August 31, 2007 by kb3ljm.

The Federal Communication Commission’s Dallas Field Office issued Citations on July 25 to two utilities in a longstanding power line noise case in Lubbock, Texas. Bryan Edwards, W5KFT, of Lubbock, first reported the interference concerning the two involved utilities, Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) and Xcel Energy, as early as 1994. The record shows that the FCC Dallas Field Office clarified the FCC rules with regard to power line noise for LP&L as early as 1998, and issued three letters to LP&L in 2003 and 2004. Xcel Energy was first issued an FCC letter in 2004.
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/08/30/100/?nc=1

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August 31, 2007 by kb3ljm.

CAMEROON, TJ.

TJ3SL has been active on 17 meters around 1440 to 1600z and then 20 meters around 1630z. QSL via F5PSA.

INDIA, VU.

Members of the National Institute of Amateur Radio in Hyderabad are QRV as special event station AT60MY until November 17 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of India’s independence. QSL via VU2NRO.

INDONESIA, YB.

Rich, PA0RRS is QRV as YB9/PA0RRS from Bali Island,
IOTA OC-022, until September 24. Activity is mostly on 40 to 10
meters, but will try 80 and 6 meters as well. QSL to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.

The All Asian SSB DX Contest, NCCC CW Sprint, Russian RTTY World Wide Contest, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint, RSGB SSB Field Day, IARU Region 1 SSB Field Day and the MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for September 4. Please see September QST, page 90, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.

http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/dx/2007-arld036.html

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August 31, 2007 by kb3ljm.

Even holy water from the Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes can’t get by airport security screening passengers for suspicious liquids.

A passenger on a new Vatican-backed charter airline had to hand over a container of water collected at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral to security officials at the airport in southern France on Monday before boarding a return flight to Rome, officials for Mistral Air said. They identified the passenger as Italian television personality Paola Saluzzi.
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August 30, 2007 by kb3ljm.

Hackers have figured out how to unleash Apple’s iPhone from AT&T’s cellular network, but people hoping to make money from the procedure could face legal problems.

At least one of the companies hoping to make money by unlocking iPhones said it is hesitating after calls from lawyers representing the phone company.
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August 30, 2007 by kb3ljm.

Wi-Fi will start replacing wired Ethernet within the next two to three years as users and applications go mobile, an IT analyst group has claimed.

In a report comparing gigabit Ethernet with the latest version of Wi-Fi — 802.11n — Burton Group suggests that companies should begin making plans for switching their local area networks (LANs) from wired to wireless.
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August 29, 2007 by kb3ljm.

On August 23, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau released new Amateur Radio enforcement actions. Norman Ball, KE6VWN, of Sunland, California, and Richard Martin, KE6RJI, of Maywood, California, both received Warning Notices informing them that the FCC had received written complaints concerning the K6GE repeater and cited their “failure to follow rules set forth by the licensee/control operators of the repeater system for its users.” They were told that they had been told to refrain from using this repeater system, “but have apparently ignored both verbal and written requests” to do so. Both Ball and Martin were informed by the FCC that if they use the repeater again after receiving their letters from the FCC, “[the FCC] will initiate enforcement action against your license, which may include revocation, monetary forfeiture (fine) or a modification proceeding to restrict the frequencies on which you may operate.” The FCC warned Ball and Martin that fines “normally range from $7500 to $10,000.”
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August 29, 2007 by kb3ljm.

Jim Cross, WI3N, ARRL MD-DC Section Manager will be our guest speaker for our September meeting on Tuesday, September 18. Jim will tell us a little about himself and give us an opportunity to ask questions. In addition., Jeremy, now K0RYX, will have a demonstration of a digital mode…..

Please plan to join us to welcome Jim and to have a delightful evening…..

73, Mayer, W3GXK

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August 29, 2007 by kb3ljm.

Spirit is generating headlines in the blogosphere after its CEO apparently accidentally hit “reply to all” while addressing a customer-service complaint the airline received from a first-time customer. The incident began with a letter from “James and Christine” of Orlando, with the pair asking for compensation because they missed a concert in Atlanta after their Spirit flight was delayed by about three hours. They also cited poor customer service in asking to reimbursed not only for their $73.60 airfare, but also for their hotel, concert tickets and airport parking -– a grand total of $376.84.

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August 29, 2007 by kb3ljm.

Delta has become the latest airline to join the blogosphere after the carrier rolled out its “Under the Wing” blog yesterday. The blog opens with a post from Lee Macenczak, Delta’s executive vice president of marketing and sales, who says the effort is part of an outreach by “the new Delta” to connect “with our customers in ways we’ve never done before.”

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August 29, 2007 by kb3ljm.

Detroit Metro has installed free laptop-charging stations in the Smith Terminal. Converted from unused phone banks, each charging area has a seat, a shelf and four electrical outlets. A station is located near Spirit Airlines’ gates in Concourse C. Another station is near the restrooms on the main level behind the check-in counters. More are planned for Concourses A and B.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/08/airport-chec-14.html

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