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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 05 2018 07:32 am

CUBAN AMATEURS SCORE HIGH MARKS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The latest licensing exam in Cuba has produced plenty
of new amateurs, and quite a few impressive upgrades, as we hear from
Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.

KEVIN: Radio amateurs in Cuba have proven themselves to be scholars.
The FRC, the Cuban Radio Federation, reports that 98 percent of the
candidates taking the licensing test on December 16th, have passed.
That means Cuba will have 103 newly licensed hams, gaining call signs
with a CL prefix, and 100 others qualified for upgrades to higher
levels of licensing, with call sign prefixes of CM and CO.

The FRC reports that this rate of success surpasses performance on the
previous exam by 8 percent.

The FRC announced that it was pleased with these latest test results,
and hopes the addition of new licensed amateurs will increase radio
access to regions of Cuba that are mountainous, and otherwise
inaccessible. The FRC is also reaching out increasingly to youngsters
and YLs.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.

(SOUTHGATE)

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K2BSA ACTIVATION STARTS RADIO SCOUTS' NEW YEAR

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The new year is only a few days old, but already, radio
scouts have a busy agenda. We get those details from Bill Stearns, NE4RD.

BILL: This week in Radio Scouting, we have one activation of the K2BSA
callsign, the votes for officers are in at K2BSA, and we're looking at
Radio Scouting Awards.

Chris Clark, W6CBC, will be activating K2BSA/6 at Polar Camp in
Idyllwild, CA, on Saturday January 13th. Polar Camp will include more
than 250 Cub Scouts participating in winter activities. Chris will set
up a Radio Scouting station, where Scouts can learn how to include Ham
Radios in all of their scouting adventures.

The K2BSA organization had its biannual voting of officers this winter,
and the following will be the new leadership moving forward for a 2
year term as soon as the voting is approved:  Jim Wilson, K5ND, will
remain President,  Bill Stearns, NE4RD, will become Vice President,
Donald Sonnefeld, KD2FIL, will remain Secretary, and Mike Crownover,
AD5A, will become Treasurer.

Amateur Radio continues to be relevant in Scouting through awards that
Scouts can earn in their various programs:

Cub Scouts can use Amateur Radio for a component of their Arrow of
Light, by communicating with a Scout in another country.  This can be
done at any time, or during Jamboree on the Air.

Girl Scouts can earn the Radio and Wireless Technology Patch.  With this
program and award, young women can learn about radio fundamentals,
community service, and careers in radio.

Boy Scouts can earn the Radio Merit Badge which teaches them about
wireless technologies, Amateur Radio direction finding, and modern
methods of broadcast transmissions.  In addition to the merit badge,
Boy Scouts can earn the Morse Code Interpreter Strip by showing
proficiency in CW by copying and sending a message at 5 words per
minute.  If a scout earns their amateur radio license, they can get
an Amateur Radio Operator strip for their uniform as well.  Amateur
Radio Operators interested in helping scouts earn these awards,
contact your local council, chapter, and district leadership.

For more information on radio scouting, please visit our website at
www.k2bsa.net.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association,
this is Bill Stearns, NE4RD.

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AUSTRALIAN AMATEURS PREP FOR 60th FIELD DAY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Australia, one amateur radio club is marking 60
years of being on the air, by celebrating in a big way. For that
story, we turn to Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

ED'S REPORT: Sunday, February 25th, 2018, will see the 60th CCARC
field day (Hamfest) at the Wyong horse racing course in New South
Wales, Australia. The Central Coast ARC itself celebrated being 60
years old in 2017, and now "the largest gathering of Radio Amateurs
in the Southern Hemisphere" will hit its 60th edition in seven weeks'
time.

The racecourse is now owned by Racing New South Wales, and a large
high quality, air conditioned marquee will be available to house all
of the commercial traders with the old under cover concourse area
being available for flea market (car boot) sellers, so come rain or
wind, visitors will be able to view goods undercover.

As always, there is a full and overflowing lecture program, and
attendance from the national society, the WIA, and the QSL card
bureau, as well as other local radio clubs.

The local "50-plus" radio station will be covering the event from an
on-site installation.

A big hit from last year, the drone flying demonstrations is being
brought back, and this year, the drones, which will also be available
for sale, will be the "First Person View" type, meaning the person
flying the drone sees what the drone sees.

The racecourse is conveniently located near to the main-line Wyong
railway station, and there is even a free courtesy bus from the
station to the racecourse.

For the 60 years young Central Coast Amateur Radio Club, this is Ed,
DD5LP.
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