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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 01 2019 09:38 am
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2157, for Friday, March 1st, 2019
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2157, with a release date of
Friday, March 1st, 2019, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A global yacht race is marred by a new radio
scandal. Registration opens for SEA-PAC -- and a Danish artist mixes
ham radio and music on stage. All this and more, as Amateur Radio
Newsline Number 2157, comes your way right now.
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YACHTSMAN SANCTIONED FOR MISUSE OF AMATEUR RADIO
NEIL/ANCHOR: We open this week's report on the high seas, where a
skipper in the prestigious Golden Globe yacht race was sanctioned
for misuse of his on-board amateur radio. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has
been following that story.
JEREMY: The Golden Globe yacht race, already plagued with reports
that some sailors were using bogus callsigns, operating illegally
on amateur radio frequencies, is now beset with a new challenge. A
recent report cites one of its competitors -- Uku Randmaa of
Estonia -- who is in third place. An article on the 21st of February
on the website mysailing dot com dot au describes sanctions against
the skipper for breaking rules that forbid outside assistance. He is
heard in a recording received at race headquarters on the 19th of
February asking a ham radio operator for weather routing details,
which he received. Although satellite phones and GPS are banned in
this 50-year-old retro race, sextants, paper charts and wind-up
chronometers are permitted, as is the licensed operation of amateur
radio. Outside assistance, however, is not permitted.
The race chairman, Don McIntyre, told the sailing publication:
[quote]: "The skippers know that while they can ask for public
weather information, weather routing - given directions on where to
go - is strictly banned." [endquote]
The Estonian sailor told the Race Committee he did not fully comprehend
that the information involved routing, and the committee gave him a
72-hour penalty rather than disqualify him. The sanctions came on Day
#234 of the nonstop around-the-world race, according to the Golden Globe
website.
The remaining sailors are to finish the competition in Les Sables-d'Olonne
in western France, where the first and second place skippers arrived on
January 29th and February 1st, respectively.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(SOUTHGATE, MYSAILING.COM.AU, GOLDEN GLOBE WEBSITE)
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SEA-PAC OPENS EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
NEIL/ANCHOR: There's some extra excitement in the Northwestern U.S. as
amateurs prep for a major convention on the Pacific coast. Kevin Trotman,
N5PRE, has that story.
KEVIN: If you're thinking of attending SEA-PAC, the ARRL Northwestern
Division Convention, the earlier you register, the better. Early bird
registration prices are in effect now through the 15th of April, for
hams who sign up online. Early-bird registrants are being given a bonus
entry into prize drawings as well. SEA-PAC is taking place May 31st
through to June 2nd at the Seaside Convention Center in Seaside, Oregon.
As usual, workshops and social gatherings will cover an array of topics,
some of them on newsworthy events, and others on cutting-edge technology.
The Saturday DX lunch will offer a talk on last year's Norfolk Island
DXpedition, and the Saturday evening banquet will feature Jeri Ellsworth,
AI6TK, as the keynote speaker. Seminar topics will include "The CW Way of
Life - Why Morse matters in an FT8 world," legal issues, remote-controlled
radios and an introduction to Digital Amateur Television.
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, plans to attend, along with CEO
Howard Michel {pronounced: MICKEL, like NICKEL} WB2ITX, and Bob
Inderbitzen, NQ1R.
For additional details about this Pacific Northwest gathering, visit the
website seapac dot org (seapac.org)
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
