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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2431 for Friday May 31st, 2024

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2431 with a release date of
Friday, May 31st, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hams in India respond to the region's first
major cyclone of the year. The FCC wants input on the recent solar
storm -- and hams appreciate the power of QRP.	 All this and more as
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2431 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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HAMS RESPOND TO INDIAN REGION'S FIRST MAJOR CYCLONE

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our top story is the deadly tropical cyclone that left
parts of coastal India and Bangladesh devastated. In the middle of it
all, hams were there, relaying messages nonstop, as we hear from John
Williams VK4JJW.

JOHN: As tropical cyclone Remal battered India and Bangladesh, a team
of 27 amateur radio operators from West Bengal worked around the clock
to keep the lines of communications open in a region overtaken by lost
power and flooding. By Sunday night, the West Bengal Radio Club
responded to requests by local authorities to set up at various
strategic locations in and around the Sagar Islands in Sunderbans.
Operators used two mobile vans and eight control rooms, communicating
on VHF and UHF frequencies. According to updates the amateurs posted on
their Facebook page, the van patrolled the coastal areas reporting back
with updates to the control centers.

The deadly storm was estimated to have affected millions in the coastal
region of the two nations and the death toll estimates varied - but
continued to climb. Authorities rushed to have people evacuated as
their homes collapsed around them.

At its peak, the storm achieved maximum speeds of between 110 and 120
km/h, with gusts of as much as 135 km/h. It was the region's first
major cyclone of the year.

This is John Williams VK4JJW.

(MILLENNIUM POST, AMBARISH NAG BISWAS, VU2JFA, BBC, ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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RADIO CAROLINE HAS RENOVATION PLANS IN THE WATER

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you think your shack needs an overhaul, imagine
being a legendary pirate broadcaster in the UK. Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells
us who's got renovation plans in the water on their side of the pond.

JEREMY: Radio Caroline has marked six decades of radio off the coast of
England and is sailing ahead with its planned restoration of the Ross
Revenge, the vessel moored in the Blackwater Estuary that the former
pirate broadcaster calls home. The fishing trawler-turned-broadcast
studio replaced the Mi Amigo, Radio Caroline's previous pirate ship,
which sank in a storm in 1980. Radio Caroline first went on the air on
the 28th of March 1964, when it was only able to operate from outside
of British territorial waters. The support group that now runs the
station was finally granted an AM broadcast licence from Ofcom in 2017
with a frequency previously used by the BBC.

A three-day anniversary celebration last March provided an open house
to listeners and other fans who had come to celebrate its legacy.
Organisers hope the anniversary festivities will provide an impetus for
fundraising that can cover the cost of a needed overhaul of the Ross
Revenge, which was built in 1960.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(BBC, RADIO CAROLINE)

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ENGINEER SUES EX-EMPLOYER OVER ANTENNA DESIGN'S MILITARY POTENTIAL

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A former engineer for Honeywell is suing the company
over what he calls the military potential of an antenna design he
developed while employed there. We have the details from Kent Peterson
KC0DGY.

KENT: A Minnesota engineer who developed a composite material to
increase antenna efficiency is suing his former employer, which had
once widely praised his patented creation as a breakthrough.

The design by Christopher Fuller, KD0WMU, facilitates speedier charging
of electric vehicles through the use of considerably smaller antennas.
Christopher's antenna design delivers the needed power as
electromagnetic energy - over long distances and without loss.
According to a report on the Star Tribune website, a Honeywell
International executive hailed Fuller at the time as being [quote] "the
inventor of the next multi-industry disruptor." [endquote]

Acknowledging that his antenna design also held the potential to power
military weapons from a distance, Christopher asked the US State
Department last year to scrutinize Honeywell's plan to market the
technology to overseas commercial customers. According to the Star
Tribune story, the engineer worried that Honeywell was potentially
overstepping the federal restrictions on exporting US military
technology and was minimizing the weapons potential aspect of the
product.

Neither the state department nor the FBI responded to The Star
Tribune's requests for comment. A statement from Honeywell dismissed
Christopher's claims as baseless, adding that Honeywell International
complies with US export rules and regulations. Christopher quit his job
at Honeywell earlier this year, citing intolerable work conditions that
followed the inquiries he made to federal officials about the company's
overseas plans for the antenna design. He is now suing Honeywell under
the state's Whistleblower Act. That law was created to protect workers
from suffering consequences of reporting employer conduct that they
believe to be unlawful.

This is Kent Peterson KC0DGY.

(STAR TRIBUNE)

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FCC SEEKS INPUT ON SOLAR STORM AFTERMATH

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you got on the air - or TRIED to get on the air
-during the historic G5 solar storm a few weeks ago, you weren't the
only one to notice the impact of all those coronal mass ejections. The
FCC did too - and the agency wants you to share the details of your
experience. Travis Lisk N3ILS tells you how.

TRAVIS: The HF frequencies experienced wide-ranging disturbances of a
solar storm that peaked on the 11th of May and the Federal
Communications Commission is hoping to take a second - and perhaps a
third or fourth - look at the impact. The bureau is looking for
comments about disruptions experienced in voice and data communications
between the 7th and 11th of May that are believed to be a direct result
of the storm.

Commenters should submit evidence in the form of electromagnetic
spectrum analyses, imagery, or chronological logs along with a
description of the impacts. It would also be helpful to include the
make and model of the affected communications equipment - everything
from transceivers, receivers, transmitters and switches to routers and
amplifiers. The details of the report should also include frequencies
affecte, the type of antenna and cable and any relevant observations,
such as the duration of the disturbance.

File your comments no later than June 24th using the bureau's
Electronic Comment Filing System, responding to PS Docket number
24-161. See the link in the text version of this week's newscast at
arnewsline.org. Submissions will be read by the FCC's Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau.

This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.

[DO NOT READ:   https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs  ]

(FCC)

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HONORS FOR IARU REGION 2 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Congratulations to Carlos Alberto Santamaria, CO2JC,
the IARU Region 2 emergency communications coordinator. The
Meteorological Society of Cuba has presented him with the Carlos Manuel
González Ramirez Award for his years of work overseeing radio response
to hurricanes and earthquakes and coordinating emergency frequency use.
The award is named for the popular late TV meteorologist who died
lastyear.

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HAMVENTION ATTENDANCE SETS RECORD

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