Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2116 for Friday, May 18, 2018   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2116 with a release date of Friday,    
   May 18 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST. Hams in Hawaii keep an eye on an active volcano.    
   Findings are released in the death of a New Zealand amateur -- and TV's    
   "Last Man Standing" is coming back. All this and more as Amateur Radio    
   Newsline Report 2116 comes your way right now.   
      
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   BILLBOARD CART   
      
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   INFORMAL NETS MONITOR HAWAII VOLCANO   
      
   DON:/ANCHOR: We begin this week with breaking news. The eyes of the    
   world have been on the continuing eruptions of scalding lava from    
   Hawaii's Kilauea (Killa-Waya) volcano but formal assistance from the    
   amateur radio community has not yet been needed. At Newsline's    
   production time, all normal communications remained functional and hams    
   were simply monitoring the situation. However, two nets have been    
   operating informally on the island - one on 40 meters and another on a 2    
   meter repeater run by Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. As    
   evacuations continue and national parks and other locations remain shut,    
   Amateur Radio Newsline will continue to follow developments.   
      
   (ARRL)   
      
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   REPORT: FAULTY ELECTRIC BLANKET LED TO HAM'S DEATH   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: The death of a radio amateur in New Zealand last summer has    
   been traced to a tragic malfunction of an electric blanket. Robert    
   Broomhead VK3DN has that report.   
      
   ROBERT: Arthur Earle Plimley ZL1TAG became a Silent Key last August    
   after a fire erupted in the room of his home in Thames. The 76-year-old    
   retired electrician was pronounced dead on the scene, the result of    
   asphyxiation from a smouldering fire.   
      
   A new report reveals that the fire had been set off by a 40-year-old    
   electric blanket that he had modified. The blanket burned the mattress    
   on his bed and it is believed that he got up from the bed in an attempt    
   to reach the window but was overcome by smoke.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Robert Broomhead VK3DN.   
      
   (RADIO NEW ZEALAND)   
      
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   NEW CHANCES TO COMPETE AT WRTC   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: While many of us have spent months planning for Hamvention    
   in Dayton, Ohio, organizers in Germany have devoted their efforts to the    
   World Radiosport Team Championship coming up this summer. Things just    
   got a little more exciting for non-contestants too, as Ed Durrant DD5LP    
   tells us.   
      
   EDÂ’S REPORT: The list of available WRTC awards for non-contestants is    
   getting longer. Five more will be added to the two existing, WWQR and    
   VOTA award programs for WRTC 2018. These programs have already had more    
   than 1800 certificates issued.   
      
   "With our awards, we want to support the already large, international    
   interest in the WRTC and reward all the stations who will create the    
   pile-ups for the competitors," said Michael H”ding, DL6MHW, from the    
   WRTC organizing team.   
      
   Those who contact all WRTC stations can download the "Worked All WRTC    
   Stations (WAWRTC)" certificate from the internet as soon as the     
   competition completes. "A log does not have to be sent in. The data to    
   create the certificates is generated from the log books of the WRTC    
   stations." explained  Awards Manager Hajo Weigand, DJ9MH.   
      
   The "WRTC Sprint" award is all about speed. Those who contact all 63    
   WRTC stations regardless of operating mode or band within a short period    
   of time will be honoured with a certificate. The leader in each of the    
   29 different WRTC qualifying regions will receive a prize in addition to    
   the certificate.   
      
   Stations that contact the WRTC stations on all bands and modes should    
   apply for the "WRTC Most QSOs (MQ)" award to add to their collection.    
   The maximum number of contacts for all WRTC stations on CW and SSB    
   across all five amateur contest bands is 630. Will anyone reach that?    
   Here too, regional winners get a special prize.   
      
   The WRTC 2018 Distance Challenge relates to contacts over as many    
   kilometres as possible and making up to the maximum possible 630    
   contacts with the WRTC teams.This special prize is attractive to those    
   who can show the most kilometres worked from the logbook, reports    
   Michael H”ding.   
      
   All contacts of the WRTC teams will be verified by the referees.   
      
   As in many sports, the WRTC referees rely on assistance. The most    
   important assistance comes from the logbooks of amateurs who contact the    
   WRTC teams and are received by 18:00 UTC on Sunday, July 15. Amateurs    
   submitting these check-logs go into a draw for the "Assistant Judge" prize.   
      
   All details of the awards will be published on the WRTC 2018 website at    
   www.WRTC2018.de.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.   
      
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   CQWW DX CONTEST GETS NEW DIRECTOR   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: Another competition, the CQ World Wide DX Contest, has a new    
   director. CQ Magazine has named John Dorr, K1AR, successor to Doug    
   Zwiebel KR2Q, who took on a number of active roles in the contest over a    
   period of decades and will remain on the contest committee.   
      
   John's appointment is effective immediately. A member of the CQ Contest    
   Hall of Fame, John's achievements include being a two-time medalist in    
   the World Radiosport Team Championship. Congratulations from all of us    
   at Newsline.   
      
   (CQ MAGAZINE)   
      
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   RETURN OF 'LAST MAN STANDING' IS A FIRST FOR FOX   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: Are you ready for "Last Man Standing?" No, we're not talking    
   reruns - but we ARE talking QSOs. Mike Askins KE5CXP tells us more.   
      
   MIKE: Did your hope of working KA6LMS die with Season Six of TV's "Last    
   Man Standing?" Take heart: The show's Mike Baxter KA0XTT hasn't let his    
   amateur radio license languish and neither has the Last Man Standing    
   Amateur Radio Club. Recent word is that the show will live and breathe    
   again this fall on the Fox network.   
      
   The same familiar characters will be back but it's possible Mike has    
   upgraded some of the equipment in his shack - we'll see. We have it on    
   good authority that KA6LMS hopes to resume operation from the set on    
   production days.   
      
   Fox News quoted actor Tim Allen as saying "I could not be more grateful    
   for the fans who wrote petitions and kept up the passion and incredible    
   support for the show." According to Fox, "Last Man Standing" was the    
   second most-watched comedy on ABC with an average of 8.3 million    
   viewers. That's an enviable pileup.   
      
   Details were still being worked out, according to producer John Amodeo    
   (amma-DAY-OH), an Extra Class licensee himself, who said "Last Man"    
   isn't ready to breathe its last.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins KE5CXP.   
      
   (FOX NEWS, JOHN AMODEO)   
      
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   YHOTY NOMINATIONS CLOSING AT MONTH'S END   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: Time to finish up your nominations for this year's Young Ham    
   of the Year Award. Why? Let last year's winner explain:   
      
   MARTY: Hi there. My name is Marty Sullaway KC1CWF. I was so deeply    
   honored to be selected as the 2017 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Amateur Radio    
   Newsline Young Ham of the Year. This year has been such a deep, deep    
   blessing with the experiences of being able to travel to the Huntsville    
   Hamfest, being on stage to receive that award - all the recognition has    
   been fantastic and I am so grateful for everyone who has helped me on    
   this journey, all of my Elmers and mentors. It is such an immense honor    
   to be able to receive this award. As you may know the nomination period    
   for the WA6ITF Young Ham of the award for 2018 is still open. It has    
   been such a deep pleasure for me and this hobby has been such a deep    
   honor to take part in - everyone has been so warm and kind and helpful    
   and and generous. I look forward to seeing everyone at the Dayton    
   Hamvention next week in Xenia Ohio. I am Marty Sullaway KC1CWF - and    
   remember the deadline is approaching. Arnewsline.org!   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: The deadline is May 31st - and it's coming soon.   
      
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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 WC8VOA repeater of the West Chester Amateur Radio Association in    
   West Chester, Ohio on Monday nights at 8.   
      
      
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   RCA YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD GOES TO COLLEGE SOPHOMORE   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: Congratulations to Ruth Willett KM4LAO, who was honored    
   recently by the Radio Club of America. Neil Rapp WB9VPG caught up with    
   her recently and shares this report.   
      
   NEIL: The Radio Club of America has presented a special Young Achiever    
   Award to Ruth Willett, KM4LAO, a sophomore at Kettering University. The    
   award was presented at the International Wireless Communications Expo    
   held in Orlando, Florida March 5th through 9th. Ruth was able to attend    
   the expo throughout the week and was honored at the Radio Club of    
   America breakfast on the final day. Ruth tells us more about the    
   experience.   
      
   RUTH: It was amazing getting to go to Orlando and attend the expo and    
   learn so much about the Public Safety and the wireless communication    
   side of radio, because IÂ’ve been so involved in amateur radio I've    
   really only seen the hobbyist, the Amateur Radio side of the radio    
   spectrum. It was very exciting getting to learn about the whole thriving    
   field of wireless communications and how it's being used, specifically    
   in Public Safety and what firefighters and policemen and all the public    
   safety and first responders how they use the radios to make sure they    
   can do their job safely. It was very beneficial for me, learning wise,    
   because I was there for our four of the days getting to go to a lot of    
   different seminars and workshops on different topics including RADAR and    
   like why do we care about in-building wireless coverage and digital maps    
   for in-building awareness... all sorts of very interesting things. I    
   really enjoyed getting to do a women in wireless workshop on the Tuesday    
   at the conference which was all morning, getting to network and learn    
   from women who are successful in wireless fields.   
      
   NEIL: Ruth is double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering    
   Physics at Kettering. Ruth has revived the campus amateur radio club and    
   is making her way through all the red tape to get the club station going    
   again.   
      
   RUTH: So basically I started to figure out what the old club callsign    
   was. I figured out that the club callsign trustee still works at    
   Kettering. He's a professor emeritus now. So I got in contact with him    
   and got some information about what the club used to be like, just    
   information... just general background... and then I started working    
   with other students on campus, both a couple of unlicensed and a couple    
   of licensed... just people who got interested. We started working to    
   figure out what we needed to do to work with Kettering for the club    
   approval process.   
      
   NEIL: And thanks to Dan Romanchik KB6NU who did a one day Technician    
   class, most of those students now have a license. Congratulations to    
   Ruth, and look for K8HPS to be back on the air from a campus location soon.   
      
   Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG.   
      
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   TIME TO TUNE-UP ON THE AIR   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: Even if you're not feeling especially competitive you'll    
   want to jump into the fray for this activity, which is hosted by the 100    
   Watts and a Wire online community. Jim Damron N8TMW has the details.   
      
   JIM: When is it OK to tune up on a frequency? Well in this case we're    
   talking about a different kind of tune-up. The 100 Watts and a Wire    
   podcast community is hosting a three-day activity that it's calling its    
   own friendly version of a tune-up. From June 8th through June 10th,    
   members are being encouraged to take to the bands on all modes at all    
   hours and then spot themselves on the 100 Watts and a Wire Facebook    
   Group Page. The event is organized by Newsline's own Christian Cudnik    
   K0STH.   
      
   What's in it for you? Lots of QSL cards, for one thing. For another, a    
   chance at a random drawing for ham shack-worthy prizes for any radio    
   operators submitting their totals.   
      
   It's not a contest - and portable operation is recommended but not    
   required. It also helps to have a 100 Watts and a Wire numerical ID. You    
   can join the community of more than 3,000 other hams with those IDs by    
   going to the website 100wattsandawire dot com and clicking on the tab    
   that says "the gathering."   
      
   Then....get going and get on the air.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron N8TMW.   
      
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   IN WALES, THESE QSOs ARE IN MINT CONDITION   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: Marking the history of secret radio operations during World    
   War II, hams in South Wales are going very public. Here's Jeremy Boot    
   G4NJH with details of a special event.   
      
   JEREMY: A good QSO is worth its weight in gold - but what about silver?    
   Silver may be worth even more - at least for two days in June - if    
   you're a ham radio operator. The members of the Barry Amateur Radio    
   Society in South Wales will be on the air using the special event call    
   sign GB4RME - for Royal Mint Experience - as they operate from Her    
   Majesty's Royal Mint in South Wales. On June first and second the hams    
   will be celebrating covert radio operations that were used in World War    
   II and marking the release of a special silver coin - a 10p coin, in    
   fact - depicting James Bond, the legendary and mysterious secret agent    
   popularised in novels by the late Ian Fleming.   
      
   These hams will not be hiding under cover however and hope to be easily    
   detected on all the bands using CW, SSB, FT-8 Data and some satellite    
   operations.   
      
   This is the second year the Barry amateurs have been permitted to    
   operate inside the Royal Mint. They are hoping this return engagement    
   helps them continue to make radio a not-so-secret agent of enjoyment.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   (BARRY AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY)   
      
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   WORLD WAR II WEEKEND IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: More World War II history is being revisited -- this one at    
   a Pennsylvania airport as we hear from Heather Embee KB3TZD.   
      
   HEATHER: It's going to be World War II weekend in Reading, Pennsylvania    
   and the re-enactors and warbirds will be converging on Reading Regional    
   Airport on June first, second and third. The weekend marks the 28th    
   anniversary of the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum.   
      
   So it's only natural that ham radio operators will also be called up for    
   duty. Starting on the 31st of May and right through 4th of June, Special    
   Event Station W-2-R will be on the air from the cargo area of the Boeing    
   C-97 known as the "Angel of Deliverance," sent to the airport from the    
   Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation. This model of aircraft has great    
   significance for the role it played in the development of single    
   sideband's standard use in long-range bomber aircraft.   
      
   Arthur Collins of the Collins Corporation installed a 75A-4 receiver and    
   a KWS-1 transmitter - known as the company's "Gold Dust Twins" --  into    
   the cargo area of a C-97. It didn't hurt, of course, that Curtis LeMay    
   and Butch Griswold were hams as well as Air Force generals.   
      
   Be listening for the special event station and you too can go into    
   battle - against the pile-ups, that is.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, K-B-3-T-Z-D.   
      
   (QRZ)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the world of DX, listen for special event station, 8J1ITU, on the air    
   in Japan until May 31st. The station is marking the foundation of the    
   ITU and is operated by the Japanese ITU Amateur Radio Club. Send QSLs    
   via the Bureau.   
      
   Listen for Yosuke JJ1DQR active as YB9/JJ1DQR from  Bali through to the    
   21st of May. He will operate SSB on the HF bands.  QSL via home call.   
      
   Dave VE7VR will be active holiday style in Botswana as A25VR from the    
   24th to the 3rd of June. Listen for him on 40, 30 and 20 meters. Send    
   QSLs via the home call.   
      
   Special callsign TC19M will be activated through to the 20th of May to    
   mark the landing of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at Samsun and the start of    
   Turkey's War of Independence. Listen for their SSB, RTTY, PSK and FT8    
   signals on the HF bands. See qrz.com for QSL details.   
      
   (DAILY DX, DX WORLD)   
      
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   KICKER: REMEMBERING A CAPITAL HAM OF CAPITOL HILL   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: We close with this report about a special event station that    
   honors a man who was a key lawmaker in United States history. He also    
   made it a point to be especially accessible to his constituents -- on    
   the ham radio bands. Here's Kevin Trotman N5PRE.   
      
   KEVIN: He was an amateur people knew by his call sign K7UGA, or even by    
   his first name, Barry -- although to much of the nation and even the    
   world he was also called United States Senator. It's no secret that    
   Barry Goldwater was a lifelong ham and an advocate for the rights of    
   amateur radio operators. An Air Force veteran, he played an active role    
   with the Air Force MARS, providing phone patches for soldiers calling    
   home during the Vietnam War. Barry Goldwater became a Silent Key on May    
   29, 1998. This year, which marks the 20th anniversary of his death,    
   Special Event Station K7UGA will be on the air from the 28th of May to    
   the 3rd of June on all bands and all modes. The station is being    
   operated by the Central Arizona DX Association. So it is still possible    
   to get a QSL card from K7UGA - this time in a way that honors and    
   remembers the Arizona native who - like us - just loved being a part of    
   the hobby.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman N5PRE.   
      
   (THE TELEGRAPH, CADXA)   
      
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   NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; the Barry Amateur    
   Radio Society; Central Arizona DX Association; CQ Magazine; the Daily    
   DX; DX World; Dayton Hamvention; Fox News; Hap Holly and the Rain    
   Report; John Amodeo; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZ; Southgate Amateur Radio    
   News; The Telegraph newsletter; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; the    
   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 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 Don Wilbanks AE5DW in Picayune,    
   Mississippi saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.   
      
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