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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2437 for Friday July 12th, 2024
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2437 with a release date of Friday,
July 12th, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in the US and hams
are ready. Ham club members in India come to the aid of a victim of youth
violence -- and AMSAT-Argentina needs satellite enthusiasts' help. All this
and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2437 comes your way right
now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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HAMS RESPOND AS HURRICANE BERYL MAKES LANDFALL IN US
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: For the second week in a row, our top story is Hurricane
Beryl, the powerful and destructive storm that raged in the Caribbean and
parts of the southern US states. Hams continued to play a role in emergency
communications. Randy Sly W4XJ tells us what was involved.
RANDY: Hurricane Beryl, the second named storm for this year in the
Atlantic, is now only a remnant of a storm, but its eight-day impact left a
wake of destruction and deaths with three different landfalls. Often, when a
storm finally settles over a large land mass, most of the population
relaxes, thinking the worst is over. After Beryl landed on the Texas coast
near Matagorda as a Category 1 storm, it still created havoc, especially in
the city of Houston, Texas where over 2 million homes and businesses were
left without power for more than a day.
Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Net Manager of the Hurricane Watch Net, told AR
Newsline that just because a hurricane finally arrives at a large land mass
that does not mean that we can drop our guard. He went on to say, [quote]
“Tropical systems can cause major inland flooding and spin-up tornados.
Remember, Hurricane Ivan in 2004 was responsible for nearly 130 tornados
from Florida to Pennsylvania.ö [endquote]
Graves told participants in the net that they were still needed as reporting
stations, providing real-time data to the National Hurricane Center.
Covering Hurricane Beryl also included other challenges for the net team,
including problems with solar activity throughout the event which impacted
the ability to communicate.
This is Randy Sly, W4XJ
**
INDIAN HAM CLUB INTERVENES IN YOUTH-ON-YOUTH VIOLENCE
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Sometimes, using your amateur radio contacts and connections
- even without picking up a radio - can prove lifesaving. That's what
happened recently when hams in India were able to help Bengali authorities
in a situation involving youth-on-youth violence. We hear more from Jim
Meachen ZL2BHF.
JIM: As the Bengali government struggles with a reported regional rise in
violence by youth mobs against other young people, a group of ham radio
operators was able to intercede in what local media described as one such
case. On July 4th, the website for The Statesman newspaper said a young man
was accosted by a group of youths in front of the Indian Institute of
Technology in Kharagpur. As the assailants set upon him, accusing him of
having stolen a mobile phone, two members of the West Bengal Radio Club were
passing by. The two club members, who are shortwave listeners studying for
their ham license, sent other club members photographs of the assailants and
their victim via their mobile phones. The club secretary, Ambarish Nag
Biswas, VU2JFA, said the photos were distributed to radio operators
throughout the region using the WhatsApp mobile phone application. The young
victim was soon identified by his brother in another town. He said his
brother was suffering from psychological difficulties and had disappeared
from home a few days earlier.
Police were called to the scene and rescued the young man. According to the
news report, police determined that he had stolen nothing and could be
returned to his family the next day.
This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
(THE STATESMAN)
**
HAMS IN BRAZIL MARK LEAGUE'S 90th ANNIVERSARY
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Hams in Brazil are marking their amateur radio league's 90th
anniversary by inviting the world to join the party. We have more details
from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
JEREMY: Reaching the age of 90 is no small achievement. Hams in the Liga de
Amadores Brasileiros de Rßdio Emissão, or LABRE, perhaps know that better
than anyone as their amateur radio organisation - the oldest in Brazil -
marks its 90th anniversary. The hams are launching a special contest to mark
the occasion. The LABRE contest will be held on the 20th and 21st of July
and hams around the world are being invited to contact their counterparts in
Brazil using SSB and CW. Organisers are hoping that contacts will be made on
all the eligible bands and are encouraging participants to use as many of
the bands as possible.
The league wrote in translation on the contest website that they hope this
activity will become "a landmark in international amateur radio
competition."
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(LABRE)
**
STUDENTS' SATELLITES LIFT OFF FROM CALIFORNIA
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Student-built satellites from Arizona and Maine were among
those sent into space aboard a privately owned rocket recently in
California. Ralph Squillace KK6ITB explains what their missions are.
RALPH: Two days after its scheduled launch was scrubbed, a student-built
satellite lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California,
lighting up the night sky on the 3rd of July. Built by engineering students
at the University at Arizona, the CatSat was launched on a privately owned
rocket of Firefly Aerospace. The satellite's mission is to collect space
weather data every 95 minutes while in low-earth orbit for the next six
months. CatSat will be transmitting at high speeds with a state-of-the-art
radio from Rincon Research Corporation and an inflatable antenna from
FreeFall Aerospace. FireFly Aerospace describes the antenna as making use of
a Mylar balloon with a transparent front half that permits the pass-through
of microwaves and an aluminized back half that is reflective.
The CatSat was one of eight CubeSats developed as part of NASA's CubeSat
Launch Initiative.
This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The launch also carried the first CubeSat from the state of
Maine into space. Known as MESAT1, it was created with support from NASA's
CubeSat Launch Initiative and the Maine Space Grant Consortium. It has three
imaging experiments aboard designed by schools and a two-way amateur radio
transponder.
(KVOA NEWS 4 TUCSON, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, YOUTUBE, MAINESAT.ORG)
**
CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR YL SOTA EVENT
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you found yourself logging as many contacts as possible
with YLs on SOTA summits during the weekend of June 1st and 2nd, it's time
to receive your certificates. The inaugural Queens of the Mountains event
featured a team of YLs in the US using 1x1 special event calls. The
activators themselves were busy chasing summit-to-summit contacts and YLs
who were joining them in the activation by operating from DX summits. The
organizers, Amy AG7GP, and Paula K9IR, plan to make this an annual event in
the hope of inspiring other YLs to get involved in SOTA. For details on how
to get your certificate, follow the link to the SOTA Reflector that appears
in the text version of this week's Newsline newscast.
[DO NOT READ: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/queens-of-the-mountains-
certificates-now-available/35732 ]
(SOTA REFLECTOR)
**
UNEXPECTED EXPENSE WORRIES RADIO AND COMMUNICATIONS MUSEUM
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Connecticut, a popular radio and communications museum
run by volunteers is facing the unexpected expense of having to help pay
for the installation of a public sewer line. Andy Morrison K9AWM reports on
this big, expensive concern.
ANDY: A volunteer-run museum that has been devoted to the history of radio
and communications since its earliest days in 1990 is facing a new
challenge: This time, however, the Vintage Radio and Communication Museum of
Connecticut isn't trying to acquire anything for its exhibits or to preserve
any particular old-time communications equipment in its collection.
The museum is facing a bill of more than 8,000 as one of five property
owners affected by the installation of a sewer line along the road where its
building is in Windsor, Connecticut.
Director John Ellsworth writes on the museum's website: [quote] "As an all-
volunteer-run museum, we do not have those funds on-hand, nor did we expect
this expense to occur so quickly." [end quote] The project is taking place
over the summer. The museum has begun seeking donations from its friends and
supporters.
The club's collection of vintage radio, TV and computer technology includes
its own amateur radio club, W1VCM. The station is there to educate the
public about ham radio and serve as an active exhibit for club members and
guests who are licensed radio operators.
The club's page on QRZ.com and the museum's website at vrcmct dot org
(vrcmct.org/) have more details.
This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.
(VINTAGE RADIO AND COMMUNICATION MUSEUM; 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 D-STAR
Reflector 91 C at 7:30 p.m. Melbourne Australian time on Wednesdays, or at
0930 UTC following a short net with VK3JS.
**
TEXAS AMATEURS PREPARE FOR 'MOON DAY' DEMONSTRATION
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Between an eclipse in the spring and then flares and storms
a few weeks ago, the sun has been getting a lot of attention lately. Now
it's the moon's turn - and Travis Lisk N3ILS tells us how the moon is
getting its day, at least in Texas.
TRAVIS: The Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas is once again marking "Moon
Day" on the 20th of July, a date to celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo
11 mission's landing on the moon. According to the schedule of events, the
moon will have its day in the sun at last through a variety of
presentations. The Dallas Amateur Radio Club will show how hams communicate
via EME, or moon bounce and AMSAT ambassadors will be present to demonstrate
what radio communication is like through amateur satellites. The keynote
speaker will be former NASA astronaut Gregory Johnson, whose experience
piloting early space shuttle flights contributed toward the construction of
the International Space Station.
The six-hour program is considered the year's largest space-related event in
the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.
(AMSAT)
**
AMSAT-ARGENTINA'S SATELLITE: DEAD OR ALIVE?
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: AMSAT-Argentina is looking for some help from the amateur
radio community in answering this question: is its LUSAT microsatellite dead
or alive? John Williams VK4JJW tells us how you can help.
JOHN: Launched in January of 1990, the amateur radio microsatellite known as
LO-19 outlived its expected lifespan. Even in recent years, an unmodulated
carrier signal could still be heard coming from the LUSAT in its sun-
synchronous orbit. According to a report in AMSAT News, Gustavo, LW2DTZ,
declared the microsatellite to be dead after several observers told him
recently that they were no longer able to detect the CW carrier.
All that changed on the 1st of July. The signal was reportedly picked up on
that day by Nico, PAØDLO, who reported that its strength was noticeably
weaker, suggesting a failure had occurred in its onboard power amplifier.
AMSAT-Argentina is hoping to learn more and has asked hams with "well-
equipped ground stations" to continue to listen for LO-19 and report what
they hear, if anything.
This is John Williams VK4JJW
(AMSAT)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, listen for the Deep Blue DX Team using the callsign
J48FT from Tinos Island, IOTA Number EU-067, between the 26th of July and
the 9th of August. The team will also take part in the IOTA Contest on the
27th and 28th of July. QSL cards will not be available. See QRZ.com for QSL
details.
Fabio PY4YY, Marcio PU4MDO and Cardoso PU2LJH will be on the air as PV2IC
from Ilha [EEL-HAH] das Couves, IOTA Number SA-071, during the IOTA Contest
weekend. Listen for them using SSB and FT8 on 80-10 metres. See QRZ.com
for QSL details.
Tom, OE4EIE, is on the air to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rhein
Ruhr DX Association. He is using the callsign OE4RRDXA through to the end of
September. There are no paper QSL cards. See QRZ.com for QSL details.
Yaroslav, R1BET, and Mike, R1MJ will be calling CQ as RI1K (R EYE ONE KAY)
from Bol'shoy Zhuzhmuy Island, IOTA Number EU-147, from the 20th through to
the 28th of July. QSL via R1BET. For other details see QRZ.com.
(425 DX BULLETIN)
**
KICKER: METEOR SCATTER CONTACTS? WISH UPON THESE SHOOTING STARS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you spend a bit of time on 6m or even 2m, the next few
weeks should bring you the promise of good things - courtesy of some meteor
showers, specifically from the Comet Swift-Tuttle. Kent Peterson KCØDGY
tells us what's going on.
KENT: They're called the Perseids [per see yids] Meteor Showers and this
year they are dusting the sky with tiny particles, ionizing the E-layer of
the ionosphere starting in mid-July. That means sometime between July 17th
and the 24th of August you may reap the benefits of meteor scatter. Many
hams consider this the biggest moment of the year for meteor scatter,
bringing the possibility of VHF contacts that can extend as far as 2,000
kilometres, or not quite 1250 miles, for those setting the alarm clock to
rise before dawn. The peak dates for these contacts will come on the 12th
and 13th of August.
According to the website space.com, this phenomenon enjoyed by so many
amateur radio operators is the legacy of the Comet Swift-Tuttle, which has
not been close to Earth since 1992. Our planet, however, passes through the
debris the comet left behind and the result are these lively meteor showers.
Although there are lots of fans of astrophotography who enjoy capturing
brilliant images, we amateurs hope, of course, that all that debris may help
us put together some interesting QSOs.
This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.
(SPACE.COM, WIA)
**
DO YOU HAIKU?
Don't forget the Amateur Radio Newsline haiku challenge. If you're not too
busy tuning your antennas or chasing the latest DXpedition, pick up a pencil
and 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 Weekly; AMSAT Argentina; CQ
Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DXWorld; 425DXNews; KVOA News 4 Tucson; LABRE;
MAINESAT.org; QRZ.com; shortwaveradio.de; Space.com; the Statesman; the SOTA
Reflector; University of Arizona; Vintage Radio & Communications Museum;
Wireless Institute of Australia; YouTube; 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 Stephen
Kinford N8WB in Wadsworth Ohio saying 73. As always we thank you for
listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2024. All rights
reserved.
73 de Bill, PY2BIL
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