NCDXF Announces $100,000 Contribution to the 3Y0Z Bouvet Island DXpedition: The
 Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) has announced a contribution of
$100,000 to the 3Y0Z Bouvet Island DXpedition planned for January 2018. Bouvet
is #2 on the ClubLog Most Wanted DXCC List. The contribution was the largest in
 the history of the NCDXF. "The 3Y0Z DXpedition to Bouvet Island early next
year is likely to be one of the most expensive DXpeditions ever attempted --
estimated at over $740,000," NCDXF Vice President Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, said in
announcing the donation. "The 20 team members have already contributed just
over half of this amount." In addition to substantial financial resources, the
3Y0Z DXpedition will require a considerable amount of radial wire for its
vertical antennas. Team member Jim Mornar, N9TK, has been preparing the
radials, putting the cut-to-length wire on spools. The radials total 24,000
feet. -- Thanks to NCDXF, The Daily DX


Senate Confirms Rosenworcel, Carr to Join FCC, Chairman Pai's Reconfirmation
Pending: By voice vote, the US Senate on August 3 confirmed President Trump's
nominees to fill the two empty seats on the FCC -- Democrat Jessica
Rosenworcel, a former commissioner, and Brendan Carr, the FCC general counsel,
a Republican. The five-member FCC now has three Republicans and two Democrats.
"I congratulate Brendan and Jessica on their confirmations," said FCC Chairman
Ajit Pai. "As I know from working with each of them for years, they have
distinguished records of public service and will be valuable assets to the FCC
in the years to come. Their experience at the FCC makes them particularly
well-suited to hit the ground running. I'm pleased that the FCC will once again
 be at full strength and look forward to collaborating to close the digital
divide, promote innovation, protect consumers, and improve the agency's
operations." Pai, who was named by the president in January to succeed
Democratic Chairman Tom Wheeler, must be reconfirmed by the Senate by the end
of the year or step down. The other commissioners are Republican Michael
O'Rielly and Democrat Mignon Clyburn.


AMSAT Phase 4 Ground Station Team Represented at DEF CON: Amateur Radio and
AMSAT were prominently featured this year at the DEF CON Hacking Conference in
Las Vegas. In addition to a license exam session were Amateur Radio
demonstrations of software-defined radio, Phase 4 Ground, and GNU Radio flow
graphs at WiFi Village. "The Amateur-Satellite service was of great interest,"
said Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, the Phase 4 Ground team leader. "At an estimated
 30,000 attendees, outreach was highly successful. Participants were diverse,
technical, curious, and came ready with the questions." Thompson said a lot of
those on hand were radio amateurs or interested in getting a ham license.
Amateur Radio was also part of the Wi-Fi Village "Capture the Flag"
competition, she said. "Word on the street is that next year we [can] expect to
 see a lot more ham content in this exciting signal intelligence competition,"
Thompson said, adding that she's already looking forward to next year's
conference. She noted that AMSAT Phase 4 Ground team will deliver a
presentation at the GNU Radio Conference next month in San Diego, and at the
AMSAT Symposium in October in Reno. -- Thanks to AMSAT News Service via
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV

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