Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 23 2018 10:00 am

STANDING WHERE WARTIME HISTORY WAS MADE

NEIL/ANCHOR: Any ham radio operator can appreciate the power of code,
even if they themselves have never touched a straight key. One exhibit
in the UK has taken the appeal of code several steps further, as we hear
from Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

JEREMY: A new exhibit at Bletchley Park doesn't just show an important
part of World War Two history the way it happened - the exhibit has been
established on the very site WHERE that history took place. Stepping
inside the Bletchley Park building known as Hut 11A, visitors will be
able to learn the story of the Bombe machines located there to help
Allied intelligence crack the mysteries of the Enigma code, and decrypt
Nazi messages during the Second World War. The now-historic team behind
that effort comprised Alan Turing, Gordon Welchman, and serveral others.
The exhibit invites museum visitors to [quote] "discover the truth, and
stand where they stood." [endquote]. The exhibit is a permanent one, and
so hopefully there will be plenty of time for that.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(RSGB)

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NETS OF NOTE: THE COLORADO ASTRONOMY NET

NEIL/ANCHOR: Our occasional series, Nets of Note, looks at how and why
hams gather on the air to share viewpoints and interests. This week,
we're introduced to the Colorado Astronomy Net, by Paul Braun, WD9GCO.

PAUL: As the Newsline office space nerd, this week's Net of Note
combines two of my favorite things - space and ham radio. Burness
Ansell, KI0AR, has been hosting the weekly Colorado Astronomy Net for
over 20 years now. Ansell explains how it started:

ANSELL: I've always been interested in astronomy, and I started this net
back in 1996. I just wanted to combine radio with astronomy, and share
my love of astronomy, and looking at the night skies, and how it could
also relate to amateur radio.

PAUL: The net covers basically anything having to do with astronomy,
according to Ansell:

ANSELL: I usually start off with phases of the moon and stuff like that -
where the planets are through the week, rise and set times, any other
planetary special events like conjunctions or photo ops. And then do
some JPL bulletins or whatever sources I can find about what's up with
the night skies, what's going on in the world of astronomy or cosmology -
things like that. Radio astronomy, especially. If I can find clips of
stellar noise or pulsars, I've done that before.

PAUL: The hams that check into the net are from all over the country,
and have varied interests. Ansell explained:

ANSELL: We have one member that's doing observational astronomy looking
at galaxies. We have one teacher who lives up in Berthoud, who does
radio astronomy with his students at the Little Thompson Observatory up
there, and he's tracking meteor scatter. He's got students now pointing
their dishes at the center of our galaxy, and trying to record radio
waves from there.

PAUL: If you'd like to join in, you can find the schedule, repeater
information, and the Echolink and Allstar nodes, at Ansell's website at
www.KI0AR.com/astro.html. You can also subscribe to his monthly
astronomy newsletter from the site.

So, keep one hand on the mic, and your eyes on the stars, and check out
the Colorado Astronomy Net every Tuesday night. For Amateur Radio
Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.

NEIL/ANCHOR: If you have an interesting Net to share with us, write us
at newsline at arnewsline dot org ([email protected])

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NOMINATE THE NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'

NEIL/ANCHOR: We remind you again that the Bill Pasternak/Amateur Radio
Newsline Young Ham of the Year award is an honor for radio operators 18
and younger, who hold licenses in the U.S. or Canada. We are accepting
nominations until May 31. If you know of a deserving candidate who has
been of service to the community, or helped improve amateur radio for
those in the hobby, submit his or her name for consideration. You can
find the nomination forms on our website at arnewsline dot org
(arnewsline.org) under the YHOTY tab. The award is named in memory of
Amateur Radio Newsline founder Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF.

Candidates for the award must be 18 or younger, and reside in the US
(or its possessions) or Canada. Nominees must hold a valid Amateur Radio
license issued by the US or Canada. The award will be presented at the
Huntsville Hamfest, in Huntsville, Alabama, in August.

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