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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu May 26 2016 10:44 pm
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2013, May 27, 2016
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 2013, with a release date of Friday,
May 27, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Dayton 2016 is done - and we share some moments
in a special report. Girl Scouts join the pack - the Amateur Radio Patch
pack, that is. In England, a World War II wireless station gets official
protection. And, we hear from our 1998 Young Ham of the Year Award winner.
All this and more, in Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2013, coming your way,
right now.
(Billboard Cart Here and Intro)
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SPECIAL REPORT: DAYTON HAMVENTION 2016 REVISITED
SKEETER: Missed going to Dayton Hamvention??? Well, we begin our newscast
this week by bringing a little bit of Dayton to you. Here's a special
report by Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephen Kinford, N8WB.
STEPHEN'S REPORT: From May 20 to May 22, Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio was
the place to be. Ask anyone. Ask Gordon West:
[GORDON]: "Hi there, Gordon West, WB6NOA, we're in Dayton, Ohio, 2016...
..........We're having a great time in Dayton this year as we do every
year. So if you've not done Dayton, put it on your schedule, and we'll
see you next year. Gordo, WB6NOA, clear."
STEPHEN: And the more than 25,000 attendees were from everywhere around
the world:
MASHUP OF AUDIO FROM Chip Margelli, K7JA; Qatar Amateur Radio Society,
A71A represented by Saleh Alqahtani, A71EZ; Nick Henwood, G3RWF,
president of the Radio Society of Great Britain; and Vicki Mate, K8VGM
of the 3905 Century Club.
STEPHEN: Seminars, workshops, VE sessions, and whole lot of new radios,
antennas, and other products, vied for everyone's attention. Vendors
found Hamvention the perfect place to showcase new introductions to the
amateur world. So did AMSAT, the nonprofit amateur radio satellite
organization. We spoke to Barry Baines, WD4ASW, AMSAT's president.
BARRY CLIP: "So one of the projects we are working with is called Phase
4B, "4" meaning geostationery or geosynchronous........."
STEPHEN: In all, it was a time for eyeball QSOs, banquets, prizes,
expanding knowledge, and to carry home a lot more luggage on the return
trip home. Because no ham can resist something good for the shack, and
Hamvention had plenty of that. Before we leave, why don't we listen to
one more hamster at Dayton: Bob Heil.
BOB HEIL CLIP: "Well it's Dayton 2016, here we are again. My first one
was 1959......."
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, reporting from
Wadsworth Ohio.
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GIRL SCOUT RADIO PATCH IN THE WORKS
SKEETER/ANCHOR: Now, here's a new kind of radio patch you won't find in
any catalogue. Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil Rapp, WB9VPG has the
details.
NEIL: Patches are nothing new to seasoned hams, but there's a new kind
of patch in the works that breaks entirely new ground for Girl Scouts.
That's right, Girl Scouts will soon be eligible to learn about ham radio
and earn a patch, just as Boy Scouts have been doing with the
longstanding Merit Badge.
In an announcement at the Instructors' Forum at the Dayton Hamvention
on Friday, May 20, Maria Lysandrou, KD9BUS, described the new
patch-in-progress, a joint effort between the ARRL, and two Girl Scout
troops. It's called the Radio and Wireless Technology patch, and the
program behind it includes a curriculum for Girl Scouts at all levels,
introducing them to radio waves, the electromagnetic spectrum, GPS, and
of course ham radio itself. Local clubs are encouraged to work with Girl
Scouts and help them along.
According to the ARRL website, authors of the curriculum in addition to
ARRL Education Services Manager Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, include two girl
scout troop leaders: Jill Galus, KB1SWV of the Girl Scouts of the Green
and White Mountains, and Laura Northrop, KJ4ECA of the Girl Scouts of
Greater Atlanta. Cathy Freeman, KI4SBK; James Neufell, K2GM; Steve Sant
Andrea, AG1YK; and James Youngberg, K1NKR also contributed to the
development of this program, and Carole Perry, WB2MGP, and others
consulted with the group.
No, the patch is not a copy of the Boy Scout Merit Badge, but it has
merit in other ways: It offers similar experiences and goals, and
kindles an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
subjects, and, hopefully, later careers. The patch has been a long time
coming, and only recently met final approval.
Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, is also the contact person for this patch at the
League. You can find the information on the ARRL web site, or email
[email protected].
Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in
Bloomington, Indiana.
(DAYTON HAMVENTION, GIRL SCOUTS, ARRL)
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