Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 02 2018 09:23 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2105, for Friday, March 2, 2018
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2105, with a release date of
Friday, March 2, 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Bouvet Island DXpeditioners extend some
friendship and a special invitation. Dayton Hamvention is offering
a new way for attendees to stay in touch -- and it's time to think
about nominating the 2018 Young Ham of the Year. All this and more,
as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2105, comes your way right now.
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UPDATE: R.S.V.P. REQUESTED FOR BOUVET ISLAND
JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week's newscast with yet another update on
plans to activate Bouvet Island. There's speculation this adventure
could become an even bigger team effort, as we hear from Jim Meachen
ZL2BHF.
JIM MEACHEN: In the spirit of cooperation so characteristic of amateur
radio, the organizers of the 3Y0I Bouvet Island Expedition have extended
an invitation to the team members from the recently scrapped 3Y0Z Bouvet
expedition to operate together from the coveted DX location. The
Polish-led team issued a statement in late February saying [quote] "we
are fully aware and full of sympathy of their disappointment." [endquote]
The team said it believes the shared operation will not only keep costs
down for both teams, but provide more opportunity to the global ham
community. Although there has not yet been any response from the 3Y0Z
team, it should be noted that their radio equipment meanwhile, remains in
storage in South Africa.
Meanwhile, another team - the Saint Brandon Island DXpedition 3B7A -- has
announced that they expect to reach their Indian Ocean destination by
early April. The eight-member team expects to be active from the 5th to
the 17th of April. Saint Brandon Island is Number 28 on the DXCC
most-wanted list.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
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YOUNG HAMS INVITED TO DX ADVENTURE IN CURACAO
JIM/ANCHOR: Another DX adventure awaits too - this one specifically for
young amateurs. It's in Curacao, and, as we hear from Kevin Trotman,
N5PRE, the window to accept applications is getting ready to shut.
KEVIN: If you're a young amateur with your sights set on big DX this
summer, you have a few more days to apply for acceptance to this year's
Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure. The destination this year is
the PJ2T contest site in Curacao. Three young amateurs between the ages
of 12 and 17 will be accepted for the trip. They're to be accompanied by
a parent or legal guardian who needn't be a licensed ham. All participants
should have a valid passport, and be a U.S. resident.
The purpose of the trip is to teach young operators the best way to handle
pileups, to learn how to optimize gray line propagation, and, of course,
to work as much DX as possible. This year's trip will take place July 19th
through 24th.
Application deadline is Saturday, March 17. A downloadable application
form is available at qsl dot net slash n6jrl (qsl.net/n6jrl)
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
(YDXA)
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HIGHLIGHTS YL'S SPACE RECORD
JIM/ANCHOR: Space is the ultimate DX, and one astronaut with a special
claim to fame in the sky, just got her own cover story here on Earth.
Here's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, with that report.
HEATHER: Even though she no longer has an active ham radio license,
research biochemist Peggy Whitson has something that's perhaps just as
good - a national record. The March edition of National Geographic
magazine, celebrates the International Space Station astronaut, who
last April, surpassed the record for spending the cumulative time in
space. In April, 2017, she bested astronaut Jeff Williams' record of
534 days. Peggy also has the distinction of being the first woman to
serve twice as commander of the ISS.
The Iowa native, who turned 58 on February 9th, had been a Technician
class operator, with the call sign KC5ZTD, until its expiration, which
the FCC website lists as 2007.
She remains, however, the longest-serving American in space -- and that
record is expected to last quite some time.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.
