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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2337 for Friday August 12th, 2022
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2337 with a release date of Friday
August 12th, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. An amateur satellite built by Indian schoolgirls
suffers a failed deployment. A South African ham offers a rare chance for an
EME contact with Angola -- and ooops, that James Webb telescope image isn't
what it seems. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number
2337 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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STUDENTS' AMATEUR SATELLITE SUFFERS FAILED LAUNCH
NEIL/ANCHOR: Our top story this week was supposed to be a success story for
India's new satellite launch vehicle, which had on board a small ham radio
satellite built by schoolchildren. Something went wrong in its deployment,
however, as Graham Kemp VK4BB tells us.
GRAHAM: Failure and disappointment marked the debut of India's Small
Satellite Launch Vehicle which lifted off on Saturday August 6th only to
deploy two satellites into the wrong orbits. One of the satellites was a
much-anticipated project built by 750 schoolgirls in India as part of
SpaceKidz India. It carried an amateur radio payload.
The Indian space agency said that the satellites were sent into an
elliptical orbit instead of the intended circular orbit 356 kilometres, or
221 miles, above the Earth. The elliptical orbit meant that at some point
the satellites' orbits would come as close to earth as 76 km, or 47 miles.
Officials from the ISRO said the error was caused by a sensor failure that
could not be detected in time. Five hours after liftoff, the mission was
declared a failure.
The maiden voyage of the launcher was a much-celebrated event which also
commemorated India's 75th year of independence.
This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.
(SPACE.COM, THE HINDU)
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ANGOLA DXPEDITION PROMISES AMATEURS THE MOON
NEIL/ANCHOR: The activation of Angola using EME this month has been years in
the planning for one South African amateur. It's expected to be a major
first. Jason Daniels VK2LAW tells us what's in store.
JASON: Going on the air as D2TX from Angola as a portable EME operator is
expected to be an unprecedented experience. Bernie ZS4TX told Newsline in an
email that he is unaware of any of the popular EME bands having been used to
activate Angola, as he is doing on 2 metres between the 12th and 16th of
August. It's a long road trip - more than 2800 kilometres over the course of
four days. The final 220 kilometres is on dirt roads and will take six
hours. Bernie said the advantage is road travel means the station will be
able to use a larger-than-usual array of 2-by-18 element M2 Yagi antennas.
Bernie also said that stations with a 12-element Yagi, 250 watts and a
decent low-noise amplifier can likely work him and that recent developments
in digital modes available from WSJTX may make it possible for even the most
modest stations. With a couple of moon passes, Bernie hopes to be able to
work 300 or so stations.
Licensed since the age of 17, Bernie learned about 2-metre EME from Hal,
ZS6WB, and Chris, ZS6EZ, in the early '90s when he and Chris worked Dave,
W5UN, on CW EME from Botswana during a VHF expedition trip. He later worked
W5UN from Lesotho for one of his last entities for the first 2M DXCC award
ever issued.
Bernie urges EME enthusiasts to listen for him. He said [quote] "Use this
opportunity. It may be a very long time before Angola is activated again. It
could be the chance of a lifetime." [endquote]
This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW.
NEIL/ANCHOR: If you are new to working EME, there is some helpful guidance
on W7GJ’s website, including detailed instructions on how to set up your
station and make contacts. Find the link in the text version of this week's
newscast at arnewsline.org
[FOR PRINT ONLY: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/emetips.htm ]
(BERNIE VAN DER WALT ZS4TX)
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CANCER RECOVERY INSPIRES SPECIAL EVENT IN UK
NEIL/ANCHOR: Grateful for his recovery from prostate cancer, a ham in the UK
is operating a special event station to raise awareness - and funds - for
further research. Jeremy Boot G4NJH brings us his story.
JEREMY: Writing on his blog, Andrew Brown MØONH shares the details of his
early symptoms, diagnosis, surgery, treatment and recovery from prostate
cancer at age 41. His medical journey began mid-2021 with visits to doctors
to identify the source of his symptoms. He had surgery last spring.
Andrew has been a ham since 2018 - hence his call sign suffix "O N H" for
"One New Ham." He began his blog as a way to encourage others to join him
in amateur radio. Now he is making use of amateur radio to encourage others
to do something more - be pro-active in their own health care. He wants
people to learn more about prostate cancer and help raise funds for
research.
Andrew has organised a special event station, GB8PCA, with the support of
three Essex clubs and Essex Ham. Activation takes place on Saturday 13th
August from 1100 to 1600 local time (GMT+1); Monday 15th at 2000 during the
Essex Ham Net on GB3DA, and on Friday 19th at 2000 (all times local) during
the TARG Club Net, also on GB3DA. Listen as well for the special event
station at either Galleywood or at the Hackspace on Sunday 21st August from
1100 to 1600 local time.
Here's another reason to make contact: for every logged QSO using the GB8PCA
callsign, Andrew will donate £1 himself. If you cannot contact him but want
to support the cause, visit his JustGiving Donation Page. You can read more
about Andrew's story on his blog. See the links for Andrew's blog and the
Justgiving pages in the text version of this week's script at
arnewsline.org.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
[FOR PRINT ONLY: https://onenewham.uk/my-prostate-cancer-story/ and
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gb8pca]
(SOUTHGATE, ANDREW MØONH BLOG)
**
PENNSYLVANIA CLUB MARKS 10TH ANNIVERSARY 'ABOARD' MARS ROVER
NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams in one Pennsylvania club are celebrating a relationship
with the Mars rover that began 10 years ago. Randy Sly W4XJ has those
details.
RANDY: How do you celebrate a 10th anniversary? A Dinner? A Party?
The Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club in Philadelphia decided to send its club
call, WM3PEN, on a long vacation that would take 255 days to get there. They
teamed up with NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, to visit
Bradbury Landing, on Mars. The boarding pass was ‘purchased’ on April 25,
2011 and Curiosity, with their callsign on board, landed on the red planet
in early August, 2012.
Since the landing, Curiosity and WM3PEN have travelled nearly 18 miles
searching for the perfect location for the Dxpedition.
The folks at WM3PEN also thought it would be a good trip to team up with the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (J-P-L) since they decided to make it a CW event.
To help measure size and distance, the JPL engineers carved out the dots and
dashes of the letters J-P-L in the tire treads. How could a ham argue with a
CW buddy along for the ride?
NASA reports that engineers are devising ways to minimize wear and tear and
keep the rover rolling: In fact, Curiosity’s mission was recently extended
for another three years.
When asked what’s next for the WM3PEN team, callsign trustee Bob Josuweit,
WA3PZO, said that after just coming off Field Day and the 13 Colonies
Special Event in June and July, it will be time to relax before planning the
next adventure.
This is Randy Sly W4XJ.
(BOB JOSUWEIT, WA3PZO)
**
ARDC GRANT PROVIDES STEM, TECH SCHOLARSHIPS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Four students at a private university in the United States will
receive full one-year scholarships for their studies in the fields of
science and technology with the help of a grant from Amateur Radio Digital
Communications. The 00,000 grant will fund their studies as well as their
involvement in related activities. It will also cover the cost of producing
programs on the university's FM radio station highlighting scholars involved
in STEM topics. This financial gift is especially significant because the
private college in the state of Virginia houses a School of Engineering and
Technology that has a strong commitment to recruiting women and African
Americans to study for research careers in engineering and materials science
fields.
(ARDC)
**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the WA2EHL
repeater in Burlington New Jersey on Fridays at 7 p.m. local time.
**
IARU REGION 1 ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN 1st HAMCHALLENGE CONTEST
NEIL/ANCHOR: There are two top winners sharing the glory in the first
Hamchallenge competition of Region 1 of the International Amateur Radio
Union. Ed Durrant DD5LP tells us about their achievements.
ED: The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 has chosen two hams to
share top honours equally in their Hamchallenge competition. The contest,
which was introduced for the first time on April 30th, asked participants to
propose game-changing ideas that would help grow the international amateur
radio community. Nestor 5B4AHZ and Christian HB9FEU were chosen as first-
place winners. Nestor's winning project was "Ham Radio Escape Room," a
virtual escape room inspired by the pandemic. Teams use radio instead of
webcams to communicate. Christian's project was a public database of fun
projects for innovation and technology-oriented hobbyists. Many of the
activities accommodated those with very little experience or available
equipment.
The third place winner was Luca IU2FRL and the Youth Prize went to Guy
ZS6GUY. IARU Region 1 said it will be in touch with the winners to help them
turn their proposals into actual working models. Hamchallenge will return in
2023.
This is Ed Durrant DD5LP.
(IARU, SOUTHGATE)
**
RADIO PREPAREDNESS PROJECT BEGINS IN TRIPURA
NEIL/ANCHOR: A new emergency-preparedness strategy by officials in the
northeastern Indian state of Tripura is giving high priority to amateur
radio. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF has that story.
JIM: As many as nine new amateur radio stations are being set up by the
government of Tripura in India in an attempt to improve communications
during disasters. The State Disaster Management Agency told reporters during
a recent press conference an estimated 1500 trained volunteers have already
stepped forward to operate the stations as they become available. The first
station will be ready to go on the air shortly and will be based at the
State Emergency Operation Centre in the Secretariat Complex. The remaining
eight still require proper licences from the Ministry of Communication. The
state officials said that ten more automated rain gauges and seven automated
weather stations will also be installed in urban areas by India's
Meteorological Department.
Officials said they had hope that these additional measures would increase
all teams' abilities to provide lifesaving response in the state, which is
prone to a variety of catastrophes, including flash floods, strong winds and
heat waves.
This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
(NORTHEAST TODAY)
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HAMS TOLD TO SHARE FREQUENCIES DURING PARIS OLYMPICS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams in France will need to share many of their frequencies
with broadcasters and others involved in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Jeremy Boot G4NJH brings us those details.
JEREMY: Just as some amateur frequencies were opened to other users during
the Olympics in London in 2012, amateur frequencies are to be shared during
the 2024 Olympics in France.
According to recent news reports, some VHF and UHF frequencies are to become
available between 26th June and 15th September 2024 to accommodate the
Organising Committee for the Paris Games and thus requiring amateur radio
operators to limit their activities on those bands.
The National Frequency Agency of France, which is responsible for
allocations in that country, said frequencies are being made available
during the games for private mobile radio voice communications, mostly by
walkie-talkie. Amateur radio operators are considered primary users on 2
metres by the ITU. On other bands, 1240 MHz to 1260 MHz will be used for
programme-making and special events, or PMSE services. These frequencies are
open to hams on a secondary basis. Frequencies on the 2.3 GHz band, also
open to hams on a secondary basis, will be used for video links.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(SOUTHGATE)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, members of the West Bengal Radio Club, VU2WB, will be
using the call sign AT2AAM on August 15th to commemorate the 75th
anniversary of India's independence from the UK. Be listening on various HF
Bands. QSL to AT2AAM or VU2WB.
Be listening for Eugen, DL8AAI, on the air as 5H2JK/p from August 11th
through the 17th during a hiking tour in Kilimanjaro National Park, 5HFF-
0005. He will be on the air holiday style, mainly on SSB on 20 through 10
metres, using the World Wide Flora and Fauna frequencies. QSL via DL8AAI.
In Cuba, Lefty, CO2QU, is on the air from from Havana, NA-015, until
December 31st, on 30 meters, using FT8/FT4, and 6 meters, using FT8. QSL to
CO2QU direct via LoTW.
Members of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society, HZ1SAR, are on the air as
HZ1CPCF for the Crown Prince Camel Festival special event, until September
4th. Be listening on 20, 17, 16 and 6 metres where the operators are using
CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL to HZ1SAR.
(OHIO PENN DX)
**
KICKER: WE NEVER SAUSAGE A THING
NEIL/ANCHOR: Over the past few weeks, Newsline has carried stories about the
fabulous images transmitted back to Earth from the James Webb telescope. We
end this week's newscast with an update, a report that has.....even
more...meat to it. Here's Paul Braun WD9GCO.
PAUL: Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away there was a French
physicist with a report that was also far, far away...in this case, from
reality: In late July, a very excited scientist, Etienne Klein, posted an
image on his Twitter account, identifying it as the James Webb telescope's
highly detailed capture of Proxima Centauri which, at 4.2 light years away
from Earth, is the closest star to the sun. It is so close to the sun, in
fact, you might say it sizzles. In this case, it sizzles like sausage --
because that's what it turned out to be: a single round slice of chorizo, a
type of savory Spanish smoked sausage, in closeup under the camera lens.
Klein later admitted his post was a light-hearted deception but only after
thousands of his Twitter followers - who presumably were NOT vegetarians -
had approved of the image. He told French media later that the tweet was
meant only as a joke and insisted that any and all reports of celestial
sausage are, you might say, tough to swallow. You might even call it a bit
of baloney.
This is Paul Braun WD9GCO.
(PEOPLE MAGAZINE)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the ARDC; the ARRL; Bernie Van Der Walt
ZS4TX; Bob Josuweit WA3PZO; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; IARU Region 1;
Northeast Today; Ohio Penn DX; People Magazine; QRZ.com; Southgate Amateur
Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; Space.com; SpaceKidzIndia; 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
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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 Neil Rapp WB9VPG in Union Kentucky saying 73. As
always we thank you for listening.
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