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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri May 24 2019 03:17 am
Amateur Radio Newsline 2169 for Friday, May 24, 2019
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2169, with a release date of
Friday, May 24, 2019 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Dayton Hamvention 2019 is history now.
A QRP pioneer becomes a Silent Key -- and only a few days remain
to nominate your candidate for Young Ham of the Year. All this,
and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Number 2169, comes your way,
right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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LOOKING BACK AT HAMVENTION 2019
NEIL/ANCHOR: With Dayton Hamvention 2019 now in the books, we take
a look back at some of the highlights. Before Hamvention even began,
several groups held their own events on Thursday. Contest University
was a packed house once again this year, as were the Four Days in
May QRP events. AMSAT sponsored its first Academy offering hams a
full day devoted to satellite operations. On Friday, things started
early with a long line of cars, and a short period of rain. Elecraft
announced a new HF radio, and the rain went away for a pleasant day
at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Dr. Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, the space
weather woman - and Amateur Radio Newsline's Science Correspondent -
and Tim Cunningham, N8DEU, the satellite guy, addressed instructors
of amateur radio classes. On Saturday, the sun showed up, and brought
the heat. Eight young speakers addressed the annual youth forum,
hosted by Carole Perry, WB2MGP, and there was a surprise guest: Jet
Jurgensmeyer, KE0UWZ, who plays Boyd Baxter on the TV show "Last Man
Standing." Meanwhile at the HamSCI area, talks covered radio propagation,
the youth contesting program, and more. Sunday's temperatures dropped,
but the wind arrived. The gates were blown wide open to the public, and
for the first time, admission was free. There were plenty of activities
and loads of prizes were given away. Nearby, the Voice of America Museum
set new attendance records, with 330 visitors throughout Hamvention
weekend. While the Hamvention official attendance wasn't available at the
time Newsline went to production, the crowds looked as good, if not
better, than last year.
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MORE FROM DAYTON: NEW HALL OF FAMERS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, one ceremonial dinner during Hamvention weekend
changed the lives of a number of prominent amateurs. Dave Parks, WB8ODF,
has that story.
DAVE: The CQ Contest Hall of Fame has inducted three new members. They
are Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, Dean Straw, N6BV, and Kresimir "Chris" Kovarik,
9A5K, who became a Silent Key earlier this year. They were formally
inducted by CQ Magazine on Saturday the 18th of May, at the contest
dinner held in Dayton during Hamvention weekend. The honor is a
recognition of the hams' excellence on the air, as well as their spirit
and generosity in giving back to the hobby. Bruce, who developed the
3830Scores dot com website (3830Scores.com) and the current National
Contest Journal website, is manager of the North American QSO Party.
Dean, who is an editor, writer, and ARRL staffer, developed the High
Frequency Terrain Analysis software for antenna system planning. He has
been deeply involved with the propagation prediction program VOACAP, or
Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program. Chris, who became a Silent
Key in February, was a past president of the Croatian Amateur Radio
Association, and vice chairman of IARU Region 1's HF Committee. A
competitor in the World Radiosport Team Championship, Chris developed
the KLog and DXLog programs.
The contest hall of fame, created in 1986, now has 74 members.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Dave Parks, WB8ODF.
NEIL/ANCHOR: CQ Magazine also announced it was inducting weak-signal
pioneer Joe Taylor, K1JT, into the CQ DX Hall of Fame. He shared the
honor with inductees Silvano Borsa, I2YSB, and the Italian DXpedition
team. These hall of famers were honored at the Dayton DX Dinner on
May 17th.
(CQ MAGAZINE)
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IT'S AUSTRALIA'S TURN WITH WIA CONFERENCE WEEKEND
NEIL/ANCHOR: As Newsline went to production, the next big amateur radio
conference was getting under way in Sydney, Australia. Organizers
announced three more scheduled presentations Down Under. One was to be
a comprehensive talk about Summits on the Air, by Andrew Davis, VK1DA,
a leader in the Australia SOTA program. Later, Rob Dolphin, VK2DIO, was
to discuss AllStar Linking, and Alex Stewart, VK2PSF, was to present an
overview of digital mode hotspots.
