Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 22 2017 10:06 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2082 for Friday, September 22 2017
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2082 with a release date of Friday,
September 22 2017 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hams respond to Caribbean storms. Australian
amateurs mark 60 years -- and climb aboard a railroad DSTAR Net that's
right on track. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2082
comes your way right now.
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CARIBBEAN STORM DEVASTATION CONTINUES
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: For our top story, we turn to the Caribbean and our
correspondent Bobby Best, WX4ALA, who has a report on amateur radio
response.
BOBBY: Without a doubt, The National Hurricane Center's Net, along with
its cousin, The Echolink Skywarn/Hurricane Net have both been receiving
more than their fair share of work outs recently.
According to a press conference held by the governor of Puerto Rico,
"there may be portions of the island that may not have electricity
restored."
Volunteers are wanted and needed, however at the request of the managers
of affected areas, please contact via your section Emergency Coordinator.
Start with your local ARES coordinator, and with their assistance, find
out where you are officially needed.
The National Hurricane Center predicted in late April to early May, that
the 2017 Atlantic basin Hurricane season, which runs from June through
November, was going to the busiest year for hurricanes. Thus far, you
won't hear any arguments on that, from this Broadcast Meteorologist.
Many of the islands, in the Caribbean are not fortunate enough to receive
assistance from larger countries, like Puerto Rico will, with it being a
territory of The United States.
At this point, the Section Managers and Section Emergency Coordinators are
in the process of creating a list of needed supplies, that you can buy
yourself and send or if you prefer you can make a financial donation.
There are numerous non-profit organizations in the Caribbean, that we've
not even been able to do welfare checks on.
Please give what you can now, be it goods or cash, and send it to assist
these poor people who have already been through two major hurricanes and
could be possibly facing a third if weather paterns don't quickly turn.
Stay with Amateur Radio Newsline, both our weekly radio broadcast, and
our Facebook page, which is updated on a daily basis.
Keeping an eye on the tropics, I'm Broadcast Meteorologist Bobby Best,
WX4ALA, in Jasper, Alabama.
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'AMELIA EARHART' PILOT BACK IN THE NEWS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The Texas ham radio operator who followed Amelia Earhart's
final flight route, has landed in a magazine photo essay. Here's Geri
Goodrich, KF5KRN, with that story.
GERI'S REPORT: You may remember aviator Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN, who
circumnavigated the globe in his single-engine airplane, in tribute to
Amelia Earhart's final flight 80 years ago, logging QSOs as he went. He's
back to more earthly pursuits, at least for now, and a celebration of that
two-month flight into aviation history, got full display for readers of
The Texas Monthly magazine.
A series of photographs showcases highlights of his 28-thousand mile trip,
putting the spotlight on his plane, Spirit, covered in the signatures of
people he met along the way - and there's a discussion of the HF radio
that brought him closer to the world while he was still in the air. His
next challenge, he told the magazine, is replicating the New York-to-Paris
fight of Charles Lindbergh, a trip scrapped earlier this year, on account
of bad weather.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Geri Goodrich, KF5KRN.
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FCC ADVISES ON USE OF 630 AND 2200 METERS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you're ready to operate on 630 meters and 2200 meters,
there's something you must do first, as Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, tells us.
SKEETER'S REPORT: If you have plans for the next three years to get on
those two new bands, 630 meters and 2200 meters, you will need to notify
the Utilities Technology Council first. The FCC made the announcement
recently in the Federal Register, informing hams that they need to submit
their call signs to the UTC, tell the council what band they wish to
operate on and identify the coordinates where their fixed antenna is
located.
Operation on these two bands has been approved for fixed locations only -
no mobile operation is permitted. The notice said that the UTC has 30 days
to respond. Unless the council reports back that the applicant's antenna
is within 1 kilometer of a power line carrier system on the same frequency,
or an overlapping one, the band may be used from that location.
Hams can apply for approval directly from the Utilities Technology Council
website. Visit our website, arnewsline-dot-org (arnewsline.org) and view
the printed version of this script for a link to the online application.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.
https://utc.org/plc-database-amateur-notification-process/
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