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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 14 2018 09:54 am

YLs TO OPERATE ON BOARD USS BATFISH

JIM/ANCHOR: A group of YLs plans to honor 2 submarines lost in World
War Two, and is looking for even more YLs to join them. Here's Heather
Embee, KB3TZD.

HEATHER: The USS Batfish Amateur Radio Club is getting ready to welcome
a group of YLs on board the submarine in Oklahoma to call CQ, as WW2SUB
in October. The YLs will be honoring the USS Wahoo, and the USS Dorado
which are among the 52 U.S. submarines lost during the Second World War.
The lost subs are being honored by the Batfish's amateur club.

The YLs will be operating from Oct. 12th through the 14th, even sleeping
on board and experiencing life on the submarine, which now houses an
exhibit that honors military veterans, and is permanently kept in
Muskogee, Oklahoma's War Memorial Park.

The YLs aren't just looking for contacts and QSL cards - they're also in
search of other YLs who'd like to join them on the air. Michelle Carey,
W5MQC, said that any YL who wants to join the operation that weekend
should send an email to her at w 5 m q c at yahoo dot com
([email protected]). Michelle said that the YLs will most likely be
operating on 20 and 40 meters - mostly SSB. According to club trustee
Wade Harris, KF5IF, although YLs have operated from the Batfish before,
this is the first time for a group of YLs to do so as a formal event.

The weekend operation is being done under the auspices of the Young
Ladies Radio League, the YLRL, where Michelle is District 5
representative, but any YL can participate regardless of whether she
is a member of the league or not. Michelle also noted that any YL who
does not yet have her license, but is interested in experiencing what
it's like to be on the air, can also stop by, and receive some guidance
from a licensee.

She called the USS Batfish weekend operation [quote] "a unique
opportunity for us to come together, and help each other out, while
calling CQ, and honoring those lost during World War Two." [endquote]

For more information about the Batfish radio club, visit their website
at w w two sub dot org (ww2sub.org)

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.

**

WORLD OF DX

In this week's World of DX, Claudio, HB9OAU, is on the air as SV5/HB9OAU
from Karpathos, Dodecanese, through the 20th of September. He is
operating SSB and FT8 on 80 through 10 meters. QSL via home call (direct
or bureau), LoTW or eQSL; also on Club Log.

Members of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society are marking Saudi Arabia's
88th National Day, by being on the air from the 16th to the 30th of
September, with the callsigns HZ88ND, 7Z88ND and 8Z88ND. They will be
operating from Riyadh. The celebration marks the September 23rd
anniversary of the kingdom's unification by royal decree in 1932. QSL
via HZ1BF. Look for the logs to be uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW.

Stu, K4MIL, is operating from Guantanamo Bay as KG4SS, starting
September 25th, and through October 9th. Listen for him on 160-10
meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. You will also find him in the
CQWW DX RTTY Contest, between September 29th and 30th. QSL via home
callsign or LoTW.

Hans, PA3HGT, is operating as 3B8/PA3HGT from Mauritius, through the
24th of September. He will be on SSB, and possibly some digital modes,
on 40, 20, and 10 meters.  QSL via home call, direct or Bureau.

**

KICKER: A PROUD SON CALLS QRZ FOR THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS

JIM/ANCHOR: You've probably heard of the Navajo Code Talkers. Paul
Braun, WD9GCO, talked with the proud son of one of them, and learned
how this ham recently honored his dad.

PAUL: One of the most fascinating stories to come out of World War II,
at least to me, is that of the Navajo Code Talkers, a group of Native
Americans who were recruited by the military to exchange tactical
messages in a code based on their native language. It was a practically
unbreakable code, due to the obscurity of the Navajo language, and the
limited number of people who actually knew it.

The Code Talkers have been getting some recognition in recent years,
but one man, Herb Goodluck, N7HG, a Navajo himself, organized a special
event to honor them:

GOODLUCK: I started this in 2004, in commemoration of the Navajo Code
Talkers. My late dad, he was the one who was doing the code talking back
in the South Pacific Theatre. A group of Native Americans were enlisted
into the United States Marine Corp. What they were used for, was to pass
messages from a battleship to onshore islands.

PAUL: Goodluck is the son of the late John V. Goodluck, and wanted to
bring awareness to their story:

GOODLUCK: Since my father had become a silent key in the year 2000, I
was trying to figure out how to keep the legacy going, and this is the
only way I know, as far as ham radio. And each year, I've been sending
out QSL cards - different ones - and last year and this year, we do have
certificates available.

PAUL: Goodluck already has next year's event scheduled, at least for
the first day:

GOODLUCK: The commemoration is located in Window Rock, Arizona, the
Navajo Nation Veteran Park. Next year, we're going to have it again
on August the 14th, 2019. That's just one day in Window Rock, and then
we're going to figure out how many days we're going to actually run,
maybe a whole week again.

PAUL: Goodluck said the event is usually listed as N7C in QST, and on
the ARRL website. We would also suggest that you take some time to
research, and read up on the story of the Code Talkers, Navajo or
otherwise. Those brave men contributed a lot to the war effort, and
deserve the recognition.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; the
Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; Darryl Paule,
KI6MSP; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Michelle Carey W5MQC; Ohio-Penn
DX Bulletin; QST Magazine; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's
QSO Radio Show; Wireless Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave; and you,
our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

Please send emails to our address at [email protected]. More
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For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, in Charleston,
West Virginia, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.

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