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NEWSLINE RADIO - CBBS EDITION #75 - POSTED 06/07/93

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                 FLORIDA COURT SIDES WITH PRB-1

   A pair of Florida hams have won a partial victory in their
fight to keep their antennas up and to stay on the air.  David
and Sherri Bower ( WA4NST and N4LXF of Vero Beach ) say that an
appeals court has found that local ordinances limiting tower
heights to seventy feet are illegal.  According to Judge John
Kenney, the local ordinance is preempted by PRB-1 and also by
Section 125.0185 of Florida state law.  The latter incorporates
PRB-1 into state law, making it illegal for municipalities to ban
ham radio antenna installations on those grounds.
   But the Bower's still face an even more important court battle
to overturn a lower court ruling that holds amateur radio to be
"a noxious and offensive nuisance to the neighborhood."  This
finding is based purely on deed restrictions which may be much
harder to appeal, but the Bower's say that they will continue
their fight to regain the right to operate their station from
their home.

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                    CONGRESS SUPPORTS HAMS

   Another joint resolution of Congress to recognize the
achievements of radio amateurs, and to establish support for
radio amateurs as national policy, has been introduced as House
Joint Resolution 199.  It is identical to Senate Joint Resolution
90, introduced in the Senate in early May.  House sponsors of the
measure are Representatives Mike Kreidler of Washington and Jim
Cooper of Tennessee.  They have been joined by 15 additional
co-sponsors.

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                   SAREX - STS-57 DELAYED

   The launch of Space shuttle flight STS-57 has been
re-scheduled for the week of June 14 because of a problem with
the pump on the shuttle's main engine.  The pilot is Brian Duffy,
N5WQW.  Flying with him is Mission Specialist Janice Voss.  Voss
is still awaiting her call sign but the delay means that it might
be delivered before liftoff.  If it is, then both ham astronauts
will be on the air working the SAREX Shuttle Amateur Radio
Experiment during the flight.
   Also, the SAREX Working Group says that it has received a
number of inquiries about the small number of general QSO's made
during recent SAREX missions.  What most hams are not aware of is
that SAREX flies as a secondary payload.  That, as well as the
need to conserve power for extended mission days places
unavoidable limits on ham radio activities.  It is also the
reason that automatic packet operation is used when the crew is
busy with primary payloads.  Simply said, the hams cannot
operate other SAREX modes during primary mission activities.
   The SAREX Working Group says that it may try to add a very
limited schedule for general QSO's.  This, in addition to any
random times the crew can operate.  But the earliest this could
happen is on STS-58, this fall.

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          FCC GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO SPECIAL CALLSIGNS

   By now, many of you have heard the news that the FCC has
amended the amateur rules governing special callsigns.  This, to
provide for volunteer organizations to administer a system
designed to provide special call signs to club and military
recreation stations.  For those interested in taking on the job,
here is how its to be done.
   The FCC says that to become an administrator, an organization
must exist for the purpose of furthering the amateur service.  It
must be able to document that its' membership includes at least
one percent of the amateur operators licensed by the FCC, and it
must be capable of serving as an administrator in all places
where the amateur service is regulated by the FCC.
   Organizations selected for the new system will be known as
Club and Military Recreation Station Call Sign Administrators.
Once designated, an administrator must enter into a written
agreement with the FCC to accept and process all properly
completed license application forms from the trustees of club
stations and from the custodians of military recreation stations.
This, without regard to race, sex, religion, national origin or
membership in any amateur service organization.  The organization
cannot charge a fee for providing the service.  Nor can it accept
any form of reimbursement for services provided as an
administrator.
   Dates for accepting applications from potential administrators
have not yet been announced.  Public notices will be issued
listing the administrators once they are chosen.  The action was
authorized by the Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992.
At this time, it appears as if the American Radio Relay League
and the National Amateur Radio Association are the only two
existing organizations that qualify under the new rule as
written.  It's expected that both will be applying for
the administrators post.

*****
                    PAUL GRAUER, W0FIR S.K.

   Word has reached us of the passing of ARRL Midwest Division
Director Paul Grauer W0FIR.  Paul was 81 and had been in failing
health for some time.
   W0FIR had served as Midwest director for nearly 20 years.  His
first term in office began on January 1st, 1974.  Immediately
prior to that he had served a term as the division's vice
director.
   Paul made his last public appearance was on Saturday May the
22nd at the PHD Amateur Radio Club convention in Kansas City.
Though obviously in some discomfort, Paul spent the morning at
the ARRL booth assisting in any way he could -- the same way he
had done at so many conventions and hamfests over the years.
   On June 3rd, Paul tendered his resignation from the ARRL
board and as president and director of the ARRL Foundation for
health reasons.  He died at his home in Wilson, Kansas just a few
minutes past noon on Saturday, June the 5th -- exactly two weeks
to the day after his appearance in Kansas City.  Funeral services
are scheduled for Tuesday, June 8th at the Wilson Methodist
Church.  Paul Grauer W0FIR is survived by his wife Helen N0BCI,
and three sons.
   Vice Director Bill McGrannahan, K0ORB, has assumed the office
of ARRL Midwest director and will serve out the remainder of
Paul Grauer's term.

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                     TULSA TORNADO KILLS VE

   A tornado that swept through Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 24th
claimed the lives of seven people including a well known ham
radio instructor and volunteer examiner.  Bill Moore, KF5DL was
assisting two other hams in a radio repair shop when the storm
hit.  He was rushed by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he
was pronounced dead.  The two others in the store, Joe Brassfield
KB5CWP and his wife Clara N5UBA were also rushed to the hospital
and are reported to be recovering from their injuries.
   Moore, who retired from Sears Roebuck in 1985 was a VE best
known for his work as founder of the Tulsa Amateur Radio School
where he trained many hams in the proper procedures for emergency
and public service communications.  He was a member of the Tulsa
Amateur Radio Club, the American Airlines Amateur Radio Club and
the Tulsa Repeater Association.
   KF5DL is survived by his wife Dorothy, a son and a daughter.

*****
                         CABLE FINDINGS

   The FCC has announced the results of a recent project to
enforce its cable television leakage standards and what it found
in a March sweep was a mixed bag of news for the cable industry.
   According to the Commission, the investigation included the
monitoring of 321 cable TV systems, their visiting eight systems
to discuss operator measurements, and the closing down of one
system for violating the FCC's Cumulative Leakage Index limit.
The system which was taken out of service was found to have a
small number of significant leaks, according to the FCC.
   The FCC says that it has sent letters to 1,550 cable TV
operators, issued 112 complimentary letters to clean systems, but
also dinged 73 cable system operators violation letters.  The
commission adds that it plans another monitoring project later
this year to gauge the effect of its enforcement and education
efforts.  During the sweep, the Commission's Enforcement Division
focused on cable systems which it felt could pose a danger to
public service radio communications, such as aeronautical,
police, fire and other such services.

*****
                        SA BALLOON LAUNCH

   Some good news on the ham radio scientific front from South
America.  Word that on Saturday May 22nd, a balloon carrying
amateur radio equipment was successfully launched from La Plata
University, near Buenos Aires.  The payload was a cross band
repeater with a 10 meter input and a 2 meter output.  Forty
stations in Argentina and Uruguay were able to hold QSO's through
it.  Strong signals were heard for nearly 500 Kilometers from the
balloon, and stations as far from one another as 600 Kilometers
made contact.

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                          LUSAT BACK ON

   Also from Argentina come word that the CW beacon on the Lusat
ham satellite is on again.  In fact, you can hear it in 437.125
MHZ quite easily with almost any 70 cm meter rig.
   The other Phase Shift Keyed transmitter in on 437.150 MHZ is
in bulletin board operation.  If you want to receive the QSL for
L O 19, just send your telemetry report to AMSAT Argentina,
P.O.Box 9, SUC 1, 1401 Capital Federal, Argentina.

*****
                RUSSIAN SPEAKING HAM CLUB FORMED

   A group of New York City hams who are refugees from the former
USSR republics recently started a Russian speaking amateur radio
organization called Radio Club International.  The club is made
up of hams who now permanently reside in the West, but who share
a common language and cultural background.  They created the new
club as a way of keeping in touch with each other, and others,
who share interest in the Russian culture, speak the language and
follow Amateur Radio happenings in their countries.  They say
that with the general decline of Amateur Radio activity in their
former home due to the hardships and political instability, this
is a way of staying together, and staying in touch with friends
from their past.
   The group says that it has no political, religious or
sectarian goals.  Rather, it is looking to establish ties with
people like themselves, in the United States and other countries
to whom the Russian language is their mother tongue or a second
language.
   If you reside outside of the former USSR, speak or learning to
speak Russian, have a callsign in your current country of
residence, and share similar interests, you are welcome to join.
Simply send an SASE to the RSRCI in care of Ed Kritsky, NT2X,
P.O.Box 715, Brooklyn, New York, 11230.

*****
                        LIECHTENSTEIN

   In DX, the 17th Annual DX-Pedition to Liechtenstein by the
Wiesbaden Amateur Radio Club as HB0/DA1WA is now taking place.
HF modes include CW, SSB, RTTY, Amtor and Pactor.  HF bands
include 160 meters through 10 meters, VHF on 6 and 2 meters plus
some of the ham satellites.  QSL direct with SASE or IRCs to
KN6G at Box 4205, APO  AE, 09192.

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