Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 08 2017 04:38 pm
NO FLAGGING INTEREST IN THIS AUSTRALIAN EVENT
PAUL/ANCHOR: There are serious contests, and then there, well, contests
like this one in southeastern Australia. It involves flagpoles, as we
hear from Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
JASON'S REPORT: If you like to take your radio contests seriously, well,
think again: The Flagpole Challenge of Australia's Manly-Warringah Radio
Society, invites radio operators to bring their rig, their flagpole, an
antenna for the flagpole and - oh yes - a sense of humor to this
competition. It's taking place on the 16th of September, starting at
0000 UTC, and will run for 14 hours -- locally that's 10 a.m. to midnight
in southeastern Australia.
Interested amateurs can even bring a flag for the flagpole; in fact, it
will score you some bonus points. You get bonus points for portable or
maritime operation. All amateur frequencies, including those utilizing
repeaters, may be used for the contest. The winner is simply the radio
operator who scores the most points. It's that easy.
The hardest thing may well be selecting what kind of flag to fly. But,
remember, any flag at all gains you 10 extra points.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
(MANLY-WARRINGAH RADIO SOCIETY)
**
KENTUCKY NET MAKES DEBUT ON 220 MHz
PAUL/ANCHOR: Who doesn't love trying out a new net? Hams in Kentucky
just got one to look forward to on Sundays. For those details, we hear
from Jack Prindle, AB4WS, who shares this report from Amateur News
Weekly.
JACK: A new net is being held on East Kentucky 220 link system, every
Sunday night at 8:50 p.m. Eastern Time. The system includes a 224.720
repeater with a PL of 203.5 in Perry County, the 224.980 machine in
Clay County, the 224.520 repeater in Pike County, the 224.960 repeater
with a PL of 203.5 in Letcher County, and the 224.820 with a PL of 100
Hertz in Knox County. All the repeaters are linked, and they invite all
hams to join in, and blow the dust off your 220 gear. Covering your
amateur radio news in the greater Cincinnati area, and the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, this is Jack Prindle, AB4WS, in Big Bone, Kentucky.
PAUL/ANCHOR: For more news of the Cincinnati-Ohio-Kentucky area, you
can hear the Amateur News Weekly podcast at amateurnewsweekly.com
**
REMEMBERING A SILENT KEY'S LOVE OF CODE
PAUL/ANCHOR: At the end of September, amateurs will polish up their
best Code, for an event that honors a ham who was likely one of CW's
biggest proponents, until her death: Nancy Kott, WZ8C. Heather Embee,
KB3TZD, has the details.
HEATHER'S REPORT: When Nancy Kott, WZ8C, became a Silent Key in 2014,
at the age of 58, she left behind a legacy of good work in the ham
community, and most especially her years of devotion to promoting Code
on the air. The Nancy Kott Memorial KN-ZERO-WCW (KN0WCW) event, honors
her each year, as it will this year, during the last weekend of September.
The on-air celebration is not a contest, say organizers, but a communal
recognition of her work with the FISTS CW club. The Michigan radio
operator was head of what became the Americas Chapter of FIST. She had
also been editor of the magazines WorldRadio and WorldRadio Online. Her
advocacy for learning Code made Nancy an inductee in the CQ Amateur
Radio Hall of Fame in 2014.
A special QSL card honoring Nancy, will be available to hams who work
the Americas Club callsign KN-ZERO-WCW. The event will be held on all
HF amateur bands, between 0001 UTC Saturday the 30th of September and
0600 UTC on Monday the 2nd of October. For more details, visit the
website fistsna dot org (fistsna.org)
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.
(THE YL BEAM)
**
THE WORLD OF DX
Tev, TA1HZ, and Golkem, TA7AZC, are in Morocco, until the 13th of
September, as CN2HZ, and CN2ZC, respectively. They will participate in
WAE DX - SSB Contest with their CN callsigns. Their logs will be
uploaded to LoTW. The QSL manager for CN2HZ is LZ3HI. For CN2ZC,
please send directly to TA7AZC.
Be listening for Hans, PA3HGT, operating as 3B8/PA3HGT, from Mauritius
through the 22nd of September. He is on the air, holiday style, on
40/20/10 meters, using SSB, and possibly some digital modes. Send QSLs
via his home callsign, direct, or by the Bureau.
If you're a fan of Special Events, you can contact a group of Colombian
operators using the special callsign 5K300PF through the 15th of
September. The hams are commemorating the visit of Pope Francis. They
are operating on all modes and bands. Send QSLs via HK1X.
Be listening, too, for Bodo, DF8DX, active from Algeria as 7Y0A, from
the 11th of September to the 22nd. Bodo will be on the HF bands, using
SSB as well as CW. QSL via info on QRZ.com.
(OHIO PENN DX BULLETIN)
---
� Synchronet � The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org
