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   Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2038, Friday, November 18, 2016   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2038 with a release date of Friday,    
   November 18, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
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   The following is a QST. The DXing World loses a noted centenarian. A ham club   
   in Michigan comes up with unique and generous way to welcome newly ticketed   
   amateurs -- and in our top story from New Zealand, hams' attempts to assist   
   after a massive earthquake are being challenged by the damage left behind.   
   All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report #2038 comes your way right   
   now.   
      
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   NEW ZEALAND AMATEURS CHALLENGED BY MASSIVE QUAKE   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week with the aftermath of the earthquake in New   
   Zealand that took lives, stranded thousands, destroyed roads and buildings   
   and left hams frustrated as to how they could help. We have more details from   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Jim Meachen ZL2BHF:   
      
   JIM MEACHEN'S REPORT: Thousands of people have been left stranded on a   
   devastated landscape in New Zealand which was shattered by a 7.8-magnitude   
   earthquake on Monday the 14th of November. With a state of emergency declared   
   in the Canterbury region, hardest hit by the quake, emergency response has   
   included an international array of naval vessels. Defense Minister Gerry   
   Brownlee told the New Zealand Herald that offers of help were accepted from   
   the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan and Singapore. The fleet of   
   rescue ships includes the first United States warship to visit New Zealand in   
   33 years.	   
      
   While there was no formal activation of Amateur Radio Emergency   
   Communications (AREC), hams in the public service arm of the New Zealand   
   Association of Radio Transmitters remained vigilant in monitoring traffic on   
   the bands as officials continued to assess the massive damage to roads and   
   buildings.   
      
   The quake, which caused extensive damage in Kaikoura and Culverden, killed at   
   least two persons.   
      
   One local ham, Ken Duffy ZL4KD, told Amateur Radio Newsline in an email that   
   he activated the local Christchurch repeater to listen for emergency and   
   damage reports shortly after the first quake struck. He remained on the air   
   through the series of aftershocks that occurred. Ken wrote that the affected   
   area included a large rural region with few active hams, but the damage was   
   significant.   
      
   Ken said AREC could not gain access to many of the affected areas because of   
   the severity of the road damage. As Amateur Radio Newsline went to   
   production, hams continued to monitor frequencies while they awaited word   
   from government agencies on their offer to step in during the rescue effort.   
      
   Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.   
      
   (CNN, NEW ZEALAND HERALD, BBC, KEN DUFFY ZL4KD)   
      
   **   
      
   PROMOTING HAM RADIO FOR THE DISABLED   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: For disabled radio operators, this plenty of software to help   
   them get on the air successfully. Still, there is no better encouragement   
   than that of a fellow ham. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Graham Kemp VK4BB   
   with news of just such an effort.   
      
   GRAHAM: December 3rd marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities   
   and the International Programme for Handicapped radio Amateurs (IPHA), wants   
   its member organizations to make their QSOs count. The event's coordinator,   
   Riri OD5RI, said he would like to see some partnership with disabled   
   operators. He reports that already the Derby & District Amateur Radio Society   
   in the UK will be operating as G2DJ with disabled persons participating at   
   the station. In Egypt, the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society ERASD will   
   likewise be operating the station SU0ERA.   
      
   If there are other organizations planning similar operations, please let the   
   IPHA know about it by  contacting Riri via email at ririazrak@gmail.com   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB.   
      
   (SOUTHGATE, RIRI AZRAK OD5RI)   
      
   **   
      
   PUTTING THE 'RADIO' IN HAM RADIO   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: What beats the thrill of getting your ham radio license? Getting   
   your first radio - free! Amateur Radio Newsline's Skeeter Nash N5ASH has   
   those details.   
      
   SKEETER: The Livingston County Amateur Radio Klub in Michigan has come up   
   with a unique way to generate interest in ham radio.   
      
   LES: We're offering residents of the County that are 21 years or younger,   
   that get their amateur radio license, it they pass the test, we're giving   
   them a dual-band handheld radio. And if you're over 21 and you're in the   
   county, if you pay for 2 years' membership to the club, we'll also give you a   
   radio, if you pass your test, or an upgrade.   
      
   SKEETER: That's Les Butler W8MSP, Technical Director for the Livingston   
   County Amateur Radio Klub, or LARK. I asked Les, who came up with the idea?   
      
   LES: The board members of the club. We were thinking of ideas to get more   
   younger people involved, and more people in general. Our membership's pretty   
   good, and we've got pretty good participation in our meetings; we have a few   
   young people, but we'd like to see a few more.   
      
   SKEETER: Has there been a noticeable difference since this program started   
   earlier in the summer?   
      
   LES: Not yet; I think it's going to now because it's getting a lot more   
   publicity. We did a local radio station interview here in the county. We   
   generally have two to five people show up for our test sessions every month.   
   We test the second Tuesday of every month. Walk-ins are welcome, you don't   
   need to make an appointment. And many months we have five, six or seven   
   people. Generally, it's two to five people.   
      
   SKEETER: So, if you know someone in Livingston County, Michigan, who is   
   interested in getting or upgrading their license-and could use a free   
   dual-band hand-held transceiver, go to W8LRK dot com to learn more about the   
   club's testing program. But hurry-this is a limited-time offer that expires   
   at the end of 2016. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash N5ASH, in   
   Topeka, Kansas.   
      
   (LIVINGSTON COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)   
      
   **   
      
   REMEMBERING WITH REVERENCE AND RADIO   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: The Veterans Day and Remembrance Day experiences help people   
   around the world remember the brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice   
   for their countries. One small group of amateurs in Ontario, Canada, made the   
   most of that commemoration with a Special Event station at a special venue.   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's John Williams VK4JJW has those details.   
      
   JOHN's REPORT: In Canada, the John McCrae House, birthplace of the noted   
   World War I soldier, is maintained as a treasured reminder not just of its   
   former inhabitant but of the war that spurred him to write the poem, "In   
   Flanders Fields." The verse was first published in 1915, immortalizing the   
   poppy as a symbol of Remembrance Day, and serving as the author's tribute   
   following a friend's death from injuries sustained in battle.   
      
   Members of the Guelph Amateur Radio Club in Ontario were part of that   
   remembrance on Thursday, November 10 when their rig sent and received   
   messages about fallen members of those in military service and about John   
   McCrae himself, whose stirring verse is still a part of so many formal   
   occasions in these modern times.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW   
      
   (CTV NEWS, SOUTHGATE ARC, GUELPH AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)   
      
   **   
      
   MILLING ABOUT ON THE AIR   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: In Europe, amateurs have enjoyed activing all kinds of mills, now   
   unused for the original purposes in the textile and grain industries. Well,   
   it looks like Australia's about to get into the act too. Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Jason Daniels VK2LAW tells us more:   
      
   JASON: Anderson's Mill, a 19th century building in central Victoria, has just   
   earned the distinction of being the first mill in Australia to join a global   
   radio event in May which, until now, featured only mills in Europe. The old   
   Australian mill in Smeaton, which once processed flour and oats, will be   
   processing global radio contacts instead in the annual event known as Mills   
   on the Air. The radio activity is run by the Denby Dale Amateur Radio Society   
   in the UK in cooperation with the Society for the Protection of Ancient   
   Buildings.   
      
   Operators from the Central Goldfields Amateur Radio Group VK3BI plan to be on   
   HF, VHF, IRLP and EchoLink from the mill on May 13 to 15. The radio club's   
   president, Peter Rafferty VK3CC, had been working with local residents in the   
   effort to get Anderson's Mill included. Now that the mill has been recognized   
   in time for next year's event, the club is hoping this success will inspire   
   others to find more mills in Australia to join them in the big event.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels VK2LAW.   
      
   (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 WA7ABU Repeater   
   serving Willamette Valley, Oregon   
      
   **   
      
   SILENT KEY: IVAN PASTRE F3AT   
      
   ANCHOR/JIM: DXers around the world lost a noted fellow DXer who was not just   
   a longtime DXers but one of the world's most longtime hams. Here's Amateur   
   Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot G4NJH with the story of this Silent Key.   
      
   JEREMY: Ivan Pastre F3AT was considered one of the world's oldest radio   
   amateurs and, at 102, that itself was quite an accomplishment. His   
   achievements as a top DXer, however, were considered even more unparalleled   
   by those who knew and respected him. The French radio amateur has become a   
   Silent Key.   
      
   Ivan's name can be found at the top of the DXCC Honor Roll, with a total of   
   388 entities confirmed. He also held 5-Band DXCC honors. Licensed as F3AU in   
   1931, he was most active and proficient in CW throughout his long life and he   
   was celebrated for his varied operations. He took the call sign F3AT some   
   years after first getting his license but was also known to use variations of   
   it for his activations in French Equatorial Africa, French Cameroon and   
   French Sudan.   
      
   Listed on the roster of the A-1 Operators Club and the First Class CW   
   Operators Club, Ivan was memorialized on the 12th of November.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH   
      
   (THE DAILY DX, LES NOUVELLES DX, ARRL)   
      
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   SILENT KEY: ARRL'S Tod Olson, K0TO   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: The amateur radio world also lost a noted leader active in the   
   ARRL. Tod Olson, K0TO, is being remembered as an accomplished contester,   
   mentor and a positive influence by many in and out of the headquarters of the   
   ARRL. Tod became a Silent Key on November 12 at age 83, ending his long   
   battle with cancer.   
      
   His work as an ARRL volunteer began in 1974 when he became Minnesota Section   
   Communications Manager and at the time of his death he was best known as   
   Director Emeritus and Honorary Vice President. He had held numerous positions   
   in the years in between, including Dakota Division Director from 1994 to   
   1999. According to the ARRL website, he served on every standing committee   
   the board had and served as chairman of the Administration Finance Committee   
   -- twice.   
      
   His accomplishments on the air landed him in the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.   
      
   Tod had worked as Director of Information Technology at General Mills until   
   his retirement in 1991. He and his wife, Jackie, had five children.   
      
   ARRL CEO David Sumner K1ZZ, who was well acquainted with Tod, said on the   
   league website: QUOTE "I feel like I have lost my brother."   
      
   Plans are being made for a memorial service in Minnesota.   
      
   **   
      
   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the world of DX, Alan, G3XAQ is operating as 5X1XA on the HF bands using   
   CW until the 28th of November from Kampala in Uganda. Send QSL cards via   
   G3SWH."   
      
   Be listening for Tom, DJ6TF and Reiner, DL7KL as 5Z4/DJ6TF and 5Z4/DL7KL,   
   respectively, from Diani Beach until December 1st. You can hear them on 80 to   
   10 meters using CW and SSB. Send QSLs to their home callsigns.   
      
   John, W5JON is using the call sign V47JA from Calypso Bay, St. Kitts until   
   the 15th of December. He can be found on single sideband on 160 to 10 meters,   
   including 60 meters. Send QSLs direct to his home call sign.   
      
   (RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN)   
      
   **   
      
   KICKER: SANTA ARCHIVES   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: With the holiday season quickly upon us, our closing story is   
   about an old friend in a red suit - a very old friend. You see, this   
   particular Santa Claus doesn't have a sack. Instead he has.........a Net, and   
   it's on 80 meters. If you believe in him, you'll want to listen very closely   
   to this report from Kent Peterson KC0DGY.   
      
   KENT's REPORT:   
      
   PETE: We're now in our 11th year on 3916. This started when I had a 7- or   
   8-year-old at home. Somebody got the idea of what if we got the kids to talk   
   to Santa. That was the humble beginning of Santa net.   
      
   KENT: And with that, the holiday spirit once again is crackling on the HF   
   bands with the start of the 80-meter Santa Net every night at 7:30PM Central   
   time. Pete Thomson KE5GGY thinks he could have up to 400 Santa contacts this   
   year starting on November 25th right through and including Christmas Eve   
   December 24.   
      
   PETE: I would encourage anybody to think about any kids in your neighborhood.   
   Think about your own kids and grandkids, people you can introduce to ham   
   radio. That's the other thing that happens here.  Not only do we make a kid's   
   Christmas but we're getting kids connected to ham radio and that's pretty   
   powerful. That is the magic of radio. Imagine what goes on in their minds   
   when there's static and suddenly they are talking to Santa. We've been   
   looking for female relays to help us relay in the voice of Mrs Claus. We've   
   had a little bit of luck in the past but I'd like to see more this year.   
      
   KENT: Pete sent along this contact he made last year.   
      
   PETE: Robert are you on the frequency? ROBERT: "Yes I am. I've got my   
   granddaughter Morgan on my lap." PETE: Are you excited Morgan?  MORGAN: Ya.    
   PETE: Well Morgan this is Pete and we're going to call Santa Claus. Calling   
   Santa claus this is KE5GGY. SANTA: "Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas everybody.   
   Morgan are you on the radio?  MORGAN: Hi. SANTA: How are you doing, you're   
   getting so big. Have you been a good girl this year?  MORGAN: Ya.  SANTA:   
   That's what it says on my good girl list. You're at the top of my list.   
      
   KENT: So if you know someone who wants to talk to Santa, just dial up 3916   
   weeknights at 7:30PM central time starting November 25th. For Amateur Radio   
   Newsline ho ho, I'm Kent Peterson KC0DGY   
      
   **   
      
   NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; the BBC; CQ Magazine;   
   CNN; Daily DX; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Irish Radio Transmitter   
   Society; Ken Duffy ZL4KD; Les Nouvelles DX; Livingston County Amateur Radio;   
   the New Zealand Herald; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; the Santa Net of the 3916   
   Tailgaiters and Freewheelers; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO   
   Radio Show; Radio Society of Great Britain; Riri Azrak OD5RI; Wireless   
   Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave; 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.   
      
   For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and our   
   news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron N8TMW in Charleston, West Virginia saying   
   73 and as always we thank you for listening.   
      
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