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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2111 for Friday, April 13, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2111 with a release date of Friday,
April 13 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. The ARRL's seeking new leadership. The radio
world loses a beloved historian -- and ham radio's back in the movies.
All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2111 comes your way
right now.

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SEARCH FOR NEW CEO AT ARRL

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We begin this week with word that the search is on to
fill the vacant top spot at the ARRL. Neil Rapp WB9VPG tells us more.

NEIL: The search has officially begun for the next chief executive
officer of the American Radio Relay League. According to ARRL.org, applications are now being accepted for the position until May 31. The
CEO will oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization. ARRL has 159,000 members, 90 paid employees, and an annual budget of $15 million. Applicants must have at least a bachelor's degree, 10 years of
management experience and have demonstrated the ability to provide
effective leadership. The ARRL prefers candidates who have a master's
degree and 15 years of experience and are active amateur radio
operators. Preferred candidates should have been an ARRL member for at
least four years.

Barry Shelley, N1VXY, was named CEO after the March 2nd retirement of
Tom Gallager, NY2RG, who served in the position for 2 years. Shelley had
been the chief financial officer at ARRL for nearly 30 years, and plans
to retire himself within the next 18 months.

Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG

(ARRL)

**
HAM HONORED FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN OKLAHOMA

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Oklahoma, one ham has won top honors for taking his emergency preparedness to a new level. We hear more from Mike Askins
KE5CXP.

MIKE: It was not quite a year ago that a deadly tornado ripped through
Elk City, Oklahoma after leaving the Texas panhandle. While no one can
ever be fully prepared for what devastation follows such events, the
skill and dedication of one amateur has won him recognition from his
peers. Lonnie Risenhoover N5CH has been named emergency management
director of the year for the Southwest Oklahoma Region. Lonnie is the emergency management director for Beckham County but those who nominated
him pointed out that his hard work doesn't stop where the county line ends.

Tillman County Emergency Manager Randy Hasley nominated Lonnie for his
work to safeguard residents most particularly during the tornado that
swept through the region in May 2017. He noted that Lonnie was already
hard at work well before the tornado arrived, coordinating with first responders and partner agencies. He remained active with search and
rescue in the aftermath.

We here at Newsline congratulate Lonnie for a job well done.

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

**
ROYAL TREATMENT FOR A DOUBLE CELEBRATION

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Hams in the UK are getting ready to mark an important
double anniversary. Jeremy Boot G4NJH has that story.

JEREMY: An anniversary celebration doesn't get much better than this:
The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society is marking the 80th year since
its formation and on April 1st, the Royal Air Force itself marked its centenary. If ever there were an occasion for a special event station,
this is it. So be listening for the call sign GB100RAF anywhere and
everywhere you can. Operators intend to mark the double commemoration at
as many locations and events as is possible. If you are fortunate enough
to make contact with the station and want to receive one of the RAF100
QSL cards, you'll need to send your card first with a postal fee, if you
are a DX station, or a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you are
local. If you miss the chance to work this station in April, don't
worry: operation continues well into the summer months and you have
twice as many reasons to try for a contact. For more details on the
operating schedule, visit the club's page at rafars dot org (rafars.org).

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH

(ROYAL AIR FORCE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY)

**
IN CANADA, AN UNEXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACTIVATION

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Canada, one well-planned anniversary celebration took
an unplanned turn recently, as we hear from Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT.

CARYN: WHen he first set out to commemorate the anniversary of an event
known as the Bell Island Boom, Christopher Hillier VO1IDX didn't expect
his special event station to become a camping trip. He just wanted to
mark some Canadian history.

CHRISTOPHER: I knew they were coming up on 40 years since an electrical phenomenon occurred on Bell Island Newfoundland that became known as the
Bell Island Boom. There is skepticism as to whether it was a military
plane with electromagnetic weapons or if it was superlightning. There
have been various stories throughout history.

CARYN: With the special callsign VD1BOOM and the Canadian Coast Guard's permission, he plans to activate the lighthouse as much as possible
until the end of April.

CHRISTOPHER: Because of the logistics I didn't opt to go there every
day. It's a little bit expensive as well and it's difficult to get off
the island sometimes.

CARYN: Little did he know how true those words would ring on Friday
April 6 when he headed out with Aaron Abbott VO1FOX, who was to operate
CW while Christopher made contacts on SSB.

CHRISTOPHER: It was kind of bad weather that day when we set out over
there and when we arrived the lighouse keeper had actually mentioned
"you guys are crazy for coming over here today" and he left early to go
home.

CARYN: The winds kicked up to 80 to 90 kilometers and so.....

CHRISTOPHER: We didn't get out that night, we had to spend the night in
the lighthouse.

CARYN: So what happens when you have two hams, 100 watts going into a
G5RV that's radiating across the ocean into the U.S. and Europe -- and
you're stuck there all night?

CHRISTOPHER: There's two nice recliners that we could lay back in and
relax but instead of doing that we decided to use our time on the island
for what we came to do. We did that until about 1:30 in the morning and
when band conditions finally drifted away we had nothing left to do. we
went out there and tore the antenna down and packed everything away. We
wanted to make sure we got off the island the next morning.

CARYN: VD1BOOM will be back on the air April 16 through April 20th and
again on the weekend of the 28th and 29th. So at least until the end of
this month, that's no mysterious noise you may hear coming from Bell
Island. That's Christopher Hillier booming out at 100 watts as VD1BOOM.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT

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CAUGHT IN THE NET - AND RUNNING IT

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: What's better than marking the 1st anniversary of your
license than running a net for the first time? Paul Braun WD9GCO met up
with a 14-year-old who did just that.

PAUL/ANCHOR: We here at Newsline like to highlight our young hams
whenever we can. Last week we were tipped off that a young ham was about
to run his first net that Friday, and I wanted to know more about him.

Connor Lovell, K7CBL is 14 and has been licensed a little over a year.
He and his father, Donn Lovell, K8DLL are involved in the KZ6BSA Boy
Scouts club and are members of the Mad Scientist Amateur Radio Club in
San Mateo, California. However, the club’s president is 89 years old,
the vice-president is 96. In fact, the youngest member is 51 - until you
get to Lovell at 14.

I asked Lovell how the 37-year age gap affected him:

LOVELL: It doesn’t honestly affect me at all. I know that they have a
lot more knowledge because they’ve been around a lot longer than me.
It’s better going to a fellow member than going to Google and possibly getting an incorrect question. And the age gap - everyone kinda of
treats each other the same so it’s not that big of a deal.

PAUL/ANCHOR: Last Friday evening was Lovell’s first turn as net control
for the club’s weekly net. I asked him how things went:

LOVELL: I feel like it went smooth. In fact, there were no real issues
on Friday night, and I feel like it was a pretty easy thing to do.

PAUL/ANCHOR: Lovell’s next goals are to get his General ticket and start
an amateur radio club at his high school - the same school where his
father attended and also got interested in radio:

LOVELL: The club is something I’ve been looking forward to doing since
it hasn’t been at my school for a while now.

PAUL/ANCHOR: I asked Lovell what he thought was needed to attract more
young people to the hobby:

LOVELL: I would honestly say that people need to show especially the
digital side of things and using computers and whatnot and possibly the Technician Class exam be looked at again by the FCC because some of
those questions, basically, you’re never going to need to know them no
matter how far you go, even if you’re an Extra Class.

PAUL/ANCHOR: So, congratulations to young Connor Lovell on a successful
first stint as net control and we here at Newsline wish him well in his efforts to start a club at his school. Young hams are the future of our
hobby, and we need all we can get.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Paul Braun, WD9GCO

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BREAK HERE:

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the
K7UGE repeater atop the Westgate Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. local time.

**
RADIO HISTORIAN CLYDE HAEHNLE DIES AT 95

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The broadcast and amateur communities are mourning the
loss of a Cincinnati area radio historian. Heather Embee KB3TZD.

HEATHER: The radio world has lost a treasured figure in America's
broadcast history. Veteran broadcast engineer Clyde Haehnle (HANE-ly)
was often described as the living embodiment of Cincinnati area
broadcasting. Clyde had a role in building some of the Crosley broadcast innovations during his tenure at W-L-W, the big station just down the
road from what is now the Voice of America Museum in West Chester, Ohio.

He was 95 years old at the time of his death on Sunday, April 8, but as
a story on W-V-X-U-dot-org noted [quote] "his eyes always glowed like an
old radio tube" [endquote] when he walked about the Voice of America
complex or W-L-W's transmitter, which sent out 500,000
(five-hundred-thousand) watts during World War II. He had been a board
member of the National Voice of America Museum, which named a meeting
space in his honor in 2016. He was one of the biggest bolsters of the
V-O-A museum's ‘Bethany Relay Station.’

He will be missed by hams and non-hams alike.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, K-B-3-T-Z-D.

**
IN SEARCH OF YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Because young hams are important to us, we remind you
again that the Bill Pasternak/Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the
Year award is an honor for radio operators 18 and younger who hold
licenses in the U.S. or Canada. We are accepting nominations until May
31. If you know of a deserving candidate, submit his or her name for consideration. You can find the nomination forms on our website at
arnewsline dot org (arnewsline.org) under the YHOTY tab.

**
SCOUTS PLAN SPECIAL ACTIVATION AT WEST POINT ACADEMY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Radio Scouting has a big week ahead. Bill Stearns NE4RD
tells us more.

BILL: This week in Radio Scouting we have one activation of the K2BSA callsign, one special event callsign activation, and we're getting back
on the countdown to JOTA 2018.

Richard Zarczynski, AC8FJ and Michael Boensch, W8MKB, will be activating K2BSA/8 at the International Friendship Camporee in Commerce Township,
MI from April 27th through the 29th. They will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Camporee between U.S. and Canadian scouters,
spreading camaraderie, goodwill and understanding of our scouting
heritages. Richard and Michael will be getting scouts on the air making contacts on the VHF/UHF/HF frequency bands all over the world. Check out
the camporee website at ifcamporee.org

The special event station, W2P, will be operating from the midway at the
56th Annual Boy Scout Camporee at the U.S. Military Academy at West
Point, New York, on April 28th. The West Point Military Academy has
been hosting an invitational Camporee for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
since 1962, offering skill training and challenges to Scouts and their volunteer leaders unequaled anywhere else. Many of the challenge
stations are scaled down versions of what the Cadets experience daily in
their training as tomorrow's leaders. This will be the very first
Amateur Radio Station operating at this event.

We're six months out from the worlds largest international scouting
activity, Jamboree on the Air. In this month we're thinking about
Field Day. We're only two months away from the ARRL's Field Day which
is a great opportunity to invite scouts to your club's activation or for scouters to start looking for registered Field Day events to attend with
your Pack, Crew, or Troop! Get these scouts on the air with your GOTA
station to earn some extra points. Demonstrate radio sport and portable operations to your local youth.

For more information on radio scouting, please visit our website at www.k2bsa.net.

For Amateur Radio Newsline and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, this
is Bill Stearns, NE4RD

**
SARL RADIO CAMP FOR YOUNGSTERS IN NEED OF SUPPORT

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Whether you call it summer camp or winter camp, a
program for young amateurs is in need of your support. Jim Meachen
ZL2BHDF has those details.

JIM MEACHEN: The South African Radio League's upcoming summer radio camp
for young amateurs is actually a winter radio camp because it's in the southern hemisphere! Whatever you call it, it's still one of the most prestigious international youth events in amateur radio and it's a
"first" for Africa - indeed, for South Africa! The International Amateur
Radio Union member society conducts the week-long programs for young participants who represent more than 30 nations in Europe and Africa. It
takes planning and equipment and expertise but most of all it takes
financial support. The South African Radio League is hosting visitors
between the ages of 16 and 25 through its Youth Working Group and is
accepting donations online at zs9yota dot co dot za (zs9yota.co.za)
August 8th through the 15th promises to be a groot ervaring of radio
comms and goodwill - a memorable winter experience at a top-rated radio
summer camp!

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE)

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WORLD OF DX

In the world of Dx, Oleh, UR5BCP, will be active as E51BCP from
Rarotonga Island in the South Cook Islands between April 15 and April
20th. Listen for him on the Digital and SSB modes on all HF bands
including the WARC bands. You will also be able to hear E51BCP during
some SOTA activations. QSL via KD7WPJ.

In Micronesia, Sho, JA7HMZ will be active as V63DX from Pohnpei Island
between April 18-24th, focusing on 160 meters FT8. He is looking in
particular for European stations. QSL via his home callsign direct or
LoTW. He is not accepting Bureau QSLs.

Listen for operators Hendro/YB3LZ, Bimbo/YB3MM and Tety/YB3TET on the
air using their home calls slash 8 (/8) from Tinabo Island between April
28th and May 1st and then from Selayar Island on May 1st and 2nd. Send
QSLs via IZ8CCW, ClubLog or LoTW.

If you were hoping to work Franz, DC4CQ from Senegal, please note that
he has cancelled his operation as 6W/DC4CQ this month due to illness.

(OHIO PENN DX)

**
KICKER: SOUNDS OF SILENCE, MAYBE

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We close this week's newscast with word that ham radio
has gone Hollywood again - in a new sci-fi movie. Here's Don Wilbanks
AE5DW.

DON: Now here are some words to live by: "If they can't hear you, they
can't hunt you." Sounds like some great advice for radio operators
trying to pick up some DX contacts using a QRP signal under bad band conditions. But no, guess again: These words are the tagline for a new
movie called "A Quiet Place." It's a futuristic horror flick in which
aliens invade the earth and kill people for making noise.

That's right, even space aliens sometimes find QRM unbearable.

So why should we care? Well, the main character, a New England farmer portrayed by actor-writer-director John Krasinski, has something in his basement we should all care about. He's got a ham shack down there which
he uses to listen for signs of life beyond Planet Earth where if you
want to stay alive, there's no talking aloud. There's not even noisy
walking allowed!

Ham radio perhaps has one of the few speaking roles in a film that is
largely devoid of dialogue. The movie, however, has been causing quite a
bit of chatter among amateur radio operators who are always happy to see
some of their favorite rigs get some on-screen time. You might even say
that among hams "A Quiet Place" is raising the noise floor - but in a
good way.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Wilbanks AE5DW

PHILLY INQUIRER, DEADLINE.COM

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; CQ Magazine;
Deadline.com; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; the Philadelphia Inquirer; the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society; South African Radio League; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO
Radio Show; 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 Radio Newsline's only official website at www.arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron N8TMW in Charleston West
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QSL OM. Thanks for all you do.

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On Apr 15, 2018, at 12:13 AM, James KB7TBT <kb7tbt@gmail.com> wrote:

In 2001 Bill WA6ITF/SK created the Yahoo group for Amateur Radio Newsline,

as you have seen the Amateur Radio Newsline Yahoogroup has now been moved to groups.io.

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it with mutable failures, I tried to resend and change things and nothing worked. Yahoogroups from what i understand is no longer supported and has
been sold off..

Email groups may be outdated at this point but we still have over 200

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2113 for Friday, April 27, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2113 with a release date of Friday,
April 27 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Tragedy in St. Louis reminds us all of tower
safety. Hams in Lebanon get access to 6 meters -- and DXing reaches new heights! All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2113 comes
your way right now.

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CREW MEMBER DIES IN MISSOURI BROADCAST TOWER COLLAPSE

PAUL/ANCHOR: We begin this week with a cautionary tale about towers and
tower safety - this one from a tragedy outside a TV station in Missouri. Here's Christian Cudnik K0STH with more.

CHRISTIAN: The 2,000-foot tall tower of a local public TV station in
Webster County, Missouri collapsed on the 19th of April, killing one
worker and injuring three others. The crew was conducting maintenance
outside Ozarks Public Television station KOZK when the structure
toppled. Several members of the crew were on the tower, about 105 feet
off the ground, when the collapse occurred. The worker who was killed
had been trapped beneath the tower's debris.

The station is a Public Broadcasting System affiliate operated by
Missouri State University. Stations in the region have assisted by
helping restore service to the station. Local authorities are
investigating to determine the cause.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Christian Cudnik K0STH.

PAUL/ANCHOR: This story is a reminder as well to all of our listeners to please follow safety precautions when doing any tower work. Whether
commercial broadcast or amateur, you can't be careful enough!

(KYTV-Springfield)

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WRTC CHAIRMAN TO SPEAK AT HAMVENTION

PAUL/ANCHOR: The worlds of Dayton Hamvention and the World Radio Team Championships in Germany are about to converge in a little less than a
month, as we hear from Ed Durrant DD5LP.

ED'S REPORT: Things are getting really busy as we approach WRTC 2018.
All is on schedule but we've heard there are a couple of contesters who haven't heard about WRTC, so we're sending Chris, DL1MGB, the chairman
of WRTC 2018 to Dayton Hamvention to make sure all those at the Dayton Hamvention Contest Dinner are fully informed. Chris was kindly invited
to be the key speaker. The dinner takes place on the evening of May 9th
at the Crowne Plaza hotel in down-town Dayton.

If you can't get to Germany in July, we're planning to keep you all up
to date with proceedings at this internationally acclaimed event,
considered by many Contesters as the highlight of the season.

During the WRTC a lot of photo and video material will be created,
processed and distributed over TV, internet and in print media often on
the same day or even in real time. The event's media team consists of
still and video photographers, Interviewers and editors who will create multiple articles as well as a video magazine. Streamed Internet video
will be provided from the opening ceremony, the site allocation
announcements and the closing event.

Neil Rapp's Ham Talk Live podcast programme will be live from the WRTC
on the Thursday afternoon, giving everyone the opportunity to ask
questions about the WRTC before it kicks-off.

Videos from previous WRTC events are available on-line on the
WRTC2018.de website - see Amateur Radio Newsline's printed script for
the direct URL.


SITE: http://wrtc2018.de/index.php/en/presse-2/wrtc-the-movies

Whether attending in person as a contestant, visitor or helper or just watching from afar we hope that the WRTC 2018 will be of interest to all
and achieve or exceed the high standards set by previous events.

For the WRTC 2018 Publicity team and AR Newsline this is Ed Durrant DD5LP.
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SILENT KEY: FRANK VICTOR TARKINGTON W3KLQ

PAUL/ANCHOR: The amateur radio operator who brought television to the
White House has become a Silent Key, as we hear from Heather Embee KB3TZD.

HEATHER: Frank Victor Tarkington, W-3-K-L-Q, the amateur radio operator
who installed the first White House TV set for President Harry S. Truman
in 1948, has become a Silent Key. Those who worked the Navy veteran's
station in Silver Spring, Maryland were making contact with a slice of history.

The World War II vet had witnessed the arming of the Enola Gay while he
was on the island of Tinian operating the radar station. By the time he
left the service, he had been advanced to Chief Radioman. After the war,
he worked for RCA and in 1948 it was his job to install a 10-inch screen
in the White House Oval Office so President Truman could watch the
opening of Congress that year.

Frank was an avid CW enthusiast according to John Creel, W-B-3-G-X-W.
John and Frank - and many others - could be heard on the W-B-3-G-X-W
2-meter repeater in Silver Spring, Maryland, up until a few years ago.

The Oakland, California native died on April 19th, at the age of 102.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D.


(JOHN CREEL WB3GXW, COLLINS FUNERAL HOME)

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LOW-FREQUENCY TRANSMITTER TO RETURN TO THE AIR

PAUL/ANCHOR: In Sweden, a much-loved sound is returning to the
low-frequency bands after a two-year absence. Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH
with the details.

JEREMY: It's almost time to listen in again for transmissions from
Sweden's SAQ low-frequency transmitter. The Alexander alternator station
is going on the air beginning at 1000 UTC on May 1 to mark the "Work It
Out" observance of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The
transmission will be on 17.2 kHz in CW. This will be its first time on
the air since 2016, according to Lars Kalland SM6NM.

The vintage station, which harks back to the 1920s, is perhaps best
known for its annual transmissions on Christmas Eve.

While there will be no QSL cards sent or reports listed online for the
May 1 event, SAQ is hoping to get listener reports by email sent to info
at alexander dot n dot se (info@alexander.n.se)

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(SOUTHGATE)

**

SIX METER BAND IS NOW OPEN IN LEBANON

PAUL/ANCHOR: If you're listening on 6 meters, you can now hear some
amateurs transmitting for the first time from Lebanon. The hams got some
good news on World Amateur Radio Day, as we hear from John Williams VK4JJW.

JOHN'S REPORT: World Amateur Radio Day, which hams mark annually on
April 18th, celebrates the founding of the International Amateur Radio
Union in 1925. Hams in Lebanon, however, now have a second reason to
consider this day an occasion for festivities. The Ministry of Telecommunications announced it was granting licensed amateurs access to
the 6-meter band between 50 MHz and 51.975 MHz.

The letter of permission was signed on the 19th of April and sent to the national society Radio Amateurs of Lebanon. The RAL's leadership,
president Hani Raad OD5TE and vice president Elie Kadi OD5KU had lobbied
hard for the access.

RAL's website noted: [quote] "This is a true recognition from the
Ministry of the Amateur Radio values." [endquote] Six meters itself is
not just a valued band but is known as the so-called magic band because
the VHF frequency can sometimes behave like HF waves and suddenly local communications turn global.

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

(QRZ)

**
4 METER BAND OPENS TO GERMAN RADIO OPERATORS

PAUL/ANCHOR: There's good news in Germany too: Hams have got temporary
access to 4 meters. Here's Ed Durrant DD5LP.

ED'S REPORT: A new ruling has been issued from the German regulator
"BNetza" for the German amateur radio service. Temporary admission will
be granted in the 4 metre band to 70.150 - 70.180 MHz, from 2 May to 31
August 2018. This ruling will be will be published on the second of May
in the Official Journal No 8/2018, under Notice 93/2018.
It is expected that the same restrictions will apply as in previous
years - 25W maximum power, no portable operation, mandatory logging of
ALL transmissions and horizontal polarised antennas only.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.

**
YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS ARE DUE

PAUL/ANCHOR: We remind all listeners that we are accepting nominations
for the 2018 Bill Pasternak Young Ham of the Year award. If you know a promising young amateur who is 18 or younger and lives in the U.S., its possessions or Canada, please download a nomination form from our
website, arnewsline dot org, under the YHOTY tab. Nominations are due
May 31.

**

BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including
the WB3GXW repeater in Silver Spring, Maryland and simultaneously on
EchoLink Conference Server Node 6154 on Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays
at 7:00 PM Eastern time.

**

SKYDIVING HAM LEAPS TO NEW DX RECORD

PAUL/ANCHOR: In California, DXing just reached a new record height, as
we hear from Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT.

CARYN: So what exactly does a QSO sound like when it's eight to 12
thousand feet in the air?

[SHORT AUDIO OF PILEUP]

CARYN: That was the pileup on 20 meters greeting ham-skydiver Mark
Meltzer AF6IM,on his Yaesu FT-817 on March 31. One of a team of
Parachute Mobile hams, Mark had just stepped out of a plane over Byron, California picking his way through the local pileup when this happened:

[AUDIO CLIP OF QSO] "W3IUU.....W3IUU........W3IUU Thanks for the QSO."

CARYN: That was Lloyd Rasmussen W3IUU in the Kensington, Maryland just
outside Washington, D.C.. Yes, Maryland. When you're on the air and IN
the air in California that counts as DX and a record for this team.

Lloyd, a blind amateur radio operator in Maryland accustomed to pileups
in contests and DXing, said he'd heard about the Calfornia jump in an
online group of other blind amateurs - and decided to go for it.

LLOYD: "So I quickly cranked my FT-950 up to that frequency, turned my
beam to the west and listened and right away the frequency was pretty
quiet except there was a pileup of California stations trying to work
him." (SkydiveLloyd2)

CARYN: Then, as Mark tells it, success!

MARK: SKYDIVE 2 "I heard Lloyd. Lloyd heard me...we exchanged call signs
so we got a real contact."

But Mark couldn't get too excited at the moment.

MARK: "You really have to watch what you're doing because if you pay too
much attention t ham radio and not enough to aerial navigation, you
coudl end up over a body of water or over a freeway or someplace that
isn't pleasant to land." (SKYDIVE 5)

But later?

MARK: Very very pleased and surprised to make the contact with Lloyd, I
was just thrilled." (SKYDIVE 6)

As for Lloyd....

LLOYD: "Yeah it's pretty amazing. I've worked a lot of DX and I do a lot
of contesting. I was running 100 watts on a Yaesu FT-950. It was quite
an interesting and fun QSO." (skydiveLloyd End)

DX, says Mark, is what you make it.

MARK: (Skydive 4) "It's not like working Antarctica or Christmas Island
but for us it was a huge thrill because we made it all the way across
the country on three watts.

Not a bad way to mark your 50th year as a skydiver and your 10th year as
a ham, says Mark. You might just say this record's got him walking...on air.

For news about the team and their next jump visit parachutemobile dot wordpress dot com.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT.

**
BICYCLING HAMS ARE 'PEDALING' A NEW IDEA

PAUL/ANCHOR: For bicycle enthusiasts in Australia, operating mobile was perhaps never this much fun, as Graham Kemp VK4BB explains:

GRAHAM: Amateur Radio is on a roll in Australia - and when we say "roll"
we do mean roll. Hams are rolling out their bicycles, their trikes and
even their velomobiles and going places. Of course they're not going
anywhere without their trusty rigs.

Members of a month-old online group called Pedal Radio have been
promoting the combination of push power and foot power with the idea
that fitness leads to fellowship - and probably more than a few good
QSOs. There is even a homebrew aspect to the group, as some members
share their tips for building your own trike. Most of the members right
now are in VK3.

If you want to try talking coast-to-coast while
you're....coasting.....this group wouldn't mind if you rolled on in.
Send a post to group's address at pedalradio at groups dot io. (pedalradio@groups.io)

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(PEDAL RADIO)

**
WEST VIRGINIA NET NEEDS NEW NET CONTROL

PAUL/ANCHOR: A West Virginia CW Net has gone QRT for now, at least until
it finds a net control, as we hear from Jim Damron N8TMW.

JIM DAMRON: The North American QRP club is all about CW -- but for now,
the club's West Virginia QRS Net is also all about finding a new net
control so it can get back on the air. The net has had to suspend
operation because of family obligations on the part of its present net
control and is hoping to find someone to step into the role.

The net had formerly met on the air Wednesday evenings at 9 local time
at 3556 kHz but the time and date can be adjusted if necessary to suit
the new net control.

Hams in the West Virginia area can contact Wayne NQ0RP if they're
interested. His email is wayne dot dillon at gmail dot com (wayne.dillon@gmail.com)

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron N8TMW.

**
IF PIGS COULD FLY.....OR AT LEAST RUN

PAUL/ANCHOR: The Queen City Emergency Net in the Cincinnati area is
looking for some well-grounded hams to help out some flying pigs.
Runners in the 20th annual Flying Pig Marathon will step off on May 6
and backup communication is needed. If you live in the area and want to
help, contact Steve N8TFD via email at n8tfd at fusenet dot com (n8tfd@fusenet.com)

**

THE WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX be listening for Jan, PA4JJ operating holiday style
as 9A/PA4JJ from mainland Croatia between the 27th of April and the
8th of June. Expect him to operate mainly FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS or direct via home call.

Armin DK9PY, will be active as 6Y6N from St. Elizabeth, Jamaica between
May 23rd and June 6th. Listen for Armin on 160 meters through 10
meters, where he will be working holiday style using CW only. You can
count on hearing him during the CQWW WPX CW Contest on May 26th and
27th, where he will be a single-Op entry. QSL via his home callsign.


Be listening for two YL operators -- Kay/WA0WOF/A52YLE and
Mio/JR3MVF/A52YLM. They will be on the air from Bhutan as A52YL between
29th of April and the 5th of May. Listen for them on 80 meters through 6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Visit QRZ for QSL details.

In Malta, Thomas SV2CLJ, will be active as 9H3SV between the 24th and
31st of May. Thomas will be operating holiday style on 80-2 meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and FT8. QSL via his home callsign direct.

(OHIO PENN DX)

**
KICKER: SHOPPING FOR SOME QSOS?

PAUL/ANCHOR: Finally, if you're shopping for a bargain in QSOs, try
Walmart - not the stores but the parking lots Neil Rapp WB9VPG assures
us this is a real - and real unusual - event.

NEIL: Some satellite operators, who often go to lines between grid
squares so that contacts will count for both grids, noticed that many of
these gridlines across the country run though WalMart parking lots.
Suddenly, the idea sparked to host an operating event among some members
of the satellite community on Twitter, so they ran with it. They've
decided that the weekend of April 28 and 29th will be a special WalMart Parking Lots on the Air weekend.

Adam Witney, K0FFY tells us how the parking lots became popular.

ADAM: The other thing about Walmart parking lots is they make acutally a pretty decent portable operating location. I think the other thing
that's kinda nice about the location... you park in the parking lot even
long term... I know the stores are known to be friendly with that. I
think Walmart shoppers are kind of a diverse group, and there's kinda
been some jokes on, you know, people aren't going to look twice if
you're in a WalMart parking lot if you're in any sort of strange, unconventional dress or if you have accessories like you're strapping
radios on yourself or waving a purple antenna at they sky... for some
reason at WalMart you're just not going to be seen as inconspicous.

NEIL: There's a scoring system, with certificates as well as special
WMPLOTA QSL cards. But don't forget to mark your QSL card with a
highlighter before it checks out. Chasers will be referred to as
shoppers, and bonus point categories may include the "People of Walmart" award, for tweeting a picture of your operation; the "'Ol Roy" award for tweeting pictures of your dog at your operation; and the Sam Walton
Award for the most activity. Shoppers can work up to the level of
"greeter" or "district manager" and for making a late night QSO, you can shelve away the "overnight stocker" bonus.

The final set of rules and scoring information is on their web site,www.wmplota.org. So put on your PJs, and bag some contacts. If
you're hearing this report after the fact, have no fear! The next
WMPLOTA weekend is scheduled for July 2... the birthday of WalMart and
World UFO Day. Remember that when you're working satellites, running too
much power can actually be bad for the satellite itself. So when you're operating WMPLOTA, be sure to ROLL BACK the power. ALWAYS.

Reporting from the parking lot at WalMart store number 1991, this is
Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.

(WMPLOTA)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; Hap
Holly and the Rain Report; KYTV-Springfield; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin;
North American QRP Club; Pedal Radio; the Queen City Emergency Net;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; Walmart
Parking Lots on the Air; 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
Radio Newsline's only official website at www.arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun WD9GCO in Valparaiso,
Indiana saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2114 for Friday, May 4, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2114 with a release date of Friday,
May 4, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hams respond to massive fires in Arizona. Get
ready for a test of cross-band operations - and yes, you can be part of Britain's Royal Wedding later this month. All this and more as Amateur
Radio Newsline Report 2114 comes your way right now.

**

BILLBOARD CART

***
BREAKING NEWS: AMATEUR KILLED IN GEORGIA PLANE CRASH

JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week with breaking news. The May 2nd crash of
an Air National Guard cargo plane has claimed the life of a ham radio
operator who had been involved in the recent storm recovery in Puerto
Rico. The ARRL's Southeastern Division confirmed the identity of Silent
Key Eric Circuns WP4OXB of Rio Grande Puerto Rico. Eric was one of the 9
crew members killed shortly after the Hercules C-130 aircraft took off
from Georgia enroute to Arizona. Media reports indicated the plane,
which was 60 years old, had recently been in for repairs and was
scheduled to be decommissioned when it reached Arizona.

**

HAMS STEP UP TO AID WITH ARIZONA'S 'TINDER FIRE'

JIM/ANCHOR: We also have an update on the massive fire sweeping through northern Arizona - and, of course, the amateur response. Here's Paul
Braun WD9GCO.

PAUL'S REPORT: It’s been argued that in this world of the Internet and
cell phones that amateur radio is more or less obsolete. But when lives
are at stake, and conditions render all modern communication systems
unusable, amateur radio operators prove time and time again that our “obsolete” system works.

That is definitely the case in Flagstaff, Arizona where the Tinder Fire, started by an illegal campfire that was abandoned, burned more than
11,000 acres and damaged or destroyed more than 40 homes during the last
days of April and the first days of May. As many as 700 firefighters are currently on site.

As reported by 12 News in Phoenix, the local ARES chapter, led by
district coordinator Joe Hobart, was ready to take to the airwaves when
cell service at the fire line began to fail. Hobart, along with husband-and-wife team Bill and Mary Lou Hagan were setting up at the
Coconino County Emergency Operations Center on Sunday the 29th of April
when traffic started to flow through ARES instead of the cell network.
Hams in the field are helping to relay traffic to and from the front
lines and working with authorities to coordinate evacuations if necessary.

Mary Lou Hagan told the TV station “That’s what you’re here for. You’re here to help your neighbors and they’re our neighbors and the firemen -
you have to support them.”

As Newsline goes to production, the fire is still burning and has only
been approximately seven percent contained. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency on Monday, April 30th.??If you’re in the
area and need more information, please call the EOC at 928-679-8393.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Paul Braun, WD9GCO

**

SILENT KEY: SANDRA HEYN WA6WZN OF COSTA MESA, CALIF.

JIM/ANCHOR: The amateur radio community is grieving the loss of an
influential and well-known amateur radio operator. Christian Cudnik
K0STH has that report.

CHRISTIAN: Sandra Heyn WA6WZN of Costa Mesa, California has become a
Silent Key. Sandi died at home on April 28th after a long illness.

Sandi was a longtime fixture at the National Association of Broadcasters conventions held in Las Vegas, where she would be seen at the ARRL booth
and the reception held for amateur radio operators. When the ARRL held
its national convention in 1992 in Los Angeles, she had a major hand as
an organizer. Her activities with the ARRL included her generosity
through the league's Maxim Society. She was also a Life Member of the ARRL.

Sandi was a member of the Quarter Century Wireless Association, a past
officer of the Young Ladies Radio League and a number of other local
clubs, including the Orange County and the Palomar amateur radio clubs.
She was the wife of Fried Heyn WA6WZO, ARRL honorary vice president and
past ARRL Southwestern Division director.

They were married for 57 years. Sandra Heyn was 75.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Christian Cudnik K0STH.

(ARRL)

**
HAMS JOIN THE MILITARY - AT LEAST ON AIR

JIM/ANCHOR: The Military Auxiliary Radio System is all about
communicating - so hams are marking Armed Forces Day with an exercise
that arms them with cross-band operations. Stephen Kinford N8WB has more
of those details.

STEPHEN'S REPORT: Are you ready for the big test? May 19th is the 67th
annual Armed Forces Day in the U.S. and that sets the stage for an
important exercise just a few days earlier that will engage radio
amateurs and military stations in a test of cross-band operations. The
test is scheduled for Saturday the 12th of May. It allows hams and
military stations to communicate on various frequencies using SSB, voice
and CW as well as modern military modes such as MIL-STD Serial PSK and Automatic Link Establishment, or ALE. There will certainly be some 60
meter activity on the interoperability channels where hams and military stations can communicate directly.

From the Barrow Army Reserve Center in Kentucky to the U.S. Military
Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, to the Pentagon itself, military
stations will monitor amateur frequencies and announce which ones they
are on military frequencies. Participating amateurs who would like a QSL
card should visit the MARS website and complete the request form. The
website is triple w dot usarmymars dot org (www.usarmymars.org). That
site also has a list of the military stations participating in the
exercise, which has been held for the past 50 years. MARS involves ham
radio operators in supporting military communication under a program
sponsored by the Department of Defense.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB.

(DEPT OF DEFENSE)

**
SPECIAL EVENT STATION CELEBRATES ROYAL WEDDING

JIM/ANCHOR: Great Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Megan
Markle aren't radio amateurs - but perhaps they will want to rethink
that option after hearing this story from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: What, you may ask, does amateur radio have in common with
weddings? Both almost always count on some great reception. So for the
Royal Wedding between Great Britain's Price Harry and American actress
Meghan Markle, the world's ham radio community is changing the HF bands
into wedding bands.

The special event call sign GR9RW – the first time “9” has been used
it’s thought - will be active on 19th May, the day of the wedding, all
the way through to the 23rd. While the couple exchange vows at Windsor Castle’s St George’s chapel, the Cray Valley Radio Society will be exchanging signal reports as hams operate from the club station in
Eltham. The club will be using primarily SSB and CW with some activity
on VHF and UHF.

Two HF stations and one VHF station will cover all bands from 80 metres
to 70 centimetres. A commemorative QSL card is available upon
request.....but you'll have to provide your own wedding cake.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

**
GERMAN AMATEUR HONORED FOR HIS INVENTIONS

JIM/ANCHOR: For one amateur radio operator in Germany, being clever and inventive is all in a day's work, as we hear from Ed Durrant DD5LP.

ED'S REPORT: Markus Vester, DF6NM, who is considered a specialist in high-frequency technology and MRI systems at Siemens in Erlangen,
Germany, received an "Inventor of the Year" award from the company for
his years of work. The radio amateur from Nuernberg holds more than 300 patents related to the receiving and transmitting units in MRI scanners.

In a statement on the company website, Markus noted that his work
brought with it the steady presence of ham radio. [quote] "Like many
engineers who are also radio amateurs, work and play have never been completely separate aspects of my life. Inspiration tends to flow both
ways between the two." [endquote]

We here at Amateur Radio Newsline congratulate DF6NM. This is Ed Durrant DD5LP.


(SIEMENS, SOUTHGATE)

**

TIME RUNNING OUT FOR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS

JIM/ANCHOR: It's May - and that doesn't just mean Hamvention -- it means
that we're coming up on the deadline for nominations for the Bill Pasternak/Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year award. This is an
honor for radio operators 18 and younger who hold licenses in the U.S.
or Canada. We are accepting nominations only until May 31. So if you
know of a deserving candidate, don't wait any longer: submit his or her
name for consideration. You can find the nomination forms on our website
at arnewsline dot org (arnewsline.org) under the YHOTY tab.

**

BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including
KSET AM radio at 1300 kHz on Sunday mornings at 9:45 in Beaumont, Texas.


**

TWO ACTIVATIONS FOR K2BSA

JIM/ANCHOR: The Radio Scouts of K2BSA are back on the air this week.
Bill Stearns NE4RD has the details.

BILL: This week in Radio Scouting we have two activations of the K2BSA callsign and we're 5 months out from JOTA.

Russ Mickiewicz, N7QR, will be activating K2BSA/7 from the Sunset Trail District Camporee at Camp Meriwether in Cloverdale, OR on May 4th
through the 6th. Russ will be enjoying an ocean front view from this
Camporee while he shares his experience with Amateur Radio and gets
scouts on the air.

John Baddour, KC8KI, will be activating K2BSA/8 from the Firelands Scout Reservation in Wakeman, OH on May 5th. John will be having a Radio
Merit Badge Class and Program, along with a Amateur Radio demonstration station with HTs.

Jamboree on the Air, the world's largest scouting event will be taking
place in October, and we're only 5 months away. If you haven't started
making your plans for putting a station on the air, now would be a good
time to get that kicked off. Field Day is around the corner, and is a
great place to recruit fellow hams to help you in your JOTA effort. You
can find operation and planning guides on our website at www.k2bsa.net.

For Amateur Radio Newsline and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, this
is Bill Stearns, NE4RD.

(K2BSA)


**
KEEPING COMMUNICATIONS OPEN ON THE ISS

JIM/ANCHOR: When you're DXing - really DXing - in space, you need a
reliable backup plan. NASA is taking care of that, as Paul Braun WD9GCO
tells us.

PAUL: NASA's VHF backup communications system for the International
Space Station is getting a backup of its own.

The two-frequency VHF system is built from a system of ground stations.
One frequency is used for Soyuz communication when Soyuz is out of the
range of ground stations in Russia. The other frequency is used for
emergency communications. NASA said the improvements will include new
software installations and an upgrade of electronic components as well
as new antennas. These antennas will permit both frequencies to operate simultaneously.

The Goddard Space Flight Center manages two VHF ground stations in the
U.S. -- one at at Wallops Island in Virginia and another at the
Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.

NASA's Mark Severance said in an agency announcement in late April
[quote]: "The purpose of [the ground station] upgrades is to ensure the
VHF ground stations remain a robust capability for backup and emergency communications." [endquote]

The space station has two VHF antennas located 180 degrees apart.

The good news is that most of the time, NASA talks with the ISS via its primary means - the NASA Space Network - which utilizes a group of
tracking and data relay satellites. The Space Network allows for data transmissions at a much higher rate, accommodating high definition video
and other means of communication. The backup VHF system, while critical
to the mission, permits only audio. Still, when all else fails there is
once again ham radio - even in space.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun WD9GCO.

(NASA)

**
A LESSON IN WORKING SATELLITES WITH AN HT

JIM/ANCHOR: Speaking of space and communications, what's it like to work
a satellite with your HT? With this report, we find out - and we welcome
the newest member of the Newsline family: Andy Morrison K9AWM.

ANDY'S REPORT: The Desert Radio Amateur Transmitting Society of Palm
Springs, California is best known by the shorthand "RATS" - its initials
- but on May 15 the club will be more likely known for its association
with SATS - that is, satellites.

The club is hosting ARRL instructor Clint Bradford K6LCS during its
regular monthly meeting and Clint's talk will focus on how to use an HT
to work amateur satellites. Clint is also optimistic that this
presentation won't be all talk: He's anticipating more than a few
satellite passes during the session and they're expected to be workable.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. local time at the Palm Springs Fire Department Training Center and hams in the region can get talk-in via
the 146.940 repeater using a PL tone of 107.2

Meanwhile, hams wanting to program their radios for the scheduled
satellite passes should visit his satellite website for a tutorial and frequency list. That website is work hyphen sat dot com (work-sat.com).

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison K9AWM.

**

CALL SIGNS SPORTING SPECIAL SUFFIX FOR WORLD CUP

JIM/ANCHOR: Get ready for some athletics - on the air, that is. The
World Cup is little more than a month away. Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: You don't have to be a sports fan to get into the game on this
ham radio event - but it helps.

The International Amateur Radio Union's member society in Russia, the
SRR, is inviting ham radio groups to adopt call signs relating to the
World Cup - perhaps with "FIFA" as a suffix or, toward the end of the
matches, "FWC," signfying the finals. The World Cup football event has inspired an amateur radio marathon of sorts. The games will be held in
Russia from June 14th through July 15th but the hams are kicking things
off by getting on the air the first of June.

There will be 32 call signs on the air from Russia, each with an R18
prefix and a suffix that honors a location where matches are taking place.

By mid-April, organizers reported that response had been enthusiastic,
with amateurs in 76 FIFA member nations committing to the event.

So be listening for VB18FIFA from Canada, RC18KA from Kaliningrad,
GM18FIFA, from Stirling, Scotland and GB18FWC from England, among many,
many others.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

**

WORLD OF DX


In the world of DX, plan ahead now to be lsitening for Arnold, WB6OJB,
who will be active as 7Q7JK from Malawi between July 20-25th. Activity
will be on 40-10 meters SSB only. QSL via WB6OJB
only.

Be listening right now for Jan PA4JJ, who is operating as 9A/PA4JJ until
June 8th. He is on the air holiday style on 40-10 meters using mostly
FT8. QSL via his home callsign, LoTW or ClubLog.

From May first through 19th listen for Rick NE8Z/HC1MD in Poland. He
will use his personal call sign in Poland, which is SP9E and will also
use SP/NE8Z. Send QSL via NE8Z (see SP9E on QRZ.com), direct, by the
W8-Bureau or LoTW after his trip.

(OHIO PENN DX)

**

KICKER: NO INFLATED EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS BALLOON

JIM/ANCHOR: Students are taught to aim high but one group of high school students took that to a happy extreme in a recent physics class. Don
Wilbanks AE5DW has that story.

DON'S REPORT: What started as a science project at Bunker Hill High
School in Bunker Hill, Illinois turned into a space adventure for nine chemistry and physics students. On April 24 they sent a high altitude
balloon into near space at 70 thousand feet, equipped with a GoPro
camera, automatic packet reporting system tracking hardware and a
battery pack.

The teacher Jeremiah Goltz said the project was designed to demonstrate
the principles of physics as well as the effects of weather. They
learned about high-tech tracking and rehearsed by fox hunting with
homing beacons.

Their first attempt to launch two months ago was thwarted by winds that
were too strong. But on the 24th, after one false start, the balloon
lifted everything skyward and they watched it soar. Its flight lasted 2
hours and 4 minutes. Students tracked it with its APRS hardware using
their smartphones and ultimately recovered it in Venedy, Illinois, an
hour and 15 minutes away, sometime after lunch.

Speaking of lunch, there was one more bit of cargo aboard that's not insignificant - a granola bar. Their teacher told the Telegraph
newspaper that the students added that last item so they might be able
to experience some real space food.

For the next launch, however, Goltz said local amateur radio operators
may want to work with the class. They might need to buy some extra
granola bars.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Wilbanks AE5DW.

(THE TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER)

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you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Please
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For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2115 for Friday, May 11, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2115 with a release date of Friday,
May 11, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. It's almost time for the Dayton Hamvention. It's
also almost time for a big convention of the Wireless Institute of
Australia - and now it's time for Pubs & Clubs On the Air. All this and
more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2115 comes your way right now.

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TOP STORY: TIME FOR DAYTON HAMVENTION

NEIL/ANCHOR: We open this week's report with the question: Are you ready
for the Dayton Hamvention? You'll notice new rigs for your shack and old friends for those eyeball QSOs but....you'll notice some changes. Hap
Holly KC9RP, of the RAIN Report spoke with Brian Markland N8UDQ,
Hamvention's Inside Exhibit chair and shares these excerpts with us
about what's different.

BRIAN: "The first thing people will notice this year is our traffic
committee has worked really hard to work out the kinks that we had last
year. I would encourage everyone that is able to do so to use the
satellite parking. It makes it easier for everybody and we have put
something new in place for 2018 to help with the satellite parking. We
now have a package pickup area. So if you go out and you buy a five
hundred pound amplifier out in the flea market or some other large item
that you don't want to carry back on the bus you can check that at the
package pickup. They'll give you a ticket, you can go get your vehicle
and our volunteers will even help you load it in your vehicle if you
need assistance. That is one of the more significant things we have done
this year."

NEIL: Brian also told Hap that it will be easier to find the prize
booths, the vendor sites will be beneath weatherproof shelters instead
of tents, the grounds will be easier to navigate and oh yes, there will
be a greater variety of food trucks. Improved communication will include
text messages to cell phone users who sign up for updates. Brian said
that all this better organization for visitors has not meant less stress
for organizers -- but it has been worth it.

BRIAN: "No we are not less stressed about the show because We have a
finite number of hours to get an unknown number of things ready for 25
plus thousand people to show up and we have to open the gates 9 a.m.
Friday morning. Is it a little easier this year? In some respects yes
and in other respects it's just as hard because we want to put on the
best show possible for everybody."

NEIL: The full interview between Hap and Brian can be heard at the
website therainreport dot com (therainreport.com). Select the May 12th
program -- and then we'll see you in Dayton. Our thanks again to Hap
Holly for this excerpt.

(THE RAIN REPORT)

**

WIA'S BIG GATHERING DOWN UNDER

NEIL/ANCHOR: Of course, Hamvention isn't the only game in town. It just depends what town you're talking about - as we hear from Graham Kemp VK4BB.

GRAHAM: Every good Aussie Ham knows what's on between the 18th and
20th of May right? For those who said Dayton Hamvention, you're only
partly right as it's the Wireless Institute of Australia's Radio and Electronics Convention on the Gold Coast of Queensland that's on that
same weekend and the Aussies intend to put on a show to remember!!

The organisers started by basing themselves at the Sea World resort with
all of it's attractions and facilities, then they added a party at the Fishermans Wharf Tavern on the Friday evening and will follow it with an action packed Saturday. The AGM is followed by the keynote address
"Beyond 2020", then a short lunch break before the action really starts
with seminars by ten technology leaders, educating attendees to be
abreast of all that is new in Amateur Radio.

Saturday evening, a time to relax? No chance! It's the formal meal
hosted by Jeff Johnston taking all attending on a walk across Australia
and explaining the role HF radio played in his adventure.

Sunday IS the relaxation day, that's if you call a field day with demonstrations of contemporary communications equipment used by
Queensland's emergency services, a moon bounce demonstration, MMDVM demonstrations and demonstrations of equipment from vendors including
Icom and Flex Radio, relaxing.

Hey this wouldn't be an Australian event without a barbecue and of
course there is one, Sunday afternoon hosted by the Gold Coast Amateur
Radio Society.

We are sorry for those who will be unable to get to Australia this year
we hope your "little hamfest" in Ohio goes well. Oh and by the way, the weather forecast is always sunny and no rain on the gold coast! Joking
apart, all the best to the Dayton organisers and we wish you a second successful year at your new venue in Xenia.

For Amateur Radio Newsline this is Graham Kemp VK4BB

**
FOR AMSAT, THE SKY IS THE LIMIT IN HUNTSVILLE

NEIL/ANCHOR: Another venue - Huntsville, Alabama - is getting some extra action after this summer's hamfest is through. Here's Andy Morrison
K9AWM with those details.

ANDY: If you think the Huntsville Hamfest this coming August is the
biggest amateur radio thing in Alabama this year, think again: Just a
few months later AMSAT-North America will be holding its annual Space Symposium in the city. Space and satellite enthusiasts will converge on
the U.S. Space and Rocket Center November 2nd through 4th for the 36th
annual general meeting and symposium. So what's the big deal? In
addition to business as usual, there'll be a whole lot of amateur
satellite presentations on the agenda along with announcements of plans
for the world of amateur satellites.

Details can be found on the website amsat dot org (amsat.org) as well as information about local hotel accomodations. Things are looking up -
way, way up! - in Huntsville.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison K9AWM.

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ON THE AIR, THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES GO ON

NEIL/ANCHOR: If you're in a sporting mood and missing the recent
Commonwealth Games in Australia, you can still compete - in a way - as
we hear from John Williams VK4JJW.

JOHN'S REPORT: So you thought the Commonwealth games were over? Well
yes, they ended on the 15th of April but in Australia the game of radio
goes on and on - at least through the 31st of May. So there's still
plenty of time to contact special event station VI4GAMES, the call sign
the ACMA has assigned to the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Society. You can
be as victorious as the athletes from Australia, England and India were,
among the more than 6,600 athletes representing 71 nations. You don't
even need to get on your rugby uniform or do any powerlifting.
Ultimately, successful contacts will win the best trophy of all: a commemorative QSL card. Otherwise, you'll have to wait another four
years, when the games are held again -- this time in Birmingham, England.

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


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TIME IS RUNNING FOR YHOTY NOMINATIONS

NEIL: Don't forget to send in your nominations for this year's Bill
Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award. We are accepting
nominations through May 31 - that's just days away. Candidates must be
18 or younger and be a resident of the United States, its possessions or
any Canadian province. Application forms are available on our website arnewsline.org under the "YHOTY" tab.


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RAISING A TOAST TO PUBS & CLUBS ON THE AIR

NEIL/ANCHOR: For members of the South Cheshire Amateur Radio Society
G6TW Saturday May 12th will not be easily forgotten. You might even say
that some of the hams will raise a little toast to the day. Jeremy Boot
G4NJH tells us why:

JEREMY: What comes after National Parks on the Air, Mills on the Air,
Railways on the Air, Summits on the Air and even Walmart Parking Lots on
the Air? Try Pubs & Clubs on the Air - PACOTA - which launched for the
first time this year with enthusiasm through the efforts of the South
Cheshire Amateur Radio Society here in the UK.

Confirmed stations with special-event call signs included GB0TGI at
Tuckers Grave Inn in Faulkland, Somerset; GB2ROY at the Royalty, York
Gate, Guiseley, Leeds; and GB4TRO The Royal Oak, Harriseahead,
Stoke-on-Trent.

A good deal of planning and preparation went into the launch according
to the event's official web pages, which are part of the South Cheshire society's website at (g6tw.org.uk).

The event organiser, Chris Wiseman G0RDK, writes on the website that the
goal of the first-time event is to show members of the public the kind
of fun to be had by going on the air - and perhaps convince them to get licensed and join us.

Of course, there's also the hope of making an intoxicating number of
radio contacts - but that's only kind of intoxication organisers had in
mind.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(SOUTH CHESHIRE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY)


**

HIGH SCHOOL HAMS PREP FOR IRLP OPERATION

NEIL/ANCHOR: There are a few more young hams in New York State's
Adirondack Mountain region thanks to efforts in one local school. We
hear more from Stephen Kinford N8WB.

STEPHEN: Amateur Radio Station W2MCS is just about ready for prime time.
The finishing touches are under way on IRLP Node 4592 and that will get
this small high school station connected.

The node isn't the only thing that's new inside Moriah Central High
School. The club itself is new and it has gained the support and
partnership of the local Champlain Valley Amateur Radio Club.

Teacher Matthew Pray K2AJO, the amateur radio coordinator for the
upstate New York school, told Amateur Radio Newsline that the genesis
for the station was a technology club he began last September at the
school.

With the help of Emmett Hoops, K2ADK, another staffer at the school,
things started happening, including classes to prep candidates for their license exam. Now there are now four new hams - a brother and sister who
are students at the school and two more school staffers -- and there's a
shack in the Educational Technology Center. There are three VHF/UHF
antennas atop and a whole lot of cable donated by a local company. The
newest development is a second shack, said Matthew: someone donated a
mobile radio and power supply with antenna.

Meanwhile, the IRLP is configured with a desktop computer and there's a donated radio connected so once they're on the air, be listening. You
may not be the only one listening for long, either: Next year, Matthew
hopes a few other folks will be listening too: He plans to apply to the
ARISS program so the youngsters can talk to the astronauts on board the International Space Station.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB

(MATTHEW PRAY K2AJO)

**

PROGRESS ON COSTA RICA'S WINLINK NODE NETWORK

NEIL: There's a new emergency communications network in the making - and
Kevin Trotman N5PRE has those details.

KEVIN: The ITU\92s plan to establish a Winlink node network in the
Dominican Republic and Central America recently moved ahead by
significant degrees with the signing of a memorandum of understanding
this month between the Radio Club of Costa Rica and the Fire Department
of Costa Rica. The MOA establishes the Winlink Node Network that is
expected provide enhanced capacity to respond in emergencies and natural disasters when alternate communications systems are needed. The Winlink network, also a form of email over radio, has been seen as a tremendous
asset in emergency communications, especially when local internet
services are cut off during natural and manmade disasters. The
memorandum was signed on the 2nd of May.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

(SOUTHGATE, ITU)

**

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Adam, SP4CUF, in Poland. He is celebrating 40 years of ham radio activity by operating on various HF
bands with the special callsign HF40CUF. QSL via his home callsign.

A group of operators including Doug/W6HB, Bruce/AD7MM and Marilyn/KI7DLK
will be active as E51DLD, E51BAS and E51MAS respectively - with other
team members - from Rarotonga Island until the 25th of May. You may also
hear Jim/E51JD and Bob/E51BQ. These operations will be holiday style on various HF bands and in various modes. Two of the stations will operate
with 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via their home callsigns.

In the Canary Islands, members of the Uni\F3n de Radioaficionados
Espa\F1oles EA8URL is operating as EG8CID through the 30th of May to
celebrate Canary Islands Day. Operations will be on all bands and modes.
QSL via LoTW or via EA8URL.

Be listening for Walter HB9XBG operating as FO/HB9XBG from Bora Bora
Island in French Polynesia between June 7-17th. Activity will be on 20
meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign.


(OHIO PENN DX)

**

KICKER: STRAIGHT KEY IS A SILENT KEY

NEIL: Finally, we end this week's report with a story of a reluctant
ending. Paul Braun WD9GCO has a story of a very special kind of Silent Key.

PAUL: We all know that empty moment when we learn of another Silent Key
- but what happens when the Silent Key is bigger than just one person?
What does it mean when a group like the Morse Telegraph Club's British Columbia chapter goes silent?

The 10 remaining members of the chapter gathered for their final meeting
on the 26th of April in a Canadian retirement community. The gathering
had 21 guests in all because a few of the members brought their adult children.

One member, Chris Naylor, age 87, called the moment the "closing of an
era." Another member, Doug Taylor, age 78, said "our ranks are thin. I'm
a bit sad."

As always, however, Morse Code proved once again to be a blessing to
them all - this time in a very literal sense. In fact, at the luncheon meeting, retired Lutheran pastor Alfred Johnson, age 92, offered grace
over the meal by tapping out a prayer of thanks using a straight key.

Dessert followed and the icing on the cake - a festive sheet cake - had
the image of a small straight key and the accompanying words \93What
Hath God Wrought.\94 That is the Biblical text sent through the first
U.S. telegraph line on May 24 1844. It was the beginning of the age of
the telegraph and proved the last message the chapter would send as a
group.

And then - silence.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun WD9GCO

(THE SURREY NOW-LEADER NEWSPAPER)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; Dayton Hamvention; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; the ITU; Matthew Pray K2AJO; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; the South Cheshire Amateur Radio Society;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; The Surrey Now-Leader Newspaper; Ted
Randall's QSO Radio Show; the 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 Radio Newsline's only official website at www.arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG in Bloomington,
Indiana saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2119 for Friday, June 8, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2119 with a release date of Friday,
June 8, 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. The Maritime Mobile Service Network helps a ham
in distress at sea. Amateurs celebrate a modern-day Marconi message --
and we visit German's Ham Radio Friedrichshafen. All this and more as
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2119 comes your way right now.

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QSO FROM CAPE COD WITH GUGLIELMO MARCONI'S DAUGHTER

PAUL/ANCHOR: We open this week's report with news that someone named
Marconi has successfully completed a contact by wireless across a body
of water. But wait - this is almost 120 years after this transmission
created unprecedented news - and this is, of course, a different
Marconi. The event - with Marconi's daughter - was a big happening
nonetheless as we hear from Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

KEVIN: Imagine a QSO with a Marconi. If you had been at the Cape Cod
National Seashore on Thursday May 31st you would not have needed your imagination. At the Wellfleet Marconi Station there, the rig was tuned
to 14.224 MHz. At the microphone was Guglielmo Marconi's daughter,
Princess Elettra Marconi. Shortly before noon another wireless Marconi
message went out -- this time to the historic Signal Hill station in Newfoundland, Canada. The special event coordinator of the Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs, Chris Hillier VO1IDX, had arranged for
their station VO1AA to make the contact. At the microphone in Canada was 18-year-old Aaron Kent Abbott VO1FOX.

Although Princess Elettra has visited both Marconi stations on previous occasions, the moment's significance was lost on no one - the radio
pioneer himself first transmitted from this New England station on Jan.
18, 1903 sending the first two-way wireless message from the U.S. to
Europe. It was at the Newfoundland station on Dec. 12, 1901 that
Guglielmo Marconi had received that historic first translatlantic signal
- the letter "S" sent in Morse Code from England.

More than a century later, the event in May was no less remarkable, said Barbara Dugan N1NS, a trustee of KM1CC, the Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club.
She said [quote] "Marconi's magic was with us." [endquote]

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

(ART DONAHUE W1AWX, BARBARA DUGAN N1NS)

PAUL/ANCHOR: To hear the QSO between Princess Elettra and the Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs visit our website at arnewsline.org and
click on the tab that says "EXTRA."

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RADIO MUSEUM NEAR DUBLING GEARS UP FOR INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND

PAUL/ANCHOR: Fresh on the heels of the recent Museum Ships Weekend is International Museums Weekend - and in Ireland, one participating radio
museum also has a Marconi connection. Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: Although ships, castles, pumping stations and aviation museums
qualify as locations for International Museum activations, one museum
near Dublin, Ireland is a natural for the event. Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy
Museum of Vintage Radio will be participating on Saturday and Sunday
16th and 17th of June with the callsign EI0MAR. The museum is located in
the Martello Tower the site of the first telegraphy station that
connected Ireland to Great Britain in 1852. It was in this tower that America's Lee de Forest experimented with wireless telegraphy at the
turn of the 20th century. The tower was also home to a Marconi receiving station that conducted experimental telegraphy communications with the
HMS Monarch. Hams will be operating from that tower during the weekend
and organizers say volunteer operators are needed for both SSB and CW.
For details on how to participate, send an email to ei0mar at eircom dot
net (ei0mar@eircom.net) The station is customarily operated by the Howth Martello Radio Group on Sundays. The site opened as a museum in 2003.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(SOUTHGATE)

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THOUSANDS FLOCK TO HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN

PAUL/ANCHOR: With Hamvention a memory, all eyes and ears turned recently
the largest hamfest in Europe. Ed Durrant DD5LP was there - here's his
report.

ED'S REPORT: As most will know, Ham Radio Friedrichshafen is the largest Hamfest in Europe. This years theme was radio scouting (audio clip) of
course, with lots of fun, that was the combined scout troops from
several European countries who were attending Ham Radio Friedrichshafen
this year. The theme extended into other youth orientated events
including the hand-over of Youngsters on-the-air from the UK Organisers
to the South African organisers.
Attendance at the event was probably about 10% reduced due to the
unfortunate coincidence that the date clashed with the IARU CW field day.

There were several new dealers with new products, with Magnetic loop
antennas practical for portable use to enormous, high power home station
ones. One young Spanish company Komunica are designing and building HF
and VHF mobile antennas in Europe, with new antennas due out in
September. It's good to see not everything is being produced in the far
east.

SDR radios were very much in presence with several different companies displaying new or extended models. Of course the "big 5" were there and
this was a chance to see the new Kenwood TS-890S and talk with its
designer. As well as get a look at the Yaesu FTDX101D FT-818ND and the software update to the FT-2D Fusion handy to make it into a hot-spot.

In general the slightly reduced numbers in the very large halls made it
easier to get around. Only in the flea market was it as busy as ever.
The addition of the Maker Faire with their Cosplay dressed people
walking around added some flair and fun.

Despite dire weather predictions, not one drop of rain fell over the
three days of the event. rather it was sunny and in the high twenties Centigrade the whole time.

So if you've never been to Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen, why not plan a
visit for next year when it moves back to its usual weekend, which is
June 21st to the 23rd 2019.

That's Friedrichshafen for another year, now it's time to get ready for
the WRTC in 6 weeks time. How did that go? "Dib di Dib Dib Dah Dah Di Dah"?

For AR Newsline this has been Ed Durrant DD5LP.

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RADIO SCOUTING GOES TO CAMP

PAUL/ANCHOR: Here in the United States, radio scouts are getting busy
with summer camp. Here's Bill Stearns NE3RD.

BILL'S REPORT: This week in Radio Scouting summer camp season has
started and scouts are breaking codes and sending CW in Oregon.

William Coverdell, WD0BC, is activating K2BSA/0 at Camp Geiger in St
Joseph, MO, from June 10th to July 21st. The camp will be offering
radio merit badge classes throughout the six week period. Scouts will
be getting on the air with a generous station that is completely scout
owned through 100% donations.

Ed Evans, WV8ED, is activating K2BSA/8 at Camp Arrowhead in Ona, WV,
from June 17th to the 23rd. Ed will have a ham radio demonstration
station located in the STEM area of the camp for the week.

Richard Zarczynski, AC8FJ, is also activating K2BSA/8 at D-Bar-A Scout
Ranch in Metamora, MI, from June 24th to the 29th. This event is the
very successful Trail to Eagle program designed for the older Scout
which gives them the opportunity to work on the merit badges they need
to complete their Eagle Scout rank requirements in a timely manner.
Michael Boensch/W8MKB and Richard will again be offering the radio merit
badge course and maintaining the special event station making others on
the airwaves aware of and promoting the long history of the Trail To
Eagle program over the various amateur radio bands.

We have many other activations at other scout camps over on our Scout
Camps on the Air page at scota.us. If you want to help out a local
scout camp with donations of gear or your time and don't know who to
contact, please contact us through our website.

Finally, I received a report from Russ Mickiewicz, N7QR, about scouts
out in Oregon that were having some fun with another popular merit
badge: Signs, Signals, and Code.

A new generation of code-breakers and communications experts was
launched at Oregon's Sunset Trail District Camporee in May, 2018. About
100 scouts learned the crafts that had once been vital for
communications and survival: semaphore (flag) signals, Morse Code, and
code ciphers.

Scouts were broken up into teams after training. One team would be
sending a coded message in semaphore, while the other team would decode
the message and then send their response back with Morse Code using a flashlight. The semaphore team would record the message and confirm the correct decode by sending an R in semaphore back to the other team.

For the rest of the story and more information on radio scouting, please
visit our website at www.k2bsa.net.

For Amateur Radio Newsline and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, this
is Bill Stearns, NE4RD

(K2BSA)

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SILENT KEY: LLOYD WICKS VO1PJ

PAUL/ANCHOR: A longtime amateur radio operator in Canada who trained for
a career in radio before becoming a noted judge in Newfoundland and
Labrador has become a Silent Key. Lloyd Wicks VO1PJ died on June 1. The earliest part of his career began at the Radio College of Canada in
Toronto where he trained to become a radio technician. In his spare
time, he devoted himself to various activities as a ham radio operator.
As his interest in politics and public policy grew, he returned home and switched careers, becoming first a lawyer and then a judge. Lloyd
eventually became Newfoundland and Labrador's first Child and Youth
Advocate and the first youth court judge. He retired in 1993.
Lloyd Wicks was 85.

(CBC)

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Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including
the K4LYL repeater at 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Bedford, Virginia.

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MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AIDS IN MEDICAL EMERGENCY

PAUL/ANCHOR: High seas emergencies have always gotten top priority for
the Maritime Mobile Service Network since it began operations in 1968.
So when the latest call for help came in late May, the net answered, as
we hear from Christian Cudnik K0STH.

CHRISTIAN: Timothy Henning KE7WMZ wasn't expecting to end his
around-the-world sail with a distress call - but by the time the Arizona
radio amateur's vessel, the Victory Cat, was about 200 miles south of
Ensenada Mexico on May 23rd, he had developed a severe problem with his
right eye and was having vision issues. He made a distress call on 20
meters at about 1530 UTC and it was picked up by Maritime Mobile Service Network Net Control Operator Harry Williams W0LS. Harry stayed on the
radio with Tim while contacting the Coast Guard in California. The Coast
Guard met Tim at Ensenada and he was taken from there to the Balboa
Naval Hospital in San Diego.

According to Net Manager Jeff Savasta KB4JKL, Tim got the diagnosis that
he had suffered a severely detached retina. He was taken to Phoenix,
Arizona for surgery.

Following his surgery, Tim emailed the members of the 50-year-old net to express his gratitude for a response that was, his words "professional
and invaluable." His voyage completed, he can now concentrate on recovery.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Christian Cudnik K0STH.

(JEFF SAVASTA KB4JKL)

**
(BROOM) HANDLING LOGISTICS FOR WRTC 2018

PAUL/ANCHOR: As the weeks move closer to the World Radiosport Team Championship next month in Germany, it all comes down to logistics.
Here's Ed Durrant DD5LP with an update.

ED'S REPORT: Without 1300 broom handles it can't happen!

Almost casually, Robby P�schk, DM6DX, mentioned in our latest
teleconference: "We have the 1300 broom handles and the more than 30 Kilometres of barrier tape along with the more than 65 Dixie portaloos
in supplies." That caused some frivolity between the organizers of the
WRTC 2018 and some disbelief. Surprised at the 1300 broom handles, the
press spokesman asked why so many were needed. "Without sky hooks, I can
not secure the operators area in the sites," was the answer of the
logistics officer Robby P�schk.

The simple fence is the combination of 20 broom handles and 500 m of red
& white barrier tape to surround the antennas and the station tents at
the 65 locations. This avoids anyone tripping over the guy wires, having access to the antennas and tent and possibly causing damage. It still
seems unusual though. Who would have thought of broom handles being
required for the amateur radio world championship!

Robby, DM6DX, talks about WRTC's small and big challenges in logistics:
"There are 130 tables, lamps, fans and 198 chairs that are not available
from the furniture store around the corner. So we had to order the lamps
for the stations directly from the manufacturer. "
Teleconferences take place in the areas of organization, Internet
technology and public relations, and quickly reveal the immense effort involved behind the scenes for the WRTC. Logistics covers acquiring and transferring material such as antennas, masts, generators and station
tents. There are intensive discussions with local authorities in
Wittenberg and Jessen. In the technical area the IT conferences move up
a level and those without IT knowledge understand nothing. Last of all,
how the WRTC is portrayed to the public through words, pictures and
films, and which news reports should be released is covered on the
agenda and the discussions of the PR team teleconference.

For every organizational group the clock is running and the countdown continues unimpeded to the start of the World Championship. It has a motivating effect on the organizers, the "To Do" lists show not only
open actions but also many entries marked as "done." "As this continues,
it creates a very positive adrenaline rush and more and more excitement
for what is coming," said Chris Jan�en, DL1MGB, President WRTC 2018.
It's now less than 40 days until the start of the first ever German WRTC.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP

**
HOW ABOUT SOME DSTAR for FIELD DAY?

PAUL/ANCHOR: Meanwhile hams in the U.S. have Field Day on their minds.
One group of hams, however, is adding a new element into the mix. Neil
Rapp WB9VPG explains.

NEIL: If you're looking for an educational activity bonus for this
year's Field Day, maybe D-STAR is the thing for you! D-STAR is one of
the several digital voice modes available on VHF and UHF that also makes linking between repeaters easier. The organizers of the Quadnet Array,
a group of linked reflectors and smart groups around the world on
D-STAR, are inviting groups that want to demonstrate D-STAR to join in
as a central gathering place during Field Day. Tom Early, N7TAE explains.

TOM: We are offering just to say, "Hey, we're here." If you want to demonstrate D-STAR on your Field Day, then we're here and you can talk
to us or you can have people listen in. Hopefully it will be fairly
busy, so you'll hear some people checking in from all over. But that's
pretty much the standard way it is there anyway, because like I say
we've got a couple of international reflectors in the array, and there's always someone interesting to talk to.

NEIL: To connect to the Quadnet Array you will need to either login to
one of the Smart Groups which include DSTAR1 in New York, DSTAR2 in San Francisco, or DSTAR3 in Ohio. Or, link to one of the reflectors: XRF757A
in Atlanta, XLX049D in Northern Ireland, XLX307D in Wyoming, or XLX626D
in New Zealand. If you have any questions about connecting to the array,
email admins@openquad.net. While you won't be able to use repeaters for scoring QSOs on Field Day, you can score some interest.

Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG in
Bloomington, Indiana

**
CONGRATULATIONS TO 'QSO TODAY'

PAUL/ANCHOR: We here at Newsline would also like to congratulate Eric
Guth ("GOOTH") 4Z1UG on reaching the milestone of his 200th edition of
his podcast "QSO Today."

**

KICKER: WHEN PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS FLY LIKE AN EAGLE

PAUL/ANCHOR: Finally, what do public service announcements, also known
as PSAs, have in common with the American rock band, the Eagles? Mike
Askins KE5CXP has that answer.

MIKE: The latest releases from rock legend Joe Walsh WB6ACU are no match
for "Hotel California" or "Life's Been Good" which are staples for so
many of his fans. For ham radio operators, though, the guitarist and songwriter has landed on the charts anyway - well, maybe more like the
band plan. Joe has recorded a series of public service announcements for
the American Radio Relay League explaining the importance of ham radio
and the league's advocacy role. The video and audio messages are being
made available to radio and TV outlets as well as ARRL affiliated clubs
to use at meetings or public events.

The recording artist's studio sessions were at league headquarters in Connecticut at W1AW. Joe's previous visits to the station included
donations of some of his vintage equipment and some on-air operating
that generated massive pileups.

Joe's PSAs, however, are easily downloadable from the ARRL website. All
you need is....an Eagle eye.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Mike Askins KE5CXP.

(QRZNOW.COM, ARRL)

**

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Art Donahue W1AWX; Barbara Dugan, N1NS; the BBC; CBC; CQ Magazine; DX
World; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Jeff Savasta KB4JKL; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZNOW.COM, Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO
Radio Show; Wireless Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Please send
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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 Paul Braun WD9GCO in Valparaiso Indiana saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2121 with a release date of Friday,
June 22, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. A pioneer in CW keying becomes a Silent Key. The Technician class license exams in the U.S. are about to get new
questions -- and we look ahead at the Ducie Island DXpedition. All this
and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2121 comes your way right now.

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MAKING THE ROUNDS FOR DUCIE ISLAND

NEIL/ANCHOR: We begin this week with an update on the Ducie Island
DXpedition which sets off in late October. Excitement is building - and progress is too. For that update we turn to Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

JASON: The Ducie Island DXpedition team continues to gather momentum
toward its operations as VP6D on October 20th through November 3rd.

The newest member of the pilot team is 15-year-old Mason Matrazzo
KM4SII, who made his debut DXPedition last year at age 14 operating from Iceland. He is heading to Curacao next month as PJ2/KM4SII. The
DXpedition team has been making the rounds, attending at Dayton
Hamvention and the International DX Convention in Visalia (Viz-AIL-yah) California in the U.S. and Friedrichshafen (FREED RICK'S Harfen) in
Germany to talk up the trip and meet with corporate sponsors.

They also continue with their fundraising to help defray personal
expenses of the team members themselves. For more information about this much-awaited South Pacific DXpedition or to help support it visit vp6d.com

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels VK2LAW.


(SOUTHGATE)


**

FIELD DAY: SMALL VOICES, BIG DREAMS

NEIL/ANCHOR: Remember your first Field Day? Whether it was long ago - or
just last year - one group of hams in California is hoping you'll make
this year's Field Day memorable for some young first-timers. Don
Wilbanks AE5DW tells us more.

DON: Field Day has been in everyone's sights for quite some time now --
but for one group of youngsters in California, it marks their
long-awaited first Field Day and a first opportunity to operate on HF.
Members of Scout Troop 44 and Cub Scout Pack 458 are operating side by
side with the San Mateo Amateur Radio Club using the club call sign
W6UQ. In addition they will be running their own small-scale Field Day operation as KZ6BSA. Donn Lovell K8DLL, whose son 14-year-old Connor
K7CBL, will be among those radio Scouts, said that the youngsters will
have their own miniature Field Day with simplex contacts on 2 meters and
70 cm. He also said they will get some practice air time, just for fun,
using FRS/GMRS radios and later, repeaters. Donn told Newsline the
Scouts' hope that even with all the QRN and pileups that are sure be happening, hams will be listening for those squeaky little voices out
there calling "CQ Field Day."

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Wilbanks AE5DW.

**

FIELD DAY GREETINGS FROM GERMANY

NEIL/ANCHOR: In an apparent show of solidarity with Field Day
participants in the U.S., the Mighty KBC, as it is known in Germany,
plans to transmit greetings in MFSK64 in the hopes it will be heard by amateurs throughout North America. The transmission by the 100 kW HF
broadcast transmitter is set for the 24th of June sometime around 0130
UTC. This is to occur during the weekly "Giant Jukebox" broadcast of the Mighty KBC on 9925 kHz. Naturally, reception reports are encouraged.

Hams should email them to themightykbc@gmail.com.

**

FINAL PREPARATION FOR 'WORLD CUP RADIO' AT WRTC

NEIL/ANCHOR: Calling all sports fans! Er....we mean radio contesting
fans. If you're following the final weeks until the World Radiosport
Team Championship, our good sport Ed Durrant DD5LP is here to help you
make sense of it.

ED: They're all preparing, they’re all training, now they're all packing!
From all parts of the world, the contestants for WRTC 2018 in Germany
are getting ready to come to Wittenberg for the Amateur Radio World Cup!

It's been a hard-fought effort over the last few years to qualify by
being at the top of major contest tables but now it's less than 4 weeks
until they can "prove their metal" competing against the best in the
world on a level playing field.

Amateur radio again shows no respect for politics with two-person teams
not only from single countries but across countries who were at one time enemies. Russians working alongside Americans, parts of the old
Yugoslavia working together on the radio, old feelings lost in the magic
of radio competition.

There are young and old and some in between. From New Zealand there is a father-and-daughter team, there's three youth teams including one with a
U.S. and a Chilean ham, one with a Ukrainian and Romanian ham and one
with a Hungarian and a German ham. Of course, there are the well-known
"old hands" taking part as well.

Unfortunately, this time no contestants qualified from the UK or
Australia. Perhaps they'll have to make do with winning the Soccer World
Cup final which takes place on the same day as the WRTC!

For a full list of contestants and their biographies go to WRTC2018
(dot) DE and click on "competition" followed by "participants."
One thing is for sure, no matter who wins on July 15th, all competitors, helpers and visitors are looking forward to having a great time
together, no matter what else is happening in the world!

STOP PRESS - this just in: Using two 300 Kilowatt transmitters from
Europe Radio DARC will broadcast just before the start of the
competition, a WRTC special program across Europe on 6,070 kHz and to
North America on 13,860 kHz on Saturday the 14th at 1100 UTC for an hour.

For Amateur Radio Newsline this has been Ed Durrant DD5LP.

**

SILENT KEY: KEYER-CHIP PIONEER JACK CURTIS K6KU

NEIL/ANCHOR: CW enthusiasts are no stranger to the name Jack Curtis or
his eponymous Curtis Morse Keyer Chip. The man who gave hams a new way
to key Morse Code has become a Silent Key. Here's Andy Morrison K9AWM
with more.

ANDY: The radio amateur who revolutionized CW keyers with the use of an
IC chip has become a Silent Key. Jack Curtis K6KU - formerly W3NSJ - was
the father of the Curtis Morse Keyer chip, reshaping the way keying
could be done with the use of memory. His first chip, known as the 8043,
was released in 1973 followed by a series of others, ending with a
20-pin chip in 1986. The 20-pin chip incorporated A or B iambic modes
and output for a speed meter.

His chips found their way from commercial keyers into commercial amateur
rigs and were popular in homebrew projects as well. The Pennsylvania
native, an electrical engineer, worked for Sperry Rand and later Corning Glass, after serving in the Navy. His side business, Curtis Electro
Devices, was founded to market his Morse Code iambic keyer and later
provided memory chips for the emerging cellular industry. The company
closed in 2000.

At the time of his death on June 4 he was a resident of Granite Bay, California. Jack Curtis was 87.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison K9AWM

(ARRL)

**
DISASTER DRILL, BUT WHERE ARE ALL THE HAMS?

NEIL/ANCHOR: What if someone held a disaster drill and nobody came? Well
it didn't happen that way exactly in India recently, but the turnout
among amateurs turned out to be a challenge. Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH
with details.

JEREMY: A mock disaster drill held in Uttar Pradesh, India by the
National Disaster Management Authority turned out to have one challenge
that was real: finding amateur radio operators. The exercise in Lucknow focused on the state's 23 flood-prone districts. It relied on the
readiness of of the state police, along with the National Disaster
Response Force. On the website of the Amateur Radio Club of Lucknow,
Pandit VU2DCT wrote that he turned out to be the sole amateur taking
part in the exercise. It appears that no hams reside in any of the
districts where the drill was scheduled.

Pandit, who is secretary of the ham radio club, wrote that he was able
to provide his fellow participants with an oral presentation on amateur
radio. He posted a hopeful observation too that most of the dignitaries present at the day's exercise showed an interest in what ham radio can do.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

**

BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including
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p.m. Pacific Time.

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NEW QUESTION POOL FOR TECHNICIAN CLASS EXAM

NEIL/ANCHOR: In the U.S., the question pool is changing for the
Technician Class license exam as of July 1st. Every three years the
questions are changed, modified, and brought up to date by the National Conference of Volunteer Exam Coordinators. So as of July 1, you can
consider all the old license test preparation materials like manuals,
online practice tests, Power Point presentations and such to be
outdated. Approximately 60 of the Technician license questions were
replaced. Most of the questions focus on the same concepts but wording
changes will bring the material up to date. If you are part of a
Volunteer Exam team, you must use the new exams starting on July 1st.
So VEs, be sure to change out those tests. And if you’re studying with
old books, be aware that some of those questions will change while the
topics, for the most part, won’t. If you’ve been studying with the old books, June 30 is your last chance to take the test before the big change.

**
GET YOUR FEET WET WITH 'BEACHES ON THE AIR'

NEIL/ANCHOR: Now here's an awards program that will have you wishing for
an endless summer. Mike Askins KE5CXP is our man on the beach for this
story.

MIKE: While some people bring suntan lotion and a surfboard - or maybe
just a good book -- to the beach, others wouldn't be seen on the shore
without their rig and an antenna. Because a beach day can also be a ham
radio day, the program known as Beaches on the Air is encouraging hams
to operate portable and qualify for awards as activators. Chasers - the
hams who contact them - can also compete for honors.

The idea took root in a conversation in 2013 between Diego EC1CW and his friend Ernesto EA1LQ, a fellow ham and SOTA activator. Diego told
Newsline that the awards scheme really took off sometime after December
of 2015 when he chose the windy Atlantic coastline of the Spanish beach
at Riazor (ree-ah-Zore) for the first activations. Beaches on the Air
was on the map at last. International users now call CQ from the shore
in Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Croatia, Portugal, the UK and elsewhere
around the world.

In fact, just a few weeks after Diego's first activations, Vlado, Z35M,
an amateur in Macedonia, requested that the program include the beaches
there. A ham for nearly 35 years, Vlado is a big proponent of portable operations and a frequent activator. BOTA covers not only sea-side
beaches but also those on inland lakes and rivers. A full list of the
approved sites and the awards that can be earned is at beachesontheair.com.

So with summer arriving in some parts of the world, be listening as hams
on the beach catch a wave - a radio wave, that is.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Mike Askins KE5CXP.

(DIEGO VARELA EC1CW)

**
IN AUSTRALIA, GETTING KIDS WIRED OVER ELECTRONICS

NEIL/ANCHOR: Some school kids in Australia are getting ready to have a
summer of solder and circuit boards. Robert Broomhead VK3DN has more on
these special summer workshops.

ROBERT: What do crickets, frogs and grasshoppers have to do with ham
radio? Everything, if you ask the organizers of the School Holiday
Electronics Workshops being offered for school kids in July. The Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club has organized the workshops in
Castlemaine to help grow the next generation of engineers and, of
course, radio amateurs as well. In sessions geared to beginners age 7
and older, students will learn the basics of electrical circuitry and
get to build a solar-powered grasshopper of their own. The workshop for students 10 and older will teach the basics of soldering. Those students
will get a homebrew cricket or frog. The club is also planning a third workshop for returning students who already have been through the basics
in previous workshops. For information about fees and schedule, contact
the club via email at secretary at barec dot net dot au (secretary@barec.net.au)

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Robert Broomhead VK3DN

(BAREC)

**

WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, you can work Haru JA1XGI operating as H44XG from
Honiara in the Solomon Islands through the 27th of June. He will be on
40 – 10m mainly on CW, with perhaps some FT8.

Bodo DF8DX is operating from Taiwan from June 24th to the 30th. He will
be using the BW/DF8DX call sign on the HF bands. QSLs go via his home
call. He will upload logs to Logbook of The World.

Be listening for the call sign TM65EU being used by three French
amateurs on the air from three islands off the French coast. They can be
heard on June 22nd and June 23rd. Their QSL manager is F4ELK.

You have a chance to work Antonio, EA5RM, operating as CP1XRM from
Bolivia until July 10th. He is in Bolivia as an NGO volunteer but is on
the air during his free time on 40-10 meters using SSB and the Digital
modes. He may also be on 60 meters. QSL via EA5RM.

**
KICKER FROM GRAHAM ON WKRP

NEIL/ANCHOR: We end this week with a story about radio waves that truly
know no bounds - not even inside the walls of a high-security prison.
From Australia, here's Graham Kemp VK4BB.

GRAHAM: There's something to be said for the power of radio, even if in
this case it's not amateur radio - and even if, in this case, it's radio produced inside a remote high-security prison.

The inmates here call their service the West Kimberley Regional Prison
Radio Hour - or WKRP. No, not *that* WKRP, the name of the radio station
in that wildly popular American TV series of some years ago based in Cincinnati. This is radio programming that gives details on prison
happenings. When it was launched last year it was envisaged as a
bulletin service of sorts for simple updates but now the program is
heard outside the Western Australian prison's prison walls on community stations. If you've ever had "mic fright" as a ham, you have something
in common with the inmates here who received expert coaching from
Rebekah O'Meara and encouragement from producer Brad Spring of Derby Aboriginal Media Corporation.

Now the hourlong weekly show is heard through the National Indigenous
Radio Service. The audience isn't a captive one but the program's
announcers are, at least until their time served is over.

Hams can relate, no? There's nothing better than getting the word out -
no matter what walls you may be behind - and knowing others really hear
you.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(RADIOINFO.COM.AU, ABC)

**
NEIL/ANCHOR: Finally, some terrific news on a personal note: Dr. Tamitha
Skov, aka The Space Weather Woman, has come through on her promise to
get a Ham licence. She's currently waiting on her vanity call sign, but
all of us here at ARNewsline welcome her to our great hobby that she has
been supporting already for a few years with her propagation reports,
that are keenly followed on her website, twitter and on Ham Nation.

**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to ABC; Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; the
ARRL; BBC; Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club; CQ Magazine;
Diego Varela EC1CW; DX World; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Ohio-Penn
DX Bulletin; QRZNOW.COM, RadioInfo.Com Australia; Southgate Amateur
Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; 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 Radio Newsline's only official website at www.arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG in Bloomington Indiana saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2122 for Friday, June 27, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2122 with a release date of Friday,
June 27, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Field Day is done, the World Radiosport Team Championship looms large -- and the International Space Station eyes new radios. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2122 comes
your way right now.

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WORLD RADIOSPORT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We open this week's newscast with a question: Are you
ready for the World Radiosport Team Championships? Ed Durrant DD5LP
found some people who are.

ED: The Amateur Radio World Championship in Germany can attract whole families. Here’s an example from Chemnitz - Rita G�rner, DG0EQ, her OM Carsten G�rner, DG0JCG, were able to inspire their son Tim, a shortwave listener, to volunteer with them to help on the WRTC. Rita and Carsten
have been licensed since 1992 and participate in Field days and other activities with their local club. The prospect of experiencing their
Field Day atmosphere (which is always very enjoyable) at the World Championships was reason enough for the family to apply to help out as a
team. Rita and Tim G�rner look after the competitors. Carsten G�rner
assumes the coordinating role of the so-called site manager and said "In
the club we spoke extensively once the venue was announced, about how we
could help. You have to be part of world championship when it takes
place in your own country. That was very clear to us." Although the
family team was prevented from attending the test days in the Wittenberg
- Jessen region last year, they are looking forward to their tasks in
July. "It's going to be a great experience and we'll do everything we
can, to make sure competitors and referees feel comfortable on our
site," says Rita. "And getting to know the best Contesters in the world
and being able to look over their shoulders will be really great," says
a delighted Carsten. Tim G�rner, who caught the radio bug as a SWL, is
still in the stress of exams at school but soon will complete a course
for his ham license. Creating the best conditions for the competition
teams was one of the most important tasks in the entire organization.
The organizing team also wanted to offer opportunities to around 370
helpers, that they gain new experiences and meet interesting people.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, this has been Ed Durrant DD5LP.

(WRTC)

**
WRAPPING UP SEA-PAC IN OREGON

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: It's been a big season for ham radio gatherings and
amateurs on the Pacific Northwest just had one of their own, as we hear
from Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

KEVIN: Add to the list of large successful amateur radio gatherings this
year SEA-PAC. Held at the Seaside Convention Center in Oregon, it is
billed as the NorthWestern United State's largest ham convention. Delvin Bunton NS7U, event chairman, said that by the time it concluded on June
2nd, more than 2,000 hams had come in from the Pacific Northwest,
including Canada, as well as Nevada, Hawaii, Idaho, Connecticut and even
Great Britain.

The event kicked of with all-day workshops on antenna modelling as well
as emergency communication and preparedness. The weekend seminars
covered a range of subjects from the solar eclipse to nurturing your
home town club and helping it grow.

The ARRL's Division and Section leaders attended from the NW Division's
six sections. Looking to the future, SEA-PAC hosted guest speaker Steve
Hicks N5AC of FlexRadio Systems at the Saturday night banquet. Two
amateurs from the NorthWest also landed in the spotlight as recipients
of the Mickley/Berg memorial college scholarship. They are Joseph Boyd,
Jr., KG7ULU, and Joseph Heil, KF7FME. The scholarship is provided each
year by the Oregon Tualatin (too-ALLA-tin) Valley Amateur Radio Club.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

(DELVIN BUNTON NS7U)

**
A LESSON IN SPACE STATION COMMUNICATIONS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Melbourne, Australia some students can't wait to get
to class. Robert Broomhead VK3DN tells us why.

ROBERT: Students are known for asking tough questions - ask any teacher.
In mid-July, however, some questions from kids at one Melbourne,
Australia school can be expected to rise to a whole new level -- more
like 200-plus miles above the earth. Where will they find the answers? Hopefully aboard the International Space Station which will be talking
to the Essex Heights Primary School sometime between July 16th and the
22nd. The connection will be made via telebridge, which involves an
amateur radio ground station elsewhere establishing the contact and then facilitating the conversation via phone patch.

The school's website describes the occasion as both a school and a
community event.

So bring on those questions! Organizers have indicated that the
astronaut addressing the curious youngsters is likely to be either be
Ricky Arnold KE5DAU or Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT.

No doubt the students are looking forward - and looking up.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Robert Broomhead VK3DN

(ARISS)

**
NEW GEAR FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: To keep those space station communications open, new
radios are needed, as we hear from Paul Braun WD9GCO.



PAUL/ANCHOR: The current amateur radio equipment on the International
Space Station dates back to the year 2000, and after 18 years in
conditions the designers never originally considered, components are
beginning to fail. The biggest problem is that you can't just pop up
there on a Saturday morning after breakfast to fix or replace the gear
because it's 250 miles straight up, moving at 17,200 miles per hour.

However, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
organization, or ARISS, is working on new gear that will be flown up to
the ISS beginning later this year. I spoke with Dave Taylor, W8AAS who
is the U.S. operations manager for ARISS, about what's been happening:

TAYLOR: Right now, all we have is the Kenwood in the Russian module and
that was not originally set up as ARISS equipment. That belongs to the
Moscow Aviation Institute and they've been using that for various tests. People have seen their MAI SSTV experiments from time to time. We use
that for our voice contacts with the schools.

PAUL/ACHOR: Taylor said that getting the packet digipeater back on the
air is the first priority. The existing packet module has failed and
attempts at remote troubleshooting have been unsuccessful:

TAYLOR: We were able to come up with another copy of the packet module
that was built at the same time, so it dates back to 2000. We replaced
the backup battery in it, did some tests and it's still working. Because
it is identical to what's up there, paperwork is minimal. "Minimal" is
still a lot, but it's a lot less than it would have taken if it was new hardware.

PAUL/ANCHOR: Next will be a replacement for the primary radio system in
the U.S. module, says Taylor.

TAYLOR: The Inter-operable Radio System is going to be a customized
Kenwood TM-D710 unit. Kenwood donated the radio and also a lot of
software design and engineering time to modify the hardware and software specifically to ARISS' needs. We will have that radio and a ham-designed multi-voltage power supply which will supply the Kenwood radio and will provide power for the ham TV and several other things that we might want
to do in the future.

PAUL/ANCHOR: For many hams, myself included, ARISS combines two passions
into one - space exploration and amateur radio:

TAYLOR: It's hard to say how cool it is to stand outside and night and
watch the Space Station go over and listen to it at the same time!

PAUL/ANCHOR: If you wish to donate or just want more information, please
visit their website at triple-W dot A-R-I-S-S dot org.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The Space Station also made news recently for another
reason. Here's Ed Durrant DD5LP.

ED: Europeans were experiencing some Space QRM in late June. No it
wasn't from Mars or Jupiter or even the Sun, it came from the
International Space Station! Operators across Europe heard English and
Spanish stations on the 2 metre FM calling frequency of 145.50 MHz - Was
this some special "tropo" propagation that lasted in bursts of 10 to 15 minutes? But why didn't the stations respond to calls?

What happened was that after testing some yet-to-be launched satellites
inside the ISS, the Kenwood transceiver was left on in cross-band
repeater mode and somehow had been set to 145.5 rather than the usual
145.8MHz output frequency. It went unnoticed except by a few avid ISS followers who happily used it for a couple of days until it was turned
off by the astronauts.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP

(ARISS)


**

BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline heard on bulletin stations around the world including the
W6CDW repeater at Lake Elsinore peak in California on Tuesdays at 6:30
p.m. local time.

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SILENT KEY: KEYER-CHIP PIONEER JACK CURTIS K6KU

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: CW enthusiasts are no stranger to the name Jack Curtis
or his eponymous Curtis Morse Keyer Chip. The man who gave hams a new
way to key Morse Code has become a Silent Key. Here's Andy Morrison
K9AWM with more.

ANDY: The radio amateur who revolutionized CW keyers with the use of an
IC chip has become a Silent Key. Jack Curtis K6KU - formerly W3NSJ - was
the father of the Curtis Morse Keyer chip, reshaping the way keying
could be done with the use of memory. His first chip, known as the 8043,
was released in 1973 followed by a series of others, ending with a
20-pin chip in 1986. The 20-pin chip incorporated A or B iambic modes
and output for a speed meter.

His chips found their way from commercial keyers into commercial amateur
rigs and were popular in homebrew projects as well. The Pennsylvania
native, an electrical engineer, worked for Sperry Rand and later Corning Glass, after serving in the Navy. His side business, Curtis Electro
Devices, was founded to market his Morse Code iambic keyer and later
provided memory chips for the emerging cellular industry. The company
closed in 2000.

At the time of his death on June 4 he was a resident of Granite Bay, California. Jack Curtis was 87.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison K9AWM

(ARRL)

**

FIELD DAY AFTER DARK

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Although Field DAY attracted lots of attention in North America, some operators were busy working Field NIGHT, as Mike Askins
KE5CXP tells us.

MIKE: For many hams in North America, Field Day is part Olympics, part emergency drill and part camping adventure. It's an annual exercise that
also raises our hobby's public profile. In Cicero in upstate New York,
local officials recognized the Liverpool Amateur Radio Club W2CMX
operating at William Park -- and the city of Goose Creek, South Carolina proclaimed Amateur Radio Week. So many hundreds of hams worked out of
the spotlight on June 23rd and 24th, however. Among them, Howard
Bernstein WB2UZE of the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club, was among thousands working the late-night and overnight shifts. As we await
results, Howard reminds us that hams are just known for losing sleep
when they're needed.

HOWARD: Great South Bay was short on CW operators because a couple of
their very experienced contest operators couldn't make it this year.
There are actually three CW positions - a fourth if you consider that
the VHF position is there too: 6 meters where you can send CW. They have
to be covered. So I stayed as long as I possibly could without losing my attention. So it's not so much that I wanted to stay at that hour but I
felt that I had to.

MIKE: Thanks to all the hams who participated, especially those in the
"off hours." For Field Day updates, keep listening. For Amateur Radio
Newsline I'm Mike Askins KE5CXP.

(GREAT SOUTH BAY ARC)


**
A MACQUARIE ISLAND EVENT WITHOUT SUB-ANTARCTIC EXTREMES

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Get ready for a winter event from Australia that
promises a lesson in sub-Antarctic history. Here's John Williams VK4JJW.

JOHN: Australian amateurs are using the call sign VI70MI to mark 70
years since the establishment of the first Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition radio station on Macquarie Island. They're getting
on the air from the Australian mainland however not taking a trip to the sub-Antarctic island. The call sign however recognizes the first radio communication station commissioned on the island on the 21st of March in
1948. That came just months after Australia had established the very
first of its sub-Antarctic stations on Heard Island, the previous
December. Macquarie Island's station allowed expeditioners to spend the
winter there and stay connected with the world they left behind thanks
to radio. Presently there's only one active operator on the island -
Norbert VK0AI. Unlike Heard Island, there have been no DXpeditions so
far to Macquarie Island.

So if you want to get in on the action without going to any
sub-Antarctic extremes, be listening for VI70MI from hams on the
Australian mainland until the 31st of August.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm John Williams VK4JJW.


(WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA)

**
WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, we remind you that the Baker Island DXpedition is on
the air with four stations. Be listening for the KH1/KH7Z team which has
been heard on 160 CW, 40 CW and SSB, and 20 SSB. Pay special attention
to 60 meters where operators expect to be very active. The KH1/KH7Z
frequency plan is on the DXpedition website. The hams will be operating
split.

Be listening for Dominic ON4AZP who is operating holiday style from
Senegal as 6W/ON4AZP. He will be on the air until July 5th. Find him on
SSB on 10, 15, 20 and 40m. QSL to his home call.

You can find Oleh, KD7WPJ, operating between July 2nd and July 4th from
Santa Rosa Island. Oleh will be primarily on 50 MHz, using FT8, CW and
SSB, but will also have some CW QRP operations on IOTA frequencies. To
QSL direct, please send funds to his Livermore address to cover mailing expenses.

Daniel SM0UDH is in the Maldives through the 9th of July and is
activating holiday style as 8Q7DT on SSB and Data. QSLs go via his home
call.

Antonio EA5RM is in Bolivia until the 10th of July using the call sign
CP1XRM. He can be found on 40 - 10m SSB and Data. QSL via his home call
and also LoTW.

(IRISH RADIO TRANSMITTERS SOCIETY, OHIO PENN DX)

**

KICKER: ROAD RALLY BECOMES A RADIO RALLY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: For one ham in England, a charity road rally to Spain
turned into a mobile activation as we hear from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: When James Preece, M0JFP, a member of the Chertsey Radio Club,
set out with friends on a 1,400-mile four-day charity drive from Dover
in the UK to Benidorm in Spain recently, he and his fellow travellers
had hopes for great fundraising possibilities for the local Chertsey children's hospital. They also took with them a Yaesu FT-857 and an
SPX-200 multi-band HF antenna, borrowed from Moonraker UK Ltd.

In keeping with the spirit of the charity rally, they drove an old
Vauxhall Vectra fitted with stickers and flags and other trappings on
the theme of pirate radio, in a mobile tribute to Radio Caroline and
Radio Luxemburg. Their destination was "Benidorm or Bust" - the title
given to the main event to benefit women and children's services there.
It featured nearly 200 decorated older cars, fellow travellers all
driving for the main cause, but also supporting those nearer and dearer
to home.

The rally left town on the 12th of June with road and ferry crossings
still ahead. Operating as both M0JFP and the U.S. callsign WO2I, James
logged contacts into the UK, Germany and France along the way whenever possible. He said that as a smaller team within the larger rally, the
pirate radio run raised several hundred pounds for the children's ward
of Ashford and St. Peter's Hospital.

Having logged all those contacts and all those miles, James told Amateur
Radio Newsline in an email that it was one of those experiences he'd
never forget.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(CHERTSEY RADIO CLUB, JAMES PREECE M0JFP)

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2120 for Friday, June 15, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2120 with a release date of Friday,
June 15, 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Australian amateurs catch Field Day fever; YLs
prep for their big convention this summer - and a radio amateur gets a government post in Spain. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report 2120 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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AUSTRALIA HAS FIELD DAY FEVER

JIM/ANCHOR: We open this week's newscast with the question: do you have
Field Day fever yet? If you're hearing this report in Australia, a fair distance from the ARRL event of the same name, the answer is probably
yes. Graham Kemp VK4BB explains.

GRAHAM: Don't look now but we're barely a week away from Field Day - no,
not the summer contest going on in that other hemisphere. Here in
Australia it's a winter event known as VHF-UHF Field Day and hams are
gearing up for it on the 23rd and 24th of June. The competition promotes amateur operation on VHF and microwave bands as well as portable
operation - or, as the Wireless Institute of Australia puts it - "head
for the hills." Hams can even move from location to location throughout
the contest.

The 24-hour operation does not exclude home stations, either - they
simply have their own section for competition. Field Day does preclude operation making use of satellites or repeaters: Work it simplex or not
at all.

Although the first VHF-UHF Field Day was a test undertaken in January of
1989, Winter VHF-UHF Field Day came along much later. This year it marks
its tenth year.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB.

**
YOUNG LADIES' RADIO LEAGUE PREPS FOR CONVENTION

JIM/ANCHOR: With all our recent reports of Dayton Hamvention and Friedrichshafen behind us, we take a look now at big plans being made by
an amateur radio group in which YLs help YLs. To tell us more, here's
Paul Braun WD9GCO.

PAUL: Hamfest and convention season is upon us once again. I think it's
safe to say that most hams enjoy a good gathering of the tribe so they
can catch up with old friends, meet new ones, enjoy some food and prowl through the swap meet looking for that one special piece of stuff that
they can't live without.

Most ham radio gatherings, however, tend to be, well, guy-heavy. There
is one, however, that is specifically for women hams to learn from and
to help other women hams and that is August 2018 meeting of the YLRL. I
spoke with Michelle Carey, W5MQC about the organization:

CAREY: The YLRL is the Young Ladies' Radio League. The club has actually
been around since 1939. It started with an ad in QST Magazine where one
YL was looking for "where are all the other YL's?" The response to that
ad was twelve ladies and that's what they're calling the "Founding
Mothers."

PAUL: Carey said that the group holds a convention every three to four
years at various locations around the country. According to Carey, the
last one was in Washington state, and before that Ohio and Alabama and
this year it's going to be in Oklahoma.

CAREY: The convention is going to take place at the Sheraton Hotel in
downtown Oklahoma City. At the convention we're going to have some
really incredible speakers. We're going to have Ria, N2RJ - she's going
to talk to us all about digital modes, Andrea Slack, K2EZ is going to
get us all rovering - you know, she's one of the top rovers. Our banquet keynote speaker is Nancy Hall, KC4IYD, a research scientist with NASA
and she's the district representative for District 8 of the YLRL.

Carol Milazzo, KP4MD, she's going to get us all ready to go on a remote vacation with her DXPedition. We're also going to have some Elmira-ing sessions where we can all get together and help each other so whether
it's Echolink, setting up your first HF rig, logging your contacts, DMR,
FT8, how do you program your radio, we're going to have some testing
sessions and we're all going to have a little fun.

PAUL: Carey said that men can attend the convention, but that they must accompany a licensed woman. She said that the focus is primarily on
YLs. So, if this all sounds fun to you, please check out the
convention's website at triple-w Y-L-R-L_convention dot org.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun WD9GCO.

**
A SPORTING WAY TO SCORE AT THE WRTC

JIM/ANCHOR: The radio athletes are ready for the big World Radiosport
Team Championship taking place July 12 through 16. So how is everyone
going to know the score? Ed Durrant DD5LP explains.

ED: How's the competition going? Who is ahead? Where is a particular
team? Answers to these questions interest competitors and spectators
alike, in every sport - including radio sports. It's about speed not
only in the operators at the WRTC stations but also with results
reporting. On-line presentation of the current scores requires a lot of technical effort behind the scenes! Ben B�ttner, DL6RAI, who leads the responsible IT team at WRTC 2018, says: "We want to make sure that from
all the competition locations, the on-going results in minute intervals
are available on a scoreboard similar to a Football league table and at
the same on the Internet published on www.wrtc2018.de. "In order for
this to work, special attention is attached to unwanted RF radiation,
thermal stability and redundant power when we build the Score Collection Computers."

The SCCs, which are built on a RaspberryPi base, collect the information required for the presentation of the results from the relevant logbook software at each site and transfer this data via the mobile phone
network to a central server. From the results gathered there, the
current position table is created and made visible on the Internet for everyone.

The idea of a current scores table is not new. The scoreboards were
already available in 2002 "on-line", but only current on an hourly
basis. At that time, the referees sent messages via SMS, which were then published to the Internet. At the time it was extraordinary and a
novelty. At WRTC 2014 in Boston, Bob Raymond, WA1Z and Dave Pascoe,
KM3T, developed the SCC concept. When used in 2014, however, it became
clear that not all locations could be reliably reached via the local
mobile phone network.

"You can watch the top people driving each other during the contest.
This scoreboard is also interesting and useful for normal radio ops as
often there are competitors with similar station capabilities to the
normal Op. This is fun and transforms the contest into a new kind of
direct head-to-head competition," comments Michael H�ding, DL6MHW.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.

**

HAM NAMED MINISTER FOR SCIENCE IN SPAIN

JIM/ANCHOR: It's not unusual for government officials to also be
licensed as hams. Think of King Hussein of Jordan JY1. Think of U.S.
Senator Barry Goldwater K7UGA. Well, now Spain has an influential
amateur as one of its own in government. Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH with
those details.

JEREMY: Spain's new Socialist government not only has a record number of
women -- 11 -- in its 17 cabinet posts but it has one amateur radio
operator as well: Pedro Duque, 55, KC5RGG / ED4ISS is the new minister
of science. Pedro was among those sworn in recently by Spain's King
Felipe VI.

The former astronaut has been well-grounded since his last space mission
in 2003 on board the International Space Station where he spent a week
and completed two ARISS contacts with schools in Spain. His first trip
into space came in 1998 as part of NASA's STS-95 mission from Cape
Canaveral in Florida. It was a nine-day mission aboard the shuttle
Discovery and he was a mission specialist.

The new science minister is an aeronautical engineer who will now
concern himself with more earthly matters.

FOr Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(SOUTHGATE, BBC)

**

A LIFE-SAVING PACT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

JIM/ANCHOR: Atlantic hurricane season has begun and preparedness is on everyone's minds in that region. The Dominican Republic is taking no
chances - it's reaffirming its partnership with hams. Here's Andy
Morrison K9AWM with more.

ANDY MORRISON: In the Dominican Republic, which has seen its share of
weather disasters, Radio Club Dominicano has signed an agreement with Dominican Civilian Defense. The May 30 pact cements the relationship
between the two, ensuring enhanced cooperation during emergencies.

The two will work together with Dominican Civil Defense relying on the
radio club for emergency communications during disaster response. The
club notes that the agreement comes just as the Atlantic hurricane
season gets underway. The Dominican Republic was among the places
devastated last year during Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison K9AWM.

**

BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including
the K7EFZ repeater in Firth Idaho on Friday evenings at 9:30 local time
during the weekly net.

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SILENT KEY: YASME FOUNDATION DIRECTOR/SECRETARY KIP EDWARDS W6SZN

JIM/ANCHOR: The influential Yasme Foundation and its supports are
mourning the death of an amateur who was its lifeblood. Stephen Kinford
N8WB has that report.

STEPHEN'S REPORT: The director and secretary of the Yasme Foundation, a nonprofit that supports amateur radio projects worldwide, has become a
Silent Key. DXpeditioner and DX contester G. Kip Edwards W6SZN, of
Indianola, Washington, died on June 6.

Yasme Foundation president Ward Silver, N0AX, told the ARRL that Kip was
the prime mover behind a number of important grant programs and brought
a sharp sense of organization to several amateur radio organizations. A
lawyer by training, he retired in 2013 from a San Francisco practice
where he had been a partner. He relocated to Washington state.

A member of the DXCC Honor roll, Kip got his earliest amateur radio
license at the age of 11 in Kansas. He rekindled an interest in the
hobby as an adult after years of inactivity. He eventually became
president of the Northern California Contest Club and editor of its newsletter. He was honored by the club as Contester of the Year in 1982.
He was also a member and one-time president of the Northern California
DX Club.

He was a life member of the ARRL and a member of the ARRL Maxim Society.
Kip was 71.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB.

(YASME FOUNDATION, ARRL)

**
SILENT KEY: JAPAN AMATEUR RADIO LEAGUE PAST PRESIDENT SHOZO HARA JA1AN

JIM/ANCHOR: In Japan, ham radio operators are marking the death of an influential past president and CQ Hall of Famer. We have that report
from Robert Broomhead VK3DN.

ROBERT: The past president of the Japan Amateur Radio League and a
member of the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame has become a Silent Key.
Shozo Hara JA1AN, who had trained as an electrical engineer at Waseda University, died on June 9.

The Nagasaki prefecture native became a director of the league in 1972
and then was chosen as president. He served for 41 years, stepping down
in 2011. He had also been the first president of the Japan Amateur Radio Development Association.

CQ inducted him into the Amateur Radio Hall of Fame in 2003.

Shozo Hara, who had also been an accomplished equestrian, was 91.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Robert Broomhead VK3DN.

**

THAILAND PUTS AMATEUR RADIO EXAMS ON LINE FOR SAMPLING

JIM/ANCHOR: Sure you've got your license in your home country - but do
you ever wonder if you could qualify elsewhere? Jason Daniels VK2LAW
helps answer that question.

JASON: Could you qualify for your amateur license in Thailand? If you
aren't one of that nation's 110,000 radio amateurs and want to see if
you could make the grade, the National Broadcasting and
Telecommunications Commission, Thailand's communications agency, has
posted sample exams online for the world to see and perhaps sample.

For years, any exams other than those for the basic license were
unavailable - but now the intermediate and advanced tests are among
those posted online.

The tests are timed, by the way. You have 90 minutes to answer 100
questions for the basic and intermediate license and two hours for the
100 questions on the advanced license examination. They don't count for
a real license but they give you a good idea of what would be involved
if you sat for the test.

Meanwhile, those who have their license are getting an opportunity to
use a special event call sign now through Oct. 31. Be listening for
stations using HS50IARU which commemorates the 50th anniversary of
Region 3 of the International Amateur Radio Union. Thailand is among a
number of countries whose amateur societies belong to Region 3.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

(SOUTHGATE)

**

WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, be listening for Tatsuko, JJ1BDT from Palau in
Micronesia using the call sign T88YL. She is operating holiday style
from June 22nd through June 27th on 40, 17 and 15 meters SSB. She is new
to the HF bands and asks everyone's patience. Send QSLs via JR1FKR.

Dave, W9DR is active as VP5/W9DR from the Caicos Islands from the
13th to the 25th of June. He is on 6 meters only, operating SSB and CW.
Send QSLs direct to his home call.

John, W5JON, will once again be active as V47JA from his vacation home
at Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, from June 22nd through July 20th. Listen for
him on 160-6 meters, including 60 meters, on SSB. He will also be in the
Phone Section of the IARU SSB Contest July 14th and 15th. Send QSLs to
W5JON direct or via LoTW. No bureau QSLs please.

Listen for Special station VP8HDM on the 16th and 17th of June from the Historic Dockyard Museum in Stanley in the Falkland Islands. You can
hear the station on FT8 and SSB. Send QSLs via VP8LP, direct only.

(OHIO-PENN DX)

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100 WATTS AND A WIRE TOTALS 1,630 CONTACTS

JIM/ANCHOR: We here at Newsline would also like to congratulate one of
our own - Christian Cudnik K0STH - on a successful Tune-Up Weekend June
8th through 10th. He reports that 56 states and provinces and 21
countries were worked for a total of 1,630 total contacts -- most of
them on SSB.

**

KICKER: DEATH OF A NAVAJO CODE TALKER

JIM/ANCHOR: Finally, we mark the death of one of the last surviving
Navajo Code Talkers. Samuel Tom Holiday died in the Southern Utah
Veterans Home on June 11 at age 94. He was one of hundreds of Navajos to utilize an unbreakable code during World War II - a code based on the
Navajo language which the Japanese were never able to crack. According
to various news reports, there are fewer than 10 Code Talkers remaining
from that era.

Samuel Tom Holiday, a native of Utah, served with the United States
Marine Corps. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey called him a "true American
patriot and hero" for his service to the allied forces. He had been the recipient of a Congressional Silver Medal and the Purple Heart.

He was to be buried on the Navajo Reservation, in Kayenta, Arizona
beside his wife. His honor lives on in the library and media center of
the Kayenta Middle School which was dedicated in his name last November.
Thank you for your service Samuel Tom Holiday.

(FOX 10 PHOENIX, NATIVE NEWS ONLINE)

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2117 for Friday, May 25 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2117 with a release date of Friday,
May 25 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hamvention 2018 has come and gone. North
Carolina amateurs go mobile in an ambulance -- and there are new hams in
China and South Africa. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report 2117 comes your way right now.

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HAMVENTION: MORE THAN FAIR AT THE FAIRGROUNDS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: With Hamvention 2018 a memory, plans for next year have already begun - but first, Kevin Trotman N5PRE takes stock of this
year's experience.

KEVIN: Are you ready for Hamvention 2019? OK - not so fast - it's only
days since the big gathering in Xenia wrapped things up. General chair
Ron Cramer KD8ENJ told Newsline the final attendance count wasn't in
yet, but he expected this year's attendance to top the nearly 30,000
amateurs who visited the fairgrounds in 2017. The theme of "Amateur
Radio, Serving the Community" didn't just find its way into various
award ceremonies and forums but even turned up in informal gatherings
near the food trucks where hams from Puerto Rico and other storm-ravaged places enjoyed eyeball QSOs for the first time with hams who shared last year's storm assistance efforts with them. Ron said some of the greatest strengths of the weekend event were the new weather-resistant tents and
the 767 volunteers who came in from around the world to keep operations running smoothly. Meanwhile there were special hours at the Voice of
America Museum in nearby West Chester Ohio which opened its doors to
more than 250 hams from around the world who got immersed in broadcast
history and even got on the air. To quote Ron, when Newsline asked him
about the overall positive feedback so far: "If you have any complaints
about Hamvention 2018 you probably weren't there."

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

(RON CRAMER KD8ENJ)

**
NEW CQ HALL OF FAMERS INDUCTED AT HAMVENTION

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Their contributions to the amateur community landed 11 notables in the limelight at Hamvention. Mike Askins KE5CXP has those
details.

MIKE: The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame inducted 11 new members during Hamvention, including Silent Keys ranging from the late actor Marlon
Brando FO5GJ to the three astronauts killed in the Challenger shuttle
disaster of 2003: Laurel Clark KC5ZSU, David Brown KC5ZTC and Kalpana
Chawla KD5ESI.

The list also includes open-source QRP kit designer Ashhar Farhan
VU2ESE, Silent Key Grady Fox W4FRM, one of the pioneers of SSB; African-American broadcaster and college radio supporter Wendell King, a Silent Key who was formerly 2ADD and Fred Lloyd AA7BQ who founded
QRZ.com. The list also included well-known educator and youth advocate
Carole Perry WB2MGP; cybersecurity's Mark Pecen KC9X/VE3QAM and U.S.
Army photographer Ed Westcott W4UVS.

The Hall of Fame was created in 2001 by CQ Magazine and has since
inducted 321 members.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Mike Askins KE5CXP.

(CQ MAGAZINE)

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THIS "HAMBULANCE" ANSWERS THE CALL

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Going mobile is part of the amateur radio experience -
and is there any better vehicle for public service than a refurbished ambulance? One club doesn't think so and Kent Peterson KC0DGY tells us why.

KENT The Johnston County North Carolina ham club does what many clubs
do. They have around 65 members who support hurricane evacuees when they
come inland. They run and support a repeater. They participate in field
day. And they have their very own "hambulance."

MARK: Somebody called it a hambulance (chuckles).

KENT That's right. They have a converted ambulance which once belonged
to the county. Club member Paul Dunn KD4BJD spotted an unused ambulance
as club president Mark Gibson N4MQU explains.

MARK: He kept seeing this ambulance parked and saw grass growing over it
they just weren't using it and he started asking asking questions one
thing led to another and Johnston County donated the ambulance.

KENT Mark says its still a work in progress, but currently has two
operating positions. The truck has some Icom HF gear as well as the
ability to monitor public safety frequencies.

MARK The first part of April we put 10 mounts up on top and we can add
more operating positions if we need to.

KENT And the hambulance has also been tasked with educational outreach.

MARK:The general public doesn't know anything about communication and
that's the vision for the truck. We had some elementary school students
who have a ham radio club and they took a tour in the truck and were fascinated by it.

KENT And they've driven it to a truck and tractor show to showcase
amateur radio as well.

MARK His vision is to help any community who needs it and we should be
able to hook up into their system, we're just excited as a club to help
them out with that.

KENT For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Kent Peterson KC0DGY

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AMATEUR EXAMS ARE A FIRST FOR ST. JOHN

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Another way to respond to emergencies effectively is to
Elmer candidates who want their licenses. That happened recently, for
the very first time, on the Island of St. John in the Caribbean. Here's
Andy Morrison K9AWM with more.

ANDY: There are many things the U.S. Virgin Islands are known for - blue
skies and clear water among them but - ham radio operators? Guess again.
The Island of St. John has doubled its modest amateur radio population following the island's first VE session held May 6 in cooperation with
St. John Rescue and the islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas. After
September hurricanes Irma and Maria knocked out communications for the remainder of 2017, Jennifer and Larry Pruss believed the island needed
more than 10 active hams. Motivated by last year's 100 days of
post-storm outages, there are now 18.

JENNIFER: "We had complete loss and blackout of all power and
communication services. So I think that made everyone heightened to the
fact that ham radio is extremely useful when all else fails."

ANDY: That was Jennifer Pruss who took - and passed - both her
Technician and General that day. She and her husband Larry NP2LP are
proud that their 12-year-old daughter, Skylar, got her Tech ticket that
day too. Larry says many of the hams expect to become active and useful
to St. John Rescue, which is providing the new hams with free radios.

LARRY: "My wife and I are both members of St. John Rescue and we were
going to do this regardless of their help however they stepped up and
offered to help pay for materials and ultimately they are going to pay
for radios. They have given us a grant to pay of $4,000 for us to buy
handheld transceivers so people who have taken the study courses and successfully passed are going to get a radio compliments of St. John
Rescue."

ANDY: With the help of volunteer examiners from sister islands as well
as the area ARRL section coordinator, Larry and Jennifer know this won't
be the only VE session ever to be held on the island.

LARRY: "The next step is to get them their radios and get the radios distributed and programmed and to teach the General exam. Concurrent
with all that is to get the ARRL section coordinator to come over from
St. Croix. He has put together a grant for I think about $25,000 to get
some repeaters because our repeater system was damaged pretty severely
during the storm so we are going to be putting up new repeaters as well.

ANDY: They expect to have a lot more General class licensees by the time
storm season rolls around this year. For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Andy Morrison K9AWM.

**

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YOUNG HAMS PREP FOR DAVE KALTER MEMORIAL DX ADVENTURE

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: It's going to be a great summer for a group of young
amateurs. They're headed to Curacao and Neil Rapp WB9VPG tells us what
they're up to.

NEIL: Four young hams have been selected for the Dave Kalter Memorial
Youth DX Adventure this summer. This group will be headed to the famous
PJ2T contest station in Curacao from July 19th through July 24th. Each
year, a small group of young people and a parent travel to an exotic
location to be the DX, and work the pileups. Leading the team will be
Jim Storms, AB8YK and Ron Doyle, N8VAR. Jim tells us about what they
hope to accomplish.

JIM: What we want them to do is actually experience being the DX. We
call it an adventure, because we don’t take everything... we stay in
hotels and we fly in. But, we want them to be the DX, hear that first
pile up, and it is so much fun to watch their eyes when they hear it the
first time. And then start beating through it. And then watch as they
grow and learn how to do pileup management and how to pick the right
antennas and point the right areas at the right time. That’s what we try
to do is help them grow in their radio knowledge plus give them a great experience and hopefully light that fire to actually be on a DXpedition sometime in the future.

NEIL: This year's youngsters include 13 year old Violetta Latham, KM4ATT
of Greencastle, Pennsylvania; 13 year old Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX of Normal, Illinois; 14 year old David Samu, VE7DZO of Prince George, British
Colombia; and 15 year old Mason Matrazzo, KM4SII of Clemmons, North
Carolina. Mason tells us about finding out that he was selected for the
trip.

MASON: They sent me an email, the YDXA people, and it was like 11
o’clock at night. I was just checking my email one more time before I
went to bed. And it came through right as I was about to close the
computer, and literally did a happy dance and kinda ran a couple of laps around the bedroom and things like that. I was definitely extremely
excited when I found out.

NEIL: When I asked Mason what part of the trip he's looking forward to
the most, this is what he had to say:

MASON: I'm pretty much looking forward to everything down there,
especially getting to operate from such a nice station as PJ2T is. I
hear them in contests all the time, and they always have one of the big signals on the band so being able to operate from that kind of station
is going to be super exciting. And, there will be quite sizable pileups
I’m sure... and I kind of have an addiction to running pileups so that’s going to be extremely enjoyable to say the least.

NEIL: Listen for these young hams running the pileups this summer from Caracao, and be sure to give them a call. It will be an experience of a lifetime.

Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG

**
NEW BANDS FOR AMATEUR USE IN IRELAND

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Things are about to get a little roomier on the amateur
bands for radio operators in Ireland, as we hear from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: Hams in Ireland are looking forward to making use of two new ham
radio bands and a lot more spectrum under a new band plan being worked
out by the Irish Radio Transmitters Society. The proposal would create 8 metres between 30 and 49 MHz and 5 metres between 54 and 69.9 MHz.
Digital television would also be accommodated, among other modes, on the expansive 5 metre band. The IRTS calls the draft plans a focus for input
and discussion on the national use of the expanded bands and welcomes
views and suggestions. Those thoughts can be sent via email to
newspectrum at irts dot ie (newspectrum@irts.ie) up until the 30th of June.

Meanwhile, effective immediately, use of the 4 metre band has been
extended making 69.9 MHz to 70.5 MHz available for amateur use. This
also establishes an FM calling channel of 70.450 MHz.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(IRTS)

**
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN CALIFORNIA

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you're within easy traveling distance from Long
Beach, California, the organizers and athletes in the Special Olympics
could use a little - or a lot - of your time. For that story, here's
Jack Parker W8ISH, the newest addition to our Newsline family.

JACK: Let the games begin - but not without amateur radio operators! The Special Olympics Summer Games are set to kick off in Long Beach,
California on June 9th and 10th on the campus of California State
University. Hams are needed to assist with 2 meter communications on
both days between 8 am and 4 pm. Even if you can only cover for half a
day, you are welcome to volunteer. The organizers are looking to provide communications coverage for events such as track and field, flag
football and swimming along with Games headquarters as well as medical
and supply sites. If you're a first-timer at passing messages at these
kinds of events, same-day training will be provided. It's a good chance
to learn emergency and event communications and experience what it's
like working in a high-traffic controlled net. Hams will be covering
routine communications as well as any more urgent needs. For details
contact ke6tnm at scran dot org (ke6tnm@scran.org)

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jack Parker W8ISH.

(MARK LIDIKAY KE6TNM)

**
NEW LICENSEES GET ON THE AIR IN CHINA AND SOUTH AFRICA

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Licensing exams were held recently in China and South
Africa and Ed Durrant D5LP has the results.

ED'S REPORT: China's first Class C licensing exam has been held for
amateurs, resulting in 35 new holders of the license, which is the
highest class in the nation. Class C licensees are permitted as much as
1 kW of power on frequencies below 30 MHz and 25 watts on higher bands.
The Chinese Amateur Radio Club administered the test to a total of 56 candidates. The organizers report that the exam marked the first use of
an identification card image recognition system to verify the
test-takers' identities.

Meanwhile, in South Africa, there are 17 new young licensees. The South African Radio League reports that 17 youngsters from the Bhisho Scout
Group who attended a boot camp have successfully tested in that rural community. They are now holders of the Class B license, which is an introductory level license carrying a ZU prefix and is the equivalent of
the Foundation license in the UK. It is issued to amateurs younger than 25.

Congratulations to everyone.

For Amateur Radio Newsline this is Ed Durrant DD5LP.

**

WORLD OF DX:

In the world of DX, Mike, VK4DX, will be active as VK4DX/P from Russell
Island in the Southern Moreton Bay Islands, between June 1-3rd. Listen
for him on 80-20 meters where he will be using CW and SSB. QSL via
VK4DX, direct, LoTW or OQRS.

Listen for Eric, K0EAP, Eric, active as KH6/K0EAP from the Big Island of Hawaii through June 2nd. He is on 40/30/20/15
meters using CW and SSB and has plans to activate at least 1 SOTA and
WWFF. QSL via LoTW, QRZ, by the
Bureau or Direct.

On Bonaire Island, Lauren/W0LD and Jon/N0JK will be active on 6 meters
with a special PJ4 callsign from the PJ4G station during the ARRL VHF
Contest which is June 9 and 10th). Before and after the contest, find
them on HF and 6m using CW, SSB
and FT8. QSL via W0LD.

(OHIO PENN DX)

**

KICKER: THEIR FAMILY HOME IS THEIR FAMILY SHACK

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We end this week's newscast with the story of a ham
family adventure. You'll recognize one of the names in this report -
Neil Rapp WB9VPG mentioned her in his report just a few minutes ago. Now
let's hear the rest of the story from Don Wilbanks AE5DW.

DON'S REPORT: It seems the Latham family almost didn't need to leave
their home to attend Hamvention in nearby Ohio. Every day at their house
in Greencastle, Pennsylvania is Hamvention. Of the seven children, six
have licenses as do parents Rachel KM4ATS and Shannon KA8JRQ. The
Lathams were all at Xenia together recently and Violetta, KM4ATT, who is
13, spoke at the Saturday morning Youth Forum. The family's youngest ham
is Aaron KM4LEJ, who's 10 but has had his ticket for two years. Ohio,
however, is a short trip compared to one of their next journeys -
they're heading to Curacao. Don't expect to find the Lathams lounging on
the beach, however. They're going on DXpedition and the only waves
they'll be surfing are radio waves.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Don Wilbanks AE5DW.

(SOUTHGATE)

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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 Radio Newsline's only official website at www.arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB in Wadsworth Ohio
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2118 for Friday, June 1, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2118 with a release date of Friday,
June 1, 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. In Montana and Maryland, hams respond to floods.
In Australia, amateurs take on on-air bullies - and South Africa awaits
use of 60 meters. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report
2118 comes your way right now.

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YELLOWSTONE ARES STEPS IN DURING MONTANA STORM

NEIL/ANCHOR: We begin this week's newscast with reports of amateur
response to flooding. While most of the U.S. concentrated on their
holiday celebrations over Memorial Day weekend, hams in two parts of the country dealt with crisis conditions. We begin in Montana with the
Yellowstone Amateur Radio Emergency Service. Here's Kent Peterson KC0DGY.

KENT: Amateur radio operators in the Billings, Montana area mobilized
over the Memorial Day holiday weekend as a "perfect storm" brought
massive flooding to the region brought on by melting mountain snowpack,
heavy rain and an anticipated crest of the Yellowstone River. There were concerns too that the region's complex canal system that feeds local
farms could further complicate the scenario. As the holiday weekend
began on Friday, May 25th, Brad Shoemaker, Disaster and Emergency
Services Director turned to YARES, the Yellowstone Amateur Radio
Emergency Services. Ron Glass WN7Y, the ARRL's Emergency Coordinator for Yellowstone County, activated a net, 23 hams checked in and staffing got
under way. Five hams went the next morning to sandbag centers where they helped manage traffic and ensure that no one ran out of bags or sand. In
some cases, said Ron, the hams even helped residents load the sandbags
into their vehicles. Others staffed the Emergency Operations Center and
Net Control while still others served as "loggers" tracking callouts.
The weekend operation brought logistics challenges and long work shifts,
Ron told Newsline, but the hams kept their duties covered. By Monday, as
the anticipated rainstorm began to hit hard, hams were dispatched for
River Watch Duty and at roadway locations to identify any threatened
bridges, flooded roads and other trouble spots identified by the county.
The damage ultimately turned out to be less than predicted. Ron told
Newsline: [quote] "Even though the storm dropped over an inch of rain in
the first 15 minutes and we were driving through flooded streets the
rest of the day, the event was NOT as large as expected." [endquote] By
3 p.m. that same afternoon, the flood warning was dropped and the EOC
went into standby mode, said Ron. He told Newsline that YARES was
officially deactivated within the hour.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Kent Peterson KC0DGY.

(RON GLASS, WN7Y)

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HAMS PREP FOR FLOODED MARYLAND MILL TOWN

NEIL/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, not quite two years after the historic mill town
of Ellicott City Maryland was nearly swallowed up by flood waters, it
was being described again as a "war zone." Memorial Day weekend storms
and flooding that affected other parts of Maryland brought particular devastation to this Howard County community where there were reports
that one man had gone missing and a body was recovered two days later
from the water. Maryland hams wasted no time. Marty Pittenger KB3MXM,
the ARRL Maryland-DC Section Manager told Newsline that just as the
flood alerts started popping up in early evening on Sunday May 27th, the
ARES team activated. Marty said the word went out - "this is NOT a
drill" - and a half-hour later, at 7 p.m. when the governor declared a
state of emergency, stations had already been checking in. As they
remained on standby, hams began sharing weather information, agency and SKYWARN reports and other situational details. According to Marty the quickly-assembled team comprised 40 hams across five repeaters covering
an area of about 5600 square miles across six counties. Hams were also monitoring EchoLink and conducted a quick test on 80 meters in case HF
was needed to pass messages.

Marty said that the nets remained active until instruction to stand down
came at 10:15 p.m. Marty said there was ultimately no need for the hams
to be deployed to assist.

(CNN, Marty Pittenger KB3MXM)

**

SLENT KEY: JIM SELLARS N0UAM

NEIL/ANCHOR: Net control operators are the heart and soul of emergency response and one noted weather-watcher has become a Silent Key, as we
hear from Geri Goodrich KF5KRN.

GERI: Jim "Mad Dog" Sellars N0UAM became a Silent Key on May 22nd - but
for all the years before he was an active radio amateur who lived, some
might say, in the eye of the storm. An enthusiastic storm-chaser, Jim
was perhaps best known as Assistant Director of VoIP Hurricane Net
Operations and Net Control.

He most recently made a name for himself as a tireless net control
during the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season which included Maria, Irma and Harvey. He also played a big role in the National Weather Service
Springfield Missouri SKYWARN program.

The Springfield, Missouri resident had battled a heart condition for
years. He was 64 at the time of his death.

A certified meteorologist, Jim wrote his own obituary for the local
newspaper and described his final wishes: he wanted to be cremated and
then have his ashes scattered into a tornado. He wrote "that'll be fun."

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Geri Goodrich KF5KRN.

NEIL/ANCHOR: There was a Final Call for Jim on May 26 just prior to the
WX4NHC annual test. Rob KD1CY was net control. Please listen to this
tribute on our website. Go to arnewsline.org and click on the "Extra"
tab on the left.

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TIME TO TALK TO A MINESWEEPER

NEIL/ANCHOR: What are you doing on the air June 1st through June 3rd?
It's Museum Ships Weekend and you have a chance to work a Navy
minesweeper. Paul Braun WD9GCO talked to one of the team members.

PAUL: If there’s one thing that gets hams excited, it’s a special-event station. And when you can combine a group of special-event stations into
a major happening, all the better. Such is the case with Museum Ships
Weekend, where groups of hams activate from various historic ships that
have been turned into museums. One of those ships is the USS Lucid, the
last of the ocean-going wooden minesweepers.

A group of YL’s from the Stockton-Delta Amateur Radio Club will be
activating the Lucid that weekend. I spoke with one of the members,
Emelia Seiferling KI6YYT about how they got involved:

SEIFERLING: My husband and I were presenting a program for the Stockton
radio club. It was concerning an activation that I had participated with
a YL group - KM6CIR - Ladies of the Net. They had organized a session on
the USS Hornet. And after the program, the president there, John, N6ZQ,
said, "Well, we should have something like that here in Stockton!" And
after a little talk over the next few days, it was decided to activate
the USS Lucid that the Stockton club is affiliated with and have a YL afternoon on Museum Ships Weekend.

PAUL: Seiferling originally got involved with activating ships through contacts she had made on a net:

SEIFERLING: When I retired, my schedule got flexible enough that I could
check into the 40 meter Ladies' Net, KM6CIR it's just a general net for
all YL's - all YL's are welcome. One of the first things they were
talking about after I started trying to check in on a regular basis was
an activation that they were doing at the USS Hornet because one of
their members had connections there. Then several months later we did an activation on the Queen Mary, because again there was another member who
had some connections to get us permission to use the radio room. So,
when this thing came up with the Lucid, I contacted the ladies and
hopefully we'll have several people from our group show up.

PAUL: You can find out more details at the club’s website, triple-w dot
W6SF dot org. Museum Ships Weekend runs from June 1st through the 3rd.
The Lucid is the only ship of her kind left in the USA, so the hope is
that events like this will bring more attention to the restoration efforts.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Paul Braun, WD9GCO.

**

SCOTLAND's 'UNICORN' TO LAUNCH FROM ALASKA

NEIL/ANCHOR: Do you believe in unicorns? Some hams in Scotland do - and
Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us why.

JEREMY: Radio amateurs in Scotland are going to be mighty proud later
this year. The PocketQube satellite they constructed at Alba Orbital in Glasgow is being prepared for launch sometime during the third quarter
of this year. It will be sent into space from Kodiak, Alaska on board a
Vector Launch Inc. rocket for a mission that is expected to last about
45 days.

The launch is considered a milestone for Scotland's space industry and
will mark the first time an orbiter built in that country has not been piggybacked aboard another launch vehicle. Alba Orbital has collaborated
on the project with the University of Aachen in Germany as well as its
amateur radio club DL0FHA.

The satellite has been named the Unicorn-2A and it will have downlinks
in both the 437 MHz and 2400 MHz bands and one of its transmission modes
will be LoRa, a long-range, low-power wireless platform. The Unicorn is
the creation of amateurs Constantin Constantinides MM6XOM, Alejandro
Gonzalez Garrido EA7KDU and Sajimon Chacko 2M0DSY.


For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(BBC)

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Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline
heard on bulletin stations around the world including the WB0QXW
repeaters in St. Louis Missouri on Monday nights following the World Friendship Net which begins at 7 p.m. local time on EchoLink.

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NEW 100 kHz ALLOCATION ON 60 METERS for SOUTH AFRICA

NEIL/ANCHOR: South African hams are getting some new frequencies for
their QSOs as we hear from Robert Broomhead VK3DN.

ROBERT: There's encouraging news for amateurs in South Africa waiting to
get on 60 metres. Hams have been granted access to the band between 5350
and 5450 kHz on a shared non-interference basis. They have also been
given 5290 kHz for a South African Radio League propagation research
project involving WSPR beacons. The South African Radio League reports
that the Council will publish a band plan as soon as possible,
permitting the start of 60-metre operations on the new allocation. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa published the good
news in the new National Radio Frequency Plan on Friday, May 25th. The
South African Radio League Council has meanwhile issued a special appeal
to hams, reminding them to guard against misconduct on the air. The
message from SARL President Nico ZS6QL was issued following the
resolution of a situation of abuse reported on 20 metres by the Namibian Amateur Radio League.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Robert Broomhead VK3DN.

(SOUTHGATE, SARL)

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NO ROOM FOR AMATEUR RADIO BULLIES

NEIL/ANCHOR: On the subject of on-air behavior, an unfortunate side to
our hobby is the bullying and trolling that happens on the air. One ham
in Australia is trying to help others make the best of a tough
situation. Here's Jim Meachen ZL2BHF with that report.

JIM MEACHEN: Yes, there are bullies on the air. Onno Benschop VK6FLAB discovered this first-hand as a beginner licensee in December 2010 when
he said he was regularly harassed by amateurs with more advanced
licenses and subjected to rude remarks. For the past few years, the ham
and amateur-radio podcaster has spent time trying to provide guidance
for all those who've had to endure that same painful experience. In
addition to speaking locally at amateur radio classes about ways to
deflect the abuse rather than engage it, Onno provides suggestions and confidence and hosts a weekly net for new and returning amateurs.

Since July 2014 he has also maintained a bully reporting form at vk six
dot net (vk6.net), the NewsWest website. Hams who've felt bullied can
use the online form to report all the details. There are also links to articles and sources of additional support, including directions on how
to report any recording of the incident. The website indicates that any pattern of repeat offenses is turned over to the ACMA with
recommendations that official action be taken.

Onno told Amateur Radio Newsline in an email that while bullies may
always be out there in the world, these efforts provide victims with
recourse and support. He told Newsline [quote] "they have given new
entrants a level of confidence that was simply not available when I
started." [endquote]

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

**

OHIO HAMS KEEP THAT HAMVENTION FEELING ALOFT

NEIL/ANCHOR: A team of hams in Dayton has discovered that even though Hamvention is over, there's a really good way to keep that Hamvention
feeling aloft: Launch a balloon! Andy Morrison K9AWM explains.

ANDY: It's helium-filled, it's high-flying at 30 thousand feet and it's communicating with the world via APRS as it circumnavigates the globe.
This is the balloon that was launched just outside Building 5 on the
Greene County Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 19, during Hamvention. One
week later the Mylar balloon and its 13-gram payload, which includes a
25 mW solar-powered transmitter, headed toward Morocco and points
beyond. These launches are nothing new said Joe Muchnij N8QOD, the
committee chairman for the Dayton Amateur Radio Association. In fact,
Bill Brown WB8ELK, who oversaw the technical side of the beacon's
launch, has sent quite a few ballons into space - including one launch
for a school in which the balloon has already gone around the world four times, Joe said. Reports have already come in from Nova Scotia, the
Azores and the Canary Islands as the ballon, traveling at 55 miles an
hour, travels powered by the wind and that Hamvention spirit. Keep
listening!

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Andy Morrison K9AWM.

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FRIEDRICHSHAFEN LETS HAMS OPERATE AERONAUTICAL MOBILE

NEIL/ANCHOR: The Dayton high altitude balloon is not the only Ham Fair
that's up in the air as we hear now from Ed Durrant DD5LP.

ED: That's right! Some lucky visitors to the Ham Radio Friedrichshafen
event this weekend have already booked their seats in one of two
chartered Zeppelin Airship flights leaving from the airport next to the
show grounds where, as well as getting some great views of the area,
they will also be able to operate Aeronautical Mobile!

Great as that may be there's more happening in Freidrichshafen this weekend....

Dib Dib Dib or Dot Dot Dot ? This years Ham Radio event at
Friedrichshafen Germany has the theme of Amateur Radio working with The Scouting Association. There has long been links between Scouting and Ham
Radio and this year, the 43rd. International Ham Radio exhibition wants
to celebrate Radio Scouting. There will be radio Fox Hunts, a youth tent
camp within one of the Zeppelin sized halls and several related free
teacher training forums for school teachers and scout leaders. This year
will see a two day "Ham Camp" with Ham Radio activities including
Quizzes, kit building (this year it's the "Ham Camp Bell"), telecoms experiments, radio operation, go-kart racing and Morse code.

As well as the Radio Scouting theme there will of course be the usual
large inside Flea Market, the regional Makers Faire and 180 exhibitors
and traders from 30 countries making this Europe's largest and the
worlds third largest hamfest after the Tokyo Ham Fair and Dayton.

Exam tests for both German and US licences will take place. Food is
available either inside or outside in the Beer Gardens. We'll see what
the weather brings but forecasts are good at the moment both for sunny
weather and the fun and excitement at Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2018!

Looking forward to bringing you some highlights of the event in next
weeks show, this has been Ed Durrant DD5LP for Amateur Radio Newsline.

**
WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for Thomas, F4HPX operating as FR/F4HPX from Reunion Island through the 15th of June. He is operating on SSB, digital
modes and a little CW on 40 through 15 meters. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's
OQRS or via home call (direct or bureau).

The EIDX Group is preparing to activate ALL Irish IOTA Groups. Using the
'Echo Juliet' prefix, EJ0DXG will be active from IOTAs EU-006, EU-007,
EU-103 and EU-121 this summer. The first activation will be "Little
Saltee Island" which is EU-103 between June 15th and 18th. The group
will be active on the HF and 6m bands using CW, SSB and the Digital
modes. QSL via M0OXO.


(DX WORLD, OHIO PENN DX)

**
KICKER: BROWN UNIVERSITY'S LATEST "GRADUATE" IS A SATELLITE

NEIL/ANCHOR: We end this week with a college story - and as Skeeter Nash
N5ASH reminds us, graduates aren't all a university can launch.

SKEETER: In this season of commencements, speakers often address the new graduates urging them to aim high - but there's one graduate of Brown University in Rhode Island that didn't need any encouragement to be
launched: It's the EQUiSat satellite sent to the International Space
Station and it was sent into the sky on May 20 from NASA's Wallops
Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia.

EQUISat was built by students at Brown and if you look real carefully
into the sky you might even see the bright blinking LED lights that are
on board as the satellite travels some 250 miles upward over the earth.
The satellite will transmit a CW beacon and 4FSK 9k6 telemetry on
435.550 MHz. Its XDL Micro radio transceiver has the ability to
communicate with radio amateurs as well as other ground stations, which
can receive data from its sensors and current operation.

The primary ground station for EQUISat is being built at the Ladd
Observatory in partnership with the Brown Amateur Radio Club.

The goal is for the satellite to depart the Space Station, enter orbit
and using the earth's magnetic field, point its lights toward Rhode
Island. Now that's a fitting homecoming for any college graduate.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash N5ASH.

(BROWNSPACE.ORG)

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and our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG in Bloomington Indiana saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2116 for Friday, May 18, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2116 with a release date of Friday,
May 18 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hams in Hawaii keep an eye on an active volcano. Findings are released in the death of a New Zealand amateur -- and TV's
"Last Man Standing" is coming back. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2116 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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INFORMAL NETS MONITOR HAWAII VOLCANO

DON:/ANCHOR: We begin this week with breaking news. The eyes of the
world have been on the continuing eruptions of scalding lava from
Hawaii's Kilauea (Killa-Waya) volcano but formal assistance from the
amateur radio community has not yet been needed. At Newsline's
production time, all normal communications remained functional and hams
were simply monitoring the situation. However, two nets have been
operating informally on the island - one on 40 meters and another on a 2
meter repeater run by Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. As evacuations continue and national parks and other locations remain shut, Amateur Radio Newsline will continue to follow developments.

(ARRL)

**
REPORT: FAULTY ELECTRIC BLANKET LED TO HAM'S DEATH

DON/ANCHOR: The death of a radio amateur in New Zealand last summer has
been traced to a tragic malfunction of an electric blanket. Robert
Broomhead VK3DN has that report.

ROBERT: Arthur Earle Plimley ZL1TAG became a Silent Key last August
after a fire erupted in the room of his home in Thames. The 76-year-old retired electrician was pronounced dead on the scene, the result of asphyxiation from a smouldering fire.

A new report reveals that the fire had been set off by a 40-year-old
electric blanket that he had modified. The blanket burned the mattress
on his bed and it is believed that he got up from the bed in an attempt
to reach the window but was overcome by smoke.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Robert Broomhead VK3DN.

(RADIO NEW ZEALAND)

**

NEW CHANCES TO COMPETE AT WRTC

DON/ANCHOR: While many of us have spent months planning for Hamvention
in Dayton, Ohio, organizers in Germany have devoted their efforts to the
World Radiosport Team Championship coming up this summer. Things just
got a little more exciting for non-contestants too, as Ed Durrant DD5LP
tells us.

ED’S REPORT: The list of available WRTC awards for non-contestants is
getting longer. Five more will be added to the two existing, WWQR and
VOTA award programs for WRTC 2018. These programs have already had more
than 1800 certificates issued.

"With our awards, we want to support the already large, international
interest in the WRTC and reward all the stations who will create the
pile-ups for the competitors," said Michael H�ding, DL6MHW, from the
WRTC organizing team.

Those who contact all WRTC stations can download the "Worked All WRTC
Stations (WAWRTC)" certificate from the internet as soon as the
competition completes. "A log does not have to be sent in. The data to
create the certificates is generated from the log books of the WRTC
stations." explained Awards Manager Hajo Weigand, DJ9MH.

The "WRTC Sprint" award is all about speed. Those who contact all 63
WRTC stations regardless of operating mode or band within a short period
of time will be honoured with a certificate. The leader in each of the
29 different WRTC qualifying regions will receive a prize in addition to
the certificate.

Stations that contact the WRTC stations on all bands and modes should
apply for the "WRTC Most QSOs (MQ)" award to add to their collection.
The maximum number of contacts for all WRTC stations on CW and SSB
across all five amateur contest bands is 630. Will anyone reach that?
Here too, regional winners get a special prize.

The WRTC 2018 Distance Challenge relates to contacts over as many
kilometres as possible and making up to the maximum possible 630
contacts with the WRTC teams.This special prize is attractive to those
who can show the most kilometres worked from the logbook, reports
Michael H�ding.

All contacts of the WRTC teams will be verified by the referees.

As in many sports, the WRTC referees rely on assistance. The most
important assistance comes from the logbooks of amateurs who contact the
WRTC teams and are received by 18:00 UTC on Sunday, July 15. Amateurs submitting these check-logs go into a draw for the "Assistant Judge" prize.

All details of the awards will be published on the WRTC 2018 website at www.WRTC2018.de.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.

**

CQWW DX CONTEST GETS NEW DIRECTOR

DON/ANCHOR: Another competition, the CQ World Wide DX Contest, has a new director. CQ Magazine has named John Dorr, K1AR, successor to Doug
Zwiebel KR2Q, who took on a number of active roles in the contest over a period of decades and will remain on the contest committee.

John's appointment is effective immediately. A member of the CQ Contest
Hall of Fame, John's achievements include being a two-time medalist in
the World Radiosport Team Championship. Congratulations from all of us
at Newsline.

(CQ MAGAZINE)

**

RETURN OF 'LAST MAN STANDING' IS A FIRST FOR FOX

DON/ANCHOR: Are you ready for "Last Man Standing?" No, we're not talking reruns - but we ARE talking QSOs. Mike Askins KE5CXP tells us more.

MIKE: Did your hope of working KA6LMS die with Season Six of TV's "Last
Man Standing?" Take heart: The show's Mike Baxter KA0XTT hasn't let his amateur radio license languish and neither has the Last Man Standing
Amateur Radio Club. Recent word is that the show will live and breathe
again this fall on the Fox network.

The same familiar characters will be back but it's possible Mike has
upgraded some of the equipment in his shack - we'll see. We have it on
good authority that KA6LMS hopes to resume operation from the set on production days.

Fox News quoted actor Tim Allen as saying "I could not be more grateful
for the fans who wrote petitions and kept up the passion and incredible support for the show." According to Fox, "Last Man Standing" was the
second most-watched comedy on ABC with an average of 8.3 million
viewers. That's an enviable pileup.

Details were still being worked out, according to producer John Amodeo (amma-DAY-OH), an Extra Class licensee himself, who said "Last Man"
isn't ready to breathe its last.

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

(FOX NEWS, JOHN AMODEO)

**

YHOTY NOMINATIONS CLOSING AT MONTH'S END

DON/ANCHOR: Time to finish up your nominations for this year's Young Ham
of the Year Award. Why? Let last year's winner explain:

MARTY: Hi there. My name is Marty Sullaway KC1CWF. I was so deeply
honored to be selected as the 2017 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year. This year has been such a deep, deep
blessing with the experiences of being able to travel to the Huntsville Hamfest, being on stage to receive that award - all the recognition has
been fantastic and I am so grateful for everyone who has helped me on
this journey, all of my Elmers and mentors. It is such an immense honor
to be able to receive this award. As you may know the nomination period
for the WA6ITF Young Ham of the award for 2018 is still open. It has
been such a deep pleasure for me and this hobby has been such a deep
honor to take part in - everyone has been so warm and kind and helpful
and and generous. I look forward to seeing everyone at the Dayton
Hamvention next week in Xenia Ohio. I am Marty Sullaway KC1CWF - and
remember the deadline is approaching. Arnewsline.org!

DON/ANCHOR: The deadline is May 31st - and it's coming soon.

**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including
the WC8VOA repeater of the West Chester Amateur Radio Association in
West Chester, Ohio on Monday nights at 8.


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RCA YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD GOES TO COLLEGE SOPHOMORE

DON/ANCHOR: Congratulations to Ruth Willett KM4LAO, who was honored
recently by the Radio Club of America. Neil Rapp WB9VPG caught up with
her recently and shares this report.

NEIL: The Radio Club of America has presented a special Young Achiever
Award to Ruth Willett, KM4LAO, a sophomore at Kettering University. The
award was presented at the International Wireless Communications Expo
held in Orlando, Florida March 5th through 9th. Ruth was able to attend
the expo throughout the week and was honored at the Radio Club of
America breakfast on the final day. Ruth tells us more about the
experience.

RUTH: It was amazing getting to go to Orlando and attend the expo and
learn so much about the Public Safety and the wireless communication
side of radio, because I’ve been so involved in amateur radio I've
really only seen the hobbyist, the Amateur Radio side of the radio
spectrum. It was very exciting getting to learn about the whole thriving
field of wireless communications and how it's being used, specifically
in Public Safety and what firefighters and policemen and all the public
safety and first responders how they use the radios to make sure they
can do their job safely. It was very beneficial for me, learning wise,
because I was there for our four of the days getting to go to a lot of different seminars and workshops on different topics including RADAR and
like why do we care about in-building wireless coverage and digital maps
for in-building awareness... all sorts of very interesting things. I
really enjoyed getting to do a women in wireless workshop on the Tuesday
at the conference which was all morning, getting to network and learn
from women who are successful in wireless fields.

NEIL: Ruth is double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics at Kettering. Ruth has revived the campus amateur radio club and
is making her way through all the red tape to get the club station going again.

RUTH: So basically I started to figure out what the old club callsign
was. I figured out that the club callsign trustee still works at
Kettering. He's a professor emeritus now. So I got in contact with him
and got some information about what the club used to be like, just information... just general background... and then I started working
with other students on campus, both a couple of unlicensed and a couple
of licensed... just people who got interested. We started working to
figure out what we needed to do to work with Kettering for the club
approval process.

NEIL: And thanks to Dan Romanchik KB6NU who did a one day Technician
class, most of those students now have a license. Congratulations to
Ruth, and look for K8HPS to be back on the air from a campus location soon.

Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

**

TIME TO TUNE-UP ON THE AIR

DON/ANCHOR: Even if you're not feeling especially competitive you'll
want to jump into the fray for this activity, which is hosted by the 100
Watts and a Wire online community. Jim Damron N8TMW has the details.

JIM: When is it OK to tune up on a frequency? Well in this case we're
talking about a different kind of tune-up. The 100 Watts and a Wire
podcast community is hosting a three-day activity that it's calling its
own friendly version of a tune-up. From June 8th through June 10th,
members are being encouraged to take to the bands on all modes at all
hours and then spot themselves on the 100 Watts and a Wire Facebook
Group Page. The event is organized by Newsline's own Christian Cudnik
K0STH.

What's in it for you? Lots of QSL cards, for one thing. For another, a
chance at a random drawing for ham shack-worthy prizes for any radio
operators submitting their totals.

It's not a contest - and portable operation is recommended but not
required. It also helps to have a 100 Watts and a Wire numerical ID. You
can join the community of more than 3,000 other hams with those IDs by
going to the website 100wattsandawire dot com and clicking on the tab
that says "the gathering."

Then....get going and get on the air.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron N8TMW.

**
IN WALES, THESE QSOs ARE IN MINT CONDITION

DON/ANCHOR: Marking the history of secret radio operations during World
War II, hams in South Wales are going very public. Here's Jeremy Boot
G4NJH with details of a special event.

JEREMY: A good QSO is worth its weight in gold - but what about silver?
Silver may be worth even more - at least for two days in June - if
you're a ham radio operator. The members of the Barry Amateur Radio
Society in South Wales will be on the air using the special event call
sign GB4RME - for Royal Mint Experience - as they operate from Her
Majesty's Royal Mint in South Wales. On June first and second the hams
will be celebrating covert radio operations that were used in World War
II and marking the release of a special silver coin - a 10p coin, in
fact - depicting James Bond, the legendary and mysterious secret agent popularised in novels by the late Ian Fleming.

These hams will not be hiding under cover however and hope to be easily detected on all the bands using CW, SSB, FT-8 Data and some satellite operations.

This is the second year the Barry amateurs have been permitted to
operate inside the Royal Mint. They are hoping this return engagement
helps them continue to make radio a not-so-secret agent of enjoyment.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(BARRY AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY)

**
WORLD WAR II WEEKEND IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA

DON/ANCHOR: More World War II history is being revisited -- this one at
a Pennsylvania airport as we hear from Heather Embee KB3TZD.

HEATHER: It's going to be World War II weekend in Reading, Pennsylvania
and the re-enactors and warbirds will be converging on Reading Regional Airport on June first, second and third. The weekend marks the 28th anniversary of the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum.

So it's only natural that ham radio operators will also be called up for
duty. Starting on the 31st of May and right through 4th of June, Special
Event Station W-2-R will be on the air from the cargo area of the Boeing
C-97 known as the "Angel of Deliverance," sent to the airport from the
Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation. This model of aircraft has great significance for the role it played in the development of single
sideband's standard use in long-range bomber aircraft.

Arthur Collins of the Collins Corporation installed a 75A-4 receiver and
a KWS-1 transmitter - known as the company's "Gold Dust Twins" -- into
the cargo area of a C-97. It didn't hurt, of course, that Curtis LeMay
and Butch Griswold were hams as well as Air Force generals.

Be listening for the special event station and you too can go into
battle - against the pile-ups, that is.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, K-B-3-T-Z-D.

(QRZ)

**

WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, listen for special event station, 8J1ITU, on the air
in Japan until May 31st. The station is marking the foundation of the
ITU and is operated by the Japanese ITU Amateur Radio Club. Send QSLs
via the Bureau.

Listen for Yosuke JJ1DQR active as YB9/JJ1DQR from Bali through to the
21st of May. He will operate SSB on the HF bands. QSL via home call.

Dave VE7VR will be active holiday style in Botswana as A25VR from the
24th to the 3rd of June. Listen for him on 40, 30 and 20 meters. Send
QSLs via the home call.

Special callsign TC19M will be activated through to the 20th of May to
mark the landing of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at Samsun and the start of
Turkey's War of Independence. Listen for their SSB, RTTY, PSK and FT8
signals on the HF bands. See qrz.com for QSL details.

(DAILY DX, DX WORLD)

**

KICKER: REMEMBERING A CAPITAL HAM OF CAPITOL HILL

DON/ANCHOR: We close with this report about a special event station that honors a man who was a key lawmaker in United States history. He also
made it a point to be especially accessible to his constituents -- on
the ham radio bands. Here's Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

KEVIN: He was an amateur people knew by his call sign K7UGA, or even by
his first name, Barry -- although to much of the nation and even the
world he was also called United States Senator. It's no secret that
Barry Goldwater was a lifelong ham and an advocate for the rights of
amateur radio operators. An Air Force veteran, he played an active role
with the Air Force MARS, providing phone patches for soldiers calling
home during the Vietnam War. Barry Goldwater became a Silent Key on May
29, 1998. This year, which marks the 20th anniversary of his death,
Special Event Station K7UGA will be on the air from the 28th of May to
the 3rd of June on all bands and all modes. The station is being
operated by the Central Arizona DX Association. So it is still possible
to get a QSL card from K7UGA - this time in a way that honors and
remembers the Arizona native who - like us - just loved being a part of
the hobby.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

(THE TELEGRAPH, CADXA)

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News; The Telegraph newsletter; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; the
Wireless Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave; and you our listeners,
that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Please send emails to our
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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 Don Wilbanks AE5DW in Picayune,
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2123 for Friday, July 6, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2123 with a release date of Friday,
July 6, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. The World Radiosport Team Championship is almost
here. The U.S. Technician license exam arrives - and the FCC settles a four-year-old case with a Pennsylvania amateur. All this and more as
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2123 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH PENNSYLVANIA AMATEUR

DON/ANCHOR: We open this week's report with word from the government
that it has settled a four-year-old interference case with a ham in Pennsylvania. He's paying a hefty fine and losing some privileges, as we
hear from Andy Morrison K9AWM.

ANDY: A North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania ham radio operator has agreed to
pay a $7,000 fine for creating interference on the amateur radio bands, according to the U.S. attorney's office. The government announced a
settlement on July 3 with Brian Crow K3VR dating back to the
government's charges that on March 14, 2014 he interfered with other
radio amateurs and failed to identify himself by call sign. A press
release from the U.S. attorney's office also noted that the settlement
reduces his operating class to Technician for the next six months.
According to the FCC, if no new violations occur, his Amateur Extra
operating privileges will be restored.

An FCC press release called the fine "a substantial payment for an
amateur operator."

Brian Crow has held an amateur radio license since 1976.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison K9AWM

(U.S. Attorney's Office, FCC)

**
ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL WRTC KICKS OFF

DON/ANCHOR: Are you ready for the biggest global radio challenge of the
year? It's almost here. Ed Durrant DD5LP has this report on how you can
be involved in this championship contest without having to travel to
Germany.

ED'S REPORT: It's less than a week to go to the World Championships of
Amateur Radio and the Organisers need YOUR help. In order to
test-the-metal of the 63, two person teams during the IARU HF contest on
the 14th & 15th of July, they need you to call as many of the WRTC
stations as possible. In return, there are awards to be won, along with
the respect and thanks of the organisers.

Once you've worked all the stations, do you want to stay involved in the competition? Well you can through watching the real-time on-line
scoreboard, the daily video news programs and the live-streamed opening
and closing ceremonies, but please, just get on the bands and keep
calling until you get through to the stations.

The call signs of the stations will be announced during the
live-streamed opening ceremony on Thursday as well as being posted to
the event web site in plenty of time for the contest start on Saturday
at 12:00 UTC.

To those coming to Wittenberg, whether competitors, judges, volunteers
or visitors, the organisers look forward to welcoming you, for those
can't attend, all the competitors look forward to working you on the HF
bands.

Full details are at the www.wrtc2018.de website (this including links to
the live-streaming videos, daily TV info programs and the on-line
scoreboard).

Getting packed to go up to Wittenberg this has been Ed Durrant DD5LP.

**
NORTH AMERICAN HOLIDAYS KEEP THE BANDS BUSY

DON/ANCHOR: There's nothing like patriotism to get hams on the air and
keep them there. Kevin Trotman N5PRE tells us why hams in the U.S. and
Canada started July with a full calendar.

KEVIN: The bands over North America seem to be getting no rest, not even
after Field Day. Radio Amateurs of Canada brought the annual Canada Day contest to the air on Sunday, July 1. Hams found the action on HF as
well as 6 and 2 meters and everyone wanted to score big. It was, after
all, Canada's birthday celebrating the Constitution Act which turned
three provinces into one country solidifying the Canadian identity.

South of its shared border with the U.S., an American Independence Day tradition kicked off on the air that same day. The tenth annual 13
Colonies Event began with hams chasing contacts in states that comprised
the 13 original colonies. They chased two bonus stations as well:
WM3PEN, the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
and GB13COL operated by the Durham and District Amateur Radio Society in England where, of course, the colonies all began. If you're hearing this
after 0400UTC on Friday - or midnight Eastern Time - that event is all
over but the counting of the contacts.

Finally, a less competitive event brought Canada and the U.S. together
on DMR - also on July 1. This was the Sunday night Midnight Hour Net on
TAC 310. Hams checking in here from both sides of the border simply
reported traffic, if there was any, and wished one another well for
their respective holidays.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

**

A LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVATION AND A TRIBUTE

DON/ANCHOR: Nova Scotia's Port Bickerton Lighthouse has a story that's
about to get a new chapter -- as we hear from Kent Peterson KC0DGY.

KENT'S REPORT: Canadian radio amateur Billy Budge VE1AAO created his
first tribute to his father a number of years ago with the publication
of a book that tells his family's story when they lived on St. Paul
Island. Fred Budge was the lighthouse-keeper there starting in 1955 and
the book "Memoirs of a Lightkeeper's Son" recalls those years. There's
now a second tribute planned for Billy's father. On July 13th through
15th, the Pictou County Amateur Radio Club and the Maritime Lighthouse
Amateur Radio Group are activating the Port Bickerton Lighthouse on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. Fred Budge had been a lighthouse-keeper there as
well from 1960 to 1977.

Using the callsign VE1UW, the hams will be on the air for 48 hours,
dedicating their activation to Fred Budge. They will honor him from a lighthouse that has remained a beacon of safety for more than a century
for those sailing the North Atlantic.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Kent Peterson KC0DGY.

(GEORGE DEWAR, VY2GF)

**

IN THE MARKET FOR A CHALLENGE AT MARKET REEF

DON/ANCHOR: On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean another lighthouse
is about to see a different kind of action. Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us
more.

JEREMY: The lighthouse on a small reef between Sweden and Finland is
about to provide an unprecedented opportunity for an international group
of young radio amateurs. They will be on the air at the Market Reef Lighthouse, a DXCC entity. operating as OJ-0C from 21st to 28th July.

Their activities are being sponsored by the Finnish Lighthouse Society
and the Amateur Radio League of Finland, in conjunction with
OH-DX-Foundation (OHDXF) and DX University. The organizers are calling
this activity “International Youth at Sea.”

Their operations on the air will be supplemented by instruction in
operating the radio equipment, managing pileups, an introduction to
digital modes and, just as importantly, safety and survival. That fact
is not insignificant: The Market Reef lighthouse is anything but a safe
haven: set at sea level, waves cover it at times and it has no jetty, so landings must be accomplished via small inflatable boats.

The operators, all of whom are between 16 and 25 years of age, are also
part of a cultural exchange that is to be repeated sometime in August.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH

(DXWORLD)

**
FIRST TO TAKE U.S. TECH TEST ARE IN AUSTRALIA

DON/ANCHOR: The new exam for the U.S. Technician license made its debut
- but not where you might think. John Williams VK4JJW has that story.

JOHN: In case you were wondering where in the United States the first
new Technician exam was given with the new set of questions - well, keep wondering. It wasn't in the U.S at all but in Australia. Two candidates,
Ward and John, sat for the test at a hangar in Bankstown Airport in
Sydney at 8 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 1. But wait - it was still Saturday afternoon in the States! Getting a jump on things nonetheless
were VEs Julian AG6LE, Bob AC1CZ and Brad AK2QQ as part of Oz-VE, which
gives the U.S. licensing tests across eastern Australia. Better still,
Julian tells us, both candidates passed the test. The early bird gets
the ... license.

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

DON/ANCHOR: Newsline would like to add its congratulations to Ward
Havens VK2FWLH and John Vetters VK2JV.

(JULIAN SORTLAND VK2YJS/AG6LE)

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UP, UP AND AWAY IN NOVA SCOTIA

DON/ANCHOR: Some Canadian students let their dreams take flight recently
with a radio and a balloon. Here's Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

NEIL: There's NASA in the United States, and the European Space Agency
in Europe. But now, a town of 20,000 people in Nova Scotia has their own
space agency... of sorts. The Annapolis Royal Space Agency, or ARSA, is
a high school group at the Annapolis West Education Center that launches
high altitude balloons into near space. Like many others, the group
gathers data and video, and sends it back to Earth using ham radio. The Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club joined in to provide the know how
for APRS tracking. Their latest flight was on June 27th, and went
amazingly well. They reached a peak altitude of 31,567 meters (or
103,566 feet) before landing in just 3 hours. The group feared an ocean landing like their last launch, but luckily they missed the Atlantic by
about 300 meters (or 984 feet). VA1AVR-11 tracked the entire flight
using APRS, and the payload was retrieved the same day as the launch...
which was immediately after the school's graduation ceremony. Now these students can truly say that graduating high school was out of this
world, and tell their parents, "I need my space!"

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

**
RADIO SCOUTS ACTIVATE SUMMER STATIONS FOR K2BSA

DON/ANCHOR: It's summer and radio scouts are keeping busy. Bill Stearns
NE4RD tells us where to be listening.

BILL: This week in Radio Scouting we're in the midst of summer camps on
the air with two activations of the K2BSA callsign, 2 activations from
our SCOTA site, and Jamboree on the Air Patches available.

William Coverdell, WD0BC, is continuing to activate K2BSA/0 at Camp
Geiger in St Joseph, MO, through July 21st. The camp will be offering
radio merit badge classes throughout the six week period. Scouts will
be getting on the air with a generous station that is completely
scout-owned through 100 percent donations.

Garland Eubanks, KB4RTM, is activating K2BSA/4 at Skymount Scout
Reservation in Alatamont, TN, through July 14th. During this time
period on the Fridays there might be activities when scouts might also
attempt to contact other summer camps operating under K2BSA.

Brian McDaniel, N4AE, will be activating his callsign at Camp Freeland
Leslie in Naperville, Illinois, from July 8th through the 13th. Brian
will be attending Summer Camp with his Troop and running Holiday Style
with a FT-817ND into a Double Bazooka Coaxial Dipole. Running on 80, 60,
40, and 20. Phone and some CW.

Thomas Barker, WA1HRH, will be activating a special event callsign K1A
at Moses Scout Reservation in Russell, MA, from July 9th through the
27th. A short three week summer camp season for a new activation.
Radios will include Yaesu FT 897, FT 817, home made dipole for 40. Will operate as time allows only on 40 meters using recommended SCOTA
frequencies of 7.030 and 7.090. They'll be running commercial power and
paper logging will be used.

Jamboree on the Air and Internet are just 3 months away now. Hopefully
most groups had a chance to test their gear and recruit some volunteers
at Field Day. Now is the time to start ordering up your patches and
printing out literature in preparation for your event. The patches are
now available at the ScoutStuff.org site.

For more information on JOTA and Radio Scouting, please visit our
website at www.K2BSA.net.

For Amateur Radio Newsline and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, this
is Bill Stearns, NE4RD.

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WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, there is still time to work Peter/VE3IKV and Bill/W4TAA/VE3MMQ operating as VQ5Z on the Turks and Caicos Islands.
They are on the air through the 10th of July. Listen on the HF bands and
6 meters (with a focus on 6m) using CW, SSB, FT8, MSK144 and JT65A. They
also have a 6m beacon running on 50.107 MHz. Monitor the ON4KST 6 meter
chat page. QSL via VE3IKV direct.

Members of the Amateur Radio Club SP3PET will be active from July 18th
to 31st as JW100PUT from Spitsbergen in the Svalbard island group. The Norwegian archipelago is between the North Pole and Norway. The
operators are marking the 100th anniversary of the Academic Ham Radio
Club of the Poznan University of Technology. Activity will be on
80/40/20 meters as well as 2m and 70cm using SSB and FM. QSL via SP3PET.

Be listening for Karel, OK2ZI, operating as 3B8/OK2ZI from Pointe aux
Sables, Mauritius starting on July 26th until August 4th. Karel will be
on 80-10 meters and possibly 160m, depending on local conditions. He
will be using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW six months after his
expedition has ended.


**

KICKER: AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE'S MILESTONE

DON/ANCHOR: I’d like to share a personal moment with you. Amateur
Radio Newsline is celebrating a birthday. A milestone, if you
will. It was June 29th, 1976 that Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, Jim
Hendershot, WA6VQP and Robert Sudock, WB6FDF produced and presented
the very first Westlink Report, later rechristened as Amateur Radio Newsline.From that day until Bill’s sudden admittance to the hospital in December of 2014, Newsline had not missed a single weekly deadline.
Ever. 1,946 consecutive weeks of newscasts. After his passing on
June 11th, 2015 we took some time to regroup. Now, 42 years after that inaugural Westlink Report, Newsline is continuing. We begin our
42nd year with report #2123 and this promise. We will remain
as we began: totally unbiased and independent, 100 percent
voluntary. I joined the Newsline staff in 1995, just a few months after getting my license. Bill was a friend and a mentor to me. I'm by no
means the head of Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m just the most
visible due to my role on Ham Nation. Newsline is a total team effort. Newsline has always set itself apart from other bulletin services
because Bill modeled it after a network radio newscast with professional broadcasters behind the mic and the typewriter, now the word processor.
A lot of our current staff came along following Bill’s passing. We are
all committed to continuing the path Bill set us out on. Our mantra
is "WWBD: What Would Bill Do?" We ask that question every
day. I know the current Newsline staff and product would
please Bill because we’re doing it like Bill would. A large
part of his legacy is the Young Ham Of The Year award, now
named in his honor. Bill loved kids and loved sharing this hobby
and service with everyone, particularly kids. In closing, I’d
like to thank you, our listeners, for supporting us for these
4 decades and counting, and for your continued support as we
soldier on as if Bill is still here. In a sense, he is. His
memory and example are always with us. With great appreciation to you,
our listeners, supporters and our staff, I’m Don Wilbanks, AE5DW.

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; ARISS:
the ARRL; the U.S. Attorney's Office; CQ Magazine; the FCC George Dewar
VY2GF; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Irish Radio Transmitters Society;
Julian Sortland VK2YJS/AG6LE; K2BSA; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZNOW.COM, Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; 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
Radio Newsline's only official website at www.arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Don Wilbanks AE5DW in Picayune,
Mississippi saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2124 for Friday, July 13, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2124 with a release date of Friday, July 13 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. South African amateurs are on the move. Cuban
licensees score big on their exams -- and in the U.S. hams provided needed connections as wildfires swept Colorado. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2124 comes your way right now.

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HAMS HELP AS WILDFIRES STRIKE COLORADO

PAUL/ANCHOR: We begin this week's newscast with an update on the more than a dozen wildfires that have swept through the state of Colorado in less than
two weeks and the amateurs who've been able to help. Our report comes
courtesy of Amanda Alden K1DDN who has been working with ARES in connection with those fires, which resulted in the evacuation of more than 3,000
homes.

Amanda tells us that Type 1 and Type 2 Incident Management Teams were called
in quickly for many sites once the fires flared so ARES was not called in for all of them. ARES was activated, however, for the Quarry Fire, which was ignited by lightning on the evening of Saturday July 7th, two miles west of Canon City, Colorado. The fire began in rough terrain but also threatened
cell tower sites in addition to an important ham radio repeater site. The
same lightning caused at least one other spot fire which was extinguished quickly but also struck near two people on the Royal Gorge Bridge.

Fremont County Incident Management Team asked the R5D1 ARES team to assist
with comms for the local wildfire team as well as the fire protection
district. As Amanda told us [quote] "We actually fulfilled more of an AuxComm role for the fire." [endquote] The amateur team monitored narrowband VHF fire frequencies, tactical command and air-to-ground. Incident Command also required hourly weather updates. The ARES comm van also provided IP connectivity and a live camera feed on flare-ups and hot spots. By July 8,
air attacks had done their job and ARES was able to demobilize that evening.

One wildfire team member, who is also a ham, was injured and has since recovered. As Amanda reminded Newsline [quote]: "ARES isn't always about
using amateur radio. When you have these small rural teams fighting a fire, it's about assisting any way possible. If that includes using public safety radio, that's what we do".

The Quarry Fire is now 100 percent contained. As of Newsline production time, however, the Spring Fire - the second largest in the state's history,
continued to burn.

(AMANDA ALDEN K1DDN)

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IRISH HAMS MARK ROLE OF RADIO IN SPORTS

PAUL/ANCHOR: A group of amateurs in Ireland are showing that radio operators have always been good sports when it comes to sports. Here's Jeremy Boot
G4NJH.

JEREMY: With the World Radiosport Team Championship about to kick off in Germany and with the World Cup going on in Russia, it's worth noting that a sporting event 120 years ago also involved the use of radio. In 1898,
Guglielmo Marconi was invited to set up a wireless station aboard a boat anchored at the finish line of that year's Kingstown Regatta in Dublin. The goal was to be able to transmit the race results to the harbour master's
office in Kingstown and from there, phoned into newsrooms from where special editions of the newspapers could be printed and on the newstands well before the yachts returned to port.

The 120th anniversary of this important "first" in sports reporting by
wireless is being commemorated on the 21st of July by amateurs in Ireland
using the call sign EI0MAR. They will be operating from the Martello Tower
and offering a special QSL card for HF contacts. The station will also
monitor 145.525 MHz. Operations will be from about 1000 to 1600 UTC.


For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.


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HONORING THOSE WHO DIED ON THE USS SAN DIEGO

PAUL/ANCHOR: In New York, hams are marking another historic event on the
water - in this case, a tragic event. Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT has that story.

CARYN: What do you do when history happens right on your doorstep - or in the case of one ham club, right on your shoreline? For the Great South Bay
Amateur Radio Club in Lindenhurst, New York, the answer to that question was easy: You operate a special event station. One hundred years ago on July 19
six U.S. sailors lost their lives when an explosion on board the USS San
Diego sank the vessel off the coast of a barrier island known as Fire Island. Club president John Melfi W2HCB explains why this event hits so close to home.

JOHN: Being that we are the Great South Bay Club, the Great South Bay is a
body of water that is on the north side of the barrier island, which is the island between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great South Bay. The San Diego unfortunately sank ten miles off of Fire Island after its onboard radio
failed.

CARYN: Starting on July 14 and through the end of the month, Special Event Station W2NMY will operate on all bands in all modes honoring the six who perished aboard the only major warship the U.S. lost after its involvement in World War I. Successful contacts will earn a special certificate bearing the sailors' names and a photo of the ship. John said enthusiasm has been widespread but most especially among one group.

JOHN: We are hoping possibly to get a lot of military veterans who are ham radio operators collecting that very special certificate.

CARYN: The call sign is also historic. It had been used by the U.S. Coast
Guard at the HF station near Fire Island Lighthouse. John said the club is proud to bring it alive again.

JOHN: Just look for that call sign W2NMY, that's whiskey two november mike yankee.

CARYN: For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, and a member
of the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club.

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HAMS ARE ON THE MOVE IN SOUTH AFRICA

PAUL/ANCHOR: In just a few days, the practice of operating portable will take on new meaning for some hams in South Africa. Here's Jason Daniels VK2LAW
with more.

JASON: Amateur radio operators in South Africa can expect to be on the move - quite literally - for the second Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio challenge, known by the acronym RaDAR. Some enthusiasts even call this form of portable operation a "shack in a sack."

The challenge set for Saturday July 14th features hams operating in the categories of fixed, field or moving. The practice encourages hams to be able to operate with self-sufficiency for extended periods of time, bringing along their rigs and power supplies as well as shelter, food, water and protective clothing.

According to the RaDAR Ops website, Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio was
launched in August of 2009.

The one-day challenge permits hams to use CW, SSB, FM, satellite or any legal amateur radio digital mode - but no repeaters.

The important part of the challenge isn't just to keep making those contacts, but to keep things moving.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

PAUL/ANCHOR: We also want to congratulate Magda Swart ZS6MMS. She recently became the second YL in South Africa in the SOTA program to achieve 100
points for her summit activations. Magda reached that milestone on the 28th
of June, joining another YL, Adele ZS5APT who had achieved those points earlier.

(SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE, RAPID DEPLOYMENT AMATEUR RADIO)

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NEW CUBAN LICENSEES SCORE BIG ON EXAM

PAUL/ANCHOR: It pays to study hard for your license exam - and some new amateurs in Cuba are celebrating, as we hear from Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

KEVIN: What's better than a good signal report? How about a 96 percent
success rate for new amateur licensees? Cuba gets the bragging rights to
this: In a recent report for FRC, the Cuban amateur radio association, the country boasts an overall pass rate of 95.97 percent so far this year for
exams taken. Of the 323 who have sat for their exams so far, 310 learned they would be getting their license.

Add to that another bit of good news: The number of candidates sitting for
the exam in 2018 has increased over last year.

So be listening for those new prefixes from Cuba, CL, CM and CO - and welcome them.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

(SOUTHGATE)


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HAM RADIO PAIRS WITH FRS FOR MARYLAND EMCOMM

PAUL/ANCHOR : Stories about how Amateur Radio operators get involved in emergency communications frequently cross the news desk here. This one, however, has a twist. Marty Pittinger, KB3MXM is the ARRL Section Manager for the Atlantic/MDC area. He is working with community groups in his area to tie other services, such as the Family Radio Service or FRS, into ham radio
emcomm operations. As an active member of ARES and RACES, Pittinger knows that nonham groups in the community can have their own emergency networks too - thanks to this inexpensive unlicensed form of radio communication. Local groups distribute these radios in areas where they're needed to create instant connectivity, even for people
without phones - and this is something hams can tap into as well. How does it work? Pittinger gave an example:

PITTINGER: This lady who was on oxygen - the power went off one night and she picked up her FRS radio and she said, "Can anybody hear me?" and an amateur radio person who happened to be monitoring FRS said, "Yes, I do."She says, "Well the power went out, I was wondering how long it was going to be." The
ham on the other side said, "Let me find out." A little while later, said, "It's only going to be off for about an hour-and-a-half," and she said, "Oh, that will be fine. The battery will last that long," and that was the end of it. Now, to some, that may not seem substantial, but I go one step further.
You have a community that are sometimes in need of information, situational awareness that they don't have ready access to. Not everybody has a smart phone. Not everybody has reliable power at their house. Well, if the power
goes off, they don't have situational awareness when it comes to, let's say weather situations or power situations. That information that was passed
along eliminated the need of sending a health and welfare check or medical services to remove this lady from her house perhaps and take her to a medical facility. She may be there for a long time - puts an undue strain on her
family or her close friends or relatives. So the information was passed to
her and she was satisfied with it.

PAUL: Pittinger sees these radios as a simple, inexpensive vehicle
for widening radio networks during an emergency, especially in areas without a significant ham population. He recommends that all hams
who are involved in emcomm in some way also pack an FRS radio in their go�kit and monitor it as they would any of the ham or
civil defense frequencies. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul
Braun WD9GCO

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GLOBAL EVENT LIGHTS OUR WAY FOR 21 YEARS

PAUL/ANCHOR: There are some newcomers in this year's International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend and organizers consider them to be shining stars, as we hear from Graham Kemp VK4BB.

GRAHAM: They say there's a first time for everything and nowhere could that
be truer than in amateur radio. International Lighthouse and Lightship
Weekend which happens the third full weekend in August is marking its 21st anniversary. It has welcomed 250 registered lighthouses so far this year but it's also celebrating the debut of a number of new participants. They include the Ashdod and Mount Carmel lighthouses in Israel, the Shabla Lighthouse in Bulgaria, Porthcawl Breakwater in Wales and Tanjung Datu in Malaysia. Yes, there are even more lighthouses new to the game in Mexico and Cuba. Organizer Kevin Mulcahy VK2CE said the event begins on August 18th at 0001 UTC. That is still a few weeks off and so, as always, the pace of entries is expected to gather momentum in the days ahead.

Registered participants also include one of South Africa's most historic lighthouses, which will be activated by the Boland Amateur Radio Club during the event. The club is marking its own milestone - their 70th anniversary - with the special event call sign ZS70BAK.

Kevin and Ted W8TTS maintain the list of lighthouses and expect the list to reach more than 500 by the final week. That's a rate of growth you might say
is almost at the speed of lighthouse.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(KEVIN MULCAHY VK2CE)

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MELBOURNE STUDENTS READY FOR JULY 17 DATE WITH ISS ASTRONAUT

PAUL/ANCHOR: Youngsters at one Australian primary school have been waiting
for a date with an astronaut - and now they have it. Robert Broomhead VK3DC tells us more.

ROBERT: It's a date! That would be Tuesday July 17th - that's when the
students at the Essex Heights Primary School in Melbourne, Australia will get their long-awaited moment with astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT on board the International Space Station. The hour will be 6:24 p.m. local time, which is 08:24 UTC. While the students have their interaction via telebridge, the rest of the world can get in on the action by participating on the internet. There is a livestreaming link for worldwide viewing and it will be published on the school's website. Just visit www dot essexheightsps dot vic dot edu dot au (www.essexheightsps.vic.edu.au)

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Robert Broomhead VK3DN.

**

WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, listen for Carsten, OZ4CG operating through the 31st of July as OZ4SOP from Bornholm Island for the Sea Of Peace Award. Send QSLs
via Club Log, LoTW and eQSL.

Eric, SM1TDE is active as SJ1SOP from Gotland Island through the 31st of
July also for the Sea of Peace Award. Send QSLs via home call, LoTW and eQSL; or search on Club Log.

Pierre, VE3KTB is active through the 21st of July as VY0ERC. He is at the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station located in the weather station on Ellesmere Island. Send QSLs via M0OXO's OQRS.

Listen for Bruce KD6WW and Mike K9AJ operating primarily in CW as KD6WW/VY0
and K9AJ/VY0 from Fafarad Island from the 19th to the 23rd of July. The last operation from this rare IOTA Group was 18 years ago. Listen on 40 meters through 17 meters. They also plan some SSB and possibly FT8. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS, or via home calls, both direct and via the bureau.

(OHIO PENN DX)

**

KICKER: THAILAND CAVE RESCUE WAS A RADIO OPERATION TOO

PAUL/ANCHOR: Finally, the world is breathing a little easier now with the success of the recent Thailand cave rescue operation -- but did you know that even this has a ham radio connection? Here's Don Wilbanks AE5DW.

DON: Thirteen young people in Thailand are alive today partly because of
radio - a radio system, in fact, that was designed by a British ham nearly 20 years ago. The radios are specialized handhelds that transmit and receive on upper side band at the ultra-low frequency of 87 kHz -- and they were instrumental in making contact with the 12 young members of a football team
and their assistant coach who were trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand for nearly three weeks. The radios are called HeyPhones, bearing the name of John Hey G3TDZ, now a Silent Key. He designed the bulky, do-it-yourself system 17 years ago for use in cave rescues in the UK. The radios allow divers to transmit through solid rock and between cave and surface as well. The ones in Thailand, sent by the Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation, allowed divers to make contact with the trapped team as the world held its breath.

The boys and their coach are safe now. While some observers may say Hey's original design has long since been rendered obsolete by more modern counterparts, no doubt hams like John Hey himself would say instead: this is the kind of radio rescue that never gets old.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Wilbanks AE5DW.

(WIA, WIRED, BCRC WEBSITE, HACKADAY)

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2125 for July 20, 2018

*** CLOSED CIRCUIT ADVISORY ****

The following is a closed circuit advisory and not for broadcast.

This is a special, extended newscast and will contain 3 segments and 2
ID breaks to accommodate an expanded report on the World Radiosport Team Championship. Thank you.



**
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2025 with a release date of Friday,
July 20, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Contest season heats up in Korea. A smartphone
app provides a gateway to ham radio - and in this special expanded
edition of Amateur Radio Newsline, we revisit the World Radiosport Team Championships.

****

BILLBOARD CART HERE

**
CONTEST SEASON HEATS UP IN KOREA

JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week's newscast with the good news that if you
think the championship season is over, think again. With two big summer contests behind us, one of the next big competitions will take place in
Korea. The focus here is on amateur radio direction-finding, or
foxhunting - as Jason Daniels VK2LAW tells us.

JASON: Just in case you can't get enough of the big contest scene, hams
are now preparing for the action to shift to Korea where the country's
natural landscape will share the spotlight with some of the hobby's best
in foxhunting. The 19th World Amateur Radio Direction Finding
Championships will be hosted by the Korean Amateur Radio League not far
from another prominent contest venue - the 2018 Winter Olympics location
in Pyeong Chang.

The championship search for low-power transmitters will be held
September 2 through 8th. According to the latest bulletin from the
Korean radio league, 418 amateurs representing 25 countries have
committed to participate so far. The panel of jurors consists of hams
from Belgium, Sweden, Canada, Ukraine and Japan.

The 18th World ARDF championships were held in Bulgaria in 2016.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

(KOREAN AMATEUR RADIO LEAGUE)

**

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL SESSION GOES SKY HIGH

JIM/ANCHOR: Imagine having a guest speaker at your public school who is
some 250 miles above the Earth. Well, youngsters in Melbourne, Australia didn't have to imagine. It really happened - and just as planned. Here
Robert Broomhead VK3DN with those details.

ROBERT: Just as planned, an astronaut aboard the International Space
Station kept her appointment with the students at the Essex Heights
Primary School in Melbourne Australia on the evening of Tuesday, July
17th. As the ISS approached Australia's southern coast at 27,500
kilometers per hour, the youngsters had their first conversations that
took place more than 400 kilometers, or almost 250 miles, above the
earth. Ham radio made it possible. "This is your little moment in
history, your opportunity to do something that very few people are able
to do," moderator Ciaran Morgan M0XTD had told them. From the north,
Shane Lynd VK4KHZ, put out the call to astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT and Ciaran set the discussion in motion from his QTH in England.
The students cheered and then took turns at the microphone with their questions: how does the body react to being in space? What foods do you
miss most? For the children, it was ham radio's finest moment as the
dialogue went forward courtesy of a telebridge between Shane in
Queensland and NA1SS, the International Space Station Amateur Radio Club outside Washington, D.C. It lasted barely 10 minutes but for those
twelve children joined by 400 family and friends in the school hall it
would be a memory forever. The event was featured the following evening
on Australia's Channel 7 evening TV News service and again the following
night on Channel 10’s "The Project," a news and current events talk
show. For the rest of the world, you can watch the YouTube by pickup up
the link from on the school's website. Visit www dot essexheightsps dot
vic dot edu dot au (www.essexheightsps.vic.edu.au)

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Robert Broomhead VK3DN
**


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K2BSA SCOUTS ON THE AIR IN CALIFORNIA

JIM/ANCHOR: Scouts in the U.S. are activating K2BSA again this week and opening registration for their big on-air happening, Jamboree on the
Air. Bill Stearns NE4RD has that report.

BILL: This week in Radio Scouting we have 2 activations of the K2BSA
callsign, one activation from Scout Camps on the Air, and Jamboree on
the Air registration is open for 2018.

Chris Clark, W6CBC, will be activating K2BSA/6 at Camp Chawanakee in
Shaver Lake, CA, from July 28 through August 4. Chris will be operating
a station at the camp in preparation for JOTA.

Frederick Donkin, KA7MMM, will be activating K2BSA/9 at the National
Order of the Arrow Conference in Bloomington, IN, from July 30 through
August 4. The NOAC is a conference that is held every 3 years and is the second biggest national scouting activity.

BSA Troop 20 Amateur Radio Club will be activating their callsign WS5BSA
at the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Vic Ely, MN, from July 30 through
August 4. The Canoe Trek will set up at daily campsites and make QSOs
until 0130 UTC. They will most likely work 40/20 meters due to time of
day and latitude. They are also hoping that one or two stations will try
to work a schedule with them every evening. Find their contact
information on our SCOTA.US site.

Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet is just a short 3
months away now. Registration has been opened and has been greatly
simplified. You can find the registration page with our shortcut of jota2018.k2bsa.net , that's J O T A 2 0 1 8 .k2bsa.net or by searching
the jotajoti.info site. Stations can register events with Boy Scout or
Girl Scout units. You can even edit your event information after you
have registered, so be sure to include a current email address and
you'll receive a link to your registration for updating.

Another event that is just 12 months away is World Jamboree. This is a quadrennial event that is held in locations all over the Scouting World
every four years. In 2019 it will be hosted in North America at the
Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. Our callsign for this event
will be NA1WJ. You'll be hearing more about this event as it nears. For
now, check out our landing page for it at na1wj.net.

For more information on JOTA or Radio Scouting, or to signup for our
JOTA newsletter, please visit our website at k2bsa.net.

For Amateur Radio Newsline and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, this
is Bill Stearns, NE4RD.

**

YOUNG HAMS' INVITATION TO 'BREAKFAST'

JIM/ANCHOR: Another way to hook youngsters on ham radio in the internet
age is to start with their smartphones! Paul Braun WD9GCO tells us how
one ham did it.

PAUL: One of the hot topics in ham radio today is how to attract new,
young hams to the hobby in a world that's full of the internet and cell phones. One ham, Denny Johnson KD5DLJ, has found a way to combine all of those. His initial plan was to get the school systems in his area to use
the Skywarn training materials as the curriculum in a science class, and
then get the students Skywarn certified. Since most of them had
smartphones, his plan was to create a channel on Zello, a popular app
that allows mobile phones to behave very much like an HT. He figured it
would bring them in contact with Skywarn spotters who were also hams,
and hopefully spark interest. And then he started thinking bigger:

JOHNSON: So I created this Zello channel, and I thought, "You know, we
need to do something a little broader, outside of Skywarn" so I created
the Digicomm Cafe which is just a Zello channel open to everybody. We
had this breakfast club that we started, meets every Saturday morning at
8:00 Central where we bring in different guests every time. Recently we
had Don Wilbanks in as a guest and we've been doing this now for the
last three months.

PAUL: The Digicomm Cafe channel on Zello introduced him to the World
Wide Amateur Radio Guild who had a similar mission, and they have
channels of their own on a different service. They liked what Johnson
was doing, so they offered to bring Digicomm Cafe in as part of the
Guild. Johnson accepted.

JOHNSON: I have a channel called "DigiCommCafe" without a space between
"comm" and "cafe." The one with a space is for everyone, the one that's
all one word is for hams only. It's linked to many RF modes, including Echolink, Allstar link, DMR, D-star, Fusion and it's also cross-linked
to Zello which we only give permission to those whoare licensed hams to
use, and the IRN on Teamspeak so people could come in from any one of
those different modes to communicate in the channel.

PAUL: Johnson's idea seems to be working:

JOHNSON: I did a presentation at the local library here in Harrison,
Arkansas. A young boy, 13 years old, with his father came up from
Clinton, Arkansas. He's always been passionate about weather but within
two days he took that test, got certified as a spotter. Two days later
he got his ham license and now he is running the Little Rock Skywarn
Zello channel!

PAUL: For more information about The Guild and Digicomm Cafe, please
visit their website at TheGuildGlobal dot ORG. For Amateur Radio
Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.

**

FIRST BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the
Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world
including the K2ADA repeater in Ocala Florida on Fridays and Saturdays
at 7 p.m.

**
OLD RADIOS DIE HARD - OR NOT

JIM/ANCHOR: The actor Bruce Willis might be the last person you'd expect
to be talking into an HT. But it happened on screen 30 years ago this
year and his costar, it turns out, was a Kenwood model that's now
vintage. Here's Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

NEIL: As the blockbuster action-thriller "Die Hard" marks the 30th
anniversary of its theatrical release in the U.S., there are still
plenty of people who believe that Bruce Willis was the movie's star.
Remember him? His portrayal of New York City cop John McClane came into sharpest focus during a dramatic hostage rescue scene in Los Angeles.

Everyone recognizes Bruce Willis, of course, a tough guy who takes no prisoners even in the face of those who do. But his costar? Trivia buffs
might offer the name of Bonnie Bedelia who plays his wife, or identify
Alan Rickman as the evil Hans Gruber but - guess again.

Amateur radio operators know better: In the July 2018 issue of the
ARRL's magazine QST, it is revealed that a Kenwood HT - the model
TH-31BT to be exact - was Bruce Willis' real co-star. This was the radio
that John McClane managed to grab from one of the hostage-takers and
later used to spy on the captors' conversations. Ultimately the radio
helped him save the day when he used it to call emergency response to
the scene and keep him connected to outside support as the drama unfolded.

Well hams aren't surprised at all by this revelation. Why should they
be? Admiration for radio's potential - like the movie - dies hard.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

(QST Magazine)

**
SLOVENIA GETS ALLOCATION ON 60 METER BAND

JIM/ANCHOR: Welcome to the 60 meter band, Slovenia! The Association of
Radio Amateurs of Slovenia has notified Tom Kamp DF5JL, the Region 1 HF Manager of the International Amateur Radio Union, that all Class A
operators now have access to the 60 meter band on a seconary basis
between 5351.5 kHz to 5366.5 kHz. The hams are given a maximum EIRP of
15 watts. According to the IARU, the change took effect on the 14th of
July.

(SOUTHGATE)

**

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF NETWORKING REPEATERS IN KANSAS

JIM/ANCHOR: There's nothing like togetherness, whether it is a gathering
in person for eyeball QSOs or hams getting together on the air.
Networked repeaters bring another kind of important togetherness. In
Kansas, hams are noting two decades of that interconnectedness in the
most appropriate way possible. Lloyd Colston KC5FM has the details.

LLOYD: The nice folks in Kansas are celebrating twenty years of
statewide networking repeaters with a net on August 18th at 9 p.m.
Central Time on the K-Link system. Today the system has 20 repeaters
linked with worldwide connectivity on IRLP NODE 9335 and ALLSTAR NODE
46304.

Justin NV8Q reports that in 2008, the tenth anniversary net had 54
check-ins.

Details can be found at WWW.KS0LNK.NET

If you are in Kansas on the 18th, head over to Salina on the 19th for
the Kansas American Radio Relay League State Convention.

For Amateur Radio Newsline this is Lloyd Colston KC5FM reporting.

**

NEW BALLOTS BEING MAILED FOR AMSAT-NORTH AMERICA ELECTION

JIM/ANCHOR: If you're a member of AMSAT-North America and you voted in
the election for the Board of Directors, you'll be getting another
ballot soon. A printing error occurred with the original ballots that
were mailed to members for the July 15 election and those ballots have
been declared void. Watch the mail for ballots labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018." They are printed on yellow cardstock and replace the
original beige-colored ballots.

Members are being asked to vote for no more than three of the five
candidates. Three directors will be chosen along with two alternates.

(SOUTHGATE)

**

THE WORLD OF DX

Meanwhile, in the World of DX, be listening for Geoff ZL3GA who is
operating on Vanuatu until the 25th of July. He will be using the call
sign YJ0GA and operating both CW and FT8 as his main modes. Logs will be uploaded to Logbook of The World and QSLs go via Club Log OQRS.

Don't forget the IOTA contest of the Radio Society of Great Britain
which is a good source for contacts. The dates are July 28th and 29th.
Here are some of the contacts you can make:

Be listening for Taka, JA8COE, who will be active from Hokkaido Island.
Send QSLs via JA8COE.

A number of operators on the Island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides
will be operating as GM7V. Send QSLs via Steve, N3SL.

Listen for Ian, G3WVG, operating as MX5A from St. Mary's on the Isles of Scilly. QSL via LoTW and ClubLog.

Branislav, OM2FY will be operating as SV8/OM2FY from Kefalonia Island.
QSL via OM2FY.

Andreas, DL1KZA and a number of friends will be using the call sign DK3R
from Ruegen Island. QSL via DL1KZA.

(OHIO PENN DX)

**
KICKER: WHEN HAM RADIO REALLY DELIVERS - TO THE MAILBOX

JIM/ANCHOR: Most hams know that when you've got an amateur's call sign,
that's really all you need to confirm the contact with a QSL card. In
most cases a QRZ listing or a quick email inquiry can get you an address
or postal code. But what happens when you have neither? Well, then, you
need a postal carrier with a sharp eye and just maybe an affinity for
ham radio. Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: How do you deliver a piece of mail that has little else but the recipient's name and their amateur radio call sign? Someone out there -
an anonymous postie in Derry - managed to get the job done with little
else but that. The QSL card was sent to "Monsieur Stevie Gillespie" from Pierre Miet F4HXW the amateur in France with whom Stevie had made
contact on HF only four days earlier. Stevie MI0GTA of course was
delighted. He had eagerly awaited this confirmation of his QSO between
his Waterside home and the South of France. But wait - the mail
contained no postal address and Stevie, a ham since 2002, got to
wondering. How could the postie have known? Could the card's destination
been sorted out by someone who is a ham himself?

Well, it's not really known how it all unfolded but Stevie, appreciative
of the mystery mail delivery, made sure the Royal Mail got a note of appreciation from him nonetheless. As for Pierre, he got something too -
a return QSL card from Stevie, a fan of the Derry City Football Club, featuring a picture of the late defender Ryan McBride.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(THE DERRY JOURNAL)

**

SECOND BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the
Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world
including the KA6TSA repeater on Wednesday evenings at 8 in Palos
Verdes, California.

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SPECIAL REPORT FROM WRTC

JIM/ANCHOR: The World Radiosport Team Championship is now history and
reporter Ed Durrant DD5LP was there for this global contest that put the
best of the best on a level playing field in Germany. Here is his
special report in this expanded segment of Amateur Radio Newsline:

ED: Think of an event organized by a small group of Hams that is a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP with 124 contestants, 300+ volunteers and a small
management team, that costs half a million Euros to put on needs 4 years
work and negotiations with 3 regional governments, and you have the
World Radiosport team championships or the Olympics of Radio Contesters
as some know it.
I was very happy to offer my support as a volunteer and was allocated to
the Media team, in the heart of the organisation. What I saw in my
position was an amazingly well organized, highly skilled and effective organisation of which any large company in the world would be happy to
have and these are all unpaid workers doing it for the love of the hobby. Contestants, referees and the majority of the volunteers arrived on the Wednesday and there were various meetings and events arranged over the
next couple of days until on Friday the contestants saw their sites for
the first time before returning on Saturday for the contest itself. The
WRTC championship coincides with the IARU HF contest and apart from 160
metres takes place on the same bands but with only 100W output to
completely identical antenna systems on identical locations as far as
ground geography is concerned around the Wittenberg-Jessen area in the
eastern part of Germany. The organisers had another surprise up their
sleeves to make sure there would be enough stations calling the
championship stations – they got a very special range of call signs
allocated from BNetZa – the national licencing authority and they were
call signs starting with Y8 – call sign letters that belonged to the old
East Germany and were stopped 28 years ago. While the BNetZa has this
range available, they issued the required 63 short callsigns but ONLY to
be used for the 24 hours of the contest. That adds a special reason for amateurs from around the world to call the WRTC stations as it is quite possible that these callsign prefixes will never be used again.

Linked to the championships there were regular daily video reports as
well as text & picture press releases. The opening and closing
ceremonies were live streamed to the Internet and during the
competition, the biggest hot item for the spectators was the online,
real time scoreboard, where on a minute by minute basis everyone APART
FROM the contesters (as they are allowed no Internet access), could
watch how each of the teams were doing.
As well as the materials and Internet broadcasts produced by the WRTC
media team, RADIO-DARC a group linked to the national radio society put
out two special radio shows on Short Wave AM using a pair of 300kW transmitters from the ORS company near Vienna, Austria. One in English
on the Saturday covering Europe and North America and one for Europe in
German on the Sunday. However everything almost didn’t go to plan. The
20dB curtain antenna used with one of the two 300 KW transmitters to put
30MW of EIRP into the US was damaged in the week coming up to the WRTC.
The professional teams worked long hours to try to repair the damage and
the transmitter site manager (who just happens to be a Ham) called in
two local Hams to help out and…. On Friday evening the antenna was fixed
and working. A case of both ORS and the Vienna amateur community putting
in extra effort to make sure everything went without problems with the
WRTC.
Back in the organisations centre problems were logged in the ticket
system and efficiently resolved. Such interesting calls came in as one (obviously rather large) operator kept breaking chairs and had to have
them replaced, in the end with a heavy duty one. On one site the
Port-a-loo was blown over and was unable to be righted, so a backup was
sent. A couple of antennas were damaged prior to the start of the
contest and replaced from the spares.
Overall for such a large and complex event everything ran very well.
So you’re all waiting to hear WHO WON ?
At the time of recording – the Monday following the contest, the result
is not official and will only be announced at the closing ceremony
however it’s unlikely that the record-breaking score set by the
Lithuanian team of Gedas, LY9A, and Mindis, LY4L will be beaten.
Your reporter was lucky enough to be outside the tent of the winning
team right after completion of the 24 hour, no-break, competition. So
what did the LY’s say was the secret of their success? It seems,
practice, practice, practice is the answer. They also mention their
respect for the organisation and especially the volunteers at WRTC2018
in the following short audio clip.

<<< Insert Audio Clip here >>>>>

So it only now remains for me to wish those planning to compete in WRTC
2022 all the best and remember – PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE and of
course I congratulate ALL teams that took part in WRTC 2018 !
Thanks to the organisers for letting me be a small part of this great
event!

For Amateur Radio Newsline, this is Ed Durrant DD5LP

JIM/ANCHOR: Our thanks to Ed DD5LP for his thorough coverage throughout
the championship. At the closing ceremonies it was announced that the
2022 contest is to be held in Bologna, Italy, the birthplace of
Guglielmo Marconi in 1874. So, as Ed advises, practice, practice, practice!

**

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2126 for Friday, July 27, 2018
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2126 with a release date of Friday,
July 27, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A ham in Japan achieves his goal after 4
decades. More than 300 lighthouses prepare for activation – and meet
Amateur Radio Newsline’s Young Ham of the Year for 2018! All this and
more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2126 comes your way right now.
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TRIUMPH ON 6 METERS AND BEYOND
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We begin this week with a story of personal triumph. One
ham. One goal. One award. And 41 years. With those details, here’s John Williams VK4JJW.
JOHN: Say the words “worked all states” to hams who have ambitions for
this ultimate ARRL award in American contacts and they’ll likely tell
you stories of perseverance, pileups and no doubt, dreams. Ask Tac
Hirama, JA7QVI, a radio amateur in Japan, and he’ll tell you that he
finally got to live that dream. On the 17th of June, almost 41 years to
the day after he began his Worked All States journey on 6 meters, Tac
had a successful QSO with New Jersey ham Andy N2NT via EME, or moon
bounce. It completed the protracted effort he began on June 11, 1977 in
a QSO with Fred W6PVB.
Tac told Amateur Radio Newsline in an email that his chase for a New
Jersey contact took a decade and he had expected it would be, like the
other 49 states, either via F2 or Sporadic E propagation. Moon bounce, however, did the trick.
He hasn’t just collected an award however: Along the way Tac has amassed
a number of friends – Dan K1TO, Andy N2NT, John N2NC, Morris N1IBM,
Dr.Joe K1JT among them.
We note that there’s a little bit more to this adventure: With this
recent 6 meter accomplishment, Tac now boasts Worked All States awards
on 10 bands from 160 meters to 6 meters.
It pays, he said, not to give up on one’s dreams.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m John Williams VK4JJW.
**
WHEN RADIO IS A BRIDGE TO THE WORLD
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Get ready to hear hams calling QRZ from bridges,
honoring a very special style of structure, as Jack Parker W8ISH tells us. JACK: If amateur radio is a bridge to the world, well, it’s only natural
to expect to find hams on or near bridges on the 18th of August. In
Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Ohio, they’ll be setting up stations on or
near covered bridges. In Ohio, clubs such as the Miami County Amateur
Radio Club and the Highland Amateur Radio Association will be among many activating these bridges and calling QRZ to mark Covered Bridge Day. The
Miami County club will be operating at the Eldean Covered Bridge in
Troy, out of the nearby shelter house. The bridge itself was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2017. It was built in 1860 and is
recognized as the longest “long truss” style bridge in the U.S. The
Highland club amateurs have a list of 7 bridges to be activated,
including the Blackwood Covered Bridge in Lodi Township and the
Lynchburg Covered Bridge. Meanwhile that same day in New York’s Thousand Islands region, hams will be marking the 80th anniversary of the opening
of that region’s International Bridge System. The Thousand Islands
Repeater Club KC2TI will be on the air from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. local time.
The International Bridge System runs between Collins Landing, New York,
to the Ontario mainland, spanning 8.5 miles.
The weekend of August 18th and 19th promises to be a busy one since the
bridge activations are taking place at the same time hams will be taking
part in the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend activations.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Jack Parker W8ISH.

(THOUSAND ISLANDS REPEATER CLUB, MIAMI COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)
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LIGHTHOUSE NUMBER 300 IS REGISTERED
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: As hams prepare to activate lighthouses in August, the
numbers keep growing, as we learn from Ed Durrant DD5LP.
ED: Kevin VK2CE, one of the organisers of the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend, sent the following report to ARNewsline regarding the
event that will take place in just three weeks time: Almost right on
schedule the 300th entry for this year’s event came in from Germany and
it is the lighthouse on the West Mole harbour wall at Lindau on Lake Constance. This lovely and much-photographed lighthouse is accompanied
by a Lion on the East Mole both sheltering the town's harbour.
The lighthouse was built and operated by the railroad (now called
Deutsche Bahn) until the railroad dropped its ferry routes and sold its
Lindau harbor facilities to Stadtwerke Konstanz, which operates the
ferry service from Lindau to Meersburg on the German side and Romanshorn
on the Swiss side of the lake. In 2010 the town of Lindau acquired the lighthouse and opened it to the public as a museum. The museum and the
tower are open daily except when bad weather makes the pier unsafe.
Kevin told ARNewsline that he often gets 150 or more registrations in
the last three weeks, sometime as late as the weekend itself or even
after the event. The record so far was in 2014 with 544 lights
registered from 56 countries. Whether this total will be beaten this
year remains to be seen, the main point is to get out there, demonstrate amateur radio to the public and promote conservation of these important
parts of all our histories.
This year’s highly popular fun event takes place on the 18-19 August coinciding with the International Association of Lighthouse Keepers
annual open day on the Sunday. It is not a contest, logs are not
required all that is needed is some portable gear and permission to site yourselves somewhere "near" to the Lighthouse or Lightship. Some clubs
get a special event callsign to go with their operation but that is in
no way mandatory. Full information and the online registration form are
at I L L W (dot) net .
For AR Newsline this has been Ed Durrant DD5LP, getting ready to do his lighthouse activation in just three weeks’ time.
(KEVIN VK2CE)
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YHOTY
STEPHEN: speaking of awards, the judges reviewed an outstanding crop of nominations and have finally reached their decision on who will be
presented the Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline
Young Ham of the Year award. Amateur Radio Newsline's Mark Abramowicz (Abramo-vich), NT3V, the chairman of the committee, has the story...
MARK:
3:00
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A BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE FOR A BLOCKBUSTER CONTEST
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Imagine a storyline of both friendship and intense
competition against a backdrop of picturesque European scenery. It has
the makings of a movie, no? Ed Durrant DD5LP tells us that radio
amateurs can expect exactly that following the recent World Radiosport
Team Championship in Germany.
ED: After an extreme high level of activity during the WRTC 2018 in Wittenberg, the work was not finished with the core team staying on for
a few more days to double check all sites were cleared, everything was
put back to normal in the HQ Hotel and all non-sold equipment returned
to the warehouse where it was packed and shipped off before the
warehouse itself was cleaned and handed back to its owners. Even then
the work is not finished with such a large event: Paperwork and
financial matters will take some time to complete. On a lighter note
more creative work is also under way. A film about the WRTC in the
Wittenberg & Jessen area is being made as is an official book with many
photos and stories from all parts of the event. It is hoped that both of
these projects will be completed before years-end.

The WRTC 2018 will remain in people’s memories for some time to come and
now with the film and the book, it will be possible to get a permanent reminder of one of the largest Amateur Radio projects in Europe for many years.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Ed Durrant DD5LP
(WRTC)
****
NEW TEAM TO MONITOR AIRWAVES IN GREAT BRITAIN
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The Radio Society of Great Britain is making changes in
how operator behavior gets monitored. Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us more.
JEREMY: In Great Britain, an official team of volunteers that has been reporting problematic on-air behaviour and equipment issues is being disbanded.
The Radio Society of Great Britain, the RSGB, has long relied on the
efforts of the Amateur Radio Observation Service for second opinions on
a variety of these issues and has decided to re-focus on how to address
these important operating matters.
During the next few months the Society will convene a new team called
the Operating Advisory Service, or OAS. OAS participants will monitor
the bands for such misuses as call-sign pirating, abuse of repeaters and on-air harassment of amateurs. Announcing the change, the Society said
it had taken a hard look at the previous way of doing things and decided
to give the new team responsibility for developing written
recommendations to be published on the website. The team will
concentrate on ideas for best practice.
The RSGB noted that this change does not have any impact on Intruder
Watch which is the Society’s portion of the overall IARU monitoring
system that reports on non-amateur signals that are heard on the HF
amateur bands.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Jeremy Boot G4NJH
(RSGB)
**
CALIFORNIA CLUB’S TRADITION OF TEACHING AND REACHING
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A special event station operating at California’s Sonoma County Fair has a special mission, as Paul Braun WD9GCO tells us.
PAUL: When the Sonoma County Radio Amateurs show up to do their radio demonstrations at the Sonoma County Fair on the 3rd and 4th of August in
Santa Rosa, California, members will be keeping with an eight-year-old tradition of reaching out to the community and showing what ham radio
can do. Operators will be on SSB on 40, 20 and 10 meters and also
showing how to transmit in CW, APRS and possibly satellite. Darryl
Paule, KI6MSP, the club’s outreach coordinator, said the 186-member club
has been growing steadily during the last few months and this is yet
another way to show what radio can do under emergency and non-emergency conditions. So be listening for Special Event Station K6P on both days
between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. local time. Yours might be the contact that impresses a potential newcomer.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Paul Braun WD9GCO.
(DARRYL PAULE KI6MSP)
**
QRP AND HOMEBREW BY THE BAY
STEPHEN: Another outdoor event, this one a winter outing by the water,
is being held just south of Melbourne, Australia. Robert Broomhead VK3DN
has the details.
ROBERT: For Peter Parker VK3YE the event started with the realisation
that, at the time, there were no organised gatherings of hams who enjoy
QRP. That was almost five years ago. Now, says Peter, the afternoon
happening known as QRP By the Bay, has gathered momentum. Although it is traditionally held twice a year at Victory Park in Chelsea when it’s a
bit warmer, winter doesn’t stop these enthusiasts from showing up on the Melbourne waterfront for at least three hours. One previous outing
focused on amateur satellite operation. At the one on Saturday, July
28th the focus is Bitx/uBitx [Bitx Micro-Bitx] kits.
Peter said that people bring their homebrew projects, their rigs and
their antennas and they get on the air but the real point of it all is
just being together as friends. He invited this year’s attendees by
saying [quote] “bring a project, an interesting item or an idea.”
[endquote]
Even for hams who will always prefer 5 to 10 watts, it’s an idea that
has grown in power.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Robert Broomhead VK3DN
(PETER PARKER VK3YE)
**
WORLD OF DX
Be listening for Tev TA1HZ who will be operating as 9H3HZ from a bed and breakfast in Malta for the 2018 IOTA contest July 28th and 29th. He will
be operating as an "Island Station-Dxpedition" on 100 watts. He also
hopes to operate FT8 while on Malta. QSL direct via his home call sign;
LoTW preferred.
Listen for members of Japan’s Nara DX Association as they operate from Micronesia as V6J until the 31st of July. They are on all bands 40 – 6m
on SSB, CW, FT8 and RTTY and are focusing on contacts into Europe and
North America. QSL via Club Log OQRS.

We also want to make note of a 10-year anniversary. This week marks one
decade since the first ICQ Podcast, a UK-based podcast “for amateurs by amateurs.” Congratulations to our colleagues!
**
KICKER: CANADIAN SIGNAL MAKES WAVES IN NORTHERN IRELAND
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In our final story we ask: Turn on the radio and what do
you expect? Jeremy Boot G4NJH has that answer.
JEREMY: Not too long ago, Paul Logan spent a nice evening listening to a
radio programme on CBC Radio 1 from Newfoundland. Nothing unusual about
that, right? Except Paul MI3LDO is an avid FM DXer and he was tuning in
from Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It was 21:35 UTC, or
22:35 local time for Paul and his adventure in North American listening
was especially unusual because it was on 88.5 MHz. Strong multi-hop
sporadic E signals aren’t all that uncommon on 28 and 50 MHz but on this night 88 MHz was the maximum usable frequency.
As John Desmond EI7GL reported in his blog: [quote] “this really is a remarkable catch.” Paul managed this bonus DX across 3200 kms – or not
quite 2,000 miles - with an SDR receiver and a 5 element beam. The blog
noted that this is the fourth time since 2003 that Paul has heard a
station from Canada on the band between 88 and 108 MHz.
Paul himself notes on his QRZ page that his interest in radio dates to
the early 1980s and back then it involved mostly listening on the
broadcast bands. However, he writes, he also enjoys transmitting on his
Icom 703 or his Yaesu FT-817 – and when he does – you can expect to hear
him at 5 watts or perhaps even less. Who knows? Next time perhaps the
CBC will be on the receiving end of his very QRP signal.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Jeremy Boot G4NJH
(BLOG OF JOHN DESMOND EI7GL)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; the ARRL;
CQ Magazine; Darryl Paule KI6MSP; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Irish
Radio Transmitters Society; John Desmond EI7GL; Kevin Mulcahy VK2CE;
Miami County Amateur Radio Club; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; Peter Parker
VK3YE; QRZ; Radio Society of Great Britain; Southgate Amateur Radio
News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; the Thousand Islands Repeater Club; Wireless Institute of Australia; WRTC; 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 Radio Newsline's only official website at www.arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB in Wadsworth Ohio
saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2127 for Friday, August 3, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2127 with a release date of Friday, August 3, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hams step up as California wildfires burn. Dave
Kalter Youth DXers in Curacao release their log's final tally -- and
South Africa prepares for Youngsters on the Air. All this and more as
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2127 comes your way right now.

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HAMS STEP UP AS WILDFIRES SWEEP CALIFORNIA

PAUL: We begin this week with a report from California, where officials
were tallying up the damage from one of California's most devastating wildfires. By August 1st, the Carr Fire consumed Shasta County, taking
with it more than 1,000 homes and at least eight lives at the last count.
As shelters opened and the Red Cross sought out communications help,
hams with the Shasta Tahama Amateur Radio Emergency Services, assisted
by hams from Sacramento ARES stepped in. One of them was Gary Sanda
KI6OMU, the finance manager of Shasta Tahama ARES. As Gary's family was
being evacuated to stay with friends, he deployed to help with what was
being called the Carr Fire, the largest of the 17 blazes to have hit the state.

GARY: Initially it was a callup of local people from the Shasta Tahama
ARES or STARES and as the fire grew from one shelter to two shelters to
maybe five or six now -- and one of the places people were sheltering
was a casino 40 miles away -- we have been getting assistance from
Sacramento ARES. So we have been covering most everything. We certainly
could have used more people but we have all been scrambling to try and
cover everything we can.

PAUL/ANCHOR: By the first of August the Carr fire was declared 30
percent contained but people - including Gary's own family - were still displaced. The hams were busy providing communications between shelter managers and the Red Cross as needed since cell phone service remained
largely intact, although spotty in some areas.

GARY: The bulk of our communications is WINLINK because we are too far
north to have any real VHF voice or UHF voice. So we are using WINLINK
packet.

PAUL/ANCHOR: As Newsline went to production, the fire had swept over
more than 112,000 acres and the hams were continuing to work their
shifts, sometimes for days. Gary said that any hams wanting to provide assistance can get details by visiting the state's Communications
Reserve Unit website at acscalifornia dot org (acscalifornia.org)

(CNN, SHASTA TAHAMA ARES)

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VOIP HURRICANE NET GETS NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

PAUL/ANCHOR: In other areas of ham radio disaster response, the VoIP
Hurricane Net has someone new to help guide it, as we hear from Bobby
Best WX4ALA.

BOBBY: The VoIP Hurricane Net has a new assistant director of
operations. Debby Gray WX9VOR, has been a part of the operation since
2016 when she joined the VoIP Hurricane Net as a net control operator.
Not long after coming on board, her skills were put to the test during
the historic Atlantic hurricane season in 2017, when she worked numerous extended net control shifts and also managed to recruit additional net controls – newcomers and veterans – during hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Debby fills the vacancy left after Jim Sellars N0UAM became a Silent Key
in May. She will be working with Dennis Dura K2DCD.

The announcement of her appointment was made by Rob KD1CY, the VoIP
Hurricane Net’s director of operations. He noted that Debby’s background makes her ideally suited for the job. She has had more than two decades experience as an IT consultant, educator and mission critical support specialist, work that got her involved in disaster planning. She is also emergency coordinator for the ARES group of Kane County Illinois and a volunteer sergeant for the Naperville Illinois EMA Communications and
Weather units.

Debby also works as one of the senior members of the WX9LOT Ham Team supporting NWS Chicago and the NWS Chicago SKYWARN program.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Bobby Best WX4ALA

(ROB KD1CY)

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AT ILLW, AN OLD LIGHT BUT A BRIGHT LIGHT

PAUL/ANCHOR: The International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend has a
real "OM" among lighthouses registered - it's from the 12th century!
Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH with details.

JEREMY: Well before there was the discovery of radio, well before
Marconi, well before Samuel F.B. Morse and well before such a thing as
the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend, there stood a
lighthouse on Lindau Island in Lake Constance, Bodensee, Germany. The structure was built circa 1180 as a fortified tower to protect Lindau
and, history reports, it also served as a lighthouse. That beacon’s job
was replaced by a lighthouse on the West mole at the entrance to Lindau Harbour in 1856 but both structures are not only still standing – both
are part of this year’s International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
which takes place on August 18th and 19th. They have the honour of constituting the 300th entry and, in the case of the 12th century
structure, being the oldest in the worldwide event. On a personal note,
our own Ed Durrant DD5LP will be part of the activation along with
Thomas DK1TK – so be listening!
Organisers for the event said momentum is building for this
international celebration, which is not a contest. The current leaders
for registrations are Germany with 55, Australia with 46 and the USA
with 40. Other interesting lighthouse entrants are Namibia with 2,
Mexico with 1, Latvia with 2 and Iceland and Gibraltar with 1 each. Many
more registrations are expected in the next two weeks.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(KEVIN MULCAHY VK2CE)

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SOUTH AFRICAN HAMS HAVE THINGS DOWN TO A SCIENCE

PAUL/ANCHOR: In South Africa, there's a growing number of radio science citizen investigators. John Williams VK4JJW has that story.

JOHN: If you haven’t yet heard of the Amateur Radio Science Citizen Investigation or HamSCI SA, expect to begin hearing more about it soon.
It’s a new umbrella association being launched jointly by South Africa's AMSAT SA and the South African Radio League. It’s an ambitious
partnership involving cooperation between radio amateurs and
professional scientists in a variety of research disciplines, including physics and electronics. The organisation’s current project is to
support research into propagation on 5MHz with respect to the noise
floor and its causes and mitigation. HamSCI SA will not conduct the
research itself but lend support to the relevant research of others
where it can. The researchers’ concerns include the very real
possibility that noise will ultimately disable the weakest of signals on
the radio spectrum and then, perhaps, even stronger transmissions. The
new organisation’s work is explained in greater detail in a July 26th
online magazine story in EngineerIT, written by Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m John Williams VK4JJW.

(SARL)

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YOUTH DXers COUNT MORE THAN 6,000 CONTACTS

PAUL/ANCHOR: Young hams from the Dave Kalter Youth DX Adventure have
some numbers to share from their log, and Stephen Kinford N8WB has those numbers.

STEPHEN: If you were among the lucky ones to work PJ2Y, the Dave Kalter
Youth DX Adventure in Curacao, you’re one of 6,261 contacts in the
team’s log, according to the team’s website. As you can imagine it was a busy time for the four youngsters and four adults with them. They often didn’t get on the air until 10 in the morning and usually operated until about midnight. Team leader Jim Storms AB8YK reports that one of their
major challenges was a power loss that cost them about eight hours on
the air – but the rest of the time they were busy operating on SSB and
CW. They also made an effort to get their FT8 station on the air as much
as possible. Congratulations to Violetta Latham, KM4ATT of Greencastle, Pennsylvania; 13 year old Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX of Normal, Illinois; 14
year old David Samu, VE7DZO of Prince George, British Colombia; and 15
year old Mason Matrazzo, KM4SII of Clemmons, North Carolina. The
DXpedition went off the air on July 23 and if you’re waiting for your
QSL card, be patient. One is expected to be designed and sent soon.
Meanwhile, the team’s log is now available on LoTW and Club Log.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Stephen Kinford N8WB.

(DAVE KALTER YOUTH DX ADVENTURE)

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RUSSIAN AMATEURS CAMP IT UP WITH CODE

PAUL/ANCHOR: CW operators are getting ready to pack up and head to a campground just outside Moscow and Jason Daniels VK2LAW tells us why.

JASON: The outdoor assembly of Code enthusiasts in Russia, just outside Moscow, may look like Field Day but it’s not. It’s being called the International Convention of CW Operators and its organisers are members
of the U-QRQ-C club. While the very casual three-day event from August
24th to 27th is free and open to whole families as well as individual operators, attendees are being asked to bring their own accommodation
for sleeping outdoors – and of course, their radios. The location in
Radograd is the same as for last year’s event. Anyone wanting to attend
– or needing questions answered - can contact the club via email at
uqrqc at mail dot ru (uqrqc@mail.ru)
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

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SOUTH AFRICA BECOMES QTH FOR YOTA PARTICIPANTS

PAUL/ANCHOR: Youngsters on the Air 2018 is coming to South Africa and
Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us what the young hams' week will be like.

JEREMY: Just as it happened in Great Britain last year, South Africa is
about to become the home QTH for teams of young amateurs from throughout Region 1 of the International Amateur Radio Union. Starting on the 8th
of August, participants in Youngsters on the Air from Europe and Africa
will arrive for a week of activities that include building radio kits as
well as building bridges and friendships between nations. The group of
70 includes hams as young as 16 and as old as 25 representing 30 or so different countries. The teams will create a mini Cube Sat and launch it
into near space using a high-altitude balloon that they will track.
They’ll build radio kits and, of course, they will put special event
station ZS9YOTA on the air. There will also be an opportunity to sit for
the South African Radio Amateur Examination and to work on their
contesting skills. This is the first time any African nation has hosted
this programme which will take place in South Africa’s central region of Gauteng.
By the 15th of August it will all be done and everyone will be packed up
for the return home. With the 8th YOTA programme complete, the planning
begins for the ninth such gathering next year.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(SARL)

**

QRZ ANNOUNCES ‘WORLD RADIO FRIENDSHIP AWARD’

PAUL/ANCHOR: Things just got even friendlier on the air with a new
operating award from QRZ.com. Here’s Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

KEVIN: Awards are one of the extra benefits of being a skilled and
effective radio operator. QRZ.com has recently announced its newest
operating award in recognition of its own 25th anniversary. It’s called
the World Radio Friendship Award. Unlike QRZ’s other awards, such as the
DX World Award, the United States Award and the World Continents Awards,
this award is based only on contacts made with other users of QRZ. It’s
an international award – and to qualify, a ham must have successfully
logged on-air contacts with 25 QRZ members.
QRZ notes that as of its most recent statistics, its logbooks contain
more than 245 million QSOs. That stands for a lot of good contacts in
the three years since QRZ launched its operating awards program. In
those three years, QRZ has issued more than 64,000 awards.
To determine if you qualify for the World Radio Friendship Award, visit
QRZ’s Awards Analyzer online.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Kevin Trotman N5PRE
(QRZ)

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IN MALAYSIA A TRAIL OF HOPE -- AND HAMS

PAUL/ANCHOR: A big fundraising event in Malaysia is still a few months
away but hams are already putting the pieces together, as we hear from
Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

JASON: With its long commitment to community service, the Sabah Amateur
Radio Society is once again among those organizations supporting the
Salt Trail Challenge, a fundraising run in its fifth year. A lot of
planning is going into this massive event which will take place in
October at the historic Crocker Range Park in Malaysia.This year’s
challenge is the “Trail of Hope,” featuring a 16K and 25K run for both
men and women. The event is a joint effort of the radio club, Sabah
Parks and the Pacos Trust. The run supports the activities of the Mercy Malaysia Sabah Chapter, which has been a major healthcare provider since
2003, including helping with disaster relief and water and sanitation
issues. The Sabah Amateur Radio Society was formed in 1978 and according
to its website, has an established association with community service
events such as this.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels VK2LAW

(SABAH AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY)

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WORLD OF DX
Be listening through the end of the year for Mike VE2XB who is operating
on Baffin Island in northern Canada. He is using the callsign VY0BRR.
The IOTA reference is NA-047.

Listen for Przemslaw SP7VC, visiting two of the British Channel Islands
from Poland throughout the month of August. He will sign MU/SP7VC from Guernsey from 5th – 11th August and the move on to Jersey where he will operate as MJ/SP7VC from the 11th – 14th August. Be listening on all
bands from 160 – 10m and some of the VHF bands.

Listen for Roly, ZL1BQD, on the air as A35RR from Togatapu between the
8th and 17th of August. He'll be on 160 to 10 meters using mostly JT65
and FT8. He is not ruling out use of SSB or CW if conditions permit.
Send QSLs via ZL1BQD.

In Tonga, be listening for Hardy DL7JLL who will operate from the
Kingdom of Tonga
during the months of August and September. The callsign A35JLL will be
what he uses in August. Listen on 40/20/15/10 meters. You can expect him
to operate from August 8th to 15th from Nuku Alofa. QSL via DL7JLL
direct or by the Bureau.

(IRTS, OHIO PENN DX)


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KICKER: A HOLIDAY LIKE NO OTHER

PAUL/ANCHOR: Finally, we end this week's report in a holiday mood. Ham
Holiday descended upon Oklahoma City in late July - and Don Wilbanks
AE5DW has the details.

DON: There are holidays…and then there are Ham Holidays. One week before
the YLRL convention touched down in Oklahoma City, 650 hams from
Arkansas, Kansas, Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma took over the city’s
Tower Hotel on July 27th and 28th. The educational forums were standing-room-only, whether the subject was DMR, youth involvement, programming radios or actitivies for YLs. And the banquets were, of
course, eating-room-only. Special guest Jerry Rosalius WB9Z told
attendees about his experiences during the recent Bouvet Island
DXpedition and Valerie Hotzfeld NV9L shared her amateur radio journey
through contesting, emergency service and her Hurricane Maria deployment
to Puerto Rico.
Yes, like all major holiday seasons, there were even important rituals
to be observed, such as the Wouff Hong ceremony.
Perhaps best of all, the crew of Volunteer Examiners oversaw 20 tests
for 16 candidates -- all without fees. In fact there was a bonus to be
had in this test session: candidates who passed their first exam got a
full rebate on their admission ticket to the regional fest. Of course,
there was one more holiday bonus they got to take home and keep: the
ability to get on the air.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Don Wilbanks AE5DW.
(MARK KLEINE N5HZR)

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2128 for Friday, August 10, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2128 with a release date of Friday, August 10, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Indonesian hams help after a deadly quake. No
new building for next year's Hamvention - and it's time for a QSO with
TV's "Last Man Standing." All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report 2128 comes your way right now.

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INDONESIAN AMATEURS RESPOND FOLLOWING DEADLY QUAKE

JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week with breaking news. As an Indonesian earthquake's death toll climbs, hams deploy to assist communications.
John Williams VK4JJW tells us more.

JOHN: Members of the Indonesian Amateur Radio Organisation, known as
ORARI, were deployed not long after a deadly 6.9 magnitude quake rocked Indonesia on Sunday August 5th, leaving a death toll that was fast
approaching 100 as Amateur Radio Newsline went to production. Hardest
hit were the resort areas on Lambok where tourists emerged from a
landscape of massive debris and swarmed the beaches. The quake could be
felt as far away as the island of Bali. More than 300 were reported
injured. The hams established counter-disaster communications on 7110kHz
and a call was issued to amateurs worldwide to keep the frequency clear. Stations within the immediate region were being asked to monitor
emergency traffic and assist where they could. ORARI also established
radio operations on VHF at 145.5 MHz and 147 MHz. The quake came on the
heels of an earlier one, on July 29th, which hit the same area with a magnitude of 6.4, killing 16 and injuring several hundreds, many of them hikers who were at the summit of a mountain in Lombok that collapsed
into the mouth of a volcano.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m John Williams VK4JJW.

(NEWS.COM.AU, CNN, Greg G0DUB and Ewan VK4ERM)
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NO NEW BUILDING FOR HAMVENTION 2019

JIM/ANCHOR: In the U.S., hopes for a new building in time for next
year's Dayton Hamvention have been dashed. Andy Morrison K9AWM has that report.

ANDY: There will be no new building after all for Hamvention 2019 when
it opens in Xenia, Ohio next spring. Hamvention General Chairman Jack
Gerbs WB8SCT announced on Aug. 5 that negotiations have failed to reach
an agreement on a contract between Hamvention organizers and the Green
County Fairgrounds and Expo Center. He said the county and the fair’s
board still have a good relationship with Hamvention at this point but
there will not be a building in time for the next gathering. Jack made
the announcement jointly with Hamvention assistant chair Rick Allnutt
WS8G, noting that the improvements attendees saw at the 2018 Hamvention
site will continue into next year: tent shelters will be improved, there
will be another forum room and the flea market area will feature
permanent paths.
Both Rick and Jack expressed hope that the amateur radio community would continue to give Hamvention their full support.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Andy Morrison K9AWM

(ARRL)

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YOUNG LADIES RADIO LEAGUE HOSTS SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION

JIM/ANCHOR: Further west in the U.S., a successful gathering of YLs
wrapped up recently in Oklahoma City. We turn to Heather Embee KB3TZD
for those details.

HEATHER: For attendees at this year’s Young Ladies Radio League
Convention in downtown Oklahoma City, it’s all over now but the
memories. YLRL president Marilyn Melhorn AF7BI welcomed the group of 43
YLs and 22 OMs who traveled from 21 states and the Canadian provinces.
The local SCARS club sent five OMs to work as volunteers at the event,
which ran from August 2nd to 5th. There was a forum on digital modes led
by Ria Jairam N2RJ, rovering by Andrea Slack K2EZ and Mission Kosovo led
by Jim Fenstermaker K9FJ. NASA research scientist Nancy Hall KC4IYH
delivered the keynote speech at the convention banquet.

According to one member of the three-person organizing committee,
Michelle Carey W5MQC, the prize table was chock full of goodies from convention sponsors and Saturday also featured Elmira roundtable
sessions offering help on DMR, antennas, CW, logging, programming rigs
and just about anything else. YLs got to make Morse Code bracelets.
Carol Milazzo KP4MD treated the YLs to a talk on the right way to
organize a DXpedition style holiday.

There were also moments of personal triumph: Pamela Saalbach KC3LCX
became a General class and a new ham, Aria Cunningham, passed her
Technican test. The YLRL convention only happens once every three or
four years so these are memories – and moments – that are sure to last.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Heather Embee KB3TZD.

(MICHELLE CAREY, W5MQC)

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LAND MOBILE RADIOS GET NEW BAND IN NEW ZEALAND

JIM/ANCHOR: There's nothing like getting a new part of the spectrum and
that's good news to land mobile radio users in New Zealand where Jim
Meachen ZL2BHF has this report.

JIM: Almost everyone welcomes the approval of new radio bands to use and
in New Zealand, a new band has been created for use by land mobile
radios. It’s known as the G band and it allows transmissions between 174
MHz and 184 MHz. Users wanting to operate must possess licenses
certified by an Approved Radio Engineer. Although the band became
available for licencing effective the 2nd of August, licencees will not
be able to begin transmissions until the 1st of September. According to
RSM, the band is being made available following a technical consultation
that took place in 2017. Use of the band is covered under Crown Spectrum Management Rights and a band plan is available on the website of Radio Spectrum Management, a business unit of the Ministry of Business. Learn
more about the band plan by navigating from the home page at rsm dot
govt dot nz (rsm.govt.nz).

For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
.
(SOUTHGATE)

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HAM IN IRELAND GOES RECORD DISTANCE ON VHF

JIM/ANCHOR: A recent contact between a ham in Ireland and a ham off
Africa's coast is being called a record. Ed Durrant DD5LP tells us how
it happened.

ED: World records aren’t easy to come by so when Mark EI3KD made contact
from his QTH in Ireland with D4Z on the Cape Verde Islands off Africa’s
coast on the 5th of August, it was a big deal. For one thing, it was on
CW at 144.300 MHz, and for another this was a distance of 4163
kilometres, or not quite 2600 miles. As reported on Southgate Amateur
Radio News, this constitutes a new record for tropo in IARU Region 1,
besting a record set in July 2015 of 4130 kilometres, or roughly 2560
miles. The news was first reported on the blog written by John EI7GL on
Monday the 6th of August. The blog speculates that marine ducting most
likely helped propagation. With marine ducting, the water’s surface and
a layer in the lower atmosphere trap the VHF and UHF signals enabling
them to travel a greater distance than normal.
August 5th was apparently a good day as well for D4Z, the Monteverde
Contest Team, based in Cape Verde. The team also worked G7RAU and G4LOH
on 2m SSB in the southwest of England.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Ed Durrant DD5LP.

(SOUTHGATE)

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'LAST MAN STANDING' CALLING QRZ

JIM/ANCHOR: If you are a fan of TV’s “Last Man Standing” but never got a QSL card from KA6LMS – the amateur radio station on the set – be near
your shack on Tuesday the 14th of August. The Facebook page of the newly revived show has announced that even as the popular sitcom returns to
the air this season – this time on Fox - its ham radio station is doing
the same on HF. Be listening around 4 p.m. Pacific Time for KA6LMS club
member Rob AA6RA. Rob is not only an original member of the club but was
a VE who took part in the exam that gave the show’s star Tim Allen his license. Watch the show’s Facebook page and spotting sites for details.

(FACEBOOK)

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HAMS SCORE HOME RUN HELPING BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS

JIM/ANCHOR: When the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York
inducted six new membrs, hams helped keep things safe and orderly for
tens of thousands of fans, as we hear from Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

NEIL: A crowd of about 53,000 turned out in Cooperstown New York to see
six athletes inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame – but looking out
for these tens of thousands was a much smaller crowd: ham radio
operators who’d been activated under RACES to provide communications
support at the event on behalf of the county’s office of emergency
services.
Brian Webster N2KGC, the Otsego County Amateur Radio Officer and an ARRL District Emergency Coordinator, said about 15 amateurs were directly
involved at stations on the air. He said another half dozen or so were assigned directly to various agencies where they also worked as
communications technicians. Volunteers came from Otsego and three
surrounding counties as members of the Oneonta Amateur Radio Club. They operated primarily on a 2 meter analogue repeater using two 440 analogue repeaters for backup near area hospitals.
July 29th was a big day for players Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Trevor
Hoffman, Vladimir Guerrero, Jack Morris and Alan Trammell who drew the
second largest crowd in the history of such inductions. Although a few
medical transports were required, Brian said the big event was largely uneventful except of course for the inductions. The amateur radio
operators’ role is significant at this event, Brian said, because you
never know what dignitaries may show up or what kinds of security
concerns there might be.
Baseball fans, if you think this meant a free pass to the event think
again: Brian told Amateur Radio Newsline: [quote] “We only had two hams
on the actual site and they were both involved supporting the EMA
activities. The rest of us watched the ceremony on TV like many others.” [endquote]
Still, with a crowd that size, the teamwork scored a home run.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

(BRIAN WEBSTER N2KGC)

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U.S. COAST GUARD HAS HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND GOOD SIGNAL REPORTS

JIM/ANCHOR: Members of two U.S. Coast Guard amateur radio groups kicked
off the month of August by marking the Coast Guard's 228th birthday on
the air. Kevin Trotman N5PRE tells us about the celebration.

KEVIN: What do birthday celebrations call for, other than a cake? Conversation, of course. There was plenty of conversation happening on
the air Friday August 3rd and Saturday August 4th as two separate Coast
Guard Ham Radio groups helped celebrate the U.S. Coast Guard’s 228th birthday.
According to Dick KE7A, president and trustee of the Coast Guard Amateur
Radio Club, the event’s goal was to make hams more aware of Coast Guard history and to encourage more meaningful chatter instead of the usual rapid-fire exchanges found during such events. The Coast Guard CW
Operators Association joined in the celebration on Friday by operating
special event station K1CG on CW at 10 different locations, including
Texas, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Washington state. Members of this
group are all Coast Guard veterans and have stood a CW watch in the
Coast Guard. The Coast Guard stopped using CW in 1995.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Coast Guard Amateur Radio Club special event station
W5CGC operated that Saturday on SSB, FT8, PSK31 and RTTY from 12
different locations including a park in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, Marine
Mobile moored at Reedville, Virginia and aboard the US Coast Guard
Cutter Ingham Museum Ship in Key West, Florida. Dick said there are 915 members active in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Amateur Radio Club who are
either active on duty in the Coast Guard or are veterans of the Coast
Guard.
Band conditions were poor on both days but despite that the CW operators logged 95 QSOs on 4 bands and the Coast Guard ARC logged 512 on five bands.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

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SCOUTS BUSY WITH JAMBOREE PLANS AND K2BSA ACTIVATION

JIM/ANCHOR: Radio Scouts continue with their activations as Bill
Stearns NE4RD tells us.

BILL: This week in Radio Scouting we have 1 activation of the K2BSA
Callsign, Jamboree on the Air is just around the corner, and World
Jamboree programs are coming together. Mike Cullen, K1NPT, will be
activating K2BSA/1 at Camp Yawgoog in Rockville, RI from August 19th
through the 26th. BSA Troop 3 out of Newport, RI will be heading to
this camp, the fourth-oldest continuously run scout camp in the United
States. Troop 3 will be operating 20M/40M/80M voice & digital using
battery and solar power. Jamboree on the Air 2018 is the weekend
of October 19th - 21st. The JOTA-JOTI team have established trusted partnerships for connecting units digitally during the event with JOTI
Radio, JOTI.TV, and Scoutlink. JOTI Radio is the official JOTA-JOTI
radio station with trusted partner status. They will be providing
non-stop, live broadcasts throughout JOTA from their UK studios and are powered by the wonderful team at Avon Scout Radio. JOTI.tv is another
trusted partner that will gather all the webcams of scout groups all
over the world and build them together in one big mosaic. This will give
you a look inside JOTA-JOTI from the perspective of the participating stations.
ScoutLink is a global, non-profit organisation that aims to connect
Scouts and Guides from all over the world. They do this in many ways,
but their 3 main services are IRC/Webchat (text chat), TeamSpeak (voice
chat), and Minecraft.
Finally we're looking forward to NA1WJ at the World Jamboree next year
in North America. The team has been busy putting plans together and organizing the program offerings that will include Amateur Radio demo stations, ARDF on VHF and HF, multiple balloon launches with VHF APRS
and HF WSPR payloads, and hopefully an ARISS contact. Please stay tuned
to our website for ways you can help the team provide these programs.
For more information on JOTA or Radio Scouting, or to signup for our
JOTA newsletter, please visit our website at k2bsa.net.
For Amateur Radio Newsline and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, this
is Bill Stearns, NE4RD.

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IN MALAYSIA, A PREFIX AND A PARTY

JIM/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, if you happen to hear the prefix 9M61 on the air, you're hearing the sound of a special Malaysian celebration. Graham Kemp
VK4BB tells us more.

GRAHAM: It’s been 61 years since Malaysia declared its independence,
first known as the Federation of Malaya, with a new prime minister. The
new country raised its own flag for the first time and everywhere there
was dancing, bonfires and even fireworks. On the 16th of September 1963
the federation, along with North Borneo or Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore, formed into a larger federation of Malaysia. This year the ham radio
community is setting off its own fireworks of sorts by calling QRZ under special event call signs that are regional, but all of them bear the
prefix 9M61. The celebration is already ongoing and will be active
through the 1st of September. Successful contacts can earn you four
different certificates from the Malaysian DX and Contest Group at
bronze, silver, gold and platinum levels. The event is in keeping with
the mission of the contest group which is to promote and raise the
profile for HF contesters and encourage DXing throughout Malaysia.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(SOUTHGATE, HISTORY TODAY)


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KICKER: BRITAIN'S INLAND WATERWAYS GET THEIR OWN EVENT

JIM/ANCHOR: Finally, amateurs who love radio - and radio by the water -
have an event all their own in Britain as we learn from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: Now here is an all-purpose event that would combine Bicycles on
the Air, Boats on the Air and even Running Shoes on the air if they
existed: It’s the British Inland Waterways on the Air event being held between the 25th and 27th of August – which is the August bank holiday weekend. Amateurs who are making use of reservoirs, rivers, lakes,
canals and tow paths will be activating them either as individuals or as
a club event, some even using Special Event Station call signs. A number
of them may be using their own call signs while they operate portable or mobile. Stefan Lattimer 2E0VKM, a member of the Nunsfield House Amateur
Radio Club, has been keeping track of which stations will be
participating. Primary bands will be 40 meters and 2 meters but
operators are not being restricted from using any band. The event is as
a way of encouraging hams to use their radios to celebrate the UKs
waterways and of course amateur radio. Organisers are hoping that
everyone will, of course, be inspired by their closeness to the water
and simply go with the flow.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN)

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Shortwave; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
Newsline. Please send emails to our address at newsline@arnewsline.org.
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2129 for Friday, August 17, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2129 with a release date of Friday, August 17, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Packet radio is returning to the International
Space Station. In India, hams help a family reunite - and a special
report on NASA's newly launched solar probe. All this and more as
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2129 comes your way right now.

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NASA'S SOLAR PROBE BEGINS ITS JOURNEY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We begin this week with our eyes turned to the sun and
NASA’s recently launched solar probe. With that special report, we
welcome the newest member of our Newsline team, Science Editor Dr.
Tamitha Skov WX6SWW.

TAMITHA SKOV’S REPORT: The NASA Parker Solar Probe successfully launched
on a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Aug. 12,
2018. The probe was named after one of the founding fathers of Space
Weather science, Dr. Eugene Parker, who at a young 91 years old, was in attendance.
Dubbed, “The mission to touch the Sun,” The Parker Solar Probe is viewed
by many scientists as a miracle mission, as NASA has been flirting with
the idea of a solar probe since the 1960s. Until recently the technology required to make the journey and survive while grazing the hot solar atmosphere meant the mission was too costly to design. Even today, the
probe is poised to set many new records. It will be the closest we have
ever come to the Sun, at 3.8 million miles, it will fly the fastest we
have ever gone, at 430,000 mph, and it will survive temperatures over 3 million degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest environment we have ever known.
Indeed the corona is hot, even 300 times hotter than the surface of the
Sun.
But the tenuous region called the “corona,” where the Sun’s atmosphere changes into a driving solar wind, is a mysterious place and it has
refused to give up its secrets to the casual observer. Data from this
region is critical to advancing models of the solar corona and the solar
wind, and will extend scientists’ ability to predict the intensity of
space weather.Events such as solar storms, solar radio bursts, and
radiation storms can impact radio and satellite communications, causing
radio blackouts, as well as disrupting emergency communications and GPS navigation on the ground.
The probe’s first close pass of the Sun will be in November 2018, with
23 ever-closer passes over the next 7 years. When the probe finally runs
out of fuel some 10-20 years in the future, it will fall into the Sun
and burn up-- all except for the carbon-based heat shield. Long after
the probe is gone, that carbon disk will continue orbiting the Sun for
many generations to come.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Dr. Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW.

**

PACKET RADIO RETURNING SOON TO SPACE STATION

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In just a few short months, something else will be
heading into space: packet radio for the International Space Station.
Robert Broomhead VK3DN has that report.

ROBERT: It looks like APRS and packet radio will be back aboard the International Space Station sooner rather than later. NASA has given the go-ahead for the launch of a new packet module to replace the one that
died aboard the space station in July of last year. The module has been outfitted with a new battery and given sufficient testing to verify that
it is operational. A request has been made to send it up as part of the manifest for supply mission 71P, which could come as early as the 31st
of October with a projected docking on November 2nd. Meanwhile, the
ARISS hardware team has been working on the space station’s new
Interoperable Radio System which it now hopes can be deployed in early
2019. As for the packet module, the crew will make an attempt to get
that installed as time permits. ARISS reports that it is expected to be operational by late November.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Robert Broomhead VK3DN.

(ARISS)

**

SILENT KEY: FORMER AMSAT PRESIDENT BILL TYNAN W3XO

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A noted figure in amateur radio satellite operations has become a Silent Key, as we hear from Jack Parker W8ISH.

JACK: William Tynan W3XO, who was known throughout the amateur radio
satellite world, has become a Silent Key. The Washington, D.C. native
had an early love of radio that led him to a career in broadcasting as
well as an affinity as a hobbyist for VHF and ham radio satellites. He attended the first meeting of a group in 1969 that later became AMSAT, a
group he would serve as president in 1991. For two decades he was also AMSAT’s volunteer OSCAR Number Administrator, designating the
alphanumeric identities on amateur radio satellites. He stepped down
from that role only last month.
As AMSAT’s vice president for human spaceflight, Bill lobbied hard for
NASA to allow space shuttles to permit ham radio operation. This
launched the program known as Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment, or
SAREX, which led eventually to the program known as ARISS, Amateur Radio
on the International Space Station. He was a strong advocate too for the
ARISS interoperable radio system project soon to get underway on the
ISS. He served on AMSAT’s board of directors from 1986 to 2003 and was chairman for his final five years.
Many amateurs also remember his column “The World Above 50 MHz” which
ran in QST Magazine from 1975 to 1992. During that time he advocated for
the adoption of a grid system for VHF/UHF operators which led to the
option of the Maidenhead grid system and ultimately the ARRL’s VUCC
operating award program for 50 MHz and above.
A Life Member of ARRL, AMSAT and the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Bill was Hamvention’s Amateur of the Year
in 1996.
Bill Tynan, who lived in Kerrville Texas, was 91. Vale Bill Tynan.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Jack Parker W8ISH.

(AMSAT)

**
MINING FOR GOOD CONTACTS ON HF

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: From the heights of space to the depths of the earth,
hams are always seeking good QSOs. Neil Rapp WB9VPG spoke with one
amateur who is mining for good contacts. Literally.

NEIL: Portable operation is sweeping the planet. While some locations
on the air events have been around for a long time, many have popped up
after the success of National Parks on the Air. Some of them include
Islands, Summits, Jamboree, National Parks, Walmart Parking Lots, Pubs,
NASA, Lighthouses, Windmills, Beaches, and Moats. Craters is being
planned for this fall. But today, we’re talking about Mines on the
Air. John Fuller, WJ0NF took a few minutes to talk with me about the
event.

JOHN: Actually, I thought of it before I got my license. But then I did
a lot of research online, watching YouTube and stuff, and I thought this
would be great to combine with some of my other hobbies. I like to go
ATV riding, and hiking, and do some exploring… and then there’s so many mines in this area that I was trying to research. I thought wow, this
would be great. I could take my radio and I could talk to people. And I
had been looking at that time, we had National Parks on the Air and it
just seemed like a great idea… even if nobody else wanted to
participate, I figured I’d have fun doing it as well. I like to do a
little photography, so it really just combined a whole bunch of hobbies together and started me on this path to create Mines on the Air, which
is basically going out to mines… whether they are current mines,
abandoned mines, or historical mines and then setting up and activation
just like you would a park or a SOTA type of activation.

NEIL: While there isn’t an award program at least yet, you can score
some very unique QSL cards working the mines.

JOHN: If I activate a mine, I take a bunch of pictures and I document
that mine. And, I create custom QSL cards and send those to like the
first 20 people or how many ever that I’ve contacted. So they get a
unique QSL card with a picture of that mine in the location, and then a
little bit of information on it.

NEIL: John encourages those who might be interested to go to
MinesOnTheAir.com for more information, including safety.

JOHN: A couple of key things is obviously safety. Just like doing a
SOTA activation or an island activation or anything, you want to be
safe. You have to use some common sense and not go into mines and
things like that. But I’ve got some documentation on the web site with
some good ideas. Even if they’re just interested in seeing the
pictures, there’s a lot of very cool pictures and locations on the site.

NEIL: John says Mines on the Air is a great way to enjoy the outdoors
along with ham radio.

Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

**

NO PERMANENT 4M AMATEUR USE IN GERMANY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Germany, the temporary allocation of 70.150 to 70.180
MHz in the 4 metre band comes to an end at the end of this month. In
response to an email BNetzA, the government regulator, has told AR
Newsline correspondent Ed Durrant DD5LP that no permanent allocations of frequencies in the 4 metre band to radio amateurs are currently being considered. So amateurs in Germany can only hope for another test period during next year's sporadic-E season.

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BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including
the K7EFZ repeater in Idaho Falls, Idaho on Tuesday nights at 9
following the Eagle Rock Emergency Practice Net.

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2 METERS CAN LIGHT UP THE NIGHT

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you keep your 2-meter rig handy, this low-key special
event is for you. Jim Damron N8TMW explains.

JIM DAMRON: At 7 p.m. local time Sunday on the 26th of August, turn on
your radio and listen to the sound of 2 meter FM simplex. Then -- key
the mic. It’s that simple – and that’s what Joseph Durnal NE3R is hoping hams will do to mark an event he’s calling “Light Up Two Meters Night.” It’s an activity that he’s reviving after years of dormancy. He told
Amateur Radio Newsline he’d discovered the event 14 or so years ago when
it was promoted by a now-defunct yahoo group. Joseph told us [quote]
“There are no points or awards, just the satisfaction that the QSO was something you made happen on your own.” [endquote] Weather permitting,
he’ll be out there operating mobile on a hilltop with a small yagi on a
mast outside his car. But whether you use a handheld to have some
ragchews or you go portable and try it in combination with Summits On
the Air, Joseph says “light up the night.”

For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Jim Damron N8TMW.

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AUSTRIANS OBJECT TO PROPOSED CHANGES IN RADIO LAWS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Hams in Austria are raising serious concerns about what
might happen to amateur radio services if a set of proposed changes
becomes law. Ed Durrant DD5LP has been following this story.

ED: More than 500 amateurs in Austria have registered their objections
to the unexpected announcement that the Austrian Government plans to
remove the current Amateur Radio-specific laws and reallocate Amateur
Radio under the TKG, or (Telecommunications Act). Officials report that
as of the end of July 572 objections were filed including the continued objection from the national society the �VSV. The radio society has been fighting this and similar suggested changes since 2014.

Many of those objecting have cited the following consequences from the proposed removal of the existing Amateur Radio laws and regulations:

Amateur radio will lose its status as a service and be relegated simply
to be a hobby which will impact its ability to cooperate with rescue organizations during disasters. Information transferred by radio
amateurs during emergencies will also be restricted.

The amateur bands will lose protection they now have from interference
from unauthorised sources and the use of remote stations will become
even more difficult legally than it is today.

The process of amateur radio exams and licensing will no longer be
defined and will require additional red-tape to be able to happen.
There will also be no more reminders of expiry of licences every five
years which will lead to call signs being reallocated to other amateurs. Licence extensions after five years will no longer be automatic, or
could be refused or delayed

Hearing these and other complaints, the Ministry of Infrastructure has
agreed to talk with the �VSV and it is hoped a clearer picture will be available in around 4 weeks as to whether these changes can be avoided
or not.

From across the border in Germany, For Amateur Radio Newsline this is
Ed Durrant DD5LP.

**

LOST AND FOUND IN INDIA

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Amateurs in India have once again been able to help
reunite a family with a missing member - in this case it was a woman
missing for three years. Here's Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: Thanks to amateur radio operators in India, a mentally
challenged woman got a big farewell from the hospital where she was
being treated – and a big welcome home from the family she had not seen
in three years. According to a Telegraph India newspaper report, Maziran Khatun had been admitted to a hospital in West Bengal in late July but
was unable to recall very much about her life until after receiving psychiatric treatment. When the 25-year-old woman finally recalled where
she was from, the hospital reached out to the West Bengal Radio Club
which got in touch with Taheruddin Ahmed VU2TUO, vice president of the
Amateur Radio Club of Assam. He contacted police and began seeking out
her family members in a village in Barpeta district in lower Assam.
According to news reports, the woman’s mother was able to identify her
from photos and later spoke to her on the phone. The mother told
authorities that her daughter, herself the mother of two children, had suffered a mental breakdown and went missing not long after her divorce. Hospital authorities bought her train tickets for the trip home and gave
their former patient a grand farewell. She was reunited with her family
on Saturday, August 11th.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(TELEGRAPH INDIA)

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WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, listen for Jose, NP4G, using the call sign CE0Y/NP4G
from Rapa Nui, Easter Island between the 26th and 29th of August. He
will be operating holiday style on 40-10 meters using CW and FT8. Send
QSLs via LoTW
or NP4G.

Members of the DX World team are joining with Norman/5B4AIF to activate
the island Ayios Yeoryios in the Cyprus Coastal Islands Group between
August 25 and 27th. They will use the callsign C4II. Listen on 80-10
meters and possibly 6m. They will be using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via
LoTW. QSL Manager will be announced later.

Don't forget this weekend, it's the International Lighthouse and
Lightship weekend, to see if there's an activation near you, check the
list at ILLW. NET. This fun international event which promotes the conservation of lighthouses and publicises amateur radio has even
attracted some of the Amateur Radio Newsline crew with Caryn KD2GUT and
the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club activating lighthouse US0019 on
Fire Island, New York on Saturday/Sunday starting around 8:30 a.m. local
time and over in Germany Ed DD5LP is activating DE0138 Westmole and
DE0140 Mangturm in Lindau on Lake Constance in Southern Germany from
around 11 a.m. local time on Sunday.

(OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: TWO RESCUES, 90 YEARS APART

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We end this week's report with the story of two rescues,
90 years apart - both made possible by radio. Here's Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

JIM MEACHEN: It has been 90 years since the Zeppelin “Italia” crashed on
the way home from an expedition to the North Pole, killing several
members of the crew of explorers and leaving survivors stranded on an
ice pack 120 km northeast of Svalbard.
Ninety years later, a North Pole expedition sponsored by the Air Ship
Italia Search Expedition and planned in tribute to that disaster met
with a harrowing fate as well. On August 2nd, the expedition yacht Mea
Lux with special event call sign II0PN/MM (India India Zero Papa
November) encountered a serious storm off the south coast of Svalbard,
Norway and waves measuring 5 to 6 meters high – or as high as 20 feet –
left the craft rudderless as it caught fire and began to take on water. Neither cell phone nor satellite phone service worked but the 20 meter
Marine Net heard the calls for help from Simone Orlandini IU5KUH and the Norwegian Coast Guard was dispatched. All on board were airlifted to
safety by helicopter. The expedition and the yacht, however, were
abandoned.
Fortunately, there is also a rescue story associated with the historic zeppelin incident -- and it too came about because of radio. A Russian
radio amateur ultimately heard signals from the stranded crew being transmitted by Giuseppe Biagi using the emergency transmitter and
receiver he had salvaged from the airship. Using a makeshift
quarter-wave antenna and a counterpoise he was able to get out a
distress call. Although the support ship never received the signals,
Russia’s Nikolai Schmit did, a dozen days later. An international rescue effort was launched. It became the first air and sea polar rescue. Those rescued included the airship’s commander Umberto Nobile but the Swedish meteorologist Finn Malmgren died before being rescued.
As for the modern-day rescue from the yacht, crew member Alberto IT9MRM
posted on DX-World.Net that it was sadly [quote] “ungovernable and at
the mercy of the waves.” [endquote]
For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; AMSAT;
ARISS: the ARRL; CQ Magazine; DX-World.Net; Facebook; Hap Holly and the
Rain Report; Irish Radio Transmitters Society; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin;
QST Magazine; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show;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 Radio Newsline's only official website at www.arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB in Wadsworth Ohio
saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.

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