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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jun 23 2017 08:30 am
SOTA'S BIG DAY AT FRIEDRICHSCHAFEN
JIM/ANCHOR: European amateurs are preparing for a major global gathering
of hams in Germany this month, and Summits on the Air will be a big part
of it. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, with
more details.
CARYN's REPORT: Now that Hamvention is behind us, it's time for Europe to
put on a world-class Amateur Radio event.
"Ham Radio" in southern Germany, like Dayton, attracts Hams and vendors
from around the world.
"Ham Radio" takes place at the convention and exhibition center in
Friedrichshafen (Freed-Ricks-Ha-Fenn), located on Lake Constance, which
forms the border between Germany and Switzerland.
The town is used to hosting the largest trade events in Europe, and Ham
Radio uses only a fraction of the space available at the center. All
sellers, including the flea market, are inside the well-ventilated,
Zeppelin-sized, halls. The air-conditioned lecture rooms host multiple
parallel lecture streams across all three days.
As you'd expect, outside you find the Bier Gardens, and there are several
food outlets to give you the energy to explore the three Amateur Radio
and one Maker Faire halls. Many international groups use the event for a
once-a-year meet-up, and one of those is the worldwide SOTA community,
for whom this year, Saturday, June 24 will become "SOTA-Day."
After the annual meet-up at noon by the QSL wall, lectures run from 2 to
3:45pm, followed by an activation of a local SOTA summit. To finish out
the day, there's a SOTA dinner where, thanks to SOTABeams, a prize of a
WSPRLite unit will be awarded to the attendee wearing the most original
SOTA clothing item.
So if you're in Europe between July 14th and 16th, why not try to get
down to "Ham Radio" at Fredrichshafen, especially if SOTA is your "thing."
Amateur Radio Newsline's own European correspondent, Ed Durrant, DD5LP,
will be attending, and promises to produce a report. Ed asks if you see
him at the show in his blue ARNewsline staff polo shirt, please come up
and say hello and - who knows - you may be included in the report!
For Amateur Radio Newsline, this is Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT.
**
WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, as Azerbaijan hosts the Formula One Grand Prix in its
capital city of Baku, several special event stations are active. Be
listening for 4JF1EU, 4JF1BAKU, 4KF0NE, and 4KF1BAKU, from the 23rd of
June to the 25th. Send QSLs direct or via LoTW.
Hams belonging to the Cuban amateur radio association, FRC, will be using
the call sign CO9KAA, marking the 50th anniversary of an annual cultural
event honoring the 19th century poet Cristobal Napoles Fajardo, from June
28th until July 3rd. Listen on 80/40/20/15/10/6 meters, where hams will
be using CW and SSB. A digital certificate is available for amateurs
contacting CO9KAA on at least 3 bands in either mode.
The Chinese Radio Amateur Club, CRAC, will be active as B7CRA between June
26th and July 2nd from the rare Yongxing Island in the Paracel Islands.
The ship's schedule may adjust the operations slightly, depending on
conditions. Be listening on 80-6 meters - except for 30 meters. Hams will
be operating on CW, SSB, and the Digital modes. QSL via BA4TB or ClubLog's
OQRS.
Be listening for Eddy, DM5JBN, operating as 9A/DM5JBN from both Hvar
Island, and Brac Island. He'll be on Hvar Island from June 28th to July
2nd, and then move on to Brac Island starting July 4th through the 9th.
He will be operating mainly using CW and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign,
direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or eQSL.
(OHIO PENN DX SOUTHGATE, IRTS)
**
KICKER: PHYSICIST'S GIFT IS HEAVEN SENT
JIM/ANCHOR: And finally: Promise her the moon perhaps, but deliver her an
asteroid. Swedish radio amateur Asta Pellinen-Wannberg, SM3UHV, has done
her job so well that the International Astronomical Union thought she
needed a show of appreciation. Well, there was no wrapping paper large
enough for this gift: her very own personal celestial body. It's known as
Asteroid 11807 Wannberg, and it's hers and hers alone.
SSA, the Swedish national amateur radio society, noted that the physics
professor's work using scattering radar to study meteors, is in use by at
least 10 stations around the world. The scattering radar assesses meteors
that become activated after small particles penetrate the atmosphere,
enhancing scientists' ability to study particles and flows in the
atmosphere. The physicist's specialty is studying small bodies in space,
especially meteors that interact with the earth's atmosphere.
Asta is chair of the Swedish National Committee for Radio Science, where
she is responsible for helping to promote research, development, and
education in the field of radio. She also represents Sweden in the
International Union of Radio Science. Now she's even got a little
asteroid to call her very own. Hopefully, it's just the right size and
color, and she won't try to exchange it for a planet instead.
(SOUTHGATE AMATEUR RADIO NEWS)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; the ARRL;
the Associated Press; CQ Magazine; Eastern Zone Amateur Radio Club; Essex
Ham; the FCC; Fox News; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; the Hollywood
Reporter; Irish Radio Transmitters Society; Ohio Penn DX Bulletin;
Reuters; the Stillwater Amateur Radio Association; Southgate Amateur
Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; Wireless Institute of
Australia; WMUK Public Radio; WTWW Shortwave; and you our listeners,
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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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