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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 31 2018 07:59 pm

RADIOS ARRIVE BY SPECIAL DELIVERY IN HONDURAS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Amateur radio emergency response is about to get a
lot better in Honduras. Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, tells us about a
special delivery, that will help with preparations for the next
disaster.

JIM MEACHEN: Radio equipment vital to emergency communications in
Honduras has been donated by the International Telecommunication
Union, as part of its project to improve radio response in South
America, during times of crisis. The delivery was made on August
22nd, and given to COPECO, the commission in Honduras that
coordinates public and private disaster response. The radios had
been received first by the National Telecommunications Commission
of Honduras.

Officials said that high priority would be given to use of WinLink
with amateur radio. The National Commission Minister for COPECO,
Lisandro Rosales, said that radio communications had grown even
stronger recently in the nation, and that 95 percent of its territory
has emergency radio access. The minister said that the new radios
would not just be for aid after disaster, but to give early warnings
of imminent danger, and then assist in any reconstruction efforts
that follow.

The equipment donation is part of an agreement to provide additional
training in emergency response, with involvement by Honduran radio
amateurs.

Omar Paredes, HR1OP, secretary of the radio club in Honduras, known
as CRACH, said that the added use of HF will be critical for first
responders, especially when digital communications failures and power
outages occur.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.

(WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA)

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DIGITAL RADIO RALLIES FOR EMERGENCY COMMS IN COLORADO

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Colorado, another type of radio is being deployed
to assist with emergency response. These are digital radios that will
also be used for public service events. Here's Andy Morrison, K9AWM,
with more.

ANDY: A partnership between Rio Blanco County, the sheriff's office,
the State of Colorado AuxComm Division, and a Rocky Mountain Ham Radio
club, has led to the installation of amateur radio equipment that is
available for use in public service communications in northwest
Colorado. The new radio installation was reported in the Herald Times
newspaper, which said the digital radios will also be installed by the
ham club at radio towers, for use during this year's Rally America
automobile performance event. The installation is the result of
discussion that began more than two years ago, between Sheriff Anthony
Mazzola, and the Auxiliary Communications division of the state, about
that year's Rally America, being held in Rangely. These rallies often
rely on hams for operations and emergency communications during the
event, but at the time, those formative discussions were taking place,
there were no towers near the site.

The next step is to grow the number of interested and qualified
operators. At a meeting scheduled for September 15th in Rangely, hams -
and anyone interested in becoming a ham - are invited to hear how the
radios can also support the community during emergencies. The meeting
will be led by Russell Granger, W0CDE, regional Amateur Radio Emergency
Service section chief.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Andy Morrison, K9AWM.

(THE HERALD TIMES)

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TWO MORE WAYS TO CONTACT K2BSA

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Radio Scouting is back on the air in the week ahead,
and counting the weeks until Jamboree on the Air. Bill Stearns, NE4RD,
brings us the latest update.

BILL: This week in Radio Scouting, we have two activations of the K2BSA
call sign, two activations from Scout Camps on the Air, and we're just
a month and half away from Jamboree on the Air!

Frederick Donkin, KA7MMM, will be activating K2BSA/7 from the Centennial
Jamboral at the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park in South Jordan, Utah,
on September 14th and 15th. It was in 1918, when the first Boy Scout
Council was created in the Salt Lake Valley, and the Great Salt Lake
Council is celebrating a century of honor at this camp.

Gregory Pioppi, KB2ANG, will be activating K2BSA/3 from a Merit Badge
Weekend at Braden Air Park in Easton, Pennsylvania, on September 21st
through the 23rd. Again this year, Troop 41 and Crew 41 of the Minsi
Trails Council, along with the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter
70, and the Lehigh & Northampton Airport Authority, will be hosting the
fun, and exciting Aviation Merit Badge Weekend held at Branden Air Park.

Scouts will not only get to earn the Aviation Merit Badge, but also get
an opportunity to get some actual "stick-time" with one of the EAA
Chapters. Seventy members and their aircraft as they get a fly-over of
the Lehigh and Delaware Valleys. As part of the event, an amateur radio
station is set up at the airport by KB2ANG and his crew, as an
introduction to Ham Radio, and how the two subjects can complement
each other.

Thomas Barker, WA1HRH, will be activating a special event call sign W1M
from the Moses Scout Reservation in Russell, Massachusetts on September
22nd. This will be an outdoor adventure weekend that is open to scouts
and the public. A special QSL card is available for a 4x6 stamped
self-addressed envelope. Operators will be updating their Facebook
pages with details of the operation throughout the day.

David M Hinkley, KA0SOG, will be activating W0HRB from the H Roe Bartle
Scout Reservation in Iconium, Missouri on September 22nd. This will be
a Webelos Weekend, focused on STEM activities being held at the local
council's summer camp. Please stop by if you can help the kids learn
about amateur radio.

Jamboree on the Air is just a short month and half away. Hopefully, all
your plans have been solidified, and you have successfully registered
your station over on the JOTAJOTI website, or through our shortcut of
jota2018.k2bsa.net. Six-hundred twenty-eight stations from all over
world are currently registered, with only 104 stations located in the
United States. The registration process has been greatly simplified,
so please head over, and announce your plans by registering there today.

For more information on JOTA or Radio Scouting, please visit our website
at k2bsa.net.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association,
this is Bill Stearns, NE4RD.
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