Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Apr 26 2019 02:48 am
UK FOUNDATION STUDY GUIDE NOW IN E-BOOK FORMAT
NEIL/ANCHOR: As ham radio embraces new technology, so too, do the training
tools that give people the knowledge to get on the air should also change.
The change has begun, and in the UK, radio's entry level Foundation
license leads the way, as we hear from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
JEREMY: The Radio Society of Great Britain's guide for Foundation Licence
candidates is now available in electronic format. The 194-page study guide
can be read using Amazon's Kindle book reader. It is divided into 15
sections, with discussion that includes antennas, propagation, and
technical basics. The book also includes tips on how to take the
examination itself. The e-book is available from Amazon. The Foundation
Licence Manual, is of course, also still available in conventional book
format from the RSGB's shop. Like its electronic counterpart, it covers
the syllabus for exams to be given, starting in September 2019.
The manual was written by Alan Betts, G0HIQ.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(RSGB)
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FORMERLY DETAINED HAM CHOSEN FOR SPIRIT AWARD
NEIL/ANCHOR: Congratulations to the Norwegian radio amateur, who has been
awarded the Intrepid Spirit Award from the Intrepid-DX Group. Mike Askins,
KE5CXP, has those details.
MIKE: The big announcement at the 70th annual International DX Convention
in Visalia, California, is that Kenneth Opskar, LA7GIA, is the recipient
of the Intrepid Spirit Award. Ken's weeklong detention in Chad, following
the shutdown of his solo DXPedition as TT8KO, made global news last
October, after security police stepped in, and closed his station. He was
not released until the 24th of October. The group chose him for the award
in acknowledgement of his operations under difficult circumstances. The
honor memorializes James McLaughlin, T6AF, who became a Silent Key in
Afghanistan in 2011.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins, KE5CXP.
NEIL/ANCHOR: Kenneth has written a detailed account of his experience in
Chad - the story of his activation, as well as his detention. You can read
more at the link posted in the printed script of this newscast. Visit our
website arnewsline.org to see it.
[for print only, do not read:
https://dx-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TT8KO-story.pdf]
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IARU REGION 2 PREPS FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NEIL/ANCHOR: Fifty-five years after its founding in Mexico City, Region 2
of the International Amateur Radio Union, is preparing for its General
Assembly. Robert Broomhead, VK3DN, has that story.
ROBERT: The General Assembly of the IARU's Region 2, marks 55 years since
the organization's founding, as the Pan-American Amateur Radio Congress.
This year's gathering later this year in Lima, Peru, has an ambitious
agenda, that also includes the continent's regional telecom organizations.
The General Assembly is working toward its participation later this year,
in the World Radiocommunication Conference in October and November in
Egypt.
The assembly will be held September 30th to October 2nd.
Region 2, which was created on April 18, 1964 in Mexico City, represents
160 member societies, and an estimated 3 million radio amateurs. A
message from the region's vice president, Ramon Santoyo, XE1KK, noted that
the goals established so long ago by the founding participants in Mexico
City, can only still be achieved through the embrace of both traditional
radio, and new technologies.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Robert Broomhead, VK3DN.
(IARU REGION 2)
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IN SEARCH OF THE YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR FOR 2019
NEIL: If you know a bright young U.S. or Canadian radio amateur, who gives
of himself or herself to the hobby and the community, you probably know
a strong candidate for Amateur Radio Newsline's Young Ham of the Year
Award. The honor is named in memory of Newsline's Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF.
The deadline to submit nominees by May 31st is fast approaching.
Information about candidate eligibility is available on our website,
arnewsline.org, under the YHOTY tab. You can download a nomination form
there, to return to us. The award will be presented on August 18th, at the
Huntsville Hamfest, in Huntsville, Alabama. See you there!
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