Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 11 2019 09:50 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2150, for Friday, January 11, 2019
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2150 with a release date of Friday,
January 11, 2019, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. The ARRL's new chief addresses Ham Radio
University. Amateur radio takes a page from kindergarten -- and in
Colorado, youngsters have sky-high ambitions. All this and more, as
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2150, comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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ARRL'S NEW CEO ADDRESSES HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY
PAUL: We begin this week at Ham Radio University in New York, where the
ARRL's new chief recently addressed hundreds of attendees, in
anticipation of the league's first board meeting of 2019. Kevin
Trotman, N5PRE, has that story.
KEVIN: Just days before the scheduled board meeting of the ARRL on
Jan. 18, the league's new CEO Howard Michel (pronounced MICKLE)
WB2-EYE-TX declared he has a three-year timeline for making changes at
the nonprofit membership organization, which has a changing and shrinking
population. Michel was delivering the keynote address on January 5th at
the Ham Radio University in Brookville, New York, which drew 400 or more
to the ARRL's NYC/Long Island Section convention, a daylong event that
also featured forums and workshops. Although Michel offered no specifics
in his talk, he said one of his goals is to find a better way for staff
and volunteers to partner together within the $15 million organization,
and better position it for the future. The former president and CEO of
the IEEE (EYE Triple E) told the group: [quote] "I don't want to sink
this ship while changing its course."
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
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ITALIAN AMATEURS CELEBRATE NATION'S WIRELESS PIONEERS
PAUL/ANCHOR: Can you name at least 12 inventive Italian scientists who
helped change the shape of wireless? By the time this year is over,
you might be able to - and Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us why.
JEREMY: In Italy, 2019 is quickly becoming the year of the pioneering
scientists of wireless. An amateur radio awards scheme has been launched
by A.R.I. Fidenza, and the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation, honouring 12
Italian innovators or entities - one for each month of this year.
In all, there will also be 12 commemorative radio stations, with special
call signs. At the same time, another special event station, known as the
"Jolly Station" will use the call sign IQ4FE, and be on the air all year
at random times, allowing amateurs to pick up bonus points for QSOs not
made with the 12 tribute stations.
Those to be honoured include Marconi, of course, but also Luigi Solari,
Augusto Righi, Cesare Bardeloni, and Gruppo Radiotecnico Milanese, with
stations all carrying the prefix II4 (EYE EYE FOUR).
The awards scheme concludes on the 31st of December, 2019.
For additional details visit arifidenza.it
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(RSGB, A.R.I. FIDENZA)
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2 NEW FCC COMMISSIONERS CONFIRMED
PAUL/ANCHOR: In the U.S., the Senate has confirmed two nominees to serve
full five-year terms as FCC commissioners. Democrat Geoffrey Starks,
and Republican Brendan Carr, will serve on a panel, where Republicans
outnumber Democrats 3-2. Brendan Carr, former FCC general counsel, had
been confirmed last August to fill the vacancy created after the departure
of Tom Wheeler. Geoffrey Starks had been assistant chief of the FCC's
Enforcement Bureau.
