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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2404 for Friday November 24th, 2023
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2404 with a release date of Friday
November 24th, 2023 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Radiowaves may be used to help diagnose climate
issues. A launch of the first pink satellite in space -- and can you turn a
can of ham into an antenna? All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report Number 2404 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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USING RADIOWAVES TO DIAGNOSE CLIMATE ISSUES
NEIL/ANCHOR: Our top story this week asks the question: Can radiowaves help
diagnose climate issues? A team of researchers says "yes," and Kent Peterson
KCØDGY tells us what else they're saying.
KENT: The atmosphere has a message for us and it's possible that we may be
able to receive it thanks to the 6G networks of the future. This next-
generation form of telecommunications is already being eyed for cellular
deployment -- but its range from 100 GHz into the terahertz frequencies
positions it for another - unintended -- use.
According to an article in the IEEE Spectrum, waves utilized by 6G are
easily absorbed by gases in the atmosphere. As such, scientists may be able
to use the radiowaves to discern what kind of atmospheric gases are present
- especially the kind that imperil the well-being of the planet and those of
who live on it. The Spectrum article quoted from a research paper in the
journal, IEEE Network, in which Boston researcher Josep Jornet suggests that
because different molecules absorb electromagnetic radiation differently,
scientists can employ 6G transmissions in much the same was spectroscopy is
used: to identify which molecules are present and what their concentration
is. Jornet, in fact, calls it "over0the-air spectroscopy.ö
Although 6G networks are not yet ready for prime time, the study's authors
believe a dual-purpose 6G network of the future could have immense benefits.
This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.
(IEEE SPECTRUM)
**
PINK SATELLITE INSPIRED BY BUSINESSMAN'S DAUGHTER
NEIL/ANCHOR: A new satellite inspired by a Slovakian businessman's daughter
is a family-friendly CubeSat with an educational mission -- and it's the
first pink satellite to be sent into orbit. Jeremy Boot G4NJH introduces us.
JEREMY: Slovakian businessman Boris Procik is not just the father of a
little girl named Veronika - he is also the father of a pink nanosatellite
with the same name. The amateur radio satellite was launched recently as
part of a SpaceX mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket after a successful build
by Spacemanic, a spinoff of the Slovak Organisation for Space Activities.
Those involved in the mission have declared the 1U CubeSat to be the first
family-inspired satellite and certainly the first one that was built in the
colour pink. Its features include a CW beacon and a digipeater. The download
frequency is 436.680 MHz
Amateur Radio Club OM3KSI is operating the satellite and assisting with its
various goals, which include getting grammar and high school students
involved in receiving its transmissions which will include special messages
in CW and AX.25 packet radio. The Prague Observatory and Planetarium,
PLANETUM, will also share the educational uses of the little satellite.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(AMSAT NEWS SERVICE, SPACEMANIC)
**
SILENT KEY: CHICAGO BROADCASTER, OUTDOORSMAN ORRIN BRAND, K9KEJ
NEIL/ANCHOR: A Chicago-area broadcast veteran and an active radio amateur
has become a Silent Key. We hear about him from Andy Morrison K9AWM.
ANDY: Orrin Brand, K9KEJ, didn't just use radio as a licensed amateur.
Listeners in the Chicago area knew him as Mike Jackson, an outspoken
outdoorsman who hosted a radio program and wrote a column for more than two
decades for the Daily Herald. He also spent a half-century working in radio
and TV. According to his page on QRZ.com, his love of radio began with ham
radio in the 1950s when he was growing up in Chicago.
As a radio professional, he hosted a conservative-leaning radio talk show
that was broadcast on WCGO-AM and live-streamed on the station's web page as
well as his own personal Mike Jackson webpage. An accomplished fisherman, he
was inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame in 2011 as a
"Legendary Communicator."
Orrin Brand died on Wednesday, November 15th, at the age of 79.
This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.
(HAP HOLLY, KC9RP; QRZ.com; CHICAGO SUN-TIMES)
**
UNIVERSITY'S NEW HAM RADIO TOWER PREPS STATION FOR ECLIPSE
NEIL/ANCHOR: There's nothing like planning ahead, and on one Pennsylvania
university campus the ham radio club has planned well for the next solar
eclipse, as we hear from Sel Embee KB3TZD.
SEL: The amateur radio station at the University of Scranton has a new shack
that will feature a panoramic look of the Pennsylvania city whose name the
school carries but the best, most crowd-pleasing view will come not from
looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows, but rather the new 40-foot tower
and HF multi-band antenna installed there earlier this month on the campus.
Amateur station W3USR will be ready to get on the air and, even more
importantly, will be working to provide a unique view of its own in April
when the sun enters a total eclipse over North America. Campus hams will be
participating in the work of HamSCI, the citizen science research
organization that has been assisting NASA's studies of how solar eclipses,
such as the annular eclipse in October, affect the ionosphere and radio
propagation.
The installation was funded with the help of private donations and an
Amateur Radio Digital Communications grant earlier this year of almost
00,000 provided to physics and electrical engineering professor Nathaniel
Frissell, W2NAF, the creator of HamSCI.
Of course, the collegiate amateurs will be keeping a close eye on
terrestrial goings-on as well: The station also has VHF/UHF, satellite and
microwave capability and can be part of the local emergency response network
as well. Nathaniel, the club's advisor, has already helped many of the
students receive the necessary emergency response training with the Luzerne
County Emergency Communication Agency.
This is Sel Embee KB3TZD.
(ROYAL NEWS)
**
HAM RADIO WORKBENCH GOES ON THE AIR FOR 200TH SHOW
NEIL/ANCHOR: The Ham Radio Workbench podcast is fast approaching its 200th
show and it's going to celebrate on December 3rd with a big HRWBOTA
(pronounced: her-wuh-bow-tuh). No, I didn't just mispronounce another really
large word; that's what the organizers are calling the event - it's short
for Ham Radio Workbenches on the air. The hosts are marking the occasion
with a four-hour activation on HF, DMR and AllStar that allows listeners to
make contacts with each of the presenters and to score points. Be listening
between 1800UTC and 2200UTC. No one's looking to make this difficult: If you
work at least two hosts, you get a certificate of participation. There are
bigger certificates too. See details on the website h r w b o t a dot com
**
HAMS BRING MISSING FATHER TO FAMILY AFTER 24 YEARS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Imagine being missing from your family for 24 years. An alert
amateur radio operator in India was able to end one man's long absence from
home by simply keeping his eyes open, asking questions and - yes - using
his radio. We hear the details from Jim Meachan ZL2BHF.
JIM: It was not an amateur radio contact but a visit to a tea vendor at a
bus station that led hams in West Bengal to bring a former military engineer
and his family together after the man went missing 24 years ago. The family
had last seen him when he was 44 years old and his son was 15. According to
news reports, the father disappeared while enroute home to Uttar Pradesh
from a military camp in Assam where he had been posted with the military's
engineering services department.
According to a report on The Statesman website, the family was so certain he
had died that in 2006 that they held a funeral ritual for him. His son,
Rajkumar, told local news media that in spite of that, he and his two
sisters never gave up hope that they would see their father again. The man's
wife, however, died a year and a half ago as the search for him continued.
The secretary of the West Bengal club, Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, told the
Statesman that he'd spotted a man repeatedly during his frequent visits to a
tea vendor at a bus station during the past few months. He began inquiring
about the elderly man, who apparently had only limited information about his
family and their whereabouts. The ham shared with his own club what little
information he could gather about the man's connections to Uttar Pradesh.
West Bengal hams contacted hams in Uttar Pradesh and they located the man's
remaining family members. As Newsline went to production, the hams were
working with local authorities to have the man return home.
This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
(THE STATESMAN, THE TIMES OF INDIA)
**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline heard on bulletin stations around the world including D-STAR
Reflector 91 C at 7:30 p.m. Melbourne Australian time on Wednesdays, or 0830
UTC.
**
A CHANCE FOR A QSO WITH KRENKEL MEDAL WINNERS
NEIL/ANCHOR: If you'd like to have a QSO with a prominent award-winner - or
a whole bunch of them - now is the time to fire up your rig, as we hear from
Jason Daniels VK2LAW.
JASON: The name E.T. Krenkel - Ernest Teodorovich Krenkel - is well known
for his wide range of contributions to amateur radio, including his notable
Arctic and Antarctic expeditions. The HF spectrum was his well-used tool for
communication, experimentation and inspiration. There are 213 recipients of
the E.T. Krenkel Medal, which was created to recognise individuals,
organisations and other entities whose involvement in amateur radio
exemplifies the polish and devotion of Krenkel, who became a Silent Key in
1971.
This year, on the 120th anniversary of his birth, the Krenkel Medal
Committee has introduced a certificate that amateur radio stations and
shortwave listeners can earn by making contact with - or giving a reception
report for - as many of the medal recipients as possible worldwide. Each
confirmed contact is worth 10 points and a minimum of 120 points is
required.
A bonus of 50 points will be awarded for any shortwave or amateur radio
contact with RK3F, the radio station of the Central Museum of Amateur Radio
in Moscow Points will be doubled for any contact or shortwave reception with
medal recipients on Krenkel's birthday, December 24th, the official Day of
Remembrance for Krenkel.
This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW.
(BOB JOSUWEIT WA3PZO; KRENKEL MEDAL COMMITTEE)
**
INDIANA AMATEUR RECEIVES ARRL TECHNICAL SERVICES AWARD
NEIL/ANCHOR: Congratulations to Jeff DeLucenay, KB9QG, vice president of the
Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association, who was awarded the ARRL
Technical Services Award. The award recognizes his ongoing work with the
repair and maintenance of the radios and equipment at the club, where he
keeps the antennas tuned and, when needed, rebuilt. He also customizes
equipment for the club's needs when necessary. In addition, Jeff is
responsible for training new hams and assisting others with upgrading their
licenses.
He was given the award by the ARRL's central division director Carl
Luetzelschwab, K9LA.
(THE DE KALB COUNTY STAR)
**
AMATEURS CELEBRATE GROWING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE DISABLED
NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams throughout IARU Region 1 are setting aside a day to
celebrate radio's growing accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us how to get involved.
JEREMY: The United Nations has declared the 3rd of December to be the
International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Organisers in Region1 of the
International Amateur Radio Union have been busy coordinating events for
member societies. This is a day to recognise and celebrate the accessibility
that amateur radio provides to everyone, either through special equipment
designed to be used by hams with various disabilities, or recognising nets
organised by disabled amateurs. Activities on this day celebrate the
inclusion that radio offers despite many individuals' personal challenges.
The Region 1 coordinator, Riri OD5RI, told Newsline in an email that many
member societies will be participating by getting on the air with special
callsigns. There will also be other on-air events to raise awareness of the
ongoing need for ham radio to be an inclusive community. Individual
operators and members societies will be honoured for their participation.
Riri said the activities support the global programme's sustainable
development goals which include the removal of inequality.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(RIRI AZRAK, OD5RI)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, listen for Yuri, VE3DZ, operating as 5B4AQW until the
28th of November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest on
November 25th and 26th as P3D. QSL via his home call.
Listen for Dima, RA9USU, using the callsign 7O73T (Seven-OH-Seven-Three-Tee)
on Socotra Island, IOTA Number AF-028, until the 28th of November. He is
operating mainly CW with some FT8 and will participate in the CQ WW CW
Contest. See QRZ.com for QSL details.
The Radio-club de Lyon, F8KLY, will be on the air as TM1AB from the 25th of
November to the 9th of December. The club is marking the 100-year
anniversary of the first transatlantic amateur two-way contact between Leon
Deloy, F8AB, and Fred Schnell, 1MO, on the 28th of November in 1923. For
details see QRZ.com
Keith, GM4YXI, and Chris, GM3WOJ, are in the Shetland Islands, IOTA Number
EU-012. They will participate in the CQ WW DX CW contest as GS7V. Before
and after the contest, listen for them operating as GS2MP. See QRZ.com for
QSL details.
(425DX BULLETIN)
**
KICKER: A LITTLE ANTENNA WITH A LOT OF CAN-DO
NEIL/ANCHOR: For our final story we ask: what can you do with a can of ham?
Well, you can make a sandwich, for one thing - or you can make a contact on
a local repeater. John Williams VK4JJW explains.
JOHN: Viewers of his YouTube channel, Ham Radio Rookie, now know that Ben
Eadie VE6SFX has become a man with a can and a plan. The can once contained
ham -- and the plan for the can was grand: Ben first ate the ham, washed the
can and got to his plan. He turned it into an antenna.
That's right, an antenna. It was Ben's latest experiment on his channel's
new feature called "Will it ham?" The 7-minute video shows him attaching a
PVC pipe, adding a few 3D printed pieces to the assembly and putting a
jumper on it to turn it into a slot antenna. After finding a likely feed
point, he checks it with a NanoVNA and declares it beautifully resonant on
70cm and ready for a radio check on a local repeater with the help of a
friend. He tells his friend "I am talking to you via a can of ham" and the
good signal report that comes back is clearly no baloney. His friend asks:
Would the antenna be as resonant if the ham were still inside? Ah, that's a
question Ben could surely sink his teeth into.
Meanwhile, he tells YouTube viewers that he is in search of other possible
projects that are too absurd for anyone else to do. What's in his future?
Perhaps he'll turn a tin of tuna.........into a tuner.
This is John Williams VK4JJW.
(YOUTUBE, HACKADAY)
**
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interested in, send it on! 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. Meanwhile, if you're feeling even a little bit
poetic, visit our website to learn more about the Amateur Radio Newsline
haiku challenge. Use the entry form on our website and please follow the
rules for writing your three-line haiku --
and be sure to check out our previous winners!
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; AMSAT News Service;
ARRL; Bob Josuweit, WA3PZO; the Chicago Sun-Times; CQ Magazine; David Behar
K7DB; the DeKalb County Star; FCC; 425DXNews; Hackaday; Hap Holly, KC9RP;
the IEEE Statesman; Krenkel Medal Committee; QRZ.com; Riri Azrak, OD5RI; the
Royal News; shortwaveradio.de; Spacemanic; the Statesman; the Times of
India; Wireless Institute of Australia; YouTube; 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
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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 Neil Rapp WB9VPG in Union Kentucky saying 73. As always we thank you for
listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2023. All rights
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