8P   Barbados Mar 4 - Mar 5 Mar 25 - Mar 26 8P6ET will be in the contest using the call 8P1W QSL KU9C
8Q   Maldives Mar 2 - Mar 9 8Q7LH expedition will be on QSL DK8ZZ
9M4  W.Malaysia Mar 3 - Mar 5 9M4IOTA team will operate from AS-046 QSL 9M2OOO
9X   Rwanda until Mar 11 DF2WO will be on as 9X2AW QSL M0OXO
C6   Bahamas Mar 4 - Mar 11 C6APY will be aired by a UK team QSL LoTW & ClubLog
C9   Mozambique until Mar 2017 PD0JBH is now on as C91PA QSL H.C. & LoTW
FG   Guadeloupe until Mar 9 F6ITG will sign /FG and TO7D QSL H.C. & LoTW
FG   Guadeloupe until Mar 13 F6HMQ & F6GWV will sign /FG. Will sign TO3Z during the contest QSL F6HMQ
FR   Reunion until Mar 7 DL2NUD will be on EME
FS   St. Martin until Mar 10 F8AAN will be /FS contest included QSL ClubLog & dir
PJ7  S.Maarten until Mar 17 AA9A will be on as PJ7AA QSL H.C. & LoTW
PZ   Surinam until Mar 10 PA3NVK will sign PZ5JW PA3EHS will sign PZ5HS QSL eqsl
SV9  Crete until Apr 10 OG55W is /SV9 QSL ClubLog
V2   Antigua until Mar 26 DL7AFS & DJ7ZG will be active as V21ZG QSL DL7AFS dir ClubLog LoTW
V3   Belize until Mar 7 VE3AXT will be on as V31AE QSL M0URX
VP2M Montserrat until Mar 5 K1XX as VP2MMF QSL H.C dir & LoTW

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8P   Barbados Mar 4 - Mar 5 Mar 25 - Mar 26 8P6ET will be in the contest using the call 8P1W QSL KU9C
8Q   Maldives Mar 2 - Mar 9 8Q7LH expedition will be on QSL DK8ZZ
9M4  W.Malaysia Mar 3 - Mar 5 9M4IOTA team will operate from AS-046 QSL 9M2OOO
9X   Rwanda until Mar 11 DF2WO will be on as 9X2AW QSL M0OXO
C6   Bahamas Mar 4 - Mar 11 C6APY will be aired by a UK team QSL LoTW & ClubLog
C9   Mozambique until Mar 2017 PD0JBH is now on as C91PA QSL H.C. & LoTW
FG   Guadeloupe until Mar 9 F6ITG will sign /FG and TO7D QSL H.C. & LoTW
FG   Guadeloupe until Mar 13 F6HMQ & F6GWV will sign /FG. Will sign TO3Z during the contest QSL F6HMQ
FR   Reunion until Mar 7 DL2NUD will be on EME
FS   St. Martin until Mar 10 F8AAN will be /FS contest included QSL ClubLog & dir
PJ7  S.Maarten until Mar 17 AA9A will be on as PJ7AA QSL H.C. & LoTW
PZ   Surinam until Mar 10 PA3NVK will sign PZ5JW PA3EHS will sign PZ5HS QSL eqsl
SV9  Crete until Apr 10 OG55W is /SV9 QSL ClubLog
V2   Antigua until Mar 26 DL7AFS & DJ7ZG will be active as V21ZG QSL DL7AFS dir ClubLog LoTW
V3   Belize until Mar 7 VE3AXT will be on as V31AE QSL M0URX
VP2M Montserrat until Mar 5 K1XX as VP2MMF QSL H.C dir & LoTW

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FUTURE OPERATIONS --- OPERAZIONI FUTURE

3B7  St.Brandon Oct 2017 Rumors are circulating about a French operations
3Y   Bouvet Jan 20 2018 - Feb 28 2018 K0IR K4UEE & LA6VM are announcing their operation
5H   Tanzania Mar 14 - Apr 12 IK2ZGU will be again on from Tanzania as 5H3MB QSL H.C. dir & bur LoTW
9M0  Spratly Dec 2017 YT1AD will organize and expedition with the call 9M0W
A2   Botswana Apr 25 - May 6 UK team will be on as A25UK QSL M0OXO
A3   Tonga Mar 22 - Mar 28 JA0RQV will be on as Ae5JP/P from OC-123 QSL H.C. LoTW dir/bur ClubLog
D4   Cape Verde Apr 30 - May 3 DH7FB & DF2ZC will be on 2 meters EME
DU   Philippines Apr 2017 DU8BRS, DU8EB and VK3FY will be on from OC-235 QSL M0OXO
DU   Philippines May 9 - May 16 SP5APW will operate from OC-235 signing /DU QSL H.C.
E5/S S.Cook Apr 28 - May 13 W6HB as E51AND, KG7MXL as E51JD, KI7DLK as E51BQ
EA9  Ceuta Mar 15 - Mar 22 4 DL operators will be on as EA9/DL7DF QSL DL7DF
EA9  Ceuta Mar 18 - Mar 21 9 EA operators will be on as EG9TOR & ED9T QSL EA4PIN dir LoTW
FP   St. Pierre Jul 4 - Jul 18 KV1J plans to be /FP 1.8 to 50 MHz QSL KV1J & LoTW
FS   St. Martin May 1 - May 15 K9EL will be /FS QSL H.C.
FT4X Kerguelen Nov / Dec An expedition is planned for the last part of the year
GD   Isle of Man Jul 29 - Jul 30 MM0GOR will sign MD1E M0UTD will sign MD1U QSL M0OXO
GJ   Jersey May 5 - May 11 PA1AW, PA3EWP, PA9JO and PB5X will sign /MJ QSL ClubLog LoTW
H4   Temotu Oct 3 - Oct 17 LZ1GC will be again on as H40GC QSL ClubLog LoTW
HB0  Liechtenstein Jun 1 - Jun 6 A GM group will be on. Call to be fixed QSL M0OXO
HC8  Galapagos Aug 1 - Oct 31 G8OFQ will sign /HC8 QSL H.C. LoTW
HC8  Galapagos Sep 14 - Sep 21 HD8M multinational team will be on all bands QSL WB2REM OQRS
JA   Japan Mar 17 - Mar 21 JI3DST and JA5DUR will sign /5 from AS-200 QSL Bur
KH2  Guam Mar 29 - Apr 10 EA5BY will sign KH2BY QSL H.C. LoTW
KH2  Guam Mar 29 - Apr 17 EA4AK will sign AH2P QSL LoTW & ClubLog
KH1  Baker&Howland Sep 1 - Sep 14 YT1AD and his group are planning an operation during Sept/Oct
KL   Alaska Mar 21 - Mar 26 VE7ACN will be /7 from NA-061 QSL H.C. OQRS dir/bur
PJ7  S.Maarten Jun 14 - Jun 28 2017 K9UK, K9N, W9AEB, W9DR and W9KXQ will be /PJ7 QSL H.C.
PY   Brazil Mar 24 - Mar 26 LU9EFO, PU2KBD and PU7TDX will be on as PY2/LU9EFO, PU2KBD/P and PT7TDX/P QSL F4HBW dir LU9EFO bur
T2   Tuvalu Mar 14 - Apr 6 SP5EAQ as T2AQ, SP7DQR as T2QR QSL LoTW & SP7DQR
T8   Palau Apr 13 - Apr 20 JI6IHG, JA7WFT and JM1LRA will be active as T88IH, T88FT and T88TA QSL H.C.
T8   Palau Apr 14 - Apr 21 JH7IPR will be on as T88UW
T8   Palau Jun 9 - Jun 18 JH0IXE will sign T8CW QSL H.C. dir JA0F bur
T30  W.Kiribati Dec 2017 VK3FY plans to be in Tarawa before the end of the year as T30T QSL M0OXO
UA   AS. Russia Jul 20 - Jul 24 R7AL, RA1ZZ, RW5D and RK8A will operate as RI0LI from AS-022
V2   Antigua Mid July KG4ZXN will be on operating as V21XN QSL Dir LoTW
V4   St. Kitts Jul 1 - Jul 9 K21BN & W6NN will be /V4 QSL H.C.
V6   Micronesia Mar 19 - Apr 3 JA6REX will operate as V633KS QSL H.C. bur & dir
VE   Canada Mar 21 - Mar 26 VE7ACN plans to operate /7 from NA-161 QSL H.C.

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Welcome to program 205 of VOA Radiogram from the Voice of
America.

I'm Kim Andrew Elliott in Washington.

Here is the lineup for today's program, all in MFSK32:

  1:49 Program preview (now)
  2:54 Cambodia threatens media outlets*
12:31 Foreign TV blocked for North Koreans in China*
19:28 Few complain after ABC drops shortwave
23:26 Dubai amateur radio satellite*
27:24 Closing announcements

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VOA NEWS

Cambodia Threatens Media Outlets, Using Trump as Justification

William Gallo
February 27, 2017
 

WHITE HOUSE - Cambodia's government has threatened to expel several media outlets, including the Voice of America, and is using U.S. President Donald Trump's criticisms of the press as justification. In a Facebook post Saturday, Phay Siphan, a spokesman for Cambodia's cabinet, threatened to "take action" against the media outlets, which he said are threatening the country's peace and stability. It appears to be the first time a foreign government has used Trump's treatment of the media as justification for its own censorship activities - something press watchdog groups have warned could happen.

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Trump has called press coverage he dislikes "fake news,"
referring to it as "the enemy of the people." Last week, the
White House banned several organizations, including the New York

Times and CNN, from an informal press gaggle with Press Secretary
Sean Spicer. The White House argued it was trying to include more
reporters in the event, however the action drew strong criticism
from media outlets, which called it an insult to democratic
ideals.

In his Facebook post, the Cambodian spokesman appeared to
reference the White House's move to exclude certain media
organizations from the gaggle, saying it sent a "clear message"
that some journalists' reporting "does not reflect reality."

"President Donald Trump thinks that the news reported by these
organizations did not reflect the truth, which is the
responsibility of the professional reporters," the spokesman
said. "This means that freedom of expression must respect the law
and the authority of the state."

The spokesman specifically took aim at Voice of America and Radio
Free Asia, both U.S.-government funded broadcasters, as well as
the local Voice of Democracy, an independent, nonprofit radio
station.

Though Cambodia's constitution provides for a free press, most
media are indirectly controlled by the state and closely
monitored. The government of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been
in power for three decades, has in the past criticized VOA and
RFA, saying they were fomenting instability.

In his Facebook post, Phay Siphan accused the broadcasters of
being "foreign agents," and said they must "reconsider" their use
of airtime before the government takes unspecified actions.

The story was first reported by the Phnom Penh Post, an
independent paper based in the Cambodian capital. After the
warning was issued, the paper reached out to Phay Siphan, who
said any media outlet that doesn't follow the government's orders
would be expelled.

"Shut it down. Very simple. Expel them," he said.

In a statement, Jing Zhang, the acting director of VOA's East
Asia Pacific division, rejected the characterization of VOA as a
"foreign agent."

"VOA is a media organization that reports news in an objective,
fair and balanced manner," he said. "Millions of VOA listeners
and Facebook fans in Cambodia can attest to our journalistic
integrity."

The U.S. State Department replied to VOA's request for comment by
saying, "The United States has long supported freedom of the
press as fundamental to any democracy."

But some human rights groups and ex-diplomats warn that it may
not be the last time an authoritarian government cites the Trump
administration's behavior as justification for their own press
crackdown.

"It's hard enough to be a journalist in dictatorships like
Cambodia when the United States is setting a good example," Tom
Malinowski, the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for
Democracy and Labor, told VOA.

"Now every dictator who wants to ban media he doesn't like can
say, 'Trump does it so why can't I?'" said Malinowski, who served
under former U.S. President Barack Obama.

In October, the Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonpartisan
media rights watchdog, warned that Trump's presidency would
represent an "unprecedented" threat to press freedom.

"The consequences for the rights of journalists around the world
be far more serious," said the CPJ statement. "Any failure of the
United States to uphold its own standards emboldens dictators and
despots to restrict the media in their own countries."

White House officials have insisted that Trump respects freedom
of the press, saying he is only fighting against what they see as
unfair media coverage.

Spicer, Trump's chief spokesman, on Friday defended his decision
to bar several news organizations from the gaggle, saying he was
only trying to include, not exclude, more reporters.

"We had a pool and then we expanded it, we added some folks to
come cover it," Spicer said. He later added: "We are going to
aggressively push back. We're just not going to sit back and let,
you know, false narratives, false stories, inaccurate facts get
out there."

VOA's Mony Say in Washington and Narin Sun in Phnom Penh
contributed to this report.

http://www.voanews.com/a/cambodia-threatens-media-outlets-using-donald-trump-justification/3742602.html

Image: Government spokesman Phay Siphan sits in the VOA studio in
Phnom Penh in 2012 (file) ...

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From Southgate Amateur Radio News:

Few complain over ABC decision to switch off short-wave in NT

February 28, 2017

Just 14 people in the Northern Territory complained to the ABC
about its decision to switch off its short-wave service.

"Fewer than 15 people located in the Northern Territory have
contacted us since we made the announcement," ABC managing
director Michelle Guthrie told a senate estimates committee.

"The impact we have seen over the past three months is very clear
by the number of people who have contacted us."

The Senate Communications committee said it had 52 submissions,
and the only submission in support of the decision to axe the
service was the ABC's own.

Ms Guthrie said the ABC would not reverse its decision.

Victorian Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie strongly disagreed
with the decision to axe short-wave because it left remote rural
communities including farmers and fisherman unable to access ABC
services. "It works and has a utility for people and until
something supersedes it surely we stick with it?" she asked.

David Pendleton, the ABC's departing chief operating officer said
short-wave was "not a reliable technology going forward" and the
ABC said many broadcasters around the world were shutting
short-wave services.
Northern Territory short-wave service cost the ABC $1.2m a year,
the international short-wave service cost $2.8 million each year.
The budget savings would be transferred into digital services and
content, the ABC said.

The ABC said other states and territories do not have an ABC
short-wave service.

It also pointed out that there were 22,000 active decoders for
Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) in the Northern
Territory, as well as AM and FM radio which people could access
instead of short-wave.

"We go to VAST being a stopgap here and it's simply not true."
Senator McKenzie said. "You didn't talk to the people."

"The continued provision of short wave service for a long
contract is not in the best interest of efficient operation of
ABC budget," Ms Guthrie said.

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2017/march/few-complain-over-abc-decision-to-switch-off-short-wave-in-nt.htm

See also:
http://www.asiaradiotoday.com/news/number-people-affected-shortwave-switchoff-very-small-guthrie-tells-senate-committee

http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Shortwaveradio

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From ARRL.org:

Nayif-1 Amateur Radio Satellite Transmits Message from Dubai's
Ruler

02/28/2017

The Nayif-1 Amateur Radio satellite is beaming a message from
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai -
the first to be transmitted by the new satellite. AMSAT-NA has
designated Nayif-1 as OSCAR EO-88. The message in Arabic says,
"The renaissance of peoples, nations and civilizations starts
with education; and the future of nations starts at their
schools."

Launched on February 15, the Nayif-1 satellite includes a full
FUNcube communication package. It carries a U/V linear Amateur
Radio transponder for SSB and CW and a telemetry transmitter.
Nayif-1 was a joint project of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space
Centre (MBRSC) and American University of Sharjah (AUS). The
United Arab Emirate's first nanosatellite, Nayif-1 was developed
by Emirati engineering students from AUS under the supervision of
a team of engineers and specialists from MBRSC.

Telemetry is on 145.940 MHz, 1.2 kb BPSK (FUNcube standard). The
SSB/CW transponder uplink passband is 435.045-435.015 MHz, and
the downlink passband is 145.960-145.990 MHz.

http://www.arrl.org/news/nayif-1-amateur-radio-satellite-transmits-message-from-dubai-s-ruler

 

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