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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2361 for Friday January 27th, 2023
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2361 with a release date of Friday
January 27th, 2023 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Innovative antenna technology makes its debut on a
student CubeSat. A well-loved radio museum reopens in Ireland - and a radio
telescope receives a signal from a record-breaking distance. All this and
more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2361 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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TELESCOPE LOGS A RECORD-BREAKING RADIO TRANSMISSION
NEIL/ANCHOR: We begin this week's report with a report of a record-breaking
signal from a galaxy far, far away. Here's Graham Kemp VK4BB.
GRAHAM: Scientists have captured a faint radio signal from the most distant
galaxy yet - a signal they believe created a chance to look back 8.8 billion
years in time when the universe was 4.9 billion years old.
Arnab Chakraborty, a post-doctoral researcher at McGill University, said the
signal was received at a "record-breaking distance."
A news release from McGill university said the signal, which was received by
the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in India, had a wavelength called the 21
cm line.
The researchers credit a naturally occurring phenomenon known as
gravitational lensing. When that happens, another galaxy that exists between
the radio signal and the telescope bends the signal which magnifies it,
enabling the telescope to detect it. Scientist Nirupam Roy at the Indian
Institute of Science said this process shows great potential for further
study of distant galaxies.
This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.
(CBS NEWS, MC GILL UNIVERSITY)
**
SILENT KEY: ARRL WESTERN PENNA SECTION TRAFFIC MGR, BOB KETZELL, KB3IN
NEIL/ANCHOR: Amateurs in Western Pennsylvania are grieving the loss of a
valued friend, mentor and top traffic handler. For that story, we turn to
Kevin Trotman N5PRE.
KEVIN: There was to be a final call and moment of silence for Bob Ketzell,
KB3IN, on Friday evening, January 27th, at the start of the Western
Pennsylvania Phone Traffic Net on 80 meters. Bob became a Silent Key on
Tuesday, January 24th following a long illness.
According to his close friend, Eddie Misiewicz KB3YRU, Bob took great joy
handling the daily Radiogram traffic on the National Traffic System in
western Pennsylvania and serving as net control for the Western Pennsylvania
Phone Traffic Net.
First licensed in 1961 as a junior in high school, Bob most recently had
been Western Pennsylvania section traffic manager for the ARRL and the
Western Pennsylvania representative for the 3rd Region Net Cycle 2 Traffic
Net. A member of the Washington County Amateur Communications Club, he was a
former ARES emergency coordinator for Washington County.
According to Eddie, Bob was well-known for his generosity as a mentor,
having taught traffic-handling and Radiogram classes to fellow amateurs. He
was a retired dispatch supervisor for the Washington County Department of
Public Safety in Pennsylvania.
Eddie said of him: "Our next section traffic manager is going to have big
shoes to fill. There will never be another Bob."
Bob was 76.
(EDDIE MISIEWICZ, K B 3 Y R U)
**
HAMS JOIN CELEBRATION OF WORLD RADIO DAY
NEIL/ANCHOR: A group of hams in Europe will be joining the on-air
festivities in February recognizing the role radio can play as a tool of
peace among nations. Andy Morrison K9AWM brings us that report.
ANDY: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
known as UNESCO, declared World Radio Day to be a celebration of the
contributions this communications medium can make towards peace. This year
marks the 12th such World Radio Day on the 13th of February. Although there
is a separate day set aside to mark World Amateur Radio Day later this
spring, hams with the EA Digital Federation are celebrating the medium with
several special event stations.
Operators plan to be on the air this year with special callsigns between
Friday, the 10th and Monday the 13th of the month. The callsigns are AO (A
OH) one through nine W-R-D. QSL cards will be available for any single
contact and qualify the operator for the Radio Clubs of the World Award,
EANET.
Meanwhile, on the commercial side of the spectrum in the US, KDKA News Radio
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is receiving the 2023 World Radio Day Award for
US stations, as the country's oldest licensed broadcast station. Previous
winners include 1010 WINS (TEN-TEN Wins) in New York City, college radio
station WRHU at Hofstra University on Long Island, New York and the first
winner, WTOP in Washington, DC.
This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.
(UNESCO, EA DIGITAL FEDERATION, WIA)
**
CUBESAT WILL USE INFLATABLE ANTENNA SYSTEM
NEIL/ANCHOR: Innovative antenna technology is being featured as part of a
CubeSat project under way in Arizona. Jack Parker W8ISH gives us those
details.
JACK: Students at the University of Arizona have finished their work on a
CubeSat project that will be launched into low Earth orbit later this year.
One of the innovations the CubeSat will use is inflatable antenna technology
developed by one of the school's astronomy professors.
By striving to stay in a sun synchronous orbit around Earth, the small
satellite, known as CatSat, will remain in daylight through most of the
length of its mission. Its inflatable antenna system was developed by
professor Christopher Walker, who serves as the team's science principal
investigator. The inflatable antenna will be used for high bandwidth
transmission. According to the website of Freefall Aerospace, where Walker
developed the antenna, the system makes use of an ultra-lightweight
inflatable structure that provides a large aperture high-gain antenna that
can be deployed in orbit.
The CatSat's mission will also include detection of HF signals from amateur
radio operators around the world through its use of a WSPR antenna. Those
transmissions will be downlinked to a receiver at the school's Biosphere 2
facility on the Arizona campus. CatSat will also be collecting high-
resolution images of Earth and providing data on the ionosphere.
The project is part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative.
This is Jack Parker W8ISH.
(ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)
**
SWISS STUDENTS' SATELLITE PREPARES FOR LAUNCH
NEIL/ANCHOR: An educational satellite built by Swiss students is being
prepared for an important launch in February, as we learn from Jeremy Boot
G4NJH.
JEREMY: With the help of a ham radio antenna donated by the Vaudois Amateur
Radio Club, HB9MM, high school students in Switzerland will be learning how
to download telemetry data and photos from a satellite they have helped
build in a laboratory at Orbital Solutions in Monaco.
The RoseyCubesat-1 is the first educational satellite of its kind to be
created through the company’s STEMSAT programme. Le Rosey is the name of the
Swiss learning institute that the students attend. They will be able to send
commands to the CubeSat to select telemetry and picture download or to
switch it into its VU transponder mode so that amateurs around the world
will be able to communicate over the small satellite. The downlink using
BPSK and AX25 is on 436.825 MHz and when the transponder is enabled, its
uplink will be on 145.850 MHz. The launch is expected to take place on the
14th February at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(ORBITAL SOLUTIONS MONACO, AMSAT, IARU)
**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the WB5ITT
repeater of the Triangle Repeater Association in Houston, Texas on Mondays
at 7:30 p.m.
**
AMSAT NEEDS NEW MANAGER FOR GRIDMASTER HEAT MAP
NEIL/ANCHOR: Are you a satellite enthusiast hoping to go for the big prize
with your contacts? There's an opening at AMSAT for a capable volunteer who
can help with an important tool for chasers. Sel Embee KB3TZD tells us
what's involved.
SEL: AMSAT's Gridmaster Heat Map has served as an invaluable guide to grid-
chasers using satellites, for those activating hams who need to be aware of
which grids are in greatest need. AMSAT says in a recent weekly service
bulletin that the map may be going away unless a replacement manager can be
found.
Paul Overn, KEØPBR, will be stepping down after three years at the helm of
the project in which he tracked grid rarity based on crowdsourced data from
hams who updated him. Paul's Twitter feed, atgridmasterheat
(@GridMasterHeat) displays a color-coded map of grid rarities ranging from
green - the most common - to red, for rare.
The map plays an especially important role in the pursuit of AMSAT's
prestigious GridMaster Award. This honor is conferred on any amateur around
the world who works all 488 Maidenhead grid squares in the 48 contiguous
United States via satellite and has those contacts confirmed in writing.
AMSAT is looking for a volunteer to assume Paul's post. The candidate should
be capable of collecting crowdsourced data and transferring it to a
spreadsheet or some other format and providing updates every week to
satellite users.
For details visit www.amsat.org
This is Sel Embee KB3TZD.
(SEAN KUTZKO, KX9X)
**
VINTAGE RADIO MUSEUM REOPENING IN IRELAND
NEIL/ANCHOR: A beloved museum for fans of antique radio and gear is finally
reopening its doors in Dublin. We have more details from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
JEREMY: The doors are reopening at Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum, a vintage
collection of radios and radio-related items housed in a Martello Tower near
Dublin, Ireland. On the weekend of January 14th, the first visitors were
able to step inside after the museum had been closed for two months for
renovation work. Though the initial opening provided some limited access
while the remainder of the work was completed, full access was expected to
be available after January 21st.
The well-loved museum was opened by Pat Herbert in 2003 and the radio
aficionado brought much of his collection to its displays. The museum
continues to have the support of his family and friends following Pat's
death in 2020 at the age of 83
The museum is the home of amateur radio station EIØMAR, which is operated
by the Howth Martello Radio Group. There is more history to this museum than
just the collection it holds: In the mid-19th century, the tower itself
housed the first telegraphy station connecting Great Britain and Ireland.
Lee de Forest, the pioneering radio scientist from the US, visited the tower
in 1903 to conduct experiments in wireless telegraphy.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(WIA, FACEBOOK, QRZ)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, there's good news for Bouvet Island Dxpedition 3YØJ
(Three Why Zero Jay) watchers: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, team
members are operating /mm from the ship as they make their way to the
island. Be listening for them using their home calls plus /mm using CW and
SSB. Team co-leader Ken LA7GIA said the group has a dipole with capability
of 17m and 20m.
Juan, LU8DBS, is on the air in his spare time as LU1ZV at Esperanza Base,
Antarctica, IOTA number AN-016. Listen for him on 40, 20 and 10 metres where
he is using SSB through to the end of January. In February, he will be
adding CW and digital modes. Send QSLs direct to LU4DXU.
Be listening for Robson, PY6TV, who will be using CW and SSB with the
callsign PT6D from Ilha da Mare, IOTA Number SA-023 from the 2nd to the 5th
of February. QSL direct to his home call and see his QRZ.com page for PayPal
details. Robson will upload his log to Club Log.
Adam, VK2YK, Chris, VK5FR, Ivan, VK5HS and a team of other VK hams will be
using the callsign VK5TIL from Troubridge Island, IOTA number OC-139, on the
7th, 8th and 9th of February. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on
various bands. QSL via MØOXO's OQRS, LoTW and eQSL.
Be listening for John, W5JON, who will be on the air as V47JA from St.
Kitts, IOTA number NA-104, from the 31st of January to the 15th of February.
He will be using SSB and FT8 on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via LoTW, or
direct to W5JON.
(425 DX Bulletin)
**
STILL TIME TO PLAN FOR DXPEDITION BOOTCAMP
NEIL/ANCHOR: Speaking of chasing DX and DXpeditions, a group of amateurs is
hosting a DXpedition bootcamp in the South Pacific offering the expertise of
experienced ops to help those who hope to do it for real sometime. The
station on Norfolk Island offers CW and SSB from 160m through 10m with
dedicated stations for FT8 and 6m along with a variety of dipole and
vertical antennas. A short drive from the DXpedition station is Mount Bates
where interested operators can try their hand at a SOTA activation. Norfolk
Island National Park is also adjacent to the DXpedition station. The camp
will take place from March 17th to the 31st. For information about costs or
other details, visit the website dxpeditionbootcamp - that's one word - dot
net. Yes, meals are included.
(WIA, DXPEDITION BOOTCAMP)
**
KICKER: WHEN 'THANK YOU' IS A SPECIAL EVENT
ANCHOR: Finally, we end with a story about gratitude. There are lots of ways
to say thank you of course but in amateur radio some gestures go beyond mere
words or even certificates. Here's Ralph Squillace KK6ITB to tell us about a
group of hams here in the US who turned a "thank you" into a special event.
RALPH: How exactly do you say thank you to your mentor, the ham who
patiently answered your questions - all of them - helped with your studies,
guided you with your shack, handled questions about on-air protocol
and.....well, you name it. The simple answer is: you get on the air. For a
group of radio operators in New England that translated into creating a
special event thank you to their Elmers late last year. Using the callsign
W1E/ELMER, six of them got on the air for a few days late last year, telling
stories - and hearing stories - about those all-important hams who made a
difference in their lives. In all, there were a little more than 300 QSOs,
each one an audio thank-you card offered as a tribute.
However, the Elmer event doesn't end there. Two of the organizers, Bill
W1FMX and Rich KB1FGC, know there are more stories out there and lots of
thank yous to share. This year it will be happening again, starting on
September 29th, and Rich hopes that hams everywhere - not just in New
England - will join them on the air. So if you've been thinking about "why"
and "how" of where you are now in amateur radio, now is the time for Rich to
hear from you. His email address is in the text version of this week's
newscast at arnewsline.org
[FOR PRINT ONLY; DO NOT READ: marzo7088@yahoo.com
Rich's first special event was a few years ago in honor of his father who
had owned a trucking business and was on the board of the Department of
Transportation in Connecticut -- but at the time Rich had never heard of a
special event that let hams honor other hams. He believed that an on-the-air
event honoring radio mentors would provide an appropriate means for
celebrating those who made it possible for many of us to get on the air in
the first place.
As the participants' certificate states clearly, Elmers help to keep ham
radio strong.
This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
(RICH GUERRERA KB1FGC)
**
NEWCAST CLOSE - DO YOU HAVE NEWS?
NEIL/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think
Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising your
club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is
out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page at
arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll get
back to you for more details.
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur Radio Weekly; AMSAT News Service; the
ARRL; CBS News; CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB; DXPedition Bootcamp; Eddie
Misiewicz, KB3YRU; 425 DX News; EA Digital Federation; Jenny Tupper; Mc
Gill University; Rich Guerrera, KB1FGC; Sean Kutzko, KX9X;
shortwaveradio.de; UNESCO; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our
listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. We remind our
listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit
organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation. If you wish
to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we
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now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our news
team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG in Union Kentucky saying 73. As always
we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2023.
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