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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2376 for Friday May 12th, 2023
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2376 with a release date of Friday May
12th, 2023 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hams in the Caribbean gear up for storm season.
Amateurs help a woman in India reconnect with her family -- and the ARRL
offers US hams assistance in evaluating their RF emissions. All this and
more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2376 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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CARIBBEAN REGION HAMS GEAR UP FOR STORM SEASON
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our top story takes us to the Caribbean, where hams await
the storm season ahead with formal training and an emerging disaster
response network. John Williams VK4JJW brings us those details.
JOHN: With the approach of this year's hurricane season in the Caribbean
region, emergency training exercises have got underway again for amateurs in
the Youlou Radio Movement/Rainbow Radio League in St. Vincent and the
Grenadines.
As always, amateurs will be relying largely on HF communications because the
mountainous terrain of the islands in the region provides challenges for
successful VHF signal paths. Youlou has been in the process of growing its
emergency network and now has 10 stations based on the main island,
including one near the airport.
The league's director, Donald de Riggs, J88CD, told local media outlets that
the hams are closer than ever to creating the island-wide HF emergency
network they have long envisioned. They are also looking to support a more
robust maritime rescue and air response network for disasters throughout the
region.
New equipment has been donated and one of their biggest benefactors has been
Australia-based Barrett Communications. The most recent of three shipments
from that company arrived in February, bringing SDR transceivers and sturdy
antennas, hopefully capable of surviving the coming season of storms.
This is John Willliams VK4JJW.
(THE VINCENTIAN, AIR FORCE TECHNOLOGY)
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WEST BENGAL AMATEURS RECONNECT FAMILY AFTER 10 YEARS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: It took 10 years for a woman in India to find her way back
to the family she left behind when she married. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF tells us
how hams assisted her in her journey.
JIM: An early marriage and separation from her family kept Rubina Begum
apart from her family in Bengal for more than a decade. With the help of
police and the West Bengal Radio Club, the relatives have found one another
again.
According to reports in the Times of India and the Millennium Post, the
National Commission for Women, a government entity that advocates for women,
had been trying to assist her in tracing the family she had lost touch with
after marrying into a Kashmiri family at the age of 14. The media reports
said that the woman, who is now 24 years old, was originally brought to the
Baramulla sector in Jammu and Kashmir to be married because her father was
unable to bear the expense of raising four children at home.
The woman's brother, Hassan Ali Sheikh, told the Times of India that in the
ensuing years they believed she was lost to them forever. But he spoke with
her, at long last, on Wednesday, May 3rd, after the women's commission
contacted state police who reached out to the hams in West Bengal. The club
has a long track record of facilitating such reunions. After contacting the
woman with the phone number provided, club secretary Ambarish Nag Biswas,
VU2JFA, reached out to a colleague proficient in Hindi and Kashmiri and
details of her story finally emerged. Her brother is expected to travel and
bring her home to Bengal soon to be with the family she has missed so much.
This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
(TIMES OF INDIA, MILLENNIUM POST)
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ARRL OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO HAMS FOR RF COMPLIANCE
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you haven't already checked your station to evaluate its
compliance on RF exposure, the ARRL is offering some help. Dave Parks WB8ODF
has that story.
DAVE: The ARRL has reminded amateurs in the United States that it is making
its resources available to help licensees comply with FCC rules on RF
exposure limits. Those limits went into effect in 2021 and a two-year
transition period was granted to permit hams to conduct evaluations and make
necessary changes for stations that do not conform to the exposure rules.
The ARRL issued its reminder to hams just as the transition period ended on
May 3rd. Hams are not exempt from conducting such evaluations even if they
transmit at very low power.
The league's resources include a video about RF exposure and evaluation; an
RF exposure calculator and an RF safety section excerpted from the ARRL
Handbook.
Perhaps most importantly, the league is encouraging all hams to make use of
these resources whether or not they belong to the ARRL or have established a
website account.
Visit arrl.org for more details.
This is Dave Parks WB8ODF.
(ARRL)
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DAVE KALTER MEMORIAL YOUTH DX ADVENTURE CANCELLED
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: This year's Dave Kalter Memorial Youth Adventure has been
cancelled. Organizers at the Dayton Amateur Radio Association said there was
insufficient time for the kind of planning that would have allowed everyone
to obtain their necessary passports. No other details were immediately
available and there was no indication when the next trip would be scheduled.
This year's DX adventure was to have taken place in Curacao.
The annual trip, which has brought young amateurs to the Dutch Caribbean,
Costa Rica and Curacao, is named in memory of Dave, KB8OCP, who became a
Silent Key in November of 2013.
(DARA)
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SILENT KEY: ARGENTINA'S PIONEERING YL, AZUCENA ALBARRACIN, LU9OY
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A popular, lively voice in amateur radio in Argentina has
become a Silent Key. We learn more about her from Graham Kemp VK4BB.
GRAHAM: In the final year of her life Azucena Albarracin, LU9OY, was no
longer able to be on the air -- but until then, the 95-year-old was a well-
known and well-recognised voice in her home country of Argentina, as well as
in Chile and Uruguay. She became a Silent Key on Thursday, the 13th of April
at her home.
According to a news article in the YL Beam newsletter, she was an almost
constant presence on the air during the last 50 years and many heard her
exchanging greetings and information on 20 meters. Her introduction to
amateur radio came during the early 1960s and she embraced operating on AM.
She and another amateur Nelly Lopez, LU5OX, now a Silent Key, were
considered pioneers in being the first women amateurs in the region. By the
time she retired as a teacher, she had become a major presence on sideband
where she was well-respected as an operator.
According to the news article, her 90th birthday was a great occasion
inspiring amateurs who had worked her from DX locations to travel and attend
the celebration.
This is Graham Kemp VK4BB
(YL BEAM)
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AMSAT PRESIDENT'S CLUB RELEASES COMMEMORATIVE COIN
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: AMSAT supporters who are deepening their commitment to
amateur radio in space by joining the President's Club have a special
commemorative coin that says "thank you." We hear more from Neil Rapp
WB9VPG.
NEIL: The AMSAT President's Club has released its commemorative coins for
2023, with this year's coin marking the 40th anniversary of the launch of
the AMSAT OSCAR 10 satellite. The German amateur radio microsatellite took
to the sky from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 1 rocket on June 16th, 1983.
According to the AMSAT-DL website, the star-shaped satellite had an
elliptical orbit that made it possible for radio communications of several
hours' duration to take place around the world.
Members of the AMSAT President's Club will be receiving the coin along with
other recognition, including mention in the AMSAT Journal. The President's
Club is an annual membership organization and each year’s 2-inch metal coin
honors a different OSCAR satellite.
Visit amsat.org and look for details about the President's Club.
This is Neil Rapp WB9VPG.
(AMSAT NEWS SERVICE)
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NETS OF NOTE: APRS THURSDAY
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: This week, in our occasional series, Nets of Note, Newsline
takes a look at one net that provides an opportunity for all licensed hams
anywhere in the world to learn more about APRS. Patrick Clark K8TAC has that
story.
PATRICK: For one very enthusiastic group of amateurs worldwide, every
Thursday is net day. Check-in time on that day between 0000 and 2359 UTC and
ensures that every amateur will receive all APRS net traffic from any
stations checking in during the 24-hour period that follows their own check-
in.
Organizers call it APRS Thursday and it's been going strong since December
of last year. The net is conducted over the Announcement server service of
KJ4ERJ and it is managed by Michael KC8OWL and Angelo DU2XXR/N2RAC. Angelo,
in the Philippines, is also the net manager of a separate net, known as the
APRSPH net.
Both Michael and Angelo hope that the Thursday check-ins will increase
familiarity with APRS for hams and grow this kind of message activity around
the world.
If you're curious about APRS or want to learn more, you can email Michael at
kc8owl@yahoo.com
This is Patrick Clark K8TAC.
(APRS NET)
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NOMINATE NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The deadline is coming up fast for a chance to nominate your
choice for Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak Young Ham of the Year
award. Candidates must reside in the continental United States and be a
licensed ham 18 years of age or younger. We are looking for someone who has
talent, promise and a commitment to the spirit of ham radio. Find
application forms on our website arnewsline.org under the "YHOTY" tab.
Nominations close on May 31st.
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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 K3PSG
repeater in Butler, Pennsylvania at 2 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Tuesdays.
**
DIGITAL LIBRARY OF HAM RADIO EXPANDS COLLECTION
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The numbers just keep growing into the tens of thousands in
the Internet Archive’s Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications.
Jack Parker W8ISH gives us those details.
JACK: It's a virtual bookshelf of radio that seems to go on into infinity:
The addition of new documents from the Anchorage Amateur Radio Club in
Alaska, the Worldwide TV-FM DX Association, the Irish Radio Transmitters
Society and the Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association in Colorado has
expanded a digital collection of shortwave and amateur radio history to more
than 75,000 items. This is the work-in-progress known as the DLARC Radio
Library. The library also contains more than two dozen episodes of the RAIN
Report that were believed to have been lost. Yes, you will also find
archived newscasts from Amateur Radio Newsline.
Program manager of special collections Kay Savetz, K6KJN, said the most
recent additions include recorded presentations and talks, including those
from the MicroHams Digital Conference and the Radio Amateur Training
Planning and Activities Committee, known as RATPAC. The library is
especially pleased to have added episodes of International Radio Report
dating back 23 years. The collection also features Continent of Media, which
focuses on the range of media throughout the American Continent.
Many amateur clubs' newsletters which were never posted online before are
now available and are full text-searchable and available for download. The
library, which was created with a grant from Amateur Radio Digital
Communications, is always looking for new material to add to the collection.
See the link in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org
This is Jack Parker W8ISH.
(KAY SAVETZ, K6KJN)
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NEW HAM RADIO MUSEUM OPENS IN OHIO
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Congratulations to Ohio's new amateur radio museum. It's the
Waller-McMunn Museum in Cambridge that has opened to visitors in a restored
radio station building after years of work by volunteers assembling the
collection of ham radio gear and related items. The museum is the pride of
the Cambridge Amateur Radio Association, W8VP. The name of the museum honors
Homer McMunn who built the first radio receiver in Cambridge in 1912; it
also pays tribute to his brother-in-law, Roy Waller who is credited with
being the first to copy signals from a US Navy station operating in
Arlington, Virginia that year. The two men were known as experimenters who
built receivers and transmitters and operated a wireless station in town.
Their enthusiasm eventually led to the creation of the Wireless Association
of Cambridge.
(THE DAILY JEFFERSONIAN, GYPSY ROAD TRIP.COM)
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RESEARCHERS CREATE THINNER, DENSER COMPUTER CHIPS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Researchers in the United States have created thinner,
denser computer chips with big possibilities. We learn more from Kent
Peterson KCØDGY.
KENT: Denser and more powerful computer chips may soon be possible thanks to
findings in a laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Researchers there have developed a means of working with 2D materials so
slender that they are no more than three atoms thick. By layering them atop
a fully fabricated silicon chip, they are able to create a denser
integration.
According to the MIT news website, this low-temperature growth and
fabrication technology does not result in damage to the chip. Damage was a
major concern during previous attempts to achieve this integration atop a
silicon CMOS wafer because the process customarily requires temperatures of
600 degrees Celsius. Temperatures above 400 degrees Celsius could cause the
transisitors and circuits to break down.
The news website also reported that this technology reduces the growth and
integration process on an 8-inch wafer from more than a day to less than an
hour. A shortened growth time is seen by researchers as particularly
attractive for industrial fabrications because of its efficiency.
Researchers also said they want to explore use of this process for such
flexible surfaces as textiles, polymers or papers, raising the prospect of
integrating semiconductors into clothing, paper notebooks and other everyday
items.
This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.
(MIT)
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WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, be listening for Harold, DF2WO, on the air as 9X2AW
from Rwanda until the 15th of May. Harold will be using CW, SSB and the
digital modes on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via MØOXO's OQRS.
Look for Pete M1PTR, Tom MØDCG and Kieron M5KJM on the air from Great Basket
Island, IOTA Number EU-007, using the callsign EJ6KP/p until the 18th of
May. They are using SSB on the HF bands during local daylight hours. Check
QRZ.com for QSL details.
Listen for Giorgio, IU5HWS, using the callsign 5UA99WS from Niger until the
15th of June. He will be on 40 through 10 metres using FT8 and SSB. QSL via
LoTW, or via EA5GL.
You have until May 31st to log the special event callsign VI2Ø23HRH in
Australia. Members of the Wireless Institute of Australia are calling QRZ
with that call, through the end of the month, to celebrate the coronation of
King Charles III of England. QSL via the operator's instructions.
(425 DX BULLETIN)
**
KICKER: COFFEE-LOVING HAM WORKS JAVA BUT IT'S NOT DX
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: OK, grab a cup of hot coffee for this week's final story.
Sit back and let's listen to Randy Sly W4XJ.
RANDY: For many of us there’s nothing better than working DX or calling CQ
in a contest while sipping on a fresh hot cup of coffee. But what if that
coffee was known as “Ham Shack House Blend,ö “Key Up Cowboy,ö or “Morse Code
Mocha?ö
Steve Eilers, W3BIZ, believes we can have our ham radio and drink it too!
Early in 2023, Steve began the Homebrew Coffee Company, combining his love
for coffee with his love for ham radio. This coffee is not someone else's
brand that he re-labeled but his own original coffee blends that are roasted
and shipped the same day -- no matter the propagation. He is an entrepreneur
who takes his business seriously:
STEVE: "We source our beans from Bali, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, you
name it… Ethically sourced beans, fair trade… that’s a huge thing for me, is
to make sure we’re doing it right. These people are getting compensated for
their farms and everything’s fair…."
RANDY: His blends are made to resonate with a variety of tastes, from a
donut shop style to a dark Italian roast or something with a french vanilla
or mocha flavor. All these and more await you at homebrewcoffee.com.
When he’s not making coffee, you can find Steve hunting POTA, chasing DX,
rag chewing or operating SKYWARN and ARES in Kent County, Michigan -- and of
course, drinking coffee.
This is Randy Sly, W4XJ
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DO YOU HAVE NEWS?
STEPHEN/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 Air Force Technology; MSAT News Service; the
APRS Net; ARRL; CQ Magazine; CNN.COM; Dave Altman, KO4YLZ; David Behar K7DB;
The Daily Jeffersonian; 425 DX News; GypsyRoadTrip.com; the IEEE Spectrum;
Kay Savetz, K6KJN; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the Millennium
Post; QRZ.COM; shortwaveradio.de; the Times of India; the Vincentian; the YL
Beam; 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 appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you like our
newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us. 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. As
always we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright
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