Subj : Newsline Part 2
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jul 21 2016 09:31 pm
DXCOFFEE EDITOR HOSPITALIZED AFTER ACCIDENT
JIM/ANCHOR: Pasquale La Gamba, IZ8IYX, chief editor of DXCoffee, the
Italian-based amateur radio magazine, has been hospitalized following
an accident, in which he was struck by a car while enroute to work.
Word of the accident was disclosed on the Dxcoffee website, as well as
on the magazine's Facebook page. Details about his condition were not
provided. Both web page reports indicated that although Pasquale survived,
he will have to undergo two surgeries.
The DXCoffee staff also indicated that readers should expect less activity
on the website for the next several weeks -- until Pasquale is able to
return.
We here at Amateur Radio Newsline would like to wish Pasquale a swift and
complete recovery.
(DXCOFFEE, FACEBOOK)
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BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the Arlington
Amateur Radio Club's W4WVP repeater in Arlington, Virginia on Tuesday
evenings at 7.
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GERMAN LICENSES CONTINUE A DECLINE
JIM/ANCHOR: In Germany, ham radio licenses continue their steady decline.
But, if the German national amateur radio society has its way, that may
change soon. We hear more from Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
JEREMY: With the number of licensed radio amateurs reported to be shrinking
in Germany, it appears that members of the German national amateur radio
society have their work cut out for them; however the Deutscher Amateur
Radio Club seems to be up to that task. A release of amateur radio
licensing figures earlier this year tells a story of this ongoing slump
in German licensees over the years. In 2002, Germany had about 80,000 radio
amateurs -- a number that dropped steadily to 67,468 by the start of 2015.
Those figures made available by Gerrit Herzig DH8GHH, however, also tell a
story of hope. The DARC noted that the numbers show a steady growth in the
number of DN call signs held by those training young amateurs. By the start
of the new year, 2015, those training licenses had grown to 2,925, up from
2,126 counted only four years earlier. The number of exam candidates had
also increased.
The figures have presented a challenge that the DARC has already risen to
meet. The DARC makes a free training course available on-line on its
website, and members have also become increasingly pro-active in working
with young hams and hopefuls of all ages. The DARC provides information
on correspondence courses, and its website features sample questions from
the licensing test. The idea is to get the numbers back up again.
Statistics for 2015 reflect some growth, with 590 candidates taking the
Class E exam last year, and 325 for the higher level Class A exam. Compare
that with the five years previously, when only 379 candidates sat for the
Class E exam and 147 for Class A.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, in the UK.
(SOUTHGATE AMATEUR RADIO)
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LESSONS FROM AN UNLICENSED OPERATOR IN AUSTRALIA
JIM/ANCHOR: In Australia, one radio operator got a stern reminder, and
faces a hefty fine, after going on the air as a commercial FM broadcaster.
Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Graham Kemp, VK4BB, with the story, which
also serves as a cautionary tale to amateurs too.
GRAHAM: The latest reminder to radio operators from one Australian court
is this: No matter where in the world you are, before you get on the air,
whether for amateur or commercial purposes, get a license. Dan Morris, a
pirate radio operator in the suburb of West Wollongong in New South Wales
was fined for illegally operating a reggae station in the commercial FM
broadcast band.
According to published reports, the Australian Communications and Media
Authority discovered he was operating from his home-based station,
transmitting about 150 watts on 99.4 MHz, and raided his home earlier in
the year. In a published report in the Illawara Mercury, he did not deny
operation, but simply said he was filling community needs. He was quoted
as saying he believed he had about 800 listeners.
The raid on his home in February, conducted with a search warrant, brought
his operation to a halt. Court action followed earlier this month. The
local magistrate ordered that in addition to paying the fine, he would
have his broadcast equipment confiscated. According to the Illawara
Mercury report.
Magistrate Michael Stoddart fined Morris a total of 3,000 Australian
Dollars. He was charged with possessing and operating radiocommunications
devices without a license. He told the court that he had looked into
getting a license in the aftermath of the raid. That request was denied
by the ACMA.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
(SOUTHGATE, RADIOINFO.COM, ILLAWARA MERCURY)
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INDIA CULTIVATES A CROP OF FUTURE YLs
JIM/ANCHOR: In India, a group of undergraduate women recently got an
introduction to ham radio, that included a history lesson, as well as a
look to the future. We hear more from Amateur Radio Newsline's Jason
Daniels, VK2LAW.
JASON: Nearly 4 dozen students from St. Francis College for Women in
Hyderabad, India, accompanied their lecturers on a visit to the National
Institute of Amateur Radio in Hyderabad on Saturday, July 16, to learn
more about ham radio, and to tour the Amateur Radio Museum there. They
were given a live demonstration of operating on the VHF bands, and got
to watch videos, as well as a Power Point presentation about other
aspects of the hobby.
The museum, which houses artifacts that tell the history of wireless from
the earliest inventions, regularly presents these kinds of awareness
programs to schools and other organizations who want to know more about
the technology behind all modes of modern ham radio.
So while the 43 undergraduates who attended the program may be studying
to earn their B.Sc degree, it's likely some of them may also end up
getting their "YL" calls too.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
(SOUTHGATE AMATEUR RADIO)
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