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   Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2014, June 3, 2016   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 2014 with a release date of Friday,    
   June 3, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST. Amateur radio climbs to the mountaintops of    
   Nepal and beyond. Hams carry on a Memorial Day tradition. A $29,000 gift    
   to DXers honors the memory of one pioneering California DXer.   
   And hams in Canada prepare for the 150th anniversary of the Canadian    
   Confederation. All this and more in Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2014,    
   coming your way right now.   
      
   (Billboard Cart Here and Intro)   
      
   **   
      
   PUTTING SUMMITS ON THE AIR FOR SAFETY   
      
   STEPHEN: We begin this week's newscast with word of a life-changing and    
   perhaps even life-saving change that is coming to mountain peaks such as    
   the Himalayas, via amateur radio. Up there, climbers often know that the    
   hardest summits they may ever face are the heights of safety. Amateur    
   Radio Newsline's Graham Kemp, VK4BB, has the story.   
      
   GRAHAM's REPORT: In what's being called an unprecedented move, nearly    
   two dozen Bengalese mountaineers earned their amateur radio licenses in    
   late May and will soon be using portable radios to provide climber    
   safety, emergency rescues and, if need be, help with searches for    
   missing and fallen climbers.   
      
   A report in the Hindustan Times identifies two of the new hams as    
   Dipankar Ghosh and Subrata Dey, both well-known veteran mountaineers.    
   According to Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, of the West Bengal Radio Club,    
   the climbers' license are likely the first ever to be issued to any    
   mountaineer. He said that in addition to carrying HF radios in their    
   backpacks with an antenna, the guides will also be outfitted with    
   transmitters that automatically send their position to base camp for    
   tracking purposes in case of an emergency. The West Bengal Club's    
   founder helped train and prepare the climbers for the recent licensing    
   examination in late May.   
      
   Dey told the Hindustan Times that the licenses were a long time coming,    
   and that such capability might have saved the life of his friend who    
   collapsed and died on Mount Dhaulagiri in Nepal, the world's    
   seventh-highest peak, just this past 19 May. Earlier that same day, a    
   Nepalese sherpa guide fell to his death from the world's fourth largest    
   peak, Lhotse Face, while fixing ropes for an expedition of soldiers from    
   India.   
      
   And just a day later, May 20, Melbourne University lecturer Marisa    
   Strydom died while descending Everest. In her case, it had been feared    
   her body would remain in Nepal but it has now been retrieved and    
   returned to Australia.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.   
      
   (THE HINDU, THE HINDUSTAN TIMES)   
      
   **   
      
   A MEMORIAL DAY WITH EXTRA MEANING   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: This past Memorial Day Weekend, one group of hams in    
   Fort Wayne, Indiana hosted an event that made the word "memorial" into    
   "memorable" for the military. Amateur Radio Newsline's Paul Braun,    
   WD9GCO, explains.   
      
   PAUL: Honoring America's military members, whether they are veterans or    
   those in active service, is a treasured tradition on a number of    
   national holidays. But how do you publicly express the nation's    
   gratitude to the men and women who died in service to their country?    
   When you're a ham radio operator, you honor those sacrifices by    
   organizing a tribute to those who are still serving today. That notion    
   is what inspired Emery McClendon, KB9IBW, of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to    
   create an event called "A Salute to Those Who Served" 13 years ago, as    
   part of Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day, or ARMAD.   
      
   This past Memorial Day weekend, that was the message these hams carried    
   -- and from all reports, signals were clearly copied. For just a few    
   hours outside the Praise Lutheran Church in Ft. Wayne, ARMAD saluted    
   past and present military members, and even heard from a number of them    
   personally. Two veterans were among the guest speakers during the brief    
   ceremonies - one from World War Two and another from the conflicts in    
   Afghanistan and Iraq.   
      
   According to his profile in QRZ, McClendon is a veteran himself and    
   knows the hard work of the military first-hand: A Life Member of    
   Disabled American Veterans, he served in the U.S. Air Force for four    
   years, and the Indiana Air National Guard for two years. He is also a    
   strong proponent of promoting amateur radio by connecting it, whenever    
   possible, to military-related special events.   
      
   As for this past weekend's event, the connection was strong - and it    
   showed that sometimes the clearest and most heartfelt message any ham    
   can deliver is this phrase: "THANK YOU FOR GIVING ALL YOU HAD."   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO in Valparaiso, Indiana.   
      
      
   (WANE-TV, ARMAD.NET, QRZ.COM)   
      
   **   
      
   $29,000 GIFT GOES THE DISTANCE   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A radio museum that was to rise on land once used by a    
   notable California DXer won't be built after all. But a generous gift    
   from the foundation behind the museum project will end up helping    
   DXpeditioners elsewhere. Here's more from Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil    
   Rapp, WB9VPG.   
      
   NEIL'S REPORT: THe Northern California DX Foundation has received a    
   $29,000 gift from the Don Wallace Museum Foundation, which is shutting    
   its Rancho Palos Verdes, California site after nearly three decades. The    
   museum site was named for Don Wallace, W6AM, a radio pioneer and premier    
   DXer, who became a Silent Key in 1985. The land, which the board of    
   directors had hoped would one day house a museum and radio shack, is now    
   being developed for residential use. It was formerly used for Wallace's    
   noted "antenna ranch."   
      
   Museum board chairman Joe Locascio, K5KT, said there are no restrictions    
   on use of the funds by the DX Foundation, a private, donor-supported    
   organization created in 1972 to support amateur radio projects and    
   related scientific undertakings. He said the gift to the DX Foundation    
   is being given in the spirit of the same DXing goals cherished by    
   Wallace himself. The Northern California group assured museum officials    
   that the donation will go toward helping making top DXpeditions happen.   
      
   But Locascio noted that the site itself will retain one remnant of its    
   former use: An 18 by 24 bronze plaque visible at the entrance to    
   Wallace's former ranch. It serves as a permanent marker of the    
   property's former glory days in amateur radio.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.   
      
   **   
      
   YASME FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES GRANTS, EXCELLENCE AWARDS   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Other gifts to amateur radio - these ones benefiting    
   young amateurs - have been announced by the not-for-profit Yasme    
   Foundation. Three supporting grants are being given out. The Foundation    
   for Amateur Radio is receiving support for its 2017-2018 scholarship    
   program; the ARRL Foundation will be helped with funds for its Yasme    
   Foundation scholarship. A third grant will assist two young hams in    
   Ethiopia who will participate in the Youth Contesting Program in Estonia.   
      
   The Yasme Foundation is organized to support scientific and educational    
   projects related to Amateur Radio, including DXing and the introduction    
   and promotion of Amateur Radio in developing countries. Supporting    
   grants were also given to other recipients to specifically support    
   global HF operations.   
      
   The foundation also announced three recipients of its Excellence Award,    
   which recognizes achievement in technical, organizational or operational    
   areas: They are longtime educator Carole Perry, WB2MGP; Tim Duffy, the    
   ARRL's Western Pennsvylania section manager; and longtime amateur radio    
   mentor and trainer, Tom Rauch, W8JI.   
      
   (YASME FOUNDATION)   
      
      
   **   
      
   BREAK HERE:   
      
   Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio    
   Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the    
   Lakes Area Amateur Radio Club's W5JAS repeater in Jasper, Texas, on    
   Monday nights.   
      
   ***   
      
   NORFOLK ISLAND REPORT   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Norfolk Island, off the east coast of Australia,    
   normally doesn't have a lot of amateur radio activity. That changed    
   during the last weekend in May. We hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's    
   John Williams, VK4JJW.   
      
   JOHN WILLIAMS' REPORT: You've probably heard of " The Thornbirds," a    
   world best seller novel, and then, TV series, written by long time    
   resident of Norfolk Island, Australian   
   Colleen McCulloch who passed away last year and now rests on this    
   verdant rock in the middle of the South Pacific. Now, the Wireless    
   Institute of Australia has put Colleen's home on the map again by    
   holding its Annual General Meeting over the last weekend of May in the    
   35-square-kilometer -- or 14-square-mile island paradise with almost 100    
   hams and their partners making the bit-over-2-hour-flight from the    
   mainland and staying there for at least the three-day occasion. Some    
   hams have made it a real break and stayed for a week! Flying is the    
   easiest way to get there because ships sometimes have to anchor offshore    
   for weeks, waiting for calm seas to transfer goods and people.   
      
   In recent years, the WIA AGM has been held in different places all    
   around Australia and so it was fitting that we journey to a    
   soon-to-be-made official part of the country.   
      
   Norfolk Island is an Australian External Territory just 1300 Km or 900    
   miles off the east coast. With a resident population of around 1500, it    
   has very few hams, and with the passing several years ago of avid    
   Norfolk Island resident Dxer, "Island Chaser" Jim Smith VK9NS, there    
   have been very few opportunities since to work this rare location.   
      
   Some of the latest visitors even went to the trouble and expense of    
   arranging their very own VK9 call, expressly to activate the island    
   again, if only for a short time. But then, that makes it even more    
   desirable for the DX hound doesn't it!   
      
   When the formalities and socialising of the AGM weekend didn't get in    
   the way, there was a fair amount of "CQ DX" happening from the land of    
   Norfolk Pine trees ... I was there too!   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW   
      
   **   
      
   O CANADA! 150 YEARS OF CANADA!   
      
   Hams participating in the events marking Canada's sesquicentennial in    
   2017 have been given permission to use special call sign prefixes to    
   mark the occasion.   
      
   For those Canadian amateurs wishing to change their prefix, VA becomes    
   CF; VE becomes CG; VO becomes CH; and VY, CI.   
      
   The announcement was made by Radio Amateurs of Canada during the recent    
   Dayton Hamvention. Radio Amateurs of Canada notes that use of the    
   prefixes is optional -- but a nice way to mark 150 years, nonetheless.   
      
   (RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA)   
      
   **   
      
   PROGRESS ON PARITY   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Trying to hammer out acceptable language for the Amateur    
   Radio Parity Act hasn't been easy. But the ARRL and the organization    
   representing homeowners associations have helped fashion an amended bill    
   with input from congressional staffers that would permit outdoor    
   antennas to be installed in communities with deed-restricted residential    
   properties.   
      
   The homeowners group, called the Community Associations Institute,    
   issued a statement expressing support for the amended language in the    
   legislation, also known as HR 1301. And Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, the ARRL    
   Hudson Division Director and Legislative Affairs Committee Chairman,    
   also noted he was pleased with the agreement - but stressed that some    
   matters still need to be worked on.   
      
   Congress is expected to act on the bill sometime this year.   
      
   (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   THE WORLD OF DX   
      
   Waldi, SP7IDX, is active from Vannoya Island as LA/SP7IDX between June 1    
   and June 10th. Send QSLs to his home callsign, via the Bureau, direct,    
   LoTW or ClubLog.   
      
   Be listening for Gerard, F6CKD, who is working the bands from French    
   Guiana until June 15th as FY/F6CKD. He is mainly on 20/17 meters. Send    
   QSLs via F6CKD.   
      
   Also on the air through June 15 is Kevin, K6TOP, who will be in the    
   British Virgin Islands with the call sign VP2V/K6TOP. Find him on 40    
   through 10m working CW in his spare time. Send QSLs via Logbook of the    
   World.   
      
   John, 2M0JMN, is in the Cayman Islands operating as ZF2MN through June    
   17th. Hear him on the HF bands, working holiday style. Send QSL cards    
   via M0OXO.   
      
      
   (IRISH RADIO TRANSMITTER SOCIETY, OHIO PENN DX BULLETIN)   
      
   **   
      
   KICKER: NORTHERN IRELAND'S NEWEST ACHIEVER ON THE AIR   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We wrap up this week's report with the story of a YL in    
   Ireland who's a nonstop achiever. We hear more from Amateur Radio    
   Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.   
      
   JEREMY: Summer McCormick, a radio amateur in County Armagh, isn't just    
   known as MI0YLT. She recently became known as the youngest amateur in    
   Northern Ireland to hold an Advanced license.   
      
   It's only the latest achievement for the 15-year-old. Summer was 12 the    
   year she passed her Foundation exam, and was only one year older when    
   she achieved Intermediate Level. She has participated in Youngsters on    
   the Air, working 317 stations during that event; she's worked    
   Lighthouses on the Air from Rathlin, and was part of the Radio Society    
   of Great Britain's VHF Field Day.   
      
   Her parents note that Summer takes her amateur radio studies as    
   seriously as those she tackles as a student at St. Patrick's Academy in    
   Lisburn. And now her hometown radio club, the Lagan Valley Amateur Radio    
   Society, in Lisburn, can boast having the youngest advanced licensee in    
   Region Eight, Northern Ireland, among their ranks.   
      
   As for Summer, she can boast having a new call sign that her next    
   contacts won't forget so easily: MI0YLT reminds everyone she is indeed a    
   YLT - which stands for Young Lady Transmitting.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, from Nottingham, the UK.   
      
   (THE LISBURN TODAY NEWSPAPER)   
      
   **   
      
   NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; ARMAD.NET; the ARRL; CQ    
   Magazine; Dayton Hamvention; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Irish Radio    
   Transmitter Society; Lisburn Today newspaper; Radio Amateurs of Canada;    
   Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; WANE-TV;    
   Wireless Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave; the Yasme Foundation;    
   and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.    
   Please send emails to our address at newsline@arnewsline.org. More    
   information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official    
   website located at www.arnewsline.org.   
      
   We also remind you that time is running out to submit your nominations    
   for our Bill Pasternak Young Ham of the Year Award. The deadline is June    
   30 -- and it's coming up fast -- so think of a promising young ham you'd    
   like to nominate. This honor recognizes licensed amateurs 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. Visit our    
   website, www.arnewsline.org, and click on the tab for "Y-H-O-T-Y" for an    
   application. Send completed applications 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. Remember you have only    
   until June 30.   
      
   For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,    
   and our news team worldwide, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, in Topeka, Kansas    
   saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.   
      
      
      
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