Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 03 2018 09:51 am
RUSSIAN AMATEURS CAMP IT UP WITH CODE
PAUL/ANCHOR: CW operators are getting ready to pack up, and head to a
campground just outside Moscow, and Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, tells us why.
JASON: The outdoor assembly of Code enthusiasts in Russia, just outside
Moscow, may look like Field Day, but it's not. It's being called the
International Convention of CW Operators, and its organisers are members
of the U-QRQ-C club. While the very casual three-day event from August
24th to 27th is free and open to whole families, as well as individual
operators, attendees are being asked to bring their own accommodation
for sleeping outdoors - and of course, their radios. The location in
Radograd is the same as for last year's event. Anyone wanting to attend -
or needing questions answered - can contact the club via email at uqrqc
at mail dot ru (
[email protected])
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
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SOUTH AFRICA BECOMES QTH FOR YOTA PARTICIPANTS
PAUL/ANCHOR: Youngsters on the Air 2018 is coming to South Africa, and
Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us what the young hams' week will be like.
JEREMY: Just as it happened in Great Britain last year, South Africa is
about to become the home QTH for teams of young amateurs from throughout
Region 1 of the International Amateur Radio Union. Starting on the 8th
of August, participants in Youngsters on the Air, from Europe and Africa
will arrive for a week of activities that include building radio kits,
as well as building bridges and friendships between nations. The group
of 70 includes hams as young as 16, and as old as 25, representing 30 or
so different countries. The teams will create a mini Cube Sat, and
launch it into near space, using a high-altitude balloon that they will
track. They'll build radio kits and, of course, they will put special
event station ZS9YOTA on the air. There will also be an opportunity to
sit for the South African Radio Amateur Examination, and to work on
their contesting skills. This is the first time any African nation has
hosted this programme, which will take place in South Africa's central
region of Gauteng.
By the 15th of August, it will all be done, and everyone will be packed
up for the return home. With the 8th YOTA programme complete, the
planning begins for the ninth such gathering next year.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(SARL)
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QRZ ANNOUNCES "WORLD RADIO FRIENDSHIP AWARD"
PAUL/ANCHOR: Things just got even friendlier on the air, with a new
operating award from QRZ.com. Here's Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
KEVIN: Awards are one of the extra benefits of being a skilled and
effective radio operator. QRZ.com has recently announced its newest
operating award in recognition of its own 25th anniversary. It's called
the World Radio Friendship Award. Unlike QRZ's other awards, such as
the DX World Award, the United States Award, and the World Continents
Awards, this award is based only on contacts made with other users of
QRZ. It's an international award - and to qualify, a ham must have
successfully logged on-air contacts with 25 QRZ members.
QRZ notes that as of its most recent statistics, its logbooks contain
more than 245 million QSOs. That stands for a lot of good contacts in
the three years since QRZ launched its operating awards program. In
those three years, QRZ has issued more than 64,000 awards.
To determine if you qualify for the World Radio Friendship Award, visit
QRZ's Awards Analyzer online.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
(QRZ)
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IN MALAYSIA A TRAIL OF HOPE -- AND HAMS
PAUL/ANCHOR: A big fundraising event in Malaysia is still a few months
away, but hams are already putting the pieces together, as we hear from
Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
JASON: With its long commitment to community service, the Sabah Amateur
Radio Society is once again among those organizations supporting the
Salt Trail Challenge, a fundraising run in its fifth year. A lot of
planning is going into this massive event, which will take place in
October at the historic Crocker Range Park in Malaysia.This year's
challenge is the "Trail of Hope," featuring a 16K and 25K run for both
men and women. The event is a joint effort of the radio club, Sabah
Parks, and the Pacos Trust. The run supports the activities of the Mercy
Malaysia Sabah Chapter, which has been a major healthcare provider since
2003, including helping with disaster relief, and water and sanitation
issues. The Sabah Amateur Radio Society was formed in 1978, and according
to its website, has an established association with community service
events such as this.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
(SABAH AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY)
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