Subj : Newsline Part 2
To : ALL
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jun 23 2016 08:47 pm
SCOUTS ARE OUT AND ABOUT
JIM/ANCHOR: Once again, the young hams operating as K2BSA are on the
move. Newsline's Bill Stearns, NE4RD, brings us this Radio Scouting
update.
BILL: This week in Radio Scouting, we have 5 activations of the K2BSA
callsign in MI, MO, NM, OH, and VA, as well as a father and his son
activating their camp QRP.
Our portable zero station is still active at Camp Geiger in St. Joseph,
MO and will continue to be through July 22nd. Our portable five station
at the Philmont Scout Ranch continues as well in NM through September
1st.
Fred Stieg, KT6K, will be the control operator for the portable 6
station at the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network's Field Day
setup in Yucaipa, CA. Fred will be operating the GOTA station with
scouts from the Arrowhead and Greyback districts.
Edward Evans, WV8ED, will be the control operator for the portable 4
station at Camp Powhatan in Haiwasee, VA from June 27th through June
30th. Ed will be running a solar powered HF station on 10 through 40
meters as conditions allow.
Richard Zarczynski, AC8FJ, will be the control operator for the portable
8 station at Camp D-Bar-A Scout Ranch in Metamora, MI from June 26th
through July 2nd. Richard will be offering a first time radio merit
badge course at this very successful Trail to Eagle program.
Jeremy Adler, KG6YFT, will be attending summer camp with his son, Jacob
Adler KK6MYW, at Camp Chawanakee in Shaver Lake, CA from June 26th
through July 2nd. Jeremy and Jacob will be getting scouts on the air in
the afternoons with their portable QRP station.
Please help support this activity, and others involving youth in amateur
radio, by working and spotting them on the air and online. For more
information on K2BSA and radio scouting, please visit
http://www.k2bsa.net/.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, this
is Bill Stearns NE4RD.
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RACING FOR A BENEFIT NEAR BOSTON
JIM/ANCHOR: On Independence weekend, the New England Patriots won't have
an MVP at Gillette Stadium....but a group of hams might. Here's Amateur
Radio Newsline's Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
NEIL: Seats at a stadium's 50-yard line are often coveted spots because
they offer the best view of the action. But there's another reason for
all eyes to be on the 50 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts
this coming Independence Day weekend. The kickoff on July 3 will be a
benefit run for One Mission, the pediatric cancer foundation based in
Framingham, Massachusetts. Both a 5K and a 10K event will step off that
evening, with the 50-yard line as the finish line.
Hams are needed to get in the running -- not to race but to bring their
HTs and monitor runners' safety, as the athletes tackle both the
football field, and the various ramps throughout the stadium itself. If
you've got a dual-band HT, and a few hours to spare the evening of July
3, consider helping out between 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. To sign up, contact
Brett Smith of the Boston Amateur Radio Club at
[email protected]
or phone him on 859-466-5915.
Once the event is over, there'll be a fireworks display at 9 p.m., just
right for celebrating our nation's freedom -- and perhaps one day too,
freedom from childhood cancers.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
(FINISH AT THE FIFTY.COM, DAVID WOLFE KG1H)
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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 Triangle
Repeater Association's WB5ITT repeater in Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange,
Texas on Monday nights at 7:30 Central Time.
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THE MOST WANTED DX MOVES FORWARD
JIM/ANCHOR: If you're still hoping to work that prized DX in North Korea,
you may get your chance at last. Newsline's Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, has
more.
JASON: The latest news reports are saying that the North Korean government
has given approval for Dom, 3Z9DX, to return for his long-anticipated
operation from the world's most-wanted DX spot. The Polish DXer has
apparently been authorized to operate from P5 for as many as five days.
Though there are not many details yet, he will apparently be working
single sideband only, possibly 20, 15 or 10 meters.
Dom had surprised the amateur world last December with an unannounced
activation from North Korea on the 20th and 21st of December, working
mostly on 15 meters. He made 780 contacts during that operation, which
was a demonstration for the North Korean officials. He had hoped to
return in midwinter for a more formal, planned activation but that did
not happen.
And now, apparently, that is about to change. More details as we learn
them.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
(SOUTHGATE)
JIM/ANCHOR: Please note too: Dom's activation will be permitted on one
band only, and at short notice.
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