Subj : Newsline Part 3
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 24 2017 02:02 pm
BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the KD5DMT repeater
of the Benton County Radio Operators club in Centerton, Arkansas, which
transmits Newsline at the end of its regular Thursday evening net.
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A YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR REMEMBERS 2011
PAUL/ANCHOR: For the past few weeks, we've been reminding you that it's
time to submit your nominations for this year's Amateur Radio Newsline
Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award. But, our words can
only go so far, and only say so much. So let's hear some words instead
from Alabama's Kaitlyn Cole, KS3P. She was our youngest winner, at age 11,
in 2011.
KAITLYN: Hi, I'm Kaitlyn Cole, KS3P, and I was the 2011 Amateur Radio
Newsline Young Ham of the Year. It was a great honor to be chosen as the
recipient of this internationally known award. I was the youngest person
to receive it at the age of 11. This award made it possible for me to be
an example to other young hams, and the award also shows the amateur radio
community that young people are the future of amateur radio, and that we
are doing great things in public service and technical innovation, along
with being enthusiastic ambassadors for amateur radio. I am really looking
forward to meeting the 2017 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Amateur Radio Newsline
Young Ham of the Year at the Huntsville Hamfest. 73 from Kaitlyn KS3P.
PAUL: Thank you Kaitlyn, we're proud of all you've accomplished. If any
listeners know of a promising young amateur like Kaitlyn, visit our web
page at arnewsline.org and click on the YHOTY tab to download a nomination
form. Candidates must be 18 or younger, and reside in the U.S. or any of
its possessions, or Canada. Application deadline is May 31. Find more
details on our website.
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GREATER HOUSTON HAMFEST'S HAPPENING
PAUL/ANCHOR: If anyone knows how to stage a hamfest, it's Houston. The
Greater Houston Hamfest and ARRL Texas State Convention isn't exactly an
event of modest proportions. Hams who attend on Saturday March 25, and
Sunday March 26, are likely to remember plenty about the two days of the
group's 16th annual hamfest. The principal speaker will be Tim Duffy, K3LR,
who is the chief operating officer of DX Engineering. He will also be at
the helm of two technical sessions - one on the K3LR superstation, and a
second one on the value a reverse beacon network has for DXers and
contesters. Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB, the kit editor for CQ Magazine, will
also lead a kit-building class for beginners.
So, come to the hamfest at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Rosenberg,
Texas. Stay for the fellowship and the forums, and oh yes, the two balloon
launches. Things are looking up!
For more details, visit houstonhamfest.org
(RON LITT K5HM)
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WHEN ALL THE WORLD'S A TRANSMITTER
PAUL/ANCHOR: If it feels like the whole world is on the air on April 18th,
perhaps that's because hams are marking World Radio Day. What's that?
Amateur Radio Newsline's Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, explains.
JASON: If propagation is good, your signal is getting through, and the QSL
cards are filling up your mailbox, you might feel like every day is World
Amateur Radio Day. Officially, however, this once-a-year event takes place
on April 18th, the date in 1925 marking the formation of the International
Amateur Radio Union in Paris. So, if you feel you're in need of a special
occasion to operate, this is the one.
World Amateur Radio Day is set aside for IARU members to show public pride
in being a radio operator, by contacting hams worldwide as a gesture of
global friendship. The Bahrain Amateur Radio Group will operate for
several days as A91WARD, with a special QSL card for the event. The Puerto
Rico Field Day Group will be on the air on Amateur Radio Day itself as
KP4FD. Australia's Albury Wodonga Amateur Radio Club will be operating for
three days as VK2EWC.
For the third consecutive year, the World Friendship Net will also be part
of the action. The net is operating on ECHOLINK conference server *WORLD*
and IRLP node 9251. Last year it logged more than 300 check-ins from 33
international stations, and 18 different countries during its 10 hours of
operation, making it the largest event on VOIP/ECHOLINK.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
