Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 10 2020 09:09 am
KIDS' CW CLUB GETS VANITY CALL SIGN
JIM/ANCHOR: Although Amateur Radio Newsline typically doesn't run birth
announcements, this one's a little different. We are happy to report the
birth of a new call sign, K2LCW, granted recently to the Kids LICW Club.
The club's very young members have been learning Morse Code from the Long
Island CW Club in New York, an especially welcome activity during the
long quarantine. The Long Island CW Club - also known as W2LCW - is the
proud parent, and according to instructor Robb, K2MZ, is now in search of
a suitable logo. According to the Long Island CW Club website, since their
launch earlier this year, the kids' classes have attracted students from
31 U.S. states, and four countries.
(GROUPS.IO)
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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 WB5ITT repeater
of the Triangle Repeater Association in Houston, Texas, on Mondays at 7:30
p.m.
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NEW ARES TO SERVE RURAL WEST VIRGINIA
JIM/ANCHOR: Hams in one West Virginia county have been busy preparing for
disaster, whenever it comes. Jack Parker, W8ISH, has the details.
JACK: West Virginia is getting a new amateur radio emergency network. Hams
in the Morgan County region have formed the Morgan County Amateur Radio
Emergency Service as a way of providing backup to first responders, and
other service organizations, in times of crisis in the isolated rural area.
According to an article in the Morgan Messenger, the group is expected to
supplement official communications among police, firefighters, EMA units,
and 911 operators.
The effort is being coordinated by John Petersen, WQ0J, his group of 60
or so amateurs believe the new network will be a plus for emergency
response in the eastern panhandle county, where some communities are cut
off from the mainstream by a mountain.
Tyler Murphy, of the Morgan County Rescue Squad, told the website that
emergency responders welcome the addition of the ARES group, particularly
if the mainframe system fails, phones are out, and the squad's radios
aren't working.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jack Parker, W8ISH.
(THE MORGAN MESSENGER, LOCALDVM.COM)
JIM/ANCHOR: John told Newsline that 23 hams turned up at the organizing
meeting last month, and the next session will be at the end of July. We're
looking forward to watching this life-saving effort grow.
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IARU NAMES NEW COORDINATOR OF ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
JIM/ANCHOR: A leading amateur radio operator in the UK has become the new
coordinator of electromagnetic compatibility concerns at the International
Amateur Radio Union. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us more.
JEREMY: Martin Sach, G8KDF, has been named global Electromagnetic
Compatibility Coordinator for the IARU, according to a posting on the
website of the Radio Society of Great Britain. Martin succeeds Tore Worren,
LA9QL, of Norway, who has served as coordinator since 2017.
Martin has been the RSGB's liaison to the IARU on electromagnetic
compatibility issues. Last year, he received the Wortley-Talbot Trophy
from RSGB president Dave Wilson, M0OBW, for his efforts in developing
software that could identify VDSL2 interference.
The EMC coordinator is responsible for seeing that international standards
bodies take radio amateurs' needs into consideration in their actions,
particularly with respect to unwanted interference. The coordinator deals
with such bodies as the CISPR, the International Special Committee on
Radio Interference, and the ITU, along with numerous regional
telecommunication organisations. Martin will have the assistance of experts
on the subject who are volunteering their time and insights.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
