Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jun 23 2023 06:18:06 BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the KD2SL repeater in Syracuse, New York at 8 p.m., following the Monday Night Hobby and Information Net. ** JAPAN'S HAM FAIR 2023 RETURNS TO TOKYO VENUE STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Japan's Ham Fair, continues to be the largest Hamfest in the world and the Japan Amateur Radio League has high hopes that at the 2023 event visitors will enjoy a new era in amateur radio this coming August. In fact, that new era is the very theme of the two-day event - August 20th and 21st - at Tokyo's Big Sight Convention Center. This will be the 45th year for the league's ham fair, which was cancelled in 2021 due to concerns about the pandemic. Before Japan's HamFair however, the weekend of the release of this newscast, Europe's largest Hamfest, the 46th HAM RADIO event in Friedrichshafen was getting underway in the new messe (Pron: Mess Ah) expo centre. (JARL, WIA) ** FCC POLICY RESPONDS TO GROWTH IN WIDEBAND DEVICES STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Washington, D.C., the FCC's policy on wideband devices has once again responded to changes in the market. We have details from Kent Peterson, KC0DGY. KENT: The FCC's policy concerning ultra-wideband devices appears to be broadening to allow for expanded growth in the way the technology is used, according to a recent report. A June 13th posting written by Venable LLC, and posted on the website JDSupra.com noted that the agency granted a waiver of Part 15 rules to the Schlage Lock Company LLC to enable the security firm to put one of its ultra-wideband home security locks on the market. The report said it was the first waiver of its kind to be granted this year but the action appears to show that the FCC is continuing on a 20-year trajectory to relax its permissions for ultra-wideband technology. Nearly 20 such waivers have been granted over the years for this unlicensed use of low power RF signals, generally employed for security uses, medical imaging and even robotic lawn mowers. The Schlage company made the request on behalf of its smart residential door locks which make use of ultra- wideband signals in combination with Bluetooth. The website's report notes that the Commission bases its approval of a waiver request if it determines that licensed radio services would not face harmful interference when such a device is in use. The Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology concluded that there was a low likelihood of harmful interference in this case, especially with transmissions taking place in a small space relatively close to the ground. The Venable article did say, however, that the FCC has not indicated it was considering a policy change or any kind of overall update for ultra- wideband technologies. This is Kent Peterson, KC0DGY. (VENABLE, LLC) ** JOIN NEWSLINE'S HAIKU CHALLENGE STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Are you enjoying Newsline's weekly ham radio haiku? Join our challenge! We're inviting listeners to share the joy of amateur radio in the form of a haiku. On our website, arnewsline.org, you will find a submission form for sending your most creative offering. Be sure you follow the traditional form to qualify: The first line is five syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the finishing third line has another five syllables. Be sure to match that format to qualify. Our team will pick from the best submissions that follow the 5/7/5 syllable rule and represent the love of amateur radio. Your prize? Bragging rights -- and a featured spot for your haiku on the Amateur Radio Newsline website. Meanwhile, visit our website at arnewsline.org to see this week's winning haiku. ** RSGB SEEKS IDEAS FOR NATIONAL CODING WEEK STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In amateur radio, there's Code, as in Morse Code, and then there's coding, the kind of coding some hams use in programming for their equipment. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us how the Radio Society of Great Britain has big plans for newcomers to coding. JEREMY: Ham radio learning has been transformed by the BBC Micro:bit and the Arduino and hams attracted to the kind of coding involved are rapidly gaining enthusiasm. The Radio Society of Great Britain is preparing for National Coding Week, which takes place during the third week of September and is looking for volunteers who can help develop activities to encourage newcomers to coding - newcomers of all ages - to explore this new experience. The RSGB will be putting an extra emphasis on coding skills during the third week of September and hopes hams will offer some creative approaches for amateurs of all ages. If you have an idea, please contact John Hislop, G7OHO, of the Exam and Syllabus Review Group. You can find his email in the text version of this week's Newsline script. This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. [JOHN'S EMAIL: g7oho@rsgb.org.uk ] (RSGB) --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .