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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2436 for Friday July 5th, 2024
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2436 with a release date of Friday,
July 5th, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hams step up as Hurricane Beryl rips through the
Caribbean. Logbook of the World is back in business - and we proudly
introduce you to this year's Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio
Young Ham of the Year. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report
Number 2436 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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HAMS STEP UP AS HURRICANE BERYL ROLLS IN
JIM/ANCHOR: Our top story this week is the amateur radio response to a
history-making storm that stirred the Caribbean. Randy Sly W4XJ brings us
the details.
RANDY: As this edition of Amateur Radio Newsline finished production,
Hurricane Beryl had hit the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico after causing severe
damage to the Windward Islands in the Atlantic, Jamaica and the Cayman
Islands. Within the next couple of days, high winds and heavy rain were
expected for south Texas as the storm was expected to turn to the northwest.
Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, net manager for the Hurricane Watch Net, reported that
the net was activated for each of the storm’s predicted landfalls,
collecting reports from the affected areas for the National Hurricane Center
in Florida. Carlos Gonzßlez, CO2JC, IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator,
reported from Cuba that communication was maintained through WhatsApp and
emergency amateur radio frequencies for countries in or near the affected
areas.
From the very beginning, Beryl was making history. Early in its rampage on
Monday night, Beryl became the season's earliest Category 5 storm, with 165
mph winds, the strongest July Hurricane on record.
This is Randy Sly W4XJ.
(BOBBY GRAVES, HWN; CARLOS GONZALES, VIA FACEBOOK; THE WEATHER CHANNEL,
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER)
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LOGBOOK OF THE WORLD IS BACK
JIM/ANCHOR: Logbook of the World is back after being knocked out of service
following a security breach at the ARRL several weeks ago.
In announcing the logbook's restoration on the 1st of July in a letter to
members, the ARRL gave no insights into the direct cause of the outage and
offered no details of any additional security being put in place to protect
against future hacking. The league cautioned members to wait a week or two
before uploading particularly large files, such as those from a DXpedition,
so that the system can catch up with the backlog. The ARRL said that any
logs containing too many duplicates will be rejected.
Additional downtimes are to be expected, according to the announcement The
ARRL will be using those times to review operations and implement
improvements. LoTW users are being asked to direct their questions to the
email address LoTW hyphen help at arrl dot org. (LoTW-help@arrl.org)
(ARRL)
**''
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN A WELL-ATTENDED EVENT IN GERMANY
JIM/ANCHOR: Southern Germany welcomed thousands of amateur radio operators
to Europe's biggest gathering of amateurs -- and Newsline's Ed Durrant DD5LP
was there.
ED: With the sounds of the Zeppelin airships flying overhead, the Ham Radio
event in Friedrichshafen ran calmly last weekend over three sunny days on
the shores of Lake Constance in Southern Germany.
As usual, Europe's biggest Ham gathering - welcomed around 13,000 paying
attendees from all over the world to the world-class facilities of the "Neue
Messe." Three of the 13 Zeppelin-size halls held traders, exhibitors and
flea markets. In the conference centre presentation streams ran and private
IARU meetings with national societies took place.
ICOM, Yaesu and JVC-Kenwood were there and Flex and Elecraft had joint
stands with their European distributors. There were no new radios announced
at the show but from talking to these companies, it seems that the parts
shortages that they and smaller companies have faced, is now becoming a
thing of the past.
The national regulator, "BNetZA", ran licence exams for the three classes of
the German amateur radio licence including the new entry level Class "N" and
were happy to give regulations advice to all.
For those living in Germany a new feature was a job market with
representation from several hi-tech companies hoping to find skilled people.
Friedrichshafen wouldn't be Friedrichshafen without food and drinks. As well
as the large outside beer garden serving traditional pork and chicken dishes
and the best beer in the world, inside there was a canteen for a variety of
snacks and meals and (my favourite) several Ice Cream and cake stalls.
This was Ed Durrant DD5LP.
**
YOTA CAMP SHACK NAMED IN MEMORY OF BOB HEIL, K9EID/SK
JIM/ANCHOR: Young operators attending YOTA camp in Nova Scotia have been
calling CQ from a shack newly named to honor the memory of Bob Heil, K9EID.
We hear more from Andy Morrison K9AWM.
ANDY: If you log the callsign VE1YOTA anytime between Sunday the 7th of July
and Friday the 12th, you will have the privilege of working young operators
inside the newly named Bob Heil K9EID Memorial YOTA Camp Amateur Radio
Shack. The Youth on the Air camp, hosted by Radio Amateurs of Canada, is
taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Bob became a Silent Key this year and Youth on the Air camp organizers are
honoring him and his company, Heil Sound, for his years of generosity and
support to young campers. A press release announcing the tribute to Bob
recognized his support for the camp starting in 2019, its first year. The
press release said: [quote] "Regardless of what was needed for camp, Bob
would never fail to send what we needed and more to use at camp. Youth on
the Air will forever remember his legacy in the amateur radio community and
his support for YOTA in the Americas." [endquote]
Campers are also scheduled for a contact with the International Space
Station and will be activating a number of POTA locations including the
Georges Island National Historic Site, on Thursday the 11th of July.
Don't miss a moment of the excitement on the Youth on the Air YouTube
channel and meanwhile, be listening for VE1YOTA.
This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.
(YOUTH ON THE AIR)
**
RSGB ADDS NEW CHALLENGE TO IARU HF CHAMPIONSHIP
JIM/ANCHOR: If you're chasing stations in the IARU HF Championship this
year, you may want to pay special attention to the callsign GR2HQ, which is
offering an additional challenge for chasers, as we hear from Jeremy Boot
G4NJH.
JEREMY: In the UK, the IARU HF Championship contest has become two events in
one this year. The larger event is the global competition being run by the
ARRL on the 13th and 14th of July. The more local event is a new awards
programme known as the GR2HQ challenge administered by the Radio Society of
Great Britain. GR2HQ is the RSGB's headquarters station participating in the
contest and it comprises a dozen or so stations on the air throughout the UK
and on its islands.
The RSGB is encouraging individuals and clubs to work the GR2HQ stations in
as many bands and modes as possible. This serves two purposes: it introduces
a special challenge accessible even to non-contesters - and it helps boost
the RSGB's standing in the global HF championship.
According to the press release, the society's station was placed third last
year and it is hoping for an even better score this time around.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(RSGB)
**
SPECIAL EVENT REMEMBERS 2 LITHUANIAN-AMERICAN AVIATORS
JIM/ANCHOR: The special event callsign SN91LOT is on the air this month to
mark the tragic deaths of two pioneering Lithuanian-American aviators. The
"91" in the callsign notes that 91 years have passed since their doomed
transatlantic crossing. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF tells us their story.
JIM: In July of 1933, two Lithuanian-American aviators successfully crossed
the Atlantic Ocean in a small airplane from New York City bound for what was
then the capital city of Lithuania. On July 17th, two days after their
departure, the plane, known as the Lituanica crashed 650 kilometres short of
that destination. The wreckage was found in eastern Germany.
The pilots, Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas, did not survive. According
to several websites, it was never clear what caused the crash after the
successful ocean crossing.
This year, as in previous years, a special callsign is on the air through to
the end of July to commemorate the aviators' doomed effort. Be listening on
the HF bands. QSL via SP1PMY.
This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
(425 DX BULLETIN, QRZ.COM)
**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the low-
power FM station WIOH in Clinton County, Ohio, streaming live on the
internet on Sundays at 9:30 p.m. local time and on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.
local time.
**
SPACEX AWARDED CONTRACT TO DE-ORBIT ISS
JIM/ANCHOR: The year 2030 is not so far away - and for the International
Space Station that doesn't just mean retirement but destruction. Paul Braun
WD9GCO tells us how it's expected to happen.
PAUL: NASA's plan to de-orbit the International Space Station by the year
2030 now has an active partner in the process. The US space agency has
awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX 843 million US dollars to develop a vehicle that
will destroy the orbiting space laboratory. The ISS, which has been in orbit
since 1998, has also been the home of Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station, or ARISS, since late 2000, when the first ham radio contact
was made with the Expedition-1 crew.
According to various media reports, SpaceX will design the de-orbit vehicle
and set the stage for safe dismantling and disposal away from populated
areas on Earth. NASA hopes it will find its final resting place somewhere in
the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and South America.
This is Paul Braun WD9GCO.
(NASA, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, FORBES, BBC SCIENCE FOCUS)
**
DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR CLUB GRANTS FROM ARRL
JIM/ANCHOR: This is a reminder to all amateur radio clubs that the deadline
is fast approaching to apply for an ARRL Foundation Club Grant. You only
have until Friday the 26th of July to send in your application. Clubs can
apply for as much as 5,000 to support initiatives that are designed to
nurture the development of ham radio operators through education and
training and to motivate hams through promotion Clubs do not have to be
affiliated with the ARRL, nor do they have to be 501 (c) (3) nonprofits.
For additional details about the foundation grant program, see the link in
the text version of this week's Newsline script. You will also find an
application form there.
[DO NOT READ: www.arrl.org/club-grant-program ]
(ARRL)
**
WORLD OF DX
The Bosnia and Herzegovina IARU member society is on the air as E7100RADIO .
The society is marking "100 years of amateur radio innovation, community and
advocacy." See QRZ.com for details about a printable QSL card.
The Tour de France is being commemorated by special event callsign TM111TDF,
marking the 111th edition of the famous cycling race. Listen on the 17th
through to the 21st of July on the HF bands. QSL via F8GGZ.
Listen for special event stations during EURO 2024, the 17th edition of the
UEFA European Football Championship. They are on the air through to the 14th
of July. Each callsign suffix spells EURO - "E" "U" "R" "O." Listen for DL
2024 E, DL 2024 U, DL 2024 R, and DL 2024 O. QSO via the bureau.
Listen for Zsolt, operating holiday style as S79/HA8PX from Mahe, IOTA
Number AF-024, Seychelles, from the 5th to the 10th of July, using mainly
CW. He may use some SSB and FT8. See QRZ.com for QSL details.
(EHAM, 425 DX BULLETIN)
**
KICKER: MEET OUR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR: GRACE PAPAY, K8LG
JIM/ANCHOR: Amateur Radio Newsline is proud to announce the winner of the
2024 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the
Year award. Mark Abramowicz (Abram-o-vich) NT3V is chairman of the award
program and has the story…
GRACE: Wow! Thank you so much!
MARK: And that was the reaction of Grace Papay K8LG of Holland, Michigan
near Grand Rapids, our 2024 Young Ham of the Year.Grace is 18 and the
daughter of Doug Papay K8DP and Carrie Papay K8CLP.Grace says her dad
encouraged her a few years ago to become a ham like someone else very
special in her life.
GRACE: So I got licensed originally to honor my grandfather. My grandfather
is K8YSE. He was celebrating 60 years of being an amateur radio operator.
And, then I got involved in amateur radio satellites. I got on the air. And,
now it has turned into something from honoring my grandfather to a hobby I’m
on every day and I love.
MARK: It was March 2021 when Grace earned her Tech license. A year later,
Grace passed her Extra Class license test.Proud grandpa John Papay K8YSE – a
well-known operator in the ham satellite community – sparked his
granddaughter’s ham radio extraterrestrial exploits, including encouraging
her to earn her DX Century Club award for contacts exclusively via
satellites.
GRACE: Amateur radio satellites is what I’ve been very involved with since
Day One. It’s very important to me because anyone can do it with a Tech
license. And you can talk around the country and around the world with
amateur radio satellites. So, you don’t have to be stuck to your local
repeater.
MARK: But then came opportunities to attend Youth on the Air camps in
Cincinnati in 2022 and Ottawa in 2023.
GRACE: Being able to learn from other youth and having someone that can
teach you that’s around your age and understand where you’re coming from was
really helpful.
MARK: Those experiences, she says, encouraged her to pursue even bigger
adventures in the world of contesting.
GRACE: I’ve been able to be part of many single-op operations from my home
as well as multi-ops from K3LR and J62K in St. Lucia. And, those have been
great experiences for me to learn. But, one of my favorite contests that I’m
most proud of currently is the ARRL DX Sideband contest where the raw
results have me in first place for my section and category.
MARK: Grace has been a regular speaker at the Dayton Hamvention Youth Forum
in recent years and volunteer at the YOTA and AMSAT booths.Just weeks ago,
she spoke at the Dayton Hamvention Contest University forum.Grace just
graduated with honors from Holland Christian High School in Holland, MI and
is enrolled this fall at Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH, the alma
mater of both of her parents. Her plan is to study electrical engineering, a
career path she says opened by her amateur radio hobby.
GRACE: I wanna be someone who makes the future better. So, being able to
create something that could help somebody or create something that will help
the safety of our country is very important to me.
MARK: We here at Amateur Radio Newsline have no doubt we’ll be hearing a lot
about Grace in the months and years to come. Congratulations, Grace! I’m
Mark Abramowicz, NT3V.
**
DO YOU HAIKU?
If a good day of radio is like poetry to you, pick up a pencil and join the
Amateur Radio Newsline haiku challenge. Share your experience by sending an
original haiku to us here at Newsline. Use the entry form on our website,
arnewsline.org and please follow the rules for writing your three-line haiku
-- sorry but we cannot accept any entries that aren't written in traditional
haiku form. Share with fellow listeners the poetry that is inspired by your
ham radio experience!
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; ARRL; BBC Science Focus;
Bobby Graves, KB5HAV; Carlos Gonzales, CO2JC; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB;
eHam; Forbes; 425DXBulletin; Hurricane Watch Net; NASA; National Hurricane
Center; QRZ.com; Radio World; Radio Society of Great Britain; Scientific
American; shortwaveradio.de; Weather Channel; Youth on the Air; 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 operation. If you wish
to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we
appreciate you all. We also remind our 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 Jim Damron N8TMW in Charleston West Virginia saying 73.
As always we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is
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