Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2052 for Friday, February 24, 2017

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2052 with a release date of
Friday, February 24, 2017 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hams in the UK mark a broadcast station's birth
95 years ago. Australian amateurs receive honors from the navy -- and
there's big news for the International Space Station. All this and more
as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2052 comes your way right now.
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NEW AMATEUR RADIO ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

JIM/ANCHOR: This week's report opens with good news for the
International Space Station: They're expecting a special delivery. It's
a new radio that's been very much needed for several months now. Here's
Amateur Radio Newsline's Mike Askins KE5CXP with the story.

MIKE's REPORT: The newest amateur radio aboard the International Space
Station is on its way: It's an Ericsson 2 meter VHF radio and it took
off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center with the launch of
a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday February 19th. Its mission? To
replace the Ericcson radio that failed aboard the space station several
months ago. The Ericsson will be used for contact with educational
groups and schools and for amateur packet radio in the Columbus module.

Frank Bauer KA3HDO, ARISS' International Chairman, reports that the
Ericsson will be installed in the Columbus module and will take the
place of the UHF radio that has been used in the meantime for some
school contacts and APRS packet. Frank announced in a statement that he
believed ARISS was making QUOTE "great progress on the development of
the new interoperable radio system that we hope to use to replace our
aging radio infrastructure in the Columbus module and the Service
module." ENDQUOTE

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins KE5CXP.


(ARISS)

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ARISS: BOOK EARLY, DON'T GET LOST IN SPACE

JIM/ANCHOR: If you're part of a school or other educational institution
that's hoping for student radio contact with the crew on board the ISS,
you'll want to plan ahead - but first you'll want to hear this report
from Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

NEIL'S REPORT: Educators and school officials have only until April 15
to apply for a chance to make radio contact with the International
Space Station in 2018. ARISS is already looking to book its crew's
schedule between January 1st and June 30 of next year. Applicant
schools should be able to engage large numbers of participants and show
how the radio contact will be used as part of an overall education
plan. As the astronauts and cosmonauts answer questions about living
and working in space, students will also get to learn about space
research, radio science, satellite communication and wireless
technology. The contacts over FM are expected to last about 10 minutes.
If you need guidance putting your application together, ARISS has
information sessions online which last about an hour. The next sessions
will be on Monday March 6 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday March 16th
at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

For further details contact ARISS directly by emailing
ariss-at-ariss-dot-org )

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

(ARISS)

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NAVAL HONORS FOR AUSTRALIAN AMATEURS

JIM/ANCHOR: You don't have to be in the military to receive Navy honors
- not if you're one of the Australian hams who were involved in a
special event marking a noted World War I battle at sea. Amateur Radio
Newsline's John Williams VK4JJW has that story.

JOHN'S REPORT: The Royal Australian Navy's role in WWI was a point of
pride back then, even as it is now. Just ask Mike VK4QS, Alan VK4SN,
Bob VK4RJ, Peter VK4QC, Mike VK4MIK and Doc VK5BUG. The six hams,
operating as VI4SEA last November, marked the Navy's first single-ship
action at sea during the war as HMAS Sydney engaged Germany's SMS
Emden. The hams' efforts were hailed in a letter their team leader
received from the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, who said he
was encouraged by amateur radio's promotion of the nation's military
heritage. The team had also operated two other stations during the
ANZAC centenary in 2015
-- VI4AE2 honoring the Australian submarine at the Dardanelles in April
and VI4ANZAC noting the Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train in
December.

(WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA)

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RADIO SCOUTING

JIM/ANCHOR: More Scouts are getting on the air this week, and Amateur
Radio Newsline's Bill Stearns NE4RD tells us where and when.

BILL'S REPORT: This week in Radio Scouting we have one activation of the
K2BSA callsign, one activation from Scout Camps on the Air, and JOTA
planning.

Jeffrey Kent, KB0GVI, is the control operator for the K2BSA portable 0
station at the Old Capitol Valley District Winter Camporee at Lake Iowa
State Park in Ladora, Iowa, on February 26. Look for Jeffrey on the
cluster and help make his event a success for the scouts.

Chuck McBride, WS5ADV, is the control operator for WS5BSA at the Troop
20 Hut in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on March 11th. Chuck will have the
scouts active on 20 through 10 m on SSB from a Yaesu Ft-840 if the bands
are open. This is a pretty active group, and they'll be on our
activation list regularly.

We're just finishing up our 9th month in the countdown to Jamboree on
the Air. If you haven't found a location, scheduled the event on the
district calendar, or found some partners, now is the time to get
cracking! Merit Badge Colleges and Fairs are popping up on many
districts calendar over the next few weeks, this is a prime time to
recruit help, advertise your desire to have an event (if you haven't
scheduled it), or promote your event by helping with a Radio Merit Badge
program.

For more information on K2BSA and radio scouting, please visit
http://www.k2bsa.net/.

For Amateur Radio Newsline and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, this
is Bill Stearns NE4RD.

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NEWFOUNDLAND HAM BECOMES RAC'S ATLANTIC DEPUTY DIRECTOR

JIM/ANCHOR: Radio Amateurs of Canada has had a new deputy director
appointed in its Atlantic Region. He is Frank Davis VO1HP, who is known
as an enthusiastic DXer on 160 meters and a contributor to a project
that would bridge the Atlantic on 144 MHz using terrestrial propagation
modes. Frank, who lives in Newfoundland, has been a licensed ham for
more than a half-century.

Frank's appointment took effect on February 8th. He replaces Len Morgan
VE9MY of New Brunswick, who will continue on as manager of the RAC's
incoming QSL bureau.

(RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA)


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BREAK HE

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the
WW8GM General Motors Amateur Radio Club in Michigan on the club's 70cm
RenCen Repeater at 443.075 MHz every Saturday at 9pm.

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CONTACT WITH THE CONCORDE

JIM/ANCHOR: The supersonic airplane known as the Concorde was taken out
of service in 2003, but a Seattle-area amateur is marking the 48th
anniversary of its test flight with a special event station that begins
next week. With that report is Amateur Radio Newsline's Caryn Eve Murray
KD2GUT.

CARYN'S REPORT: Starting on March 2, Greg Magone
(Kilo-Bravo-7-Quebec-Papa-Sierra) KB7QPS, a senior member of the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is celebrating the
test flight of a supersonic jet aircraft that forever changed the
world's concept of air travel.

GREG: The Concorde certainly was a revolution for transatlantic jet
travel. It shrunk the number of hours for being able to cross the pond,
so to speak, and it was revolutionary for that. It was a unique airplane
with a unique design for a commercial aircraft. I thought that it was an
important event to commemorate in the history of mankind because the
Concorde was such a unique aircraft out there.

CARYN: Special Event Station Whiskey 7 Charlie is the latest installment
in Greg's year-long Air, Space and Technology Operating Event. Greg will
be flying solo as the lone operator for those four days in March and
he's looking forward to hearing what hams have to say:

GREG: "I imagine many are going to comment as to whether or not they
have actually flown on the Concorde and if they have not flown,
certainly they would have memories of seeing it fly in and out of
airports or otherwise some other connection they have to the Concorde
when they come and make contact."

CARYN: Greg himself has actually been on board the Concorde a few times,
not as a passenger but a visitor to the museum where the aircraft is on
display. There's no question it has captured his imagination. Still, he
does have one regret:

GREG: "I have never seen the Concorde fly, unfortunately. It would have
been fun to see but I never had that opportunity."

CARYN: The Concorde gets back in the air - or rather, ON the air,
between the 2nd and 6th of March, traveling this time at the speed of
light courtesy of radio waves. Be listening on 20 meters around 14250
kHz. A beautiful, full-color QSL card awaits you.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT.

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HAMS HELP CELEBRATE RADIO STATION'S 95 YEARS

JIM/ANCHOR: A beloved old broadcast station came to life again in the
UK, thanks to an amateur radio club with a sense of history, respect and
great enthusiasm for its legacy. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy
Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: Ninety-five years ago, radio came alive inside a small broadcast
station -a former military Marconi hut - in Essex as Britain welcomed
its first regular broadcast station 2MT. The date was the 14th of
February 1922 and it is considered by many to mark the birth of British
broadcasting. Earlier this month, that same historic hut rang out with
different radio sounds -- amateur radio -- as the Chelmsford Amateur
Radio Society transmitted from there as station GB952MT, calling CQ to
commemorate the anniversary.

Taking radio from its deep past into the digital present, club member
Jim Salmon 2E0RMI also made use of an internet radio station to air
vintage comedies, radio-related documentaries and other historic
material during the three-day celebration, which took place the 12th
through the 14th of February.

As the website for Radio Emma Toc noted,the amateurs were not looking to
recreate the original station 2MT, just to celebrate it along with its
spirit.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH

(THE MALDON AND BURNHAM STANDARD, CHELMSFORD AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY)

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THE WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, Elvira IV3FSG is in Burkina Faso until March 13th
operating as XT2SE on CW, SSB and Digital. Her QSL Manager is IK3GES.

Listen for Lot DJ7ZG and Babs DL7AFS in Antigua where their call sign is
V21ZG through the end of their station's operation on March 26th. They
are operating on all HF bands on SSB and will be uploading logs to
Logbook of The World. You can get QSLs through Club Log OQRS.

Mike W0MU and Jonathan G0DVJ are in Belize until February 28th operating
as V31MU and V31DV, respectively. Listen for them on SSB, CW and
RTTY. Send QSL cards to the home calls.

Jonathan KK7PW is in Uganda until March 7th operating as 5X1O. Listen
for him early in the morning or late in the evening on 40, 20, 15 and
10m on CW, SSB and Digital. His QSL Manager is EA5GL.

(IRISH RADIO TRANSMITTERS SOCIETY)

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IN SEARCH OF YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR 2017

JIM/ANCHOR: We close this week's newscast with an announcement that has
long since become a treasured annual tradition at Amateur Radio
Newsline: The Bill Pasternak Young Ham of the Year Award. Just as Bill
helped create Newsline for hams of the present, he believed in nurturing
hams of the future. We carry on that mission this year by inviting
listeners to look around them at the promising young operators they know
who are making a difference in their communities and making
contributions to advance radio science. Nominees must be 18 or younger
and be a resident of the United States, its possessions or any Canadian
province. Application forms are available on our website arnewsline.org
under the "YHOTY" tab. Please read the rules carefully. Applications are
being accepted between Wednesday, March 1 and May 31. The award will be
presented on August 19th at the Huntsville Hamfest in Huntsville
Alabama. In the weeks ahead, you'll hear some of our past winners
speaking on Newsline, explaining the award's impact on their life. For
now, look around you, find that deserving young ham and make that
nomination.

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; ARISS; the
Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society; CQ Magazine; Hap Holly and the RAIN
Report; Irish Radio Transmitters Society; K2BSA; the Maldon and Burnam
Standard; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZ.COM; Radio Amateurs of Canada;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; the Wireless
Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave; the YL Beam Newsletter; and you
our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Please send
emails to our address at . More information is
available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website located at
www.arnewsline.org.

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 and as always we thank you for listening.

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