Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 21 2018 11:03 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2147, for Friday, December 21, 2018
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2147, with a release date of
Friday, December 21, 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. An arrest is made in a California ham's killing.
Canada's parks are going on the air -- and yes, Virginia, Santa Claus
is back on the bands. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report 2147, comes your way right now.
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BREAKING NEWS: ARREST MADE IN CALIFORNIA HAM'S KILLING
NEIL/ANCHOR: We begin this week's report with breaking news in the
killing earlier this year of Henry Allen Stange, WA6RXZ, of Murrieta,
California. Police have charged a United States Marine officer with
murder, six months after the ham radio operator's body was found on
June 2, in a shallow grave in Joshua Tree National Park. First
Lieutenant Curtis Lee Krueger, 30, has been charged with murder,
according to an NBC News report. Krueger and his girlfriend had
initially been arrested in August, but prosecutors declined to
prosecute the case, and the couple was released. Krueger, who was
charged on Dec. 7, following the discovery of new information, has
been arraigned on the felony charge, and is being held in lieu of $1
million bail. His girlfriend has not been charged. Henry Stange was 54
years old at the time of his killing.
(NBC NEWS)
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IN NEW ZEALAND, MORE TIME TO OPERATE ON 60 METERS
NEIL/ANCHOR: The 60 meter trial operation in New Zealand has been given
an extension, and Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, has more details.
JIM M: Hams in New Zealand who've become accustomed to operating on 60m
are getting an additional six months' time on the band. Radio Spectrum
Management announced recently it was extending the one-year trial
operations, which would have otherwise ended next month. Hams may now
have access to parts of 60m until July 24th, 2019. As before, any ham
wanting to operate on that band must obtain a sub-licence from the NZART.
Hams who already possess one do not need to do any additional paperwork.
Amateurs received access to the band last year, as a result of
negotiations between the national society, the NZ regulator, and the NZ
Defence Force which is the primary user of the band.
The extended time is designed to allow for the gathering of more
information. The trial was established to allow for a study of whether
ham radio operators' presence on the frequencies on a secondary basis
causes any interference to primary users. The trial operation occurs
for SSB on spot frequencies of 5353kHz and 5362 kHz. CW operates between
5362.05 kHz and 5364.75 kHz, with digital overlapping on 5362.4 through
5364.75 kHz.
The maximum allowable output is 10dBW or the equivalent of 10 watts EIRP.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
(NZART)
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CANADA PREPARES TO CELEBRATE ITS PARKS
NEIL/ANCHOR: With 2019 just around the corner, hams in Canada have big
plans, and Dave Parks, WB8ODF, shares them with us.
DAVE: Inspired by the National Parks on the Air event held in the United
States, to mark the National Park Service centennial in 2016, Radio
Amateurs of Canada has given its support to Canada's own National Parks
on the Air event, which begins January 1st. Much like the U.S. event run
by the ARRL, Canada's year-long event has been organized as an open
invitation to radio amateurs to activate any of the 48 national parks,
and 171 national historic sites in Canada. Likewise, "chasers" are being
encouraged to score a contact with hams at these locations. A website and
real-time leader board will be tracking both chasers and activators - and
operators become eligible for online certificates and other awards. This
event has its roots in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a small group of amateurs
who believed it be a fitting way to celebrate the resources of Canada, from
the Elk Island National Park in Alberta, to the Dawson Historical Complex
which features buildings from the Klondike Gold Rush. To follow the
program's progress in the weeks leading up to opening day, visit their
website at cnpota dot ca (cnpota.ca)
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Dave Parks, WB8ODF.
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