Subj : Newsline Part 3
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 17 2017 09:15 am
BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including W5AW, the Big
Springs Amateur Radio Club Repeater in Big Springs, Texas, on Thursdays
at 8 p.m.
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NEWEST RADIO INTERFERENCE UNDER THE SUN?
PAUL/ANCHOR: Though a solar array can save some homeowners big on their
energy bills, it's very possible nearby amateurs are paying a price on the
bands. If you are experiencing interference on the air, and you believe
the source is a nearby solar array, the Federal Communications Commission
wants to hear from you. Whether the solar setup is right next door, or a
few doors down, the agency would like you to document the issue, and
explain why you believe the solar array is the source of problem. They can
then proceed with the investigation.
According to the FCC's Deborah Chen, complaints can be filed with the
agency, and should include any or all of the following: photographs,
recordings, and any other meaningful supportive documents.
Submit your complaints on the agency website at
consumercomplaints-dot-fcc-dot-gov (consumercomplaints.fcc.gov).
"Consumercomplaints" is one word.
In followup contacts with the FCC, be sure to mention your complaint
ticket number.
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TWO SILENT KEYS FOR THE CENTURY
PAUL: We note now the recent passing of two Silent Keys who were not just
longtime radio operators but centenarians. Amateur Radio Newsline's
Heather Embee, KB3TZD, has the details.
HEATHER: The amateur radio world has lost two among its most senior
operators. In Russia, Oleg S. Klyucharev ( pronounced "clue-cha-rev"),
U-1-A-U, became a Silent Key the age of 102. At the time of his death on
January 31st, Oleg was an active amateur radio operator. He died only days
after Charlie Hellman, W-2-R-P, became a Silent Key in the United States
at the age of 106. Oleg had been licensed since 1933, and got his present
call sign the following year. A veteran of World War II, he had been a
member of the Amateur Radio Association of St. Petersburg.
Charlie, who lived in New York's Hudson Valley, died on January 25th. He
had been licensed for 92 years, and was honored in 2015 by the Quarter
Century Wireless Association with a "90 Year Continuous Licensed"
certificate award.
Another very senior radio enthusiast, a former licensed ham, died on
January 28th at the age of 108. Mary Cousins was no longer active as
W-1-G-S-C, but she got her license in 1933, becoming the first woman in
the state of Maine to become a ham radio operator.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.
(ARRL)
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THE WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, it's time to look to those mountain tops, with two
Summit to Summit events planned in March. The first organised by Mike,
2E0YYY, and Andrew, VK1AD, is a long path Europe to Australia event for
Saturday 11 March 2017, starting at 06:30 UTC. Activity will be SSB or
CW on 20 metres. The second event planned by Pete, WA7JTM, and Andrew,
VK1AD, is for the Australia-North America path is later in the UTC day
from 19:30 UTC, or 6:30am Sunday in Eastern Australia. Check
reflector.sota.org.uk for details of both events. Contacts with home
stations are welcome from the SOTA activators, however those contacts
between the mountain peaks are very special.
Several U.S. operators are operating from Guantanamo Bay until February
24th. Be listening for KG4WV, KG4AW, KG4DY and KG4ZK. Visit each of their
pages on QRZ.COM for details about QSL cards.
Alain, F5OZC, and Sebastien, F8DQZ, are operating until February 26th
from the Los Islands off the coast of Guinea. They are using the call
sign 3XY3D. Their QSL manager is F5OZC.
Listen for Eric, SM1TDE, who will be active as 5X8EW from Entebbe in
Uganda from February 23rd through the 26th. You can hear him on 40 meters
through 10 meters using CW. Send QSL cards to his home call sign.
