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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2439 for Friday July 26th, 2024
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2439 with a release date of Friday,
July 26th, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A newly launched NASA tool studies radio waves
coming from CMEs. Ham radio joins a college curriculum in India -- and the
Intercontinental Traffic Net needs your help. All this and more as Amateur
Radio Newsline Report Number 2439 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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NASA TRACKS RADIO WAVES EMITTED BY SOLAR FLARES
PAUL/ANCHOR: We begin this week with a look at solar storms - and as almost
everyone knows, we have had more than our share of CMEs in this part of the
solar cycle. NASA has begun trying to better understand radio waves detected
coming from coronal mass ejections -- and now they have the tool to help
them. We learn more about it from Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
RALPH: The unprecedented use of a research tool in space known as low-
frequency radio interferometry is helping NASA scientists track radio waves
emanating from coronal mass ejections. The mission is known as CURIE, an
acronym for CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment. Designed by scientists
from the University of California, Berkeley, CURIE's two small spacecraft
launched from French Guiana aboard a European Space Agency Ariane 6 rocket
making its inaugural flight. This is the first space mission looking
specifically at the origin of these radio signals which are commonly
detected during solar flares, CMEs and solar storms. CURIE's two CubeSats
are designed to capture the radio waves and triangulate them to determine
their point of origin.
Scientists are hoping that their findings can help better predict
disruptions in communications as a result of rough solar weather.
This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
(NEXSTAR MEDIA, NASA)
**
COLLEGE IN INDIA ADDS HAM RADIO TO CURRICULUM
PAUL/ANCHOR: In the US, Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania recently
added amateur radio to its curriculum for engineering students. Now, in
India, another college has made that move. Jason Daniels VK2LAW has that
report.
JASON: Honours students in chemistry are being given the opportunity to add
amateur radio to their first-semester course load at a college in West
Bengal, India. The RK Mission Vivekananda [vivek-an-anda] Centenary College
announced recently that school officials believe becoming a licensed ham
will provide a gateway into the police force, the paramilitary, airport
traffic work and various divisions of the Indian military. The class is
being designed to prepare students for the Amateur Station Operator
Certificate issued by the ministry of communications.
The announcement by the private engineering school was reported on the
website of thestatesman.com. The school's principal said that although only
chemistry students will be eligible for enrollment at this time, educators
may expand the roster to include undergraduates focusing on physics. The
school also plans to set up an amateur radio station on the campus.
Seventy students have enrolled in the course, which is being taught by the
Indian Academy of Communications.
This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW
(THE STATESMAN, AMBARISH NAG BISWAS, VU2JFA)
**
GERMANY ISSUES NEW HAM FIRST CLASS N LICENSE
PAUL/ANCHOR: Congratulations to Christian Luven of Dulsberg, Germany.
Christian successfully passed his licensing exam on the 24th of June and has
become the country's first "entry level" Class N amateur radio operator.
Class N amateurs have access to 70cm, 2m and 10m. They may operate at a
maximum of 10 watts.
(RADIO DARC)
**
ACTIVATORS NEEDED FOR EVENT HONORING ELMERS
PAUL/ANCHOR: A ham in Connecticut has found an answer to this very important
question that's as old as ham radio itself: How do you say thank you to the
person - or the people - who helped you get on the air? You do it
by...getting on the air! Here's Travis Lisk N3ILS, who tells us how to make
it happen.
TRAVIS: On the QRZ.com page for his upcoming special event, Rich Marzo,
KB1FGC, publicly thanks the hams who have helped him: Steve, N1AOB (En One A
O B], Glenn, WG3F, Bill, W1FMX and Joe, AA2IL. Those are just the main names
on Rich's list and the thanks don't end there. For the third consecutive
year, Rich has organized a three-day event in which he and other hams can
publicly thank their Elmers by operating one of three callsigns - W1E, W3E
and W4E. This year's event is happening on the 18th through to the 20th of
October.
According to a press release from Rich, there are a dozen operators already
signed up but any ham who wants to express their gratitude and acknowledge
those amateurs who have provided technical and moral support are welcome to
sign on as an Elmer Special Event operator. Rich says that if he gets enough
response from another call district not represented by the existing three
callsigns, he will apply for a fourth.
Contact him via the email address found on the QRZ.com page for KB1FGC or
see the text version of this week's Newsline script.
[DO NOT READ: marzo7088@yahoo.com ]
This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.
(RICH MARZO, KB1FGC)
**
SILENT KEY: HANS VAN DEN BERG, PAØJBB, 2014 'AMATEUR OF THE YEAR'
PAUL/ANCHOR: Hams in the Netherlands are feeling a deep loss following the
death of one of the country's most prominent, active amateurs. We learn more
from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
JEREMY: Hans van den Berg, PAØJBB, is being remembered as a dedicated radio
amateur who gave his devotion and his expertise to many local ham radio
clubs and related projects. Hans has become a Silent Key. He died on the
20th of July and was discovered lying on the ground in his back garden. He
was wearing the climbing harness he customarily wore for working on his
tower. However, it is not known what happened to Hans immediately before his
death.
Martin, PA2RUS, who shared the news on a forum on QRZ.com, told Newsline in
an email that Hans freely shared his electronics expertise with fellow
amateurs and spent hours assisting others in projects. He helped restore the
radio room aboard the sea tug Elbe, a sea-going vessel significant in Dutch
shipping history. He also managed the medium wave transmitter technology and
antenna installation at the Hindustani radio station Vahon, which serves the
Indian community.
Hans was a recipient of the Golden Pin from the Radio Amateur Transmitting
Society VRZA and was chosen Radio Amateur of the Year in 2014, one of the
most prestigious awards for a Dutch radio amateur. Hans also wrote articles
frequently for Electron, the monthly magazine of VERON, the Dutch national
amateur radio society.
Martin told Newsline: [quote] "His passing is a significant loss not only to
his family but also to the amateur radio community." [endquote]
Hans was 78.
(MARTIN RUS, PA2RUS, QRZ.COM, VERON)
**
NET CONTROL STATIONS NEEDED BY INTERCONTINENTAL TRAFFIC NET
PAUL/ANCHOR: The Intercontinential Amateur Traffic Net, one of the oldest
continuing nets in the United States, needs your help. In a posting in one
of the QRZ.com forums, Holger, K2HES, said that the 20-meter net, also known
as Intercon, needs additional net control stations to cover a one-hour shift
handling emergency communications. The net receives priority and emergency
traffic on 14.300 MHz daily from 1200 UTC to 1700 UTC during standard time
and from 1100 UTC to 1600 UTC during Daylight saving time in the United
States.
Hams with at least a General Class US license are eligible to fill one of
the available slots as net control.
Visit intercontinentalnet dot org - that's intercontinentalnet - one word -
dot org for more details and to see the net-control schedule with the shifts
that are available. The net has been on the air providing communication and
goodwill since 1960.
(QRZ.COM, INTERCONTINENTALNET.ORG)
**
BREAK HERE
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline
heard on bulletin stations around the world including the N5OZG repeater in
New Orleans, Louisiana on Sundays at 8 p.m.
**
CLIMBING COLORADO SUMMITS FOR ANNUAL '14-er' EVENT
PAUL/ANCHOR: The first full weekend of August brings back a tradition begun
in 1991, when Colorado amateurs decided it would be fun to activate
mountains with a minimum height of 14,000 feet. This year, hams are
ascending the heights once again but in the years that followed, they have
added scores of smaller mountains while keeping the original ones known as
the "fourteeners." Although the main activation days will be Saturday,
August 3rd and Sunday, August 4th, hams will be on the air on the Friday
before and the Monday after the big weekend. This is a tradition that
predates the arrival of the Summits on the Air awards scheme in Colorado but
has since become a part of it. For information about the peaks and the
frequencies being used, see the link in the text version of this week's
Newsline script.
[DO NOT READ: https://ham14er.groups.io/g/ham14er/wiki/ ]
(SOTA REFLECTOR)
**
UK REGULATOR EXPLORES DIRECT-TO-DEVICE FOR MOBILE
PAUL/ANCHOR: The UK regulator has begun exploring ways to provide mobile
devices with direct coverage - from the sky. We have those details from
Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
JEREMY: Ofcom is looking for a means of allowing sky-based systems to
enhance connectivity for smartphones and similar mobile devices. The UK
regulator seeks views on ways to implement direct-to-device services for
mobile coverage during outages of traditional networks and as a way to
provide service to underserved areas. This could mean technology deployed
from satellites, aircraft or additional airborne platforms.
Acknowledging that such technology will have an impact on the limited
availability of the radio spectrum, the regulator is asking for input from
the public and will receive comments until the 13th of September. A call-
for-input form is available as a download from the Ofcom website.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(OFCOM)
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OFCOM SEEKS INPUT ON CHANGES WITHIN SHARED SPECTRUM
PAUL/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, Ofcom has announced it plans to permit smaller
separation distances and greater maximum power for users of the part of the
spectrum between 3.8 and 4.2 GHz. Ofcom proposes allowing an increase by 3
dB for the maximum power limit of so-called "low power" devices. Ofcom
called these changes "improvements" that are part of its Shared Access
framework which began in 2019 as a way of giving more users access through
shared spectrum. Ofcom also plans to allow unlicensed low-power devices to
be used indoors on the frequencies between 2320 and 2340 MHz within the
amateur radio 13cm shared band. Many of these and related changes are
expected to take effect in the final quarter of the year. In the meantime,
Ofcom is seeking input on these proposals no later than the 18th of
September.
(OFCOM)
**
DXPEDITION MARKS INDONESIA'S 79TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE
PAUL/ANCHOR: In Indonesia, a group of hams is preparing for a weekend
DXpedition with a special callsign to mark the republic's independence day.
Jim Meachen ZL2BHF brings us the details.
JIM: Pari Island, a stingray-shaped island in Indonesia, is set for a
DXpedition in August celebrating the 79th anniversary of the republic's
independence. Some members of ORARI, the national society for amateur radio,
plan a full four-day weekend event beginning on the 16th of August, with a
flag ceremony on the 17th.
Operators will be calling CQ with the callsign 7E79RI on six HF bands and
one VHF band. The hams are members of ORARI's Local East Jakarta group,
YHØAD.
Announcing the trip in one of the forums in QRZ.com, M. Fayyas Suwanto,
YCØSJA, said that the Dxpedition could be combined with a family trip since
the island is also a popular spot for tourists. Pari Island is part of the
Seribu Island group, IOTA number OC-177.
Indonesian nationalists declared the republic to be free of rule by the
Dutch on the 17th of August, 1945. According to the United States-Indonesia
Society, it is the world's third largest democracy.
This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.
(QRZ.COM, IOTA, UNITED STATES-INDONESIA SOCIETY)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, the Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc is
marking Throne Day, a public holiday in Morocco, with callsigns that have
the special prefix 5C25 from the 25th of July to the 5th of August. The
national society, A R R A M, callsign CN8MC, will be running the Silver
Jubilee special event station with the call 5C25FT. Throne Day honours the
enthronement of the incumbent monarch and its official date is the 30th
of July. See QRZ.com for QSL details.
Listen for Michel, F8GGZ, on the air as TM24JOL between the 26th of July
and the 11th of August. Michel will also be on the air as TM24JPO between
the 28th of August and the 8th of September. The first activation will be
for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, followed by the Paralympic Games. QSL via
his home call.
Listen for the callsign TO8FP (TEE OH EIGHT EFF PEE) on the air from
Miquelon, IOTA Number NA-032, from the 10th to the 22nd of August. They will
be using CW, SSB and some digital modes on 80-6 metres. They will also
operate via satellite. QSL via Club Log or via DJ4MX.
A group of operators on Pellestrina Island will be using the callsign IR3M
on the 28th through the 30th of July. Pellestrina Island is IOTA Number EU-
131. QSL via the bureau and LoTW.
(425 DX BULLETIN)
**
KICKER: AT SOTA CAMPOUT, HAMS REACH THE PEAK OF FRIENDSHIP
PAUL/ANCHOR: Our final story of the week proves that sometimes a bunch of
hams camping out is much more than just a bunch of hams camping out. George
Zafiropoulos, KJ6VU, shares the campfire story of these SOTA activators.
GEORGE: The third annual W7 Oscar /Pacific Northwest SOTA Campout wasn't
just about making QSOs. This event on the summits of southern Oregon was
about making memories, just as it had done for those attending in its first
two years. Forty-five operators made the trip - some driving from as far
away as North Carolina - to visit in person with their on-the-air friends
and to call CQ from on high in the nearby mountain ranges.
Using the Howard Prairie Lake Campground as their base, the amateurs logged
hundreds of QSOs in the nearby Cascade and Siskiyou Mountains between the
12th and 16th of July. The operators completed summit-to-summit QSOs on 2m
and logged contacts with home-based chasers, mostly on 2m. Some even
experimented with using CW and SSB on their 2m HTs.
Amy AG7GP, who organized the event with Robin, N7HAP, said that a heatwave
of more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit proved to be particularly challenging --
but when you're calling CQ by after ascending a summit, you necessarily get
to rise above all that.
Amy told Newsline in an email: [quote] "Everyone has something to offer in
the ham radio world no matter where they are on the journey. One thing I
enjoy most is bringing people together for eyeball QSOs. At the campouts
there is a lot of visiting and laughter and lifelong friendships are made."
[endquote]
Perhaps Derek W7DLZ and James WA7JNJ exemplify that best. They arrived at
the campground as strangers to one another but by the time everyone was
getting ready to pack up and go home, the duo had become an activation team.
They hiked together and completed 13 joint summit activations.
This is George Zafiropoulos KJ6VU.
(AMY HAPTONSTALL, AG7GP)
**
JUST SAY 'HI' TO HAIKU
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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; Ambarish Nag Biswas,
VU2JFA; Amy Haptonstall, AG7GP; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; 425DXNews;
IntercontinentalNet.org; Martin Rus, PA2RUS; NASA; NexStar Media; Ofcom;
QRZ.com; Radio D.A.R.C.; Rich Marzo, KB1FGC; shortwaveradio.de; SOTA
Reflector; Statesman.com' United States-Indonesia Society; VERON; and you
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