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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Oct 06 2017 07:43 am

TUNISIA LEGALIZES INDIVIDUAL LICENSES

JIM/ANCHOR: There are some major changes for amateur radio operators
in Tunisia, as we hear from John Williams, VK4JJW.

JOHN's REPORT: In Tunisia, only club stations could once be licensed
for amateur radio operations. Now individual Tunisians who pass a
qualifying exam can get a license of their own -- and those who already
have a license from another country can operate legally on the air. All
of this became possible in September, under new licensing arrangements
decreed by the nation's Ministry of Telecommunications. Resident
foreigners are also permitted to apply for a license.

The previous regime had viewed individual ham radio operators
unfavorably, according to the website of the International Amateur
Radio Union. A radio association called ARAT was created by young
Tunisians in 2011, following the Jasmin Revolution. ARAT's recognition
by the government encouraged other radio organizations to form. ARAT
is a recognized member of the IARU.
 
ARAT is credited with being one of the strongest proponents for
individual licenses, and drafting a document to create the new
licensing system. The group discussed with ASTRA, another recognized
association of Tunisian amateurs, and establishing a rapport with the
ministry, and the National Agency of Frequencies.

Last month's decree now appears in the Official Journal of the Tunisian
Republic, and new individual license-holders will soon start appearing
on the air.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.

(IARU REGION 1)

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WORLD OF DX

JIM/ANCHOR: In the World of DX, listen for Roly, ZL1BQD, using the
callsign, 4W6RR, in East Timor. He is on the air until the 10th of
October, mainly on CW and Digital, on 20 and 40m. QSL to the home call.

Christmas Island is being activated by a group of Australian amateurs,
using the call sign VK9XI, until the 10th of October. They are on all
bands 160 - 10m on SSB, CW and RTTY. Their QSL manager is M0OXO.

(IRTS)

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KICKER: ROUNDUP BY RADIO

JIM/ANCHOR: Time to saddle up for our final story, which combines ham
radio and.....horse rescue! For that tale, we turn to Mike Askins,
KE5CXP.

MIKE'S REPORT: It's no secret that hams are good at finding things.
There are the hidden transmitters deployed in fox hunts. There are
missing persons at massive public gatherings. And then, there is the
story of Melody the horse. The mare went missing last month from an
Arizona campground near Sedona, where a group of horse owners from
Phoenix had been staying.

This called for a very special kind of roundup - one horse, and a
team of amateur radio operators, including those from the Verde Valley
Amateur Radio Association. The hams learned of the missing equine
during their regular 7 a.m. meetup on the Knobby Knee Net. Net control
op Bill Burkett, KE7IXS, took the radio call from one of the campers,
Greg LaCrosse K1GRL, and that set the search in motion - not just on
the ground, but in the air and yes, even in the saddle.

Jeff Upshaw, KC7UYY, a local horseman, rode out to the trailhead,
with other mounted searchers. Mike Mladejovsky, WA7ARK, flew in with
his Cessna Skylane aircraft, and took Melody's owner, Marcy, aboard.
The team's search had gone into its 10th fruitless hour, when finally
Marcy spotted her horse down below the plane, and pilot Mike radioed
the searchers on the ground.

Kenny Westmoreland, KG7YVM, and Jeff hiked to a flat-topped mountain
where they caught up with Melody, and led her to safety. As in all
westerns with happy endings, they headed off together into the sunset.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins, KE5CXP.

(VERDE VALLEY NEWSPAPERS)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; the
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News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; The Times of India; Verde Valley
Newspapers; the West Australian; Wireless Institute of Australia;
WTWW Shortwave; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur
Radio Newsline. Please send emails to our address at
newsline@arnewsline.org. More information is available at Amateur
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For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, saying 73, and as
always, we thank you for listening.

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