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   Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2007, April 15, 2016   
      
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 2007 with a release date of Friday,    
   April 15, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST. Amateurs recall their roots with Marconi Day. A    
   Washington State ham inspires his daughters' invitation to the White    
   House. The IARU gets a new satellite adviser. And in Thailand, the    
   Southeast Asia Net is back on 20 meters. All this and more in Amateur    
   Radio Newsline Report 2007 coming your way right now.   
      
   (Billboard Cart Here and Intro)   
      
   **   
      
   AMATEURS MARK MARCONI DAY   
      
   STEPHEN: We begin this week's newscast with a reminder of our origins as    
   amateur radio operators. Where would any of us be, for instance, without    
   Guglielmo Marconi? So every year, for the past 29 years, hams set aside    
   one day in April to get on the very same airwaves discovered so long ago    
   by this physicist, inventor and important communicator.   
      
   JEREMY: Happy Birthday Guglielmo Marconi. The birth of the pioneering    
   wireless scientist is recorded as April 25, 1874 -- but amateur radio    
   operators around the world, wanting to make the festivities a little    
   more inclusive and global, are again taking part in International    
   Marconi Day on Saturday, the 23rd of April.   
      
   The 24-hour-long event has its roots not just in the birth of Marconi    
   but the heart of one of the celebration's founders, Norman Pascoe,    
   G4USB, former president of the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, who became a    
   Silent Key earlier this year. The annual celebration has drawn    
   participation, in some years, by as many as 60 stations, including those    
   in South America, Australia, South Africa, Spain, Germany, Portugal and    
   the United States. This year, the Cornish amateurs are making an extra    
   effort for a successful event to honor, not just Guglielmo Marconi, but    
   Norman as well.   
      
   Steve, G7VOH, Vice Chairman of the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, wrote    
   recently about Norman on the DXCoffee website: QUOTE "He will be missed    
   by us all from all over the world. This is truly a major event in    
   Amateur Radio and we, the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, will be doing our    
   very best to keep it running as smoothly as Norman did, for many years    
   to come." ENDQUOTE   
      
   The Cornish club, GB4IMD, will be operating from the Stithians    
   Showground in Cornwall, and will be joined by stations around the world    
   on the bands. International Marconi Day awards will be given to    
   qualifying operators.   
      
   For a list of confirmed stations visit gx4crc.com/imd-stations   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, in Nottingham, the UK.   
      
      
   (CORNISH RADIO AMATEUR CLUB, DXCOFFEE, FACEBOOK)   
      
      
      
   **   
      
   LONGTIME HAM A MAJOR LEAGUE HONOREE   
      
      
   STEPHEN: He still holds the Mets and the Yankees in his heart but The    
   Seattle Mariners might just make a fan of this New York transplant yet.    
   Washington amateur Lester Kahan, K2ENC, was among the group of World War    
   II veterans honored at a recent home game. Here's Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.   
      
   NEIL: Right before the Seattle Mariners took on the Oakland Athletics at    
   Safeco Field on Saturday, April 9, Lester Kahan, K2ENC, found himself    
   playing in the big leagues too.   
      
   It was the Salute to Armed Forces Night for the Seattle baseball team    
   and Lester, a licensed ham since 1952, is also an Army veteran, having    
   served in World War II in the Pacific theater. The 88-year-old former    
   New Yorker, who moved to Washington State with his family in 2003, was    
   honored with other veterans during the Mariners' program that celebrates    
   vets for their service. He had been nominated for the honor by the    
   American Legion Post 161. And his wife Phyllis, WA2FAQ, was there to    
   share the moment.   
      
   Meanwhile, back on Long Island, New York, another home team was cheering    
   for him too. In Lindenhurst, New York, members of the Great South Bay    
   Amateur Radio Club, which Lester had helped charter and found, couldn't    
   be happier for him. Back in the day, Lester had been mayor of    
   Lindenhurst, New York, as well as the village's Traffic Court Judge. But    
   the lifelong ham is just as proud of having been an Elmer to many local    
   amateurs as well.   
      
   And clearly, the stadium ceremony left him feeling like Most Valuable    
   Player.   
      
   The Athletics, unfortunately, beat the Mariners, 6 to 1.   
      
   Reflecting on the day's big score though, Lester noted, somewhat    
   gratefully: QUOTE "I did a lot better than they did." ENDQUOTE   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG   
      
      
   (GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, LESTER KAHAN, K2ENC, AND PHYLLIS    
   KAHAN, WA2FAQ)   
      
      
   **   
   WHITE HOUSE VISIT FOR HAM'S DAUGHTERS   
      
   STEPHEN: The amateur radio activities of one Seattle area father has    
   clearly had an impact on his elementary school-age daughters. They    
   aren't hams yet but they definitely like getting on the air - just in a    
   different way - and it's landed them at the White House. Here's Amateur    
   Radio Newsline's Paul Braun, WD9GCO.   
      
   PAUL: Inspired by their amateur radio father, two young Seattle,    
   Washington sisters are having a positively Presidential Moment this month.   
      
   Rebecca Yeung, age 10, and Kimberly Yeung, age 8, the daughters of    
   Winston Yeung, KI7CSK, are fascinated with the study of science and    
   space. Last year, accompanied by their father and mother, they visited a    
   local lake in central Washington to launch a small spacecraft they    
   designed and built, with encouragement on the project from their dad. At    
   the lake, the APRS-equipped craft went 78,000 feet up and attracted, not    
   just local media, but eventually the White House.   
      
   An invitation to the White House Science Fair came not long afterward.    
   That fair was held Wednesday, April 13. In a blog post, Amanda Stone,    
   White House Senior Program Manager in the Office of Digital Strategy    
   wrote: QUOTE "Kimberly and Rebecca hope to show other children that    
   science and engineering is not only interesting and accessible for kids,    
   but a lot of fun as well." ENDQUOTE   
      
   It helps of course to have an amateur radio operator as a father,    
   someone who looks skyward much of the time. Although the sisters note    
   that dad's full-time job is a little more grounded: He works for    
   T-Mobile's Legal Department.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.   
      
   (GEEK WIRE)   
      
      
   **   
      
   IARU ANNOUNCES NEW SATELLITE ADVISER   
      
   STEPHEN: There's a changing of the guard at the International Amateur    
   Radio Union. A new satellite adviser is taking the helm to handle all    
   things relating to satellite communication - on the ground and, of    
   course, way above it. We hear more from Amateur Radio Newsline's Graham    
   Kemp, VK4BB:   
      
   GRAHAM: Many 'Hans' make satellites work. IARU announces its new    
   Satellite Adviser   
      
   The International Amateur Radio Union has appointed Hans Blondeel    
   Timmerman, PB2T, as the new IARU Satellite Adviser.   
      
   The position represents the IARU to the satellite community and performs    
   satellite frequency coordination. In addition it has responsibility for   
   maintaining correspondence, reporting to the IARU Administrative    
   Council, and if requested provide technical and operation advice.  The    
   Satellite   
   Advisor is assisted by a panel of volunteer satellite advisory members.   
      
   Hans Blondeel Timmerman PB2T was first licensed in 1980, carrying out    
   many roles including being the IARU Region 1 President from 2008 to 2014.   
      
   He replaces Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV, who has served as IARU    
   Satellite Adviser since 1994. During his time he established many of the    
   procedures used for amateur satellite frequency coordination today, and    
   the IARU extends its gratitude for the excellent work. He will remain as    
   special advisor to the  satellite committee.   
      
   I'm Graham, VK4BB, reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, from Australia   
      
   (Wireless Institute of Australia)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK HERE:   
      
   Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio    
   Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the    
   WD9HSY repeater of the Tri-Town Amateur Radio Club in Hazel Crest,    
   Illinois, on Wednesdays.   
      
      
   **   
      
   SHAKESPEARE: WHEREFORE ART THOU, QSOs?   
      
   William Shakespeare never wrote an Ode to a Linear Amplifier or a Sonnet    
   to a Hex Beam but there might be some hams in the bard's old    
   neighborhood of Stratford-Upon-Avon who'd be willing to give it a try    
   after the Shakespeare 400 Special Event station gets on the air on April    
   23. The "400" marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and    
   the station will be operating on the main HF bands with the call sign GB2WS.   
      
   To learn more, visit the Stratford-Upon-Avon & District Radio Society    
   website at www.stratfordradiosociety.org.uk   
      
   The special event station is hoping for a few hams - and perhaps even a    
   few "Hamlets" - from around the world.   
      
      
   (SOUTHGATE ARC)   
      
   **   
      
      
   NURTURING NEW HAMS IN INDIA   
      
   Rajesh Vagadia, VU2EXP, knows how much fun it is to be a young, new ham.    
   He was 18 in 1991 when he got his first license, a dream he'd had since    
   the age of 15. Now he's helping others do the same. On Saturday, April    
   2, Rajesh presented a full-day program called "Ham Radio for Gen-X" at    
   the Gardi College of Engineering and Technology in the state of Gujarat    
   (GOO-JUH-ROT) in India.   
      
   More than 200 engineering students turned up for his presentation and as    
   well as his demonstrations of Slow Scan TV and Morse Code -- which    
   included receiving and then decoding messages. He also treated his    
   audience of young hopefuls to a video documentary about amateur radio.   
      
   A member of a ham radio family in Gujarat, Rajesh is also a ham radio    
   educator, and has made presentations at other schools in Gujarat.   
      
   (SOUTHGATE ARC, QRZ.COM)   
      
      
   **   
      
      
   SILENT KEY: HAM RADIO 'GODMOTHER' YOLANDA BASTIDAS, YV6BJ   
      
   In Venezuela, they called her the godmother of amateur radio    
   enthusiasts. And it is clear, from recent posts on social media and in a    
   one-minute video tribute, that her colleagues loved and respected her.    
   Yolanda Bastidas, YV6BJ, of Venezuela has become a Silent Key.   
      
   The video tribute, posted on Facebook on April 7, shows her at various    
   activities through the years with the Venezuelan radio club. Earlier    
   posts on Facebook had reflected the fact that she'd been hospitalized    
   within the last year and in poor health.   
      
   No other information was immediately available.   
      
      
   (FACEBOOK, QRZ.COM)   
      
      
   **   
      
   SEANET REACTIVATED IN THAILAND   
      
   Thailand's national amateur radio society, RAST, has put the Southeast    
   Asia Net, known as SEANET, back on the air, inviting hams to check in on    
   a country-by-country basis on 14.320 MHz, twice a week -- Mondays and    
   Fridays. And later this year, plans are set to hold a SEANET Convention    
   in the Thai Gulf resort area of Pattaya.   
      
   The 20-meter SEANET has a long history, starting its operation in 1963.    
   The first SEANET Convention was not held until 1971. For this year's    
   convention, registration information and other details can be found on    
   the website www.seanet2016.com.   
      
   The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand has also been busy with the first    
   Thai ham radio satellite, JAISAT-1 Cubesat, which is being built by    
   Innovative Solutions in Space under RAST sponsorship.   
      
   To the relief of many hams, the Thai radio society is also preparing to    
   offer the country's first Advance Class license examination in June.    
   Although Advanced level licenses have been permitted since 1987, no exam    
   existed until now. The only holder of an Advanced level license in    
   Thailand was the King of Thailand, who received his ticket in the 1980s.   
      
      
   (RAST VICE PRESIDENT TONY WALTHAM, HS0ZDX)   
      
      
   **   
      
   UK CLUB JOURNAL IS NOT QUITE 'QRV'   
      
   QRV usually means you're ready. But the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio    
   Sociewty feels anything BUT ready with regard to its newsletter. which    
   it calls "QRV." The journal has a vacancy for its post of editor for    
   quite some time and the radio society wrote recently on its website that    
   the need to fill that position has now become urgent.   
      
   The editor should ideally be a member of the radio society but also be    
   knowledgeable in the use of Desk Top Publishing and MS OFfice or a    
   similar program. The editor will also be responsible for working with    
   the printers who design the pages using photographs and articles    
   provided. The club will provide assistance proofreading the final    
   version before going to press.   
      
   If you'd like to produce QRV for the society, contact chairman Richie    
   Judson, G0RHJ, via email at richie_judson@yahoo.com.   
      
   (RAFARS WEBSITE)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLD OF DX   
      
   Svein, LA9JKA, is operating on Jan Mayen Island, on all HF bands, until    
   early October. He is using the call sign JX9JKA. Send QSLs to his home call.   
      
   Tom, KC0W, will is active for several months as KH8/KC0W from American    
   Samoa using CW only. Send cards to his home QTH in the United States.   
      
   Members of the Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club will be working as K6PV/6    
   from Santa Catalina Island from April 28 to May 1. Look for them    
   operating SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31 on 80 through 10 meters. Send QSL    
   cards via K6PV.   
      
   Doug, VK4ADC, is working holiday style as VK9NU from Norfolk Island,    
   starting April 23, through May 2. He will only be working SSB. Look for    
   him on 80 meters through 6 meters. Send QSL cards via home call (direct    
   or bureau). You may also use eQSL and LoTW.   
      
   Alex, W1CDC, is on the bands as 8R1A from Guyana until April 24, holiday    
   style. Listen for him on 80m to 10m, mainly working CW. QSL to his home    
   call.   
      
   (IRISH RADIO TRANSMITTER SOCIETY)   
      
   **   
      
   KICKER: DOG CATCHER NEEDED FOR MISSING ASTRONAUT POOCH   
      
   STEPHEN: We close this week with a cautionary tale from a group of    
   schoolchildren in the UK: Think twice before sending your dog - even a    
   toy dog - into space. We hear more from Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim    
   Damron, N8TMW.   
      
   JIM: "FIND SAM" -- Those words, preceded by a hashtag, signal the    
   world's focus, on social media, on the intense search efforts by some    
   London primary school students on locating the plush toy they launched,    
   with a helium balloon, into space. Sam, the toy dog, was equipped with a    
   GoPro camera and GPS tracking equipment. But when the balloon popped, 15    
   miles above the Earth, and everything that went up, eventually came    
   down, Sam was nowhere to be found. They did not, after all, equip Sam    
   with a map.   
      
   Radio amateurs, of course, can relate. Trackers, transponders, balloons    
   and often, ground searches, are part of the amateur experience for many    
   who enjoy this kind of experimentation.   
      
   Now, it's unlikely Sam met with the same fate as Laika, the Soviet space    
   dog who orbited the Earth in 1957 and failed to survive, but the    
   question remains - where in northwest England could Sam have landed? The    
   world asks "Have you seen this dog?"  Even a local hotel that helped    
   sponsor the project is offering a free stay to Sam's finder.   
      
   For the students, this was supposed to have been a lesson in astronomy    
   and physics. But perhaps the teacher should have also thrown in some    
   studies of animal husbandry or at least dog breeding. The kids might    
   have decided they'd be better off using a retriever.   
      
   For Amateur Radio newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.   
      
      
   (CNN, TWITTER, NATURE WORLD NEWS, USA TODAY)   
      
      
   **   
      
      
   NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; Cornish Amateur    
   Radio Club; CNN; CQ Magazine; DX.NET; Facebook; Geek Wire; Great South    
   Bay Amateur Radio Club; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Irish Radio    
   Transmitter Society; Nature World News; the Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin;    
   QSL.NET; QRZ.COM., Radio Amateur Society of Thailand; Royal Air Force    
   Amateur Radio Society; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Southside Amateur    
   Radio Club; TWiT TV; Twitter; USA Today; Wireless Institute of    
   Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio    
   Newsline. Our email address is newsline@arnewsline.org. More information    
   is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website located    
   at www.arnewsline.org.   
      
   We also remind our listeners that there's still time to nominate    
   candidates for the 2016 Bill Pasternak Young Ham of the Year Award. This    
   honor recognizes licensed amateurs who are no older than 19 and living    
   in the U.S., Puerto Rico or Canada, and who have made significant    
   contributions to ham radio and their community. To download an    
   application form and learn how to qualify for the honor, visit our    
   website, www.arnewsline.org, and click on the tab for "Y-H-O-T-Y."    
   Completed forms and supporting documentation should be sent to: The    
   Young Ham of the Year Award, in care of Amateur Radio Newsline Inc.,    
   Editorial Office, P.O. Box 451, Huntington Station, New York 11746.   
      
   For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,    
   and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth,    
   Ohio, saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.   
      
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