Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 08 2022 10:28 am
DISASTER EXERCISE SET FOR HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
DON/ANCHOR: Hams throughout Hawaii are getting ready for a disaster drill
that needs as many participants as possible. We hear more from Kevin
Trotman, N5PRE.
KEVIN: To help hams in Hawaii ensure that they can be prepared when
hurricanes or other disasters strike the islands, Hawaii ARES is
conducting a disaster exercise on Saturday the 16th of July. Amateurs who
volunteer to participate will make use of their radios as well as their
computers to send messages in a variety of ways. That will include the
use of Winlink to transmit emails with simulated hurricane reports. Other
messages will also simulate reports from area Red Cross shelters and will
provide field situation and damage reports.
Michael Miller, KH6ML, appeared on a recent KITV newscast in Hawaii to
share the details and ask for all licensed amateurs to get involved. Hams
who participate in SKYWARN, CERT, and other emergency response programs
are welcome, as are those who may not be involved in RACES, ARES or any
club. In this statewide exercise, the hams will follow the standardized
Incident Command System that is in use throughout the United States. The
exercise presumes that each of the Hawaiian islands has lost internet,
cell phone service and electrical power as a result of a hurricane.
For details on how to get involved visit the website hawaiiares.net
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
(HAWAIIARES.NET, KITV HAWAII)
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TRADITIONAL CW CELEBRATED DURING 'NIGHT OF NIGHTS'
DON/ANCHOR: Listen up: Commercial Morse Code is about to return to the
air, if only for a night. Randy Sly, W4XJ, explains.
RANDY: In the early years of the 20th century, there was nothing more
reassuring for a lonely radio officer on a storm-tossed ship than the
response of a coastal station to their call. The last of these Morse
messages was sent on July 12, 1999. On that date, the founders of the
Maritime Radio Historical Society established their organization with the
specific goal of returning coast station KPH to the air as a means to
honor the men and women who made the profession of radiotelegrapher one
of honor and skill. On July 12, 2022, the MRHS will hold its 23rd annual
Night of Nights, commemorating the tradition of commercial Morse code
once thought dead.
Each July 12th, since the year 2000, transmitters are brought online for
this special event from the original Marconi/RCA transmission site in
Bolinas, California. KPH and KFS will be operating on assigned commercial
frequencies while K6KPH will be operating on several HF amateur radio
bands. For operational times, frequencies and QSL information, please
check the Maritime Radio Historical Society website at radiomarine.org.
(MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY)
Newsline's Randy Sly, W4XJ reporting.
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POTA OPERATORS UPLOAD OWN LOGS
DON/ANCHOR: Hams active in Parks on the Air received upbeat news on the
POTA website recently: From 1200 UTC on July 1st activators have been
able to upload their own logs rather than rely on regional volunteer
coordinators to do so. Hams logging onto the POTA site should now see a
menu option called "My Log Uploads." The feature became active on July
1st, following a period of successful beta testing. Posting on the
website QRPer, Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL, said the option was a welcome
change for activators.
The system update comes just in time for the POTA Annual Support Your
Parks Plaque Event on the 16th and 17th of July where there will be
shields to be won for various classes of operation.
(POTA)
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