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Default Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1994, January 15, 2016

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1994, January 15, 2016

Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1994 with a release date of
Friday, January 15, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. One city's parks in Oklahoma join the National
Parks on the Air event. A Minnesota DXer makes big plans for the South
Pacific. Puerto Rico preps for the biggest amateur radio event in the
Caribbean. And two Space Station amateurs remember rock legend David
Bowie. All this and more in Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1994 coming
your way right now.

(Billboard Cart Here and Intro)


**

PARKS ON THE AIR? OKLAHOMA IS OK!

JIM/ANCHOR: We open this week's newscast with a story of inspiration.
The city of Lawton, Oklahoma is taking its cue from the year-long
National Parks On the Air event that kicked off earlier this month, and
getting its own city parks into the on-air act too. Amateur Radio
Newsline's Mike Askins, KE5CXP, shares his recent talk with Ron
Grossman, AF5Q of the Lawton Fort Sill Amateur Radio Club:


[MIKE'S REPORT]


**

LESSONS FROM HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY

The annual one-day event in suburban New York known as Ham Radio
University hosted a visiting professor who is about to become a
professor emeritus: ARRL's outgoing CEO, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, is stepping
down this year. But the talk he delivered at the Long Island regional
ham gathering on Sunday, Jan. 10, expressed confidence that even though
he was about to retire, amateur radio itself is anything BUT retiring.

Sumner said QUOTE "amateur radio is not dying. It is on a growth
track." ENDQUOTE He said there are more than 135,000 licensees as of
December 31, 2015 - and increase of 1.3 percent in one year, even as
licensing figures in many other parts of the world have trended mostly
downward. He also noted a steady stream of license upgrades.

As he prepared for the meeting of the ARRL board of directors on Jan.
15 and 16, he said he had hopes the plans they implement after his
tenure will continue to attract newcomers.

He said QUOTE "Let's face it. These days Geeks rule! It's not a bad
thing to be a Geek these days." ENDQUOTE

Sumner will retire in May after working at ARRL's Connecticut
headquarters in one form or another since 1968.

(HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY)

**

NEW SECTION MANAGER IN MISSOURI

A veteran ham has taken on the leadership of ARRL's Missouri Section as
of Monday, January 11. He is Cecil Higgins, A-C-ZERO-H-A (AC0HA), who
served previously as the section's assistant manager as well as an
assistant section emergency coordinator and the district emergency
coordinator for ARES District D in Missouri. The Pittsburg, Missouri
amateur has had his license for more than 20 years. Higgins will
complete the term of office for his predecessor as section manager,
Dale Bagley, K-ZERO-K-Y (K0KY) who cited family commitments as his
reason for stepping aside. Bagley had held the post since June 1999 and
had recommended Higgins as his successor. The term of office ends
December 31 of this year.


**

CELEBRATING CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

There's cause for celebration among the hundreds of hams worldwide who
are part of the Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship. The group is
marking 50 years of service, and has produced an anniversary T-shirt so
members can wear and share their pride.

According to the group's website, the fellowship was created in 1966 at
the North American Christian Convention around the central idea that
amateur radio could provide communication for the church. Gerald
Fargusson, W9JSQ, is considered the grandfather of CARF, and often
encouraged Christian missionaries to become licensed amateurs.

CARF members often end their QSOs with both a 73 and a 75. 75 means
"may God bless you and yours."

(CHRISTIAN AMATEUR RADIO FELLOWSHIP)

**

JIM/ANCHOR: Tom Callas, K-C-ZERO-W (KC0W) is one Minnesota amateur who
can't wait until summer - and not just because the Midwest winters are
so challenging. Callas, it seems, has a world of plans and it involves
cows. Well, sort of. Amateur Radio Newsline's Kent Peterson, KC0DGY,
explains:

[KENT's REPORT]

Minnesota DXer, Tom Callas, K-C-ZERO-W (KC0W), wants to help put "COWS
Over the World," but this effort has nothing to do with livestock.
Callas has planned a series of DXpeditions for the year ahead - and
during the summer months, that will land radio operators in the South
Pacific: American Samoa, Samoa, Tokelau, Solomon Islands, Temoto
Province and Bangaladesh - and perhaps other spots. Radio operators
will be using CW exclusively and focusing on 160, 80 and 40 meters.

So where do the cows come in? The call sign suffixes from each site
will incorporate part of his own callsign - the "C and Zero and W."
That much of it is definitely planned out, he says.

Callas has said, however, that operating times are going to have to be
flexible, and that when pileups stop happening, that will probably be
the best indicator of the need for the team to move on. He also has
plans, he says, for a similar operation in Africa at a later date.

Of course, until then, it will be time for the cows to come home.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY, in Minneapolis,
Minnesota.


(ARRL, THE DAILY DX)

**

BREAK HE Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including
the KB9WSL repeater in Rochester, Indiana, following Thursday's 7 pm
weekly net.

**

JIM/ANCHOR: The holiday season is over - but reports from Sweden
indicate that the annual special-event operation of its vintage
transmitter on Christmas Eve drew its best response ever. Amateur Radio
Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has the details.

JEREMY'S REPORT:

Almost everyone likes to have high expectations on Christmas Eve, and
this past holiday, the operators of the Alexanderson alternator station
at the World Heritage Grimeton site in Sweden had their hopes
fulfilled. The transmitter's annual special-event operation appears to
have just had its best year ever, according to Lars Kalland, SM6NM, who
issued the report on behalf of organizers.

He said a preliminary accounting tallied more than 350 listener
reports, most of them from radio amateurs. Listeners in Germany
accounted for nearly 160 such reports, with listeners in the U.S.
filing eight reports, with only five of them claiming to have heard the
transmission. SAQ uses the VLF frequency of 17.2 kHz.

Said Lars, QUOTE "The transmission appears to be our best so
far."ENDQUOTE

The transmitter, which is more than 90 years old, was developed by
Swedish engineer and radio pioneer Ernst Alexanderson. The tradition of
holiday transmissions began in 2006.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, in Nottingham,
theUK.

**

SEEKING SOUTH AFRICAN NOMINEES

The South African Radio League is looking for nominees to serve on the
league Council for a two-year term. Four councillors' terms are ending,
and although they have said they are available for nomination to serve
again, the league is also open to new nominees.

For details on the nomination process, and other relevant motions,
visit the league website at www.sarl.org.za.

The submission deadline for motions and nomination forms is the 31st of
January.

(SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE)

**

SCHOLARSHIPS A FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE

Forty-six college scholarships will be available for the academic year,
2016-2017, from the Foundation for Amateur Radio. The value of each
scholarship ranges from $500 to $5,000, from a total pool of $71,000.
Applicants must be a licensed radio amateur in either the U.S. or a
foreign country, and be enrolled - or accepted for enrollment - into an
accredited college, university or technical school. Application
deadline is April 15. Because some colleges do not announce acceptances
until May 1, the foundation is permitting applicants to update their
already-submitted applications until May 7. For more details, contact
the foundation at

(FOUNDATION FOR AMATEUR RADIO)

**

PUERTO RICO CONVENTION FOCUSES ON EMERGENCIES

It's being called the biggest amateur radio event in the Caribbean:
It's the fourth ARRL Puerto Rico State Convention, and it will feature
a variety of activities focusing on emergency communications - and will
host the debut of the first Amateur Radio "Ironman Event" in Puerto
Rico. The convention is scheduled for January 30 and 31st in the city
of Hatillo (Hah-TEE-Ho).

The gathering will feature exhibits of emergency equipment and will
also provide conferences that focus on effective communications methods
during a hurricane, earthquake or other emergency. ARRL Volunteer
Examiners will also be on hand to supervise license-testing.

In addition to launching Puerto Rico's first Ironman event for radio,
the conference will also have a special event station, KP4AW,
operating.

More than 1,200 hams are expected - and even those taking vacations in
the Caribbean at the time are invited to stop by. Admission is free.


(ARRL PUERTO RICO SECTION)
**

WORLD OF DX

Jean-Paul, HB9ARY, will will be active from Mauritius as 3B8HC from
January 23rd to February 8th. He will work holiday style on 80 to 6
meters, but focus most heavily on 80 meters. His main mode will be SSB,
but he will also work some slow CW. Send QSLs direct via NI5DX.

Members of the Radio Club D'Haïti are participating in a special event
marking the 213th anniversary of the death of General Toussaint
Louverture, the slave who defeated Napoleon. The club will be active as
FOUR-V-ONE-T-L (4V1TL) from Port-au-Prince, Haiti until April 30th.
Send QSL cards via W3HNK.

Bertrand, DF3FS, will be active as 5Z4/DF3FS from Diani Beach starting
January 23rd, through February 7th. Bertrand will work the HF bands
holiday style using CW and SSB. Send QSLs via DF3FS or by bureau.

Willy, KB8YRX, will be active as 8P9CA from Barbados starting January
16th and until February 4th. He will work 20 meters through 10 meters
using SSB. Send QSLs via KB8YRX and Logbook of the World.


(OHIO PENN DX BULLETIN)

**

KICKER: LOVE OF BOWIE NO SPACE ODDITY

When International Space Station astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI, delivered
a poignant tribute to rock legend David Bowie on Twitter, his
well-chosen words from high above the Earth were quickly followed by a
similar tweet from retired ISS astronaut Chris Hadfield, VA3OOG/KC5RNJ.

Clearly, the regard these two astronauts had for the late rocker
reaches beyond the bounds of Earth.

But the most stunning tribute may still be Hadfield's rendition of
Bowie's classic hit, "Space Oddity," the story of stranded astronaut
Major Tom, that became a hit in 1969. Hadfield recorded his
interpretation in a 2013 video while aboard the space station, creating
what became the first musical recording made in space. The popular
video has been logging nonstop views on YouTube even more than ever
since Bowie's death on Monday, January 10.

Bowie had reportedly seen and loved the Internet video. And he was not
alone: By some press accounts, it has been viewed more than 29
milliontimes.

There are fans, of course, and then there are brothers of Major Tom in
spirit. That would be Canada's Commander Hadfield and Britain's Major
Peake. To these two astronauts and radio amateurs, Major Tom rules the
heavens, now more than ever.


(ARRL, THE BIRMINGHAM (UK) MAIL, QUARTZ.COM)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur Radio Victoria; the
ARRL; the Birmingham, UK, Mail newspaper; Christian Amateur Radio
Fellowship; CQ Magazine; DX.NET; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; the
Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QUARTZ.COM; the South African Radio League;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; TWiT TV; and you our listeners, that's
all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Our email address is
. More information is available at Amateur Radio
Newsline's only official website located at
www.arnewsline.org. You can
also write to us or support us at Amateur Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin
Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.

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.

Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.



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