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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2298 for Friday November 12th, 2021
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2298 with a release date of Friday
November 12th, 2021 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hams in Japan homebrew their own virtual hamfest. A
popular digital amateur TV magazine halts publication -- and QSL cards are
racing their way to you from the Indianapolis Speedway. All this and more
as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2298 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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BREAKING NEWS: DAYTON HAMVENTION IS A 'GO'
STEPHEN: We begin this week with breaking news.
Dayton Hamvention 2022 is not just going to be a premier hamfest but a
reunion, as organizers prepare for the first gathering at the Xenia
Fairground and Expo Center in Ohio after two years of cancellations.
Hamvention's general chairman Rick Allnut WS8G told Newsline in a phone
interview that committees have been meeting and volunteers are committed to
making up for the time lost to pandemic cancellations.
Hamvention will be happening on Friday May 20th through Sunday May 22nd with
an international reception scheduled on Thursday May 19th. Rick said the
registration site is already taking bookings from vendors and inside
exhibitors and individual visitors can already buy their tickets. All
details are available on the hamvention.org website. RIck said: "Tickets are
all printed and ready to go."
**
HAMS IN JAPAN HOMEBREW THEIR OWN FEST
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Hams have always believed that if you really want something,
sometimes it's better to build it yourself. Nowhere is that more evident
lately than in Japan, where radio operators were disappointed once again
this year by cancellation of that nation's major radio event. Graham Kemp
VK4BB tells us more.
GRAHAM: Never mind that the Tokyo Ham Fair was cancelled again this year by
the Japan Amateur Radio League because of COVID-19 precautions. The Virtual
Ham Festa 2021 has taken its place thanks to the creativity of a group of
independent dedicated radio amateurs. Scheduled speakers included Shiro
Sakai JH4PHW, explaining the best practices for using eQSL and Yuki Shimizu
We JO2ASQ, explaining amateur satellite communications. One of the biggest
topics on the agenda was the resurgence of CW.
A true homebrew project built on the Zoom platform, the November 13th
hamfest was designed with a Main Stage for seminars and live presentations.
Other features included booths and a space for eyeball QSOs. The organising
committee was headed by Taka, 7K1BIB, who said that like all major ham radio
events, an on-the-air component was also a big part of the plan: As a social
experiment an international FT8 QSO Party was to take place on 40 metres in
parallel to the virtual event.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB.
(TAKA 7K1BIB, SOUTHGATE)
**
THE NATURE OF EXCITEMENT FOR SLOVENIA'S WWFF
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The World Wide Flora & Fauna program has welcomed S5FF —
Slovenia — and hams there are eager to share the excitement. Ed Durrant
DD5LP brings us up to date.
ED: Radio operators in Slovenia held a quiet but well-earned celebration
during the first full weekend in November as they marked their nation's
arrival as a registered region in the Worldwide Flora & Fauna programme. It
was the culmination of two months of intense effort by a team of hams
including Mike Gregoric S55GX, who said the team members are all experienced
SOTA, IOTA and World Castles Award activators. Mike, who has been a ham
since 1995, told Newsline that he realized this past summer that Slovenia
needed to organize and become part of the awards programme, which would
require adding a national log manager and coordinators. WWFF vice chairman
Manfred Meier DF6EX and member administrator Luk Waterschoot ON4BB
encouraged the Slovenian team's efforts. Mike, who serves as coordinator,
told Newsline that the team pulled all the essential ingredients together, a
web page, an S5 logo and the definition of all the new activation areas.
Mike said that there are now 191 such sites — and the numbers are growing.
Some other possibilities are growing too: Mike hopes Slovenia's
participation will encourage more portable operations and even boost amateur
radio tourism from abroad. He told Newsline: [quote] "Everyone can make
nature their shack." [endquote]
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.
(MIKE GREGORIC, S55G; MANFRED MEIER, DF6EX, WWFF WEB PAGE)
**
SPEEDWAY QSL CARDS RACE TO THE FINISH LINE
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you're still waiting for your QSL cards from the three
Indianapolis Motor Speedway special events, they're on their way. Jack
Parker W8ISH gives us a look behind the scenes of the massive mailing that's
been going on.
[sound clip: envelope being cut open]
JACK: That’s the sound of another self-addressed, stamped QSL envelope being
opened for processing. Members of the W9IMS Special Event Station gathered
to open, separate and then fill-in and mail out thousands of QSL cards
following a summer of racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
BILL: “This is what we call our Monster card party. We have a few others
that we do and then they trickle in all year long.ö
JACK: Bill Kennedy, W9YT coordinates the special event stations and the
Monster chore stuffing and returning thousands of QSL cards each fall. A
behind-the-scenes look at this QSL process found it takes dozens of W9IMS
members to get the job done.
BILL: “We have a big following. They want to work us every year and make a
big effort to get all three races.ö
JACK: W9IMS is the official special event station for three of the IMS
races. They operate 24/7 for a week prior to the Grand Prix and Indianapolis
500 mile race in May. In August they again fire up the radios for the
Brickyard 200-race. A custom-designed QSL card is produced for each race.
Those stations who log all three race events receive a special certificate
as well. This is the 18th year for this W9IMS special event station. Bill
says the summer time operation often reflects the solar cycles. This year’s
total contacts fell just short of the 18,000 recorded contacts a few years
ago. As the sun cycle fell, so did the total contacts.
Bill: “You could follow the total card by following the solar cycle. As
the cycle came down so did our Qs. As the cycle is going back up our Qs are
going back up.ö
Jack: Bill says this crew has become very proficient in not only logging
contacts but in filling out the QSL cards and certificates after the
checkered flag falls on the last race of the season.
Bill: “That’s a lot contacts and a lot of cards to do at the end of the
year.ö
Jack: For Amateur Radio Newsline, this is Jack Parker, W8ISH
**
NORWAY PLANS ENTRY-LEVEL CERTIFICATE
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The Norwegian Radio Relay League, Norway's national amateur
radio organization, is working with a research institute there to help
introduce an entry-level amateur radio category that would become available
to operators as young as 12 or 13. Operators would be permitted a maximum
transmitting power of 10 watts. The goal is to encourage the newest amateurs
to build their own simple transmitters and receivers and spur interest in
technology and science to complement ther schoolwork. NRRL is working to
move this certificate forward with funds provided for the study by the
Norwegian Research Council. Norway presently has only one class of radio
operators.
(SOUTHGATE)
**
AUSTRALIAN 2x1 CALLSIGNS DEBUT IN WORLDWIDE CONTEST
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: With the CQ WW SSB contest over, no doubt you have more than
a few contest callsigns in your log. How many of them are among the newest
from Australia? Let's hear more from Jason Daniels VK2LAW.
JASON: The long-awaited 2 x 1 VK contest callsigns got their first official
run on the air during the big CQ WW SSB contest in late October. The
Wireless Institute of Australia reports that assignment of the calls by the
Australian Maritime College came just in time for the global competition. In
fact, three of the WIA's own directors were assigned the calls for use in
the competition. Some reports say that many amateurs who heard the new
contest calls were at first confused by the unusual single-letter suffixes
but everything ultimately ran smoothly. If you have thoughts you'd like to
share about Australia's new contest callsigns, the WIA is eager to hear your
comments. Send them on to national office at wia dot org dot au
(nationaloffice@wia.org.au)
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels VK2LAW.
(WIA, SOUTHGATE)
**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the K9DEW
repeater in Warsaw Indiana on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
**
HEDY LAMARR SPECIAL EVENT SHOWS STAR QUALITY
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The late American actress Hedy Lamarr is apparently still a
big star as far as the world's amateur radio operators are concerned. The
sixth annual Hedy Lamarr Day Net, N9H, drew 190 check-ins from around the
world. The special event was held on November 9th on Echolink on what would
have been the actress' 107th birthday. Organizer John Derycke (duh-RYE-Key)
W2JLD called it the most successful Hedy Lamarr event to date. Hedy Lamarr
was being celebrated for her on-screen talents but most especially for her
role as co-inventor of a frequency hopping system that prevented jamming of
radio signals to torpedos and now forms an important part of today's cell-
phone and WiFi networks.
**
POPULAR DATV MAGAZINE ENDS PUBLICATION
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The digital amateur TV magazine known as CQ-DATV, has
published its final issue. Geri Goodrich KF5KRN has that story.
GERI: In a publishing lifetime that lasted for eight years with 100 issues,
the amateur television magazine CQ-DATV filled a gap left by the demise of
two earlier ATV magazines and had been widely read among enthusiasts. That
era has ended with the publication of its latest - and last - issue,
released in October. The production team's Trevor Brown G8CJS writes in this
100th issue: [quote] "All good things must come to an end and CQ-DATV is no
exception." [endquote] The digital-only publication reports that it received
more than 500,000 downloads during its lifetime and was welcomed by readers
who had lost "Der TV Amateur," published in Germany and "Repeater" published
in the Netherlands. CQ-DATV credits Ian Pawson G0FCT who introduced the
magazine in 2013 as a digital publication and served as its editor. The
magazine, which also became available as a PDF edition, is making all of its
100 issues available for download. They can be obtained by visiting the link
that appears in the text version of this week's newscast script on our
website arnewsline.org
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Geri Goodrich KF5KRN.
(SOUTHGATE, CQ-DATV)
[FOR PRINT, DO NOT READ" https://cq-datv.mobi/ebooks.php ]
**
IRELAND AND INDIA JOIN PARKS ON THE AIR
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Portable radio enthusiasts are thrilled with the news that
Parks on the Air has added two new countries. Here's Vance Martin N3VEM with
the latest.
VANCE: In Parks on the Air News, in October we welcomed Ireland and India to
Parks on the Air! So please join me in saying dia duit and namaste to our
newest POTA friends! October was another record-setting month, with an all-
time high for both number of activators and number of QSOs, with 1,630
activators making a combined 329,019 QSOs.
In our last news item for the month, POTA is excited to officially announce
that for our 2022 summer plaque event, we will be adding several plaques for
DX QSOs. There will be up to 6 DX plaques available, pending sponsorship –
one each for the most QSOs made as an activator outside of the continental
United States for IARU Regions 1, 2, and 3, and 1 each for hunters who make
the most QSOs with activators in those same regions. If you or your
organization is interested in sponsoring one of these new DX plaques in
2022, please send an email to n3vem@parksontheair.com for details.
This is November 3 Victor Echo Mike with your October Parks on the air
Update. Be sure to visit parksontheair.com for information about the
program, and pota.app for spotting, park information, leader boards, and
more.
(PARKS ON THE AIR)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, be listening for special event callsigns ON75AF, ON75BAF
and ON75BFS from Belgium. These callsigns are helping amateurs in the
Belgian Air Force Amateur Radio Association mark the air force's 75 year
anniversary. Be listening through the end of the year on HF, VHF and UHF
where operators will be using CW, SSB and the digital modes.
In Rwanda, members of the Holy Land DX Group will be using the callsign 9X4X
starting on the 24th of November and running through to the 1st of December.
Listen for them on 160m through 10m where they will be using CW, SSB, RTTY
and FT 8. They will also be in the CQ WW DX CW contest on November 27th and
28th. Send QSLs to Ruben, 4Z5FI.
Ferdy, HB9DSP, becomes a first-time DXpeditioner with the callsign
5Z4/HB9DSP when he operates from Kenya between December 2nd and the 16th.
Listen for Ferdy on 20, 15 and 10 meters where he will be using mainly SSB
with some FT8. Send QSLs to his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or
LoTW.
(OHIO PENN DX)
**
KICKER: A TRANSATLANTIC FRIENDSHIP POWERED BY STEAM
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Learning about technology isn't always what it seems. As a
group of girls in England recently found out, technology can lead to
something wonderfully personal....called friendship. Jeremy Boot G4NJH picks
up the story from here.
JEREMY: The 11- and 12-year-old girls are called the STEAMettes, a name
that's a nod to their shared interest in Science Technology Engineering, Art
and Maths. For the past four years the Kent County youngsters have been
guided by John Hislop G7OHO, a retired physics teacher and an ambassador in
STEM learning. Most recently John has taught them such basics as soldering
and the coding of a microbit computer they were going to use to send CW
they'd learnt. After Larry Olson W9INE saw a presentation by John and the
STEAMettes at the QSO Today ham expo in August, Larry introduced them to
Colorado teacher Ravi Davis, KF0FYL. Ravi has several newly licensed hams in
her sixth-grade school who have also been coding microbits. Since the
STEAMettes have studied Digital Mobile Radio in preparation for their
Foundation licence, they put their knowledge to use in a transatlantic QSO
on October 29th via DMR. The Colorado students used radios loaned to them by
the Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club. Ravi told the local newspaper that this
was the first DX contact for her students. They talked about their schools,
their lives and the differences in their respective communities. Suddenly,
even with 7600 km between them, the students felt none of that distance at
all.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(JOHN HISLOP G7OHO, SOUTHGATE, FACEBOOK)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the the ARRL; CQ-DATV magazine; CQ Magazine;
David Behar K7DB; Facebook; John Hislop G7OHO; Manfred Meier DF6EX; Mike
Gregoric S55G; Ohio Penn DX; Parks on the Air; PHYS.org; QRZ.com; Radio
Society of Great Britain; Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de;
Taka 7K1BIB; Wireless Institute of Australia; World Wide Flora and Fauna;
and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. You can
write to us at newsline@arnewsline.org. 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.
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 2021. All rights reserved.
73 de Bill, PY2BIL
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