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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2348 for Friday October 28th, 2022
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2348 with a release date of Friday
October 28th, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hams respond as a cyclone ravages parts of
Bangladesh. An Australian club revives a flood aid program -- and Silent
Keys get a tribute event courtesy of amateurs in Poland. All this and more
as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2348 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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DEADLY CYCLONE SLAMS BANGLADESH
PAUL/ANCHOR: We begin this week with a developing story. As Newsline went to
production, a deadly cyclone had enveloped parts of Bangladesh where the
death toll continued to rise, according to reports from Reuters and other
news sources. Mass evacuations preceded the arrival of Cyclone Sitrang and
while there are not yet any published reports offering details of amateur
radio assistance, Newsline learned informally that some stations in the
country were attempting to help via VHF radio, as power was lost. At
production time, Newsline was still awaiting details from the IARU and other
organizations. We hope to have more details in our next newscast about the
cyclone response.
(REUTERS, AMBARISH NAG BISWAS, VU2JFA)
**
AUSTRALIAN HAM CLUB REVIVES AID FUND
PAUL/ANCHOR: As devastating flood conditions persist in parts of Australia,
particularly Victoria and much of New South Wales, one amateur radio club is
reviving an outreach initiative begun during floods that hit at the start of
this year. Graham Kemp VK4BB tells us about the effort.
GRAHAM: The North East Victoria Amateur Radio Club, which responded with
financial support when historic floods ravaged so many towns earlier this
year, has revived its funding initiative as parts of Victoria and New South
Wales battle new flood conditions. Begun in early 2022 as the brainchild of
committee members Gary Reeve VK2XF and Matt Bilston VK3VS, this emergency-
response effort shows that not all amateur assistance is necessarily
accomplished with radios alone.
Club secretary Frank Scott VK2BFC told Newsline that the earlier initiative
began with ,000 from the club and quickly grew to more than ABFSL2HM$,000 with
donations from inidividual amateurs and other clubs. As before, the club is
asking members of the community who have had losses in the current flooding
to apply to the club for an e-gift card that can be taken to supermarkets or
other retail outlets to replace some of what was lost. Community members are
being encouraged to apply for the cards, which are valued at an average of
000.
He said that the club is also prepared to work directly with hams who lost
equipment or towers in the flood to help them replace what is needed and re-
establish their stations. Because many hams also belong to the local
emergency services, the club saw this as an extension of its public service
mission.
Frank said that after seeing the destruction from the latest wave of flood
water, club members decided that the most appropriate response was to
conduct the assistance programme once again.
He told Newsline, "As we say 'When floods happen, we rise above them as a
ham community.' ö
This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.
(WIA, FRANK SCOTT VK2BFC)
**
LATEST HAARP EXPERIMENT TO INCORPORATE HAMS' INPUT
PAUL/ANCHOR: Researchers in Alaska will soon be sifting through the results
of some major atmospheric experiments - ones that included input from hams
around the world. Sel Embee KB3TZD brings us those details.
SEL: Following an intense 10-day period of experiments that were to be
concluded by Friday, October 28th, scientists at the High-frequency Active
Auroral Research Program plan to be studying their results along with
observations from participating amateur radio operators.
Hams had been invited to monitor daily transmissions that included HF ocean
scatter, interactions between satellites and the ionosphere, moon bounce and
an unprecedented attempt to bounce a signal off of Jupiter. The scientists
were also exploring possible reasons behind the airglow phenomenon known as
Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, or by the acronym STEVE, and
testing whether radio transmissions could be used to measure the interiors
of near-Earth asteroids.
The program manager, Jessica Matthews, called the research the most diverse
to ever take place at the Alaska facility and contained the highest number
of experiments to date. She said researchers were relying on citizen
scientists around the world. The research was funded by a Sally.3-million grant
from the National Science Foundation.
Participating hams were able to file their reports electronically to the
lab, making them eligible for QSL cards.
This is Sel Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D.
(ALASKA NATIVE NEWS, HF UNDERGROUND)
**
SILENT KEY: MINNESOTA'S MIKE SIGELMAN, KØBUD
PAUL/ANCHOR: The Minnesota ham radio community is grieving the loss of an
active longtime radio operator who was formally recognized for his generous
spirit and decades of involvement. Kent Peterson KCØDGY tells us about him.
KENT: On his page on QRZ.com, Mike Sigelman, KØBUD, described himself as
"one enthusiastic amateur radio operator!" He wrote: [quote] "I have been
licensed since 1955 and keep heavily involved both on the air as well as in
the local amateur community." [endquote]
Mike became a Silent Key on Thursday the 20th of October, but not before the
former broadcast professional also left a deep imprint in amateur radio. The
ARRL honored him in 2013 with the President's Award in recognition of his
years of commitment and service to various league programs. Earlier this
year, he was given the Public Service Award from
the Maple Grove Radio Club, KØLTC.
An enthusiastic participant in local nets, contesting and DXing, he had also
served as president of the Twin City FM Club and the public relations
officer for the ARRL's Minnesota section manager.
His survivors include his wife Judy, NØOEL.
Michael was 83.
This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.
(QTZ.COM, STAR-TRIBUNE)
**
SILENT KEY: INFLUENTIAL FINNISH AMATEUR PETER TIGERSTEDT, OH5NQ/OH2BM
PAUL/ANCHOR: A ham respected in Finland for his wide-ranging work as a
mentor, a pioneer and - separately - a renowned botanist - has become a
Silent Key. Ed Durrant DD5LP tells us about him.
ED: Peter Tigerstedt, OH5NQ/OH2BM, was considered one of the most prominent
figures in amateur radio in Finland. A news report from the Wireless
Institute of Australia quotes Martii Laine, OH2BH, as calling Peter a
pioneer on both the high and low ends of the HF spectrum. A professor by
vocation, his other love was to mentor young radio contesters in Finland and
welcome them to his contest station OH5Z. Born in 1936, he was remembered by
Al, 4L5A, writing in a forum on DxNews.com: [quote] "Now the OH5Z group has
lost their 'father figure' and are looking longingly towards the horizon."
[endquote]
Beyond radio, the Helsinki University professor emeritus achieved fame as an
expert in plant-breeding, most especially the rhododendron. He developed a
variety that bears his name.
This is Ed Durrant DD5LP.
(WIA, DXNEWS.COM)
**
SILENT KEY: SOUTHGATE AMATEUR NEWS' RICHARD BRUNTON G4TUT
PAUL/ANCHOR: If you follow amateur radio current events you are probably
aware of the Southgate Amateur Radio News website. We here at Newsline are
sad to report that the colleague of ours in England, who ran that important
website, has become a Silent Key. Jeremy Boot G4NJH has that report.
JEREMY: We are sad to announce the passing of Richard Brunton, G4TUT.
Richard died at age 77 as the result of a fall on the 21st of October. The
callsign may not seem familiar to you, but for decades Richard was editor of
the Southgate Amateur Radio News website which has a significant
international following. Each and every day, Richard would search the
world’s ham radio and technology resources seeking out stories of interest
and publishing them. Beyond the straight news items and specialist sections
of his site, Richard encouraged non-commercial podcasts and blogs to promote
ham radio opinion and stimulate debate on the essential subjects of the day.
He also compiled the ‘CQ Serenade’ weekly programme which was broadcast
throughout Europe on Shortwaveradio.de and other public-facing media.
Richard himself was an intensely private man who had no close family, but he
reached thousands of friends daily through his website. Amateur radio has
lost a statesman and a stalwart whose dedication to amateur radio was valued
and enjoyed by so many.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(STEVE RICHARDS G4HPE)
**
POLISH AMATEURS HOSTING ON-AIR MEMORIAL
PAUL/ANCHOR: With every new Silent Key in our amateur radio community, the
bands grow a little more empty. In Poland, however, amateurs are planning an
activation to share and honor those who have meant so much. Ed Durrant DD5LP
brings us the details.
ED: The Polish Amateur Radio Union, PZK, is conducting a memorial activation
from the 1st to the 6th of November, asking amateurs to make contact with
the station SPØSKM and provide the name and callsign of the Silent Key they
wish to commemorate. Hams will be able to do this on 80, 40 and 20 metres
using CW and SSB and on 2 metres FM. The PZK's editorial office is promoting
this event which is being called, in translation, "remembrance of those who
passed away." The special-event station operators will create an SK
remembrance List based on SK stations noted in the log.
Each radio contact is eligible for a certificate which will be able to be
downloaded later, commemorating the event and the Silent Key submitted. If a
ham wishes to honour more than one Silent Key, it must be done on another
day in a different QSO.
The Polish organisation's website says, in translation, [quote] "In this
way, we will honour the memory of those we no longer hear on the amateur
wave." [endquote]
This is Ed Durrant DD5LP.
(PZK,IRTS)
**
BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world including the N8VAA repeater,
serving parts of West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania and the
Potomac Highlands Amateur Radio club from Moorefield, West Virginia on
Monday nights at 8.
**
HAMS WORLDWIDE PREP FOR CQWW COMPETITIONS
PAUL/ANCHOR: As Newsline went to production, hams were gearing up for the
first part of the two-part CQ WW amateur radio competition - considered the
largest of its kind in the world. The first of the 48-hour marathons begins
on SSB at 0000 UTC on Saturday, October 29th and ends at 2399 UTC on Sunday
October 30th. More than 35,000 hams are expected to be on the air for the
first of the two weekend contests. After that, you have time to prepare for
the CW challenge, which will be held on the weekend of November 26th and
27th. Details, rules and the results of previous competitions are available
at cqww dot com (cqww.com).
**
CALIFORNIA AMATEURS EXPAND TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PAUL/ANCHOR: A newly formed nonprofit group in California is filling a need
to support ongoing disaster-response efforts. Ralph Squillace KK6ITB tells
us what's been happening.
RALPH: Few people understand the value of the El Dorado County Neighborhood
Radio Watch in California better than the members who have joined the group
since it began in 2019. The radio watch's life-saving communication efforts
using General Mobile Radio Service equipment, combines with those of the El
Dorado County Amateur Radio Club to save lives - some even of their own
members. This has been especially critical during wildfires and in other
disasters. The two organizations are now working together even more closely
- and more formally - following the creation of a nonprofit corporation
known as the Community Emergency Radio Association, or CERA. As a
fundraising arm for the two radio groups, CERA is there to receive donations
and apply for community safety grants, magnifying the lifesaving potential
of these local radio sentinels.
Alan Thompson W6WN, told Newsline that the teamwork goes beyond even that
ambitious agenda. CERA is also a mentoring group, assisting in emergency
preparedness, public safety exercises and instruction to prepare for the
amateur radio licensing exams. Alan, who is the public information officer
for the groups, said that the El Dorado hams' membership roll has grown and
the Neighborhood Radio Watch now has 500 members throughout the county. Alan
said the groups are also consulting with several other ham radio clubs both
in and outside of California. Alan gave a presentation recently to the Cool-
Pilot Hill Advisory Committee at the Pilot Hill Grange on Monday, October
24th.
This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
(ALAN THOMPSON, W6WN)
**
YOUNG HAM FROM INDIA SET FOR ANTARCTIC TRIP
PAUL/ANCHOR: Imagine being a young amateur radio operator chosen for a
first-time trip outside your home country - to Antarctica. Well for one
young ham in India, that just became a reality. John Williams VK4JJW tells
us about him.
JOHN: Congratulations to Sarabjeet Singh Chhabra, VU2CUW, who at age 27
becomes part of a team going to Antarctica in December as part of the 42nd
Indian Scientific Expedition there. Sarabjeet has been a ham since 2015 and
according to a news report in Telengana Today, this will be his first
international journey. He was chosen to join the logistics team by a panel
of 11 at the Ministry of Earth Sciences in Delhi. His work will involve
providing support to the primary research team. Each team has two radio
operators who will be using handheld VHF radios or larger HF rigs to cover
greater distances, depending on what type of communication the team needs.
This is an annual expedition to India's Antarctica Base Station conducted by
the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research.
This is John Williams VK2JJW.
(TELENGANA TODAY, ITSHAMRADIO.COM)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, listen for John, W5JON, on the air from St Eustatius as
PJ5/W5JON from Oct. 25th through to the 4th of November. He will be on 6-
60m, using SSB and FT8. QSL direct or via LoTW to his home call.
Dan K6ZO is active from Malawi using the call sign 7Q6M through to the end
of November. Listen on 160-6m. Dan will participate in both the CQWW SSB and
CW contests. QSL to his home call.
Four hams in Aruba will form a team using the call sign P4ØL and participate
in the CQWW SSB contest. QSL via WA3FRP.
A group of radio operators from Belgium and Luxembourg will be using the
call sign LX8M from Merscheid, Luxembourg, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest.
QSL via LoTW.
Mark your calendars for a DXpedition by Marcelo, ZL1MTO, who will be active
from Norfolk Island as VK9MTO from December 29th through to January 5th,
2023. Marcelo will be operating on 20 and 10 metres using SSB and FT8/FT4.
QSL to his home call.
(OHIO PENN DX, DX-WORLD. NET)
**
NEW POSTAL SERVICE MESSAGE NEEDS NO DECODING
PAUL/ANCHOR: We end this week's newscast by remembering some code-breaking
women of wartime, and celebrating a tribute to them from the United States
Postal Service. Here's Dave Parks WB8ODF to explain.
DAVE: Sending messages the old fashioned way - by postal service - just got
even more traditional for letter-writers and bill-payers in the United
States. A new postage stamp has been issued honoring women of the US
military who handled messages in a much-less straightforward way: They were
the cryptologists of World War II, the backbone of an operation that
contributed in a big way to the Allied victory.
The stamp was formally released on Tuesday, October 18th at a ceremony in
Maryland. The stamp is a tribute to the more than 11,000 women who worked
tirelessly with the traffic of intercepted enemy message that were sent
encoded. Like so many others in the military at that time, they were sworn
to secrecy about their roles. The stamp's design features a recruitment
poster seeking the participation of these women, who were known as WAVES, an
acronym for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. In announcing
the new stamps, the US Postal Service called the women "STEM pioneers"
adding that they [quote] "opened the door for women in the military and have
helped shape information security efforts for future generations."
[endquote]
This is Dave Parks WB8ODF.
(US POSTAL SERVICE)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alaska Native News; Ambarish Nag Biswas,
VU2JFA; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net;
HFUnderground; Facebook; Frank Scott, VK2BFC; itshamradio.com; Minneapolis
Star-Tribune; Ohio Penn DX; Polish Amateur Radio Union; QRZ.com; Reuters;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; Steve Richards, G4HPE;
Telengana Today; the US Postal Service; Wireless Institute of Australia; 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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