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EDITION: Glenn
Baxter loses $10,000
in court....Cops
Bust Naked Burglar Covered In Chocolate, Peanut
Butter....TSA Trains Super Bowl
Hot Dog Sellers To Spot Terrorists....Dumbass
College student sues fraternity for negligence
because he fell off a deck after a bottle rocket went
off in another student's rectum ....FREEDOM works!
Socialism doesn't, you soon run out of other peoples
money!
QRZ.COM ADDS GRIDMAPPER SERVICE
Another service has been added to QRZ.com. Called the
Gridmapper this feature allows you to see the grid
square on
a Google map of the station you are looking up. A six
character square is outlined. This is very handy for VHF
and UHF enthusiasts who try to find and activate rare
locations in the Maidenhead Grid Square location system.
(K8YSE)
YAESU HINTING IT
WILL BRING OUT C4FM DIGITAL VOICE GEAR FOR AMATEUR RADIO
Yaesu is hinting that they will be coming out with new
digital amateur radios in 2012.
A new pamphlet discussing amateur digital radios shows
the
new Vertex Standard APCO P-25 commercial radios, as well
as
new amateur radios based on the C4FM FDMA digital audio
system commonly known as MotoTrobo.
The pamphlet makes it appear that Yaesu will be offering
amateur gear based on the MotoTrobo digital standard
sometime this. The new vertex radios look identical to
their Motorola counterparts.
Our guess is that any launch of such a project would
likely
take place at the Dayton Hamvention in mid-May. (Adapted
from Yaesu Press Release)
Digital SSTV Decoding
A YouTube video
shows how Digital SSTV can be
decoded with the free
EasyPal software.
Email for Ranger
Rick:
Dear Ranger:
I had an idea you would pop out of the woodwork with a
response for Mr. Sowell.
However, I never thought it would be this venomous!
I am surprised you didn't
use the term "Uncle Tom" in your rant. But maybe
you did....in a subtle
way....when you called Professor Sowell; "Tommy".
In any event, Dr. Sowell, is a true American, who
deserves to be recognized for
his historical contributions during this Black History
Month. (As well as
another great African American: Dr. Walter Williams,
Professor of Economics;
George Mason University.)
73 and good luck in the contest Ranger;
Bill - WA8MEA
Another Email:but we all know
that’s no inoculation against having your head stuck
squarely up your ass.
Once again Ranger replies
with his typical liberal hot air. Without facts and
logic on his side he has to use potty mouth tactics.
His
piece is long on name-calling, but pitifully short on
facts... still listen
to the old goof’s ridiculous inflammatory shit...
Pot-kettle-black
Butch
FCC Spread Sectrum tests off to a good start
At 0052z on 1/2/2012, after a CQ call from WF9XJD, Jose
Ros EA5HVK, inventor of the ROS data and Opera beacon
mode’s, made the opening decode of the first FCC – SS
authorised experimental Station, WF9XJD on 10.132 MHz at
a rock bottom level of -22dB S/N
With worsening conditions and after a qsy to 7.055, the
qso was completed using MF-4 mode, very close to the
decode limit, with a closing acknowledgment from Phil,
as received by Jose, the 19 dB S/N is the average level
of the reception.
‘RX4: 01:14 @ 2,0 Hz: EA5HVK de WF9XJD M Joe. 1st QSO
with WF9XJD Experimental Station.nee-V 2ib, meters.
thanks jose eis wonIjful mode you have created. <BAD-CRC>
-19 dB 8319 km @ 300 7.055 Mhz’
Taking advantage of the, north south, propagation, a 10
minute QSO with YV5MM followed at substantially higher
signal levels , later Dx contacts with ZL2AUB and UA1WBV
where also made.
The elegance of the ROS Spread Spectrum based mode was
proven by the initial qso , that took place under the
noise at the limit of the mode, with nothing more in use
than a dipole in Spain and a inverted V in Texas.
A further eight or more experimental stations are due on
the HF bands over the next week’s for what promises to
be history in the making , taking the first steps to
clarify the data mode designations, applicable to the
USA ham radio data mode operators.
Occupy Wall Street by Thomas Sowell
By Dr. Thomas Sowell
The current Occupy Wall Street movement is the best
illustration to date of what President Barack Obama's
America looks like. It is an America where the lawless,
unaccomplished, ignorant and incompetent rule. It is an
America where those who have sacrificed nothing pillage
and destroy the lives of those who have sacrificed
greatly.
It is an America where history is rewritten to honor
dictators, murderers and thieves. It is an America where
violence, racism, hatred, class warfare and of murder
are all promoted as acceptable means of overturning the
American civil society.
It is an America where humans have been degraded to the
level of animals: of defecating in public, having sex in
public, devoid of basic hygiene. It is an America where
the basic tenets of a civil society, including faith,
family, a free press and individual rights, have been
always rejected. It is an America where our founding
documents have been now shredded and, with them, every
person's guaranteed liberties.
It is an America where, ultimately, great suffering will
come to the American people, but the rulers like Obama,
Michelle Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank,
Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan,
liberal college professors, union bosses and all other
loyal liberal/Communist Party members will live in
opulent splendor.
It is the America that Obama and the Democrat Party have
now created with all the willing assistance of the
American media, Hollywood, unions, universities, the
Communist Party of America, the Black Panthers and
numerous anti-American foreign entities. Barack Obama
has brought more destruction upon this country in three
years than any other event in the history of our nation,
but it is just the beginning of what he and his comrades
are capable.
The Occupy Wall Street movement is just another step in
their plan for the annihilation of America.
"Socialism, in general, has a record of failure that's
so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or
evade it." Dr. Thomas
Sowell (A National Humanities Medal Winner)
Response by
Ranger:
Dr. Thomas Sowell
Ahh, here comes give-‘em-hell Tommy! Born in 1930,
this elderly ranting 82-year old man may be a marine
who graduated from Harvard, but we all know that’s
no inoculation against having your head stuck
squarely up your ass. At the moment, in his waning
years, he appears desperate to regain recognition by
trying to rewrite the failed history of his mentor
(Milton Friedman’s) ridiculous trickle-down economic
policies – you know, the ones Greenspan repudiated
and the ones responsible for our current economic
plight. His piece is long on name-calling, but
pitifully short on facts. I wish he had explained
how "Occupy Wall Street" can possibly annihilate
America’s future when the self-indulgent Wall Street
morons he supports have already done it? I don’t
care that the good doctor is black, but it does bug
me that gullible people actually still listen to the
old goof’s ridiculous inflammatory shit.
--Ranger
NEW
TOWER RULES FOR THE BIRDS
The FCC's new rules affecting tower sitting for
certain tall
towers, meant to protect migratory birds, have been
published in the Federal Register. However, they
have not
yet become effective.
Some aspects of the new rules adopted in December
need
approval by the Office of Management and Budget. The
FCC
will publish a subsequent notice in the Federal
Register
announcing the effective date.
To recap, towers above 450 feet tall will face more
analysis. Owners will need to do an environmental
assessment and allow the public time to comment on
where a
new tower would be placed before construction
accomplishing
this through methods such as a newspaper notice or
local
zoning public notice process. An environmental
notice will
also be required if an applicant changes the
lighting of an
existing tower to a less preferred style.
Very few if any ham radio towers are 450 feet or
higher and
are not affected by the new rules. However they do
make for
some very interesting reading. You can see these new
bird
safety tower rules at tinyurl.com/tower-birds-two.
(FCC)
ENFORCEMENT: ANOTHER FLORIDA UNLICENSED BROADCAST
FINEAFFIRMED
The FCC has affirmed a $10,000 fine to Willis
Cernogg, Jr.
of Miami, Florida. This for willful and repeated
violation
of Section 301 of the Communications Act by
operation of an
unlicensed radio transmitter on the frequency 90.7
MHz.
Back on October 25th, 2011, the Enforcement Bureau's
Miami
Office issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for
Forfeiture
in the amount of $10,000 to Cernogg. The FCC says
that
Cernogg never filed a response to the N-A-L. So,
based on
the information before it, the FCC has now affirmed
the
forfeiture.
As is normal procedure, Cernogg was given the
customary 30
days from the January 25th date the order was
released to
pay the fine or file an appeal. If he fails to do
either,
the FCC will likely turn the matter over to the
Department
of Justice for collection. (FCC)
THURSDAY EDITION:
Will Phil the groundhog see his shadow this morning,
frankly I don't give a shit.....
Cylon monitors are analyzing American energy .....
Lunch Bunch will be at HRO, Salem, NH
today.......Joe-JEK bought another fifth wheel trailer
and appears to be itching to organize a spring trip to
the Kancamagus Highway.....26 Things to do with
petroleum jelly. Uhm, yea...that's not one of them
......Army has a new
weight reduction plan....
PICK UP ONLY:VERY UGLY 32V something
I have for pick up
ONLY (and this time I really mean it) a 32 V
something. As much as I'd like to, I'm not removing
parts or checking anything, I just need it gone from
the garage soon. No pix, I promise it is as ugly as
described.
No cabinet, meter and frequency glass busted, few if
any tubes, about half the knobs gone, front panel
bent, relay is gone (because that's what I needed
out of it) and obviously been in a humid storage
space.
But most everything bolted to the chassis is
probably there, doesn't seem to have been picked
over much if at all, if you need mechanical parts or
want to take a chance on the transformers. Otherwise
it will head to a hamfest this spring, and won't
come home.
50 bucks cash, or offer, including some useful junk
in trade (looking for old trap vertical and beam
antenna parts especially), located within 2 miles of
I88 and I294.
Thanks, just listing on the chance someone can use
it.
Listing #967941 - Submitted on 02/01/12 by
Callsign
KA9P
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FOR HAM RADIO OR SSB CB RADIO GEAR
Student High-Voltage Satellite Horyu-2
The student built amateur radio microsatellite,
Horyu-2, featuring a High Voltage (300v) Solar
Array experiment and an onboard camera is
planned to launch in February.
Built by students at the Kyushu Institute of
Technology (KIT) Horyu-2 is 350 * 320 * 296 mm
and weighs 6.8 kg.
It will be launched into a Sun-Synchronous 680
km orbit with an inclination of 98°and operate
on 437.325 MHz using either 20 wpm Morse Code or
1200 bps AX.25 GMSK.
Among the experiments to be carried out are:
300V power generation in LEO
In recent years, satellite size and power keep
increasing. For large space platforms such as a
space station, it is necessary to generate and
transmit the power at a high voltage to minimize
the Joule heating loss or the increase in the
cable mass. It has been known that in LEO a
solar array with a negative potential of 100 to
200V with respect to the plasma can suffer
electrostatic discharge. Because of this, ISS
power system was limited to 160V generation and
120V transmission.
Generally speaking the transmission power is
proportional to the square of the voltage. For a large
space platform which requires 1MW-class power, such as a
space hotel or a space factory, power generation at a
voltage of 300 to 400V is required. The present HORYU-2
mission, 300V power generation in space without any
discharge, is the first space environment test of the
new technology that will be strongly demanded in near
future. Also, as the satellite power employs higher
voltage, there will be more demand for spacecraft
charging mitigation.
Demonstration of COTS surface potential meter in space
(Trek) This mission demonstrates a surface potential
meter in space. The potential meter has been developed
by TREK, Inc. aiming for terrestrial commercial
application. It is a contact type potential meter with
extremely large input impedance so that the contact does
not affect the charging state of the specimen. KIT is
currently working with TREK, Inc. to convert the
potential meter for extreme environments such as space
or plasma processing chamber. The in-orbit demonstration
is a part of the joint research program. To put the COTS
device on HORYU-2, the electronics board and the
consumed power have been reduced significantly.
When HORYU-2 passes through the aurora zone,
differential charging may develop between the insulator
surface and the satellite chassis.
The potential meter will measure the potential of the
insulator that is the same material to be used for SCM.
The two measurements are compared to validate against
each other.
Debris observation with debris sensor
This mission aims at detecting the micro-debris impact
on the surface of HORYU-2. Space debris has become a
serious threat to satellites in orbit. Observation of
micro debris less than 1mm has been very difficult. The
debris sensor consists of many conductive thin wired
laid down in parallel in the area of 8x8 cm. Upon
impact, some of the lines are cut and the resistance
becomes infinite.
Taking photographs of the Earth
This mission aims at taking the pictures of the Earth
using a small CMOS camera. The camera called SCAMP
(Surrey Camera Payload) shown in Fig.12. It was
developed by University of Surrey, a sister university
of KIT. SCAMP takes a picture in a JPEG format of
640x480. From 700km altitude, one pixel corresponds to
1.6km. Fig.13 shows an expected image of Kyushu island
with 1.6km resolution.
Amateur Radio in The Verge
A report in The Verge on an interview given by Twitter
CEO Dick Costolo mentions amateur radio.
The Verge says:
In his excellent book, The Master Switch, Tim Wu laid
out a history of radio in the US that started with
amateurs and techies experimenting with a new technology
and finding ways to connect to each other with it.
The story ended with radio as we know it today: a
broadcast medium with its use as a more social
communication tool relegated to ham radio enthusiasts.
It's tough to know if Twitter will ultimately come to
the same extreme end as radio has, but as I listened to
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo's conversation with Peter Kafka
of All Things D at tonight's D: Dive into Media
conference, I started to believe that Twitter could be
in the early stages of the same trajectory.
Read the full story at
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/31/2760338/twitter-ceo-dick-costolo-broadcasting-social-network
WEDNESDAY EDITION:
RC
cool....... Richard Wayne Penniman (aka Little Richard)
about fifteen years before "Tutti Frutti"-Very
cool............Why?????.....
Damn cold....95,200 Pieces of
Chewed Gum Make Up the World’s Largest and Grossest
Gumball....They need a damn
hobby....
Check out the QSL card I received! (QSL card
above)
by Cliff KU4GW
I received this QSL card in the mail Saturday January
28th. It is autographed by actor Tim Allen. He used to
be Tim “the toolman” Taylor on the TV sitcom “Home
Improvement,” but now he is Mike Baxter on the new ABC
sitcom “Last Man Standing” that airs Tuesdays at 8 PM on
ABC. Tim isn’t really a ham, but on the TV show he is
and the ARRL was instrumental in helping make it as
realistic as possible. He chose the callsign KA0XTT to
represent KA0 X Tim Taylor. You can read all about it on
the ARRL’s web site at http://bit.ly/A3Aucb.
Last Man Standing also has a Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/KA0XTT
If you would like to have one of Tim’s cards for your
collection simply mail him one of your QSL cards (NO
SASE required) to:
Last Man Standing
4024 Radford Ave.
Bungalow 17
Studio City, CA 91604
If you haven’t seen the
original video below you are
missing out on the reason behind
all those honey badger
references you’ve heard all year
long but didn’t know what the
person was talking about.
HONEY BADGER
DON’T GIVE A SHIT!
AMPHF - For Sale AL-1500
Like new. In original boxes Ameritron AL-1500 w/ Eimac
3CX1500. Under
request I have more pictures.
$3000.00 + shipping in the 48 states only.
73'
Listing #967767 by K5CHE
Submitted on 01/31/12
How to Help in an Emergency...Tools
Jack Bitzer (NL7SX)
I'd like to think hams are helpful people. I've tried to
do my part to make the world a better place and as I've
been on the fringes during my travels, emergencies come
up every year or so (including my own). The following
article:
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Passers-by-rescue-children-from-icy-Utah-river-2436555.php
is an example of something that happens and I hope some
of you will "be prepared" with a sharp knife and
something to break windows in an emergency.
Jacks, compressors, tire irons, levers, hammers, medical
training and other tools can make a life or death
difference.
Where I live there is a lot of naval aircraft training.
When one crashed the pilot was burned because someone
didn't have a sharp knife. Maintaining a sharp knife is
a skill.
The best of all worlds is exemplified in the above where
skills, tools and people all came together.
Food for Thought: How will it all end?
Assuming the standard model is true, our universe's end
will likely all come down to one of three theories, each
of which depends upon three things: the shape of the
universe, how much dark energy is contained within it,
and how the densities of dark energy will respond to the
expansion of the universe.
There are believed to be three possible shapes of the
universe: an open universe, a flat universe, and a
closed plane of space-time.
In an open universe (think of a gigantic, saddle-shaped
object), the universe is likely to experience the Big
Freeze. In this scenario, the universe will continue to
expand until matter has stretched incredibly thin, the
stars have all burnt out, galaxies have ceased creating
new stars to replace them, and all mass as we know it
has ceased to exist. Everything will become dark and
cold. The universe won't so much as end as it will
simply fizzle out, settling into a silent and lonely
slumber at absolute zero.
Another possibility for universal armageddon is the Big
Rip. Not as dependent on the shape of the universe as
much as the amount of dark energy contained within it,
this model implies that the acceleration of the universe
will continue to increase without slowing, and the dark
energy will become so strong that it will overwhelm the
other elemental forces. Galaxies, suns, and planets
alike will begin tearing themselves apart, all ending in
a gravitational singularity — a place in which the
standard rules of physics and relativity no longer
apply.
Somewhat less unsettling is the theory of the Big
Crunch, in which the universe will continue to expand
until matter begins to slow the rate of expansion. Once
slowed enough, the expansion will eventually come to a
halt and begin to retract. Everything — planets, suns,
galaxies, black holes, even the indestructible iPad 7000
— will all come crashing back together, culminating in a
Big Crunch: essentially the opposite of the Big Bang
that kicked our universe off in the first place. The
bright side here is that the crunch is thought to be
succeeded by yet another Big Bang and the creation of a
whole new universe. Unfortunately, of the three, the Big
Crunch is currently the least favored hypothesis within
the physics community — meaning our dreams of an
endlessly cycling universe of birth, destruction, and
rebirth may end up being relegated to the realm of
science fiction.
TUESDAY EDITION: I
am driving my wife to Logan Airport this morning, I will
be bachelor for a month or so......The word is out that
the 3864 "Irregulars" are going to HRO North on Thursday
and will be having lunch at the usual Chinese place at
high noon....Is this kid a
moron or what? .....
MONDAY EDITION:
Silent key Bobo-N1WBD
would be in ecstasy....The dark side of shiny
Apple products.....These might be the
stupidest bastards walking the face of the earth....88-year-old
former Marine reveals his life as a Hollywood rentboy.
Nailed Katharine Hepburn and had orgies with every celeb
of the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's. .....Five
things to never feed your kids, which is basically
everything we ate as kids ...
Life’s Too Short
by Anthony K3NG |
Harvey Adkins, K1ZWK, was found dead in his apartment in
New Haven, CT this week of apparent natural causes.
Adkins was first licensed in 2000, shortly after
retiring from over 30 years of service at Lockheed
Martin.
“He was an engineer’s engineer.” said Walter Roomberg, a
former co-worker. ”Any challenge you placed in front of
him he would attack with vigor. He was always trying to
do “one better” than anyone else and would always
succeed.”
“After he retired, Harvey was bored and needed something
to do. He knew about amateur radio for years, but
dismissed it as too simplistic.” said Roger Smith, a
local ham friend. “At work he was on complex high tech
multi-million dollar defense projects.”
We spoke with Adkins’ ex-wife, Mildred. ”We divorced in
2010. He had always been successful all his life but was
failing at this new thing he was working on with his
radios called QRP. It became an obsession and he was
failing at it. It took such a toll on our marriage that
I had to call it quits after forty years.” she said
sadly.
Adkins excelled in amateur radio radio shortly after
getting his ticket. He acquired Worked all States on
four bands within his first three months. DXCC was
achieved a few months later and within three years he
was approaching the honor roll.
“Harvey operated all the modes at that time, except for
CW and some of the slower digital modes.” stated Smith.
”He had to learn the code in order to get his license,
which he did easily, but he had no interest in CW. He
saw it as slow, simplistic, and too low tech, and
enjoyed the ease with which he could conduct a
conversation with other modes. In additional to phone
ragchewing and DXing, he was doing all kinds of cool
stuff like EME and writing his own DSP software, using
the engineering capabilities he developed in his
professional career. ’Life’s too short for CW!’ he would
say. “
Another club member, Elmer Keglovits, gave a similar
profile of Adkins. ”He was the Renaissance man of
amateur radio. He did it all. Some modes he briefly did
but found too mundane or just not that challenging.
PSK31 was one of those modes. He tried it for a short
time but found the nature of it, macros and all, to be a
bit mindless and boring. But he would never put down the
mode, and if you ever asked him about PSK at a meeting,
he could immediately tell you exactly how it worked and
even draw on the whiteboard the modulation technique. It
was the same with CW. He learned it to get his license
and felt he knew enough about it, and moved on to other
more interesting things, for him. He wanted to try
everything in amateur radio and learn the underlying
technical details. He didn’t find it necessary or
worthwhile to dwell on modes that got in the way of his
‘journey of discovery’ as he often called it.”
“One night he was talking about his achievements at our
monthly club meeting and someone chuckled and said that
anyone could do what he did on QRO and phone and that if
he wanted to be a real ham he should do all CW.
Something snapped in Harvey that night.” said Smith.
”Throughout his professional career he was accustomed to
being recognized for everything. He had thought he had
reached the pinnacle of amateur radio achievement and
was insulted, but also challenged by this.”
Adkins became introverted and isolated after the
encounter, Rogers explained. ”After that night he
changed. He studied and practiced CW again and increased
from a rusty 5 words per minute to 30 in a matter of two
or three weeks. It was amazing. He made some contacts on
the air, but he was frustrated as it seemed too easy to
bang out quick QSOs, and he felt too encumbered to
ragchew like he did on phone. On the other hand, once
enjoyable phone operation didn’t interest him anymore
with the mode considered tainted, in his mind. That’s
when he vowed to go all CW and QRP. He sold all of his
gear at Dayton later and proudly purchased and built an
Elecraft K1 and began operating a relatively spartan
station compared to his previous setup. But for some
reason he just couldn’t make a contact, any contact, at
all with the rig.”
Rogers had offered to help Adkins determine what was
wrong with his new radio, but Adkins steadfastly
refused, seeing it as a failure if he had to seek help.
”At that point our relationship deteriorated.” said
Rogers. ”He had gone for about four months without being
able to make a CW QRP contact. He bragged in an email to
the QRP-L reflector about diving into the QRP CW
lifestyle and how much he was enjoying it, but
unfortunately was banned for life when he mentioned a
Rockmite that he had acquired on eBay.”
The ban from QRP-L added to his angst and focused him
even more, but his downfall was beginning. He began
gaining weight, his marriage fell apart apart and after
a messy divorce funds were limited so he had to move
into an apartment where no outside antennas were
allowed. This fueled the obsession, with the necessity
of stealth antennas adding to the challenge. Two years
later and fifty pounds heavier he still had not made a
QRP CW contact.
“Local hams could hear his signal very weakly, but no
one dared work him.” said Rogers. ”Knowing Harvey, we
didn’t want to ruin his challenge. We weren’t rare DX so
it probably would have made him go over the edge if
someone a mile away worked him.”
But Harvey was already going over the edge. Analysis of
files on his computer showed that he had created an
anonymous email alias and fake callsign and was
frantically emailing QRP-L.org, the other main QRP
“watering hole”, for suggestions. Unfortunately his
emails were HTML formatted which was forbidden by the
reflector, and his emails were silently discarded
without anyone seeing them or responding. The lack of
response which mimicked his on air struggle was
apparently more than Adkins could bare.
After nearly three years of no QSOs, Adkins was found
dead in his apartment full of Elecraft rigs, Rockmites,
straight keys, and various homebrew stealth antennas.
Roger Smith acquired all of the rigs and coordinated an
estate sale at the request of estranged relatives who
declined to be involved. ”Each rig was modified. There
was a resistor pad on the output of each one, reducing
the power output. Apparently five watts was too much
power for him, or he thought someone would up the ante
on him again with an even lower power challenge. All of
his rigs were putting out less than a milliwatt. It was
very strange.”
No services are planned for Adkins, however local
amateurs are planning to honor him by acquiring his
ashes and compressing them into an Altoids tin and
storing them at their clubhouse in New Haven. Harvey
Adkins was 74 and is survived by two children and one
grandchild.
History This Week
A look back at events that made history this week -
compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of
Lismore, NSW
1788 A patent for a steamboat was issued by the state of
Georgia to Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet.
1838 A U.S. patent was issued for the screw propellor to
John Ericsson (No. 588). A Swedish American.
1839 Fox Talbot read a paper before the Royal Society,
London, to describe his photographic process using solar
light.
1879 The first practical, usable incandescent filament
electric light bulb was demonstrated to an audience of
700 by its inventor J.W.Swan
1880 The steamship SS Strathleven arrived in London with
first successful shipment of frozen mutton from
Australia.
1893 Edison's patent concerning the "Manufacture of
Carbon Filaments for Electric Lamps" (No. 490,954).
1901 The world's tallest geyser was discovered by Dr
Humphrey Haines on the North Island of New Zealand.
1913 A patent for a "demountable tire-carrying rim", was
issued to Louis Henry Perlman of New York City.
1918 Thomas A. Edison was issued a U.S. patent for a
"Starting and Current-Supplying System for Automobiles"
ROS joins USA experimental spread spectrum tests
The ROS data mode group report that the FCC has issued a
Special Transmission Authority ‘STA’ to a U.S.
experimental group for the purpose of integrating Spread
Spectrum modes within the USA.
The ROS data mode project has pioneered advances in the
application of data processing techniques, being made
available to the amateur world, via the family of ROS
data and Beacon modes, from VLF to VHF EME and is now
proud to be selected by the USA experimental test group
as one of the nominated data modes to be evaluated as
part of their trials.
Phil KA1GMN has been issued the first license WF9XJD
which will be activated 24:00z 1 February,
Anyone wishing to apply for a STA or be one of the
nominated receiving stations, should contact Phil
directly at ka1gmn@gmail.com for details of the
application and experiments. Reports and QSO’s are of
course, most welcome from all.
The licences are issued on a 6 month rolling basis and
can be applied directly for, from the FCC : http://tinyurl.com/fccsta
The ROS project wishes the group every success with the
forthcoming trials and will seek to support them in any
way beneficial to their successful resolution. We also
appreciatively recognise the work of Antonio Porcino,
whose Chip64 mode is also selected to assist in the
evaluation
Of Martian Lines
A new novel featuring Morse code and radio signals
is launched today on the internet.
"Of Martian Lines", written by Andy Thomas G0SFJ,
is now available from Createspace at:
http://www.createspace.com/3739192 and will be coming
soon to Amazon.com
Set on the Mars of two generations in the future,
and in modern Russia and Ukraine, this blend of
cosmology, radio, space technology and Russian
literature - the second novel in the "Dmitri" series -
explores the first Russian colony on Mars, and the lies
and tensions the first Cosmonaut colonists bring from
Earth.
From Vauxhall in South London to a Ukrainian nuclear
bunker, Nil, a lonely, damaged young British spy,
gradually unveils layers of treachery and deceit
surrounding the Martian Lines project, the "Dima
Foundation" and the Russian spy Astra.
http://www.createspace.com/3739192
FCC sets date for medical devices on 70 cm
The ARRL report that the FCC has permitted medical
devices to use 426–432 MHz and 438–444 MHz from February
27.
In November 2011, FCC Commissioners unanimously agreed
to allocate spectrum and adopt service and technical
rules for the utilization of new implanted medical
devices that operate on 413-457 MHz (70 cm).
These devices will be used on a secondary basis as part
of the Medical Device Radiocommunication (MedRadio)
Service in Part 95 of the FCC rules.
In the Federal Register for Friday, January 27, the FCC
announced that the effective date for these new rules is
Monday, February 27. The new rules expand the existing
MedRadio Service rules to permit the use of new wideband
medical implant devices that employ neuromuscular
microstimulation techniques to restore sensation,
mobility, and other functions to paralyzed limbs and
organs. These medical devices hold enormous promise to
advance the state of medical care, lower health costs,
and improve the quality of life for countless Americans.
The rules will allow these new types of MedRadio devices
to access 24 megahertz of spectrum in the 413–419 MHz,
426–432 MHz, 438–444 MHz, and 451–457 MHz bands on a
secondary basis.
New England Hams you might run across on
3864 or 3910......... K1TP- Jon....Editor of As The
World Turns
NIEDU- Dave.... Asst. manager at HRO's Salem store and
for some unknown reason rides his cycle year round.. KB1JXU- Matthew...75 meter regular...our token
liberal Democrat out of VT KA1BXB-Don....75 meter Regular......residing on the Cape
of Cod, flying planes and playing radio KMIG-Rick....75 Meter Regular....teaches the future of
mankind, it's scary! W1PNR-Mack....75 meter Regular...wealth of ham knowledge.... N1SIE- Dave....Loves to fly W1GWU-Bob....one of the Hosstrader's original
organizers, 75 meter regular W1TCS- Terry....75 meter regular, wealth of electronic
knowledge... K1PV- Roger....75 meter regular, easy going guy... K1PEK-Steve..Founder of Davis-RF....my best friend from
high school K9AEN-John...Easy going ham found at all the hamfests WB1DVD- Gil....Gilly..Gilmore.....easy going, computer
parts selling, New England Ham.. W1OKQ- Jack....3936 Wheeling and Dealing......keeping
the boys on there toes.... K1JEK-Joe.........Easy going, can be found at every ham
flea market in New England ...Cobra Antenna builder.. K1BXI- John.........Dr. Linux....fine amateur radio op
....wealth of experience... KA1GJU- Kriss- Tower climbing pilot who cooks on the
side at Hosstraders... KB1CJG-"Cobby"- Low key gent can be found on many of the
75 meter nets.........a musician, woodworker, net
control! N1XW.....Mike- claims to have been abducted by
aliens......Temper! W1XER...Scott....easy going guy K1BQT.....Rick....very talented ham, loves his politics,
has designed gear for MFJ... W1KQ- Jim- Retired
Air Force Controller... N1OOL-Jeff- The 3936 master plumber and ragchewer... K1BRS-Bruce- Computer Tech of 3936...multi talented
kidney stone passing ham... WB1AAZ- Mike, Antrim, NH, truck driver,
MIA as of late.. K1BGH- Arthur, Cape Cod, construction company/ice cream
shop, hard working man.... W1VAK- Ed, Cape Cod, lots of experience in all areas,
once was Jacques Cousteus body guard.... KD1ZY- Warren....3910 regular N1YSU- Bob, easy going, kind of like Mr. Rogers
until politics are brought up then watch out...loves
Chinese food! K1BNH- Bill- Works for bottle gas company-we think he
has been around nitrous oxide to long . Silent Key:N1WBD- Big Bob-
Tallest ham, at 6'10",
of the 3864 group and owner of Peanut (silent key)-
mascot.... Silent Key:W1FSK-Steve....Navy Pilot, HRO Salesman, has owned every
radio ever built! Silent Key:
W4NTI-Vietnam Dan....far from easy going cw and ssb op
on 14275/313 Silent Key:K1FUB-Bill-
Loved ham radio........Ham Radio Ambassador! Silent Key:
K1GAR- John- Very colorful
character!......claims to an appointed "hambassador" by
Gordon West..... Silent Key:
N1GXW-Frank-Mellow Mainer.......... Silent Key:W1JSH-Mort-
Nice fellow to talk to on 3936 on the early afternoon
session Silent Key:
K4WHO-Kerry-Mellow ham, professional musician, one of
the nice guys on 20 meters..........
