Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 22 2019 10:50 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2156, for Friday, February 22nd, 2019
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2156, with a release date of
Friday, February 22nd, 2019, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Big satellite success in South Africa. Hams
prep for cyclone response in India - and we are seeking Newsline's
Young Ham of the Year for 2019. All this and more, as Amateur Radio
Newsline Number 2156 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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SOLO YL AT SEA IS WELL ON HER WAY
PAUL/ANCHOR: As we begin this week's report, we find ourselves back
on the ocean journey of a record-setting Canadian YL who is sailing
around the world with her amateur radio. Graham Kemp VK4BB has been
following her story as she approaches his part of the world.
GRAHAM: Jeanne Socrates VE-ZERO-JS (VE0JS) is crossing time zones and
setting records. Amateur Radio Newsline caught up with Jeanne back in
our report last November, as the 76-year old retired mathematics
teacher was partways through her solo sail around the world aboard her
yacht the S/V Nereida (Nuh-RIDA). Jeanne had left her home in Canada
one month earlier to begin her global sail. It's not her first -- she
is already the oldest woman to sail solo, nonstop unassisted around the
world. When she completes her journey, as she hopes to do this year,
that hoped-for homecoming in Victoria will make her the oldest person
of either gender to accomplish the journey solo. Back in November, she
was north of Ducie Island when Newsline spoke with her on the air with
the help of a Skype phone patch. As of the middle of this month, she
was past Cape Horn and Cape Agulhas and aiming in the direction of
Australia and New Zealand.
Jeanne is keeping in good contact with other hams on the radio -
including recent QSOs with some in South Africa and on the West Coast
of the United States. She is also uploading posts to her blog, svnereida
dot com (svnereida.com/blog).
On her post of Friday the 15th of February, she noted she had sailed,
not surprisingly, into the next time zone. With luck, at the end of her
journey of many months, she will also sail into history.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
(SOUTHGATE)
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FCC REMINDS ELECTRONICS RETAILERS OF NEW COMPLIANCE RULES
PAUL/ANCHOR: In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission's
Enforcement Bureau has reminded electronics retailers that as of the
15th of February, there are new compliance requirements for devices
known as "unintentional radiators." These are defined as devices that
transmit RF signals not used for any communications purposes. The
agency's announcement puts retailers on notice that it is now enforcing
what is known as Supplier's Declaration of Conformity procedures, and
is also requiring certification.
The FCC notes that devices subject to the Supplier's Declaration include
"equipment that does not contain a radio transmitter, and contains only
digital circuitry - such as computer peripherals, microwave ovens,
Industrial, Scientific, and Medical equipment, switching power supplies,
LED light bulbs, radio receivers, and TV interface devices." The agency
noted that if equipment contains both types of radiators, the
unintentional radiator needs to be authorized under either SDoC or
certification and the intentional radiators such as transmitters,
require certification.
The FCC has also advised makers of signs containing LED illumination
that they need to comply with FCC rules, reminding them that LED sign
panels are subject to a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity.
