Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Nov 02 2018 12:13 pm
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2140 for Friday, November 2 2018
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2140, with a release date of
Friday, November 2, 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A renowned contester dies in a tragic tower
accident. Radio Scouts add up the score after Jamboree on the Air -
and the RMS Queen Mary sets sail for satellites. All this and more,
as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2140, comes your way right now.
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SILENT KEY: CONTESTER PAUL BITTNER W0AIH DIES IN FALL FROM TOWER
JIM/ANCHOR: As Newsline went to production, the amateur radio community
was rocked by the news that noted contester Paul Bittner, W0AIH, had
suffered a fatal fall from a tower at his superstation's antenna farm
near Eau Claire, Wisconsin. According to his longtime friend, Allan
Schlaugat (pronounced "SCHLOGGIT") N9ISN, Paul had been working October
31st on his 180-foot tower, when the rope broke. Paul fell 60 feet. Allan
told Newsline that emergency responders were called, and they pronounced
him dead on the scene.
A retired Lutheran minister, Paul had participated in the World Radiosport
Team Championship in Germany this past summer. He and Allan had competed
together in the CQ WorldWide DX contest in October, and had just posted
a score of about 2.2 million points. Paul's many honors included induction
in 2009 into the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.
A ham for almost 7 decades, Paul Bittner was 85. Newsline will have more
on his life and long career in next week's report. Vale (pronounced
"Var-lay") Paul (2 seconds silence).
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RADIO SCOUTS WRAP UP JAMBOREE ON THE AIR
JIM/ANCHOR: The world's largest event in Scouting, Jamboree on the Air,
is over and all that remains now is the counting. The global event is all
about ham radio, and ham shacks in October were filled with youngsters
calling CQ. Last year, there were more then 1.5 million Scouts
participating from more than 160 countries. Bill Stearns, NE4RD, tells
us how Scouts in the United States are wrapping things up.
BILL: This week in Radio Scouting, another great Jamboree on the Air is
in the books, we have one activation from Scout Camps on the Air, and we
look ahead to the World Jamboree 2019.
AUDIO CLIP: CQ Jamboree CQ Jamboree, this is Oscar Echo Three Bravo Lima
Sierra, Oscar Echo Three Bravo Lima Sierra listening through.
AUDIO CLIP: Oscar Echo Three Bravo Lima Sierra, this is Whiskey Bravo
Seven Oscar X-Ray Pah-Pah, Reno Nevada, USA
There was a lot of activity on the bands during JOTA weekend, and a lot
of people participated that maybe thought they wouldn't. Now is the time
to file a report of your activity. Even if you didn't register your
station, or maybe only worked one JOTA station, we want your report in
our records for the accuracy of the annual report. Head over to
k2bsa.net/jota-station-report/ to file right now!
Even though JOTA is over, Radio Scouting continues on, with an activation
from our Scout Camps on the Air Site. Thomas Barker, WA1HRH, will be
activating W1M at the November Camporee at the Moses Scout Reservation
in Russel, MA, on November 11th. They'll have their trusty FT-897 setup,
with dipole and plan on being active on HF.� They'll be on or around the
Scout frequencies as band conditions allow.
The next big adventure in Radio Scouting will be happening in early August
next year, and this will be the World Jamboree 2019 occurring at the
Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. Balloon Launches, ARDF, ARISS,
and Demonstration Stations for HF, Satellite, SOTA and digital modes are
some of the activities planned. If you're interested in aiding our efforts
at the World Jamboree, or finding out more information about the operation
plans, head over to our landing page for it na1wj.net.
For more information on 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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