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This weeks Local, UK and World NEWS

Coronation of King Charles III

Friday 23rd December 2022

The RSGB is making plans to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and the Queen Consort in May 2023.

RSGB

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RSGB elections

Friday 23rd December 2022

Are you keen to see amateur radio thrive?

The RSGB announce a new edition of RADCAM PLUS !

The RSGB are pleased to announce that a new edition of RadCom Plus is out now.

To read this edition, go to rsgb.org/radcom-plus for this and previous editions.

Contents

1 On the response of an active dipole antenna
Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL and Glenn Elmore, N6GN

25 A portable 3m dish for 23cm and 13cm bands
Jacques Lepoil, F1BHL

Go to rsgb.org/radcom-plus for details.

RSGB

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2356 for Friday December 23rd, 2022

Friday 23rd December 2022

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2356 with a release date of Friday December 23rd, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hams prep for severe winter weather in the US. Make plans for Ham Radio University -- and finally a Santa watch roundup and our annual Christmas card to you. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2356 comes your way right now.

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SKYWARN OPS PREP FOR SEVERE WEATHER SEASON

Friday 23rd December 2022

We begin this week with a report that acknowledges the severe weather now sweeping through much of the United States. For the radio volunteers of SKYWARN, there is no rest. Randy Sly W4XJ explains what comes next.

For SKYWARN Amateur Radio volunteers, there’s no time off now that tornado and hurricane season is over. On December 10th, more than 1900 operators and 38 National Weather Service offices took part in a one-day operation called SKYWARN Recognition Day, or SRD, where stations contact as many of those offices as possible. Now, it's already time for winter weather reporting.

In fact, Rob Macedo, KD1CY, one of the coordinators for SRD, didn’t even have time to finish compiling his reports before he was activated for a coastal storm last week that brought over 20" of snow in the Berkshire Mountain region of New England and rainfall of as much as 3 to 4.5" in southern New England.

Ken Graham, director of the National Weather Service, who is also a ham radio operator with the callsign WX4KEG, sent a special video message to SKYWARN Recognition Day participants, thanking them for participating and for their involvement in SKYWARN reporting.

Those reports, whether snow, tornado damage or other information, he said, have greatly helped the National Weather Service over the years. The link to the video message can be found in the text version of this report at ARNewline.org.

This is Randy Sly W4XJ.

[for print only, do not read:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HME-JjlEL8]

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SPACE WEATHER CENTER TO HALT LOCAL MESSAGES

Friday 23rd December 2022

The United States government's Space Weather Prediction Center has proposed eliminating the recorded WWV geophysical alert message available from its local Colorado phone number, 303-497-3235. Callers to that number have been hearing the announcement about its discontinuation, which takes effect on January 15th, 2023.

There are, however, numerous other ways to continue receiving this information. Robert Steenburgh, ADØIU, acting lead of the Space Weather Forecast Office, told Newsline that the messages are available via subscription service on their website under the Forecasts and Summaries category. He said subscribers can get these messages sent automatically every three hours when they are updated. The website appears in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org

Rob also told Newsline that the recording is a duplicate of the message already available from WWV via telephone at (303) 499-7111 for WWV in Colorado, and (808) 335-4363 for WWVH in Hawaii at 18 minutes past every hour. He said the information is also available at the primary website of the center. That link also appears in the text version of this week's newscast.

Comments on this change can be submitted to the Space Weather Prediction Center at the website spaceweather.gov under the feedback tab.

[TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE MESSAGE: https://pss.swpc.noaa.gov ]

[PRIMARY WEBSITE: https://www.spaceweather.gov/products/geophysical-alert-wwv-text ]

(ROBERT STEENBURGH, ADØIU)

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EMERGENCY RADIO TEAMS MERGE IN WESTERN CANADA

Friday 23rd December 2022

In one Canadian province, emergency radio teams have decided they'd work better as a team, so they're merging. Andy Morrison K09AWM brings us the details.

Radio responders and residents in one part of British Columbia, Canada, can look forward to more streamlined emergency operations under a merger announced recently by officials. Two town councils in the Capital Regional District of the province have approved the merger of emergency radio teams in View Royal and nearby Colwood. View Royal Mayor Sid Tobias said the result would be greater efficiency in communications.

The View Royal Fire Rescue Chief, Paul Hurst, said the teams in both municipalities will now report to a single leader and the amount of equipment available and the number of volunteers will be doubled.

Amateur radio operators are part of the municipalities' response and make use of their own communication systems if the localities' cell towers are disabled in a disaster. The fire chief said that in those instances, the hams become a lifeline. Their teams staff radio rooms in the fire departments in both View Royal and Colwood, enabling them to communicate with other hams. They are also able to stay in touch with various government responders throughout the province.

The fire chief called it a win-win for both municipalities.

This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(WIA, SAANICH NEWS)

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ENROLLMENT FOR 'DIRECT-TO-FULL' EXAM OPENS IN UK

Friday 23rd December 2022

If you're in the UK and have decided that 2023 is your year to become a Full license-holder, the Radio Society of Great Britain has some helpful details about the process. Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH to tell us more.

Six months after publishing the new Direct to Full examination syllabus for UK licence-holders, the Radio Society of Great Britain is preparing to accept enrollments for the exam starting in January 2023. This exam is open to everyone, from Foundation to Intermediate candidates but it was developed especially to accommodate those aspiring hams who already possess technical competence and would rather bypass the three-tier licence path.

Although the Direct to Full syllabus varies only slightly from the existing syllabus, a new item has been introduced regarding aperture antennas. If you wish more details on how to book for this exam, visit the rsgb website at rsgb.org and select the option for "exam announcements" visible in the menu on the right-hand side of the screen.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(RSGB)

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HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY RETURNS AS ONLINE EVENT

Friday 23rd December 2022

Do you want to get your new year started by attending the popular Ham Radio University? The 24th annual event is set as an online conference and registration has opened. Stephen Kinford N8WB tells us what to expect.

With some COVID-19 restrictions still in place, Ham Radio University will again be an online conference on January 7th from 1300 to 2000 UTC. This is also the online convention of the NYC-Long Island section of the ARRL and will be held as a GoToWebinar. The day's program will be offering 17 informational presentations ranging from the Parks on the Air experience to the basics of HF operating. Presentations will also be made by experts on contesting and DXing as well as software-defined radios.

Advance registration is required for each presentation you plan to attend. The conference is free but there is a suggested donation of $5.

This well-attended event has been organized again this year in memory of its founder, Phil Lewis, N2MUN, who became a Silent Key in March of 2020.

For other details and to register visit hamradiouniversity dot org slash forums. (HamRadioUniversity.org/forums)

This is Stephen Kinford N8WB.

(HRU)

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THREE WINNERS CHOSEN IN 'DREAM RIG' CONTEST

Friday 23rd December 2022

It pays to dream big. Three young amateurs were among those who entered an essay contest to share their hopes for the next generation of radio operators. The Intrepid-DX Group, which held the contest, was listening. Jack Parker W8ISH tells us about the three who wrote the winning essays.

Maria Polyanska, VE3OMV; Ryan Kocourek, N7RSK, and Toby Latino AG5ZM are the first- second- and third-place winners, respectively, in the third annual Intrepid-DX Group's "Dream Rig" Essay Contest. The competition draws entries from hams ages 19 and younger in the US and Canada. The announcement of the winners was made recently by the group's president, Paul Ewing, N6PSE, who wrote that he was certain that [quote] "our youth are full of great ideas, and they are brimming with enthusiasm to keep our hobby alive and well into the future." [endquote]

This year's question asked candidates to describe how amateur radio factored into their career plans.

Clearly, once the prizes are distributed to the three winners, those youngsters can get started on answering that question -- this time, on the air.

This is Jack Parker W8ISH.

(INTREPID DX GROUP)

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INDIAN AMATEURS PUT SANTA ON THE AIR

Friday 23rd December 2022

Like the airwaves themselves, Santa is lighting up the sky in all parts of the world. Give and receive the gift of holiday DX with these two events. We hear first from John Williams VK4JJW:

From Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata, Parks on the Air India and Oscar India are celebrating Christmas by putting Santa on the Air through the 31st of December. The call sign AU2SOA, Santa on Air, can be heard using SSB and CW on HF, operating a Digital SSTV broadcast and looking for QSOs on Echolink. To make contacts on FT 8, be listening on 20, 15 and 10 meters. See QRZ.com for QSL details. QSOs will be confirmed via eQSL.
On Christmas Day, December 25th, operators will be on various HF bands activating a park and will be spotting AU2SOA operators at www.parksontheair.com.

Finally, on the last two weekends of December, Parks on the Air India will activate AU2SOA on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres transmitting a SSTV broadcast. The photo you download will serve as your QSL card. The SSTV transmission can be decoded via the receiving programs RXSSTV and MMSSTV and on Android phones via ROBOT36.

This is John Williams VK4JJW.

(ARUNAVA DEY, VU3XRY)

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OLD FATHER 9 CHRISTMAS TAKES TO THE SKIES

Friday 23rd December 2022

The Radio Club of Pusula, OH9W, and Northern Radio Arcala, OH8X, are activating the station they say belongs to the "genuine Santa from Northern Finland, next to the North Pole." If you believe in Santa, you'll want to hear this report about Santa Radio from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

Old Father Nine Christmas, OF9X, recently began activity on all amateur radio bands and all modes; CW, SSB and Digital. You can expect Santa's work to continue this year until December 31st, at 21:59 UTC. According to the QRZ.com page for OF9X, this year's special theme will focus on children in troubled areas of the world and will take the form of a puzzle to be solved by letters the operators will be handing out to their contacts. See the station's page on QRZ.com for details about how to submit the puzzle results for an award. You can also see a list of hams who have already contacted Santa and his elves.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(QRZ.COM)

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DODROPIN CONNECTS SANTA TO KIDS ON ECHOLINK

Friday 23rd December 2022

The last story in our Santa roundup features a special correspondent with some news for our youngest listeners. He really needs no introduction.

Hello again boys and girls, it's the most wonderful time of the year. It's time for the Santa Watch Net. That's right Santa is going to be making his rounds and can you believe it? This is our 12th year in a row and the little helpers at the DoDropIn will be keeping an eagle eye on the radar. I'll look for you to join us on the Santa Watch Net starting at 1800 hours Eastern Time. Well my little elf Dave, N3NTV, will be keeping track of old Santa's location. And as always, Santa has a radio in his sleigh -- and you know I just love chatting with the good boys and girls. So be listening for N1S - that's Number 1 Santa. Gather up the little ones and get them checked in because third party traffic is always on the "nice" list. Once again it's the Santa Watch Net, Christmas Eve, 1800 hours Eastern on the DoDropIn Echolink conference server node number 355800. Merry Christmas and 73 from me, Number 1 Santa, and all my little helpers at the DoDropIn.

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WORLD OF DX

Friday 23rd December 2022

In the World of DX, be listening for the Israel Amateur Radio Club, which is operating special event stations celebrating Christmas and the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Be listening for Hanukkah station 4Z8NER on the air from December 18th through the 26th. Christmas stations 4X7XMAS, 4X8XMAS and 4X9XMAS will be on the air December 23rd, 24th and 25th. QSL via 4X6ZM, LoTW and eQSL.

The TN8K DXpedition in the Congo begins operation shortly after operators arrive from the Czech Republic on January 6th. The team will continue operating until their departure date of January 21st. Be listening on 160 through 6 metres using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8, FT4 and PSK. Operators will also be making contacts via the QO-100 satellite.

Listen for Harry, JG7PSJ, operating as JD1BMH from Chichijima (CHEE CHEE JEEMA), IOTA number AS-031, Ogasawara (OH GAH SAH WARRA), from December 24th to January 2nd. He will be using CW, SSB and RTTY on 80 through 10 metres. QSL to his home call JG7PSJ via the bureau or direct.

Be listening for Pierre-Jean, F4GPK, operating as FY/F4GPK from French Guiana (GEE YONNA) from December 26th to January 8th. QSL via eQSL or direct to his home call.

Joe, VE3BW, will be using the callsign TI7/VE3BW (Tee Eye Seven/VE3BW) while operating from Costa Rica from the 23rd of December to the 3rd of January. Joe will be operating CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-6 metres. QSL to his home call. All QSOs will be loaded to LOTW on his return.

(425 DX NEWS)

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KICKER: NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HAM RADIO STYLE

Friday 23rd December 2022

We end this newscast with a Newsline holiday tradition - a ham log instead of a yule log. I'm going to share with you this much-loved adaptation of the Clement Clarke Moore classic - proof that there is still magic in the season and even moreso on the amateur bands this time of year.

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the shack
The rig was turned off and the mic cord lay slack

The antenna rotor had made its last turn, the tubes in the linear
had long ceased to burn.

I sat there relaxing and took off my specs, preparing to daydream of
Armchair DX-- When suddenly outside I heard such a sound, I dashed
out the door to see what was around.

The moon shone down brightly and lighted the night. For sure
propagation for the low bands was right.

I peered toward the roof where I heard all the racket and there was
some guy in a red, fur-trimmed jacket!

I stood there perplexed in a manner quite giddy: Just who WAS this
stranger? di di dah dah di dit?

He looked very much like an FCC guy who'd come to check up on some
bad TVI.

I shouted to him: "Old man...QR-Zed?"
"Hey you by the chimney all dressed up in red!"

I suddenly knew when I heard sleigh bells jingle
The guy on the rooftop was Jolly Kris Kringle

He had a big sack full of amateur gear which was a big load
for his prancing reindeer.
Transmitters, receivers, for cabinets and racks
Some meters and scopes and a lot of coax.

He said not a word 'cause he'd finished his work.
He picked up his sack and he turned with a jerk.
As he leaped to his sleigh, he shouted with glee
And I knew in a moment he'd be QRT.

I heard him transmit as he flew o'er the trees
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all seventy-three."

"Ho Ho Ho"

(AUTHOR UNKNOWN)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur Radio Weekly; Arunava Dey, VU3XRY; CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB; the DoDropIn; DX-World.net; The 425 DX News; Ham Radio University; Intrepid DX Group; POTA India; Radio Society of Great Britain; Robert Steenburgh, ADØIU; shortwaveradio.de; SKYWARN; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW in Charleston West Virginia saying 73. As always we thank you for listening. And from all of us, Merry Christmas! Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2022. All rights reserved.

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Keplerian data

QST de W1AW 
Keplerian Bulletin 98  ARLK098
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  December 23, 2022
To all radio amateurs

Special thanks to Space-Track.org for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00  0  0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB  .CCCCCCCC  00000-0  00000-0 0  DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

AO-07
1  7530U 74089B   22357.40838931 -.00000041  00000-0  33615-4 0  9996
2  7530 101.9292 338.0341 0012415  40.4996 116.8396 12.53659574201383
ISS
1 25544U 98067A   22357.56376573  .00009640  00000-0  17942-3 0  9996
2 25544  51.6419 118.4508 0005698 179.4554 285.1029 15.49550321374554
SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   22356.64215752  .00001329  00000-0  20075-3 0  9999
2 27607  64.5551  85.8730 0080577 258.8162 100.3875 14.76506240 76158
AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE  22357.19823924  .00002938  00000-0  34567-3 0  9997
2 39444  97.6496 322.9665 0056466 131.3430 229.2663 14.84429949490100
XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E   22357.33301309  .00055913  00000-0  56082-3 0  9993
2 40903  97.1522  57.1127 0008276 128.4481 293.9652 15.65306634408678
IO-86
1 40931U 15052B   22356.45725591  .00001038  00000-0  54846-4 0  9999
2 40931   5.9976 267.8173 0013424 310.3839  49.5694 14.76949301391183
CAS-4B
1 42759U 17034B   22357.16815333  .00007077  00000-0  39869-3 0  9990
2 42759  43.0183  11.3571 0009577  36.2420  45.9317 15.13631138304931
CAS-4A
1 42761U 17034D   22357.19383378  .00006798  00000-0  38242-3 0  9998
2 42761  43.0183   9.8605 0010015  38.6636  48.3558 15.13728543304940
AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   22357.40930423  .00006354  00000-0  46984-3 0  9999
2 43017  97.6528 243.7967 0241749 288.4321  69.0752 14.83064896275100
PO-101
1 43678U 18084H   22357.06119398  .00001024  00000-0  10526-3 0  9999
2 43678  97.9950 132.8994 0010499  30.3047 329.8795 14.92569550225980
QO-100
1 43700U 18090A   22357.33684116  .00000162  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 43700   0.0161  34.8829 0001294 277.7724 286.2545  1.00271655 15162
JO-97
1 43803U 18099AX  22356.75507923  .00003396  00000-0  28993-3 0  9996
2 43803  97.5991  58.9426 0014570   0.3872 359.7360 14.98262640221258
CAS-6
1 44881U 19093C   22357.24308199  .00000880  00000-0  11744-3 0  9998
2 44881  97.8794  73.6221 0013669 294.3940  65.5850 14.81987064162734
RS-44
1 44909U 19096E   22356.76578890  .00000014  00000-0  17784-4 0  9995
2 44909  82.5215 105.1790 0216684 239.2683 118.6917 12.79717220139592
XW-3
1 50466U 21131B   22357.22265858  .00000314  00000-0  11700-3 0  9996
2 50466  98.5676  74.2588 0003571 312.6562  47.4324 14.38600903 52059
GREENCUBE
1 53106U 22080B   22354.06292525 -.00000003  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 53106  70.1740  21.9554 0009007 225.1214 134.8715  6.42557574 10246
FO-118
1 54684U 22167C   22357.06805904  .00009124  00000-0  58066-3 0  9990
2 54684  97.5383 131.8230 0014234 216.5009 266.2008 15.08924580  2074

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.

The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at 2330z on Baudot and BPSK31.

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The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands

QST de W1AW 
DX Bulletin 51  ARLD051
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT  December 22, 2022
To all radio amateurs  

SB DX ARL ARLD051
ARLD051 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by JG7PSJ, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.  Thanks to all.

SENEGAL, 6W.  Earl, WA3DX is QRV as 6W1/WA3DX from Dakar, 6W6/WA3DX from Mbao, and 6W9/WA3DX from Kaolack and Marloj Island.  Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and FT8.  QSL direct to home call.

PHILIPPINES, DU.  Pete, VK4CCV is QRV as VK4CCV/DU7 from Cebu. Activity is on all bands and modes.  This is a temporary call sign. QSL to home call.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8.  Frank, DL2GRF is QRV as EA8/DL2GRF until January 14, 2023.  Activity is on 20 to 10 meters using QRP power. QSL to home call.

FRENCH GUIANA, FY.  Pierre-Jean, F4GPK will be QRV as FY/F4GPK from Kourou from December 26 to January 8, 2023.  QSL direct to home call.

GRENADA, J3.  Mike, M0MDS is QRV as J38TB from True Blue Bay until December 30.  Activity is on 40, 20, and 17 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8.  QSL to home call.

OGASAWARA ISLANDS, JD1.  Harry, JG7PSJ will be QRV as JD1BMH from Chichijima Island, IOTA AS-031, from December 24 to January 2, 2023. Activity will be 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and RTTY.  QSL direct to home call.

AUSTRIA, OE.  Members of the ARCDXC Club are QRV with special call 4U1XMAS until December 31.  QSL via UA3DX.

CURACAO, PJ2.  Heli, DD0VR and Bigi, DE3BWR are QRV as PJ2/DD0VR until January 5, 2023.  Activity is on 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB, FT8, and FT4. 
QSL to DD0VR.

SLOVENIA, S5.  Special event station S523PMC is QRV until January 8, 2023 to promote the PMC Contest.  QSL via bureau.

COSTA RICA, TI.  Joe, VE3BW is QRV as TI7/VE3BW from Las Villas del Guayabo until January 3, 2023.  Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. 
QSL to home call.

BELIZE, V3.  Oliver, DJ5QW is QRV as V31TX until March 2023. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW.  QSL to home call.

NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9N.  Marcelo, ZL1MTO will be QRV as VK9MTO from December 29 to January 5, 2023.  Activity will be holiday style on 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB, FT8, and FT4, generally between 0600 to 1100z.  QSL to home call.

INDIA, VU.  Members of the Erode Amateur Radio Club are QRV with special call AT2EOD until December 25 for a Field Day operation. Activity is on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters, as well as Satellite QO-100, using SSB and FT8.  QSL via LoTW.  In addition, members of Team POTA India are QRV with special call AU2SOA until December 31.
Activity is on the HF bands using SSB, SSTV, and FT8.  QSL via operators' instructions.
   
ROMANIA, YO.  Special event call sign YR1400VT is QRV until June 30, 2023 to draw attention to the long distance Transilvanica trail. QSL direct.
   
ALBANIA, ZA.  Ron, NS5K is QRV as ZA15K while doing missionary work. Activity is in his spare time on 40 and 20 meters using SSB.  QSL to home call.

UK SOVEREIGN BASES ON CYPRUS, ZC4.  Garry, 2M1DHG is QRV as ZC4GR and has been QRV for the past week or so with reported activity on 40, 30 and 10 meters FT8.  QSL via EB7DX.
     
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 160-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test and RAEM CW Contest are all on tap for this weekend.

The DARC Christmas Contest, QCX CW Challenge, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, RTTYOPS Weeksprint, SKCC CW Sprint, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, Mini-Test 40, Mini-Test 80 and the CW QRS Xmas Activity runs from December 26 to 31.

Please see December 2022 QST, page 59 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details.

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Train the Trainers courses

Friday 16th December 2022

After a forced break during the COVID-19 pandemic, the RSGB will be restarting Train the Trainers courses in the spring of 2023.

RSGB

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Planning Advisory Committee recruitment

Friday 16th December 2022

The RSGB Planning Advisory Committee assists RSGB Members with planning advice.

RSGB

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Also in GB2RS this week…

Friday 16th December 2022

The RSGB HQ email system encountered a technical fault between the afternoon of Tuesday the 13 December and the morning of Wednesday the 14 December. If you emailed the RSGB during this period, it is likely that your message was not received and will need to be resent. To help, the RadCom team has extended the  deadline for submissions to the magazine to Monday the 19 December. So, there is still time to send in reports and items for the Club Calendar and Around Your Region sections of RadCom. The RSGB apologies for any inconvenience the fault may have caused.

RSGB HQ will be closed for Christmas and New Year from 12.30pm on Friday the 23 December until 8.30am on Tuesday the 3 January 2023. Next Sunday, the 25 December, the GB2RS News script will be prepared as usual and read at the discretion of individual news readers. There will be no GB2RS broadcast on Sunday the 1 January 2023. During the holidays, if you need information about amateur radio, exams or RadCom you’ll find lots of pages on the RSGB website

RSGB

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DX News – 18 December 2022

Friday 16th December 2022

Tony will be active as 3D2AG/P from Rotuma Island, Fiji, OC-060, until the 20 December. He hopes to operate using CW, SSB, RTTY and some FT8 on the 160 to 6m bands. QSL via Club Log.

RSGB

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2355 for Friday December 16th, 2022

Friday 16th December 2022

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2355 with a release date of Friday December 16th, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hams help a lost 5-year-old find her way home. A hiking trail steps off with a boost from amateur radio -- and hams in Connecticut pay tribute to the transatlantic tests of 1921. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2355 comes your way right now.

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HAMS HELP RETURN LOST 5-YEAR-OLD TO FAMILY

Friday 16th December 2022

Last week we celebrated the Newsline's selection of the West Bengal Radio Club as International Newsmaker of the Year. This week our first story reports on their latest effort - reuniting a family with the 5-year-old daughter who they had given up for dead. John Williams VK4JJW has that story.

A children's game of hide-and-seek at a railway station went very wrong in August of 2020, when a 5-year-old girl chose an unfortunate spot to hide from her three brothers: a train that pulled out of the station shortly afterwards. She was eventually able to disembark farther down the line at the Kolkata Railway Station but because she spoke only Hindi and not Bengali, she could only explain her situation with her tears when police found her crying at the station. According to a report in the Millennium Post, a year passed in which the girl was sent by an NGO to a children's care home and enrolled in school. She gained fluency in Bengali and soon became an honors student in her class. Unable to track down her parents all this time, the administrators of the private home notified the West Bengal Radio Club of the girl's predicament, according to Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA. Club members utilised their network of contacts and were able to trace her family to Jharkhand, a bordering state in eastern India. Photographs shared with the family on the WhatsApp mobile platform confirmed that this was indeed their missing daughter.

The little girl went home on Saturday, December 10th.

Ambarish Nag Biswas told the Indo Asian News Service: [quote] "When our contacts got in touch with the mother and we got her to connect with her daughter through a video call, it was a heart-wrenching moment. The woman had given up her child as dead. The little girl had given up all hope of getting back to her family ever again." [endquote]

This is John Williams VK4JJW.

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VINTAGE TRANSMITTER IN TRANSATLANTIC TRIBUTE

Friday 16th December 2022

In the US recently, hams teamed up for a radio activation that turned out to be a living museum and a tribute to history. Kevin Trotman N5PRE tells us about it.

Visitors to the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut were part of a celebration of history taking place on Sunday, December 11th. They watched and heard as Bob Allison, WB1GCM, got on the air using a repurposed Gates BC1T commercial transmitter using the callsign W1VCM/1BCG for AM operation on 75 meters. Bob was marking the 101st anniversary of amateur station 1BCG's contact with Scotland during the ARRL Transatlantic Test of 1921. Bob, president of the museum's amateur radio club, told Newsline: [quote] "December 11th is a great day to celebrate Amateur Radio, as the day marks the many technological successes of the era: CW's efficiency and effectiveness over spark, the use of a superheterodyne radio receiver, and the directional Beverage Antenna." [endquote]

The tribute event had been organized by Clark Burgard, N1BCG, of Greenwich, Connecticut. The original transmissions that made history more than a century ago occurred in Greenwich, about 90 minutes southwest of the museum, with operators sending CW across the ocean.

This year, more modern equipment joined the refurbished Gates transmitter during Bob's three-hour activation, which also included time spent on 40M and 2M sideband.

Before he left for the day and headed out into the snow, Bob made sure he logged one more important contact: Bob talked to the museum visitors who'd been observing him on the radio to share in the triumph of more than a century ago.

This is Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

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NEW INDIAN SPECIAL EVENT STATION HONORS RADIO PIONEER

Friday 16th December 2022

Hundreds of contacts were made this year on the air by a new special event station in India honoring that nation's noted radio pioneer. We have that story from Graham Kemp VK4BB.

This year, Datta, VU2DSI, was not the only amateur activating a special event station in late November to mark the birth of the pioneering Indian scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose. Datta has operated his special event AU2JCB for 17 years - but this year, Parks on the Air-India organised their own separate tribute using the call sign AT8JCB. It was a POTA activation as well, operating from Mohanpur Forest Park in West Bengal India, POTA number, VU-0136. Parks on the Air-India is a relatively new programme in India. It began barely a year ago but according to POTA country administrator Arunava Dey, VU3XRY, the team of operators made up for lost time with the Bose tribute. He said the response was nothing short of "huge" and a great success.

Arunava told Newsline that over the course of the eight-day activation, AT8JCB logged more than 900 QSOs using SSB and FT8.

With QSL and eQSL cards being sent in mid-December to their various destinations, POTA-India has other activities in store for the rest of the month. There are also more than 4,000 parks to be activated on the list of qualifying POTA locations.

The man called by many to be the "father of radio communications" would no doubt be proud of all the amateur radio activity these days in India.

This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.

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ROMANIAN EVENT MARKS HIKING TRAIL'S INAUGURAL YEAR

Friday 16th December 2022

From now through the first half of the new year, amateurs in Romania will be celebrating that nation's newest natural resource: a hiking trail. We have more on that from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

The journey of discovery that comes with hiking along Romania's Via Transilvanica is an adventure for hikers cyclists and horseback riders. It got under way on the 8th of October with the official opening of the 1,400-km trail which had taken four years of preparation.

The journey which marks the trail's inauguration is also one for amateur radio operators. Radio Club YO6KGS is activating special event station YR1400VT on the HF bands from now 'til the 30th of June 2023. It's a celebration of the long-distance trail that Romania sees as its counterpart to the Appalachian Trail in the United States and El Camiño de Santiago in Europe. While hikers hope to gain insights into their own lives in a natural setting, amateur radio operators and shortwave listeners around the world can work towards diplomas at different levels according to the number of contacts with other operators, many of whom will be young amateurs and members of the YO6KGS School Radio Club.

Listen for their call sign on SSB and CW. CW speeds will not exceed 14 wpm.

For details about the rules and awards visit the QRZ.COM page for YR1400VT - and wherever you are, enjoy the journey.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH

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DMR RADIO AIDS RESCUERS SEARCHING FOR LOST HIKER

Friday 16th December 2022

The lifesaving capabilities of DMR proved useful to a hiker in New Hampshire recently. Sel Embee KB3TZD has that story.

A relaxing day with his dog turned into a dangerous trek for a ham who was hiking the trails of central New Hampshire on Sunday, December 11th. He had become lost -- and the coming sunset and forecast of snow put him in even greater danger, especially after the battery in his cell phone died. He had been carrying his DMR HT, however, and placed a call for help on the statewide talkgroup using a local repeater.

Bill Barber, N-E-one-B, heard the call and was able to contact the man's wife. She notified police who joined firefighters in starting a search. Bill also contacted Rick Zach, K-one-R-J-Zed, who knows the area's trails. Rick stayed in touch with the lost amateur on the statewide talk group while communicating with the search team.

At one point, the amateur unintentionally changed channels on his HT but another amateur, Chuck Cunningham, K-one-M-eye-Zed, noticed this had happened and was able to restore communications. The ham found his way to a road and was picked up by the searchers at 6:30 p.m.

Telling this story on one of the QRZ.com forums, Raul (Rah-Oool) "Skip" Camejo (cam ay HO), A-C-one-L-C, recommended that hikers carry DMR radios because their batteries last longer.

Skip's story did not identify the ham but wrote that thanks to the three amateurs who heard his call on DMR "the wayward ham is going to be able to enjoy another Christmas holiday with his family."

This is Sel Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D.

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NEW QUESTIONS ON GENERAL TEST EXAM

Friday 16th December 2022

In the US, the General Class operators' license test is getting a new question pool. Stephen Kinford N8WB tells us what's changing.

If you are a ham in the United States looking to upgrade to General next year, you can expect some changes in the new pool of questions that take effect on July 1st of 2023. The 432 questions were just released and the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators' Question Pool Committee says they reflect significant changes: There are 51 new questions being introduced; 73 were removed. The committee believes the questions' level of difficulty is more balanced. These questions will be in use through June 30th of 2027.

Examiners can expect to see the new General exam booklets by mid-June of 2023. The ARRL advises hams who are using the 9th edition of the General Class License Manual or the 6th edition of the league's General Class Q&A to take their exam no later than June 30th before the changed questions come in.

This is Stephen Kinford N8WB.

(ARRL)

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LONGTIME SPECTRUM GUARDIANS RETIRE IN NEW ZEALAND

Friday 16th December 2022

Two veteran staffers at New Zealand's telecommunications agency are leaving at the end of this year. Here's Jim Meachen ZL2BHF with more about them.

Radio Spectrum Management in New Zealand is preparing to say goodbye to two members of its radio investigations team who are among those with the longest tenure. RSM has announced the retirement of Mike Baird and Grant Wheaton who have both been part of the team since the early 1970s. RSM said that the pair's efforts have played a big role over the years in strengthening processes and technical abilities of the investigations group.

In addition to following up on reports of radio frequency interference, RSM manages the radio spectrum in New Zealand, handles licensing rules and oversees compliance and enforcement of the Radiocommunications Act of 1989. It is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(WIA, RSM)

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WORLD OF DX

Friday 16th December 2022

In the World of DX, be listening for Earl, WA3DX operating from Senegal between December 22nd and January 20th, mainly using FT8. He will use his home call with a prefix. In Dakar, he will use the prefix 6W1; in Mbao, he will use 6W7 and on Kaolack and Saloum Islands (IOTA number AF-045), his prefix will be 6W6. Send QSL direct to WA3DX or via LoTW.

A team consisting of S51V, S52OT, S54W, S57DX and others will be on the air from Lampedusa Island, IOTA number AF-019 as IG9/S59A from January 23rd to the 31st. The operation will focus on the CQWW 160 metre CW contest during the last full weekend of January. Outside of the contest, be listening on all bands and all modes for the prefix IG9 (Eye G Nine) before their homecalls.

Andre, ON7YK is in The Gamba operating as C5YK until February 24th, 2023. Listen on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m, mostly using the digital modes. QSL via LoTW and eQSL, or to his home call direct or via the bureau.

Listen for the callsign TN8K from the Republic of Congo, activated by the CDXP Group. The team from the Czech Republic expects to operate between January 7th and the 19th. The operators will be on the HF bands from 160m to 6m using CW, SSB, RTTY , FT8, FT4 and PSK. They will also make use of the QO-100 satellite. QSL via OK6DJ, OQRS or LOTW.

(EINDHOVEN.SPACE BLOG, DX-WORLD.NET)

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BOUVET ISLAND HAMS LAUNCH PROPAGATION POLL

Friday 16th December 2022

Few of us need reminders that the Bouvet Island DXpeditioners who'll be activating 3YØJ (Three Y Zero J) from the remote island are setting sail in less than a month. The 22-day on-air operation is being led by Ken, LA7GIA; Rune, LA7THA; and Erwann, LB1QI and the 12-member team is motivated to log more than 200,000 QSOs. With Bouvet in the number two spot on the DXCC Most Wanted List, this is not an impossible goal. While others have activated Bouvet over the years, none have approached logging that many QSOs.

The team is committed to making contacts. If you visit the DXpedition website at 3YØJ dot N O (3YØJ.no), you will find a propagation poll under the tab labeled "Latest News." This will enable interested DXpedition chasers to provide the team with details about their station setup, including power and antenna, so that the operators can approximate propagation to a certain region based on the stations calling them from there.

(3YØJ)

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KICKER: WHEN A HOMEBREW QSL CARD IS BEST

Friday 16th December 2022

We begin our final story this week by making an observation: When you are an amateur radio operator, it's easy to make someone else happy. That's what a retiree in Oregon and a youngster in Wisconsin both recently discovered. Ralph Squillace KK6ITB tells us how it happened.

A late November day found Chris Billings, WA7RAR, activating a local park near his Oregon home. It was Thanksgiving Day and in a fitting mood for the US holiday, Chris was grateful to find 10 meters open. He decided to call CQ on that small portion of the band where Technician class operators can legally operate SSB on HF, hoping to give newcomers a chance to work him. A young voice emerged from the pileup: It was Bennett Bachman, KD9WCG, age 10. Chris learned that this was an especially happy moment for the new ham from Wisconsin. This was only his second QSO on 10 meters.

Chris mailed Bennett a QSL card along with a note that he wasn't expecting Bennett to respond, especially if he had no QSL cards of his own yet.

On December 8th, it was Chris' turn to have a happy moment: something from Bennett arrived - a handmade QSL card. Bennett's father, Dave KV9O (Kay Vee 9 Oh), said that Bennett designed the cards himself, sending one to Chris and the other to his first 10m contact, Gordon West, WB6NOA. Dave said the first contact was a joyful moment too because Bennett had studied for his license using Gordon's Technician guide. Bennett is now trying to start a ham radio club at school and is studying for his General class license so he can be less dependent on 10m band openings.

Chris, however, is glad Bennett found him on that 10m opening on Thanksgiving Day. Posting on Facebook, he publicly thanked Bennett for the handcrafted card, adding [quote] "I love to find cards in my mailbox and this is certainly one of the special ones!"[endquote]

This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.

(CHRIS BILLINGS, WA7RAR; DAVE BACHMAN, KV9OX; FACEBOOK)

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NEWCAST CLOSE - DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

Friday 16th December 2022

Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Adrian Baciu, YO5IA; Amateur Radio Weekly; the ARRL; Arunava Dey, VU3XRY; Bob Allison, WB1GCM; Chris Billings, WA7RAR; CQ magazine; Dave Bachman, KV9OX; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; Endhoven Space Blog; Facebook; FCC.gov; POTA India; shortwaveradio.de; Three Y Zero J; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us. For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun WD9GCO in Valparaiso, Indiana saying 73. As always we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2022. All rights reserved.

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Keplerian Data

Friday 16th December 2022

From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  December 13, 2022
To all radio amateurs

Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00  0  0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB  .CCCCCCCC  00000-0  00000-0 0  DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

0 OSCAR 7
1 07530U 74089B   22347.43277887 -.00000041  00000-0  31991-4 0  9990
2 07530 101.9282 328.0104 0012452  59.3074  95.4575 12.53659236199893
0 ISS
1 25544U 98067A   22347.69804963  .00009696  00000-0  17811-3 0  9994
2 25544  51.6421 167.3206 0004323 158.8668 301.6181 15.49923645373023
0 SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   22347.43064501  .00001401  00000-0  21051-3 0  9996
2 27607  64.5541 114.0775 0080793 260.5059  98.6905 14.76473779 74797
0 AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE  22347.42391239  .00002429  00000-0  28757-3 0  9990
2 39444  97.6489 313.5908 0055712 163.0220 197.2876 14.84369069488068
0 XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E   22347.49277955  .00050689  00000-0  53073-3 0  9990
2 40903  97.1530  47.1305 0007947 162.7136 305.0626 15.64242890407134
0 IO-86
1 40931U 15052B   22346.46317429  .00001220  00000-0  80256-4 0  9993
2 40931   6.0003 339.1791 0011955 172.1192 187.9341 14.76941095389701
0 CAS-4B
1 42759U 17034B   22347.60999394  .00006463  00000-0  36651-3 0  9992
2 42759  43.0178  64.1708 0011207 338.6684 162.4255 15.13492974303485
0 CAS-4A
1 42761U 17034D   22347.49121477  .00006618  00000-0  37403-3 0  9999
2 42761  43.0174  63.4831 0011312 339.1308  95.3169 15.13586759303471
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   22347.42350193  .00007417  00000-0  54719-3 0  9996
2 43017  97.6522 234.2201 0242843 321.3927  37.0136 14.82909935273622
0 PO-101
1 43678U 18084H   22347.54149722  .00001457  00000-0  14744-3 0  9991
2 43678  97.9947 123.2331 0010848  59.8702 300.3623 14.92545444224560
0 QO-100
1 43700U 18090A   22347.51023142  .00000162  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 43700   0.0151 300.1042 0001592 356.2269 355.3494  1.00272846 14821
0 JO-97
1 43803U 18099AX  22346.87057469  .00004268  00000-0  36373-3 0  9993
2 43803  97.6003  49.3158 0015397  35.5059 324.7185 14.98180224219772
0 CAS-6
1 44881U 19093C   22347.45289764  .00000834  00000-0  11175-3 0  9993
2 44881  97.8806  63.9866 0014181 328.4546  31.5819 14.81968516161284
0 RS-44
1 44909U 19096E   22347.61843498  .00000019  00000-0  37612-4 0  9995
2 44909  82.5204 111.2569 0216522 260.7504  96.9052 12.79717017138427
0 XW-3
1 50466U 21131B   22347.55490619  .00000324  00000-0  12033-3 0  9997
2 50466  98.5684  64.6094 0003912 347.6940  12.4151 14.38592905 50667

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW. 

The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Friday, December 16, 2022, at 2330z on Baudot and BPSK31.

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The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands

From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT  December 15, 2022
To all radio amateurs  

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by G7WKX, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.  Thanks to all.

ROTUMA, 3D2.  Antoine, 3D2AG/p has been active on 17 meters using CW around 2240z, and on 15 meters using CW after 2300z.  QSL via 3D2AG.

TANZANIA, 5H.  JP, VU2BGC is QRV as 5H5PJ from Iringa.  Activity is in his spare time.  He has been active on 20 meters using CW.  His length of stay is unknown. 
QSL via LoTW.

NIGER, 5U.  Giorgio, IU5HWS is QRV as 5UA99WS until December 20. Activity has been mostly on 15 meters using SSB.  QSL direct to EA5GL.

SENEGAL, 6W.  Earl, WA3DX will be QRV as 6W1/WA3DX from Dakar and Mbao, and as 6W6/WA3DX from Kaolack and Marloj, from December 22 to January 20, 2023.  Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using FT8 and some SSB.  QSL direct to home call.

MALDIVES, 8Q.  Elena, 8Q7CA is QRV from Nalaguraidhoo Island, IOTA AS-013, until December 22.  Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. 
QSL via RC5A.

KUWAIT, 9K.  Members of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society and fellow Gulf state Qatari Amateur Radio operators are QRV with special call 9K9QATAR until December 20 during the Qatari National Day celebrations.  QSL via EC6DX.

THE GAMBIA, C5.  Andre, ON7YK is QRV as C5YK until February 24, 2023.  Activity is in his spare time mostly on 12 and 10 meters, and then on 20, 17, and 15 meters using CW and various digital modes. QSL direct to home call.

BALEARIC ISLANDS, EA6.  Simon, G7WKX will be QRV as EA6/G7WKX from December 20 to January 2, 2023.  Activity will be on the HF bands from as many POTA sites as possible  QSL to home call.

KYRGYZSTAN, EX.  Bob, DU7ET is QRV as EX0ET from Bishkek.  Activity is in his spare time during his daylight hours on 30 to 10 meters using CW. 
QSL direct to home call.

SAUDI ARABIA, HZ.  Ahmed Hashash Al-Talib, HZ1CY is QRV as HZ1YOTA during December while taking part in the annual Youth On The Air activities. 
QSL via HZ1SAR.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1.  Take, JG8NQJ/JD1 has been active using FT8 on 160 meters between 1000 and 1100z, and then on 17 meters using CW around 0900z, and afterwards on 15 meters using CW.  QSL via JA8CJY.

ARUBA, P4.  Heli, DD0VR and Bigi, DE3BWR are QRV as P4/DD0VR until December 23.  Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB with QRP power. 
QSL via DD0VR.

WILLIS ISLAND, VK9W.  Sands, VK4WXW is QRV as VK9WX until April 2023 while working as part of a meteorological team.  Activity is in his spare time on 20 meters using SSB.  QSL via operator's instructions.

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, VP2V.  Ron, VP2VAO has been QRV on 40 meters using SSB between 0315 and 0415z.  QSL to home call.

ANTARCTICA.  Seba, SQ1SGB is QRV as VP8/SQ1SGB/p from Halley VI base until February 1, 2023.  Activity is in his spare time on 40 and 20 meters using SSB and FT8, respectively.  QSL via EB7DX.

ANTARCTICA.  Sunny, VU2CUW is QRV as AT42I from Maitri Station for about one year.  Activity is in his spare time.  QSL via VU2CRS.

BURKINA FASO, XT.  Harald, DF2WO is QRV as XT2AW from Ouagadougou until December 18.  Activity is on the HF bands and on Satellite QO-100. 
QSL via M0OXO.

LAOS, XW.  Vincent, XW4KV is QRV until December 23.  His plans are to activate 12 locator grids via Satellite QO-100.  He has also been active on 15 meters using SSB, and FT8 in DXpedition mode, around 0800z and 1030z, respectively.  QSL via F4BVK.

ALBANIA, ZA.  Ron, NS5K is QRV as ZA15K from Lushnje for a year while performing missionary work here.  Activity is in his spare time on 40 and 20 meters. 
QSL via operator's instructions.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The ARRL CW Rookie Roundup, Stew Perry Topband CW Challenge, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, AGB-Party Contest, Russian 160-Meter Contest, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, Feld Hell Sprint, OK DX RTTY Contest, RAC Winter Contest, Croatian CW Contest and the Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest are scheduled for this upcoming weekend.

The K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, RTTYOPS Weeksprint, NAQCC CW Sprint, QRP 160-Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40 and Mini-Test 80 are on tap for December 19 to 21.  Please see December 2022 QST, page 59 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details.

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School Zone

Friday 9th December 2022

Does your school or college run an amateur radio club? Or are you interested in setting up a club at your school or college?

You can find the new page in the Clubs section of our website

RSGB

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RadCom January 2023, Vol. 99, No. 1

Friday 9th December 2022

This is what you will be missing in January if you are NOT a member of the RSGB !!

Improved antenna rotator controller using an STM32 Nucleo controller

News and Reports

Antennas-amplifiers 2m 1.5kW Band Pass Filter, James Stevens, M0JCQ 56
Best of 2022’s book reviews 48
SV4401A handheld vector network analyser, Mike Richards, G4WNC 58

RSGB

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RSGB NRC and Mallaig High School ARC

Friday 9th December 2022

In support of YOTA month, the RSGB’s National Radio Centre (NRC) had a live video link-up with students and staff at Mallaig High School. About 30 students studying Physics, Maths and History joined the 50-minute virtual tour and talk about the NRC, which concluded with a 40m QSO between GM5MHS and GB3RS in which several students were able to pass a greetings message. The talk covered the following areas:   Why wireless was important to Bletchley Park How messages were sent (Morse/Encrypted) and Intercepted by Y stations and RSS (VIs). Demo of high-speed Morse signal transmission (fewer errors/harder to intercept) How wireless technology has developed and is so important in modern day life An introduction to the Electromagnetic spectrum and different radio frequencies A look at the GB3RS station radios – frequency bands used – typical use/range Make an SSB QSO between GB3RS and GM5MHS (school radio club station) on 40m band Talk about ionosphere and how radio waves are propagated Demo of LEO satellites (FunCube) and how schools can download data for curriculum use Demo of QO-100 satellite station, in particular for demonstrating the speed of radio (electromagnetic) waves   Lyall Smith, GM4XID who arranged the event for Mallaig High School, said afterwards "What a great presentation - you have made my day, inspired many youngsters and sewn so many seeds".

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12 Feb – MIDCARS Radioactive Rally

Friday 9th December 2022

A date for your NEW 2023 Diary - Nantwich Civic Hall, Market Street, Nantwich CW5 5DG

Doors open 10am and admission is £5.

A wide variety of trader stalls covering every aspect of the radio hobby, new and old radios, computers and electronics.

A Bring & Buy platform. Raffles throughout the rally.

Refreshments and snacks available in the hall and parking is immediately adjacent to the hall.

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2354 for Friday December 9th, 2022

Friday 9th December 2022

The following is a QST. A young amateur's balloon makes an incredible journey. A new record is set for the lowest ham band in Australia -- and meet the receipient of Newsline's International Newsmaker of the Year Award for 2022. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2354 comes your way right now.

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A SOUTH POLE 'FIRST' FOR AMATEUR RADIO BALLOON

Friday 9th December 2022

Our top story this week asks: When is a transmitting error not really an error but a triumph? When those transmissions are coming from an amateur radio high altitude balloon that became the first of its kind to come so close to the South Pole. Kevin Trotman N5PRE has that story.

When the high altitude balloon transmitting KM4ZIA, the amateur radio call sign of 15-year-old Jack McElroy, was launched recently in Antarctica, it became part of atmospheric work being done by University of Alabama researcher, Todd McKinney KN4TPG. Instead of just helping build mathematical models of the atmosphere, however, Jack's balloon soon embarked on a incredible journey. A little more than a week later, its navigational equipment began to spit out a series of error messages on 20 meters. One observer in the US, however, realized that nothing was really wrong. He knew, in fact, that something remarkable was happening. Family friend and high-altitude balloon expert, Bill Brown, WB8ELK, knew Jack's solar-powered balloon was a short distance from the South Pole. Mapping systems could no longer determine its position from data being sent on 20 meters because of the densely spaced lines of longitude there at the end of the Earth.

Jack's father, Tom McElroy, W4SDR, told Newsline in a phone interview: [quote] "This is the closest any amateur radio balloon has come to the South Pole." [endquote] Tom said Bill phoned the family home in Georgia that morning from Huntsville, Alabama, on December 1st, and said Jack's balloon had literally gone off the map. Tom broke the news to an astonished Jack on the way to school. He said Jack had quite a story for his science teacher that day.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

You can track Jack's balloon at aprs.fi, using his call sign KM4ZIA. This isn't Jack's first balloon, either. He has launched several over the years, including two years at Youth on the Air Camp, in a team effort with his sister, Audrey McElroy, KM4BUN, who is this year's 2022 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year.

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STAMP COLLECTING GETS HOLIDAY SPIRIT FROM HAMS

Friday 9th December 2022

The charitable spirit of amateur radio has always extended past direct involvement with radio activity. Here in the US, one club in Pennsylvania is looking for amateurs' assistance in a project that members have been committed to for a number of years. Sel Embee KB3TZD gives us those details.

If you're starting to receive holiday cards from friends or eagerly awaiting the arrival of QSL cards from those treasured DX contacts, members of the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club, WM3PEN, in Philadelphia are asking one more thing of you: Save those stamps. Hams in the Pennsylvania club support the "Stamps for the Wounded" program, which accepts donations of stamps from around the world for use in occupational therapy programs in convalescent centers and hospitals where veterans are receiving treatment.

Although the everyday United States "Forever Flag" stamp is not needed for this program, all other stamps are welcome. Stamps should have at least a quarter-inch margin around them and should not be removed from the original envelopes on which they are sent. The hams in this club have been longtime supporters of the program, which was established in 1942 to encourage stamp collecting among the nation's military veterans who were at various stages of recovery. The program has more details on its website at stampsforthewounded dot org (stampsforthewounded.org). That's "stampsforthewounded" - one word, dot org.

If you wish to donate stamps to help the club in their efforts, you can send them to Rich Shivers, K3UJ. You'll find his address in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org.

This is Sel Embee KB3TZD.

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FCC COMMISSIONER COMMITS TO AM RADIO'S SURVIVAL

Friday 9th December 2022

According to at least one member of the US Federal Communications Commission, rumors of the death of AM radio are greatly exaggerated. Kent Peterson KCØDGY brings us that report.

The good news is that AM radio has a future, which means the band isn't going to be reallocated anytime soon. Those were the words of FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, speaking recently at the 79th annual convention of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Simington said that, for one thing, AM radio is an integral part of the life of the more than 3 million farmers in the United States who rely on it daily for vital information.

He called it the [quote] "essential spine” [endquote] of the Emergency Alert System. He said that despite beliefs by many that it has been killed off by more advanced technology, AM radio is here to stay for the foreseeable future, especially for those who live on the kind of farm where he himself grew up. He said he is against any move the FCC might be pressured to consider to reallocate the band.

He told convention attendees: [quote] “Look, people listen to radio in their cars or trucks—particularly rural radio. That’s just how it is. And if people lose the ability to tune into AM on their cars, well, there goes AM radio." [endquote] He said that while satellite is a good option, it is too expensive. He said AM radio is not just free but carries an important emergency signaling infrastructure.

In his opinion, the best option for AM radio's future to to simply preserve it for the generations to come.

This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.

In a further development, an influential United States lawmaker has joined the push to talk automakers out of eliminating broadcast AM radio in new cars. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts has asked the car companies to respond in writing about their intentions regarding AM and FM radio. He acknowledged that electric vehicles can cause electromagnetic interference with AM signals but encouraged carmakers to pursue some of the remedies they have devised. The car companies include General Motors, Jaguar, Kia, BMW and American Honda.

(FCC.GOV, RADIO WORLD, AMATEUR RADIO WEEKLY)

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TIME FOR THE '12 DAYS OF QRZ'

Friday 9th December 2022

In case you need a way to keep the holiday fun going even after the holiday season, QRZ.com has an event marking the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere. Ralph Squillace KK6ITB brings us up to date on that.

In some parts of the world where it's winter, things can get a little cold. Sometimes...a lot cold. So this year QRZ.com has offered to heat things up and the action already got under way on the 1st of December. The QRZ Winter Ops Award celebrates "the twelve days of QRZ." To be eligible, hams need to log 12 confirmed contacts on any 12 days from now through February 28th 2023. The certificate is being offered for the first time as a holiday gift from QRZ's founder, Fred LLoyd, AA7BQ. Fred writes on the website: [quote] "This one's going to be very popular this season. We can't wait for people to show them to us hanging in their shacks." [endquote] Hopefully it will keep the holiday spirit - and confirmation of those dozen QSOs - going strong into the new year.

This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.

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RSGB CREATES SOCIAL DIVERSITY POST

Friday 9th December 2022

There's so much more to amateur radio than just the technical and scientific side of things. The Radio Society of Great Britain is looking for someone to help address an important social concern. Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH with the details.

The Radio Society of Great Britain is creating the volunteer position of social diversity officer to help the board address inclusion and diversity within the ranks of amateur radio and the society itself. Some of the new officer's tasks will include helping boost society membership but will also focus on encouraging hams of all ages and backgrounds to get their licence.

The RSGB is hoping that through creation of this new position the society can complement the work of the RAIBC, the Radio Amateur Invalid and Blind Club, which serves radio amateurs and shortwave listeners with disabilities.

If the role of social diversity officer is one for which you would be interested in volunteering, please visit the society website at rsgb dot org slash volunteers. (rsgb.org/volunteers) Application deadline is Monday the 16th of January.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(RSGB)

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ENGINEER NEEDED FOR FOR STATION WWVH

Friday 9th December 2022

Listeners around the world tune in regularly to WWV and WWVH, the radio station of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, for various voice announcements, including the time. Now the US government agency hopes qualified engineers will tune into an important job opening it has - for a position based in Hawaii. Jack Parker W8ISH tells us more.

Radio station WWVH, which is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is looking to hire an engineer in charge. In addition to maintenance of the station on Kauai, Hawaii, the job requires regular communication with NIST's Time and Frequency division in Boulder, Colorado. The engineer is responsible for the four radio transmission systems - on 2.5, 5, 10, and 15 MHz - which are required to be on the air 99.7 percent of the time. One or two electronic technicians will report to the engineer in charge.

For more details about the job and whether you qualify, visit the link in the text version of this week's Newsline script at arnewsline.org

This is Jack Parker W8ISH.

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NEW RECORD SET ON LOWEST HAM BAND IN AUSTRALIA

Friday 9th December 2022

In Australia, a new record has been set for a contact on the 2200m-band. John Williams VK4JJW has those details.

Using barely 1 watt of power, a station south of Perth in Western Australia made a record-setting one-way contact into North America on the 2200-metre band, which at 136 kHz, is the lowest amateur band in Australia. The contact was made on November 21st between VK6MJM and received in the United States by Paul, KM5SW, in New Mexico. The distance was 16,164 kilometres and the power was 0.8 watts EIRP. The station was using a five-minute key-down mode known as WSJT-X FST4W-300 mode.

It was a big moment for the Western Australian Low Frequency Experimenters Group, or WALFEG, which operates the station. It is led by Peter Hall, VK6HP, and is affiliated with the Wireless Institute of Australia.

This is John Williams VK4JJW.

(WIA)

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PROGRESS ON WORLD'S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE

Friday 9th December 2022

The world's largest radio telescope is on track to be completed by the end of this decade. Graham Kemp VK4BB has more on its progress.

Sites in Australia and South Africa have begun construction on the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, or SKAO, and astronomers are hoping to see the massive observatory's two antenna stations finish construction by May 2023, with the first dish commissioned in April of 2024 according to a report on the Space.com website.

When the huge project is completed, it will boast a full 1-square kilometer collection area and it will be the world's largest radio telescope. Construction began recently on the observatory's mid-array in the Karoo desert of South Africa which will scan for sources of radio waves from 350 MHz to 15.4 GHz. The low-array is also under construction north of Perth in Western Australia. It will use 131,072 dipoles seeking signals on frequencies between 50 and 350 MHz.

This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(SPACE.COM)

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AMATEUR-OWNED COMPANY BUILDING SATELLITE PLANT IN INDIA

Friday 9th December 2022

In our previous newscast, we shared the triumph of the amateur-owned company that sent two of its made-in-India CubeSats into space aboard an Indian Space Research Organisation rocket. The company announced it is ready to join other enterprises in that nation in taking the next step. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF tells us what's next.

Not long after the launch of its Thybolt 1 and Thybolt 2 satellites, Dhruva Space, based in Hyderabad (Hydra-BOD), announced it was moving forward to build a facility where it can assemble and test satellites as large as 100 kg. Cofounder Abhay Egoor, the company's chief technical officer, said Dhruva is already raising funds toward that end. Dhruva joins another India-based space company, Pixxel, which is building a satellite assembly facility in Bengaluru. Pixxel expects that project to be completed during the first half of next year. Other companies are gearing up as well: Bangalore-based Bellatrix Aerospace, which is building in Karnataka; and Agnikul Cosmos in Madras, which is looking to develop testing facilities in Chennai.

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(INVENTIVA, STARTUPSTORYMEDIA)

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WORLD OF DX

Friday 9th December 2022

In the World of DX, you can find Burkhard, DL3KZA, on the air from Albania as ZA/DL3KZA until December 13th. He is on 40-17m; mainly using FT8. QSL to his home call, either direct or by the bureau.

Between December 10th and 16th, you will be able to hear S21DX on the air from Dhal Char island in Bangladesh, IOTA number AS-140. The operators will be using the HF bands and the QO-100 satellite. QSL via EB7DX.

Lester, W8YCM, is active until December 11th from Jamaica using the call sign as 6Y8LV. He is also signing W8YCM/6Y for the remainder of his stay, which lasts into January. Listen on the HF bands. Send QSLs for his home call.

Listen for Capi, LU1COP, operating from Isla Martin Garcia, Argentina, IOTA number SA-055, as LP1A/E until December 11th. Capi is on 80 through 10 metres using FT8 and SSB. QSL via Logbook of the World. Paper QSLs should be sent to EA7FTR.

(DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: MEET OUR INTERNATIONAL NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR FOR 2022

Friday 9th December 2022

When Amateur Radio Newsline began presenting its International Newsmaker of the Year award in 2019, we did it to acknowledge the best embodiment of the spirit of amateur radio in the activities of an individual, club or other organization during the past year. In presenting this year's award, we congratulate the winner we celebrated in that inaugural year: The West Bengal Amateur Radio Club of Kolkata, India. Here's our editor Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT to tell us why.

Congratulations once again to the West Bengal Radio Club of Kolkata India, Newsline's International Newsmaker for 2022. Operating on a thin budget, sometimes with borrowed radio equipment, the club has consistently provided communications during cyclones, after earthquakes, at major public events and to reunite missing family members with loved ones. The club also teaches its members valuable emergency-response skills that help save lives. This past year, those skills helped prevent a different kind of tragedy: They assisted law enforcement in locating and rescuing a woman who had been kidnapped and was about to be handed over to a human-trafficking ring. The stories we have given our listeners this past year about this club's efforts show that its commitment to public service, like their energy, knows no limits.

Newsline spoke to the club's secretary, Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, and he explained why members are so committed:

AMBARISH NAG BISWAS: We only make this club, not only for the amateur radio hobby. We make using this hobby how to save lives because all technology is for the human. If you are not using your hobby for the human, I don't believe that hobby...that hobby is just a hobby.

All of us at Amateur Radio Newsline salute this group for its combination of technology and humanity.

This is Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT.

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Friday 9th December 2022

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur Radio Weekly; the ARRL; CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; FCC.gov; Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club; Inventiva; QRZ.com; Radio World magazine; the RSGB; shortwaveradio.de; Space.com; startupstorymedia; Tom McElroy, W4SDR; USAJobs.gov; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us. For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG in Union, Kentucky saying 73. As always we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2022. All rights reserved.

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Keplerian Data

Friday 9th December 2022

Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00  0  0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB  .CCCCCCCC  00000-0  00000-0 0  DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

0 OSCAR 7
1 7530U 74089B   22339.90050966 -.00000026  00000-0  12450-3 0  9991
2 7530 101.9271 320.4422 0012455  73.4188 301.3257 12.53659138199196
0 ISS
1 25544U 98067A   22340.72239709 -.00008326  00000-0 -13922-3 0  9991
2 25544  51.6434 201.8711 0004104 129.2233 265.1343 15.49757237371944
0 SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   22339.77680796  .00000980  00000-0  15359-3 0  9999
2 27607  64.5532 137.5121 0080977 261.9345  97.2565 14.76449766 73660
0 AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE  22339.87381357  .00002395  00000-0  28418-3 0  9996
2 39444  97.6470 306.3501 0055028 187.8892 172.1463 14.84326163486943
0 XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E   22340.31862545  .00041628  00000-0  44921-3 0  9994
2 40903  97.1548  39.8627 0007368 188.7476 235.6624 15.63517719406016
0 IO-86
1 40931U 15052B   22340.45319267  .00001018  00000-0  52141-4 0  9995
2 40931   5.9967  22.0433 0013126  81.8535 278.3208 14.76934177388819
0 CAS-4B
1 42759U 17034B   22340.60981087  .00004077  00000-0  23652-3 0  9991
2 42759  43.0159 102.8506 0011485 297.0442 179.9873 15.13397325302424
0 CAS-4A
1 42761U 17034D   22340.43621523  .00003845  00000-0  22324-3 0  9998
2 42761  43.0166 102.4691 0011813 297.7167 171.3009 15.13483933302408
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   22339.66359565  .00006233  00000-0  46022-3 0  9998
2 43017  97.6538 226.7795 0243878 346.9259  12.5704 14.82789158272477
0 PO-101
1 43678U 18084H   22340.63624497  .00001065  00000-0  10938-3 0  9997
2 43678  97.9943 116.2193 0011308  78.5046 281.7389 14.92527888223534
0 QO-100
1 43700U 18090A   22339.76301560  .00000156  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 43700   0.0214 346.3108 0001669 296.3442  92.3354  1.00271254 14744
0 JO-97
1 43803U 18099AX  22340.12471818  .00003773  00000-0  32267-3 0  9991
2 43803  97.6007  42.7469 0015544  56.4110 303.8594 14.98114509218765
0 CAS-6
1 44881U 19093C   22340.49842181  .00000569  00000-0  78366-4 0  9999
2 44881  97.8808  57.1398 0014831 351.8750   8.2225 14.81955423160251
0 RS-44
1 44909U 19096E   22339.80024160  .00000017  00000-0  29732-4 0  9996
2 44909  82.5196 116.4521 0216479 279.1191  78.5476 12.79716855137423
0 XW-3
1 50466U 21131B   22340.59965590  .00000296  00000-0  11117-3 0  9999
2 50466  98.5693  57.6669 0004283  10.2446 349.8827 14.38587379 49667

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW. 
The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Friday, December 9, 2022, at 2330z on Baudot and BPSK31.

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The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands

Friday 9th December 2022

DX Bulletin 49 ARLD049 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT  December 8, 2022
To all radio amateurs  

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.  Thanks to all.

NIGER, 5U.  Giorgio, IU5HWS is currently active as 5UA99WS, mostly on 15 meter SSB until December 20.  QSL direct via EA5GL, OQRS or LoTW.

THE GAMBIA, C5.  Andre, ON7YK is QRV as C5YK during his spare time until February 24, 2023, mostly on 10 and 12 meters, and also on 20, 17 and 15 meters using CW and digital modes.  QSL direct via ON7YK or LoTW.

WILLIS ISLAND, VK9/W.  Sands, VU2WXW/VK4WXW, is working at the Meteorology Weather Station until April.  He has been on 40, 20 and 15 meters and hopes to add 17, 12 and 10 meters as well.  QSL via Club Log.

BANGLADESH, S2.  Team S21DX will be active from Dhal Char Island (AS-140) from December 10 to 16 December.  Plans are for eight operators (S21AM, S21BK, S21D, S21IT, S21MK, S21OM, S21RC and S21TG) to be QRV with two SSB stations, one FT8 (F/H) station, and one station for QO-100 satellite (SSB).  QSL direct to EB7DX.  All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW or Club Log.

BURKINA FASO, XT.  Harald, DF2WO and will be operating as XT2AW until December 18 on HF and via QO-100.  QSL via M0OXO (OQRS), LoTW or direct.

LAOS, XW.  Vincent, XW4KV plans to activate 12 locator grids via QO-100, until December 23.  HF operation is expected as well from December 13 to 18. 
QSL via F4BVK (d/B), OQRS or LoTW.

SENEGAL, 6W.  Earl, WA3DX will sign WA3DX/6W, from December 22 to January 20, mostly on 20 meter SSB and FT8, but also on 40 to 10, 2 meters and 70 cm FM, and APRS.  He will also be QRV as 6W1/WA3DX, 6W6/WA3DX, and 6W9/WA3DX.  QSL direct to home call or LoTW.

BURKINA FASO, XT.  Harald, DF2WO will be active as XT2AW until December 17.  He is operating CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4 on HF and plans to be QRV on QO-100 as well.  QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.

ALBANIA, ZA.  Burkhard, DL3KZA is active as ZA/DL3KZA until December 13 on 40 to 17 meters, using mostly FT8.  QSL via home call, direct or via the Bureau.

MALDIVES, 8Q.  Vadim, R6CA will be active as 8Q7CA from December 13 to 22.  He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 80 to 10 meters. 
QSL via LoTW, Club Log OQRS or via home call.

CEUTA AND MELILLA, EA9.  Yuris, YL2GM signs EA9/YL7A or EA9/YL2GM from Ceuta until December 12 on the HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8.
QSL via home call.

ANTARCTICA, VP8.  Seba, SQ1SGB will be operating as VP8/SQ1SGB/p during his spare time, until February 1, 2023.  He is QRV on 40 and 20 meters using SSB and FT8.  QSL via EB7DX.

SPAIN, EA.  Special event station EE44C celebrates the 44th anniversary of Spain's present constitution until December 18. 
QSL direct via EC5WR, LoTW or eQSL.       
Also, EH5FPM operates around the Patron Saint Festivities of Mazarron until December 11. 
QSL to EA5JDN via the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW.

HAWAII, KH6.  Jim, N6TJ will sign KH7Q from the KH6YY station this weekend in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest.  This will be a mixed mode effort using SSB and CW. 
QSL via AH6NF.

ENGLAND, G.  The RSGB holds their Transatlantic Centenary Tests throughout December, commemorating the tests towards the first transatlantic contact on HF.  Look for special call signs G5WS, G5AT, G6XX, G6ZZ, G3DR, and GM3DR.  Additional calls may also be used from other parts of the country: GM5WS (Scotland), GW5WS (Wales), GU5WS (Guernsey), GD5WS (Isle of Man), GJ5WS (Jersey) and GI5WS (Northern Ireland). 
QSL via M0OXO.  Logs will be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log.

FINLAND, OH.  The Market Reef DX Association station, OH9A operates with the call sign OH1XMAS until December 26 on all bands and modes.
QSL via Club Log OQRS or direct.

ARGENTINA, LU.  Hernan, LU1COP will be active as LP1A/E from Isla Martin Garcia until December 11, operating SSB and FT8 on 80 to 10 meters. 
QSL via LoTW or EA7FTR.

BELGIUM, ON.  The UBA Section Bruxelles-Est (ON5UB) will be active as OR78NUTS from December 9 to 11 to commemorate the 78th anniversary  of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.  The suffix of the special call sign is General Anthony C. McAuliffe's famous single-word reply in response to a surrender ultimatum. 
QSL via ON5UB.
 
NETHERLANDS, PA.  Celebrating Christmas and the New Year, special call sign PH22XMAS will be active until December 28, while PH23HNY will be QRV from December 28 to January 31.  QSL cards will not be available.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The ARRL 10-Meter Contest, PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint, TRC Digi Contest, SKCC Weekend Sprintathon, ARI 40/80 Contest, International Naval Contest, QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Sprint, CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Run and the 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint are all on tap for your contesting pleasure.

Please see December 2022 QST, page 59 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details.

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List of SCC qualifying contests expanded

Friday 2nd December 2022

Ofcom has recently authorised an expansion of the list of Special Contest Call (SCC) qualifying contests.

Full details of how to apply for an SCC can be found on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/scc.

RSGB

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Additional members wanted for ESRG

Friday 2nd December 2022

The RSGB is seeking to appoint additional members to the Exams and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG)—formerly known as the Exams Group.

RSGB Convention presentations: Z66DX and Digital ATV

Friday 2nd December 2022

The RSGB have released two further RSGB 2022 Convention presentations this week.

These and other presentations are on the RSGB YouTube channel in the RSGB 2022 Convention playlist.

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2353 for Friday December 2nd, 2022

ORBIT TROUBLES FOR AMATEUR RADIO MOON LANDER

Friday 2nd December 2022

We begin this week in space, where a troubled orbit has detoured a Japanese amateur radio project that was heralded as the world's smallest moon lander. Jason Daniels VK2LAW brings us that report.

OMOTENASHI, developed by the JAXA Ham Radio Club in Japan, carried the promise of putting amateur radio on the moon's surface when it launched on November 16th from Kennedy Space Center in the US. Now the chance to transmit a beacon in the amateur radio 70cm band from a lunar QTH has been put into question.

The CubeSat was a secondary payload aboard NASA's Artemis 1 mission. In English translation from Japanese, the ham radio club's website for JAXA, Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency, reports that orbital errors have resulted in an unstable radio signal for its communications. The website also reports that the solar cells face away from the sun, making it problematic to charge OMOTENASHI's batteries.

Having missed the chance for a moon landing, organisers are regrouping. The website reports that data from OMOTENASHI will be analysed to unearth a possible cause of what happened. The report said that the team believed that the axis of rotation is stable and that the spacecraft will get sunlight when the direction of the sun changes. They expect that will happen next March.

This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

(JAXA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)

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HOMEBREW CUBESATS ARE A 'FIRST' FOR LAUNCH IN INDIA

Friday 2nd December 2022

Indian radio amateurs and space enthusiasts had a proud moment when a rocket launch for an ocean-monitoring satellite had a pair of homegrown amateur radio CubeSats along for the ride. Here's Jim Meachen ZL2BHF with details.

Members of the Star Fleet Amateur Radio Club, National Institute for Amateur Radio, Indian Institute of Hams, West Bengal Radio Club and the Indian Academy of Communication and Disaster Management were among the hundreds of amateurs across India watching eagerly on Saturday, November 26th as an Indian Space Research Organisation mission lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Although the primary payload was an ocean observation satellite, the varied secondary payload also included two satellites that Indian news media were praising as the nation's first homegrown amateur satellites to be launched aboard an Indian space vehicle.

The nanosatellites had been built in Hyderabad (Hy-Dra-Bod) by Druva Space, founded by four radio amateurs 10 years ago. The CubeSats have a combined mass of 1.45 kilograms and each is no larger than 10 by 10 by 5 centimeters. Hams will be able to use their store-and-forward messaging system.

Dhruva's CEO Sanjay Nekkanti AB3OE / VU3ISS told one news outlet that this mission was extremely important to those who designed and built the satellites and said the hams will be testing them out following their deployment into low earth orbit. Sanjay said [quote] "This is a way for us to give back to the ecosystem." [endquote] He said he hoped the mission would also encourage more people to get involved in amateur radio and the sciences.

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(THE PRINT, REPUBLIC WORLD, NASA SPACEFLIGHT.COM)

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SWITZERLAND PREPARES FOR SHUTDOWN OF FM RADIO

Friday 2nd December 2022

Just as the nature and the technology of amateur radio keeps evolving so too is the landscape changing for broadcast FM. Jeremy Boot G4NJH has that story.

Switzerland is preparing for the shutdown of its FM radio services as Swiss listeners join the ranks of those in Norway and in the UK who now tune into DAB+

The nation's switchover from FM/analogue to DAB+/digital radio was the subject of discussion at the recent WorldDAB Summit, a digital radio industry forum held in London in early November. Norway's P4 radio led the charge in that nation more than five years ago, embracing the multiple channels from one transmitter, a lower cost way to keep station programming on the air.

Switzerland's move comes just as the broadcast licences for the nation's radio stations expire at the end of 2024. Broadcasters see the switch as a way to save money while increasing the reach and the variety of the programme content. There will be no simulcasting on FM and digital.

In a report in Radio World magazine, Swiss broadcaster Nicola Bomio said he was worried that the change would cost the stations listenership. Others said they wondered whether listeners living on the border with France would simply tune in to stations there.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(RADIO WORLD MAGAZINE)

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12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVENT IS BACK

Friday 2nd December 2022

If you're counting down the days until Christmas, here's a little help with counting things down. Just count to twelve - for the return of the popular 12 Days of Christmas Special Event. Mike Askins KE5CXP tells us how to get in on the action.

Is that a partridge in the pear tree, or did someone just hang a dipole in its place? And are those nine drummers really drumming....or are they actually DXing? With the return of the 12 Days of Christmas Special Event this year, you just can't be sure what those nine drummers, ten pipers or seven swans are up to, but we do know that hundreds of hams around the world will be listening for them. Their special-event call signs will be on the air for a fourth year starting on December 14th and ending on Christmas Day, December 25th. Operators will be using CW and SSB and making use of one satellite. As in previous years, they will be using 1 x 1 calls that begin with either a W or a K -- but this year things will be easier for those who wish to rotate their beams: The calls will also contain a stroke and the operator's numerical call area. So get ready to start listening for all those calling birds -- and earn a downloadable certificate to make the season as bright as those five golden rings.

This is Mike Askins KE5CXP.

(SALLI ROSATO, K2RYD)

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DECEMBER IS YOTA MONTH

Friday 2nd December 2022

December is going to be a busy month for the younger generation of amateur radio operators around the world. Using the YOTA suffix - Y O T A - in their call signs, hams ages 25 and younger will be on all the bands using all the modes at various times of the day and night. At any given time you will be able to hear Argentina's young amateurs using LR1YOTA, hams in Honduras using HQ2YOTA or young operators in El Salvador calling QRZ as YS1YOTA. Here in the United States, the call signs will be K8Y, K8O, K8T and K8A, with the single-letter suffixes spelling "YOTA."

Last year's young amateurs logged 119,516 QSOs. Can they top that this year?

The month will also present them with challenge of Round 3 of the YOTA contest, which will take place on the 30th of December from 1200 to 2359 UTC.

For more details, follow the link in the text version of this week's newscast script at arnewsline.org

[FOR PRINT ONLY: DO NOT READ https://events.ham-yota.com/ ]

(YOTA.COM)

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AUSTRALIANS ON THE MOVE WITH A PTOTA ACTIVATION

Friday 2nd December 2022

Amateur radio can be very portable and very public, as we know. Now an awards program created by a group of amateurs in Australia combines both -- in a very practical way. John Williams VK4JJW explains.

You can trade the trails and the treetops for trains and trams thanks to an awards programme from the School Amateur Radio Club Network, VK3SRC. It's called Public Transport On The Air - PTOTA (pronounced "puh-toe-tah") - and it encourages students and other commuters to grab their handhelds and call CQ while enroute to their destination on some means of public transportation. Contacts can be made via digital or analogue voice modes and can utilise any netwok or device. The only requirement is to have the QSO on an amateur band.

Based in Australia, the club network unites schools in which students belong to an amateur radio club. The clubs are promoted and assisted by Julie VK3FOWL and Joe VK3YSP. SARCNET administers a number of programme awards, including PTOTA. PTOTA awards are issued as annual certificates. Participants' points are re-set every 1st of the year.

The SARCNET website encourages students to make ham radio visible to the public in this way but does offer two important caveats: Before leaving the train or tram, check your seat for any equipment you may have left behind -- and perhaps, more importantly, try to avoid morning and afternoon rush hour.

Additional details are available at sarcnet.org

This is John Williams VK4JJW.

(WIA, SARCNET)

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YOUTH ON THE AIR CAMP APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS

Friday 2nd December 2022

Young amateur radio operators in North, Central and South America are being invited to plan for a memorable time in Canada this coming July: Applications are now open for the third Youth on the Air camp, which is open to licensed radio amateurs between the ages of 15 and 25. The camp will be held on the campus of Carleton University in Ontario, Canada from July 16th through to July 21st.

The application process is free and allocations are being held for campers from each of the three Americas to allow for attendance from countries throughout IARU Region 2. For the best chances at being chosen, prospective campers are being encouraged to apply by January 15th. The application process will however continue through to May 31st.

To apply - and to read details about making separate arrangements for transportation - visit YouthOnTheAir dot org (YouthOnTheAir.org)

(YOUTH ON THE AIR CAMP)

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OFCOM EXTENDS EXPERIMENTAL ACCESS

Friday 2nd December 2022

The telecommunications regulator in the UK delivered some good news to amateurs who enjoy experimenting on the air. Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us what they learned.

Amateurs who hold a Full licence in the UK will be eligible to use the frequencies between 146 to 147MHz after receiving a Notice of Variation from Ofcom. In some restricted areas operational limitations exist. The notice is available on a temporary basis only and is subject to a 30-day notice period that it is being changed or withdrawn.

By making this part of the spectrum available, Ofcom is hoping to encourage experimentation by radio amateurs, allowing them to experiment with new technologies such as digital voice and data transmissions having moderate bandwidth. Ofcom defines "moderate" as being up to 500 kHz wide.

The one-year Notice of Variation was first made to full licensees in October 2014. The Radio Society of Great Britain said that it is pleased that Ofcom has accepted its latest request to extend the agreement. NoV applications are made via the RSGB website at rsgb dot org slash nov (rsgb.org/nov)

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

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MUSEUM'S HAM STATION GETS ARDC GRANT

Friday 2nd December 2022

The Museum of Information Explosion in Huntsville, Alabama, is getting a modernized amateur radio station that will feature digital technology to complement the more traditional gear being showcased in the museum's other exhibits. The station is being established with the help of a $16,000 grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications and is designed to show how ham radio is surviving by changing with the times. The museum is set to open early next year. Various local ham radio clubs, including the Radio Club of the Museum of Information Explosion, will serve as docents for visitors and will also go on the air from the station.

(ARDC)

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OTTAWA OPERATOR ADDED TO HALL OF FAME

Friday 2nd December 2022

An amateur radio operator from Ottawa, Canada has just been chosen for the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. Dave Parks, WB8ODF, tells us about him.

The name of Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, is being added to the roster of those who have contributed to amateur radio consistently over the years as both an advocate and a participant. First licensed in 1959 as VE2AME, Bryan returned to active participation in Canadian amateur radio in 2002 after years of living overseas. Radio Amateurs of Canada cites his consistent work in the preparation for and attendance at the International Telecommunications Union's World Radio Conferences in 2012, 2015 and 2019. The RAC has credited him with being a key member of the Canadian delegation at ITU meetings. The Hall of Fame chairman of the board Frank Davis VO1HP, writes on the RAC website that Bryan's work on the national and international levels involved helping hams gain access to frequencies at both 60 meters and 630 meters. Frank acknowledges Bryan's successes as well in establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada, the nation's regulator.

Congratulations to Bryan.

This is Dave Parks WB8ODF.

(WIA, RAC)

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WORLD OF DX

Friday 2nd December 2022

In the World of DX, listen for Tony, JH1FFW, on the air from Palau as T88RC until December 5th. You can hear him on the HF bands, using SSB and FT8. QSL via eQSL or LoTW.

Look for Giorgio, 5UA99WS, who will be on the air from Niger (nye-Jeer) until the 23rd of December. He will be on 15 and 20 metres using SSB when time permits. QSL via his LoTW manager, IK5SRF.

Listen for Sergey, RX3APM, on the air from the Maldives as 8Q7BB from December 4th through to the 17th. He will participate in the ARRL 10m contest which is taking place on December 10th and 11th. At other times he will be operating on 80 through 10 metres. QSL to his home call.

Be listening for Joe, VE3BW, operating from Costa Rica as TI7/VE3BW between December 23rd and January 4th. He will be on the air on 160-6m, using CW, SSB and FT8. See his page on QRZ.com for details.

(DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: HAPPY ENDING FOR PRODUCER OF HAM RADIO DOCUMENTARY

Friday 2nd December 2022

Sometimes the best movies are the ones in which it's impossible to guess the ending. Our final report in this week's newscast tells us about one such movie, a documentary, and the student filmmaker who created it. Ralph Squillace KK6ITB brings us her story.

The 30-minute documentary that made its TV premiere on Montana Public Broadcasting on Thanksgiving Day was a production by Grace Wolcott, a University of Montana student working with Media Arts students at the school. The film has a one-word title: "Ham." Grace told Newsline it was inspired by a class assignment and, in part, by the small portable shortwave radio she listens to. It's the story of Montana's ham radio community and the reason for radio operators' devotion.

She called the documentary a learning experience with everyone willing to work outside their comfort zones. Grace was producer, director and assistant editor. The production also offered moments of radio magic. In one of her favorite moments, the crew was interviewing a ham in his shack when another ham could be heard on the air -- and then there was yet another. A QSO got under way and each learned that they'd all been interviewed for Grace's film. Grace told Newsline: [quote] "I felt in that moment, even if this documentary isn't a masterpiece or nobody sees it, I am glad that, just like amateur radio, we are bringing people together." [endquote]

So can you guess the ending? Grace, who aspires to be an independent filmmmaker, now has another goal. She wants to become a ham. She's already studying with the help of Lance Collister, W7GJ, the amateur seen in the opening scenes of the film. She said: [quote] "Everyone I met in the community is patiently waiting for me to get my license and I will not let them down!" [endquote]

She gets her diploma at the end of this semester and hopes to get on the air next year.

This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.

If you ]'d like to see Grace's documentary, it's available on the Montana PBS website. See the link in the text version of this week's Newsline script at arnewsline.org

https://www.montanapbs.org/programs/ham/ 

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the ARRL; CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; JAXA Amateur Radio Club; Facebook; Montana PBS; NASA Spaceflight.com; The Print; QRZ.com; Radio World magazine; the RSGB; Republic World; SARCNet; shortwaveradio.de; Youth on the Air Camp; Wireless Institute of Australia; YOTA; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us. For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio saying 73. As always we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2022. All rights reserved.

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Keplerian Data - Released 2nd December 2022

Friday 2nd December 2022

Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00  0  0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB  .CCCCCCCC  00000-0  00000-0 0  DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

0 OSCAR 7
1 07530U 74089B   22335.70667806 -.00000024  00000-0  13637-3 0  9998
2 07530 101.9268 316.2286 0012462  81.2665  94.0183 12.53658937198423
0 ISS
1 25544U 98067A   22336.67294800  .00012597  00000-0  23073-3 0  9994
2 25544  51.6436 221.9239 0004534 116.6109 350.7827 15.49697482371317
0 SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   22335.78051208  .00000729  00000-0  11951-3 0  9991
2 27607  64.5528 149.7479 0081018 262.6711  96.5178 14.76440569 73077
0 AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE  22336.36833980  .00001863  00000-0  22258-3 0  9996
2 39444  97.6469 302.9888 0054731 199.4784 160.4341 14.84309522487014
0 XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E   22336.54990556  .00038802  00000-0  42419-3 0  9998
2 40903  97.1544  36.0441 0006933 203.5298 264.2798 15.63201941405421
0 IO-86
1 40931U 15052B   22336.33394350  .00000948  00000-0  42454-4 0  9990
2 40931   5.9956  51.3970 0013722  24.2071 335.8777 14.76930545388204
0 CAS-4B
1 42759U 17034B   22336.57857461  .00002924  00000-0  17341-3 0  9997
2 42759  43.0159 125.1185 0011476 274.9327 173.7766 15.13358099301811
0 CAS-4A
1 42761U 17034D   22336.40795756  .00003274  00000-0  19218-3 0  9994
2 42761  43.0164 124.7264 0011714 276.3771 179.2967 15.13449196301797
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   22335.74968919  .00005701  00000-0  42111-3 0  9996
2 43017  97.6534 223.0273 0244352 359.7689   0.3373 14.82739556271890
0 PO-101
1 43678U 18084H   22336.41261341  .00001198  00000-0  12233-3 0  9990
2 43678  97.9939 111.9311 0011251  92.2349 268.0195 14.92518232222905
0 QO-100
1 43700U 18090A   22336.39077104  .00000147  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 43700   0.0195 308.8975 0001205 319.3421 329.4522  1.00269450 14955
0 JO-97
1 43803U 18099AX  22335.64959222  .00003058  00000-0  26267-3 0  9991
2 43803  97.6002  38.3890 0015391  69.6060 290.6815 14.98082828218092
0 CAS-6
1 44881U 19093C   22336.58228510  .00000564  00000-0  77673-4 0  9993
2 44881  97.8808  53.2847 0015096   4.5980 355.5376 14.81950479159673
0 RS-44
1 44909U 19096E   22335.65662086  .00000035  00000-0  10529-3 0  9993
2 44909  82.5191 119.2055 0216453 288.8552  68.9189 12.79716827136894
0 XW-3
1 50466U 21131B   22336.49604618  .00000205  00000-0  81522-4 0  9992
2 50466  98.5694  53.5707 0004516  22.6849 337.4537 14.38584755 4907

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.

The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday, December  6, 2022, at 2330z on Baudot and BPSK31.

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The American Radio Relay League's round-up of the forthcoming week's DX activity on the amateur radio bands

Friday 2nd December 2022

This week's bulletin, released 1st December 2022 was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.  Thanks to all.

MAURITIUS, 3B8.  F6HMQ and F6GWV are QRV as 3B8/home calls until December 14.  Activity is holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and various digital modes.  QSL to home calls.

ROTUMA, 3D2.  Tony, 3D2AG is QRV as 3D2AG/p until December 20. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, with a focus on 15, 12, and 10 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8.  QSL via operator's instructions.

TANZANIA, 5H.  Ferdy, HB9DSP is QRV as 5H3FM from Zanzibar Island, IOTA AF-032, until December 13.  Activity is holiday style on 20, 15, and 10 meters using SSB and some FT8.  QSL via LoTW.

SAMOA, 5W.  Sigfrido, HB9FFN is QRV as 5W0RS from Apia, IOTA OC-097, while working as an agronomist for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.  Activity is in his spare time on 40, 20, and 10 meters using SSB.  QSL direct to IT9YVO.

MALDIVES, 8Q.  Sergey, RX3APM will be QRV as 8Q7BB from December 4 to 17.  Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters.  This includes being an entry in the upcoming ARRL 10 Meter contest.  QSL to home call.

NEPAL, 9N.  Robert, 9N7AA is QRV until December 14.  Activity is generally on 160 to 6 meters using FT8.  QSL direct to S57DX.

THE GAMBIA, C5.  Andre, ON7YK is QRV as C5YK from Bijilo until February 24, 2023.  Activity is in his spare time on 20 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY, FT8, and FT4.  QSL direct to home call.

MOROCCO, CN.  Special event station CN22JIM will be QRV on December 5 to 18 from Imlil in the High Atlas mountain range of Morocco in recognition of the Journee Internationale de la Montagne.  QSL via RW6HS.

SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4.  Remo, HB9SHD will be QRV as H44SHD from Uepi Island, IOTA OC-149, from December 6 to 19.  Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using SSB and FT8.  QSL to home call.

GUINEA BISSAU, J5.  Carlos, CT2GQA is QRV as J5GQA until December 15 while on work assignment.  Activity is in his spare time using only FT8.  QSL to home call.

JAPAN, JA.  Special event station 8J1H90T is QRV until March 31, 2023 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the city of Hiratsuka. QSL via bureau.

PALAU, T8.  Tony, JH1FFW is QRV as T88RC until December 5.  Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and FT8.  QSL to home call.

WILLIS ISLAND, VK9W.  Sands, VU2WXW is QRV as VK9WX while working at the Meteorology Weather Station here until the end of April, 2023. Activity of late has been on 20 meters using SSB around 1300 to 1400z.  QSL via operator's instructions.

MEXICO, XE.  A group of operators will be QRV as XF1S from Tiburon Island, IOTA NA-167, from December 4 to 9.  Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, including Satellites, using CW, SSB, and various digital modes.  QSL via IT9EJW.

INDONESIA, YB.  Indra, YB8QT is QRV from the Sangihe Islands, IOTA OC-210, until 2024 or 2025.  QSL via IK2DUW.

VANUATU, YJ. Chris, VK2YUS is QRV as YJ0CA from Efate, IOTA OC-035, until December 9.  Activity is in his spare time on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. 
QSL direct to home call.

ALBANIA, ZA.  Burkhard, DL3KZA is QRV as ZA/DL3KZA from Vlora and his here until December 13.  Activity is on 40 to 17 meters using mostly FT8.  QSL to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  ARRL 160-Meter Contest, Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest, CWops Test, RTTYOPS Weeksprint, NRAU 10-Meter Activity Contest, SKCC CW Sprint Europe, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, Kalbar SSB Contest, UFT CW Meeting, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint, PRO CW Contest, INORC CW Contest and FT Roundup are scheduled for this upcoming weekend.

The K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, ARS Spartan CW Sprint, RTTYOPS Weeksprint, QRP 40-Meter CW Fox Hunt, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40 and Mini-Test 80 are all on tap for December 5 to 7.

Youngsters On The Air stations are active during the month of December.

Please see December QST, page 59, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details.

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