Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1995, January 22, 2016

Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1995 with a release date of Friday, 
January 22, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. New leaders are chosen at the ARRL. Australian 
hams prepare for a national celebration. CW enthusiasts get a whole 
month devoted to code. And teamwork on a cold Florida night keeps the 
homeless warm. All this and more in Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1995 
coming your way right now.

(Billboard Cart Here and Intro)


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DON/ANCHOR: We open this week's newscast boasting a bit of pride for the 
home team: At the ARRL's recent board meeting in Connecticut, the 
organization gave leadership roles to two hams who were past winners of 
Amateur Radio Newsline's Young Ham of the Year award. Amateur Radio 
Newsline's Amanda Alden, K1DDN, has all the election news:

[AMANDA's REPORT]:

The Annual ARRL Board Meeting took place on January 15 and 16th of this 
year. The board held several important elections during the meetings.

Some of the results made our Newsline team extremely proud. Amateur 
Radio Newsline's 1997 YHOTY recipient, Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, was 
elected as Vice President of the ARRL. Mileshosky was currently serving 
as the Rocky Mountain Division Director and to fill his shoes in that 
role is Vice Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, who will become the new Rocky 
Mountain Division Director.

When Brian was asked how he felt about his newly elected position, he 
had this to say: We YHOTY kids are sure causing some good trouble...

AR Newsline's 2004 YHOTY recipient Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM, was elected 
by the board to another term as Director on the ARRL Foundation. Andrea 
was not available for a statement before press time.

n other election news: With ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN stepping 
down after 3 terms, a new president and several other officers have also 
been elected during the annual board meeting. Rick Rodererick K5UR, 
previously the First Vice President has been elected as the next 
President for the ARRL.  Greg Widin, K0GW, previously the Dakota 
Division Director was elected as First Vice President Filling Widin's 
previous position as Director is Kent Olson, KA0LDG The board also 
re-elected the following officers:

International Affairs Vice President Jay Bellows, K0QB;Chief Financial 
Officer Barry Shelley, N1VXY, and  ARRL Chief Technology Officer Brennan 
Price, N4QX. The Board also elected one new member to the Executive 
Committee, which can act on the behalf of the Board between its two 
yearly meetings in January and July. Delta Division David Norris, K5UZ, 
will replace New England Division Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI, on the 
panel. The other Board members are Hudson Division Director Mike 
Lisenco, N2YBB; West Gulf Division Director Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV; 
Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, and Great Lakes Division 
Director Dale Williams, WA8EFK. ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold 
Kramer, WJ1B, also was attending his final meeting in an official 
capacity. Kramer retires on March 1 after about 10 years at ARRL 
Headquarters. Still to come is the announcement of a successor to ARRL 
CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ who is retiring this spring after 44 years on the 
ARRL Headquarters staff.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Amanda Alden, K1DDN

[DON]: Best of luck to everyone in the challenging term ahead. And to 
Brian and Andrea, we'd like to remind you both that we're all glad to 
have known you "way back when."

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FLORIDA HAMS AND NON-HAMS GET TEAMWORK DOWN COLD

Speaking of teamwork, a recent dip in the temperatures showed a group of 
hams and non-hams that cross-training isn't just for athletes. On 
Monday, Jan. 18, when Florida temperatures plummeted, Hendry County 
Florida Emergency Management deployed workers to two cold weather 
shelters on either side of the huge county. They included Andrew Frame, 
WD4RCC and his wife, Brandi, as well as Frank Harris Sr., WA4PAM. Both 
Frank and Andrew are EM Reservists as well as hams. All the while, EM 
Director Brian Newhouse, KJ4WIC, transported supplies, the area's 
homeless and did troubleshooting.

With local municipal support, the hams, working with a trained group of 
non-hams, kept things running smoothly, according to Andrew Frame. He 
credits the recent emphasis on cross-training county emergency service 
responders and radio amateurs. And he said, this cold snap was the first 
test of how well that cross-training across multiple disciplines really 
worked. He said QUOTE"it put everyone more or less on the same page, or 
at least the same chapter in the book."ENDQUOTE

One of the next stages in cross-training: getting the Community 
Emergency Response Team volunteers ready for their Technician license exam.

(ANDREW FRAME, WD4RCC)

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TAPPING INTO STRAIGHT KEY ACTION

DON: If you think all the New Year's CW action has taken a short, 
seasonal break, guess again. The Straight Key Century Club is keeping 
the excitement of Straight Key Night going strong, right through the 
month of January. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil Rapp, WB9VPG,with 
the details:

[NEIL RAPP'S REPORT]:

January is turning out to be a key month, in more ways than one, for The 
Straight Key Century Club. The club's annual month-long event, K-THREE-Y 
(K3Y), got underway on January 2 and continues through January 31. But 
this year it also marks the 10-year anniversary for this club of CW 
enthusiasts. The Straight Key Century Club was founded in 2006 following 
the ARRL's Straight Key Night event that same year.

The on-air party is an invitation to all hams to experiment with their 
Morse Code skills, using straight keys, bugs, and side swipers. K3Y 
operators will be working stations in each of the U.S. call areas, and 
there will be other stations in each of six IARU continental regions 
using call signs with KH6, KL7 and KP4.

QSL cards and, of course, sweep certificates, will also be available.

By the way, there's no need to RSVP to this party - just get on the air.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Bloomington, Indiana.

(STRAIGHT KEY CENTURY CLUB)

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THE UK'S NEWEST RECORD-SETTERS

Speaking of CW, there is reportedly a new record in distance for CW 
contacts in the UK, as reported on Southgate Amateur Radio news by the 
hams who say they've accomplished it: Ian Lamb, G8KQW, and John Hazell, 
G8ACE. claim to have set a new UK distance record for Code on 134 GHz.

The record-breaking contact is said to have occurred on January 16, with 
the two amateurs  utilizing a line-of-sight path from Chute Causeway 
near Andover, all the way to Cheesefoot Head near Winchester.

The distance covered? 35.6 kilometers, which is a little more than 22 
miles. The previous UK record on 134 GHz was 19.2 km, and had been set 
by G8KQW and G8ACE on September 20, 2015.

(SOUTHGATE AMATEUR RADIO NEWS)


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A FIRST FOR A CW CONTEST

And one more bit of news for CW enthusiasts, especially those who are 
proud to have a competitive edge. The UK and Ireland Contest Club will 
have its first annual DX CW Contest on January 23 and January 24 - a 
24-hour competition that starts at noon, local time, on Saturday.

UK and EI districts are multipliers, as are other DXCC countries on each 
band from 80 to 10m. The exchange is your Serial and 2-character 
District Code. Hams competing in EI and UK districts will need to know 
their district codes, which are listed in the rules at ukeicc.com.

The contest will NOT have an exchange. Good luck!


(IRISH RADIO TRANSMITTER SOCIETY)

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BANQUET TICKETS GOING FAST

You may not be hungry for dinner right now but it pays to plan ahead. 
Especially if you're planning to enjoy the banquet on Saturday Feb. 13 
at the ARRL National Convention at the Orlando HamCation in Florida. 
Tickets are still available but the cutoff date is Jan. 31. The evening 
banquet's keynote speaker will be ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, who is 
retiring this spring. Master of Ceremonies will be ARRL's Southeastern 
Division Director Doug Rehman, K4AC.

Both the convention and HamCation will offer a menu of other events 
beyond the banquet. But the dinner gathering is going to be a big deal, 
so you need to plan. So reserve now: Banquet tickets, like the banquet 
itself, will be all gobbled up soon.

(ARRL)


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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 
KB9WSL repeater in Rochester, Indiana, following Thursday's 7 pm weekly net.

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PRELUDE TO AN AUSTRALIAN PREFIX

DON: It's not that Australian hams will be having an identity crisis on 
January 26. It's just that they'll be celebrating Australia Day. So that 
means something special happens to their call signs. Amateur Radio 
Newsline's Graham Kemp, VK4BB, explains:

GRAHAM:

That's not a call sign - THAT's a call sign! VK........to AX!

Happy Australia Day - well, almost.

The national celebration of culture and country - not to mention 
fireworks - arrives Tuesday, January 26 this year, and with this feeling 
of patriotism comes an opportunity for radio amateurs to make history 
too. On Australia Day, they get to substitute their callsign's VK prefix 
with AX. And it's done automatically.

Thus, as national flags fly and barbecues are lit, hams will be raising 
the banner of this special prefix, just as they will get to do again 
later this spring -- both on ANZAC Day, April 25 and International 
Telecommunications Day, May 17.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority automatically grants 
amateurs use of the prefix for the duration of the celebration.

Australia Day, Jan. 26, marks the First Fleet's landing in Australia and 
the establishment of a settlement at Port Jackson - Sydney Harbor- as 
Governor Arthur Phillip raised the British flag in 1788.

And, as before, it will also be a day for amateurs worldwide to try for 
a special QSL card bearing the commemorative prefix.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB or -- on Jan. 26, AX4BB

(WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA)


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LUXEMBOURG HAMS HONOR ROYALTY

Another special call sign - this one in Luxembourg - is being activated 
through June to mark the 95th anniversary of His Royal Highness the 
Grand Duke Jean of Luxenbourg.

Some members of the Luxembourg Amateur Radio Union will be working as 
LX1AM on single sideband and as LX1EA and LX3X in digital modes.

There is a special QSL card that will be sent via the Bureau. QSOs will 
also be confirmed on LoTW and eQSL.

For more details, visit QRZ.COM.


(QRZ.COM)

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MAKING IT IN MUNICH

Ham radio is romancing the tinkerers and the Makers again -- this time, 
in Germany. The Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club, Germany's nat ional 
nonprofit radio organization, took its place at a Maker and Hacker event 
in Munich earlier this month in an attempt to capture the imagination 
and creativity of the more than 7,500 attendees.

The two-day hobbyist fair, known as Make Munich, is a major 
do-it-yourself festival where lovers of technology and tinkering with 
technology stretch their dreams in new directions. According to a report 
on DARC's webpage, which quotes Markus Heller, DL8RDS, the group's booth 
attracted numerous inquiries about amateur license courses and exams. 
The same report noted that many visitors signed the DARC guestbook, and 
included the call sign they already had - even from their home 
countries, such as the U.S. and Finland.

(SOUTHGATE ARC and MAKE MUNICH)

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10 DAYS OF CONTESTING IN IRAN

The first Iranian ham contest kicks off on February 1 and runs to 
February 11, marking the 37th anniversary of the Iranian Islamic 
revolution. The contest's goal is simple: Organizers want to encourage 
and increase new contacts with Iranian hams, and they're placing a 
special emphasis on DXing. Find the action on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters, 
in Single Side Band, RTTY and CW modes. QSL cards and certificates will 
be available.

For further information, send an email to epcontest-dot-2016@gmail.com 
(that's epcontest.2016@gmail.com)

(SOUTHGATE AMATEUR RADIO NEWS)

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WORLD OF DX

The Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club will participate in SOS Week and 
activate during the last two weekends in January. Club members, using 
the call sign, MN-ZERO-VFW (MN0VFW) will be operating on HF, VHF and UHF 
bands.

Gene, N9SW, will be active from January 28 to Feb 9 as FJ/N9SW from St. 
Barthelemy. He will work holiday style on 40-6 meters, mainly in CW. QSL 
via his home callsign.

Stig, SM3PHM, is working as J79M from Dominica, holiday style, until 
February 3rd. He is working CW only. QSL via SM3PHM.

And finally, Thilo, DL9NBJ, is working from Curacao beginning Jan. 19 
through Feb. 9, using the call sign PJ2/DL9NBJ. He will work both Single 
Side Band and CW on the HF bands. QSL only via ClubLog's OQRS.

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KICKER: NEW HAM CONTACT

DON: And finally, we ask you to recall your first QSO as a new ham. 
Well, there's a teenager in the UK who will probably never have trouble 
remembering hers. Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, ends our 
newscast with this story:

JEREMY:


Things could not have been more exciting for students at the Sandringham 
School in Hertfordshire, England, earlier this month. During a week-long 
Space Festival being held at the school, the 11- through 19-year-olds 
learned about space and space travel, attended rocket workshops, heard a 
spacecraft engineer's presentation, and even participated in an amateur 
radio build-a-thon.

But just when the students thought they'd heard it all - those talks 
about Mars and discussions about cosmonauts - they tuned into 145.800 
MHz and heard something completely different. Operating with the call 
sign, GB1SAN, reached out and contacted GB1SS, astronaut Tim Peake, 
aboard the International Space Station.

And that's when things truly couldn't get anymore exciting: Jessica 
Leigh, a Year 10 pupil, was the first student to talk to the astronaut 
during the QSO on the 8th of January.

But it was a first for Jessica in another way. The Sandringham student 
is a newly qualified amateur, having just passed her Foundation class 
exam right before Christmas. Her call sign is M6LPJ.

And so Jessica's classmates not only got the thrill of a chat in space, 
but in witnessing a launch.In this case, it was the launch of one of the 
UK's newest amateurs, Jessica Leigh. And, needless to say, she was 
flying high.

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

(ARRL, EHAM.NET)



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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; DX.NET; 
Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Irish Radio Transmitter Society; Make 
Munich; the Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZ.COM, Southgate Amateur Radio 
News; Straight Key Century Club; TWiT TV; Wireless Institute of 
Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio 
Newsline. Our email address is newsline@arnewsline.org. More information 
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Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.

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, 
Miss.,saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.

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