Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jun 30 2017 05:08 am
MUSEUM-QUALITY QSOs IN TENNESSEE
NEIL/ANCHOR: Does ham radio belong in a museum? Well, some kids in
Tennessee would say yes, but not because amateur radio is a relic.
It's just that the local children's museum is where radio comes alive
for them. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Mike Askins, KE5CXP, with
that story.
MIKE'S REPORT: Youngsters in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who got on the air
for ARRL Kids Day, had QSOs that were true museum-quality contacts.
That's because the kids, who ranged in age from 4 to 11, were operating
from inside the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge. Every third Sunday
afternoon of the month, the Oak Ridge Amateur Radio Club hosts its
amateur radio outreach day for the kids, and in June, that happened
to coincide with ARRL's Kids Day on June 18. The youngsters learned -
and transmitted - their names in Morse code, learned a little bit of
radio science, and then keyed their mics, and got on the air.
The event took place in the museum's Discovery Lab - a great place for
kids to discover the magic of radio. Jim Bogard, KY4L, said the museum
and the amateur radio club have a longstanding relationship with one
another, and recently signed a memorandum of understanding that may
eventually lead to a permanent amateur radio exhibit at the museum.
Jim said the concept would include an operating amateur radio station
as well as equipment used during World War II, when Oak Ridge was
founded during the Manhattan Project.
Meanwhile, he said the museum and the ham club are looking forward to
the next Amateur Radio Outreach day for youngsters, which will be
Sunday, July 16th.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins, KE5CXP.
(OAK RIDGE TODAY NEWSPAPER)
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JAKARTA PREPS FOR AMATEUR RADIO FAIR
NEIL/ANCHOR: If hams in Indonesia are a little preoccupied right now,
it's because there's a big happening in the middle of the month: the
Jakarta Amateur Radio Fair. Amateur Radio Newsline's John Williams,
VK4JJW, tells us more.
JOHN'S REPORT: It's the season for ham gatherings - from Dayton
Hamvention in the U.S., to Germany's Ham Radio Friedrichshafen -- and
now, hams in Indonesia are preparing for their own big annual radio
fair in Jakarta. The two-day event is set for the 15th and 16th of
July - the same weekend as Ham Radio Friedrichshafen - but Indonesia's
is taking place in North Jakarta's Ancol Beach City. The activities
will include mobile and walking direction-finding exercises, a Code
receiving contest, a logging contest, a QSL card challenge, and
everyone's favorite activity of all - shopping for the latest equipment.
A number of radio innovators will be on hand to discuss new technological
developments and ways to improve radio service. The Jakarta Amateur Radio
Fair will also host a special event station - be listening for the call
sign YB0JARF - if you can't get there in person. Of course, you'll be
missing out on all the giveaways, and plenty of food, but if propagation
is right, you'll get a QSL card.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.
(NZART, Jakarta Amateur Radio Fair, Southgate Amateur Radio News)
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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 W3BN repeater of Pennsylvania's Reading Radio Club, on Fridays at
8 p.m. during the On-The-Air Net.
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100-YEAR-OLD MILWAUKEE CLUB IS AN "OM" AMONG OMs
NEIL/ANCHOR: Now it's time to meet a club that's an "OM" among OMs. It's
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Amateur Radio Newsline's Paul Braun, WD9GCO,
spoke to one of its members.
PAUL's REPORT: There are quite a few ham radio clubs scattered all over
the world. However, not many of them can claim to be as old as the
Milwaukee Radio Amateur's Club, which is celebrating its centennial this
year. I spoke with Dave DeFebo, WB9BWP, about the club.
DAVE: Four guys got together in January of 1917, and started a club that
was based in the center of Milwaukee. There were already a few clubs in
some surrounding suburbs, but back then, people didn't have cars and
transportation wasn't as prevalent, so there was a number of these
smaller clubs scattered around.
PAUL: The club has already had a couple of special events, and will have
a few more, according to DeFebo:
DAVE: We had a parking-lot hamfest during Field Day weekend, for those
that couldn't make it. This year, it was raining, so we had to move it
inside the building; unfortunately, the bands didn't cooperate well.
One of our members who's a motorcycle rider, made arrangements with a
dealer in town, House of Harley-Davidson. We spent Saturday there - the
morning wasn't bad, we made a bunch of contacts - but by afternoon,
things really died, and we really didn't see a lot of contacts.
PAUL: You'll want to keep an ear open for the W9RH call during the
remainder of 2017, as many club members may be using it:
DAVE: We are running, throughout the year for any individual members,
if somebody wants to do a weekend or a weekday or something, we let
them go out, and be W9RH/100, and we'll have some certificates and
things later in the year.
PAUL: If you'd like more information on the Milwaukee Radio Amateur's
Club and its history, go to their website at www.w9rh.org. According
to DeFebo, they actually have all club documents going back to 1917,
and they are in the process of digitizing the archives with the intent
of making them available.
If you're in the Milwaukee area, the club will be holding a banquet on
October 21st, as the official celebration of the centennial.
From all of us here, congratulations to the Milwaukee Radio Amateur's
Club on one hundred years, and here's to a bright future.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
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