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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2002, March 11, 2016



Amateur Radio Newsline report number 2002 with a release date of Friday, 
March 11, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.



The following is a QST. A treasured vintage radio finds a new home. Hams 
in Australia celebrate 50 years of nostalgia and friendship. California 
DXPeditioners make a gift to students in the Falkland Islands. And an 
Ohio amateur looks at nearly 9 decades of life on the bands. All this 
and more in Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2002 coming your way right now.



(Billboard Cart Here and Intro)





HISTORIC RECEIVER'S GREAT RECEPTION



JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week's newscast with a story of past and 
present. In early February, Amateur Radio Newsline shared the story of a 
vintage radio receiver that was making a journey from College Station, 
Texas to its new home at the the U.S.S. Indianapolis memorial museum. 
Well, it has arrived and is settling in nicely, and we're happy to bring 
you this update, courtesy of Mike Sercer, WA9FDO.





[MIKE'S REPORT]

A few weeks back, Don Wilbanks reported on the donation of a rare R-C-K 
World War II receiver by Mr. Doug Christensen, KG5KSG. of College 
Station, Texas. We are happy to report that the radio, manufactured by 
the E.H. Scott Company in 1944, has been received in Indianapolis by the 
volunteer ham operators at the U.S.S. Indianapolis Memorial Radio Room. 
Chuck Crist, W9IH, the volunteer coordinator for the Radio Room exhibit, 
explains the significance of this rare find:



[CHUCK CRIST SOUND BITE]



The Radio Room exhibit is the result of eight years of work and contains 
over 50 pieces of fully operational equipment of the type aboard the 
ship at the time of its sinking - just give days before the end of World 
War II. For a look inside the room, and the history behind the ship, log 
on to their website at www dot ussindyradio dot org.



From the Indiana War Memorial in downtown Indianapolis, this is Mike 
Sercer, WA9FDO, reporting for Newsline.





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IN AUSTRALIA, A 50-YEAR REUNION



JIM/ANCHOR: Speaking of history, time has gone by - lots of time - since 
a small group of hams in Australia first gathered at Easter time for a 
social weekend. Well, the group has decided it's time to catch up with 
one another's lives, and Amateur Radio Newsline's Graham Kemp, VK4BB, 
lets us in on what they've got planned.



[GRAHAM'S REPORT:] Amateur radio was 50 years younger, as were its 
licensees and their families, on a long-ago Easter Saturday when 15 or 
20 people attended a campsite gathering at the Ceratodus reserve on the 
banks of the Burnett River in VK4. They seemed to have a good time - 
from what some of them can remember - so they thought they'd try again. 
The group now has plans to return to the central Queensland site on the 
26th of March, and they're going to party like it's 1966.



Although the main events will be eyeball chatter, sharing memories and 
offering a welcome to young and prospective hams, there's also going to 
be a little bit of on-the-air activity too. Plans are to work 7.060 Mhz 
on 40 meters and 146.500 simplex FM on 2 meters.



The social camping weekend reunion was organized by Kev, VK4MKB, 
Brandon, VK4VIP and Geoff, VK4GI.



Of course, in the ensuing decades, some things have changed. Geoff was 
still a year away from getting his call sign, and Kev himself was only 8 
years old. Brandon, on the other hand, hadn't even been thought of yet.



But one thing remains constant for them all. As Geoff told Amateur Radio 
Newsline in an email:



QUOTE "We have been friends for a very long time." ENDQUOTE





For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB, down the river a bit 
from Ceratodus Reserve.





(GEOFF BONNEY, VK4GI, WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA)



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NATIONAL PARKS EVENT GETS BOOST FROM STATE OF ILLINOIS



The frontier explorers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, could 
probably have benefitted from having an amateur radio on board as they 
made their way through what was then the New American West. But the next 
best thing to that is the amateur radio operation taking place on 
Saturday, March 19 at the historic Illinois site that marks the starting 
point of the adventurers' trail. Helping mark the National Park 
Service's centennial, the State of Illinois historic site located at the 
beginning of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail will be hosting 
the all-day event, from 10 a.m. to 4  p.m. showcasing amateur radio.



Local hams will be demonstrating the use of backup communications under 
emergency conditions, and will talk about ham radio's role aboard the 
International Space Station as well as with the American Red Cross and 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency.



The site is located in Hartford, Illinois, a few miles north of Illinois 
Route 3, and is operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. 
On March 19, however, it will be operated by hams instead.





(THE ALTON TELEGRAPH)



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DXPEDITIONERS GIVE GIFT TO FALKLANDS SCHOOLS



JIM/ANCHOR: In California, a noted group of avid DXers, recently back 
from the Falklands, has decided to pay it forward. After working the 
bands in the Falkland Islands, they've gotten down to the task of 
helping some of the schools there, in a very amateur radio kind of way. 
We hear now from Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.



[NEIL RAPP REPORT]: Forget, for a moment, all those QSL cards generated 
by the recent Intrepid-DX Group DXpedition through the Falkland Islands. 
There's another kind of bounty, one that's likely to be more long-lasting:



The Northern California DX Foundation, which operated the DXpedition, 
has announced a scholarship grant to the Falkland Island Elementary and 
Middle schools so they can buy amateur radio antennas, kits and other 
equipment for the students, as well as to create supporting material for 
the classroom curriculum. The foundation credits David Collingham, K3LP, 
with doing the groundwork while in the Falklands, meeting with school 
administrators, teachers and government officials as the team worked the 
bands recently in its South Sandwich and South Georgia operations.



Part of the California foundation's charter provides for scholarship 
opportunities and for projects such as this, to support the next 
generation of amateurs.



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



(ARRL)





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ATTENTION DXERS, DINNER IS SERVED



JIM/ANCHOR: It's time to start thinking about Dayton Hamvention. And for 
some DXers, it's also time to start thinking about the Dayton DX Dinner. 
Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephen Kinford, N8WB, has the details:



STEPHEN: What's on the menu at the 2016 Dayton DX Dinner? Fellowship, 
giveaways, awards presentations -- all that, plus a great meal. But if 
you don't get your tickets soon, you could go hungry and miss out on 
everything. The Southwest Ohio DX Association, which is sponsoring the 
31st annual DX Dinner in conjunction with Dayton Hamvention, reports 
that tickets are selling quickly. Individual reservations or entire 
tables of 10 can be purchased by going to the Southwest Ohio DX 
Association website and using PayPal. Or you can download a mail-in 
registration form. Visit the website at www.swodxaevents.org



The event is Friday, May 20 at the Dayton Marriott. Last year, more than 
400 amateurs attended. Don't forget to stick around for the next day's 
event, also geared to DXers: On Saturday, May 21, the Hara Arena will 
open its doors to a DX Forum.



For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio.





(SWODXA)



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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 
WB7TJD Repeaters, 147.120 and 449.600, after the 8 p.m. Superstition 
Amateur Radio Club Net on Wednesdays in the Mesa-Phoenix, Arizona. Also 
on KB7KWK-L EchoLink.



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PATRON SAINT OF CORNISH QSOS



JIM/ANCHOR: St. Piran, the patron saint of Cornwall, predates radio by 
several centuries. But the two were in perfect harmony earlier this 
month when a group of radio operators in Great Britain marked an 
important event in their community. We hear more from Amateur Radio 
Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH:



JEREMY'S REPORT:



St. Piran's presence is perhaps felt most keenly in Cornwall, where the 
the Fifth Century abbott is the patron saint.



But his message was heard the world over on the 5th of March when 
Cornish radio amateurs from the Poldhu Amateur Radio Club completed more 
than 300 contacts in with fellow hams using Morse Code.



Operating with the call sign, GK3MPD, they worked from the Marconi 
Centre above Poldhu Cove near Mullion. MPD itself is a significant call 
sign, and had been the call for the old Marconi station, where the 
pioneering scientist himself made the world's first translatlantic radio 
contact.



The St. Piran's Day event was blessed with favorable radio conditions 
and early on, the operators completed contacts in Code with four 
stations in Japan and later heard from Canada, parts of Asiatic Russia 
and even the U.S.



These contacts evoked some camaraderie beyond the usual fellowship that 
can emerge among hams. The club's honorary secretary, Keith Matthew, 
G0WYS, told the West Briton website: QUOTE "A surprising number claimed 
a bit of Cornish in their ancestry." ENDQUOTE



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





(WESTBRITON.COM)





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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES



If you are a radio amateur in the Philippines, you have only a few more 
days to submit your nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award being 
given this year by the Philippine Amateur Radio Association. The 
deadline is Tuesday, March 15, and the names of your nominees should be 
emailed to para1932@gmail.com



The award recognizes the achievements of senior members of the amateur 
radio community. Awardees are typicall at least 80 years of age, 
endorsed by 2 PARA members in good standing, and have a proven record of 
outstanding contributions to amateur radio.



The award will be presented on April 9 at the PARA Convention in 
Dumaguete City.



(PARA)





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HALL OF FAME VOTING FOR SARL



In South Africa, it's all over now, except the voting: 18 nominees have 
been identified for the South African Radio League's Amateur Radio Hall 
of Fame and ballots are being cast.



Nominees include such Silent Keys as radio pioneers John Streeter, Dave 
Larsen and Dixon Bennett, as well as active amateurs who are leaving 
their mark on our hobby today.



To vote visit the league website at www.sarl.org.za, and select the 
nominations page. Visit the home page and follow the link under 
"Activities."



You must be a league member to vote, and you can cast your ballot for as 
many as five nominees.





(SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE, SOUTHGATE ARC)



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A NET, JUST FOR SOUTH AFRICAN YOUNGSTERS



The Hall of Fame may honor established amateurs, but the South African 
Radio League's YouthNet is designed especially to help the next 
generation get established. The next monthly YouthNet on Sunday, March 
13, is designed to attract young people and give them a taste of what 
it's like to be on the air. Even the curious and the unlicensed can 
participate, as long as they are under supervision of a licensed amateur.



There will be a drawing for a prize, based on shack logs, after the 
YouthNet is over. This is also a chance for many radio operators to make 
up for lost time: The February YouthNet ended up being cancelled as a 
result of poor propagation and severe thunderstorms hitting the 
Kemptonpark and Johannesburg areas.



(SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE)



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GREAT BRITAIN CONTEST REVIEWERS NEEDED



If you're comfortable working with - and analyzing - large sets of data, 
and enjoy looking at the work of amateur contesters, the Radio Society 
of Great Britain might want to make use of your time and your skills. 
The Society is studying alternative ways to score VHF contests, with an 
eye toward making the scoring system more evenly balanced across the 
country.



The Society is looking for volunteers who can assist with this process, 
which is a continuation of the President's Review of Contesting that was 
begun in 2015. Volunteers will be asked to analyze open logs being 
generated, and study other data that is available publicly.



If you want to assist, contact Andy Cook, G4PIQ, via email at 
vhfcc.chair@rsgb.org.uk.



(RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN)





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THE WORLD OF DX



A Polish Team of operators, working as 5J0P from San Luis, San Andres 
Island, will continue through March 21, using CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 
meters. QSL via the Clublog's OQRS tools for Bureau and direct requests. 
No QSL cards please. QSL Manager is SP6IXF.



Mathias, DJ2HD, is once again active as 7P8DJ from Lesotho through March 
15. He is working holiday style on CW, SSB and RTTY, on the HF bands. 
QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.



Richard, G3RWL, is working as 8P6DR from Barbados from March 29 through 
April 22. He will be on the air holiday style on 80 through 10 meters 
using CW and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau 
using ClubLog's OQRS.



Hiro, JA6WFM, will be active in Tonga as A31MM during the CQWW WPX SSB 
Contest, taking place from March 26 and 27. He will work a 
Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via EA5GL or LoTW.



(OHIO PENN DX BULLETIN)





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KICKER: RADIO'S HIS ELIXIR OF YOUTH



No doubt you've heard of "Last Man Standing," the popular TV show whose 
star is a ham radio operator. But have you ever heard of "First Kid 
Sitting?" Well, that would have described a teenaged Jack Goldfarb in 
1941, as he sat in an FCC office in downtown Cleveland taking the exam 
that would make him a licensed ham at age 16.



Goldfarb, W8WGO, who turns 92 this month, was the only youngster that 
day. Indeed, he was the only test-taker.



But it's probably the last time he experienced anything solitary 
connected with ham radio. Radio, and Morse Code, served him well during 
his time in the Army during World War II. And for years the University 
Heights resident used an antenna, mounted atop 40-foot tower at home, 
and like so many other DXers, merged his world with those of hams 
overseas. Now he's more often finding his way into pileups via smaller 
antennas, or letting the Internet help his radio make those connections. 
In a recent interview with cleveland.com, he explained how he often ends 
up Elmering some of his long-distance contacts, too. And he described 
how making contact with them is what keeps him feeling - and maybe even 
looking - younger than his years.



His 16-year-old self, that "first kid sitting," would probably also be 
the first to agree.



(CLEVELAND.COM)



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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; The Alton Telegraph; 
CLEVELAND.COM; CQ Magazine; DX.NET; Geoff Bonney, VK4GI; Hap Holly and 
the Rain Report; Irish Radio Transmitter Society; the Ohio-Penn DX 
Bulletin; QSL.NET; QRZ.COM., Radio Society of Great Britain; Mike 
Sercer, WA9FDO; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Philippine Amateur Radio 
Association; Southwest Ohio DX Association; TWiT TV; WestBritaon.com; 
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 is available at Amateur Radio 
Newsline's only official website located 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 
Virginia, saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.



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