Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 29 2017 07:20 am
ARISS PROGRAM SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR CONTACTS
DON/ANCHOR: Hams on the International Space Station want students
to look to the sky - and then start talking. Here's Neil Rapp,
WB9VPG, with the details.
NEIL'S REPORT: So what exactly do you say to an astronaut? Well, if
you could have been on the air with Space Station astronaut Joe Acaba,
KE5DAR, recently, you might have asked about his concerns for his home
in Houston, as well as his family's homeland in Puerto Rico, both
impacted by recent hurricanes. Schools, museums, youth groups, and
science centers, will get a chance to ask these kinds of questions -
and other kinds of questions - next year as the Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station program once again solicits for proposals
for groups to talk to the orbiting crew members, between July 1 and
December 31 of next year. The program connects students around the
world with the men and women in space, but these radio contacts require
planning. The ARISS program looks for participants who can build a
well-thought-out lesson plan around the actual contact itself, which
occurs over amateur radio. That means students are exposed to radio
science, satellite communications, wireless technology and otherSTEM topics.
Deadline for proposals in November 15th. For proposal guidelines,
and other information, the web address is arrl.org/ariss.
As any educator will tell you, there's a lot that can be said in those
important, and unforgettable 10 minutes.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
(ARISS)
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SPAIN'S IBERRADIO HAMFEST A HIT
DON/ANCHOR: Spain's IberRadio hamfest is just three years old but it's
maturing, as we hear from Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
JEREMY: It appears that IberRadio, south Europe's largest hamfest, is
gaining some traction. Its third annual gathering was held in Avila,
Spain, on the 16th and 17th of September, and the hamfest organizers
say they had record attendance, drawing from an even wider international
participation. The two days of vendor displays and seminars, was designed
to appeal directly to CBers, amateur radio operators and electronics
enthusiasts, helping to make what the Iber Radio website said is one of
the most important ham radio events in Europe. The hamfest also offered
license testing by VE's from the ARRL, allowing many to upgrade their
FCC licenses. Other attendees seized the moment to have their QSL cards
checked for DXCC, WAC and other awards.
Already the planning has begun for Iber Radio 2018.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(SOUTHGATE AMATEUR RADIO NEWS)
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PENN STATE PROFESSOR WINS SARNOFF HONOR
DON/ANCHOR: One Pennsylvania professor isn't just tops in electrical
engineering, he's a Sarnoff Citation winner. Jim Damron, N8TMW, has
that report.
JIM's REPORT: Antenna designer James Breakall, WA3FET, a Pennsylvania
State professor of electrical engineering, is in good company: He has
joined the late Senator Barry Goldwater, K7UGA, and Qualcomm founding
chairman and CEO emeritus Irwin Mark Jacobs, in receiving the Sarnoff
Citation from the Radio Club of America.
Licensed since the age of 12, he credits ham radio with igniting his
later interest in an electrical engineering career. His specialty soon
became antennas. Breakall holds a patent for the three-dimensional
frequency-independent phased array design antenna, which he developed
for its intended use at the High Frequency Auroral Research Program
in Alaska. His antenna research also took him to Puerto Rico's Arecibo
Observatory, home of the largest dish antenna in the world. He is also
credited with the creation of the optimized wideband antenna for
amateur radio.
On campus, he is known for getting first-year engineering students
involved in fox-hunting exercises with hand-held radios, as a way of
opening the door for them to ham radio.
James Breakall will receive the award in November, at the RCA's annual
awards banquet, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.
(PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WEBSITE, RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA)
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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 WB0QXW
repeater in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday nights, following the World
Friendship Net on Echolink.
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