Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Jun 02 2022 21:19:02 Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2327 for Friday June 3rd, 2022 Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2327, with a release date of Friday, June 3rd, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. RFI rears its head, even on the dark side of the moon. Australia approves remote-testing for kids seeking ham licenses - and get ready for Youth on the Air camp. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2327 comes your way right now. ** BILLBOARD CART ** MOON'S DARK SIDE NO REFUGE FROM RFI PAUL/ANCHOR: We begin this week's report with the question: Just how far would you be willing to go to get away from RFI? Graham Kemp, VK4BB, tells us of one far-reaching attempt to do so -- that, unfortunately, didn't go far enough. GRAHAM: There were high hopes for the radio telescope aboard China's Chang'e 4 lander when it touched down on the dark side of the moon three years ago. Chinese scientists believed that such a remote, unilluminated location would be free of radio noise because the moon is a shield against RFI from the Earth. They were wrong about the absence of noise altogether, however: The low-frequency radio spectrometer on board the lander's relay satellite cannot do its work to unlock the mysteries of the universe until another mystery is solved: How to block the noise from the moon lander's own radio emissions. Knowing early on that these emissions would pose an issue, scientists took preventive measures but they apparently have not succeeded. One of the causes is apparently the electromagnetic leakage from the lander's power source. According to an academic paper cited in the South China Morning Post, the lander's noises are two to three times greater than the signals that the radio telescope had hoped to observe and even block the strongest pulses emitted by the sun. Researchers are now studying a mathematical solution that they hope will boost the sensitivity of the radio telescope, which is designed to receive frequencies under 30 MHz. As an aside, according to Chinese mythology their Goddess of the Moon bears the name "CHANG'E For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB. (SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST) ** HAM RADIO CANDIDATES 18 AND YOUNGER CAN TEST REMOTELY PAUL/ANCHOR: Good news for the youngest ham radio candidates in Australia. Remote testing has been approved. Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, shares the details. JASON: In a reversal of their earlier policy, the Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Australian Maritime College have announced they will permit amateur radio candidates under the age of 18 to sit an exam session remotely. Online sessions for these younger candidates had previously been prohibited, even as those older than 18 were able to complete their exams in this manner to comply with health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes are being allowed under certain conditions, including the requirement that a parent or guardian be present in the room while the test is under way. Remote exams are conducted by AMC Level 3 assessors. The Wireless Institute of Australia praised the decision, calling it a big win for everyone. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW. (WIA) ** STRAIGHT KEY NIGHT COMES TO NEw ZEALAND PAUL/ANCHOR: CW enthusiasts in New Zealand are getting ready to turn back time, turn off the amps and put everything but their straight keys into storage for the night. Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, tells us what's going on. JIM: If you're in New Zealand, set aside the second Sunday in June and be in the shack between 8 and 9 p.m. local time. Winter Straight Key Night will be going strong - at least as strong as the 100-watt limit - and amateurs will be paying tribute to sending code the old-fashioned way. Listen for radio operators calling CQ SKN or just SKN. The exchange will be RST, Location, Name, Key, Transmitter and Power. Straight Key Night is being held with the support of the New Zealand Morse Code Telegraph Key Directory. Remember, it's a casual event and there won't be any certificates awarded. There will be lots of QSOs, however, and a whole lot of nostalgia. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF. (NZART) --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .