District 1 OHIO ARES

New Zealand"s Radio Spectrum Management Cites Ham for Transmitting 3100 W:

Thursday, 27 May 2010 06:54

Last month, New Zealand"s Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) -- that country"s equivalent of the FCC -- charged and fined Alan Potter, ZL3II, of Christchurch, for transmitting outside the terms and conditions of the General User Radio License for Amateur Radio Operators. Potter was charged in the Christchurch District Court on April 14 and found guilty of breaching Section 113 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989. Section 113 deals with those who "commit an offence under this Act who transmit radio waves."

FCC Upholds Decision to Revoke Amateur License of Convicted Indiana Ham:

Thursday, 27 May 2010 06:53

Lonnie L. Keeney, KB9RFO, of Greencastle, Indiana, filed a Petition for Reconsideration in March 2010, asking that the FCC re-evaluate the revocation of his Amateur Radio license.

Robert Brown PhD, NM7M (SK):

Thursday, 27 May 2010 06:52

Bob Brown, NM7M, of Anacortes, Washington, passed away Sunday, May 23, from cardiac arrest. He was 87. Brown, the husband of former ARRL Northwestern Division Director Mary Lou Brown, NM7N (SK), was known worldwide for his contributions to the propagation studies on 160 meters.

Amateurs Needed to Assist Japanese Amateur Interplanetary Satellite:

Thursday, 27 May 2010 06:52

An informal network of ham radio experimenters, scientists and CW enthusiasts called FlyVenusCom -- a nonprofit, cross-cultural effort -- has been created to support communication efforts by Japanese scientists with its CubeSat Venus probe, UNITEC-1. This CubeSat was developed by 20 universities of the University Space Engineering Consortium (UNISEC), the Japanese community developing nano-satellites.

Ham Visiting South Africa Able To Use Special Prefix During World Cup:

Thursday, 27 May 2010 06:51

Through an agreement between the South African Radio League (SARL) and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, those radio amateurs who will be attending the FIFA World Cup in South Africa may use a special ZS call sign during the event.

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