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Amateur Radio Newsline #980 26 May 1996

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   Newsline report number 980 with a release date of Friday May 24 1996 to
follow.

                           The following is a QST

   From the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio, site of Hamvention '96 this is
Newsline.

               Under bright and sunny skies, the 1996 Dayton Hamvention
opened at noon on Friday May the 17th. Almost in the wink of an eye, the
many exhibit venues inside this giant complex were transformed into one of
the largest private radio exhibitions in the world.  It is estimated that
well over 30,000 radio amateur from across the nation and around the world
made there way to Dayton for this years outing.  People like these:


   "It has been a wonderful Hamvention!"

   "Hopefully a lot of bargains."

   "It's been wonderful.  Whoever's in charge of the weather deserves a lot
of credit this year."

   "The flea market was really good this year.  A lot of bargains on the
last day.  A lot of people went down to 50% price to clear their items.
But there was a good selection at the flea market and I didn't get to see
it all."

   "We come every year, all three days."

   "I thought it was warm and beautiful, it was a great show."

   "I've enjoyed it.  My feet are hurting.  I'm ready to go home."

   What does the Hamvention look like to those who are in charge?  That's
the question we put to its General Chairman Ken Allen, KB8KE:

   "This is the first year with the new date. Kind of an experiment.  I
think it worked out ok. It remains to be seen yet.  I don't have the final
attendance count, but all in all I think it was pretty good.  Asked the
question last night at the banquet who was in favor, who favored the change
in dates.  It was overwhelming in favor of it, so. It has gone real well.
Warm weather, dry.  We were scared to death. It was wet as all get out for
most of the week before.
   This years Hamvention has gone real smoothly, I think."  KB8KE

   As is usually the case, there is lots of new equipment on display.  Some
exhibit areas are so crowded that it takes close to a half hour just to get
close enough to see and touch some of the gear.  Even this cannot dampen
the enthusiasm of those who had traveled from the farthest corners of the
globe just to be a part of Hamvention '96.

   "We judge it by the number of hats we go through.  Last year 22,000 hats
and we carried some home.  This year 22,000 hats, they were gone by 9:30
this morning."

   Forums and technical sessions are an important part of any Dayton
Hamvention and in 1996 there is an over abundance of them.  In fact, there
are so many sessions that a fair number of them are being held off campus
-- away from the Hara Arena over at Meadowdale High School some two miles
away. The Hamvention planners are providing bus transportation for those
wanting to attend an off site session.

   "As you can see, we were over at the MARS folks. We have had a good
crowd coming here.  We've given a lot of information.  Got a lot of people
signing up.  It's been a great Hamvention."

   Also in the public spotlight was the American Radio Relay League.  While
Dayton is not an ARRL sanctioned event, its size make it a must attend for
the League as well as national societies representing other nations as
well.

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                          STAFFORD ON NEW ORLEANS

   The ARRL -- or at least one of its leaders is making news here at
Hamvention '96.  ARRL President Rod Stafford, KB6ZV took the opportunity of
the Hamventions' ARRL forum to congratulate the FCC on its action in a New
Orleans rules violation case.  At the same time President Stafford told the
FCC that hams expect the government to do a lot more in dealing with the
most egregious offenders:

   "The Foret case down in New Orleans was very encouraging.  Encouraging
in a number of, for a number reasons.  First of all it was encouraging
because it has been an ongoing case for several years.  And it was nice to
see the FCC finally do something about it.  It was also encouraging that
Mr. Foret has given up his amateur license.  He can never apply for an
amateur license, CB license.  He will never talk on any transmitter was the
terms of the settlement agreement.  And also what I think was kind of
interesting, was the fact the he would give testimony that helped the FCC
in getting some of the other people involved in the jamming down.  So we
were very happy to see the move on Mr. Foret's case.
   I was in Washington, D.C. about a week and a half ago, two weeks ago,
and the FCC people that I talked to were very pleased with the action that
had been taken.  I quickly reminded them that was nice, but you got to
remember that their are other people involved in the same sort of activity.
We need to have more of that same enforcement activity take place."  KB6ZV

   A lot of people in Washington and in the ham radio community appear to
agree strongly with President Stafford.  In fact, most FCC watchers believe
that several new attorneys working for the enforcement branch of the FCC
are already at work preparing the case work to get other alleged rules
violators off the air.  More on this story in future Newsline reports.

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                            George Wilson, W4OYI

   Speaking about the ARRL, the 1996 Hamvention marks the first public
appearance of former League President George S. Wilson, W4OYI.  As regular
listeners know, about a year and a half ago, President Wilson suffered a
massive stroke while in Washington, D.C. on League business.  Last summer
George tendered his resignation so that he could devote all of his time and
energy to his rehabilitation.  One of the goals that he had set for himself
was to attend Hamvention '96. Needless to say, George Wilson, W4OYI made
it.

   And at the Saturday night awards banquet three well known hams were
honored for their contributions to the Amateur Radio service.  Radio
Amateur of the year is Bill Tynan, W3XO.  Bill is the current President of
AMSAT North America and his acceptance speech was well received.

   "Satellites, of course will be in the forefront of developing various
types of new technology, including spread-spectrum.  And they will also be
in the forefront of building activity on our microwave bands.  Again, as
activity, we must have if we are to maintain these bands.  You have heard,
Use it or lose it.  It is very true today.  So I challenge everyone to do
as much as they can to protecting our future."  W3XO  Tynan Here

   This years Special Achievement Award winner was John Kraus, W8JK.
Professor Kraus is best known in the Amateur Radio Fraternity as the
inventor of the W8JK beam and the big ear antenna.
   By now, may of you are probably saying that this was a year to honor the
scientists and engineers whose' contributions have helped to bring the
state of the art of ham radio technology to where it is today.  The
recipient of the 1996 Technical Achievement Award kept that trend alive,
even though he was not able to be there in person. Bill Orr, W6SAI,
designer, engineer and author could not make it to Hamvention '96.  His
close friend Joe Schroeder, W9JUV, accepted the award for him:

   "After the war, Bill took up serious DXing and as Dick mentioned earlier
earned DXCC number 17 and WAZ number 4.  That was a very, very competitive
time.  Everybody wanted to be the first to get those two awards, post war.
After a short period with Huges Aircraft, Bill moved to San Francisco were
he worked for about 28 years on power tube and transmitter design.  The
first amateur radio technical article appeared in QST in 1946.  Since then
he has written over 100 if not several hundred more along with his
technical column on CQ and he has authored many books including the Radio
Handbook, Beam Antenna Handbook and All About Cubical Quads.
   Bill is still active on the air on 18 and 24 megs plus a bit of 1296 FM.
Truly a major contributor to amateur radio, Bill Orr well deserves to be
honored for his technical excellence.  It gives me very, very great
pleasure to accept this honor on his behalf. Thank You."  W9JUV

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                        ATV AND FM SETTLE ON 450 MHZ

   Word from Hamvention '96 that the feud between the giant Mid-America
Coordination Council and the users of amateur fast can television may be
over. This, with the announcement that MACC is modifying its position on
450 MHz in band ATV repeaters. Dick Eisley, WD9GIG is the president of
MACC:

   "The Mid-America Coordination Council, at its annual board meeting
Friday night, in conjunction with the Dayton Hamvention, voted to rewrite
its in house resolution recommending dealing with in band 70 cm ATV
repeaters.  And the motion, not exactly word for word, as I am doing this
from memory, but in effect MACC has striped the sunset clause, if you will.
The deadline for non- recognition of 70 cm in band ATV repeaters from its
original recommendation.  And also passed an addition recommendation
strongly encouraging use of digital video compression technology.  And also
at the same token strongly urges actively the active discouragement of
further in band 70 cm ATV.
   Now this is not to be confused with cross band ATV operations.  MACC has
nothing to say about cross band ATV operations, particularly those systems
that are multiple ported inputs on 1200 and 900 MHz with an output on 440."
WD9GIG

   Hopefully. this ends the problems between FM and ATV.

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   Its Sunday morning, May 19th as we record this newscast.  Only a couple
of hundred feet from here Hamvention goers are still mobbing the display
area and the outdoor flea market.  Another few hours and the rest of the
prizes will be drawn. Minutes later, the roads out of town will be jammed
with those who attended Hamvention '96. Most of them will be quick to tell
you that they will be back a year from now to do it again.

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                     CHAMPIONSHIP FOXHUNTS IN AUSTRALIA

   The IARU Region 3 Amateur Radio Direction Finding championships will be
held in Townsville, Australia from the 15th to the 20th of July. Separate
contests on separate days will be staged on two metres and ten metres. Each
will be an all- on-foot event with five foxes on a multi-kilometer course
under IARU rules.  Hunters from Australia, Japan, China, Korea, New Zealand
and Bulgaria will be competing.

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                    NEWSLINE TERMINATING HOLLYWOOD LINE

   Effective May 30th, Newsline will be terminating its outgoing service on
the Hollywood, [phone] telephone line.  Last month we announced that
we would be discontinuing service on one of our two California lines as a
cost saving measure.  We were in the process of evaluating which line when
the decision was made for us.  The company that has provided office space
for our equipment is moving and we must be out of their premises by the end
of May.  After May 30th, the only number serving all of Southern California
will be area code [phone] located in the Santa Clarita area.

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                                FUND REPORT

   All of this brings us to the latest report on the funds available to
keep Newsline on the air.

   This month we heard from the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club of West
Babylon, NY, the Michigan City Amateur Radio Club, and the WA9INM Repeater
in Plymouth, IN.  We heard for Sterling Guidry, WB5WPG of Mararo, LA, the
Tulsa Repeater Assn, the Canadian Valley of Washington, OK, and the Joplin,
MO Amateur Radio Club.
   Moving farther west, we heard from the Ski Country Amateur Radio Club of
Carbondale, CO, Ken McLaughlin, KC7IFD of Kingman, AZ, and the Utah Amateur
Radio Club of Salt Lake City.  Also from Salt Lake we heard from regular
contributor Linda Reeder, N7HVF.  Thanks Linda.
   Moving to the left coast, we heard from the Northwest Amateur Radio
Repeater Group in Everett Washington, Rodney Swanson of Glendale, OR, by
way of Newsline founder, Jim Hendershot.
   From California we heard from the Sonoma County Radio Amateurs in Santa
Rosa, Pete Cammarata, KF6BVK of Pinon Hills, the Valley Good Guys Amateur
Radio Club of North Hollywood, Sam Panossian, KO6HE of San Morino, Anne
Wright, N6BOP of Pomona, the Big Bear Lake Chapter of the Quarter Century
Wireless Assn. and the Downy Amateur Radio Club.
   Remember the clubs that support us with the club name, repeater call and
service area get a mention during the newscast id break.

   Listen for Andy again in about four weeks.

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                              80 METER GATEWAY

   WB6AAM says that he is testing an 80 meter packet gateway.  The 80 meter
frequency is approximately 3646 kHz on Lower Sideband.  The Ka-Node
callsign is WB6AAM-7 and will cross- connect to 144.91 MHZ in southern
California.  The mailbox callsign is WB6AAM-10.

(*****
                         SOUTH PACIFIC SATELLITE DX

   For those who haven't been listening lately, the South Pacific has been
active on AO-13 and AO-10.  K6CBI reports that C21/JA1WPX is QRV on Nauru
and TE9RLI, is on Cocos.  Both have had fairly good signals.

(*****
                         NOTICE OF DX CANCELLATION

   And AE4EZ, reports his DXpedition to Cocos Keeling and Christmas Islands
has been canceled because he had to attend an emergency meeting at Tokyo.
Ken plans to make another schedule in the future from these islands.

(*****
                                CROASIA QSL

   A ray of hope for all those who need a card from HH2PK.  Patricks' new
QSL-manager is Tom, 9A2AJ.  Tom will soon get copies of all of Pats' logs.
Send your card with S.A.S.E. plus ample postage to Tomislav Domany 6/X1X
HR-41000 Zagreb, Croasia.

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                        YHOTY '96 NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

   A reminder that the nominating period for 1996 "Young Ham of the Year
Award" closes on June 30th. That means you have only a month and a half to
compile a nominating package for the youngster you think should be named
1996 Newsline Young Ham of the Year.
   For those not aware, Newslines Young Ham of the Year Award is presented
annually to a United States licensed Radio Amateur who is 18 years of age
or younger and who has provided outstanding service to the nation, his
community or the betterment of the state of the art in communications
through the Amateur Radio hobby service.
   This years winner will receive an expense paid trip to the Huntsville
Hamfest the weekend of August 17 and 18 courtesy of Yaesu USA Corporation.
The winner will also get to spend a week in Spacecamp Huntsville as a guest
of CQ Magazine.
   All nominations must be submitted before June 30, 1996 on an official
application.  Application forms are available by sending a self addressed
stamped envelope mailed to the:

                       1996 Young Ham of the Year Award
                       c/o Newsline
                       28197 Robin Avenue
                       Saugus
                       California 91350.

   These nominating applications are also available for electronic download
from several sites that provide Newsline materials over the World Wide Web
and from the general interest ham radio files area on GEnie and America
Online.

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   And for this week, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.  You can
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   For now, with Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF at our editors desk, we at Newsline
say 73 and we thank you for listening.

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