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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 04 2019 09:20 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2149, for Friday, January 4 2019
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2149, with a release date of Friday,
January 4 2019, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. In New York, amateurs line up for Ham Radio
University. British YLs prepare to turn 40 in style. And in the U.S.,
the FCC announces it could suspend some of its operations as part of a
partial government shutdown. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report 2149 comes your way right now.
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BREAKING NEWS: FCC SUSPENDS OPERATIONS ON JAN. 3 FOLLOWING GOVT. SHUTDOWN
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We begin this week with breaking news. Newsline went to
production on Thursday, January 3rd, just hours after the Federal
Communications Commission in Washington, D.C., shut many of its operations,
becoming one of the many U.S. government agencies to close down in the wake
of the Dec. 22 partial government shutdown. The FCC made its announcement
as deadlock between the president and Congress over funding for the
controversial Mexican border wall entered its 14th day. FCC systems to
remain available to the public include the Universal Licensing System, the
Commission Online Registration System, the Auction Application System, and
the Auctions Public Reporting System. Spectrum auctions and related
activities are to continue, because the auctions are funded by their own
proceeds. The FCC had originally been expected to shut previously, but the
agency announced in late December it was able to delay such action for a
little while, because it had come up with available funds to continue its
operations. With the partial closure, visitors to the FCC's website will
still be able to get online, but the agency will not be updating any
information displayed there, search engines will not work, license
transactions will cease -- and there will be no access to data about
informal complaints filed with the agency. The Office of the Inspector
General is to remain open.
(WIRED, ASSOCIATED PRESS, FCC)
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NEW YORK AREA AMATEURS HIT THE BOOKS AT 'HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY'
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In New York, hams are going back to school at the ARRL's
New York City/Long Island section convention - a gathering also known as
Ham Radio University. Jim Damron, N8TMW, has those details.
JIM: The ARRL's New York City/Long Island section convention is known as
Ham Radio University, and the 20th annual event takes place on Saturday,
the 5th of January, on Long Island University's C.W. Post campus in
Brookville. The ARRL's new CEO, Howard Michel, WB2ITX, will be the keynote
speaker, and attendees will have a full day of forums and workshops - 30
in all - including kit building, an overview of Skywarn, Raspberry Pi
applications, and of course, the digital modes. If you aren't anywhere
near the New York area, you can still attend in spirit by working special
event station W2HRU, which has been on the air already, since the 29th of
December, operating on 80, 40, and 20 meters. There will be a downloadable
certificate confirming your contact. Meanwhile, if you are able to get
there, think of it as a good day to fine-tune your radio skills, make new
friends, and visit with some old friends.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.
(HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY)
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SPACE STATION'S FAN CLUB IS GROUNDED
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Members of the fan club of the International Space Station
have flown high for years by following the ISS, but now the club's future
has been grounded. Andy Morrison, K9AWM, has the details.
ANDY: The singer Lady Gaga has her little monsters; the American rockers
Grateful Dead had their Deadheads, and yes, even the International Space
Station has had its followers over the years. Goodbyes however, are never
easy, and though the ISS is still flying high, the ISS fan club is calling
it quits. In a December posting on the fan club's website, Alain, IZ6BYY,
announced that after 17 years, it's time to sign off. So as of New Year's
Day, the 1st of January, the club is no more. A champion of ARISS and ISS
SSTV events, the club posted regular reports from around the world about
contacts made, events planned, and comments from followers. Created in
late 2001 by Alain and Claudio, IK1SLD, the independent website was a
treasured resource for those who love and follow ISS-related happenings.
One of its biggest fans was cosmonaut Valery Korzun, RZ3FK, who wrote to
the organizers in 2002, to thank them for bringing the site to life. In
2006, Commander Bill McArthur, KC5ACR, who was on Expedition 12, praised
the fan club for helping facilitate contacts from space. He wrote in a
letter from space: [quote] "Thank you for your participation in this
greatest of all human endeavors." [close quote] He was ending his own
mission at the time - and now, the fan club's mission has likewise run
its course.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison, K9AWM.
(ISS FAN CLUB WEBSITE)
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