Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jun 23 2023 06:17:50

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2382 for Friday, June 23rd, 2023

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2382, with a release date of Friday,
June 23rd, 2023 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hams get on the air as a cyclone hits India; the 
FCC's systems go back online -- and get ready to chase the 13 Colonies 
Special Event stations. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline 
Report Number 2382, comes your way right now.

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HAMS MOBILIZE TO ASSIST DURING CYCLONE BIPARJOY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our top story takes us to India where hams played a 
crucial role in public safety and communication as a cyclone enveloped 
the region. More on that from Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.

JIM: Amateur radio operators in western India were deployed and kept on 
high alert as Cyclone Biparjoy closed in on the western shore near the 
port of Jakhau on Thursday, June 15th, tearing roofs off houses, and 
leaving thousands without power.

Local news reports from the Indian state of Gujarat said that the state's 
Disaster Management Authority responded to power outages and other damage 
by deploying six ham radio teams, two of them in the district near the 
port of Jakhau, as well as a number of mobile units. Pakistan and India 
had already moved an estimated 173,000 people to shelters in preparation 
for the storm's arrival.

The deadly cyclone killed at least two people in India before weakening 
and heading toward Pakistan's southern coastal areas. The name of the 
Cyclone - Biparjoy (Bipper Joy) - means "disaster" in Bengali.

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIMES OF INDIA)

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FCC REPORTS ITS ULS BACK ONLINE

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In the United States, the FCC reported an end to the long 
shutdown of some of its systems, much to the relief of hams and others 
needing to file documents. Paul Braun, WD9GCO, brings us that report.

PAUL: The Federal Communications Commission's nearly month-long outage of 
its Universal Licensing System and related systems has ended. The systems 
came back on line, on a limited basis, on Wednesday, June 21st. A public 
announcement by the FCC alerted users to the remaining unavailability of 
the systems' query download function, which permits search results to be 
saved as text files.

The shutdown put the brakes on amateur radio filings and other FCC 
applications that were facing immediate deadlines, causing widespread 
frustration and much wider speculation as to the cause behind the 
shutdown. The FCC's public announcement did not address the cause and 
despite repeated requests from Amateur Radio Newsline to clarify what had 
occurred, the agency referred only to the announcement on its website. 
The announcement cited [quote] "technical issues." [endquote] It was not 
possible to determine specifically where those issues occurred - or why 
they occurred - and whether there had been a security breach or if any 
presumed built-in redundancies failed to operate properly.

The FCC said it has provided deadline extensions for filings that were 
affected by the shutdown and that it expects high traffic on its systems 
in the days to come. Those ULS applications that were impacted will not 
need to pay waiver fees, seek waivers, or provide any special attachments.

The FCC said that the deadline extensions and other relief measures only 
apply to those filings between the outage period of June 9th to June 
29th.

This is Paul Braun, WD9GCO.

(FCC)

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WRTC GAINS SUPPORT FROM ITALIAN OFFICIALS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The World Radiosport Team Championship, which is about to 
open shortly near Bologna, Italy, has gained the official patronage and 
support of the Ministry of Enterprises and the Made in Italy initiative. 
The competition is being held in a region of Italy known as an economic 
engine because of the strength of its business ventures in technology and 
craftsmanship. This recognition adds a much-needed boost, following the 
devastating floods that swept through the region, challenging the 
organizers of the event which takes place July 4th through July 11th.

(WRTC 2022 REFLECTOR)
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