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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2397 for Friday October 6th, 2023
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2397 with a release date of Friday
October 6th, 2023 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A communications safety net is restored in
Wisconsin. Park activators in Serbia honor a beloved pioneer -- and on the
islands off Scotland, a SOTA enthusiast and his family activate 10
previously unactivated summits. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report Number 2397 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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REPEATER RESTORATION PROJECT A SUCCESS IN WISCONSIN
JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week with the story of how a group of volunteer
radio operators restored a local safety net in one Wisconsin county where
vital emergency communication had been lost for years. Well, that's all
history now, thanks to the skill and generosity of a number of local amateur
radio operators. Kent Peterson KCØDGY tells us what they did.
KENT: SKYWARN services and other forms of emergency communication are
finally back in business for Waushara County Amateur Radio Emergency
Services in Wisconsin. There's a new 20-foot commercial-grade antenna on the
Wautoma water tower to assist hams as they pass vital information to one
another and first responders during crisis situations. Local businessman Ben
Janke, N9NOJ, and his partner, Brad Wilson, were among those to complete the
installation, saving thousands of dollars in potential expenses. The antenna
serves the hams' VHF repeater, which had been knocked off the air about a
dozen years ago by a lightning strike. The lightning that damaged the old
antenna had also destroyed the repeater's circuit board. Other hams, such as
Glenn Haroldson, N5IIA, took up the task of radio repair.
The volunteer efforts were coordinated by George Lampere, AB9CQ, who saw a
need to revive the ARES group which had grown dormant without use of their
repeater. By late September, the ARES hams were back on the air, testing the
repeater's operation and collecting signal reports. It was time to get down
to business now for the long winter season ahead.
This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.
(THE WAUSHARA ARGUS)
**
MEMORIAL EVENT HONORS SERBIAN PIONEER OF WWFF ACTIVATION
JIM/ANCHOR: Hams in Serbia have not forgotten one of that country's pioneers
in the Flora and Fauna program. Once again, they honored him by doing what
he himself loved to do. Jeremy Boot G4NJH gives us the details.
JEREMY: Search for the name Goran Savic on YouTube and you will find some
compelling memorial video tributes along with the YouTube channel maintained
by the late Serbian military test pilot, showcasing some of the dramatic and
ethereal views he captured from the cockpits of various planes.
The Air Force Major was known in the amateur radio community as YT2A and in
the US as AD7JQ. The global ham community grieved when, in September 2012,
he became a Silent Key in a plane crash. According to news reports, the
tragic accident happened as, rather than eject, he steered the plane to
avoid crashing into homes in a residential area.
Serbian hams most especially in the Worldwide Flora and Fauna community have
not forgotten Goran. On Saturday 30th September, they worked international
pileups during the annual memorial event for the family and outdoors man,
who was also an active pioneer and advocate of the Flora and Fauna
programme.
As always, there will be diplomas awarded, downloadable after the 1st of
November -- and the friends of this much-loved Silent Key will begin
planning their tribute for the 12th anniversary of his death in 2024.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH
(YUFF SERBIAN FLORA AND FAUNA, YOUTUBE, YLRAISA R1BIG)
**
MILITARY AUXILIARY OPS PREPARE TO MARK 75th ANNIVERSARY
JIM/ANCHOR: Ham radio operators will be at the Pentagon and other military
sites around the United States next month to mark the 75th anniversary of a
program in which hams support our national defense. Andy Morrison K9AWM has
that story.
ANDY: The Air Force Military Auxiliary Radio System is marking its 75th
anniversary of service to the US military with a special event on all HF
bands using all modes during the first week of November. Stations in each of
the system's 10 wings will be calling CQ, as will the MARS station located
at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, using the callsign K 4 A F. Another
station at Travis Air Force Base will be using the callsign K E 6 U E U.
Certificates are being awarded for contacts. Stations contacting five wings
will receive a Bronze endorsement; stations logging all 10, plus the
stations at the Pentagon and Travis Air Force Base, will receive Gold
endorsements on their certificates.
The event begins on November 5th and ends on November 11th - which is
observed as Veterans Day in the United States. Certificates will be
downloadable after the 30th of November.
MARS radio operators are volunteer members of a civilian auxiliary providing
communication assistance for the US military when needed. The organization
was created in 1948. There are MARS volunteers serving the US Air Force and
the US Army.
This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.
(AFMARS)
**
?AT AGE 10, NEW AMATEUR TAKES UP REINS ON WEEKLY NET
JIM/ANCHOR: In the Philippines, hams are discovering that there is no
"right" age for becoming a leader. One 10-year-old girl, a newly licensed
radio operator, is showing everyone how it's done. Graham Kemp VK4BB tells
us her story.
GRAHAM: The newest operator handling a weekly evening net for the
Philippines Ham Radio Cebu DX7CBU is also a very new ham who has wasted no
time showing her leadership skills. At the age of 10, Summer Mina, DY7SUM,
is the youngest member of the club, where her parents, Bjorn, DW7KGB, and
Bopbop, DW7OIC, run nets on other nights. With the help of her parents and
her mentor, Jet, 4F7MHZ, the club's founder and trustee, Summer sat for her
Foundation exam from the National Telecommunications Commission this past
June and received her licence. Now she is actively taking check-ins on 2
metres.
Jet told Newsline in an email that Summer was inspired by her parents'
activities as amateur radio operators, calling her a natural achiever. Her
leadership abilities extend to her academic life off the air. When she's not
running the show on the local repeater, Summer is in her third term as
president of her class at the Maria Montessori International School in Cebu.
This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.
(JET MANUEL, 4F7MHZ)
**
"DREAM RIG" ESSAY CONTEST CHALLENGES YOUNG AMATEURS
JIM/ANCHOR: For some people, it's the easiest question in the world. For
others, it's one of the toughest. "What attracted you to amateur radio?" The
Intrepid DX Group is challenging young radio operators to answer this
question as part of its 4th annual "Dream Rig" Essay Contest. The two-page
essays must be written by amateurs who are 19 years of age or younger and
who hold a Canadian or US amateur radio license. Contestants must reside in
Canada, the US or a US territory and must promise to use the radio on the
air for at least one year and not sell or trade it. The top prize is an ICOM
IC-7300. The second and third place winners will receive an ICOM ID5100AD
dual band mobile radio with D-Star and an ICOM ID52A dual band handy talkie
with D-Star, respectively.
Entries may also be mailed to: The Intrepid-DX Group, 3052 Wetmore Drive,
San Jose, California 95148, USA.
All entries are due by November 30th.
(THE INTREPID-DX GROUP)
**
SOFTWARE UPGRADE IN THE WORKS FOR MULTIMODE DIGITAL VOICE PROJECT
JIM/ANCHOR: If you use DMR, D-STAR or any other digital mode, better days
are ahead: A software upgrade is in the works for the system that supports
many of these modes, as we hear from Jack Parker W8ISH.
JACK: The Multimode Digital Voice Modem project, which supports most of the
digital voice modes used by amateur radio, is about to get a software
upgrade through the efforts of Jonathan Naylor, G4KLX, and with funding from
Amateur Radio Digital Communications. The open-source project supports D-
STAR, Yaesu System Fusion, NXDN and more than 80 percent of the hotspots and
repeaters on the Brandmeister-DMR network. Jonathan, who is a developer of
digital voice software, has been hired full time to tackle a variety of
issues including bug mitigation, the creation of a portable user interface
on additional hardware platforms, and adding support for such industry
standards as Message Queuing Telemetry Transport. According to a press
release from ARDC, work has already begun in the development of packet modes
for 9600, 19200, and 38400, supporting narrow bandwidth using a modulation
similar to DMR. The open-source project itself began in 2015.
This is Jack Parker W8ISH.
(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 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.
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YL CW NET RESUMES ON 40M
JIM/ANCHOR: The YL CW net is back! After a summer hiatus, the check-ins have
resumed for this one-hour net on October 1st. Fast and slow operators are
both welcome. The net starts at 0100 UTC every Sunday on 7.045 MHz. The use
of Netlogger is strongly suggested. The net controller, Niece KA1ULN,
describes the net as a place to learn and get comfortable and all the
operators practice various exchanges. Niece writes on Facebook [quote] "We
teach, we don't compete." [endquote]
(FACEBOOK)
**
ACMA RELEASES NEW FIVE-YEAR SPECTRUM OUTLOOK
JIM/ANCHOR: The Australian regulator is taking a second look at how
microwave frequencies are being used in light of growing competition for
those parts of the band. John Williams VK4JJW brings us an update.
JOHN: The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released its
five-year spectrum outlook which acknowledges possible changes in the range
between 2.300–2.302 GHz where amateur radio operators have privileges on a
secondary basis for activities that include earth-moon-earth operations.
Primary use is allocated to fixed and mobile services. The ACMA notes in its
report that there are competing interests for the 2.3 GHz band, including
for wireless broadband. The ACMA expects to address that in next year's
report.
Meanwhile, the regulator is scrutinizing the middle of the band between 3.4
GHz and 4.0 GHz. This is an effort to accommodate 5G services as they are
rolled out in the country. The ACMA is also looking to add three bands: The
extended L band at 1.5 GHz, between 1.518–1.525 GHz and 1.668–1.675 GHz and
1.9 GHz, looking toward an allocation of 2 GHz mobile satellite service from
1.980–2.005 GHz and 2.170–2.195 GHz.
This is John Williams VK4JJW.
(ACMA)
**
FCC FINES US SATELLITE TV COMPANY FOR "SPACE JUNK"
JIM/ANCHOR: A United States satellite TV company has been fined 050,000 by
the FCC for improperly disposing of a satellite that is no longer in
service. The unprecedented fine against The Dish Network showcases the new
priority the federal agency has been giving lately to so-called "space
junk." The FCC told the Washington Post newspaper that the penalty was a
"breakthrough settlement" underscoring the FCC's focus on disposal of
satellites, rocket parts and other debris with the potential to collide with
spacecraft such as the International Space Station. The Washington Post
report said the FCC fined the company after it failed to comply with the
plan of de-orbit maneuvers contained in its license. The FCC said the
company used a lower orbit than stated for the satellite's disposal.
A statement from The Dish Network reaffirmed that the company has [quote] "a
long track record of safely flying a large satellite fleet and takes
seriously its responsibilities as an FCC licensee.ö [endquote] Dish said
that the satellite was launched in 2002 and was exempt from the FCC
requirement for a minimum-disposal orbit.
(THE WASHINGTON POST)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, be listening for Ken, KH6QJ, operating as T 32 AZ from
East Kiritibati, IOTA number OC-024. He will be on the air until the 17th of
October. QSL to his home call.
Special event station TM 23 RUGB will be active on the HF bands from the
16th to the 22nd of October during the Rugby World Cup. QSL via F 5 KHG.
Frank, PH2M, will be operating holiday style as SV8/PH2M from Santorini
Island, EU-067, from the 13th to the 20th of October. He will be using FT8
on 80m through 10m. See QRZ.com for QSL information.
The ONZ Oostkust Radioclub, ON6HC, will be on the air on all bands using
all modes with the callsign O R 79 C L M between the 13th of October and
the 12th of November. The major parts of the operation will be on the 3rd,
4th and 5th of November. The callsign's suffix stands for Canadian
Liberation March, which celebrates the liberation of the Belgian town of
Knokke on the first of November in 1944. QSL via the bureau. A certificate
is also available. For more details visit QRZ.com
(425 DX BULLETIN, EHAM.NET)
**
KICKER: NOT BOGGED DOWN BY SOTA TRIP TO SCOTTISH ISLANDS
JIM/ANCHOR: For our final story, we ride along on one family's holiday trip
to the islands. The islands, in this case, include some remote locations in
the Outer Hebrides off Scotland. The family includes two amateur radio
operators, one of them a seasoned SOTA operator looking to activate 10
summits for their first time ever. Here's your tour guide for the adventure,
Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
JEREMY: It took Ben Lloyd a lot of kayaking across the sea, finding a ride
on a local fisherman's boat, battling strong winds and doing a whole lot of
hiking through bogs before he could achieve some personal firsts.
Ben, GW4BML, Martha and and 2-year-old Lyra, had set off on their holiday on
the 23rd of September with their camper van. Ben's goal for the family's 12-
day trip to the Scottish islands was to activate 10 summits that had never
been activated before. In doing so, Ben was also achieving a personal first.
As he told Newsline in an email, he had never before been the first person
to activate any SOTA summit, he said that there were no easy routes or paths
on these islands and added: [quote] "underfoot has been dreadful at times,
bogs up to my waist on occasions but I'm really enjoying the experience!"
[endquote]
A number of YouTube videos take viewers along for the often arduous trip on
the Islands of Lewis, Harris, Seaforth and Pabbay. The videos can be found
on the RSGB's YouTube channel.
Ben is also a board director for Radio Society of Great Britain, and so it
was fitting that his first contact, made on Seaforth Island, was with RSGB
President John McCullagh, GI4BWM. John was 200 miles away in County Antrim
in Northern Ireland and was using the president's callsign GB4RS. Each gave
the other a 5 9 during the 40m contact and John also gave a thumbs-up to
Ben's invitation to join him on his next SOTA challenge: The two will be
activating summits together next year when he visits.
Hopefully there won't be the same kind of footing to bog them down.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(BEN LLOYD, GW4BML; HEATHER PARSONS, YOUTUBE)
**
DO YOU HAVE NEWS?
If you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would be
interested in, send it on! We are not talking about advertising your club's
upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is out of
the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page at
arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll get
back to you for more details.
Meanwhile, give some thought to the true poetry of amateur radio and let
your literary self shine through. Visit our website to learn more about the
Amateur Radio Newsline haiku challenge. Use the entry form on our website
and please follow the rules for the number of syllables you must use to
write your three-line haiku. We cannot accept entries that do not follow
traditional haiku form.
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; Amateur Radio Digital
Communications; Air Force MARS; Australian Communications and Media
Authority; Ben Lloyd GW4BML; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; eHam.net;
425DXNews; Facebook; Heather Parsons; Intrepid-DX Group; Jet Manuel, 4F7MHZ;
Serbian Flora and Fauna; shortwaveradio.de; Waushara Argus; Washington Post;
Wireless Institute of Australia; YL Raisa R1BIG; YouTube; and you our
listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. We remind our
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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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