Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Nov 02 2018 12:13 pm
BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the K4LYL repeater
in Bedford Virginia, on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. local time.
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RMS QUEEN MARY SETS SAIL FOR SATELLITES
JIM/ANCHOR: A world renowned luxury liner, now docked in California, will
be the site of some satellite activity, as we hear from Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
NEIL: The RMS Queen Mary, renowned for bringing luxury accommodations to
travelers on the ocean, is preparing next for a voyage into near space.
Well, sort of. The Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach is getting
ready for a day of satellite operations aboard the luxury liner, which is
docked at Long Beach in southern California. The hams are getting on the
air on Dec. 15 with the call sign W6RO, the call sign for the Nate
Brightman Wireless Room on board the liner. The shack, which opened in
1979, is named for the Silent Key K6OSC, who operated amateur station
GB5QM on board the ship during its final cruise from England to Long Beach,
California in 1967. He then worked for more than a decade to see to the
establishment of a permanent amateur radio station on board the ship.
According the club's page on QR Zed.com, satellite operations will include
SSB, FM, and possibly packet, and the operators are hoping to include some
HF activity as well.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
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NEW RSGB POST TO FOCUS ON IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS OFF THE AIR
JIM/ANCHOR: An amateur radio operator in Wales has taken on a new task for
the Radio Society of Great Britain. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us more.
JEREMY: Amateur radio has always been an adventure of discovery for Simon
Taylor MW0NWM, (MW-ZERO-NWM) who said the hobby's diverse activities were
what drew him to ham radio in the first place. Now, he's taking that
affinity to the next level, helping the Radio Society of Great Britain
create a better relationship with eclectics group of hams. There are more
than 30 of them, he told Newsline, and the RSGB's strategy for the year
2022, includes letting national affiliates enjoy the same kind of direct
support and representation that local clubs have. That's where Simon's
work begins. He is the radio society's first Honorary Officer for National
Affiliated Clubs, Societies and Special Interest groups, a newly created
voluntary position designed to develop a deeper dialogue with these groups.
Simon told Newsline that the new relationships will initially include
written support agreements to be drawn up between the RSGB, and the
affiliated societies, and encouragement to contribute more material for
RADCOM, the society's member magazine. He said the affiliates will also
be encouraged to have a greater presence at the National Hamfest, the
National Convention, and other major rallies in the UK. For now, he said,
the focus is simply on understanding the needs of this large and varied
group, one that embraces everything QRP operation to direction-finding
to collection of vintage and military equipment. Simon told Newsline
[quote] "I hope that my passion for this diversity encourages the various
groups to join in our conversation. Who knows?" he said, "I may even be
tempted to try something new, and my own interest in the hobby may take
a surprising and unexpected direction."
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
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ON THE TRAINS NET, A CERTIFICATE IS JUST THE TICKET
JIM/ANCHOR: The founder of a net for hams who love D-STAR and railroads
has a message for everyone who's checked in so far. Here's Paul Braun,
WD9GCO.
PAUL: The D-STAR Trains Net has just marked its first year on the air,
bringing train and railroad enthusiasts together once a week to talk
about one of their favorite subjects. Daryl Stout, WX1DER, who calls h
imself the net's conductor, told Newsline he is pleased with so many hams
coming on board, but said not everyone has claimed their commemorative
certificate.
He and Paul Frey, K9PTF, designed the certificate, which is emailed to
hams after their first check-in - and that is the date that appears on
the certificate. If you need a certificate or a replacement, send Daryl
an email at wx1der at gmail dot com
Of course, if you're not yet "all aboard," the net meets on D-STAR
Reflector 26A every Friday at 8pm Eastern, 7pm Central. Participants
can expect a bit of railroad trivia provided by Paul. The net is
conducted to honor its predecessor that ran on EchoLink for more than
eight years, and also in memory of Daryl's late uncle, Frank, K3VRM,
the youngest engineer hired by the Penn Central Railroad. Daryl told
Newsline it was Uncle Frank who gave him his love of trains and, of
course, ham radio.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
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