Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 02 2019 02:07 pm
HAMS HELP HONOR HOLOCAUST REFUGEES IN NY
PAUL/ANCHOR: Amateur radio will be doing its part, as one New York State
community pays tribute to Holocaust refugees, who found shelter there
during World War II. We have that story from Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.
KENT: The words "Safe Haven" have taken on a special meaning, for
residents of Oswego (Oss-WEE-go) County in central New York State, for
75 years. In 1944, under the direction of President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
nearly one thousand Holocaust refugees were transported to the U.S. from
overcrowded conditions in Italy, and brought to an emergency refugee
shelter at Fort Ontario, New York. It was the only shelter established
in the U.S. for Holocaust refugees as World War II continued to rage.
On the 5th of August, Oswego County will host a reunion of 19 of the 30
surviving refugees - a gathering that is likely to be the last of its
kind. Speakers at various events will include refugees and their families,
and such dignitaries as Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon (dah-NON), and
Kevin Hill, president of the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum.
Amateur radio will be there too: David Granoff, K3AS, president of the
Fulton Amateur Radio Club, said some of the club's members are operating
special event station W2CXV. David, who is also a board member of the
Safe Haven Holocaust Museum in Oswego, and a member of the 75th Anniversary
committee, said the amateurs' time on the air will honor the memory of all
the 982 Holocaust survivors, who found a Safe Haven in Fort Ontario, 75
years ago. Be listening on the 5th of August. The hams will be on from
noon to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on 20 meters and 40 meters SSB.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.
(DAVID GRANOFF K3AS)
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SOLAR CYCLE'S NOT A VICIOUS CYCLE AFTER ALL
PAUL/ANCHOR: If you find yourself alternately cursing and thanking the
11-year solar cycle for its impact on the HF bands, maybe a little more
understanding would help matters. Scientists reported recently that they
may have new clues about what forces make the cycle do what it does.
Reporting on the ScienceAlert website, the researchers blame - or perhaps
credit - changes in the alignment of the planets. Jupiter, Earth, and
Venus, exert a gravitational influence on the tides in solar weather,
they say, and when the planets are aligned, every 11.07 years, it
coincides with a time of solar minimum. German physicist Frank Stefani
calls it a "clocked process", and compares it to the way the Earth's
tides are influenced by the gravity of the moon. The research was
originally published in the journal Solar Physics.
(SCIENCE ALERT)
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OHIO CLUB MARKING ITS CENTENARIAN STATUS
PAUL/ANCHOR: One hundred years of ham radio? If you belong to this Ohio
club, it's something to celebrate. Here's Jack Parker, W8ISH, with details.
JACK: The Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Association has a long and
distinguished record of service. A few years after its creation, it
became the first club in Ohio to become an ARRL affiliate. Its presence
in the community has been a steady one for its lifetime - all 100 years
of it.
That's right, a century. Its members provide communications support to
such events as the Special Olympics in Mahoning County, and to the
Youngstown Road Runners, and Youngstown CityScape. They respond when
needed by the National Weather Service Sky Warn program, and drill to
be ready for disasters -- including the deadly one that struck in
Trumbull County in May of 1985. During that that historic tornado,
they radio'd reports to the weather service -- and afterward, used radios
to provide the Red Cross with help coordinating recovery efforts.
So, now it's time to party like a 100-year-old deserves to party. Plans
are in the works for a birthday dinner in October. The hams, of course,
will be well-prepared for that as well.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jack Parker, W8ISH.
(THE VINDICATOR)
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ON-AIR EVENT IN UK CALLS ATTENTION TO CHILD'S MEDICAL NEEDS
PAUL/ANCHOR: In the UK, amateurs are joining with one community center,
to rally around a local youngster with extreme medical needs. More on
that story from Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
JEREMY: For this upcoming special event, organisers are hoping hams will
listen with their hearts as well as their ears: The Newton-le-Willows
Amateur Radio Club M X ZERO N R C will be operating their station at the
Derbyshire Hill Family & Community Centre in St. Helens, which is hosting
a fundraiser on the 7th of September for a local 15-month-old child, who
has a host of medical conditions. The club's Lee Layland M0LGL, told
Newsline that the event is designed to make life easier for the little
boy, whose name is Elliot. He is in need of home medical equipment,
therapy sessions, and an adaptive wheelchair, amongst other things. Hams
will be operating on a number of bands, using different modes, from 10:30
in the morning to about 5 p.m. local time.
Lee told Newsline that operators are hoping to make as many on-air
contacts as possible.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(SOUTHGATE AMATEUR RADIO NEWS, LEE LAYLAND M0LGL)
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