Subj : Newsline Part 4
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Apr 07 2017 09:42 am
THE WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, Jean-Marc, F5SGI, is active as EA6/F5SGI between
April 9th and 15th from Minorque Island. He will be on the HF bands
using CW only. Send QSL cards to his home callsign, direct or via the
Bureau.
Listen for Jean, 5T0JL, who will operate from Mauritania, using the
special callsign 5T3MM, between April 12th and April 18th. Jean will
participate in the CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest, which is taking
place April 15th and 16th. Send QSL cards via PY4KL.
Helmut, DJ7CF, is active from Jamaica until April 28th as 6Y5/DJ7CF.
Although his preference is to operate on 20 meters and 17 meters,
listen for him on various HF bands operating in CW, SSB, and the
Digital modes. Send QSL cards to his home callsign via the Bureau.
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KICKER: A NET IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP
NEIL/ANCHOR: Finally, we've already told you about World Amateur Radio
Day on Tuesday, April 18. It's an on-air celebration of the day the
International Amateur Radio Union was created in Paris. But, even if you
can't join everyone on the HF bands, you don't have to feel left out. A
mateur Radio Newsline's Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, explains.
CARYN'S REPORT: Hams won't necessarily have to find themselves somewhere
between 160 and 10 meters to mark World Amateur Radio Day. Find them
instead on the World Friendship Net, which operates on VOIP/EchoLink on
the Western Reflector using IRLP node 9251 of the Nevada Amateur Radio
Repeaters group. Organizer John DeRycke, W2JLD, of Rochester, New York,
says he expects things to get busy.
JOHN: We first started this net three years ago. I was the only person
doing it, and we were doing it on the World Conference Server. The
following year, I got a hold of the conference server owners, and system
administrators, and told them what I wanted to do, and they were all on
board. Now, in the third year, we have eight conference servers that are
going to be hooked up. There will be multiple repeaters and links. I
have contacted several ham radio media outlets to promote World Amateur
Radio Day. So, this event is our flagship event over on the World
Conference Server.
CARYN: John believes ham radio's spirit of friendship translates into
giving access to amateurs who ordinarily might be left out. This effort
is inclusive: Hams who aren't on HF - or can't be on HF - can still get
in on the action.
JOHN: We get a wide variety of connections, but EchoLink certainly
provides a platform as an introductory platform, especially for those
who can't afford an HF rig, or don't have the money to have an antenna.
We have had people that checked in that are in health care facilities
that can't bring in an HF rig or an HT, so for them to use EchoLink,
it really provides an ability for them to get out there, and hit that
Push to Talk Key.
CARYN: He said last year there were more than 300 check-ins from 33
international stations during its 10 hours on the air for World Amateur
Radio Day.
JOHN: It's just been so successful, I don't know what I'm going to do
next year.
CARYN: The spirit of global friendship is alive and well, especially on
April 18 -- and especially on Echolink World Conference Server 479886 or
IRLP Node 9251. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT.
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; the ARRL;
CQ Magazine; Gavin Reibelt, VK4ZZ; Hap Holly and the RAIN Report; Irish
Radio Transmitters Society; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZ.COM; Radio
Communication Museum of Great Britain; 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
[email protected]. More information is available at Amateur Radio
Newsline's only official website located at arnewsline.org.
For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Bloomington, Indiana
saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.
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