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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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.

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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.

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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 Büttner, 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 Höding, DL6MHW.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.

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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)

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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.

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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 
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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)

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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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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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