{"language": "en", "segments": [{"text": " With over 20 years of service to the worldwide amateur radio community, we are", "start": 0.5, "stop": 5.08, "id": 0}, {"text": " This Week in Amateur Radio, your all-amateur radio and technology news", "start": 5.08, "stop": 9.22, "id": 1}, {"text": " magazine and bulletin service of the air.", "start": 9.22, "stop": 11.0, "id": 2}, {"text": " This is edition number 1056 with a release and air date of Saturday, May 25,", "start": 11.6, "stop": 16.88, "id": 3}, {"text": " 2019. Please take the program to your air following the Q-Tone.", "start": 17.26, "stop": 21.36, "id": 4}, {"text": " Welcome. We are This Week in Amateur Radio, North America's premier amateur radio", "start": 28.32, "stop": 33.4, "id": 5}, {"text": " and technology news magazine and bulletin service of the air. Here are the", "start": 33.4, "stop": 37.4, "id": 6}, {"text": " stories that are trending as we come to air this week.", "start": 37.4, "stop": 40.5, "id": 7}, {"text": " The 2019 Dayton Hamvention is in the history books and we will have team", "start": 41.18, "stop": 45.86, "id": 8}, {"text": " coverage of the national convention.", "start": 45.86, "stop": 47.76, "id": 9}, {"text": " CQ magazine has announced all of the inductees into the 2019 Hall of Fame. Our", "start": 48.64, "stop": 53.7, "id": 10}, {"text": " team coverage will have all the results.", "start": 53.7, "stop": 56.0, "id": 11}, {"text": " A California resident is sentenced to prison for making death threats to FCC", "start": 56.66, "stop": 61.04, "id": 12}, {"text": " Chairman Ajit Pai over internet neutrality.", "start": 61.04, "stop": 64.22, "id": 13}, {"text": " The 2019 Atlanta Hamfest has been cancelled.", "start": 64.38, "stop": 68.1, "id": 14}, {"text": " The ARRL has announced the Springtime Section Manager elections and the Radio", "start": 69.0, "stop": 73.86, "id": 15}, {"text": " Amateurs of Canada also appoints two new officers. We", "start": 73.86, "stop": 77.48, "id": 16}, {"text": " will bring you all the results.", "start": 77.48, "stop": 79.06, "id": 17}, {"text": " It's the 175th anniversary of Mars Code.", "start": 79.86, "stop": 83.76, "id": 18}, {"text": " And NASA isn't fighting you to fly your name on the next Mars rover. We will tell", "start": 84.76, "stop": 90.06, "id": 19}, {"text": " you how you can get your boarding pass in this week's special expanded edition of", "start": 90.06, "stop": 95.62, "id": 20}, {"text": " This Week in Amateur Radio.", "start": 95.62, "stop": 97.74, "id": 21}, {"text": " These headline stories will come to you in a moment along with this week's", "start": 98.68, "stop": 101.84, "id": 22}, {"text": " special features. We'll visit with Bruce Page, KK5DO and get an update from AMSAT", "start": 101.84, "stop": 107.1, "id": 23}, {"text": " and what's new with all of those amateur satellites in orbit.", "start": 107.1, "stop": 110.28, "id": 24}, {"text": " Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will report on the upcoming FCC vote", "start": 110.28, "stop": 117.02, "id": 25}, {"text": " on giving consumers the ability to block robo calls.", "start": 117.02, "stop": 120.9, "id": 26}, {"text": " And how the Feds have banned the use of Huawei equipment in the cell network", "start": 121.44, "stop": 125.46, "id": 27}, {"text": " upgrade to 5G technology.", "start": 125.46, "stop": 127.48, "id": 28}, {"text": " Australia's own Anal Ben-Shoppe, VK6FLAB, asks if you know how many colors", "start": 128.14, "stop": 133.2, "id": 29}, {"text": " are inside of an SDR.", "start": 133.2, "stop": 135.2, "id": 30}, {"text": " Our own amateur radio historian, Bill Continelli, W2XOY, will be here with", "start": 136.06, "stop": 140.72, "id": 31}, {"text": " another look back into ham radio's rich history with another edition", "start": 140.72, "stop": 144.9, "id": 32}, {"text": " of the Ancient Amateur Archives.", "start": 144.9, "stop": 146.9, "id": 33}, {"text": " All this and a lot more is straight ahead as edition number 1056 of North", "start": 147.2, "stop": 153.06, "id": 34}, {"text": " America's premier amateur radio and technology news magazine and bulletin service", "start": 153.06, "stop": 157.42, "id": 35}, {"text": " This Week in Amateur Radio. Takes to the air right now.", "start": 157.42, "stop": 162.64, "id": 36}, {"text": " Reporting from our headquarters studio overlooking the Hudson River here in", "start": 163.32, "stop": 167.3, "id": 37}, {"text": " Albany, New York where spring is in the air, I'm George W2XBS.", "start": 167.3, "stop": 172.24, "id": 38}, {"text": " And reporting from historic Armory Square in downtown Syracuse, New York, I'm", "start": 172.52, "stop": 178.32, "id": 39}, {"text": " Chris Pirene, KB2FAF.", "start": 178.32, "stop": 181.58, "id": 40}, {"text": " Reporting from our news bureau in Fayetteville, Arkansas where with Memorial Day", "start": 181.9, "stop": 186.56, "id": 41}, {"text": " summer has arrived, I'm Will Rogers, K5WLR.", "start": 186.56, "stop": 191.38, "id": 42}, {"text": " And reporting from the Western Catskills of New York State where we are unfurling", "start": 191.96, "stop": 196.06, "id": 43}, {"text": " flags to honor those who have served, I'm Don Hewlett, K2ATJ.", "start": 196.06, "stop": 200.32, "id": 44}, {"text": " And coming to you from Studio One in our central Florida news bureau, I'm Fred,", "start": 200.58, "stop": 205.34, "id": 45}, {"text": " November Fox to Fox. 60 Minutes of Solid Amateur Radio News begins now.", "start": 205.7, "stop": 212.36, "id": 46}, {"text": " Leading off this week's news is our annual roundup of the Dayton Hamvention.", "start": 212.9, "stop": 216.82, "id": 47}, {"text": " Hosting the 2019 AWRL National Convention, the Hamvention chalked up its third", "start": 217.36, "stop": 222.86, "id": 48}, {"text": " year at its new venue, the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center", "start": 222.86, "stop": 226.86, "id": 49}, {"text": " in Xenia, Ohio.", "start": 226.86, "stop": 228.38, "id": 50}, {"text": " Amateur Radio's largest annual gathering took place May 17th through the 19th.", "start": 228.72, "stop": 234.6, "id": 51}, {"text": " Hamvention officials have not yet released a 2019 attendance figure, but last", 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"start": 271.84, "stop": 273.38, "id": 61}, {"text": " Visitors enjoyed largely comfortable weather, with some drizzle on opening day.", "start": 274.42, "stop": 278.36, "id": 62}, {"text": " AWRL Expo was one area that drew fair attention, with the addition of a booth for", "start": 279.02, "stop": 285.0, "id": 63}, {"text": " the new AWRL and Dayton Hamvention mobile event app.", "start": 285.0, "stop": 288.98, "id": 64}, {"text": " Available for free download, the app provided maps of the entire fairgrounds and", "start": 289.46, "stop": 294.24, "id": 65}, {"text": " booth layouts in every building, schedules of forums and presentations, and other", "start": 294.24, "stop": 299.12, "id": 66}, {"text": " functions that help attendees plan their Dayton Hamvention weekend.", "start": 299.12, "stop": 302.54, "id": 67}, {"text": " AWRL Convention and Event Coordinator Eric Casey, KC2ERC, who assisted in", "start": 303.1, "stop": 309.74, "id": 68}, {"text": " coordinating the app's functionality, stayed busy demonstrating and", "start": 309.74, "stop": 313.5, "id": 69}, {"text": " promoting the app to visitors.", "start": 313.5, "stop": 315.08, "id": 70}, {"text": " Casey said that despite the downside of occasional connectivity problems due to", "start": 315.98, "stop": 320.5, "id": 71}, {"text": " the crowd, the app has been received very positively, with many especially", "start": 320.5, "stop": 325.16, "id": 72}, {"text": " enjoying the convenience of the maps.", "start": 325.16, "stop": 327.12, "id": 73}, {"text": " Early morning saw AWRL Laboratory Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI, giving a forum about", "start": 327.58, "stop": 334.54, "id": 74}, {"text": " the inner workings of the AWRL lab.", "start": 334.54, "stop": 336.72, "id": 75}, {"text": " A lively presenter, Hare introduced lab staff, explained what they do in the lab,", "start": 337.28, "stop": 342.28, "id": 76}, {"text": " and told some stories too outrageous to put on the slides, drawing ripples of", "start": 342.66, "stop": 347.38, "id": 77}, {"text": " laughter across the audience as a bright start to an", "start": 347.38, "stop": 350.26, "id": 78}, {"text": " overcast and drizzly morning.", "start": 350.26, "stop": 351.9, "id": 79}, {"text": " As the afternoon went on, the sun came out in earnest, prompting many to take", "start": 351.9, "stop": 356.94, "id": 80}, {"text": " rest on the numerous benches and bleachers to enjoy socializing with fellow hams.", "start": 356.94, "stop": 362.0, "id": 81}, {"text": " Before lunchtime, the official opening ceremony was held in the center of the", "start": 362.58, "stop": 366.42, "id": 82}, {"text": " fairgrounds, with a speech from Zinnia, Ohio Mayor Sarah Mays, who invited", "start": 366.42, "stop": 370.84, "id": 83}, {"text": " everyone to partake in the local community and restaurants and witness the", "start": 370.84, "stop": 375.3, "id": 84}, {"text": " hospitality that hamvention attendees enjoy every year.", "start": 375.3, "stop": 379.14, "id": 85}, {"text": " The Nashua Area Radio Society from New Hampshire, the 2019 Dayton Hamvention Club", "start": 379.38, "stop": 384.92, "id": 86}, {"text": " of the Year, led the AWRL spotlight on radio clubs and mentoring forums.", "start": 384.92, "stop": 390.02, "id": 87}, {"text": " Among other club members, Fred Keemer, AB1OC, discussed the various ways NARS", "start": 390.66, "stop": 396.64, "id": 88}, {"text": " builds and keeps a strong and active membership through their website, licensing", "start": 396.64, "stop": 402.18, "id": 89}, {"text": " classes, and programs that fit into their members' schedules.", "start": 402.18, "stop": 405.78, "id": 90}, {"text": " Currently, the success rate for all of their licensing classes is 93%, and they", "start": 406.18, "stop": 412.26, "id": 91}, {"text": " maintain 70% retention of active members.", "start": 412.26, "stop": 415.16, "id": 92}, {"text": " Outside of the forum, visitors to the NARS booth have been encouraged to take the", "start": 416.1, "stop": 420.84, "id": 93}, {"text": " radio club health check on the Hamvention mobile app.", "start": 420.84, "stop": 423.7, "id": 94}, {"text": " The checklist prompts users to mark what their own club offers to help assess", "start": 424.32, "stop": 428.42, "id": 95}, {"text": " available ways to foster a healthy membership.", "start": 428.42, "stop": 431.26, "id": 96}, {"text": " AWRL's Public Service Communications Panel discussion drew large crowds,", "start": 432.0, "stop": 436.56, "id": 97}, {"text": " including active volunteer emergency coordinators and emergency coordinators, and", "start": 437.08, "stop": 441.66, "id": 98}, {"text": " many who work with ARIES-served agencies across the country.", "start": 441.66, "stop": 445.24, "id": 99}, {"text": " Audience members expressed constructive concerns over the new ARIES plan and", "start": 446.14, "stop": 450.44, "id": 100}, {"text": " reinforced amateur radio recognition nationwide.", "start": 450.44, "stop": 453.12, "id": 101}, {"text": " Near the end of the day was the first of the weekend's two new product showcases,", "start": 453.76, "stop": 458.42, "id": 102}, {"text": " a newer exhibit at the show.", "start": 459.06, "stop": 460.76, "id": 103}, {"text": " One product that drew consistent and excited crowds all day was Ellicraft's brand", "start": 461.46, "stop": 466.98, "id": 104}, {"text": " new K4 Transceiver, which provides all the same features of the K3", "start": 466.98, "stop": 471.78, "id": 105}, {"text": " with a new touchscreen interface.", "start": 471.78, "stop": 473.78, "id": 106}, {"text": " A collection of items debuted at this year's Dayton Convention will be featured", "start": 474.36, "stop": 478.28, "id": 107}, {"text": " in the August 29 issue of QST.", "start": 478.28, "stop": 481.12, "id": 108}, {"text": " You are listening to North America's premier amateur radio and", "start": 481.22, "stop": 485.44, "id": 109}, {"text": " technology news magazine of the air.", "start": 485.44, "stop": 487.32, "id": 110}, {"text": " We are this week in amateur radio, distributed worldwide at TWIAR.net.", "start": 488.02, "stop": 492.98, "id": 111}, {"text": " Now with a look at what took place on Saturday at Hamvention, here is our own", "start": 513.82, "stop": 518.64, "id": 112}, {"text": " Will Rogers K5 WLR.", "start": 518.64, "stop": 521.56, "id": 113}, {"text": " Thanks, Chris. Saturday at Dayton Hamvention was very sunny with a comfortable", "start": 522.06, "stop": 526.66, "id": 114}, {"text": " breeze, and visitors settled into what shade they could find at covered picnic", "start": 526.66, "stop": 531.04, "id": 115}, {"text": " tables or stretched out in grassy areas under a tree throughout the day.", "start": 531.04, "stop": 535.4, "id": 116}, {"text": " Many attendees took advantage of the beautiful weather to continue their hobby as", "start": 535.4, "stop": 540.1, "id": 117}, {"text": " they wove through vendors and food trucks.", "start": 540.1, "stop": 542.72, "id": 118}, {"text": " Chad Green, KC3CQZ, carried solar panels connected on his backpack to keep his", "start": 543.64, "stop": 550.12, "id": 119}, {"text": " portable equipment powered and operating.", "start": 550.12, "stop": 552.54, "id": 120}, {"text": " Meanwhile, Chris Bravo W4ALF rigged antenna masts onto his bicycle to make", "start": 552.96, "stop": 559.86, "id": 121}, {"text": " CW and voice contacts, reaching Arizona, Florida, and what he described as the", "start": 559.86, "stop": 565.32, "id": 122}, {"text": " shortest QSO ever at Hamvention, another Hamvention attendee standing directly in", "start": 565.32, "stop": 571.1, "id": 123}, {"text": " front of him with a handheld transceiver.", "start": 571.1, "stop": 573.88, "id": 124}, {"text": " In attendance for Saturday's events was Jett Jurgensmeyer, KE0UWZ,", "start": 573.88, "stop": 580.26, "id": 125}, {"text": " who stars as Boyd Baxter in Fox's television comedy Last Man Standing.", "start": 580.8, "stop": 585.84, "id": 126}, {"text": " ARRL Communications content producer Michelle Patnode, W3MVP, caught", "start": 586.64, "stop": 593.6, "id": 127}, {"text": " Jurgensmeyer for an interview for ARRL's new podcast So Now What?", "start": 593.6, "stop": 599.12, "id": 128}, {"text": " She also interviewed Sarah Byrne of FEMA External Affairs, who was featured on", "start": 599.22, "stop": 604.98, "id": 129}, {"text": " the panel of Friday's ARRL Public Service Forum.", "start": 604.98, "stop": 608.32, "id": 130}, {"text": " The highlights at Hamvention episode will be out soon following convention", "start": 608.7, "stop": 612.46, "id": 131}, {"text": " weekend, featuring additional guests.", "start": 612.46, "stop": 614.92, "id": 132}, {"text": " Following in the Hamvention theme of Mentoring the Next Generation, the 2019", "start": 615.22, "stop": 620.68, "id": 133}, {"text": " Youth Forum moderated by Carol Perry, WB2MGP, was popularly attended", "start": 620.68, "stop": 627.08, "id": 134}, {"text": " by a crowd of all ages.", "start": 627.08, "stop": 628.74, "id": 135}, {"text": " The various young presenters included 17-year-old Marty Sulloway, NN1C, who", "start": 629.38, "stop": 635.62, "id": 136}, {"text": " discussed team exuberance and all youth contesting team that recently competed in", "start": 635.62, "stop": 641.2, "id": 137}, {"text": " their first contest in April.", "start": 641.2, "stop": 642.78, "id": 138}, {"text": " The August 2019 issue of QST will feature more on the team and how they would", "start": 642.84, "stop": 649.16, "id": 139}, {"text": " like to promote youth activity in amateur radio.", "start": 649.16, "stop": 652.2, "id": 140}, {"text": " Many members of team exuberance first came together during last year's Dave", "start": 652.96, "stop": 657.32, "id": 141}, {"text": " Coulter Memorial Youth DX Adventure trip.", "start": 657.32, "stop": 660.22, "id": 142}, {"text": " Team members Don Dubon, N6JRL, Jim Storms,", "start": 660.36, "stop": 666.22, "id": 143}, {"text": " AB8YK, and Ron Doyle, N8VAR, used their booth at", "start": 666.22, "stop": 672.82, "id": 144}, {"text": " Hamvention to raise money for this year's trip to Kudasau by selling pins and", "start": 672.82, "stop": 677.66, "id": 145}, {"text": " raffling an ICOM 7300 transceiver.", "start": 677.66, "stop": 680.44, "id": 146}, {"text": " Doyle said the group receives about 75% of the trip's funding at Hamvention each", "start": 680.78, "stop": 686.84, "id": 147}, {"text": " year and are on track to reach their total goal by the end of the weekend.", "start": 686.84, "stop": 691.72, "id": 148}, {"text": " The ARRL Member Forum later in the afternoon was very well attended, with people", "start": 692.6, "stop": 698.0, "id": 149}, {"text": " standing and lining the walls.", "start": 698.0, "stop": 699.64, "id": 150}, {"text": " It featured a panel of the ARRL Board and was moderated by ARRL Great Lakes", "start": 699.64, "stop": 706.04, "id": 151}, {"text": " Division Director Dale Williams, WA8EFK.", "start": 706.04, "stop": 710.24, "id": 152}, {"text": " During the forum, President Rick Roderick, K5UR, presented the Amateur Radio", "start": 710.76, "stop": 716.0, "id": 153}, {"text": " Emergency Data Network with the 2018 Microwave Length Development Award for their", "start": 716.0, "stop": 722.14, "id": 154}, {"text": " implementations of amateur radio's microwave bands.", "start": 722.14, "stop": 725.96, "id": 155}, {"text": " Engaging today's amateur radio by ARRL CEO Howard Michelle,", "start": 726.28, "stop": 731.52, "id": 156}, {"text": " WB2ITX, also attracted a crowd.", "start": 731.84, "stop": 735.14, "id": 157}, {"text": " Members of the audience expressed positive support for the new directions", "start": 736.06, "stop": 739.44, "id": 158}, {"text": " Michelle is making in ARRL's organization and approach to content creation.", "start": 739.44, "stop": 745.16, "id": 159}, {"text": " Many exciting items were included at the weekend's second new product showcase", "start": 745.4, "stop": 750.18, "id": 160}, {"text": " with MFJ Enterprises introducing a long list of devices, some of which already", "start": 750.18, "stop": 756.52, "id": 161}, {"text": " sold out by mid-afternoon.", "start": 756.52, "stop": 758.6, "id": 162}, {"text": " Here to take a look at the final day of the Hamvention is Don Hulick, K2ATJ. Don?", "start": 759.08, "stop": 765.86, "id": 163}, {"text": " Thanks Will. Although the last and shortest day of Dayton Hamvention is usually", "start": 765.94, "stop": 770.44, "id": 164}, {"text": " the least crowded, the ARRL Expo had early visitors making their", "start": 770.44, "stop": 774.6, "id": 165}, {"text": " rounds, particularly for books.", "start": 774.6, "stop": 776.32, "id": 166}, {"text": " In the morning, Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, presented a forum on ARRL's", "start": 776.92, "stop": 782.2, "id": 167}, {"text": " new Volunteer Monitor program.", "start": 782.2, "stop": 783.72, "id": 168}, {"text": " A well-known former FCC employee, Hollingsworth explained how the program came to", "start": 784.26, "stop": 789.14, "id": 169}, {"text": " be at request of the FCC and stressed the importance of", "start": 789.14, "stop": 792.84, "id": 170}, {"text": " keeping high standards on the air.", "start": 792.84, "stop": 794.44, "id": 171}, {"text": " As the program was organized, he described how he polled FCC directors to see", "start": 794.68, "stop": 799.72, "id": 172}, {"text": " which areas needed more coverage from the ARRL and received detailed responses", "start": 799.72, "stop": 804.46, "id": 173}, {"text": " the very next day, a sign of the FCC's faith in the program's effectiveness.", "start": 804.46, "stop": 808.82, "id": 174}, {"text": " The sun continued shining and lines where ice cream vendors grew in the", "start": 809.62, "stop": 812.84, "id": 175}, {"text": " afternoon. Most popular this year were food stands serving cheesesteak and corn", "start": 812.84, "stop": 816.8, "id": 176}, {"text": " dog options, which consistently drew long lines.", "start": 816.8, "stop": 819.66, "id": 177}, {"text": " Only at the end of the convention did the wind pick up significantly, and the", "start": 820.0, "stop": 823.64, "id": 178}, {"text": " crowds began dispersing in preparation for an approaching storm", "start": 823.64, "stop": 826.6, "id": 179}, {"text": " that just missed Hamvention weekend.", "start": 826.6, "stop": 828.52, "id": 180}, {"text": " This Sunday was the first time Hamvention offered free admission for Sunday in", "start": 829.38, "stop": 833.16, "id": 181}, {"text": " hopes of drawing those from the area who may not be dedicated hams but", "start": 833.16, "stop": 836.86, "id": 182}, {"text": " of some interest in what goes on.", "start": 836.86, "stop": 838.4, "id": 183}, {"text": " By all accounts, this year had brisk attendance, some of the highest since the", "start": 838.64, "stop": 842.08, "id": 184}, {"text": " convention's relocation to the Greene County Fairgrounds in Zenia, Ohio.", "start": 842.08, "stop": 846.12, "id": 185}, {"text": " The Atlanta Hamfest, set for June 1st in Marietta, Georgia, has been canceled,", "start": 846.12, "stop": 851.66, "id": 186}, {"text": " according to the Hamfest Committee of the Atlanta Radio Club and the", "start": 852.04, "stop": 855.82, "id": 187}, {"text": " Kennehochi Amateur Radio Club.", "start": 855.82, "stop": 857.6, "id": 188}, {"text": " It's every event organizer's worst nightmare to have to cancel an", "start": 858.12, "stop": 861.66, "id": 189}, {"text": " event for things other than weather.", "start": 861.66, "stop": 863.26, "id": 190}, {"text": " And this was not done lightly, said Atlanta Hamfest Chair John Talipksi, N3ACK.", "start": 863.86, "stop": 870.44, "id": 191}, {"text": " The Atlanta Hamfest is also the ARRL Georgia Section Convention.", "start": 870.7, "stop": 874.8, "id": 192}, {"text": " Due to ongoing issues that we have not been able to satisfactorily address at", "start": 875.04, "stop": 879.7, "id": 193}, {"text": " this time, related to our return to the newly renovated facility, it was decided", "start": 879.7, "stop": 884.5, "id": 194}, {"text": " in the best interest of attendees and vendors alike to cancel this year's show.", "start": 884.5, "stop": 888.86, "id": 195}, {"text": " The Hamfest was planning to return to Jim R. Miller Park, its home since 2001,", "start": 889.36, "stop": 894.56, "id": 196}, {"text": " after a year away due to remodeling.", "start": 894.96, "stop": 897.54, "id": 197}, {"text": " Talipksi said the team made the tough decision to cancel because it did not feel", "start": 898.06, "stop": 902.68, "id": 198}, {"text": " the goal of a fun, quality event was on track.", "start": 902.68, "stop": 905.74, "id": 199}, {"text": " He said the Atlanta Hamfest team is turning its efforts toward the 2020 event", "start": 906.26, "stop": 910.28, "id": 200}, {"text": " planned for Saturday, June 6th at Jim R. Miller Park.", "start": 910.28, "stop": 914.06, "id": 201}, {"text": " We apologize to our vendors, presenters and attendees for any inconvenience", "start": 914.62, "stop": 918.88, "id": 202}, {"text": " this may cause, he added.", "start": 918.88, "stop": 920.46, "id": 203}, {"text": " Information on the 2020 Atlanta Hamfest will be available on the Hamfest website.", "start": 920.98, "stop": 926.3, "id": 204}, {"text": " The ARRL announced the Springtime Section Manager election results this week.", "start": 926.48, "stop": 930.58, "id": 205}, {"text": " For all those results, we go to Carla Pereira, KC1HSX, who files this report", "start": 931.24, "stop": 936.44, "id": 206}, {"text": " from League Headquarters in Newington.", "start": 936.44, "stop": 938.0, "id": 207}, {"text": " In the only contested Section Manager election this spring, ARRL members in Utah", "start": 938.54, "stop": 944.22, "id": 208}, {"text": " have re-elected Mel Parks and M7P as Section Manager for a new two-year term of", "start": 944.22, "stop": 950.1, "id": 209}, {"text": " office that starts on July 1st.", "start": 950.1, "stop": 952.06, "id": 210}, {"text": " Parks of Leighton received 481 votes. His opponent, Pat Mallon,", "start": 952.06, "stop": 958.44, "id": 211}, {"text": " N7PAT of South Jordan, received 233 votes.", "start": 958.66, "stop": 963.18, "id": 212}, {"text": " Parks has served as Section Manager since 1999. Ballots were counted and verified", "start": 963.64, "stop": 968.52, "id": 213}, {"text": " at ARRL headquarters on May 21st.", "start": 968.52, "stop": 979.7, "id": 214}, {"text": " He was the only nominee for the post after New Hampshire Section Manager Pete", "start": 979.7, "stop": 984.08, "id": 215}, {"text": " Storrer, K1PJS of Concord, decided not to run for a new term after having", "start": 984.08, "stop": 989.98, "id": 216}, {"text": " served since 2013.", "start": 989.98, "stop": 991.62, "id": 217}, {"text": " Gotard is currently the Section Traffic Manager and also serves as Net Manager", "start": 992.14, "stop": 996.6, "id": 218}, {"text": " and Official Relay Station.", "start": 996.6, "stop": 998.12, "id": 219}, {"text": " Steve Ostrove, K2SO of Elizabeth, New Jersey, will become the Northern New Jersey", "start": 998.82, "stop": 1004.78, "id": 220}, {"text": " Section Manager once again in July.", "start": 1004.78, "stop": 1006.62, "id": 221}, {"text": " Ostrove previously served as Section Manager from 2016 through 2017. Northern New", "start": 1007.32, "stop": 1013.32, "id": 222}, {"text": " Jersey Section Manager Rob Ashusk, KA2PBT, decided not to run for a new term", "start": 1013.32, "stop": 1019.62, "id": 223}, {"text": " after serving for the past two years.", "start": 1019.62, "stop": 1021.44, "id": 224}, {"text": " Several incumbent Section Managers faced no opposition and were declared re", "start": 1022.3, "stop": 1026.52, "id": 225}, {"text": "-elected to new terms starting on July 1st. Marty Pittinger,", "start": 1026.52, "stop": 1030.46, "id": 226}, {"text": " KB3MXM of Maryland, NDC.", "start": 1031.04, "stop": 1033.78, "id": 227}, {"text": " John Bighley, N7UR of Nevada, Bob Bodette, W1YRC of Rhode Island,", "start": 1034.08, "stop": 1040.9, "id": 228}, {"text": " Dan Pruitt, AE6SX of San Joaquin Valley, and Dale Durham, W5WI of West Texas.", "start": 1041.64, "stop": 1048.5, "id": 229}, {"text": " We pause for stations along the network to identify. We are This Week in Amateur", "start": 1048.64, "stop": 1054.28, "id": 230}, {"text": " Radio, your amateur radio and technology news magazine of the year. Available as", "start": 1054.28, "stop": 1059.86, "id": 231}, {"text": " a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and tunein.com.", "start": 1059.86, "stop": 1063.84, "id": 232}, {"text": " CQ Magazine over the weekend announced the 2019 inductees to its amateur radio DX", "start": 1085.0, "stop": 1090.54, "id": 233}, {"text": " and Contest Halls of Fame.", "start": 1090.54, "stop": 1092.3, "id": 234}, {"text": " The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame added five new members for 2019, making a total", "start": 1093.08, "stop": 1098.16, "id": 235}, {"text": " of 326 inductees since its establishment in 2001.", "start": 1098.16, "stop": 1103.4, "id": 236}, {"text": " The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors radio amateurs who have made significant", "start": 1103.72, "stop": 1108.4, "id": 237}, {"text": " contributions to amateur radio, to their professional careers, or to some other", "start": 1108.4, "stop": 1113.52, "id": 238}, {"text": " aspect of life on our planet.", "start": 1113.52, "stop": 1115.26, "id": 239}, {"text": " The 2019 inductees are John Attaway Sr., K4IIF, who was a silent key", "start": 1115.84, "stop": 1122.28, "id": 240}, {"text": " and served for more than 20 years as CQ's DX editor, proposing the establishment", "start": 1122.28, "stop": 1127.66, "id": 241}, {"text": " of the CQ DX Hall of Fame in 1967.", "start": 1127.66, "stop": 1131.26, "id": 242}, {"text": " Professionally, he was a chemist who spent 26 years as Director of Scientific", "start": 1132.42, "stop": 1136.94, "id": 243}, {"text": " Research for Florida Department of Citrus. He served on several industry", "start": 1136.94, "stop": 1141.5, "id": 244}, {"text": " committees and was named to the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame in 2001.", "start": 1141.5, "stop": 1145.9, "id": 245}, {"text": " Dave Bernstein, AA6YQ, authored the DX Lab Software Suite, which he has placed", "start": 1146.34, "stop": 1153.32, "id": 246}, {"text": " in the public domain and provided behind-the-scenes help in integrating ARRL's", "start": 1153.32, "stop": 1158.64, "id": 247}, {"text": " logbook of the world software with outside programs.", "start": 1158.64, "stop": 1161.6, "id": 248}, {"text": " Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, Director of the International Telecommunication", "start": 1162.26, "stop": 1167.86, "id": 249}, {"text": " Union, Telecommunication Development Bureau, and the first woman ever to hold a", "start": 1167.86, "stop": 1172.82, "id": 250}, {"text": " senior elected position in the ITU.", "start": 1172.82, "stop": 1175.64, "id": 251}, {"text": " Pradescu Florin Christian, YO0CNU, founder of Europe's Youngsters on the Air", "start": 1176.44, "stop": 1182.12, "id": 252}, {"text": " program to encourage young people to become hams and be active on the air.", "start": 1182.12, "stop": 1186.6, "id": 253}, {"text": " Ellen White, W1YL, first licensed in 1946, White served for", "start": 1186.98, "stop": 1193.92, "id": 254}, {"text": " more than 25 years, from 1952 to 1978, on the ARRL's headquarters staff,", "start": 1193.92, "stop": 1200.34, "id": 255}, {"text": " at one point heading up ARRL contesting activities.", "start": 1200.82, "stop": 1204.04, "id": 256}, {"text": " She retired as Deputy Communications Manager and became QST's House DX Editor. On", "start": 1204.18, "stop": 1211.0, "id": 257}, {"text": " her own time, she recorded QST on tape for the vision impaired through the U.S.", "start": 1211.0, "stop": 1216.3, "id": 258}, {"text": " Library of Congress's Talking Book program.", "start": 1216.52, "stop": 1218.82, "id": 259}, {"text": " She recently was named as a recipient of the ET Crankle Medal for outstanding", "start": 1219.42, "stop": 1223.9, "id": 260}, {"text": " global contributions to amateur radio.", "start": 1223.9, "stop": 1226.4, "id": 261}, {"text": " Now with a look at the CQDX Hall of Fame and Contest Hall of Fame winners is our", "start": 1226.78, "stop": 1232.16, "id": 262}, {"text": " own Will Rogers, K5WLR.", "start": 1232.16, "stop": 1235.18, "id": 263}, {"text": " The first induction ceremony held at the annual Dayton DX Dinner on May 17th. The", "start": 1256.4, "stop": 1262.24, "id": 264}, {"text": " 2019 inductees to the DX Hall of Fame are Joe Taylor, K1JT,", "start": 1262.24, "stop": 1268.88, "id": 265}, {"text": " Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who has revolutionized the face of DXing with", "start": 1269.34, "stop": 1275.16, "id": 266}, {"text": " his WSJTX suite of weak signal digital modes including FT8,", "start": 1275.16, "stop": 1281.96, "id": 267}, {"text": " which is capable of decoding signals well below the noise level.", "start": 1282.46, "stop": 1285.96, "id": 268}, {"text": " Other WSJTX modes have revolutionized VHF-UHF DXing, including via Moonbounce", "start": 1286.94, "stop": 1293.84, "id": 269}, {"text": " and Meteor Scatter. Taylor shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics for the", "start": 1293.84, "stop": 1299.78, "id": 270}, {"text": " discovery of binary pulsars.", "start": 1299.78, "stop": 1301.98, "id": 271}, {"text": " Silvano Borsa, I2YSB, and the Italian D-Expedition Team. The", "start": 1302.72, "stop": 1309.44, "id": 272}, {"text": " Italian D-Expedition Team has made more than 20 major D-Expeditions in the past", "start": 1309.44, "stop": 1314.7, "id": 273}, {"text": " 20 years, mostly to Africa, where its members have activated more than a dozen", "start": 1314.7, "stop": 1320.52, "id": 274}, {"text": " rare countries making nearly 1.4 million contacts along the way.", "start": 1320.52, "stop": 1325.5, "id": 275}, {"text": " The team has arranged for the donation and delivery of two ambulances from Italy", "start": 1325.52, "stop": 1330.92, "id": 276}, {"text": " to Somalia, one of the many countries it has activated. The CQDX Hall of Fame was", "start": 1330.92, "stop": 1337.34, "id": 277}, {"text": " established in 1967 to recognize those amateurs who have made major contributions", "start": 1337.34, "stop": 1343.28, "id": 278}, {"text": " to DXing and D-Expeditioning. This weekend marked the 54th annual induction.", "start": 1343.28, "stop": 1349.52, "id": 279}, {"text": " CQ Magazine inducted two new members into the CQ Contest Hall of Fame, which", "start": 1350.24, "stop": 1355.54, "id": 280}, {"text": " honors contesters who stand out in their own contesting performance while also", "start": 1355.54, "stop": 1360.58, "id": 281}, {"text": " contributing greatly to the avocation as a whole.", "start": 1360.58, "stop": 1363.48, "id": 282}, {"text": " CQ Contesting editor David Sedal, K3ZJ, presented Hall of Fame", "start": 1363.88, "stop": 1370.54, "id": 283}, {"text": " plaques at an induction ceremony held at the annual Dayton Contest Dinner on May", "start": 1370.54, "stop": 1375.8, "id": 284}, {"text": " 18. The 2019 inductees to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame are Bruce Horn,", "start": 1375.8, "stop": 1382.26, "id": 285}, {"text": " WA7BNM, he provides a great service to the contesting community via web-based", "start": 1382.68, "stop": 1389.54, "id": 286}, {"text": " resources for many popular contests.", "start": 1389.54, "stop": 1392.08, "id": 287}, {"text": " He maintains the most comprehensive contest calendar on the web, and he developed", "start": 1392.36, "stop": 1397.76, "id": 288}, {"text": " the popular 3830scores.com website, where contesters post raw scores after an", "start": 1397.76, "stop": 1403.84, "id": 289}, {"text": " event to compare notes and search past contest logs. He is also manager of the", "start": 1403.84, "stop": 1410.12, "id": 290}, {"text": " North American QSO party and developed the current", "start": 1410.12, "stop": 1413.62, "id": 291}, {"text": " National Contest Journal website.", "start": 1413.62, "stop": 1415.56, "id": 292}, {"text": " Dean Straw, N6BV, an outstanding contestor, a talented writer, editor, presenter,", "start": 1415.96, "stop": 1422.7, "id": 293}, {"text": " and educator, Straw has advanced the state of the art in antennas, computer", "start": 1423.2, "stop": 1428.08, "id": 294}, {"text": " modeling, propagation, and contest planning and preparation.", "start": 1428.08, "stop": 1432.0, "id": 295}, {"text": " As an ARRL staff member for 15 years, he edited multiple editions of the", "start": 1432.04, "stop": 1438.28, "id": 296}, {"text": " ARRL antenna book and several other publications. He also developed the high", "start": 1438.28, "stop": 1444.42, "id": 297}, {"text": " frequency terrain analysis software, which revolutionized antenna system planning", "start": 1444.42, "stop": 1449.4, "id": 298}, {"text": " by linking antenna design, installation height, tower location, surrounding", "start": 1449.4, "stop": 1455.62, "id": 299}, {"text": " terrain, and the expected angles of propagation to target regions.", "start": 1455.62, "stop": 1459.68, "id": 300}, {"text": " His work with the Propagation Prediction Program, VOACAP, revolutionized contest", "start": 1459.68, "stop": 1466.28, "id": 301}, {"text": " planning, allowing specific band opening predictions dependent on solar", "start": 1466.28, "stop": 1470.64, "id": 302}, {"text": " conditions to indicate optimal times for band changes and operations.", "start": 1470.64, "stop": 1475.84, "id": 303}, {"text": " Kresimir Kriss Kvarik, 9A5K, silent key. He developed the DX", "start": 1476.98, "stop": 1483.84, "id": 304}, {"text": " log and K log programs, competed in the World Radio Sport Team Championships, and", "start": 1483.84, "stop": 1489.4, "id": 305}, {"text": " served the broader amateur radio community in Europe as past president of the", "start": 1489.4, "stop": 1493.84, "id": 306}, {"text": " Croatian Amateur Radio Association and as vice chairman of the", "start": 1493.84, "stop": 1498.4, "id": 307}, {"text": " IARU Region I HF committee.", "start": 1498.4, "stop": 1500.82, "id": 308}, {"text": " Kvarik died earlier this year. The CQ Contest Hall of Fame was established in", "start": 1501.52, "stop": 1507.16, "id": 309}, {"text": " 1986 to recognize those amateurs who have made major contributions to the art of", "start": 1507.16, "stop": 1513.36, "id": 310}, {"text": " radio contesting. These years' inductions bring the total number of members of", "start": 1513.36, "stop": 1518.48, "id": 311}, {"text": " the CQ Contest Hall of Fame to 74.", "start": 1518.48, "stop": 1522.1, "id": 312}, {"text": " A California man was sentenced to more than a year and a half in prison on Friday", "start": 1522.52, "stop": 1526.52, "id": 313}, {"text": " after pleading guilty to threatening to kill the family of Federal Communications", "start": 1526.52, "stop": 1530.04, "id": 314}, {"text": " Commission Chairman Ajit Pai over the repeal of net neutrality regulations.", "start": 1530.04, "stop": 1534.94, "id": 315}, {"text": " Man Cara Mon, 33, had sent emails to Pai's accounts on December of 2017, listing", "start": 1535.38, "stop": 1541.72, "id": 316}, {"text": " locations in and around Arlington, Virginia, and threatening to kill his family", "start": 1541.72, "stop": 1545.6, "id": 317}, {"text": " if the Justice Department said in a release. He also sent an image that Pai in", "start": 1545.6, "stop": 1550.24, "id": 318}, {"text": " the background featuring a photograph of his family.", "start": 1550.24, "stop": 1552.54, "id": 319}, {"text": " In another email, Mon claimed that Pai was responsible for the alleged suicide of", "start": 1552.9, "stop": 1557.18, "id": 320}, {"text": " a child over the Internet Neutrality Rollback Petition. The FBI was able to trace", "start": 1557.18, "stop": 1562.12, "id": 321}, {"text": " the emails to Mon's home in California and he admitted to agents that he sent the", "start": 1562.12, "stop": 1566.08, "id": 322}, {"text": " emails threatening his family. Man threatened up to 10 years in prison on the", "start": 1566.08, "stop": 1570.0, "id": 323}, {"text": " charges but was ultimately sentenced to 20 months.", "start": 1570.0, "stop": 1572.72, "id": 324}, {"text": " Threatening to actually kill a federal official's family because of a", "start": 1573.42, "stop": 1576.42, "id": 325}, {"text": " disagreement over policy is not only inexcusable, it's criminal, said G. Zachary", "start": 1576.42, "stop": 1581.98, "id": 326}, {"text": " Terwilliger, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.", "start": 1581.98, "stop": 1585.14, "id": 327}, {"text": " This prosecution shows that not only do we take criminal threats seriously, but", "start": 1585.8, "stop": 1589.74, "id": 328}, {"text": " also that online threats of violence have real-world consequences.", "start": 1589.74, "stop": 1593.08, "id": 329}, {"text": " Pai said months after the FCC's vote to roll back the Obama-era net neutrality", "start": 1593.36, "stop": 1597.84, "id": 330}, {"text": " rules that his wife and family were still receiving threatening messages and", "start": 1597.84, "stop": 1601.98, "id": 331}, {"text": " phone calls over the move.", "start": 1601.98, "stop": 1603.7, "id": 332}, {"text": " The FCC has recharged its Technological Advisory Council, or TAC, for a two-year", "start": 1604.22, "stop": 1608.7, "id": 333}, {"text": " term. Comprised of a diverse group of leading technology experts, the TAC", "start": 1608.7, "stop": 1613.3, "id": 334}, {"text": " provides technical expertise to the FCC to identify important areas of innovation", "start": 1613.3, "stop": 1618.02, "id": 335}, {"text": " and develop informed technology policies.", "start": 1618.02, "stop": 1620.34, "id": 336}, {"text": " Greg Glabin, N9GL, will continue to represent ARRL on the TAC. The TAC will", "start": 1620.76, "stop": 1626.28, "id": 337}, {"text": " consider and advise the Commission on a variety of topics such as the deployment", "start": 1626.28, "stop": 1629.9, "id": 338}, {"text": " of 5G technology, the evolution of broadband networks and devices and their", "start": 1629.9, "stop": 1634.42, "id": 339}, {"text": " implications, the new spectrum needs of unmanned aircraft systems, new", "start": 1634.42, "stop": 1638.32, "id": 340}, {"text": " developments in antenna technology, and the applications of artificial", "start": 1638.32, "stop": 1642.0, "id": 341}, {"text": " intelligence to telecommunication networks, the FCC", "start": 1642.0, "stop": 1644.48, "id": 342}, {"text": " said in announcing the Recharter.", "start": 1644.48, "stop": 1646.14, "id": 343}, {"text": " Dennis Roberson, Executive Chairman of NT GenLogic TM, chairs the Council.", "start": 1646.54, "stop": 1651.88, "id": 344}, {"text": " Michael Hye, Deputy Chief of the FCC Policy and Rules Division, is a designated", "start": 1652.42, "stop": 1656.6, "id": 345}, {"text": " Federal Officer. The TAC will next meet on June 21st.", "start": 1656.6, "stop": 1660.4, "id": 346}, {"text": " The public is welcome to attend.", "start": 1660.7, "stop": 1662.26, "id": 347}, {"text": " We pause for stations along the network to identify. We are This Week in Amateur", "start": 1663.3, "stop": 1667.86, "id": 348}, {"text": " Radio, your amateur radio and technology news magazine of the air.", "start": 1667.86, "stop": 1671.56, "id": 349}, {"text": " [...] of the TAC, the TAC, and the TAC.", "start": 1690.3, "stop": 1691.7, "id": 350}, {"text": " I'm Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and this is the Propication Forecast for", "start": 1691.7, "stop": 1698.5, "id": 351}, {"text": " Friday, May 24th.", "start": 1698.5, "stop": 1700.68, "id": 352}, {"text": " The sun is as featureless as a billiard ball, and it's been that way since May", "start": 1700.68, "stop": 1705.3, "id": 353}, {"text": " 18th, so the solar flux index has dipped to 68.", "start": 1705.3, "stop": 1709.14, "id": 354}, {"text": " As usual, that translates to poor conditions above 20 meters, although you may", "start": 1709.64, "stop": 1714.54, "id": 355}, {"text": " encounter some paths to South America during the daylight hours on 15,", "start": 1714.54, "stop": 1719.58, "id": 356}, {"text": " 12, and 10 meters.", "start": 1719.82, "stop": 1721.32, "id": 357}, {"text": " The solar wind is relatively weak at the moment, so at least", "start": 1721.88, "stop": 1724.88, "id": 358}, {"text": " we don't have that to contend with.", "start": 1724.88, "stop": 1726.56, "id": 359}, {"text": " On VHF and UHF, tropoducting on 2 meters and up has been intense along the Texas", "start": 1726.58, "stop": 1732.84, "id": 360}, {"text": " coast and extending as far north as Michigan.", "start": 1732.84, "stop": 1735.76, "id": 361}, {"text": " There have been reports of HAMS making 2-meter FM simplex contacts over hundreds", "start": 1736.36, "stop": 1741.0, "id": 362}, {"text": " of miles from their automobiles.", "start": 1741.0, "stop": 1743.08, "id": 363}, {"text": " This area of strong activity is forecast to move east over the next several days.", "start": 1743.88, "stop": 1748.52, "id": 364}, {"text": " And now with This Week's satellite update, here's Bruce Page, KK5DO.", "start": 1749.22, "stop": 1753.4, "id": 365}, {"text": " Back from Dayton. Saw lots of neat things. Spent most of my time at the AMSAT", "start": 1753.52, "stop": 1759.66, "id": 366}, {"text": " booth and had many eyeball Q-SOs.", "start": 1759.66, "stop": 1761.82, "id": 367}, {"text": " One of the things that HAMS like to do is have nets, and one net that has been", "start": 1762.3, "stop": 1766.84, "id": 368}, {"text": " around for a long, long time is the Houston AMSAT net.", "start": 1766.84, "stop": 1770.78, "id": 369}, {"text": " I have been involved with it since I was first licensed in 1993. It was", "start": 1771.16, "stop": 1776.58, "id": 370}, {"text": " going even before that.", "start": 1776.58, "stop": 1778.32, "id": 371}, {"text": " I started counting episodes some time way back then, and we're now up to episode", "start": 1778.32, "stop": 1784.48, "id": 372}, {"text": " 1308.", "start": 1784.48, "stop": 1786.5, "id": 373}, {"text": " The news is the latest about satellites, and balloon launches always float in.", "start": 1786.82, "stop": 1792.72, "id": 374}, {"text": " The host is Andy W5ACM, and Marty WV5Y records the audio.", "start": 1792.94, "stop": 1799.5, "id": 375}, {"text": " If you're in the Houston area, you can listen directly on the repeater, the 145", "start": 1799.5, "stop": 1804.34, "id": 376}, {"text": " decimal 45, with a PL tone of 103.5.", "start": 1804.34, "stop": 1808.2, "id": 377}, {"text": " Or while the net is live between 8pm and 9pm central time on Tuesdays, you can", "start": 1808.52, "stop": 1814.74, "id": 378}, {"text": " listen on Echolink in the conference, asterisk AMSAT asterisk.", "start": 1814.74, "stop": 1819.58, "id": 379}, {"text": " Finally, if you'd like to listen on your drive to work or virtually any other", "start": 1819.58, "stop": 1824.58, "id": 380}, {"text": " time, the past four weeks worth are available on my website", "start": 1824.58, "stop": 1829.12, "id": 381}, {"text": " and through Apple's podcast.", "start": 1829.12, "stop": 1830.86, "id": 382}, {"text": " To find the podcast in the Apple Podcast Store, search on either AMSAT or KK5DO,", "start": 1831.54, "stop": 1838.42, "id": 383}, {"text": " or listen directly from my website, amsatnet.com slash podcast.xml.", "start": 1838.72, "stop": 1845.24, "id": 384}, {"text": " This is Bruce Page, KK5DO.", "start": 1845.74, "stop": 1848.24, "id": 385}, {"text": " The Radio Society of Great Britain has announced a Cricket World Cup Amateur", "start": 1848.24, "stop": 1853.06, "id": 386}, {"text": " Radio Marathon from May 30 until July 14.", "start": 1853.06, "stop": 1856.5, "id": 387}, {"text": " The Cricket World Cup will take place in England and Wales.", "start": 1856.94, "stop": 1859.56, "id": 388}, {"text": " UK and international call signs will be active on 9 HF bands on SSB,", "start": 1860.38, "stop": 1865.58, "id": 389}, {"text": " CW and digital modes.", "start": 1865.96, "stop": 1867.6, "id": 390}, {"text": " Award certificates will be offered based on the number of contacts made with the", "start": 1867.96, "stop": 1872.2, "id": 391}, {"text": " special UK and international stations.", "start": 1872.2, "stop": 1874.4, "id": 392}, {"text": " Sponsors are inviting other countries to take part and to activate special call", "start": 1874.86, "stop": 1879.28, "id": 393}, {"text": " signs with the suffix 19CWC or similar.", "start": 1879.28, "stop": 1883.08, "id": 394}, {"text": " A total of 31 special call signs will be on the air in the UK, with GB19CWC", "start": 1883.96, "stop": 1890.44, "id": 395}, {"text": " representing the 2019 Cricket World Cup headquarters in England.", "start": 1890.44, "stop": 1894.86, "id": 396}, {"text": " Listen for other GB19 prefix call signs.", "start": 1895.3, "stop": 1897.98, "id": 397}, {"text": " Teams will field special event stations as well.", "start": 1897.98, "stop": 1900.86, "id": 398}, {"text": " Details, including the Rules for Awards and a list of international call signs,", "start": 1901.84, "stop": 1906.04, "id": 399}, {"text": " are on the RSGB website at www.rsgb.org", "start": 1906.14, "stop": 1912.9, "id": 400}, {"text": " forward slash C-R-I-C-K-E-T.", "start": 1912.9, "stop": 1916.6, "id": 401}, {"text": " The RAC Board of Directors is pleased to welcome two new officers to the Radio", "start": 1917.16, "stop": 1922.08, "id": 402}, {"text": " Amateur of Canada Executive.", "start": 1922.08, "stop": 1923.78, "id": 403}, {"text": " Doug Schulz, VE1IOU and Al Massey, VE3CWP.", "start": 1924.0, "stop": 1930.92, "id": 404}, {"text": " Doug Schulz, VE1IOU has been appointed as RAC's new Chief", "start": 1931.5, "stop": 1936.18, "id": 405}, {"text": " Information Technology Officer.", "start": 1936.18, "stop": 1938.14, "id": 406}, {"text": " Doug resides near Londonburg, Nova Scotia, having moved to Canada from the United", "start": 1938.98, "stop": 1943.36, "id": 407}, {"text": " States five years ago.", "start": 1943.36, "stop": 1944.9, "id": 408}, {"text": " He is a semi-retired electrical engineer with a career spanning 38 years.", "start": 1945.34, "stop": 1950.32, "id": 409}, {"text": " He has 20 issued or pending patents in the RF microwave and", "start": 1950.48, "stop": 1954.68, "id": 410}, {"text": " commercial semiconductor fields.", "start": 1954.68, "stop": 1956.26, "id": 411}, {"text": " He has been involved with the 802.11W Land Market since its inception, and he led", "start": 1957.02, "stop": 1962.84, "id": 412}, {"text": " the development of the first commercially available application specific", "start": 1962.84, "stop": 1966.8, "id": 413}, {"text": " chipset for this market.", "start": 1966.8, "stop": 1968.48, "id": 414}, {"text": " Doug has been an amateur since 1976 and is a member of the Radio Amateurs of", "start": 1969.42, "stop": 1973.82, "id": 415}, {"text": " Canada and a life member of the American Radio Relay League.", "start": 1973.82, "stop": 1977.18, "id": 416}, {"text": " He is also a member of the Londonburg Amateur Radio Club and the Quarter", "start": 1977.18, "stop": 1981.42, "id": 417}, {"text": " Century Wireless Association.", "start": 1981.42, "stop": 1983.18, "id": 418}, {"text": " Doug's amateur radio interests are varied and are centered primarily around HF", "start": 1983.88, "stop": 1987.82, "id": 419}, {"text": " operations including fixed, mobile and remote operating.", "start": 1987.82, "stop": 1991.52, "id": 420}, {"text": " His home station on Heckmans Island includes an Annan 7000 DLE STR, SPE Expert 1", "start": 1992.12, "stop": 1999.08, "id": 421}, {"text": ".3 KFA amplifier along with various antennas including a Mosley Pro 67B", "start": 1999.08, "stop": 2005.54, "id": 422}, {"text": " with a good view of the Atlantic just 100 yards away.", "start": 2005.54, "stop": 2009.02, "id": 423}, {"text": " All station operations are fully automated and frequently operated remotely.", "start": 2009.38, "stop": 2013.8, "id": 424}, {"text": " Doug also operates HF and VHF UHF Mobile with a Kenwood TS480HF radio and an ICOM", "start": 2014.66, "stop": 2021.66, "id": 425}, {"text": " ID 5100 VHF UHF D-STAR radio, permanently mounted in his vehicle.", "start": 2021.66, "stop": 2027.58, "id": 426}, {"text": " During the winter months he frequently operates Maritime Mobile", "start": 2028.26, "stop": 2031.14, "id": 427}, {"text": " from Florida and the Bahamas.", "start": 2031.14, "stop": 2032.78, "id": 428}, {"text": " He also enjoys QRP operation in the field and experimenting with", "start": 2033.54, "stop": 2037.54, "id": 429}, {"text": " QRP equipment and antennas.", "start": 2037.54, "stop": 2039.38, "id": 430}, {"text": " As announced in the May-June 2019 issue of the Canadian Amateur, Al Massey VE3", "start": 2040.32, "stop": 2046.06, "id": 431}, {"text": " CWP has been appointed to the position of RAC Corporate Secretary.", "start": 2046.06, "stop": 2050.74, "id": 432}, {"text": " Al served as the RAC Corporate Secretary from 2013 to 2015 and comes to us with a", "start": 2051.42, "stop": 2057.38, "id": 433}, {"text": " wealth of organizational skills, history and wisdom.", "start": 2057.38, "stop": 2060.84, "id": 434}, {"text": " Al was first licensed on his 16th birthday on May 29, 1958 and has been active in", "start": 2061.42, "stop": 2067.48, "id": 435}, {"text": " amateur radio for over 60 years.", "start": 2067.48, "stop": 2069.56, "id": 436}, {"text": " The Radio Amateur Society of Australia has written to the Australian", "start": 2069.56, "stop": 2073.82, "id": 437}, {"text": " Radioregulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, proposing a", "start": 2073.82, "stop": 2079.04, "id": 438}, {"text": " trial allocation in the 60 meter or 5 MHz band.", "start": 2079.04, "stop": 2082.7, "id": 439}, {"text": " We suggested that amateur operation be restricted to the existing Australian", "start": 2083.48, "stop": 2088.38, "id": 440}, {"text": " commercial allocations of 5351, 5355 and 5360", "start": 2088.38, "stop": 2095.34, "id": 441}, {"text": " kHz using USB with a maximum 2.8 kHz bandwidth and the 15-watt transmit power", "start": 2095.34, "stop": 2102.3, "id": 442}, {"text": " granted at the World Radio Conference, as President Glenn Dunston, VK4DU said.", "start": 2102.3, "stop": 2109.16, "id": 443}, {"text": " We also proposed a trial digital allocation in the vacant 5363", "start": 2109.78, "stop": 2114.48, "id": 444}, {"text": "-5365 kHz segment.", "start": 2114.48, "stop": 2117.86, "id": 445}, {"text": " We understand that these channels may not line up with international allocations,", "start": 2117.94, "stop": 2122.4, "id": 446}, {"text": " but our first concern is to ensure that sharing is possible with existing", "start": 2122.66, "stop": 2127.26, "id": 447}, {"text": " Australian commercial users, Glenn said.", "start": 2127.26, "stop": 2130.18, "id": 448}, {"text": " The channelized arrangement has been used in many other countries to introduce", "start": 2130.6, "stop": 2134.34, "id": 449}, {"text": " the 5 MHz amateur band, notably Europe, the USA and New Zealand.", "start": 2134.34, "stop": 2140.02, "id": 450}, {"text": " These countries all have much shorter distances between amateurs and commercial", "start": 2140.66, "stop": 2145.0, "id": 451}, {"text": " users than Australia.", "start": 2145.0, "stop": 2146.76, "id": 452}, {"text": " The week reports that Morse Code is 175 years old and still as useful as ever.", "start": 2147.86, "stop": 2153.54, "id": 453}, {"text": " The first message sent by Morse Code's dots and dashes across a long distance", "start": 2154.22, "stop": 2158.5, "id": 454}, {"text": " traveled from Washington, DC to Baltimore on Friday, May 24, 1844,", "start": 2158.5, "stop": 2164.1, "id": 455}, {"text": " 175 years ago.", "start": 2164.8, "stop": 2166.74, "id": 456}, {"text": " It signaled the first time in human history that complex thoughts could be", "start": 2167.24, "stop": 2171.24, "id": 457}, {"text": " communicated at long distances almost instantaneously.", "start": 2171.24, "stop": 2174.98, "id": 458}, {"text": " Until then, people had to have face-to-face conversations, send coded messages", "start": 2175.3, "stop": 2180.44, "id": 459}, {"text": " through drums, smoke signals and semaphore systems, or read printed words.", "start": 2180.44, "stop": 2185.92, "id": 460}, {"text": " Thanks to Samuel F. B. Morse, communication changed rapidly and has been changing", "start": 2186.76, "stop": 2191.88, "id": 461}, {"text": " even faster ever since.", "start": 2191.88, "stop": 2193.68, "id": 462}, {"text": " He invented the electric telegraph in 1832. It took six more years for him to", "start": 2194.32, "stop": 2199.56, "id": 463}, {"text": " standardize a code for communicating over telegraph wires.", "start": 2199.56, "stop": 2202.94, "id": 464}, {"text": " In 1843, Congress gave him $30,000 to string wires between the nation's", "start": 2203.74, "stop": 2209.42, "id": 465}, {"text": " capital and nearby Baltimore.", "start": 2209.42, "stop": 2211.12, "id": 466}, {"text": " When the line was completed, he conducted a public demonstration", "start": 2211.84, "stop": 2215.06, "id": 467}, {"text": " of long distance communication.", "start": 2215.06, "stop": 2216.88, "id": 468}, {"text": " There is a thriving community of amateur radio operators who", "start": 2217.74, "stop": 2221.14, "id": 469}, {"text": " treasure Morse Code too.", "start": 2221.14, "stop": 2222.66, "id": 470}, {"text": " Among amateur radio operators, Morse Code is a cherished tradition tracing", "start": 2223.36, "stop": 2227.8, "id": 471}, {"text": " back to the earliest days of radio.", "start": 2227.8, "stop": 2229.62, "id": 472}, {"text": " Some of them may have begun in Boy Scouts, which has made learning Morse variably", "start": 2229.94, "stop": 2235.36, "id": 473}, {"text": " optional or required over the years.", "start": 2235.36, "stop": 2237.96, "id": 474}, {"text": " The Federal Communications Commission used to require all licensed amateur radio", "start": 2238.58, "stop": 2242.56, "id": 475}, {"text": " operators to demonstrate proficiency in Morse Code, but that ended in 2007.", "start": 2242.56, "stop": 2247.36, "id": 476}, {"text": " The FCC does still issue commercial licenses that require Morse proficiency, but", "start": 2248.02, "stop": 2253.34, "id": 477}, {"text": " no jobs require it anymore.", "start": 2253.34, "stop": 2255.42, "id": 478}, {"text": " We pause for stations along the network to identify. We are This Week in Amateur", "start": 2255.68, "stop": 2260.9, "id": 479}, {"text": " Radio, your amateur radio and technology news magazine of the air, available", "start": 2260.9, "stop": 2265.46, "id": 480}, {"text": " online at www.twir.net.", "start": 2265.46, "stop": 2270.06, "id": 481}, {"text": " And now with the latest technology news and commentary from Petaluma, California,", "start": 2290.64, "stop": 2295.58, "id": 482}, {"text": " This Week in Amateur Radio is proud to present Leo Laporte.", "start": 2296.0, "stop": 2299.8, "id": 483}, {"text": " Leo Laporte, the tech guy coming to you live from Paradise City.", "start": 2299.82, "stop": 2305.72, "id": 484}, {"text": " Some very good news from the FCC, Ajit Pai, the chairman of the FCC. You know,", "start": 2307.84, "stop": 2312.46, "id": 485}, {"text": " they've been trying desperately to figure out a way to handle", "start": 2312.5, "stop": 2316.3, "id": 486}, {"text": " this robocall thing.", "start": 2316.3, "stop": 2317.94, "id": 487}, {"text": " It's estimated that more than half of all the phone calls coming to your phone,", "start": 2318.08, "stop": 2320.9, "id": 488}, {"text": " in some cases as much as 90% of all the phone calls coming to your smartphone,", "start": 2321.0, "stop": 2324.86, "id": 489}, {"text": " are robocalls.", "start": 2325.3, "stop": 2326.9, "id": 490}, {"text": " They're not real people calling you, even though their phone number might look", "start": 2326.9, "stop": 2330.66, "id": 491}, {"text": " like somebody you know, somebody from your area code, even from your", "start": 2330.66, "stop": 2333.74, "id": 492}, {"text": " neighborhood. They're not.", "start": 2333.74, "stop": 2335.82, "id": 493}, {"text": " And they're robocalls because it's really cheap for them to make those calls with", "start": 2336.5, "stop": 2340.04, "id": 494}, {"text": " automated machinery. That's why it's not a real person on the other end.", "start": 2340.04, "stop": 2343.32, "id": 495}, {"text": " And they don't really care if they don't, you know, get a lot of hits because it", "start": 2344.12, "stop": 2348.0, "id": 496}, {"text": " costs them so little to make the call. Even if one in a thousand people", "start": 2348.0, "stop": 2350.58, "id": 497}, {"text": " bite, it's profitable.", "start": 2350.58, "stop": 2352.58, "id": 498}, {"text": " It's been very difficult. Most robocallers are out of the country. There have", "start": 2352.88, "stop": 2357.36, "id": 499}, {"text": " been prosecutions of robocall companies in India and here in the United States,", "start": 2357.36, "stop": 2361.24, "id": 500}, {"text": " but it has not done anything to slow robocalls down.", "start": 2361.24, "stop": 2364.16, "id": 501}, {"text": " The FCC has announced they're going to vote on a new measure that would allow", "start": 2365.12, "stop": 2370.22, "id": 502}, {"text": " carriers to automatically register you, the customer, for call blocking", "start": 2370.22, "stop": 2375.48, "id": 503}, {"text": " technology automatically.", "start": 2375.48, "stop": 2377.34, "id": 504}, {"text": " The difference is you can call the phone company now on your cell phone and say,", "start": 2377.34, "stop": 2381.04, "id": 505}, {"text": " I don't want to get a call from this person or that person. But what would happen", "start": 2381.2, "stop": 2385.76, "id": 506}, {"text": " with this new rule and the votes coming up June 6th, so can you", "start": 2385.76, "stop": 2390.52, "id": 507}, {"text": " write, are they asking for comments? I don't know.", "start": 2390.52, "stop": 2392.32, "id": 508}, {"text": " Write to a FCC commissioner saying pass this. It would allow, this is a solution", "start": 2392.5, "stop": 2397.4, "id": 509}, {"text": " somebody mentioned I think last weekend, it would allow you to block calls coming", "start": 2397.4, "stop": 2401.4, "id": 510}, {"text": " from a phone number that's not on your contact list.", "start": 2401.4, "stop": 2403.74, "id": 511}, {"text": " So you'd only, you know, only calls that you would even see on your phone are", "start": 2404.14, "stop": 2407.42, "id": 512}, {"text": " from people you know. Now there is a potential problem because I've mentioned", "start": 2407.42, "stop": 2411.14, "id": 513}, {"text": " this before. My doctor, for some reason, probably privacy reasons, uses a blocked", "start": 2411.14, "stop": 2415.54, "id": 514}, {"text": " number. He doesn't call from an identifiable number.", "start": 2415.54, "stop": 2418.46, "id": 515}, {"text": " So I can't add him to my contact list. I wouldn't hear his call. I guess it'd go", "start": 2418.9, "stop": 2422.88, "id": 516}, {"text": " to voicemail. He could leave a message and I can call him back. So it's not the", "start": 2422.88, "stop": 2425.6, "id": 517}, {"text": " end of the world. But what do you think? I like this idea.", "start": 2425.6, "stop": 2428.24, "id": 518}, {"text": " Chairman Ajit Pai said allowing call blocking by default could be a big benefit", "start": 2428.72, "stop": 2432.48, "id": 519}, {"text": " for customers who are sick and tired of robocalls. Say it with me, I'm mad as", "start": 2432.48, "stop": 2437.12, "id": 520}, {"text": " heck and I'm not going to take it anymore.", "start": 2437.12, "stop": 2438.96, "id": 521}, {"text": " By making it clear that such call blocking is allowed, the FCC will give voice", "start": 2439.32, "stop": 2442.94, "id": 522}, {"text": " service providers the legal certainty they need to block unwanted calls from the", "start": 2442.94, "stop": 2446.4, "id": 523}, {"text": " outset so that consumers never have to get them. 48 billion robocalls in the US", "start": 2446.4, "stop": 2453.1, "id": 524}, {"text": " last year alone. 48 billion. Holy cow. So anyway, that's a little bit", "start": 2453.1, "stop": 2460.08, "id": 525}, {"text": " of good news. I was happy to hear from the FCC on that one.", "start": 2460.08, "stop": 2464.54, "id": 526}, {"text": " Let's see, what else is in the news? We've been watching on the show over the", "start": 2465.72, "stop": 2471.22, "id": 527}, {"text": " last couple of years. She goes all the way back to 2012, I think.", "start": 2471.22, "stop": 2474.8, "id": 528}, {"text": " The story of Huawei, the Chinese phone and network equipment manufacturer.", "start": 2475.3, "stop": 2481.66, "id": 529}, {"text": " Some have accused of being owned by the Chinese government or the Chinese", "start": 2482.2, "stop": 2486.68, "id": 530}, {"text": " military. Actually Huawei's ownership is a little mysterious.", "start": 2486.68, "stop": 2489.44, "id": 531}, {"text": " They claim to be owned by their workers, but it's difficult to find exactly", "start": 2490.44, "stop": 2495.98, "id": 532}, {"text": " what's going on there. They're in mainland China.", "start": 2495.98, "stop": 2499.46, "id": 533}, {"text": " They do make, they're the number two phone manufacturer in the world. They make", "start": 2500.64, "stop": 2504.34, "id": 534}, {"text": " very popular Android devices. You may not have heard of them because they are", "start": 2504.34, "stop": 2508.68, "id": 535}, {"text": " not sold in the United States.", "start": 2508.68, "stop": 2510.34, "id": 536}, {"text": " But sometimes people buy them unlocked, you know, on Amazon and other places, but", "start": 2511.02, "stop": 2515.26, "id": 537}, {"text": " no carrier sells them in the US and they don't market into the US. You may have", "start": 2515.26, "stop": 2519.44, "id": 538}, {"text": " heard of the Huawei Matebook laptops. They're very popular, even in the US", "start": 2519.44, "stop": 2524.32, "id": 539}, {"text": " because they're excellent high quality laptops at a very affordable price.", "start": 2524.32, "stop": 2527.68, "id": 540}, {"text": " And if you're a network operator, you know Huawei because they're the number one", "start": 2527.88, "stop": 2531.9, "id": 541}, {"text": " manufacturer of network equipment, particularly 5G equipment in the world.", "start": 2531.9, "stop": 2536.74, "id": 542}, {"text": " You may also remember back in 2012, the US Department of Commerce warning", "start": 2537.34, "stop": 2541.64, "id": 543}, {"text": " American companies to stay away from equipment manufactured by a couple of", "start": 2541.64, "stop": 2547.12, "id": 544}, {"text": " Chinese companies, including Huawei, because of the fear that the Chinese", "start": 2547.12, "stop": 2551.1, "id": 545}, {"text": " government might have some influence in these companies.", "start": 2551.1, "stop": 2553.36, "id": 546}, {"text": " And perhaps they could use their networking equipment to spy on American", "start": 2553.7, "stop": 2557.2, "id": 547}, {"text": " companies for industrial espionage. There's also an undercurrent of maybe fear", "start": 2557.2, "stop": 2561.34, "id": 548}, {"text": " about Huawei and others, ZTE, Xiaomi, those are the big three, that perhaps", "start": 2561.34, "stop": 2567.36, "id": 549}, {"text": " their network equipment, if it were embedded too deeply into our infrastructure,", "start": 2567.36, "stop": 2572.92, "id": 550}, {"text": " could be used in cyber warfare.", "start": 2572.92, "stop": 2574.6, "id": 551}, {"text": " So not only industrial espionage, but governmental espionage and even perhaps a", "start": 2574.92, "stop": 2581.1, "id": 552}, {"text": " governmental attack bringing down our networks. There's a lot of fear there.", "start": 2581.1, "stop": 2585.24, "id": 553}, {"text": " Huawei's equipment is network equipment, like all modern network equipment, is a", "start": 2586.04, "stop": 2590.12, "id": 554}, {"text": " combination of hardware and software.", "start": 2590.12, "stop": 2591.68, "id": 555}, {"text": " In fact, more and more, the software is really what makes it work. And the", "start": 2592.12, "stop": 2595.96, "id": 556}, {"text": " problem with that is software, it can be updated remotely, you know, without", "start": 2595.96, "stop": 2601.18, "id": 557}, {"text": " intervention from the operator.", "start": 2601.18, "stop": 2602.84, "id": 558}, {"text": " And so you might look at a piece of Huawei gear in the past, if it's just been", "start": 2603.04, "stop": 2607.04, "id": 559}, {"text": " hardware, countries could take it apart, could say, yeah, we", "start": 2607.04, "stop": 2609.66, "id": 560}, {"text": " verify this is safe and use it.", "start": 2609.66, "stop": 2611.44, "id": 561}, {"text": " But since it's all or mostly software these days, there's no guarantee. It could", "start": 2611.84, "stop": 2616.1, "id": 562}, {"text": " be completely safe today and a real problem tomorrow.", "start": 2616.1, "stop": 2619.12, "id": 563}, {"text": " So the most recent events in the Huawei story are the president saying no Huawei", "start": 2619.5, "stop": 2625.82, "id": 564}, {"text": " gear will be used in the United States period in networks. And according to", "start": 2625.82, "stop": 2630.84, "id": 565}, {"text": " Reuters, Google is doing the same thing as of", "start": 2630.84, "stop": 2634.04, "id": 566}, {"text": " today. Now, this is not confirmed by Google.", "start": 2634.04, "stop": 2636.18, "id": 567}, {"text": " Google has suspended business with Huawei. Now, you might say, well, what does", "start": 2636.82, "stop": 2641.62, "id": 568}, {"text": " that mean? Well, it means if you have a Huawei phone and there are very popular", "start": 2641.62, "stop": 2646.62, "id": 569}, {"text": " phones, my friend Paul Therrado is a Windows journalist, loves his Huawei", "start": 2646.62, "stop": 2650.7, "id": 570}, {"text": " is the P20.", "start": 2650.7, "stop": 2652.3, "id": 571}, {"text": " I can't remember the model, but he loves his phone. It's got an amazing camera,", "start": 2652.5, "stop": 2655.86, "id": 572}, {"text": " really great phone. I have a P20 myself. Well, you're going to lose access to not", "start": 2656.12, "stop": 2661.04, "id": 573}, {"text": " only Android operating system updates.", "start": 2661.04, "stop": 2662.94, "id": 574}, {"text": " That's always a problem with any Android phone because that means no security", "start": 2663.16, "stop": 2666.38, "id": 575}, {"text": " patches. But the next version of its smartphones outside of China will will also", "start": 2666.38, "stop": 2671.64, "id": 576}, {"text": " actually know the phones in China had it.", "start": 2671.64, "stop": 2673.48, "id": 577}, {"text": " But phones sold outside of China will no longer have access to any Google apps,", "start": 2673.62, "stop": 2677.9, "id": 578}, {"text": " including the Play Store and Gmail. According to Reuters, Huawei attorneys are", "start": 2678.02, "stop": 2683.1, "id": 579}, {"text": " studying the impacts of the commerce department's actions.", "start": 2683.1, "stop": 2686.08, "id": 580}, {"text": " This story about Google just broke today. I've kind of been on the fence in all", "start": 2687.0, "stop": 2691.42, "id": 581}, {"text": " this because it did sound political. I have to say it no longer sounds political.", "start": 2691.42, "stop": 2695.62, "id": 582}, {"text": " It sounds like serious and genuine concerns.", "start": 2696.04, "stop": 2698.58, "id": 583}, {"text": " The reason I was on the fence is because it hadn't been demonstrated by anybody,", "start": 2699.0, "stop": 2703.46, "id": 584}, {"text": " to my knowledge, that any Huawei gear had any security flaws. And Huawei has", "start": 2703.78, "stop": 2708.26, "id": 585}, {"text": " always said, no, no, we adhere to the higher standards.", "start": 2708.26, "stop": 2710.4, "id": 586}, {"text": " If you, you know, data that is routed from your phone to our servers is it's", "start": 2710.48, "stop": 2715.98, "id": 587}, {"text": " routed to Germany, not China. Because Android is open source, Huawei will be", "start": 2715.98, "stop": 2720.78, "id": 588}, {"text": " able to continue to make Android phones.", "start": 2720.78, "stop": 2722.34, "id": 589}, {"text": " But without Google updates, technical support and Google apps, that makes that a", "start": 2722.6, "stop": 2727.82, "id": 590}, {"text": " much less desirable phone. Huawei does have an alternative in China because", "start": 2727.82, "stop": 2731.92, "id": 591}, {"text": " Google doesn't do business in China. So", "start": 2731.92, "stop": 2733.74, "id": 592}, {"text": " they have something they're doing in China.", "start": 2733.74, "stop": 2735.74, "id": 593}, {"text": " Maybe they tried to extend that globally. I don't know. Thursday, Huawei was", "start": 2735.82, "stop": 2740.38, "id": 594}, {"text": " added to a trade blacklist, which meant that no U.S. company could do business", "start": 2740.38, "stop": 2745.36, "id": 595}, {"text": " with Huawei. So Google may just be following, you know, without any evidence,", "start": 2745.36, "stop": 2749.18, "id": 596}, {"text": " just saying, well, that's the law. That's the law.", "start": 2749.6, "stop": 2751.74, "id": 597}, {"text": " But that is a shame for people who really like Huawei hardware. And I'm one of", "start": 2752.28, "stop": 2755.8, "id": 598}, {"text": " them. It's very impressive. But you know, if it's dangerous to use, if it could", "start": 2755.8, "stop": 2760.52, "id": 599}, {"text": " compromise national security, I guess it's probably better not", "start": 2760.52, "stop": 2763.56, "id": 600}, {"text": " to. There are other choices.", "start": 2763.56, "stop": 2765.14, "id": 601}, {"text": " There's 5G gear, the number two and three companies that manufacture 5G", "start": 2766.16, "stop": 2770.72, "id": 602}, {"text": " networking gear, which we need desperately if we're going to get to 5G in the", "start": 2770.72, "stop": 2774.18, "id": 603}, {"text": " next few years. Our Ericsson and Nokia, Scandinavian", "start": 2774.18, "stop": 2777.1, "id": 604}, {"text": " companies, Finnish companies. So that should be all right.", "start": 2777.1, "stop": 2779.12, "id": 605}, {"text": " And what I'd love to see is American companies step up and say, well, here's a", "start": 2779.66, "stop": 2782.42, "id": 606}, {"text": " big opportunity. You know, unfortunately, right now Apple dominates the American", "start": 2782.42, "stop": 2786.8, "id": 607}, {"text": " market with Samsung as a second.", "start": 2786.8, "stop": 2789.02, "id": 608}, {"text": " I like Samsung gear a lot. I think they make very good gear. I don't feel like", "start": 2789.86, "stop": 2793.06, "id": 609}, {"text": " Apple is particularly cutting edge. And one of the reasons people like the Huawei", "start": 2793.06, "stop": 2799.04, "id": 610}, {"text": " phones is they were doing something different and trying some interesting ideas", "start": 2799.04, "stop": 2804.28, "id": 611}, {"text": " and making very affordable phones. Apple phones only seem to get more", "start": 2804.28, "stop": 2807.36, "id": 612}, {"text": " expensive every year.", "start": 2807.36, "stop": 2809.02, "id": 613}, {"text": " That's pretty much a guaranteed trend, isn't it? Thinner and more expensive. Lea", "start": 2809.86, "stop": 2814.6, "id": 614}, {"text": " La Porte, the tech guy.", "start": 2814.6, "stop": 2816.34, "id": 615}, {"text": " Are you ready for another trip into amateur radio history? I'm Bill Cantonelli,", "start": 2816.34, "stop": 2821.98, "id": 616}, {"text": " W2XOY, and I'll be back in a moment with another edition of the Ancient Amateur", "start": 2822.12, "stop": 2828.54, "id": 617}, {"text": " Archives here on This Week in Amateur Radio.", "start": 2828.54, "stop": 2832.96, "id": 618}, {"text": " You're listening to North America's premiere amateur radio and technology news", "start": 2833.22, "stop": 2837.54, "id": 619}, {"text": " magazine of the air. We are This Week in Amateur Radio distributed worldwide at", "start": 2837.54, "stop": 2842.24, "id": 620}, {"text": " TWIAR.net.", "start": 2842.24, "stop": 2844.36, "id": 621}, {"text": " Welcome to the Ancient Amateur Archives.", "start": 2866.4, "stop": 2872.18, "id": 622}, {"text": " I'm Bill Cantonelli, W2XOY.", "start": 2883.0, "stop": 2886.9, "id": 623}, {"text": " Our founding fathers knew that the United States would have to enter into legal", "start": 2887.16, "stop": 2891.38, "id": 624}, {"text": " and binding agreements with foreign countries. Thus, in Article II, Section 2 of", "start": 2891.38, "stop": 2896.2, "id": 625}, {"text": " the Constitution, they gave the president the power to make treaties with", "start": 2896.2, "stop": 2900.5, "id": 626}, {"text": " approval of two-thirds of the Senate.", "start": 2900.5, "stop": 2902.34, "id": 627}, {"text": " Over the years, the Supreme Court has ruled that provisions of a treaty are", "start": 2902.58, "stop": 2906.96, "id": 628}, {"text": " constitutional and legally binding even if the exact same provisions contained in", "start": 2906.96, "stop": 2912.2, "id": 629}, {"text": " a law not covered by a treaty would not pass the constitutional test.", "start": 2912.2, "stop": 2916.46, "id": 630}, {"text": " Under the Radio Act of 1927 and the regulations issued by the Federal Radio", "start": 2917.1, "stop": 2921.46, "id": 631}, {"text": " Commission, amateurs were in the catbird seat, to", "start": 2921.46, "stop": 2924.98, "id": 632}, {"text": " use a popular phrase of the day.", "start": 2924.98, "stop": 2926.6, "id": 633}, {"text": " They had over 2,700 kilocycles of spectrum between 160 and 20 meters, plus", "start": 2926.88, "stop": 2933.28, "id": 634}, {"text": " another 15,000 kilocycles at 5 meters. They had a Secretary of Commerce, Herbert", "start": 2933.28, "stop": 2939.12, "id": 635}, {"text": " Hoover, who was a strong proponent of amateur", "start": 2939.12, "stop": 2941.96, "id": 636}, {"text": " radio. Congress was supportive and sympathetic.", "start": 2941.96, "stop": 2944.74, "id": 637}, {"text": " Nothing could go wrong. Or could it? Yes, it could.", "start": 2945.04, "stop": 2949.38, "id": 638}, {"text": " An international radio telegraph conference was scheduled for Washington, D.C. on", "start": 2950.12, "stop": 2954.78, "id": 639}, {"text": " October 4, 1927. Here, participants from 74 nations would gather to hammer out an", "start": 2954.78, "stop": 2961.42, "id": 640}, {"text": " international treaty covering the entire known radio spectrum.", "start": 2961.42, "stop": 2965.36, "id": 641}, {"text": " Once this treaty was accepted by the Senate, it would become law and supersede", "start": 2965.6, "stop": 2970.64, "id": 642}, {"text": " anything contained in the 1927 Act.", "start": 2970.64, "stop": 2973.28, "id": 643}, {"text": " Although amateurs could count on the full support of the U.S. delegation, we had", "start": 2973.84, "stop": 2978.04, "id": 644}, {"text": " only one vote, the same as any of the other 73 participants.", "start": 2978.04, "stop": 2982.1, "id": 645}, {"text": " So how much support could we count on from the other countries? Sadly, not much.", "start": 2982.9, "stop": 2987.92, "id": 646}, {"text": " Democracy was still a foreign idea to most nations. Many hovered in that gray", "start": 2988.1, "stop": 2993.78, "id": 647}, {"text": " area between the Old World monarchies and fascism communism.", "start": 2993.78, "stop": 2998.54, "id": 648}, {"text": " Communications were a government monopoly. Individual private stations were", "start": 2999.76, "stop": 3003.82, "id": 649}, {"text": " feared. They could compete with the government stations, or they could be used in", "start": 3003.82, "stop": 3009.42, "id": 650}, {"text": " anti-government activities.", "start": 3009.42, "stop": 3011.0, "id": 651}, {"text": " This attitude was even present in the representatives from England and France. As", "start": 3011.16, "stop": 3016.58, "id": 652}, {"text": " for the other countries, many were blatantly anti-amateur radio.", "start": 3016.58, "stop": 3020.52, "id": 653}, {"text": " Germany, for example, stated that private stations could violate the rights of", "start": 3021.42, "stop": 3025.98, "id": 654}, {"text": " the state. Switzerland was on the record against amateur radio.", "start": 3025.98, "stop": 3030.12, "id": 655}, {"text": " Japan would tolerate amateurs, however they would have to use phantom, i.e. non", "start": 3030.44, "stop": 3035.88, "id": 656}, {"text": "-radiating antennas. In other words, you could have a transmitter,", "start": 3035.88, "stop": 3039.3, "id": 657}, {"text": " you just couldn't radiate a signal.", "start": 3039.66, "stop": 3041.3, "id": 658}, {"text": " One proposal would only give amateurs frequencies below 13 meters or", "start": 3041.86, "stop": 3046.62, "id": 659}, {"text": " above 23 megacycles.", "start": 3046.62, "stop": 3048.4, "id": 660}, {"text": " Fortunately, the A.R.L. and the International Amateur Radio Union, which was", "start": 3049.22, "stop": 3054.06, "id": 661}, {"text": " founded in 1925, were well aware of this hostility and", "start": 3054.06, "stop": 3057.96, "id": 662}, {"text": " had made detailed preparations.", "start": 3057.96, "stop": 3059.54, "id": 663}, {"text": " The IARU and the A.R.L. both had made presentations to the various delegations", "start": 3060.44, "stop": 3066.06, "id": 664}, {"text": " prior to the start of the conference.", "start": 3066.06, "stop": 3067.78, "id": 665}, {"text": " Support of the amateur community was also received from private radio", "start": 3068.5, "stop": 3071.78, "id": 666}, {"text": " interests and radio manufacturers.", "start": 3071.78, "stop": 3073.68, "id": 667}, {"text": " The A.R.L. and the IARU would both have delegates attending the conference.", "start": 3074.4, "stop": 3078.94, "id": 668}, {"text": " And so, after the opening session, which was addressed by President Calvin", "start": 3078.94, "stop": 3083.6, "id": 669}, {"text": " Coolidge and Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, who was also president of the", "start": 3083.6, "stop": 3088.26, "id": 670}, {"text": " conference, the delegates divided themselves into", "start": 3088.26, "stop": 3091.16, "id": 671}, {"text": " subcommittees and began to work.", "start": 3091.16, "stop": 3093.04, "id": 672}, {"text": " England, the European country most favorable to amateur radio,", "start": 3093.34, "stop": 3097.68, "id": 673}, {"text": " made its first proposal.", "start": 3097.92, "stop": 3099.52, "id": 674}, {"text": " Amateurs would be allowed in the 150-200 meter band or 1500-2000 kilo cycles", "start": 3100.24, "stop": 3106.82, "id": 675}, {"text": " with a maximum power of 10 watts.", "start": 3106.82, "stop": 3109.62, "id": 676}, {"text": " The A.R.L. and IARU delegates, KB Warner, HP Maxim and CH", "start": 3109.62, "stop": 3116.46, "id": 677}, {"text": " Stewart, as well as WD Tyrell, who was chief of the radio division in the", "start": 3116.46, "stop": 3121.14, "id": 678}, {"text": " Department of Commerce, indicated that this was unacceptable.", "start": 3121.14, "stop": 3124.34, "id": 679}, {"text": " The British came up with a compromised position. Amateurs would have the 150", "start": 3124.34, "stop": 3129.26, "id": 680}, {"text": " meter band, as well as bands at 2.75 megacycles, 3.66 megacycles,", "start": 3129.26, "stop": 3135.92, "id": 681}, {"text": " 5.5 megacycles, 11 megacycles, 22 megacycles and 44 megacycles.", "start": 3136.36, "stop": 3142.56, "id": 682}, {"text": " Except for the 1500 kilo cycle to 2000 kilo cycle segment, each band would be", "start": 3143.04, "stop": 3148.44, "id": 683}, {"text": " only 100 kilo cycles wide.", "start": 3148.44, "stop": 3150.84, "id": 684}, {"text": " The total amateur allocations under the British proposal were 1100 kilo cycles,", "start": 3150.84, "stop": 3156.0, "id": 685}, {"text": " of which 900 kilo cycles was in the known usable spectrum below 15 megacycles.", "start": 3156.62, "stop": 3161.8, "id": 686}, {"text": " This was a 60% reduction for American hams in the frequencies below 15 megacycles", "start": 3162.3, "stop": 3167.42, "id": 687}, {"text": " and a whopping 93% reduction when you counted our 4-5 meter band.", "start": 3167.42, "stop": 3172.28, "id": 688}, {"text": " Nevertheless, many delegates urged the U.S. and the A.R.L. and the IARU", "start": 3172.74, "stop": 3178.2, "id": 689}, {"text": " representatives to accept this proposal.", "start": 3178.2, "stop": 3180.74, "id": 690}, {"text": " They pointed out that it was far more generous than many", "start": 3181.26, "stop": 3183.98, "id": 691}, {"text": " countries were willing to give on their own.", "start": 3183.98, "stop": 3185.78, "id": 692}, {"text": " With the use of CW and Crystal Control, it was argued, there would be", "start": 3186.3, "stop": 3190.12, "id": 693}, {"text": " enough room for all amateurs.", "start": 3190.12, "stop": 3191.7, "id": 694}, {"text": " Many were afraid that if the British compromise wasn't accepted, a more", "start": 3192.34, "stop": 3196.34, "id": 695}, {"text": " restrictive amateur band plan would take its place.", "start": 3196.34, "stop": 3198.98, "id": 696}, {"text": " The A.R.L. and IARU delegates had one thing in their corner, however, the strong", "start": 3199.2, "stop": 3205.06, "id": 697}, {"text": " support of Secretary Hoover and the American delegation.", "start": 3205.06, "stop": 3208.0, "id": 698}, {"text": " With that, they found the strength to carefully carry on.", "start": 3208.68, "stop": 3212.52, "id": 699}, {"text": " They were diplomatic, but they were persistent.", "start": 3213.06, "stop": 3215.64, "id": 700}, {"text": " Maxim, Stewart and Warner proceeded, step by step.", "start": 3216.78, "stop": 3220.42, "id": 701}, {"text": " The 160 meter band was first agreed on from 1715 to 2000 kilo cycles.", "start": 3220.98, "stop": 3227.34, "id": 702}, {"text": " Next, it was decided that the remaining amateur bands would be at the 80,", "start": 3227.96, "stop": 3231.68, "id": 703}, {"text": " 40, 20 meter spots.", "start": 3232.04, "stop": 3233.84, "id": 704}, {"text": " How wide they would be was the next argument.", "start": 3234.42, "stop": 3236.86, "id": 705}, {"text": " On the 80 meter band, everyone was at a stalemate until it was suggested that the", "start": 3237.4, "stop": 3242.04, "id": 706}, {"text": " band could be from 3500 kilo cycles to 4000 kilo cycles on a non-exclusive basis.", "start": 3242.04, "stop": 3248.58, "id": 707}, {"text": " This was accepted by all of the delegates.", "start": 3249.28, "stop": 3251.06, "id": 708}, {"text": " Each country could decide for themselves how much of the 500 kilo", "start": 3251.2, "stop": 3255.14, "id": 709}, {"text": " cycles they would allocate to amateurs.", "start": 3255.14, "stop": 3256.86, "id": 710}, {"text": " Next on the agenda was 20 meters.", "start": 3257.76, "stop": 3259.4, "id": 711}, {"text": " The United States wanted 14,000 to 16,000 kilo cycles.", "start": 3260.12, "stop": 3264.02, "id": 712}, {"text": " There was no way any of the other delegates would agree.", "start": 3264.76, "stop": 3267.76, "id": 713}, {"text": " After much debate, the U.S. delegation realized that 400 kilo cycles was the", "start": 3268.38, "stop": 3273.26, "id": 714}, {"text": " maximum they were going to get and acquiesced.", "start": 3273.26, "stop": 3276.16, "id": 715}, {"text": " With 160, 80 and 20 out of the way, and the U.S. assured of at least adequate", "start": 3276.38, "stop": 3282.16, "id": 716}, {"text": " domestic and international allocations, the subcommittee turned to 40 meters.", "start": 3282.16, "stop": 3286.56, "id": 717}, {"text": " The American delegation wanted 7000 to 8000 kilo cycles.", "start": 3287.2, "stop": 3290.96, "id": 718}, {"text": " The most any other country was willing to offer was 7000 to 7200.", "start": 3291.48, "stop": 3296.04, "id": 719}, {"text": " Germany, in fact, put a high power station on 7200 kilo cycles in order to thwart", "start": 3296.64, "stop": 3301.78, "id": 720}, {"text": " a large amateur allocation on 40 meters.", "start": 3301.78, "stop": 3304.5, "id": 721}, {"text": " Back and forth the debate went, the other delegates finally offered", "start": 3304.78, "stop": 3308.54, "id": 722}, {"text": " 225 kilo cycles.", "start": 3308.54, "stop": 3310.64, "id": 723}, {"text": " Maxim and Stewart felt they had played their last hand", "start": 3311.34, "stop": 3313.68, "id": 724}, {"text": " and wanted to accept the proposal.", "start": 3313.68, "stop": 3315.26, "id": 725}, {"text": " Warner, however, still pushed for 400 kilo cycles.", "start": 3316.04, "stop": 3319.14, "id": 726}, {"text": " More debates followed.", "start": 3320.06, "stop": 3321.16, "id": 727}, {"text": " Finally, other delegates agreed to 300 kilo cycles.", "start": 3322.02, "stop": 3325.46, "id": 728}, {"text": " From that point, additional bands were then set up at 10 meters and 5 meters.", "start": 3326.02, "stop": 3330.12, "id": 729}, {"text": " When the dust had settled, the conference had approved the following amateur", "start": 3330.12, "stop": 3333.9, "id": 730}, {"text": " bands. 1715 to 2000 kilo cycles, 3500 to 4000 kilo cycles,", "start": 3333.9, "stop": 3340.6, "id": 731}, {"text": " 7000 to 7300 kilo cycles, 14000 to 14400 kilo cycles,", "start": 3341.04, "stop": 3347.22, "id": 732}, {"text": " 28 to 30 mega cycles and 56 to 60 mega cycles.", "start": 3347.6, "stop": 3352.6, "id": 733}, {"text": " This was a 37.5% reduction in the frequencies amateurs", "start": 3353.2, "stop": 3356.98, "id": 734}, {"text": " had under the U.S. regulations.", "start": 3356.98, "stop": 3358.52, "id": 735}, {"text": " However, it was a vast increase for the amateurs of most other countries.", "start": 3358.74, "stop": 3362.82, "id": 736}, {"text": " Furthermore, the frequencies approved by the conference established amateur radio", "start": 3363.54, "stop": 3367.08, "id": 737}, {"text": " under international law, something which had not existed before.", "start": 3367.08, "stop": 3371.28, "id": 738}, {"text": " Given the circumstances, this was a major victory for amateur radio.", "start": 3371.86, "stop": 3375.46, "id": 739}, {"text": " Initially, there was some opposition by a minority of the U.S. Hams", "start": 3375.98, "stop": 3379.24, "id": 740}, {"text": " to the ratification of the treaty.", "start": 3379.24, "stop": 3380.76, "id": 741}, {"text": " The A.R.L. and the vast majority of amateurs, however, supported it, knowing that", "start": 3380.78, "stop": 3385.8, "id": 742}, {"text": " a small loss in frequencies was insignificant in comparison to the international", "start": 3385.8, "stop": 3389.88, "id": 743}, {"text": " recognition now given to amateur radio.", "start": 3389.88, "stop": 3392.64, "id": 744}, {"text": " The Senate agreed and on March 21, 1928 ratified the treaty.", "start": 3393.08, "stop": 3398.2, "id": 745}, {"text": " As a postscript, Herbert Hoover, the Secretary of Commerce, who had always", "start": 3398.76, "stop": 3403.06, "id": 746}, {"text": " supported amateur radio 100%, was elected President of the United States", "start": 3403.06, "stop": 3407.6, "id": 747}, {"text": " in November 1928.", "start": 3407.6, "stop": 3409.18, "id": 748}, {"text": " Although most remember his administration as coinciding with the onset of the", "start": 3409.18, "stop": 3413.58, "id": 749}, {"text": " Great Depression, it was also the time of the greatest growth", "start": 3413.58, "stop": 3417.1, "id": 750}, {"text": " in amateur radio history.", "start": 3417.1, "stop": 3418.6, "id": 751}, {"text": " From the 1929 total of 16,289 Hams to the 1933 count of", "start": 3419.1, "stop": 3425.9, "id": 752}, {"text": " 41,555, amateur radio grew 255", "start": 3425.9, "stop": 3431.36, "id": 753}, {"text": "% in four years.", "start": 3431.36, "stop": 3433.24, "id": 754}, {"text": " Before his death at the age of 90, on October 20, 1964, Hoover would live to see", "start": 3433.36, "stop": 3439.44, "id": 755}, {"text": " his son, Herbert Hoover Jr., W6ZH, elected President of the A.R.L.", "start": 3439.44, "stop": 3445.92, "id": 756}, {"text": " and see an amateur running for President of the United States, Barry Goldwater,", "start": 3445.92, "stop": 3450.48, "id": 757}, {"text": " K7UGA, K3UIG.", "start": 3451.02, "stop": 3453.96, "id": 758}, {"text": " Whatever historians may think of his administration, Hams will always remember", "start": 3454.62, "stop": 3459.5, "id": 759}, {"text": " Herbert Hoover as a friend to amateur radio.", "start": 3459.5, "stop": 3462.94, "id": 760}, {"text": " Next time, the ancient amateur archives will begin to explore the battle over the", "start": 3463.44, "stop": 3467.36, "id": 761}, {"text": " VHF spectrum in the mid 1940s.", "start": 3467.36, "stop": 3470.16, "id": 762}, {"text": " Did you ever wonder what happened to TV channel 1? The ancient amateur", "start": 3470.48, "stop": 3474.96, "id": 763}, {"text": " archives will have the answers.", "start": 3474.96, "stop": 3476.66, "id": 764}, {"text": " Your time is up. Go in peace. But return again for our next", "start": 3478.8, "stop": 3485.42, "id": 765}, {"text": " installment of the ancient amateur archives.", "start": 3485.42, "stop": 3489.26, "id": 766}, {"text": " We pause for stations along the network to identify. We are This Week in Amateur", "start": 3507.92, "stop": 3513.16, "id": 767}, {"text": " Radio, your amateur radio and technology news magazine of the air, available", "start": 3513.16, "stop": 3517.72, "id": 768}, {"text": " online at www.twir.net.", "start": 3517.72, "stop": 3522.28, "id": 769}, {"text": " AMSAT is soliciting nominations for its board of directors election. Four", "start": 3542.82, "stop": 3547.12, "id": 770}, {"text": " directors' terms expire this year, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Clayton Coleman,", "start": 3547.12, "stop": 3552.82, "id": 771}, {"text": " W5PFG, Drew Glassbrenner, K04MA, and Paul Stetzer,", "start": 3553.2, "stop": 3559.72, "id": 772}, {"text": " NH8M.", "start": 3560.1, "stop": 3561.84, "id": 773}, {"text": " In addition, up to two alternates may be selected for one-year terms. A valid", "start": 3561.84, "stop": 3566.84, "id": 774}, {"text": " nomination requires either one member society or five individual members in good", "start": 3566.84, "stop": 3571.44, "id": 775}, {"text": " standing to nominate an AMSAT member for director.", "start": 3571.44, "stop": 3574.18, "id": 776}, {"text": " Written nominations, consisting of the nominees' name and call sign and the", "start": 3574.48, "stop": 3578.82, "id": 777}, {"text": " nominating individual names, call signs, and individual signatures should be", "start": 3578.82, "stop": 3582.86, "id": 778}, {"text": " mailed to AMSAT 10605 Concord Street, Suite 304, Kensington, MD", "start": 3582.86, "stop": 3588.5, "id": 779}, {"text": " 20895-2526.", "start": 3588.5, "stop": 3592.32, "id": 780}, {"text": " Hard copy nominations are the preferred method, but an intent to nominate may be", "start": 3592.46, "stop": 3596.78, "id": 781}, {"text": " submitted electronically to Martha at AMSAT.org or fax to 301-822", "start": 3596.78, "stop": 3603.14, "id": 782}, {"text": "-4371.", "start": 3603.14, "stop": 3604.8, "id": 783}, {"text": " Petitions must arrive at the AMSAT office no later than June 15. In the case of", "start": 3605.48, "stop": 3610.02, "id": 784}, {"text": " electronic nominations, a verifying traditional written petition must be received", "start": 3610.02, "stop": 3614.0, "id": 785}, {"text": " at the AMSAT office within seven days following the close of nominations on June", "start": 3614.0, "stop": 3618.5, "id": 786}, {"text": " 15. It will be considered valid.", "start": 3618.5, "stop": 3620.52, "id": 787}, {"text": " Petitions of amateur radio", "start": 3644.9, "stop": 3649.98, "id": 788}, {"text": " and the water, sky, or the background of the Australian flag on top of the bridge", "start": 3652.32, "stop": 3655.8, "id": 789}, {"text": " might be just as complicated.", "start": 3655.8, "stop": 3657.6, "id": 790}, {"text": " If you were asked to make the image with 100 dots and only use black and white,", "start": 3658.8, "stop": 3662.84, "id": 791}, {"text": " from the perspective of the viewer you'd have a result that was easier to", "start": 3663.36, "stop": 3666.66, "id": 792}, {"text": " understand. Use a thousand dots even easier, even", "start": 3666.66, "stop": 3670.68, "id": 793}, {"text": " if you only use black and white.", "start": 3670.68, "stop": 3672.38, "id": 794}, {"text": " Now, if you were to use 100 dots with 10 colours, your image might be just as", "start": 3673.26, "stop": 3678.66, "id": 795}, {"text": " easy to understand as if it was a thousand dots in black and white.", "start": 3678.66, "stop": 3682.0, "id": 796}, {"text": " The point is there are two things going on here. The number of dots and the", "start": 3683.06, "stop": 3688.76, "id": 797}, {"text": " information contained in each dot. More dots or more colours, or", "start": 3688.76, "stop": 3694.1, "id": 798}, {"text": " both, will help your image.", "start": 3694.1, "stop": 3695.92, "id": 799}, {"text": " Similarly, in software-defined radio, more dots, that is, more samples, will help", "start": 3697.1, "stop": 3703.56, "id": 800}, {"text": " and, as I've previously mentioned, you need at least twice the number of samples", "start": 3703.56, "stop": 3707.5, "id": 801}, {"text": " as the highest frequency that you're measuring. But what of the colours", "start": 3707.5, "stop": 3712.24, "id": 802}, {"text": " in relation to an SDR?", "start": 3712.24, "stop": 3713.9, "id": 803}, {"text": " Measuring voltage as a human with a piece of paper is pretty straightforward.", "start": 3715.34, "stop": 3719.04, "id": 804}, {"text": " Provided you've got a voltmeter, a piece of", "start": 3719.9, "stop": 3721.92, "id": 805}, {"text": " paper and a scribble stick, you're good to go.", "start": 3721.92, "stop": 3723.54, "id": 806}, {"text": " If you measure your voltage as 1 volt, you write 1. If it's minus 1 volt, you", "start": 3724.0, "stop": 3729.5, "id": 807}, {"text": " write minus 1. Similarly, if it's 100 volts, you write 100. 13.8 volts and", "start": 3729.5, "stop": 3736.32, "id": 808}, {"text": " you'd write 13.8.", "start": 3736.32, "stop": 3737.82, "id": 809}, {"text": " We'll get back to colours in a moment.", "start": 3738.42, "stop": 3739.94, "id": 810}, {"text": " Provided your paper is big enough, you can record as many values as you need and", "start": 3740.82, "stop": 3746.12, "id": 811}, {"text": " as accurately as you desire. 13.8 or 13.8853 makes", "start": 3746.12, "stop": 3752.52, "id": 812}, {"text": " no difference to a piece of paper.", "start": 3752.52, "stop": 3754.12, "id": 813}, {"text": " Computers represent numbers internally using powers of 2, called bits. A single", "start": 3755.14, "stop": 3760.88, "id": 814}, {"text": " bit can represent two values, 0 and 1. Two bits can represent 4 values, 8 bits", "start": 3760.88, "stop": 3767.68, "id": 815}, {"text": " represent 256 values and 16 bits represent 65,536", "start": 3767.68, "stop": 3774.0, "id": 816}, {"text": " different values.", "start": 3774.0, "stop": 3775.78, "id": 817}, {"text": " The takeaway is that there are a specific number of values that you can represent", "start": 3776.26, "stop": 3781.56, "id": 818}, {"text": " inside a computer, depending on how many bits you use.", "start": 3781.56, "stop": 3785.14, "id": 819}, {"text": " Consider the values I've mentioned. 1, minus 1, 100 and 13.8.", "start": 3786.32, "stop": 3792.48, "id": 820}, {"text": " That's four different values.", "start": 3793.16, "stop": 3794.84, "id": 821}, {"text": " If it's not immediately obvious, whatever solution you come up with, tracking", "start": 3795.44, "stop": 3800.22, "id": 822}, {"text": " positive and negative, tracking small and large, whole and fractions,", "start": 3800.22, "stop": 3803.36, "id": 823}, {"text": " should all be part of the mix.", "start": 3803.74, "stop": 3805.28, "id": 824}, {"text": " In case you're wondering, we're essentially describing here how many colours or", "start": 3806.2, "stop": 3809.98, "id": 825}, {"text": " values we're going to allow, or in terms of a computer, how many bits.", "start": 3809.98, "stop": 3814.64, "id": 826}, {"text": " Let's consider all the values you might measure and represent inside a computer.", "start": 3815.72, "stop": 3819.66, "id": 827}, {"text": " How many different voltages do you want to be able to record between 1", "start": 3820.54, "stop": 3824.54, "id": 828}, {"text": " volt and 100 volt?", "start": 3824.54, "stop": 3826.12, "id": 829}, {"text": " If you allow for 10 values, you can record 10 volt, 20 volt and so on, but you", "start": 3826.98, "stop": 3833.16, "id": 830}, {"text": " can't record 15 volt. If you allow for 100 values, you can record 1 volt, 2 volt", "start": 3833.16, "stop": 3840.12, "id": 831}, {"text": " and up, but you won't be able to record 1.5 volt.", "start": 3840.12, "stop": 3843.62, "id": 832}, {"text": " If you account for 1,000 values, then you can record 1.1 volt, 1.2 volt and so", "start": 3844.64, "stop": 3850.48, "id": 833}, {"text": " on, but you can't record minus 10 volt.", "start": 3850.48, "stop": 3853.28, "id": 834}, {"text": " Remember, our computer representation can only manage a specific list of values,", "start": 3854.62, "stop": 3859.04, "id": 835}, {"text": " and the size of the list is determined by the number of bits you're using.", "start": 3859.3, "stop": 3863.02, "id": 836}, {"text": " The rabbit hole goes even deeper. Radio signals vary massively in their strength,", "start": 3863.92, "stop": 3869.92, "id": 837}, {"text": " which is why we use a decibel scale to represent the signal strength.", "start": 3870.14, "stop": 3874.32, "id": 838}, {"text": " Instead of saying station A is a thousand times stronger than station B, we say", "start": 3875.14, "stop": 3880.54, "id": 839}, {"text": " it has a signal level that is 30 dBm higher. That's comparing a 1 watt station to", "start": 3880.54, "stop": 3886.38, "id": 840}, {"text": " a 1 kilowatt station.", "start": 3886.38, "stop": 3887.88, "id": 841}, {"text": " And in terms of voltage, that's between 20 volt and 632 volt.", "start": 3888.18, "stop": 3893.06, "id": 842}, {"text": " If you're designing a mechanism to store your measurements inside a computer, you", "start": 3894.26, "stop": 3898.66, "id": 843}, {"text": " might decide to use dBm to record your measurement.", "start": 3898.66, "stop": 3901.7, "id": 844}, {"text": " Let's say 30 values from 30 to 60 dBm. Sounds great. Where do I sign up?", "start": 3902.56, "stop": 3908.06, "id": 845}, {"text": " Not so fast. What happens if our station is running less than 1 watt? Or if it's", "start": 3908.9, "stop": 3915.72, "id": 846}, {"text": " running 100 kilowatt, like when you happen to receive", "start": 3915.72, "stop": 3918.9, "id": 847}, {"text": " a nearby FM broadcast station?", "start": 3918.9, "stop": 3920.62, "id": 848}, {"text": " Not only do you need to contend with a whole range, called a dynamic range of", "start": 3921.72, "stop": 3926.18, "id": 849}, {"text": " measurements, you also need to deal with what happens to the overall picture.", "start": 3926.18, "stop": 3930.24, "id": 850}, {"text": " Let me say that in another way. Your voltage measurements at the base of your", "start": 3930.58, "stop": 3935.6, "id": 851}, {"text": " antenna are a representation of the RF information that your antenna is", "start": 3935.6, "stop": 3939.8, "id": 852}, {"text": " receiving, or transmitting for that matter.", "start": 3939.8, "stop": 3941.96, "id": 853}, {"text": " Representing that inside a computer means that the values you're using, and how", "start": 3942.78, "stop": 3947.14, "id": 854}, {"text": " fast you're gathering them, determine how well the RF signal is represented.", "start": 3947.14, "stop": 3951.22, "id": 855}, {"text": " One thing to note is that the largest value is represented by whatever", "start": 3952.38, "stop": 3955.84, "id": 856}, {"text": " you choose is only part of the problem.", "start": 3955.84, "stop": 3957.56, "id": 857}, {"text": " A signal that is stronger than the largest value you can record is", "start": 3958.46, "stop": 3962.66, "id": 858}, {"text": " not going to be recorded correctly.", "start": 3962.66, "stop": 3964.38, "id": 859}, {"text": " Similarly, a signal that is so small that it doesn't register as a change also", "start": 3965.46, "stop": 3970.0, "id": 860}, {"text": " has an incorrect recording.", "start": 3970.0, "stop": 3971.58, "id": 861}, {"text": " Picking the right combination of dots and colours, sample size and bit depth,", "start": 3972.62, "stop": 3976.3, "id": 862}, {"text": " doesn't end there, because there's even more to", "start": 3976.72, "stop": 3979.4, "id": 863}, {"text": " this, but I'll leave that for next time.", "start": 3979.4, "stop": 3981.22, "id": 864}, {"text": " To blow your mind, the dynamic range, bit depth and sample size I've talked about", "start": 3981.62, "stop": 3987.0, "id": 865}, {"text": " in relation to software defined radio, also applies to many other things, like", "start": 3987.0, "stop": 3991.96, "id": 866}, {"text": " taking a photo with your digital camera, or sampling digital audio.", "start": 3991.96, "stop": 3996.56, "id": 867}, {"text": " So understanding this in one area will likely help you in other places as well.", "start": 3997.3, "stop": 4001.64, "id": 868}, {"text": " The final takeaway is that a computer records a range of values that can", "start": 4002.16, "stop": 4006.6, "id": 869}, {"text": " represent a measurement in the real world. Picking the correct range of values", "start": 4006.6, "stop": 4011.28, "id": 870}, {"text": " determines how well your computer represents what you're measuring.", "start": 4011.28, "stop": 4014.34, "id": 871}, {"text": " I'm Ono Victor Kilo 6, Foxtrot Lima, Alfa Bravo.", "start": 4015.1, "stop": 4018.78, "id": 872}, {"text": " The report, which began as a 9-page document in 2016, grew to 158 pages developed", "start": 4034.14, "stop": 4040.66, "id": 873}, {"text": " from 60 input contributions over a 3-year period.", "start": 4040.66, "stop": 4043.92, "id": 874}, {"text": " Working Group 5A1 is responsible for amateur matters and is chaired by Dale", "start": 4044.62, "stop": 4049.14, "id": 875}, {"text": " Hughes, VK1DSH.", "start": 4049.14, "stop": 4051.58, "id": 876}, {"text": " Agenda Item 1.1 calls on the ITU to study amateur service spectrum's needs in", "start": 4051.88, "stop": 4057.74, "id": 877}, {"text": " Regions 1 and the 50-54 MHz band, taking into account the results of sharing", "start": 4057.74, "stop": 4063.06, "id": 878}, {"text": " studies between the amateur service and other services using the band to ensure", "start": 4063.06, "stop": 4067.7, "id": 879}, {"text": " protection of these services.", "start": 4067.7, "stop": 4069.28, "id": 880}, {"text": " The report describes work undertaken to prepare for Agenda Item 1.1 of World", "start": 4069.58, "stop": 4074.96, "id": 881}, {"text": " Radio Communication Conference 2019 and the Associated Conference Preparatory", "start": 4074.96, "stop": 4080.04, "id": 882}, {"text": " Meeting, which addressed the technical background for WRC.", "start": 4080.04, "stop": 4083.36, "id": 883}, {"text": " National administrations will use the draft new report and the CPM report to", "start": 4084.16, "stop": 4088.58, "id": 884}, {"text": " prepare proposals for WRC 19 later this year.", "start": 4088.58, "stop": 4092.08, "id": 885}, {"text": " Region 1 Regional Telecommunications Organizations will hold a preparatory", "start": 4092.08, "stop": 4096.74, "id": 886}, {"text": " meeting this summer to develop common multi-country proposals.", "start": 4096.74, "stop": 4100.12, "id": 887}, {"text": " WRC 19 will only consider proposals actually offered by administrations or RTOs.", "start": 4100.82, "stop": 4107.06, "id": 888}, {"text": " No impact on amateur radio allocations in Regions 2 or 3 is anticipated. WRC 19", "start": 4107.48, "stop": 4113.88, "id": 889}, {"text": " takes place October 28 through November 22 in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt.", "start": 4113.88, "stop": 4119.16, "id": 890}, {"text": " We pause for stations along the network to identify. We are This Week in Amateur", "start": 4119.44, "stop": 4124.68, "id": 891}, {"text": " Radio, your amateur radio and technology news magazine of the air.", "start": 4124.68, "stop": 4129.3, "id": 892}, {"text": " The board of directors of the Yasme Foundation has awarded $5,000 each to the", "start": 4149.76, "stop": 4155.14, "id": 893}, {"text": " Foundation for Amateur Radio, or FAR, and ARRL scholarship programs for 2019, and", "start": 4155.14, "stop": 4161.9, "id": 894}, {"text": " $5,000 in general's support to World Radio Sport Team Championship 2022 in Italy,", "start": 4161.9, "stop": 4167.56, "id": 895}, {"text": " and a second grant to sponsor the so-called Widows Ball during WRTC 2022.", "start": 4168.12, "stop": 4173.28, "id": 896}, {"text": " The Yasme Foundation board also announced Yasme Excellence Award winners. They", "start": 4174.14, "stop": 4178.66, "id": 897}, {"text": " are, Anthe Vasquez, Whiskey Papa 3 Romeo for his work in disaster relief, and as", "start": 4178.66, "stop": 4184.54, "id": 898}, {"text": " an outstanding ambassador for Amateur Radio.", "start": 4184.54, "stop": 4186.46, "id": 899}, {"text": " Nicola Person, 9A5W, for his outstanding work in advancing amateur radio in", "start": 4187.42, "stop": 4192.64, "id": 900}, {"text": " Croatia and the surrounding region.", "start": 4192.64, "stop": 4194.46, "id": 901}, {"text": " He is a co-founder of 9A1A.", "start": 4195.16, "stop": 4197.32, "id": 902}, {"text": " Person initiated efforts to recruit young amateurs and establish youth programs", "start": 4198.28, "stop": 4202.06, "id": 903}, {"text": " in coordination with local universities.", "start": 4202.06, "stop": 4203.74, "id": 904}, {"text": " The Yasme Excellence Award recognizes individuals and groups who, through their", "start": 4204.7, "stop": 4208.9, "id": 905}, {"text": " own service, creativity, effort, and dedication, have made significant", "start": 4208.9, "stop": 4213.26, "id": 906}, {"text": " contributions to Amateur Radio.", "start": 4213.26, "stop": 4214.88, "id": 907}, {"text": " They may be in recognition of technical, operating, or organizational", "start": 4215.58, "stop": 4218.76, "id": 908}, {"text": " achievement, as all three are necessary for the growth of Amateur Radio.", "start": 4218.76, "stop": 4222.62, "id": 909}, {"text": " The Yasme Excellence Award is in the form of a cash grant and an", "start": 4222.92, "stop": 4226.78, "id": 910}, {"text": " individually engraved crystal globe.", "start": 4226.78, "stop": 4228.56, "id": 911}, {"text": " The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to support", "start": 4229.62, "stop": 4233.8, "id": 912}, {"text": " scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, including de-exing", "start": 4233.8, "stop": 4238.4, "id": 913}, {"text": " and the introduction and promotion of amateur radio in developing countries.", "start": 4238.4, "stop": 4241.66, "id": 914}, {"text": " The International Amateur Radio Union has thrown its support behind an upcoming", "start": 4242.2, "stop": 4247.22, "id": 915}, {"text": " operating event on 6 meters, aimed at assessing activity on 6 meters and the", "start": 4247.22, "stop": 4252.38, "id": 916}, {"text": " ability of amateur radio to share spectrum with government users on the band.", "start": 4252.38, "stop": 4257.2, "id": 917}, {"text": " The worldwide amateur radio community is invited to participate in the CHUCK", "start": 4257.94, "stop": 4262.32, "id": 918}, {"text": "-sponsored Readiness Test, or P-Test, which will take place on June 13.", "start": 4262.32, "stop": 4267.42, "id": 919}, {"text": " Agenda Item 1.1 for World Radio Communication Conference 2019 will consider an", "start": 4267.68, "stop": 4274.22, "id": 920}, {"text": " amateur service allocation in the 50-54 MHz band in Region 1, which is Europe,", "start": 4274.22, "stop": 4280.62, "id": 921}, {"text": " Africa, and Asiatic Russia, taking into account studies looking into sharing", "start": 4281.06, "stop": 4286.44, "id": 922}, {"text": " between the amateur service and the mobile fixed radio location and broadcasting", "start": 4286.44, "stop": 4291.48, "id": 923}, {"text": " services in order to ensure protection of these services.", "start": 4291.48, "stop": 4295.48, "id": 924}, {"text": " The Czech Republic Telecommunications Regulator, CTO, is investigating if", "start": 4296.08, "stop": 4301.88, "id": 925}, {"text": " theoretical study results match real life.", "start": 4301.88, "stop": 4304.64, "id": 926}, {"text": " The June test follows an initial trial that took place in late", "start": 4305.26, "stop": 4309.34, "id": 927}, {"text": " February in the Czech Republic.", "start": 4309.34, "stop": 4311.2, "id": 928}, {"text": " One objective was to verify that military and amateur radio stations", "start": 4311.76, "stop": 4315.64, "id": 929}, {"text": " could coexist on the band.", "start": 4315.64, "stop": 4317.42, "id": 930}, {"text": " The second test will take place when enhanced propagation is more likely.", "start": 4317.98, "stop": 4322.22, "id": 931}, {"text": " During the event, other 50 MHz band users will operate their own communication", "start": 4322.3, "stop": 4328.18, "id": 932}, {"text": " systems, and the IARU has cautioned radio amateurs not", "start": 4328.18, "stop": 4332.92, "id": 933}, {"text": " to interfere with their activities.", "start": 4332.92, "stop": 4334.52, "id": 934}, {"text": " The purpose of this event is to show regulators that amateurs and military", "start": 4334.62, "stop": 4339.48, "id": 935}, {"text": " stations can coexist without causing harmful interference to each other, said an", "start": 4339.48, "stop": 4345.1, "id": 936}, {"text": " IARU Region 1 news article by Hans Blondiell Timmermann, PB2T.", "start": 4345.1, "stop": 4350.86, "id": 937}, {"text": " The June 13th event will take place in two activity periods. The first will run", "start": 4351.02, "stop": 4356.48, "id": 938}, {"text": " from 0730 to 0900 UTC, and the second will take place from 1100 to", "start": 4356.48, "stop": 4362.54, "id": 939}, {"text": " 1230 UTC.", "start": 4362.54, "stop": 4364.14, "id": 940}, {"text": " Participating stations will call CQP and exchange signal reports, a sequential", "start": 4364.98, "stop": 4370.1, "id": 941}, {"text": " serial number, a six-character grid locator, and a geographical location.", "start": 4370.1, "stop": 4375.6, "id": 942}, {"text": " Maximum power output will be 25 watts PEP, the maximum power under Czech Amateur", "start": 4376.22, "stop": 4382.74, "id": 943}, {"text": " Radio Service Regulations.", "start": 4382.74, "stop": 4384.26, "id": 944}, {"text": " Stations outside of the Czech Republic are requested to use the same output power", "start": 4385.26, "stop": 4389.88, "id": 945}, {"text": " to enable comparisons with the February test.", "start": 4389.88, "stop": 4392.54, "id": 946}, {"text": " The use of spotting networks is permitted. Submit logs no later than 1230 UTC", "start": 4393.28, "stop": 4398.66, "id": 947}, {"text": " on June 15th.", "start": 4398.66, "stop": 4400.52, "id": 948}, {"text": " We would like to involve amateur stations experimenting with wideband modes in", "start": 4400.52, "stop": 4404.86, "id": 949}, {"text": " this test, the IARU news article said.", "start": 4404.86, "stop": 4407.56, "id": 950}, {"text": " This could include reduced bandwidth digital television or other wideband", "start": 4408.06, "stop": 4412.7, "id": 951}, {"text": " emissions. Such stations would participate in the second activity period.", "start": 4412.7, "stop": 4417.36, "id": 952}, {"text": " There needs to be as much activity as possible on the band during these two", "start": 4417.66, "stop": 4422.54, "id": 953}, {"text": " periods, preferably sticking to the Czech power limit of 25 watts ERP, said UK", "start": 4422.54, "stop": 4428.94, "id": 954}, {"text": " 6-meter group chair Chris Deakin G4IFX.", "start": 4428.94, "stop": 4433.6, "id": 955}, {"text": " It doesn't matter whether the band is open or not, just get on the air using SSB,", "start": 4434.04, "stop": 4438.8, "id": 956}, {"text": " CW, Digital, or all three.", "start": 4439.06, "stop": 4440.94, "id": 957}, {"text": " This is your chance to do something to help the 50 MHz community", "start": 4441.22, "stop": 4445.42, "id": 958}, {"text": " in Europe and beyond.", "start": 4445.42, "stop": 4447.26, "id": 959}, {"text": " And finally this week, although it will be years before the first humans set foot", "start": 4448.18, "stop": 4452.8, "id": 960}, {"text": " on Mars, NASA is giving the public another opportunity to send their names etched", "start": 4452.8, "stop": 4458.14, "id": 961}, {"text": " on microchips to the Red Planet with NASA's Mars 2020 rover, which represents the", "start": 4458.14, "stop": 4464.34, "id": 962}, {"text": " initial leg of humanity's first round trip to another planet.", "start": 4464.34, "stop": 4467.94, "id": 963}, {"text": " NASA also solicited names in previous years to fly on the recent", "start": 4468.32, "stop": 4472.72, "id": 964}, {"text": " Parker probe to the Sun.", "start": 4472.72, "stop": 4474.24, "id": 965}, {"text": " The rover is scheduled to launch as early as July 2020, with a spacecraft", "start": 4475.24, "stop": 4479.46, "id": 966}, {"text": " expected to touch down on Mars in February 2021.", "start": 4479.46, "stop": 4483.36, "id": 967}, {"text": " The rover, a robotic scientist weighing more than 2,300 pounds, will search for", "start": 4483.64, "stop": 4489.34, "id": 968}, {"text": " signs of past microbial life, characterize the planet's climate and geology,", "start": 4489.34, "stop": 4494.26, "id": 969}, {"text": " collect samples for future return to Earth, and pave the way for human", "start": 4494.66, "stop": 4499.08, "id": 970}, {"text": " exploration of the Red Planet.", "start": 4499.08, "stop": 4500.8, "id": 971}, {"text": " As we get ready to launch this historic Mars mission, we want everyone to share", "start": 4501.02, "stop": 4506.0, "id": 972}, {"text": " in this journey of exploration, said Thomas Zerbegen, Associate Administrator for", "start": 4506.0, "stop": 4511.2, "id": 973}, {"text": " NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C.", "start": 4511.2, "stop": 4515.04, "id": 974}, {"text": " It's an exciting time for NASA, as we embark on this voyage to answer profound", "start": 4515.34, "stop": 4520.04, "id": 975}, {"text": " questions about our neighboring planet and even the origins of life itself.", "start": 4520.04, "stop": 4524.82, "id": 976}, {"text": " The opportunity to send your name to Mars comes with a souvenir boarding pass", "start": 4525.02, "stop": 4529.86, "id": 977}, {"text": " and frequent flyer points.", "start": 4529.86, "stop": 4531.5, "id": 978}, {"text": " This is part of a public engagement campaign to highlight missions involved with", "start": 4532.08, "stop": 4536.52, "id": 979}, {"text": " NASA's journey from the Moon to Mars.", "start": 4536.52, "stop": 4539.24, "id": 980}, {"text": " Miles are awarded for each flight, with corresponding digital mission", "start": 4540.08, "stop": 4544.1, "id": 981}, {"text": " patches available for download.", "start": 4544.1, "stop": 4545.68, "id": 982}, {"text": " More than 2 million names flew on NASA's InSight mission to Mars, giving each", "start": 4546.44, "stop": 4551.18, "id": 983}, {"text": " flyer about 300 million frequent flyer miles.", "start": 4551.18, "stop": 4554.26, "id": 984}, {"text": " From now until September 30th, you can add your name to the list and obtain a", "start": 4554.82, "stop": 4559.44, "id": 985}, {"text": " souvenir boarding pass to Mars.", "start": 4559.44, "stop": 4561.28, "id": 986}, {"text": " Point your web browser to go.nasa.gov slash", "start": 4561.88, "stop": 4567.5, "id": 987}, {"text": " Mars2020pass.", "start": 4567.5, "stop": 4569.22, "id": 988}, {"text": " The Micro Devices Laboratory at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,", "start": 4570.14, "stop": 4574.86, "id": 989}, {"text": " California will use an electron beam to etch the submitted names onto a silicon", "start": 4575.2, "stop": 4580.56, "id": 990}, {"text": " chip with lines of text smaller than one thousandth the width of a human hair.", "start": 4580.56, "stop": 4585.18, "id": 991}, {"text": " At that size, more than a million names can be inscribed on a single", "start": 4585.72, "stop": 4589.78, "id": 992}, {"text": " dime-sized 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