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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2341 for Friday September 9th, 2022
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2341 with a release date of Friday
September 9th, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Radio waves bring remarkable images from the James
Webb telescope. Romanian students embark on a first-time satellite challenge
-- and statistics from Brazil provide encouraging news for amateurs. All
this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2341 comes your way
right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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WEBB TELESCOPE TRANSMITS DIRECT IMAGES OF EXOPLANET
PAUL/ANCHOR: Our top story comes to us from space. Radio waves have
transmitted something remarkable to astronomers here on Earth -- long-
awaited imagery from outside our solar system. Kent Peterson KCØDGY has more
on that story.
KENT: The James Webb Space Telescope's first direct image of a planet
outside of our solar system has been transmitted to scientists, offering
promise for deeper research into exoplanets. NASA reported that astronomers
received the image of the planet in orbit around a star estimated to be 385
light-years from Earth. The image was taken with a near-infrared camera and
the Mid-Infrared Instrument, which each focus on different portions of the
infrared spectrum.
There have been only a few dozen direct imaging of exoplanets such as this
one. Astronomers have identified over 5,000 exoplanets, but only by an
indirect method of observing starlight dimming as the planet passes in front
of the star they are observing.
NASA expressed hope that these new infrared images will be a gateway to
deeper study of exoplanets.
This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.
(NASA, SPACE.COM)
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SATELLITE WILL BE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR ROMANIAN STUDENTS
PAUL/ANCHOR: Construction is to begin in Madrid on a small ham satellite
that will be a "first" for the Romanian teenagers who designed it. Ed
Durrant DD5LP gives us a closer look.
ED: AMSAT-EA is giving its support to a small amateur radio satellite
designed by students in Romania, a project considered the first of its kind
for Romanian students. Known as the ROM-2 mission, the satellite, built with
the support of the Romanian organisation ROMSpace, is to be assembled in
Madrid at the AMSAT-EA facilities. AMSAT-EA, which has registered the
satellite internationally, will be responsible for the satellite once it has
entered orbit.
The satellite's maintenance data will be transmitted via CW. The satellite
will fulfill its mission to take photographs with a 2 MegaPixel camera and
transmit them to hams who will be able to retransmit them from their own
stations using the SSDV protocol. They will use the frequency of 436.235
MHz. SSDV packets will be transmitted from the satellite using GFSK.
The students attend the International Computing High School in Bucharest and
are between the ages of 15 and 18.
This is Ed Durrant DD5LP.
(AMSAT-EA)
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CONNECTICUT CW CLUB HOSTS FIRST CONTEST
PAUL/ANCHOR: Whoever said that fresh beginnings can't be fun probably didn't
belong to this small but growing group of CW enthusiasts. Randy Sly W4XJ
tells us about them.
RANDY: You don't have to live in the state of Connecticut to be a member of
the Connecticut CW Club but yes, it helps if you enjoy sending and receiving
Morse Code. Members are going to get that chance in a big way this month:
The club is having its inaugural CW contest starting on September 17th at
1200 UTC and ending September 18th at the same time. To participate and
qualify for a certificate, you need to join the club -- and membership is
free! Members have already signed up from North Carolina, California,
Arkansas, New Hampshire and yes.....Connecticut.
Operators who have the three highest scores - and the operator who makes the
longest-distance QSO - will receive certificates.
According to its website, the club has other goals too: sharing portable
operations, including SOTA and POTA, having biweekly social meet-ups and
teaching newcomers the ins and outs of CW. The group's meetings are held in
person and in Zoom so members who don't live locally can still attend. See
the website ctcw dot club (ctcw.club) for details.
This is Randy Sly W4XJ.
(CONNECTICUT CW CLUB)
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AMATEUR RADIO MENTORS TRAIN CANDIDATES ON INDIA'S 'TEACHERS DAY'
PAUL/ANCHOR: In India, where the birthday of the nation's second president
is celebrated as Teachers' Day, amateur radio educators marked the occasion
with a half-day training session for young license candidates. John Williams
VK4JJW has the details.
JOHN: In the spirit of a national holiday that honours mentors and
educators, 35 students at Sodepur High School in Kolkata, India attended a
practical class on electronics and amateur radio in preparation for testing
for their licences. The course was offered by the Indian Academy of
Communication and Disaster Management, an organisation founded at the school
in 2010 with the help of the West Bengal Radio Club.
Nearly four hours of classes were conducted in the spirit of Teachers' Day,
a holiday marking September 5th, 1888, the birthdate of Sarvapalli
Radhakrishnan, a scholar, professor and philosopher who was elected
president of India in 1962.
The classes were taught by Pasupati Mandal, VU3ODQ, Dipak Chakraborty,
VU3OKT, and Rinku Nag Biswas, VU2JFB, the secretary of the Indian amateur
organisation. The students are expected to sit for their licence tests soon.
This is John Williams VK4JJW.
(INDIAN ACADEMY OF COMMUNICATION AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT)
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BRAZIL REPORTS HIGHEST NUMBER OF HAMS ON AIR
PAUL/ANCHOR: The numbers have brought good news to the amateur radio
community in Brazil, where the figures show there are even more hams this
year than previously. Jeremy Boot G4NJH picks up the story from here.
JEREMY: More amateurs than ever are on the air in Brazil and most of them
are Class C entry level operators, according to a recent study by the The
Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rßdio Emissão, the national amateur radio
society. The organisation used data provided by the nation's regulator,
ANATEL, and analysed by Ricardo Benedito, PY2QB.
The data shows that this year's amateur radio ranks grew by 2.2 percent over
last year, with more than 40,000 now holding a radio licence. The state with
the most hams is São Paulo, where more than 10,000 amateurs reside.
Likewise, the city of São Paulo has the most amateurs among Brazilian cities
- with 2,430 operators - followed by Rio de Janeiro, which has 1,521.
The number of stations also grew, according to the data: There were about
60,000 stations in 2021. The number is now in excess of 63,000, counting
repeaters, mobile, fixed, beacons and terrestrial stations - with more than
17,000 of them in the state of Sao Paulo.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(LABRE, SOUTHGATE)
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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 D-STAR
Reflector 91 C in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Australian
Eastern Time.
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W1AW MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF ITS SHACK'S DEDICATION
PAUL/ANCHOR: Congratulations to W1AW, the headquarters station of the
American Radio Relay League. The station is marking the anniversary of the
dedication of the brick building in Newington, Connecticut, that became its
shack on September 2nd, 1938. The league's official station has the callsign
of its founding president, Hiram Percy Maxim, who became a Silent Key in
1936. Following his death, the league applied to replace its callsign of
W1MK with Maxim's. The busy station is known around the world for the
welcome it gives to guest operators as well as for its bulletin
transmissions and on-air practice sessions of Morse Code.
(ARRL)
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YOUTH PLAQUES ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN OCEANIA DX CONTEST
PAUL/ANCHOR: There's extra excitement for younger amateurs in this year's
Oceania DX contest. Graham Kemp VK4BB tells us why.
GRAHAM: Two new, youth-related, plaques have been added to the phone section
of this year's Oceania DX contest on October 1st from 0600 UTC, sponsored by
Oscar Reyes, VK3TX, a noted DXer and an IARU Region 3 director.
The two new plaques are intended to engage younger hams. The "World Youth
Phone plaque" will recognise the highest-scoring amateur of 25 years or
younger from outside of Oceania. The "Australia Youth Phone plaque" will
recognise the highest-scoring amateur 25 years of age or younger from within
Australia.
This is the 77th running of the contest whose aim is to get non-Oceania
stations to contact those around the Pacific region and the bands promise to
be busy with VK and ZL operators calling CQ Oceania DX contest.
This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.
(OCEANIA DX CONTEST, WIA)
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OBSERVATORY EDUCATOR HONORED FOR WORK IN ASTRONOMY
PAUL/ANCHOR: Hard work in the field of astronomy education paid off recently
for one longtime educator who's been honored for her years of advocacy at
facilities around the United States. We hear more from Sel Embee KB3TZD.
SEL: The assistant director for education and public outreach at the
National Radio Astronomy Observatory has been honored for her work by the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Suzanne Gurton is being recognized with
the Klumpke (Klumm-Key) Roberts Award for nearly four decades of her effort
helping educators develop and present astronomy programs to further the
public's understanding. Before joining the Observatory in 2016, Suzanne
Gurton worked at a number of planetariums around the United States and also
served as an astronomy lecturer at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.
She is a former writer and producer at the American Museum of Natural
History in New York City.
Previous recipients of this award have included Isaac Asimov, Carl Sagan,
Timothy Ferris and Walter Sullivan.
The observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation.
I'm Sel Embee KB3TZD.
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WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, George K5KG, Steve K4EU and Tom K4NMR are active from
Iceland, EU-021, until September 20th. They will be using the TF/ prefix
with their home calls. Listen for them in various contests. QSL via the home
calls or LoTW.
Be listening for Steve, WB4GHY, active from Diego Garcia Island, IOTA AF-
006, between the 16th of September and the 16th of November. He will be
using the callsign VQ9SC. Be listening on 160 - 10m, where Steve will be
using SSB and FT8. Send QSLs via WB2REM.
Michal, OK1WMR (OK1M), is active as FR/OK1M from Reunion Island, IOTA number
AF-016, until the 12th of September. Listen for him on 20, 15 and 10 meters
using SSB, RTTY and possibly FT8. QSL via OK1M.
Be listening for Mike, VE6TC, active as ZL4/VE6TC from Oban, Stewart Island
(IOTA OC-203). He will be on the air until early October. QSL via the
Bureau, direct to his home call, eQSL or LoTW.
(DXNEWS.COM, OHIO PENN DX)
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KICKER: THEY GOT ON THE AIR TO SAY FAREWELL AND THANKS
PAUL/ANCHOR: We end this week with a story of grief among friends in a
close-knit California radio group. They celebrated her life recently by
doing just what she wanted them to do, as we hear from Ralph Squillace
KK6ITB.
RALPH: Getting on the air became a way of life after retirement when Kathi
Mixon, KD6CAF, joined with her husband Ken KC6WOK, and some amateur radio
friends to create the GOTA Hams, a group that celebrated friendship and
family. The couple's RV soon became the club's mobile shack, gaining the
callsign WG6OTA.
Kathi, who lived in Covina, California, became a Silent Key on the 10th of
August. The last few years of her life were filled with club activities:
radio in the park, drilling EmComm skills and social gatherings inside the
GOTA Home RV at San Dimas Canyon Park. Shortly after her death, the GOTAHams
website devoted a section of its home page as a memorial to the woman they
affectionately called the Mother of GOTAHams.
According to a notice in the YLBeam newsletter, Kathy had a congenital liver
disease known as primary biliary cirrhosis and after a difficult final year,
she died in hospice care this summer. Ten days after her death, the club
held a celebration of Kathi's life in a local park. Everyone was asked to
bring some food and memories to share. Organizers also made one more
request: Bring your radios too and get on the air. That surely would have
pleased the woman known as the Mother of GOTAHams.
This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
(YLBEAM, GOTAHAMS.COM)
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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to AMSAT-EA, the ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar
K7DB; DXNews; GOTA Hams; the Indian Academy of Communication and Disaster
Management; OceaniaDX contest; Ohio Penn DX; QRZ.com; Southgate Amateur
Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; Space.com; Wireless Institute of Australia;
the YLBeam; 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
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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 Paul Braun WD9GCO in
Valparaiso Indiana saying 73. As always we thank you for listening. Amateur
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