Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 15 2017 07:42 am
REMEMBERING 9/11's LOST and FIRST RESPONDERS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Who can forget the image of New York City's Twin Towers, or
the ravaged Pentagon building in Washington, D.C.? These buildings, and
the plane wreckage in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, are forever symbols of
September 11, 2001. In New York City, two amateurs remembered as well,
with a special event station. Here's more from Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT.
CARYN's REPORT: Jim, WA2DNI, and his friend, Andy, KC2GOW, aren't likely
to forget Sept. 11, 2001. The retired New York City police officer, and
the paramedic, were among those who worked side by side in the months
following the nightmare attack on the Twin Towers, that killed nearly
three thousand, and reduced the landscape to a heap of ash. The friends
teamed up again this month, to mark the 16th anniversary of 9/11, by
operating Special Event Station WA2NYC. I asked Jim about this year's
response.
JIM: It's a lot of thanks for working the station, for remembering what
happened here 16 years ago. Actually, when the QSL cards come in, we
get some very nice letters from people writing stuff on the back of the
QSL cards, thanking us for operating the station from last year.
CARYN: Jim said that despite solar flares and poor band conditions, he
and Andy logged more than 900 contacts in all from their two Staten
Island locations, many from hams with 9/11 memories of their own.
JIM: I've spoken to a couple of first responders who were actually down
there at that time at the Trade Center. A lot of the guys from FEMA, I
cannot remember their calls off hand. One of the FEMA guys, said he was
down there, and I said 'We probably crossed paths at some time, when I
was down there.' There's quite a few first responders who are actually
involved in amateur radio, and you may cross paths with somebody, and
you might not even know it. Then, you talk to them three or four years
later and say 'Yeah, we were down there at the Trade Center, and you
hold a little bit of a conversation - but with the pileups you want to
work as many people as you can, so many times it's a quick 5-9, thanks
for working the station, and you move on to the next person.
CARYN: Regardless, said Jim, the response this year, as in previous
years, makes the friends' effort something that won't be forgotten.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, in New York.
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DEADLINE FOR CANADA'S HAM OF THE YEAR
NEIL: If you are in Canada, there is still time - but not much time -
left to nominate the "RAC Radio Amateur of the Year." This is an honor
conferred by Radio Amateurs of Canada, recognizing outstanding work
and contributions to the amateur community.
Deadline is September 29th to submit nominations, and supporting
documents to the RAC Corporate Secretary at RAC headquarters.
Candidates should show a consistent record of contributions to benefit
amateur radio in the last year, or consistently over a period of
several years. The winner will be selected by a majority vote by the
board of directors, and notified by mail. A formal presentation of an
award plaque will follow sometime later.
(RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA)
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NATIVE AMERICAN AMATEURS ON THE AIR
NEIL/ANCHOR: Be listening for Special Event Station, W7NTV, on September
18th through 22nd. The National Tribal Amateur Radio Association, which
promotes the use of ham radio on American tribal lands, will be calling
QRZ on 20 and 40 meters, from the National Tribal Emergency Management
Conference in Leemore, California. This is a good time to connect with
American Indian amateurs, and to support their work. The association
held its first special event station last year, making more than 300
contacts over the course of 5 days. For details about this year's event,
visit the QRZ page for W7NTV.
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BREAK HERE
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Connection network of linked repeaters in California, Arizona, and Nevada,
on Monday nights at 1900 Pacific Time.
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STUDENT-BUILT CUBESAT UNITES INDIA, RUSSIA
NEIL/ANCHOR: The diplomatic relationship between Russia and India is
about to reach new heights: a team of youngsters from both nations is
building a satellite. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has the details.
JEREMY'S REPORT: Twenty students from the Moscow Aviation Institute have
teamed up with nine youngsters from various cities in India to create a
communications satellite, that will be taken to the International Space
Station next month, for launch by a cosmonaut. Known as the 1-U CubeSat
Iskra-5, the satellite - which will weigh less than a kilogram - will be
sent into orbit shortly after arrival during a spacewalk.
The young team of satellite builders was created through the program,
known as Space Kidz India. The technical work has been going on at the
Moscow Aviation Institute, where the Iskra series of satellites has a
long history - amateur radio operators and students have been
collaborating on such satellites at the institute since the 1980s.
According to Space Kidz India, the outer cube of the satellite was
designed by the Indian students, while the Russian youngsters
concentrated on the subsystems.
The satellite is designed to provide amateur radio communications,
including SSTV, and it will operate for a period of three to five months
after its launch. A ground station in Russia will keep track of all
relevant data while it is orbiting.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(SOUTHGATE, TIMES OF INDIA)
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