Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 19 2022 15:37:23

FINNISH HAM RADIO PUBLICATIONS GO DIGITAL

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: With amateurs around the world going digital ON the 
air, it would stand to reason that increasing numbers of publishers of 
amateur radio media are opting to go digital OFF the air. Ed Durrant, 
DD5LP, tells us about a magazine in Finland that is the latest to make 
this change.

ED: The Finnish Amateur Radio Association has recognised that even 
amateurs who don't operate with the digital modes might still want to 
go digital when it comes to reading material about radio. The SRAL now 
allows its members the option of receiving their magazines in a digital 
format sent via email instead of waiting for the postal carrier to 
deliver it. This follows the lead of a number of amateur radio 
societies around the world who have already made that shift, including 
the ARRL in the United States with its QST and On the Air magazines, 
and the Radio Society of Great Britain with RadCom. Members of the 
Finnish society are being given the option of receiving both the paper 
and digital edition. An SRAL survey of members showed that 37 percent 
of association members were strongly interested in a digital 
publication. That bodes well for the society's budget: Digital 
distribution is expected to reduce costs of producing the magazine, 
which the association considers one of its biggest expenses.

This is Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

(SOUTHGATE)

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AUTOMAKERS LOSE COURT BATTLE OVER 5.9 GHz BAND

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: It was a case of use it or lose it for the US auto 
industry, which has lost its fight to retain a larger allocation of the 
5.9 GHz band for wireless safety features in vehicles. Kent Peterson, 
KC0DGY, has that story.

KENT: A federal court in Washington, D.C., has decided against US 
automakers who had asked the US Federal Communications Commission to 
restore its previously allocated frequencies on the 5.9 GHz band for 
use by wireless safety technology known as vehicle-to-vehicle. The 
court ruled on Friday August 12th that the V2V technology had not been 
deployed in commercially marketed vehicles and that much of the 
spectrum was needed for Wi-Fi. In 2020, the FCC reallocated part of the 
5.9GHz spectrum from V2V technology so it could be available for 
unlicensed devices using Wi-Fi.

The court denied the challenge to that reallocation by the Intelligent 
Transportation Society of America and the American Association of State 
Highway and Transportation Officials, arguing that the court was 
unconvinced that sufficient advances had been made in V2V technology. 
The FCC told the court that 30MHz of spectrum remained available for 
these so-called intelligent transportation systems and the agency 
considered that enough.

This is Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.

(US CIRCUIT COURT, WASHINGTON D.C.; THE VERGE)

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A CENTURY OF PROUD CHALLENGES FOR WISCONSIN AMATEUR

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: There are always new challenges for ham radio operators 
who are on the lookout for the next big thing to learn. Perhaps no one 
knows that better than this Wisconsin amateur. He celebrated his 100th 
birthday this summer. Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, has his story.

RALPH: In true amateur radio spirit, the learning hasn't stopped for 
Arden Nelson, KA9WAR. He trained to fly military aircraft in the Army 
Air Corps during World War II and 79 years ago this month he soloed a 
PT-19 in Ballinger, Texas. He also learned to communicate using CW. 
Although he regrets not having stayed with that mode when he became an 
amateur radio operator 37 years ago, Arde - who turned 100 years old on 
July 2nd - hasn't avoided conquering other modes since then. He devotes 
three to four hours a day listening to the radio and trying to score 
some good DX. He told Newsline in an email that with the assistance of 
Dwight, NS9I, he made the leap into the digital realm and is active now 
making contacts using FT-8.

Few hams could have been happier recently than Lou, N2CYY, who logged 
an FT8 contact with him in his New Jersey shack on the 13th of August. 
He was happy to learn his new friend had recently become a centenarian. 
Even without making radio contact with him, however, other local hams 
are sharing that joy: Fellow members of the Marinette and Menominee 
Amateur Radio Club honored Arden recently with a birthday celebration 
and a picnic at a local park.

There, fortunately, the only challenge he faced was cutting - and 
eating - the cake.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(ARDE NELSON KA9WAR, PESHTIGO TIMES, LOU N2CYY)
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