Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 23 2018 10:00 am
INDONESIAN HAMS ARE ON BOARD FOR ON-LINE TESTING
NEIL/ANCHOR: Big news for license applicants in Indonesia. Tests are
being given differently now, as we hear from Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
JASON'S REPORT: When it comes down to doing things online, more and
more countries appear to be climbing on board - particularly with
respect to conducting ham radio license exams.
Indonesian hams in the Bulukumba district of South Sulawesi province
are now taking their test - which was to be March 24th and 25th - and
the move was credited by officials there are showing authorities'
commitment to making things easier and more transparent. This is a
"first" for the nation, and has been a change welcomed by the Amateur
Radio Organization of Indonesia, known as ORARI, as well as those
sitting for the test.
According to authorities, the move to e-Licensing will allow for greater
automation in the process, and provide great savings by making the
process paperless. The ORARI said that following the March testing,
other regions are expected to follow suit, including the province of
South Sumatra.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
NEIL/ANCHOR: We received word late that two nine-year-olds were among
those to sit for the exam, and they successfully answered the questions.
Ordinarily, that would make them eligible for their licenses. In
Indonesia, however, youngsters under the age of 14 are not permitted to
hold an amateur license. Are other reforms in the works? Newsline will
let you know what we learn.
(SOUTHGATE, ORARI)
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THELMA SOUPER MEMORIAL CONTEST CANCELLED
NEIL/ANCHOR: A annual popular contest hosted by YLs in New Zealand, has
had to be scrapped this year, as we hear from Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
JIM'S REPORT: There's disappointing news for fans of the annual Thelma
Souper Memorial Contest, held annually in April. This year's event has
been cancelled, as reported by the New Zealand Association of Radio
Transmitters. The popular competition, which typically runs for two
evenings, honors Thelma Souper, ZL2JO, who became a Silent Key in
December of 1977. Thelma was a founder of the New Zealand Women Amateur
Radio Operators, and served as its secretary. The contest was begun in
1976 as the WARO contest, but it was renamed in 1978 at the group's
annual general meeting. No additional details were given about the
cancellation, or its prospects for next year.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
(NZART)
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RADIO'S WORLD CUP COINCIDES WITH 'THAT OTHER ONE'
NEIL/ANCHOR: If you're a good sport about radio, and you also happen
to be a good sport about soccer, you'll want to give extra attention
to the World Radio Team Championships in Germany, as we hear from Ed
Durrant, DD5LP.
ED'S REPORT: It's all coming together, they're all coming together!
What are we talking about? - Well the World Cup of Amateur Radio -
the World Radio Team Championships in Wittenberg, Germany this year,
from July 11th through 17th.
There's a full program surrounding the 24 hours of actual competition
on the Saturday and Sunday. The opening ceremony on Thursday has the
Introduction of all competitors, referees, and sponsors, and the
closing ceremony on Monday, has the award presentations. Both take
place in the historic Exerzierhalle hall from the 19th. Century, with
dancing late into the night, after the closing ceremony at the nearby
"Stadthaus." Six hundred attendees are expected at the opening, and
900 at the closing ceremony.
If Germany wins that "other World Cup" - the soccer one, on Sunday the
15th of July - there could be dancing in the streets!
YASME is sponsoring the "Ham Widows Ball" on the Wednesday evening,
which brings together spouses of competitors and referees.
To book a place at the opening or closing ceremony, or to book a trip
around the region, the website booking.wrtc2018.de/en/ is now available.
For those not able to get to Wittenberg in July as a competitor, judge,
helper, or visitor, there are several on-air award schemes that will run
during the event.
WAWRTC - Worked all WRTC stations.
WRTC Sprint - work all of the WRTC stations in the shortest time you
can - in less than 24 hours.
Most QSOs - up to 630 QSOs are possible - how many can you manage?
WRTC Distance challenge - based not only on the number of QSOs, but also
the total of all the distances.
One competition that is already running is VOTA, or Volunteers on the
air. Collect the Volunteers allocated numbers to enter this award scheme.
There are about 300 current volunteers worldwide, so they shouldn't be
too difficult to find on the air!
To find details on anything to do with WRTC 2018, and to keep up-to-date
with what's happening, go to the WRTC2018.de website, where you can also
still donate to help support the event.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.
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