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W1AW Announces New Schedule for Digital Bulletin Transmissions
Beginning Monday, March 15, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, will alternate the digital modes used for its digital bulletin transmissions. While Baudot, PSK31 and MFSK16 still make up the digital mode complement, W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, says that the schedule will be altered to give more exposure to PSK31 and MFSK16. "Because of time constraints and the varying lengths of digital bulletins, there were many instances where only Baudot was used," he said. "With the new schedule, amateurs preferring either PSK31 or MFSK16 will find these modes no longer secondary."
Cellphone Bills Before Hawaii House Will Exempt Ham Radio
Some good news for hams living on the Island state of Hawaii. It appears as if they will likely be safe from
rules to be imposed on the mobile use of cellular telephones. Pacific ARRL Section Manager Bob Schneider,
AH6J, and Bart Aronoff, WH6AA recently testified before a Hawaii house subcommittee on HB 2225 however HB2602 is now before committee in place of 2225. Both measures deal with the use of cellular telephones
while driving. Conferees are now trying to combine HB2602 with SB2755 to come up with a final version.
Both of these bills as well as the recently passed Kauai council bill 226 exempt amateur radio operators from
the restrictions imposed by what is known as mobile cellphone prohibitions. (hamradiohawaii via KH6QX)
Satellite and Space Shorts From All Over
Hams like science so here we go ...Spectacular SRB Videos from STS-130 Provide Night-time Shuttle Launch
can be viewed on-line at: http://tinyurl.com/yknofyh
This launch video taken from the perspective of a camera mounted on the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters. [UniverseToday]
Watch Time-Lapse of EVA-1/Tranquility Node Berthing at: http://tinyurl.com/ycsa4r7
A shorter time lapse video clip of the berthing can be viewed at:
http://tinyurl.com/y9lxyhk
[UniverseToday]A collection of photos from the STS-130 mission can be found
on-line at: http://tinyurl.com/ydnugtl
[UniverseToday]An animation of a trip to Mars can be viewed at the One
Minute Astronomer web page: http://tinyurl.com/ycdut88.
The Carolina Flashers Photonics Group
The Carolina Flashers Photonics Group is an organization of Amateur Radio operators in North Carolina (and beyond)
who experiment with coherent, or more often, partially coherent light as a communications medium.
According to Federal Communications Commission regulations, the frequencies above 300GHz are a
legitimate allocation for the Amateur Radio Service. This includes light waves, of course.
While many people consider through-the-air optical communication to be an unregulated medium,
we as licensed hams follow all applicable FCC rules, such as callsign IDs, no commercial messaging, etc.
Watch this space as our group expands and our website evolves.
Alaska Airlines to offer Wi-Fi on all aircraft
Alaska Airlines, a unit of Alaska Air Group, said Wednesday it will join other airlines and offer Wi-Fi service
on its flights. The carrier said it will offer Aircell's Gogo service on all its aircraft. That is the same technology
used by several other airlines. Alaska and Aircell are currently working to install the Gogo service on a
Boeing 737-800 and will begin testing to secure certification from the FAA. After certification, the airline will
start outfitting its entire fleet, beginning with 737-800s serving longer routes. The airline will charge $4.95 and
up for Wi-Fi, based on length of flight and the device used. Alaska Airlines and sister carrier Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, based in Seattle. Several airlines already offer Wi-Fi on at least some of
their flights. AirTran Airways is among a small group of carriers that offer it on all its flights.
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