Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 08 2019 11:40 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 K7EFZ repeater
in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Tuesday nights at 9, following the Eagle Rock
Emergency Practice Net.
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SILENT KEY: CAROL HALL WD8DQG
JIM/ANCHOR: A longtime amateur radio leader and friend, who was active in
the YL community, has become a Silent Key, as we hear from Andy Morrison,
K9AWM.
ANDY: Members of the Young Ladies Radio League are mourning the loss of a
longtime member and leader. Carol Louise Vanderwood Hall, WD8DQG, has
become a Silent Key. The Michigan resident was a retired public health
nurse. Carol received her amateur license in 1975, and went on to become
active in local clubs, as well as the Young Ladies Radio League, where
she held several leadership positions, including the league's presidency
from 2000 to 2002. A Morse Code enthusiast, she also enjoyed traveling to
meet other amateur radio operators, and attended several world conferences
of YLs, including ones held in Stockholm, Sweden; Berlin, Germany;
Svalbard, Norway; Palermo, Sicily; Seoul, Korea, and Mumbai, India.
In addition to her involvement in the Gallatin Ham Radio Club, W7ED, when
she lived in Montana, she was also a past president of the Auto State YL
Society in Michigan, and a past vice president of the Central Michigan
Area Repeater Association.
Vale {pronounced Var-Lay} Carol Hall.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison, K9AWM.
(GALLATIN HAM RADIO CLUB; QRZ.COM, CAROL LAFERTY K4SAF)
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FINDING A BRIGHT SPOT ON 2 METERS SIMPLEX
JIM/ANCHOR: If you are thinking about going on 2 meters, forget the
repeater! Geri Goodrich, KF5KRN, tells us why.
GERI: Making contacts during this next event is as simple as turning on
your 2 meter rig. Last year's popular "Light Up 2 Meters Night" is back,
just in time for spring. Between 6 and 8 p.m. local time - wherever "local"
is for you - get on 2 meters simplex, and enjoy the company of other
amateurs doing the same thing. The organizer, Joseph Durnal, NE3R, told
Newsline in an email, that hams might want to start by calling on 146.52
MHz, but they don't have to limit themselves to that frequency or, for
that matter, even to their QTH. Last year's participants made use of their
mobile rigs and handhelds, wherever they happened to be. Joe said the
event might also help focus attention on the fact that some handhelds
could need an improved antenna, or perhaps there's a 2 meter vertical on
the tower that needs replacing.
The goal is simple, he said: make as many contacts as you can, and have
as much fun as you can.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Geri Goodrich, KF5KRN.
(JOSEPH DURNAL NE3R)
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PENNSYLVANIA HAMS SUPPORT THEIR LOCAL REPEATER
JIM/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, just as working 2 meters without a repeater can be
a fun exercise, so too, can supporting your local repeater, as some hams
in Pennsylvania are finding. Heather Embee KB3-T-Zed-D has more.
HEATHER: The Reading Radio Club in Pennsylvania, W3BN, is calling the
initiative the "Three Seven Ten 2-Meter Activity." In what amounts to a
pep rally for its repeater, the club is hoping to stir up more activity,
and a lot more conversation on the air. Calling the effort "T-S-T" for
short, the club is asking hams within reach of the repeater, to turn their
rigs on at 3 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. local time, identify their station
and see who answers their call. Promoting the activity in its latest
newsletter, the club noted that hams participating will find there is
"no net control, just some informal ham radio conversation."
The Reading Radio Club repeater is on 146.910 MHz, and uses a CTCSS tone
of 131.8 Hz.
You never know who you might hear.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB-3-T-ZED-D
(READING RADIO CLUB)
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A QST: YOUR OPINION PLEASE!
JIM/ANCHOR: Dustin, N8RMA, considers himself [quote] "just a guy from
Michigan" [endquote], but he's a guy who cares enough about the hobby
of amateur radio, to create a survey on the state of the hobby. It's
something he has done since 2017. He writes in his blog that he began
it out of curiosity. Still, last year, more than 3,000 hams responded
on a variety of subjects to satisfy that curiosity. The survey is
collecting only opinions, said Dustin. There's no need to include
personal data - he just wants a variety of responses on topics ranging
from repeater use, to CW, to young operators. Find a link to the survey
on his blog at radio s o t h dot org (radiosoth.org) under the posting
for the State of the Hobby survey. A short link directly to the survey
appears in our printed script on the arnewsline.org website.
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