Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri May 11 2018 10:30 am
RAISING A TOAST TO PUBS & CLUBS ON THE AIR
NEIL/ANCHOR: For members of the South Cheshire Amateur Radio Society
G6TW, Saturday, May 12th will not be easily forgotten. You might even
say that some of the hams will raise a little toast to the day. Jeremy
Boot, G4NJH, tells us why:
JEREMY: What comes after National Parks on the Air, Mills on the Air,
Railways on the Air, Summits on the Air, and even Walmart Parking Lots
on the Air? Try Pubs & Clubs on the Air - PACOTA - which launched for
the first time this year, with enthusiasm through the efforts of the
South Cheshire Amateur Radio Society here in the UK.
Confirmed stations with special-event call signs included GB0TGI at
Tuckers Grave Inn in Faulkland, Somerset; GB2ROY, at the Royalty, York
Gate, Guiseley, Leeds; and GB4TRO, The Royal Oak, Harriseahead,
Stoke-on-Trent.
A good deal of planning and preparation went into the launch according
to the event's official web pages, which are part of the South Cheshire
society's website at (g6tw.org.uk).
The event organizer, Chris Wiseman, G0RDK, writes on the website that
the goal of the first-time event, is to show members of the public,
the kind of fun to be had by going on the air - and perhaps convince
them to get licensed and join us.
Of course, there's also the hope of making an intoxicating number of
radio contacts - but that's only kind of intoxication organizers had
in mind.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(SOUTH CHESHIRE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY)
**
HIGH SCHOOL HAMS PREP FOR IRLP OPERATION
NEIL/ANCHOR: There are a few more young hams in New York State's
Adirondack Mountain region, thanks to efforts in one local school.
We hear more from Stephen Kinford, N8WB.
STEPHEN: Amateur Radio Station W2MCS is just about ready for prime time.
The finishing touches are under way on IRLP Node 4592, and that will get
this small high school station connected.
The node isn't the only thing that's new inside Moriah Central High
School. The club itself is new, and it has gained the support and
partnership of the local Champlain Valley Amateur Radio Club.
Teacher Matthew Pray, K2AJO, the amateur radio coordinator for the
upstate New York school, told Amateur Radio Newsline that the genesis
for the station was a technology club he began last September at the
school.
With the help of Emmett Hoops, K2ADK, another staffer at the school,
things started happening, including classes to prep candidates for
their license exam. Now there are now four new hams - a brother, and
sister, who are students at the school, and two more school staffers --
and there's a shack in the Educational Technology Center. There are
three VHF/UHF antennas atop, and a whole lot of cable, donated by a
local company. The newest development is a second shack, said Matthew:
someone donated a mobile radio, and power supply with antenna.
Meanwhile, the IRLP is configured with a desktop computer, and there's
a donated radio connected so once they're on the air, be listening.
You may not be the only one listening for long, either: Next year,
Matthew hopes a few other folks will be listening too: He plans to
apply to the ARISS program, so the youngsters can talk to the astronauts
on board the International Space Station.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB.
(MATTHEW PRAY K2AJO)
**
PROGRESS ON COSTA RICA'S WINLINK NODE NETWORK
NEIL: There's a new emergency communications network in the making - and
Kevin Trotman, N5PRE, has those details.
KEVIN: The ITU's plan to establish a Winlink node network in the
Dominican Republic and Central America, recently moved ahead by
significant degrees, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding
this month, between the Radio Club of Costa Rica and the Fire Department
of Costa Rica. The MOA establishes the Winlink Node Network that is
expected provide enhanced capacity to respond in emergencies and natural
disasters, when alternate communications systems are needed. The Winlink
network, also a form of email over radio, has been seen as a tremendous
asset in emergency communications, especially when local internet services
are cut off during natural and manmade disasters. The memorandum was
signed on the 2nd of May.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
