Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Nov 17 2017 01:20 pm
THE NATURE OF HAM RADIO IS....NATURE
NEIL/ANCHOR: As summer approaches in Australia, John Williams, VK4JJW,
gives hams there a good reason to get out of the shack.
JOHN's REPORT: If you are in Australia, let nature be your radio shack
on the weekend of November 25th and 26th. Those two days mark VKFF
Activation Weekend for the World Wide Flora and Fauna program. Amateurs
are being encouraged to activate parks throughout VK land, and sharpen
their abilities to operate portabl,e while drawing attention to the
parks.
Hams who want to activate one of the designated parks should email
vk5pas at wia dot org dot au (
[email protected]) with all the specifics
of the planned activation, so your station can be included in the
registry being compiled. According to the WWFF Australia website,
calling CQ from a designated park can almost surely guarantee a pileup.
Parks should meet event criteria, however. For details on how to
activate a park, and for more information about registering, visit the
website wwffaustralia dot com (wwffaustralia.com) Most of the parks in
the program are national parks, but there are, of course, exceptions.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.
(WWFF AUSTRALIA)
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NETHERLANDS REPORTS A DECLINE IN NEW LICENSEES
NEIL/ANCHOR: In the Netherlands, the tally for new licensees is down,
but officials are not discouraged, as we hear from Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
JEREMY'S REPORT: Fewer new hams are getting on the air in the
Netherlands. That's the latest report from the Netherlands Radio
Examination Foundation. The latest figures for applications, and
successful candidates for the Novice and Full licenses, both declined.
The years compared were 2015 and 2017. According to VERON president
Remy Denker, PA3AGF, who spoke at the Radio Amateur Day in Apeldoorn
on Nov. 4, there were 322 new amateurs registered in the Netherlands
in 2015 - a figure that has declined to 270 in 2017.
Remy Denker kept his message upbeat, however, and said that even small
numbers of hams can do their part for large-scale promotion for Dutch
amateur radio. He encouraged licensed radio amateurs to serve as
good-will ambassadors, and share the hobby with friends and
acquaintances.
His advice: Spread the word.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
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CW ACADEMY OPENS FOR YOUNG AMATEURS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Guess what? Kids think Morse Code is cool. Now there's a
resource helping them learn how to be "Morse Cool", and it's free, as
we hear from Stephen Kinford, N8WB.
STEPHEN'S REPORT: The successful CW Academy Program run by the CW
Operators Club, has launched some new coursework aimed specifically at
young radio amateurs. The club's online Morse Code classes for young
hams will be taught free to hams, between the ages of 11 and 19, who
live in the U.S. and Canada. Students who sign up, will be grouped
with other hams their age, in their time zone, and will be trained
over Skype. The club will even try to find volunteers who live near
the students' QTH, to assist them with rig and antenna set-up, where
needed. This is a pilot program, but the club is very optimistic.
Carl Davis, W8WZ, told Amateur Radio Newsline in an email, that the
club has discovered that lots of young amateurs enjoy CW, and embrace
it, as if they were learning a second language, or a musical instrument.
Carl said that he conducted a code demonstration at a recent Scouting
Jamboree on the Air, and the youngsters showed tremendous enthusiasm
for something that didn't involve keyboards and screens for a change.
That is the success they hope for with this CW Academy.
Registration begins the 15th of November, and runs through the 15th of
December. Classes begin in January. To register, send an email to
k6rb58 at gmail dot com (
[email protected]) and include first and last
name, call sign, and license class, age, time zone, email address, and
phone number.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB.
(CW OPERATORS CLUB)
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SPECIAL EVENT STATION HONORS JAGADISH BOSE
NEIL/ANCHOR: A Special Event station is about to get on the air in
India, honoring a 19th century scientist, who played a major role in
wireless. Here's Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
JIM MEACHEN'S REPORT: Born the 30th of November in 1858, Bengali
physicist Jagadish Chandra Bose, would no doubt appreciate this
special event station. Datta, VU2DSI, will be on the air using the
call sign AU2JCB, from the 23rd of November to the 11th of December,
marking the anniversary of the birth of the scientist, considered by
many around the world to be the "Father of Wireless."
The 19th century innovator's many accomplishments include development
of Galena crystals for making radio receivers, and the discovery of 1
centimeter to 5 millimeter radio waves, such as those used in
satellites and radars.
His demonstration of wireless radio in 1895 predates the more publicly
recognized one credited to Italy's Guglielmo Marconi, whose
demonstration came two years later.
Honoring India's scientist, Datta will operate on both the HF bands,
as well as in FM mode on 6 meters and 10 meters. Send QSL cards
directly to VU2DSI.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
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