Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 15 2017 07:42 am
SATELLITES AS GUARDIANS OF THE MILITARY
NEIL/ANCHOR: Communications satellites of a different kind play a very
important role in the usefulness of a new device created in Australia.
For that report, we hear from Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
GRAHAM's REPORT: Most of us know what a beacon can do for amateur radio,
but a new device to be worn by members of the military, give beacon
operation a bit more of an urgent role. Its creators are calling it "The
Fight Recorder", and it's to be worn by soldiers in combat, enabling
low-earth-orbit satellites to pinpoint casualties when they occur.
In addition to its geolocation function, the Fight Recorder will also
collect data useful in reconstructing whatever encounter may have
preceded the casualty.
The device is the result of a partnership between Australia's Ministry
for Defence Industry, and two companies. Myriota, an Adelaide
telecommunications company, is teaming up with IMeasureU, an Auckland,
New Zealand company, that deals in wearable technology.
The Fight Recorder. "Bringing dustoff" to a great new height!
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
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K2BSA ACTIVATING 2 STATIONS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Scouting's Jamboree on the Air is coming soon, but until
then, we have 2 more busy stations activating the K2BSA callsign, as
we hear from Bill Stearns, NE4RD.
BILL'S REPORT: This week in radio scouting, we have two activations of
the K2BSA callsign, one activation from Scout Camps on the Air, and
we're five weeks out from Jamboree on the Air!
David Hinkley, KA0SOG, will be activating K2BSA/0, from the Kansas City
Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, from September 22nd through the 25th.
This councilwide weekend jamboree hosts around 14,000 Scouts and Scouters,
where they will participate in many activities include the STEM area,
where an extensive Amateur Radio setup will be offering different HF,
VHF, and UHF operating modes for the Scouts to experience. They will also
have an ARISS contact with the International Space Station, where a few
lucky boys will get to ask questions with an astronaut.
Gregory Pioppi, KB2ANG, will be activating K2BSA/3, from Braden Airpark
N43, in Easton, Pennsylvania, from September 29th through October 1st.
This is a great opportunity for Scouts to get their Aviation MB, but
also a great time to get on the air. Gregory's team started this two
years ago, in order to offer Scouts an activity, while they wait for
their flights. They setup an HF and VHF station, and provide a little
introduction before getting Scouts on the air.
Terry Gampper, N0BXQ, will be activating KN0BSA, from Camp Wakonda in
Bellevue, Nebraska, on September 23rd. This is a Webelos cub scout event,
and will be operating on the JOTA frequencies.
Speaking of Jamboree on the Air, we are only 5 weeks away from the
largest Scouting activity in the World. This is 60th anniversary of the
event this year, where over 1 million Scouts participate across 150 plus
countries. This is the month that you finalize your activation plans by
having your participant certificates and logs printed out, prepare and
print QSL cards, finalize your roster and donations, and if you haven't
registered your station, you need to do that now. If you want to reserve
the K2BSA callsign for your activity, now is also the time to do that.
We have a few call areas left!
For more information on K2BSA, and radio scouting, please visit our
website at www.k2bsa.net.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, and the K2BSA Amateur Association, this is
Bill Stearns, NE4RD.
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KENTUCKY CANOE CHALLENGE NEEDS HAMS' SUPPORT
NEIL/ANCHOR: If you're in or near Kentucky, and like being by the water,
you and your HT might play a useful role in this event. Jack Prindle,
AB4WS of Amateur News Weekly, shares this report with us.
JACK's REPORT: Ham radio operators are needed on Saturday, September 23,
for the Cumberland River Challenge canoe and kayak race, which is an
annual event hosted by Union College, U-Canoe, and Barbourville Tourism.
The race consists of 15 miles of river, ranging from calm water to
beginning level rapids. The race starts on the Knox County line,
bordering Bell County, and finishes in Knox County, at the Thompson RV
Park. Annual bragging rights and awards are presnted at the end of the
race. Ham radio operators are needed to help with event communiations.
If you are interested, contact
[email protected]. Covering your amateur
radio news in the greater Cincinnati area, and the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, for Amateur News Weekly, this is Jack Prindle, AB4WS, in Big
Bone, Kentucky.
NEIL/ANCHOR: For more news of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana tri-state area,
visit the website amateurnewsweekly.com
(AMATEUR NEWS WEEKLY)
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