Subj : Newsline Part 2
To : ALL USERS
From : DARYL STOUT
Date : Thu Apr 14 2016 10:55 pm
IARU ANNOUNCES NEW SATELLITE ADVISER
STEPHEN: There's a changing of the guard at the International Amateur
Radio Union. A new satellite adviser is taking the helm to handle all
things relating to satellite communication - on the ground and, of
course, way above it. We hear more from Amateur Radio Newsline's Graham
Kemp, VK4BB:
GRAHAM: Many 'Hans' make satellites work. IARU announces its new
Satellite Adviser
The International Amateur Radio Union has appointed Hans Blondeel
Timmerman, PB2T, as the new IARU Satellite Adviser.
The position represents the IARU to the satellite community and performs
satellite frequency coordination. In addition it has responsibility for
maintaining correspondence, reporting to the IARU Administrative Council,
and if requested provide technical and operation advice. The Satellite
Advisor is assisted by a panel of volunteer satellite advisory members.
Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, was first licensed in 1980, carrying out
many roles including being the IARU Region 1 President from 2008 to 2014.
He replaces Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, who has served as IARU
Satellite Adviser since 1994. During his time, he established many of the
procedures used for amateur satellite frequency coordination today, and
the IARU extends its gratitude for the excellent work. He will remain as
special advisor to the satellite committee.
I'm Graham, VK4BB, reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, from Australia
(Wireless Institute of Australia)
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BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the WD9HSY
repeater of the Tri-Town Amateur Radio Club in Hazel Crest, Illinois, on
Wednesdays.
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SHAKESPEARE: WHEREFORE ART THOU, QSOs?
William Shakespeare never wrote an Ode to a Linear Amplifier or a Sonnet
to a Hex Beam, but there might be some hams in the bard's old neighborhood
of Stratford-Upon-Avon who'd be willing to give it a try after the
Shakespeare 400 Special Event station gets on the air on April 23. The
"400" marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and the station
will be operating on the main HF bands with the call sign GB2WS.
To learn more, visit the Stratford-Upon-Avon & District Radio Society
website at www.stratfordradiosociety.org.uk
The special event station is hoping for a few hams - and perhaps even a
few "Hamlets" - from around the world.
(SOUTHGATE ARC)
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NURTURING NEW HAMS IN INDIA
Rajesh Vagadia, VU2EXP, knows how much fun it is to be a young, new ham.
He was 18 in 1991 when he got his first license, a dream he'd had since
the age of 15. Now, he's helping others do the same. On Saturday, April 2,
Rajesh presented a full-day program called "Ham Radio for Gen-X" at the
Gardi College of Engineering and Technology in the state of Gujarat
(GOO-JUH-ROT) in India.
More than 200 engineering students turned up for his presentation, and
as well as his demonstrations of Slow Scan TV and Morse Code -- which
included receiving and then decoding messages. He also treated his
audience of young hopefuls to a video documentary about amateur radio.
A member of a ham radio family in Gujarat, Rajesh is also a ham radio
educator, and has made presentations at other schools in Gujarat.
(SOUTHGATE ARC, QRZ.COM)
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SILENT KEY: HAM RADIO 'GODMOTHER' YOLANDA BASTIDAS, YV6BJ
In Venezuela, they called her the godmother of amateur radio enthusiasts.
And it is clear, from recent posts on social media and in a one-minute
video tribute, that her colleagues loved and respected her. Yolanda
Bastidas, YV6BJ, of Venezuela has become a Silent Key.
The video tribute, posted on Facebook on April 7, shows her at various
activities through the years with the Venezuelan radio club. Earlier
posts on Facebook had reflected the fact that she'd been hospitalized
within the last year and in poor health.
No other information was immediately available.
(FACEBOOK, QRZ.COM)
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SEANET REACTIVATED IN THAILAND
Thailand's national amateur radio society, RAST, has put the Southeast
Asia Net, known as SEANET, back on the air, inviting hams to check in
on a country-by-country basis on 14.320 MHz, twice a week -- Mondays
and Fridays. And later this year, plans are set to hold a SEANET
Convention in the Thai Gulf resort area of Pattaya.
The 20-meter SEANET has a long history, starting its operation in 1963.
The first SEANET Convention was not held until 1971. For this year's
convention, registration information and other details, can be found on
the website www.seanet2016.com.
The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand has also been busy with the first
Thai ham radio satellite, JAISAT-1 Cubesat, which is being built by
Innovative Solutions in Space under RAST sponsorship.
To the relief of many hams, the Thai radio society is also preparing to
offer the country's first Advance Class license examination in June.
Although Advanced level licenses have been permitted since 1987, no exam
existed until now. The only holder of an Advanced level license in
Thailand was the King of Thailand, who received his ticket in the 1980s.
(RAST VICE PRESIDENT TONY WALTHAM, HS0ZDX)
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UK CLUB JOURNAL IS NOT QUITE 'QRV'
QRV usually means you're ready. But the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio
Sociewty feels anything BUT ready with regard to its newsletter. which
it calls "QRV." The journal has a vacancy for its post of editor for
quite some time, and the radio society wrote recently on its website
that the need to fill that position has now become urgent.
The editor should ideally be a member of the radio society, but also be
knowledgeable in the use of Desk Top Publishing and MS OFfice, or a
similar program. The editor will also be responsible for working with
the printers who design the pages using photographs and articles
provided. The club will provide assistance proofreading the final
version before going to press.
If you'd like to produce QRV for the society, contact chairman Richie
Judson, G0RHJ, via email at
[email protected].
(RAFARS WEBSITE)
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