams as possible on board. The drill is
an all-mode, all-band exercise that makes use of analog, simplex and
Digital modes as well as VHF, UHF and HF. Hams using WINLINK will have
the additional support of an ongoing Zoom meeting to assist with any troubleshooting.

Stacy told Newsline: [quote] "We would love to build relationships with
the fire chiefs, police chiefs, and served agencies in our area so they
know they have another asset they could use if needed." [endquote] He
said the goal is to use the ICS system so everyone is on the same
training level and gets the needed experience with the command
structure and forms.

There is additional information and a signup form on the website hawaiiares.net.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Christian Cudnik K0STH.

(STACY HOLBROOK, KH6OWL)

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LEADER NEEDED FOR RSGB CONVENTION

NEIL/ANCHOR: The Radio Society of Great Britain needs someone to chair
its upcoming convention. Could that be you? Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: A hybrid convention is on the cards this year for the Radio
Society of Great Britain, which hopes to combine a return to an
in-person event with the best of the online conventions held these past
two years.

Planning is already under way but the organisers are in need of a
convention chair. According to the RSGB website, this leader should be
someone familiar with all developments going on in amateur radio and
should be comfortable planning for online events as well as those in
person.

Meanwhile, the team is seeking input from anyone and everyone who would
like to help shape the event which will be held in October. A survey is
posted online for amateurs to share their ideas with the organisers.
It's not necessary to be a member of the RSGB to participate in the
survey. As with the previous two online conventions, the hybrid version
will be providing access to people attending from outside Great
Britain.

Visit the website rsgb dot org stroke convention (rsgb.org/convention)
to provide your input and learn more about the vacancy.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(RSGB)

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YOUTH CATEGORY ADDED TO CQ MAGAZINE'S DX MARATHON

NEIL/ANCHOR: Young hams may want to be aware of a new category
introduced this year by CQ magazine in its DX Marathon, which is
already under way. The Youth Category is an overlay category open to
any operator born on January 1st, 1997 or later. There are certificates
for the highest scorer among young operators in each of the six
continents. Visit the rules section of the website at dxmarathon dot
com (dxmarathon.com). And good luck everyone!

(CQ MAGAZINE)


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NOMINATE YOUNG AMATEURS FOR NEWSLINE AWARD

NEIL/ANCHOR: We here at Newsline are asking listeners to think of a
young amateur radio operator with talent, promise and heart. Consider nominating them for Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak Memorial
Young Ham of the Year Award. This is our commitment to honoring young
talent 18 years of age or younger who reside in the United States, its possessions, or any Canadian province. Find application forms on our
website arnewsline.org under the "YHOTY" tab. Nominations close
May31st.

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POTA ADDS NEW DX ENTITIES INCLUDING THOSE ON FALKLAND ISLANDS

NEIL/ANCHOR: Parks on the Air has announced a new group of DX entities.
Here's Vance Martin N3VEM with details.

VANCE: Parks on the Air is excited to welcome a new batch of DX
entities to the program this month. Be on the lookout for new parks
getting added in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Kingdom of
Eswatini, Bolivia, Paraquay, Uruguay, Suriname, Guyana, Cuba, Trinidad
and Tobago, and the Falkland Islands. If your country, or one you'd
like to represent, is not yet part of POTA please reach out via the
â-˜contact us' link from Parks on the Air dot com, and we'll help you
get started as a volunteer country administrator.

In upcoming events, we hope you join us for the upcoming Spring Support
Your parks event on April 16th and 17th UTC.

We also hope you'll join us this summer for our very popular annual
plaque event, on July 16th and 17th, UTC. There will be three new
plaques available for DX activators this year, one each for stations
activating outside of the continental US, in IARU regions one, two and
three. Sponsorship opportunities will be opening at the end of March,
so if you or your club is interested in sponsoring a plaque, please
send an email to N3VEM at parks on the air dot com. Due to steady
growth, and improving conditions that make it possible to, as KN4MQR
said on twitter "...load up a wet pasta noodle and get pileups for
hours" we are expecting a very large turnout.

This is November Three Victor Echo Mike from the Parks on the Air
newsdesk

(VANCE MARTIN, N3VEM)
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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Dick G3RWL, operating as 8P6DR
holiday style from Barbados until the 31st of March. He will be on 80
through 10 metres, using CW only. He will be active in the British
Commonwealth Contest on March 12th and 13th, but the contest is not for
US operators. QSL to his home callsign, direct, or by the Bureau using ClubLog's OQRS.

In the Maldives, Laurent, F8CZI, is using the callsign 8Q7ZI until the
21st of March. He is operating holiday style using CW and SSB. QSL via
his home call.

(OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: AUSTRALIAN MIGHT 'ROO' THE FATE OF HIS DIPOLE

NEIL/ANCHOR: For our final story, let's talk about ground wave
propagation. It's not unusual to use the earth's surface to help you
cover a short distance. Sometimes it's even preferable when you're
using one of the lower frequencies. Graham Kemp VK4BB tells us about
one antenna in Australia that recently covered a short distance in just
this manner -- but it wasn't even transmitting at the time.

GRAHAM: Compton VK2HRX was operating portable one weekend last month
and went to bed happy with the performance of his linked dipole on 20,
40 and 80 metres. After a good day operating in the bush on Saturday,
he was looking forward to more good contacts when he awoke on Sunday
morning. He even left the antenna in place so he'd be ready to start
when the sun came up. But as he told fellow hams on the Oz SOTA mailing
list recently, things didn't quite work out that way [quote]: "When I
went to use it on Sunday AM it wasn't there." [endquote] He discovered
that one leg was broken at the 40/80 link and the other leg had simply vanished. Walking farther, Compton spotted the bright yellow antenna
wire up on a nearby hill. It was then that he remembered the previous
night when 20 or so kangaroos had come bouncing by. He guessed that one
of them may have run off with the wire. Likely he was trying to
workskip.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(OZSOTA Groups.io mailing list)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA; ARRL; CQ
Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DXWorld.net; Facebook; the FCC; the Morning
Journal News; India TV News; Ohio Penn DX; OZSOTA Groups.io; QRZ.com;
the Radio Society of Great Britain; South African Radio League;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; Stacy Holbrook,
KH6OWL; the Statesman; YouTube; and you our listeners, that's all from
the Amateur Radio Newsline. You can write to us at
newsline@arnewsline.org. We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio
Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs
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visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate youall.

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.

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