Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 26 2018 03:46 pm

IN SEARCH OF AFRICAN OPERATORS ON HF

CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: If you are listening to this newscast from the
African continent, this next report from Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, is for
you.

JIM MEACHEN: It's not hard to find HF amateurs in Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
Botswana, and Lesotho. Nor is it a challenge to tune around the HF
dial, and find Namibia, Angola, Mozambique, or Zambia. What hams in
South Africa are hoping, however, is that there are hams out there,
who are using VHF - or want to try. The South African radio league
would like to find amateurs who want to explore single-hop or
double-hop Sporadic-E communications with South Africa, and learn more
about how Sporadic-E behaves in middle Africa. SARL is also hoping
there will be some insights too, into Tropical Tropo propagation.
Whether you get on the air using VHF, or opt to put up a VHF beacon,
your input, and your participation is welcome. Interested African
amateurs can email A R today at sarl dot org dot za
([email protected]) for more details.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.

(SARL)

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K2BSA GETS ON THE AIR AND HAS BIG PLANS

CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: The radio scouts of K2BSA never rest. Bill Stearns,
NE4RD, tells us what they'll be up to in the week ahead.

BILL'S REPORT: This week in Radio Scouting, we have one activation
from Scout Camps on the Air, the BSA National Radio Scouting Committee
reviews action items for this, and we're in the first month of your
planning for Jamboree on the Air.

Dudley Allen, KD0NMD, will be activating KN0BSA, at the Mid-America
Council Goldenrod Winter Camporee, at Camp Cedars near Fremont, NE
from January 26th through the 28th. Members of the Mid-America Council
Radio Scouting Group will provide a Ham radio demonstration station,
and participate in the annual Winter Field Day. They will use common
scout frequencies across all bands that are open.

The BSA National Radio Scouting Committee had their first meeting of
the year on January 12th, and there was a lot of good discussion
surrounding comments, and feedback received during the 2017 JOTA
event. Some of the critical items that are being looked at, are more
guides, and videos on using HF and digital voice modes, improving
handouts and brochures about the event and radio scouting, and
continuing improvements to the content and training materials for
the Radio Merit Badge program.

January is an important month for planning your Jamboree on the Air
event, because this is the month that you get it into the calendar.
JOTA is the weekend of October 19th through the 21st. While there
was some success in pop-up JOTA events across the US, there were
greater numbers and responses from those that planned in advance.

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.

(K2BSA)

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NEW JERSEY TO WELCOME HAMS AND CITIZEN SCIENTISTS

CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: If you're a ham who's also a citizen scientist - and
you especially follow the weather, or an eclipse - you'll want to hear
this report from Stephen Kinford, N8WB.

STEPHEN: Registration has opened for a two-day amateur radio event, in
New Jersey, that will focus on last year's solar eclipse, as well as
ways to design personal weather stations. The 2018 HamSCI workshop
will take place on the 23rd and 24th of February, at the New Jersey
Institute of Technology in Newark. Nathan Frissell, W2NAF, an assistant
research professor at the school, said presentations by hams will
feature reports on ionospheric observations made during last year's
historic total eclipse of the sun. Hams will also explore ways radio
operators and scientists in space weather can collaborate.

Registration for attendees on Friday is $100, and includes breakfast,
lunch, and a ticket to the evening banquet. On Saturday, registration
is $25, and includes breakfast and lunch.

Organizers are looking for presenters as well as attendees. If you
have an interest in sharing some of your own research, or experience
along these lines - especially related to the eclipse - contact
Nathan no later than February 15.

For more information, send an email to: h a m s c i dot org
([email protected]).

Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB.

(HAMSCI.ORG)
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