Subj : Newsline Part 2
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 06 2017 01:26 pm
BACK TO SCHOOL AT HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY
SKEETER/ANCHOR: No one gets a degree from from this university, but
there are plenty of hams excited about class being in session on Sunday,
January 8th, in Bethpage, New York. The 18th annual Ham Radio University
will feature a full day of sharing ideas, knowledge, and fellowship,
among amateur operators. If you can't get to the Briarcliffe College
campus, be sure to work Special Event Station W2HRU. The station went
on the air on Jan. 1, and will be operating through Jan. 8 on 40 and 20
meters. On the day of the event, operations will also be on PSK31 on 20
meters. Of course, if you are there in person, there'll be 30 forums to
attend, and the ARRL's Chief Executive Officer, Tom Gallagher, NY2RF,
will give the keynote speech.
For more details visit hamradiouniversity.org
(HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY)
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NEW LF FREQUENCY EYED FOR FRENCH LICENSEES
SKEETER/ANCHOR: There's a vacancy on the bands at 162 kHz, and some
amateurs in France are looking to fill it. Amateur Radio Newsline's
Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has more.
JEREMY: If you're a licensed amateur in France, and eager to get on the
air at 162 kHz, you have until January 16th to let the CSA, the French
Superior Council of Audio-visual, know you support its use as an amateur
frequency.
Radio France, the public radio broadcaster, ceased operations on the
frequency at the end of 2016, and the CSA is seeking expressions of
interest for another radio service there. The frequency had been in use
by France Inter, one of the public broadcaster's channels. The
discontinued service had been announced as a cost-saving measure.
Their departure from the frequency created an opportunity for hams, and
the CSA will be seeking input during the first half of January about
amateur use. Again, you have until January 16th to let them know.
Visit the authority's website at www.csa.fr where there is a link to
download details about expressing interest.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(SOUTHGATE ARC)
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AUSTRALIAN HAMS AWAIT 60 METER BAND
SKEETER/ANCHOR: In Australia, there is going to be a new band at 60
meters, but when? Hear these details from Amateur Radio Newsline's
Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
GRAHAM: No matter where in the world you're listening to Amateur Radio
Newsline, if you've been waiting to get a contact on 60 meters to VK
land, you need to wait just a little bit longer. Although the updated
Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan was planned to take effect on
January 1st, the 5.3 MHz band is not yet ready for prime time.
Administrative and regulatory details need to be brought up to date
before the new spectrum plan can kick in. The International
Telecommunications Union has already approved the worldwide allocation
on a secondary basis for amateurs, for the band between 5351.5 and 5366.5
kHz.
There are still details to be ironed out. So be patient. Our regulatory
body, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, has many "T"s
to cross and many "i"s to dot before we can begin to QSO with the world
on the new 60 meter amateur band at 5.3 Megs.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
(WIA)
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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
the W9YPC repeater, serving Markham, Illinois.
