Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Nov 30 2018 11:37 am
BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the WM3PEN
repeater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
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BLOOOMINGTON INDIANA STUDENTS SHARE SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP CELEBRATION
PAUL/ANCHOR: There's a lot of pride right now in Bloomington, Indiana,
where the high school's amateur radio club was a top performer in the
latest School Club Roundup. Heather Embee, KB3TZD, tells us everyone is
sharing in this celebration.
HEATHER: Students in the Bloomington High School South Amateur Radio
Club, K9SOU, in Bloomington, Indiana are being recognized for their
operating abilities. Trevor Cutshall, Zach Kasper, and Adam Terry,
were part of the school's team in October, for the latest School Club
Roundup. According to the preliminary scores, the team took 1st place
in the high school division, as well as overall. The club has placed
first in the last two School Club Roundups in the high school division
as well, so an official win this year would give them a "three-peat."
Local media are interviewing the students this week, and they have
received a special invitation from the Monroe County Community School
Corporation, to be recognized at their next school board meeting.
"Celebration of Success" is a regular part of each board meeting,
where the school corporation employees, students, and volunteers, who
make a difference in schools and the community are recognized. The
ceremony will take place on December 18.
The students made 746 unique contacts in the last roundup, which included
all 50 states, 8 provinces, 33 countries, and 44 other schools. School
Club Roundup is sponsored by the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club
(LIMARC), and the ARRL. Final results are still pending.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.
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HONORING INDIA's 'FATHER OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION'
PAUL/ANCHOR: If you don't already know about the contributions made to
wireless communications by Indian scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose, you
have until the 11th of December to learn -- with the help of a special
event station. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has the details.
JEREMY: Amateurs in India take particular pride in the 19th century
scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose, who was called the father of wireless
communication, after he successfully demonstrated the transmission of
electromagnetic signals in 1895. The distance? One mile. Special event
station AU2JCB is hoping to achieve some real DX, however, during its
operation. The special event station is already on the air, and will
continue to operate until the 11th of December. Call sign AU2JCB is
being used by Datta, VU2DSI, but listen as well for other special event
stations honouring Bose, AU3JCB, and AU5JCB.
These stations mark the anniversary of the birth of Bose in 1858, and
his pioneering work in microwave optics technology, which is now part
of the operation in modern satellite communications, remote sensing,
and radars. His original papers from 1897 contain concepts that have
since been incorporated into 1.3mm multi-beam receivers on the 12-metre
telescope of the National Radio Observatory in the U.S.
Bose is also credited with developing the use of the galena crystal for
radio receivers. When Bose first drew attention to electromagnetic waves
in 1895, he demonstrated how they could be used to ring a bell remotely -
and to cause gunpowder to explode. Fortunately, today those same waves
can rather get you a spot in someone's logbook, and a QSL card.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
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