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Date : Fri Mar 18 2016 11:54 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2003, March 18, 2016
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 2003, with a release date of Friday,
March 18, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hams step in to help during the Louisiana floods.
In Maine, a historic radio-equipped schooner sails back into history.
Hams in New Zealand and Australia prepare to go retro for ANZAC Day.
And a capital city in South India may be getting its first repeater.
All this, and more, in Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2003, coming your
way right now.
(Billboard Cart Here and Intro)
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TIME TO NOMINATE 2016'S BILL PASTERNAK YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
Before we begin this week's report, we'd like to let you know that
Amateur Radio Newsline is now accepting nominees for its 2016 Bill
Pasternak Young Ham of the Year Award. We confer this annual honor on
the best of the best: a young licensed radio amateur who has used ham
radio for public service, benefitting his or her community, or who has
impacted technological development affecting communications in some way.
Nominees must reside in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico, and be
no older than 19.
Our judging committee will consider candidates who have made outstanding
overall contributions - most especially in their public service work,
but also for experimentation in technology, science, or electronic
communication. The committee's decision is final.
For details on nomination requirements, and to download an application
form, visit our website, www.arnewsline.org, and click on the tab for
"Y-H-O-T-Y." Completed forms and supporting documentation should be sent
to: The Young Ham of the Year Award, in care of Amateur Radio Newsline
Inc., Editorial Office, P.O. Box 451, Huntington Station, New York 11746.
The award is named in memory of the late Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF,
co-founder of Amateur Radio Newsline who, not surprisingly, was once an
outstanding young ham himself, long before awards were given, growing up
in Brooklyn, New York.
Again, the website address is www.arnewsline.org, and click on the tab for
Y-H-O-T-Y. Electronic filing will also be accepted. Send files in .PDF or
.JPG format via email to
[email protected]. Deadline for submissions
is June 30, 2016.
And now, here's the latest for this week from our Amateur Radio Newsline
team:
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HAMS RESPOND TO LOUSIANA FLOODS
Already having been called up by two emergency activations in February,
hams were ready to go to work once more in Louisiana after flooding
overtook the area as a result of record-setting rains in early March.
A tornado watch on March 8 led to a SKYWARN activation, as volunteers
undertook weather-spotting and reporting over linked repeaters. Their
reports not only covered Louisiana but parts of Arkansas and Texas.
Then, an ARES team in southeastern Louisiana also became active for
nearly 2 days in response to heavy rain and flooding. ARES Region 9 DEC
Bob Priez, WB5FBS, told the ARRL that by March 11, numerous waterways,
streams, and major rivers, had advanced beyond the flood stage. But, he
said, hams were able to successfully transmit and receive weather
bulletins on local repeaters, and fixed stations made use of packet radio
on VHF as well as email to communicate with the National Weather Service.
In all, the highest rainfall reported to the National Weather Service
was just shy of 27 inches.
(ARRL)
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STORM PREP, FROM A DISTANCE
STEPHEN: The Lousiana flooding is just one example of hams in action.
In Florida, the National Hurricane Conference has offered a special
seminar to help hams be at their best when weather is at its worst. Even
if some hams can't be at the conference in Orlando, they can still
participate. We hear more from Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
NEIL: The forecast for this year's National Hurricane Conference is
anything but stormy - at least not for amateur radio operators. For those
hams who can't be there in person at Florida's Hilton Orlando hotel, the
next best thing is to attend the free sessions on Tuesday, March 22, via
livestream.
The session opens at 1:30 p.m. with National Hurricane Center Director
Rick Knabb, followed by a talk on hurricane meteorology by Bob Robichaud,
VE1MBR, of the Canadian Hurricane Centre, and Julie Ripoll, WD4R, who is
assistant coordinator at WX4NHC, the National Hurricane Center's amateur
radio station.
The ARRL's assistant Emergency Preparedness Manager, Ken Bailey, K1FUG,
will present a beginner's course in hurricane preparedness for hams.
But, because even the best-prepared amateurs can't always be ready to also
travel, the sessions are being recorded, and will be uploaded to YouTube
for viewing later.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
(2016 NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE, ARRL)
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