Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 02 2018 08:00 am
NEW SATELLITE READY FOR ACTION
PAUL/ANCHOR: There's one more satellite out there ready for amateur use,
and Kevin Trotman, N5PRE, has those details.
KEVIN: Now this is the kind of grand opening that satellite enthusiasts
can't resist: the Fox 1D satellite, AO-92, is available for amateur
radio operations. The satellite had been launched on January 12th, from
India, and underwent vigorous testing by AMSAT Engineering and
Operations teams, before making its debut. The announcement of its
availability by Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT vice president of general
operations, came after word that the satellite had been commissioned,
and turned over to AMSAT.
Updates on the satellite's schedule will be available via AMSAT's
Twitter account, at AMSAT (@AMSAT), and will also appear on AMSAT's
North America Facebook group page, and in the AMSAT News Service Weekly
Bulletins. The operation is being shared among the U/v FM transponder,
L-Band Downshifter, Virginia Tech Camera, and the University of Iowa's
High Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
(ARRL, AMSAT)
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HUMANITARIAN AWARD NAMED FOR RECENT SILENT KEY
PAUL/ANCHOR: Just weeks after he became a Silent Key, the name of one
ham will live on, in a special honor, as we learn from Mike Askins,
KE5CXP.
MIKE: Only recently we shared the news of the tragic death of noted
DXer and Elmer to many, David Collingham, K3LP. To honor his memory,
there is now an award, that bears his name. The K3LP Humanitarian and
Service Award, has been introduced by the Intrepid-DX Group, honoring
the group's cofounder and president, who became a Silent Key in early
January, while attempting to rescue his dog from a frozen pond.
The first such award will be given in April, when the DX group holds
its international convention in Visalia, California. The nomination
period closed on the 31st of January, and we await word on who will
be the first recipient. The award is to be presented to the amateur
or amateur group that has accomplished some enduring humanitarian work,
or service during 2017.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins, KE5CXP.
(INTREPID DX GROUP)
**
NONSTOP RADIO, NONSTOP COFFEE
PAUL/ANCHOR: If you've ever wondered what a radio marathon is like,
this report from Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, might give you an idea.
CARYN: Among the few things that are good any time of the day or night,
we can include coffee and, of course, ham radio. Who would know that
better than an international gathering of hams, who've been meeting
on EchoLink twice a day for the past eight years?
They call themselves Our Coffee Shop. On Saturday, February 10th,
they're marking eight years of friendship, with 24 hours of radio.
Richard Bascom, KB4SVP, said the round-the-clock marathon is the
group's way to celebrate, and invite the world to join in. It's not
a Net. It's not a Special Event station. It's a gathering of friends
on a conference server from the UK to the US and beyond. The EchoLink
software has the group listed under KB4SVP, node number 370143.
Join them February 10th. Bring your thoughts, bring your good wishes,
bring your ideas and, oh yes, bring your own coffee.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT.
(RICHARD BASCOM KB4SVP)
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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 W2GLD
repeater in Pinckney, Michigan, on Saturdays at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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