Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 29 2019 10:44 am
Amateur Radio Newsline 2161, for Friday, March 29, 2019
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2161, with a release date of
Friday, March 29th, 2019, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. The Bouvet Island DXpedition is postponed!
South African shortwave goes silent - and April Fool! Pierre
Pullinmyleg has news for us....maybe. All this and more, as Amateur
Radio Newsline Number 2161, comes your way right now.
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BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION POSTPONED
PAUL: We begin this week's report with word that the long-awaited
3Y0I DXPedition to Bouvet Island has been postponed. The decision
was made to turn back to South Africa, after a fierce cyclonal
storm stirred waves that hit their vessel, the Atlantic Tuna,
tilting it as much as 45 degrees with ocean waters sweeping
important navigational tools overboard. In a press release issued
on the 27th of March, the team announced all members are fine but
are heeding the captain's decision to postpone going further for
safety reasons.
The 3Y0I team vows that this saga is not over and they plan to
return - in their words - "as soon as possible." They noted in
their press release: "We don't give up."
Newsline, of course, will provide updates when they become available.
(STAN STRZYZEWSKI SP8S)
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SHORTWAVE STATION GOES SILENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
PAUL/ANCHOR: Another shortwave station is going silent. Jim Meachen,
ZL2BHF has details.
JIM: The end of March also marks the end of shortwave radio broadcasts
from Bloemendal, South Africa. The shortwave station near Meyerton
began as Radio RSA, which went on the air in May of 1966. Its service
was discontinued in 1992, when Radio RSA was shut. Sentech of South
Africa, which distributes signals for the nation's broadcast sector,
picked up its operation that same year.
The last programme to be transmitted on 7 MHz and 17 MHz from the
station will be "Amateur Radio Today," which Sentech had sponsored.
"Amateur Radio Today" will still be available on the home page of the
South African Radio League at sarl dot org dot za, and on 7082 kHz
from Durban, and on many repeaters around South Africa.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
(THE SWLING POST)
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AMATEUR RADIO RETURNS TO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
PAUL/ANCHOR: Amateur radio is back on the air at the Smithsonian
Institution. Kevin Trotman, N5PRE, has that story.
KEVIN: The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, the world's
largest museum and research complex, has 9 research centers, 19 museums,
and an array of affiliates worldwide. What it did not have lately - at
least not until now - was an amateur radio club. While it still has no
shack to call its own, it does have a call sign: Its old call sign NN3SI
was renewed this year in April, and the new Smithsonian Institution
Amateur Radio Group is returning to the air. The club isn't just a
gathering spot for staffers with the radio hobby bug, but also functions
as a STEM educational resource, and a player in emergency management when
needed. The call sign dates back to 1976, when it was issued during the
United States bicentennial. The station was active until 2008. It plans
now to operate portable and mobile and participate in a number of big
events, including the Rookie Roundup, Field Day, and the ARRL June VHF
contest.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
