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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2320 for Friday April 15th, 2022

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2320 with a release date of Friday
April 15th, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. New software for the world's largest radio
telescope. Young hams start thinking about amateur radio camp - and the
amateur community gives advice to one YL in these troubling times. All
this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2320 comes your
way right now.

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SOFTWARE PROJECT TO GUIDE WORLD'S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE

NEIL/ANCHOR: We begin this week with a story that doesn't get much
bigger than this: the world's largest radio telescope, an array of
antennas and dishes that spans the hemispheres, is getting software to
help in its operation. Jeremy Boot G4NJH picks up the developments
fromhere.

JEREMY: Prototype software for the world's biggest radio telescope will
be built by a group of universities and labs in the UK with money just
released by the UK government's Science & Technology Facilities Council
(SFTC). The software for the Square Kilometre Array, or SKA, will
direct the telescope's gaze at the sky, translate its signals into data
and diagnose issues. BBC news reported that on Monday, the 11th of
April, the Council released 15 million pounds, the equivalent of more
than $19.5 million in US currency for the work that will involve teams
at Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester universities as well as those at
the STFC's own labs in Edinburgh, Daresbury and Harwell.

The SKA is an array of 197 dishes and 130,000 antennas in both
Australia and South Africa and the software will allow astronomers to
interpret what is received by the SKA, at an intensely high resolution
and it is a most sensitive radio signal receiving device.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(BBC)

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GET READY FOR WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY

NEIL/ANCHOR: Events, on and off the air, are marking the global
celebration that is World Amateur Radio Day on the 18th of April, the
date the IARU was founded. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF has that roundup.

JIM: April 18th will be a day of pile-ups and celebration for hams
around the world marking World Amateur Radio Day. In Denmark, hams are activating the callsign 5P0WARD. They are also making special awards
available for contacts with stations having different suffix
extensions. This year's global celebration also marks the return of the
TEN-TEC Legacy Nets, which will be posting operating schedules on their groups.io page. A Clean Sweep endorsement is available for check-ins on
all three bands. The South African Radio League will be issuing a
commemorative certificate to radio amateurs who make QSOs on April 18th
and submit a log sheet. In India, meanwhile, more than 65 new license
holders are expected at a VHF/UHF disaster operations workshop cohosted
by the West Bengal Radio Club and the Indian Academy of Communication
and Disaster Management. Attendees will build antennas and use them
afterwards in a fox hunt. Also don't forget the World Amateur Radio Day VOIP/Echolink Net. Using the callsign W2W, the 16-hour global net
starts at 9 a.m. US Eastern Daylight Time on April 18th on the ROC-HAM
Echolink Conference node 531091. A special QSL card will be available
to hams who send a stamped self-addressed envelope. Details are
available at r o c hyphen h a m dot net (www.roc-ham.net)

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY WEBSITE)

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DX MARATHON IN SEARCH OF NEW MANAGER

NEIL/ANCHOR: CQ magazine's popular DX Marathon is looking for a new
manager to help things run smoothly. Jack Parker W8ISH asks: Could this
be you?

JACK: It is time to pass the torch for the CQ magazine DX Marathon and
its longtime manager, John K9EL, is looking for a successor. John has
been at the helm of the contest since its creation in 2005 is hoping to
find someone who can infuse the competition with a fresh look and new
tools to encourage this pursuit of DX. In a special statement on the DX Marathon website, he wrote that the marathon has reached a turning
point and many of the processes that have supported it all these years
need to migrate away from being handled manually. He wrote: [quote] "In summary, the DX Marathon needs a fresh look, some updated tools, and
some serious work on evaluating submitted logs." [endquote] This is
John's final year managing the marathon. The search is on for an
individual or group to carry this popular contest forward. For
additional details, visit dxmarathon.com

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jack Parker W8ISH.

(DXMARATHON)

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MARCONI DAY REAFFIRMS HAMS' CONNECTIONS TO RADIO HISTORY

NEIL/ANCHOR: Marconi Day is another favorite among hams because it
honors our shared history no matter where our QTH is. Jeremy Boot G4NJH
tells us about this year's event.

JEREMY: Connections to Guglielmo Marconi are everywhere: In Italy, the
UK, the Falkland Islands, Germany, Austria and the United States. Those locations and more will be lighting up the amateur radio map on April
23rd - the Saturday closest to Marconi's birth date -- as stations get
on the air for International Marconi Day. These are official stations
that have registered with the annual event's organiser, the Cornish
Radio Amateur Club GX4CRC. They will be using the callsign GB4IMD
during the 24 hours. Marconi's actual birthday was the 25th of April,
1874. Hams are being encouraged to make contact with these historic
sites which have connections to the radio pioneer. Registered stations
will only be active from sites where Marconi had operated from, lived
or set up an experimental station.

Deadline is April 22nd. For details visit the website in the text
version of this week's newscast.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

FOR PRINT ONLY, DO NOT READ: gx4crc.com/gb4imd/

(CORNISH RADIO AMATEUR CLUB)

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CROATIA WILL BE HOME TO IARU REGION 1 YOUTH SUMMER CAMP

NEIL/ANCHOR: Young amateurs who live in Region 1 of the IARU and guests
from regions 2 and 3 can start making plans right now for summer camp.
This year it's in Croatia. Ed Durrant DD5LP has the details.

ED: After the pandemic forced the cancellation of the YOTA summer camp
for two years in IARU Region 1, organisers are back on track. The camp
is accepting attendee applications for this year's camp which will be
held in August in Croatia, in Karlovac, just outside of Zagreb. The
host for this 10th edition of the camp is HRS, the Croatian national
amateur radio association.

Youth coordinators throughout Region 1 are being asked to identify as
many as four participants from their member society and submit the
youngsters' applications no later than May 8th. Each team will consist
of a team leader between the ages of 18 and 30 and a small group of
team members, aged 15 to 25. Team leaders may be chosen from attendees
of previous YOTA camps but team members must be first-time attendees.
No more than 80 may attend. The dates for the camp are August 6th
through the 13th.

For additional details about costs and schedules, visit the Youngsters
on the Air website at ham dash yota dot com. (ham-yota.com)

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.

(IARU REGION 1)

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YOUTH ON THE AIR SEEKS HOST VENUE FOR 2023 SUMMER CAMP

NEIL/ANCHOR: The summer of 2022 isn't here just yet in the Western
Hemisphere but if you aren't already thinking about the summer of 2023
- yes, that's 2023! - maybe you should be. Andy Morrison K9AWM
explains.

ANDY: The Youth on the Air Camp for young amateurs in North, Central
and South America is on the move. While campers prepare for this
summer's adventures just north of Cincinnati, Ohio, organizers are
looking for a host site for next year's regional camp and are opening a
bidding process for the next location. The week-long camp is open to
licensed amateur radio operators between the ages of 15 and 25.
Potential hosts should be able to schedule the camp between June 1 and
August 15, 2023 and have access to meeting rooms, event space, and
lodging that can accommodate 25 to 40 youngsters and 10 to 15 staff
members for six to seven days. Outdoor spaces will be needed for some
events. The camp also requires space for at least three HF stations and antennas to be on the air simultaneously. More details and a host
application form are available in an information packet at
YouthOnTheAir.org. If you have questions or are interested in applying
to host, contact assistant director Adam Johnson, KD9KIS, at adam@youthontheair.org no later than June 30, 2022.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Andy Morrison K9AWM

(YOUTH ON THE AIR)

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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 W0EF repeater of the Hennepin Twin City FM Club in St. Louis Park, Minnesota on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. local time.
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NOMINATE YOUNG AMATEURS FOR NEWSLINE AWARD

NEIL/ANCHOR: It's time to think about the next generation of radio
operators and appreciate their skill and dedication. Perhaps one of
them will be the next recipient of the Amateur Radio Newsline Bill
Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award. Consider nominating an
amateur radio operator 18 years of age or younger in the continental
United States with talent, promise and a commitment to the spirit of
ham radio. Find application forms on our website arnewsline.org under
the "YHOTY" tab. Nominations close May 31st.

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AMATEUR RADIO VETERAN FOCUSES ON SHARING WELL-HONED SkILLSET

NEIL/ANCHOR: Many hams use the opportunity of retirement from their
paying jobs to "pay it forward" to the amateur radio community. Paul
Braun WD9GCO tells us about one such amateur.

PAUL: One of the challenges many amateur radio clubs face is finding a
constant flow of presenters to keep meetings interesting. John Portune
W6NBC, a former electronics industry writer and educator, as well as a
frequent contributor to QST and other related publications, is offering
a partial solution. Portune has developed a series of presentations on
a variety of topics and has made himself available to present them.
Portune said he was looking for something to do now that he's retired,
so he decided that volunteering to teach on a variety of ham topics fit
right in with his skillset.

Portune gave a presentation to the Porter County Amateur Radio Club in
Indiana on Friday, April 8th. His topic was the design and construction
of a 10-meter Moxon antenna. If you'd like to see it, check the link in
the printed version of this week's report. He can be reached through
his website, w6nbc.com

FOR PRINT ONLY: https://youtu.be/wdyLRprTJRU

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.

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POTA OPERATORS ACTIVATE "SUPPORT YOUR PARKS" EVENT

NEIL/ANCHOR: Parks activators are celebrating spring in a big way.
Vance Martin N3VEM tells us what they've been up to.

VANCE: In Parks on the Air News, we hope you'll join us in just a few
days for the spring "Support Your Parks" event on April 16th and 17th
UTC. If the past is any indication, there could be anywhere from six to
eight hundred operators putting parks on the air for the weekend event.
This is a great opportunity to get out portable and activate some parks
as the weather turns warm, or just stay home and have plenty of parks
to chase. It's also an excellent opportunity to practice and prepare
for the summer's big activity - our annual plaque event. This
year, that happens on July 16th and 17th UTC. All of our plaques,
including the three new DX activator plaques, are now fully sponsored
thanks to a number of generous hams. More information about the summer
event will be coming over the next couple months, so stay tuned to
these monthly POTA updates, and the plaque event section of pota.app.
This is November Three Victor Echo Mike.

(POTA)

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DX ASSOCIATION NAMES HUMANITARIAN FUND FOR ITS FOUNDER, NOW A SILENTKEY

NEIL/ANCHOR: The fund created by a noted DXer and humanitarian now
carries his name. Jason Daniels VK2LAW gives us the details.

JASON: Out of grief has come a renewed commitment to generosity. Still
mourning the recent loss of friend and benefactor Zorro Miyazawa,
JH1AJT, the International DX Association has added his name to the
humanitarian aid fund Zorro created and endowed in January of 2016.
INDEXA's Humanitarian Aid Fund is now known as The Zorro Miyazawa,
JH1AJT, Hams with Hearts Fund. The funds are used to provide assistance
to any humanitarian aid projects undertaken by amateurs during their DXpeditions. The announcement on the INDEXA website noted that the
tagline reflects "Zorro's character and values," adding [quote] "INDEXA
is proud and grateful to be able to sustain Zorro's legacy through this
fund." [endquote] Zorro, who was known as much for his role as a
humanitarian as a ham, became a Silent Key in March.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

(INDEXA)

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening on the HF bands for 8N650JP, the
special call sign being used by the Japan Amateur Radio League's
Okinawa Branch. Hams are marking the 50th anniversary of the return of
the Okinawa Prefecture to Japan from United States administration. The
callsign is active through the 30th of September. QSOs will be
confirmed automatically through the bureau. In the Maldives, E77DX is
active holiday style as 8Q7DX through the 27th of April. Be listening
on 80 through 10 metres. QSL via LoTW and E73Y.

Kenji, JA4GXS, will be on the air from Otsu Island, AS-117, from April
30th to May 1st. Be listening on 40, 20, 17 and 6m, where Kenji will be
using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via the home call. Listen for the call sign
3Z80AK through May 31st. Polish amateurs are marking the 80th
anniversary of the formation of the Home Army, which was the dominant underground resistance movement in Poland during World War II. QSL via
SP1PBW.

Start planning ahead for the 2022 Commonwealth Games that start on the
28th of July in the UK. GB22GE, one of the seven national special event stations for the Games, will operate on the grounds of the National
Exhibition Centre where the Games will be held for 12 days. The Radio
Society of Great Britain is asking for volunteers to operate the
station and chat with visitors. If you can help, send an email to RSGB
Region 5 representative Neil Yorke, M0NKE, at rr five at rsgb dot org
dot uk (rr5@rsgb.org.uk.)

(DX-WORLD.NET, SARL, SOUTHGATE)

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KICKER: FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, ADVICE FOR THE "ORIGINAL SOCIAL MEDIA"

NEIL/ANCHOR: Finally, we end by remembering that ham radio is often
called the original social media, something to rely on in troubling
times. We listen now to the story of one YL who has been using her
video channel on modern-day social media to help guide ham radio in
these challenging times. Here's Graham Kemp VK4BB with her story.

GRAHAM: There are more than eighty-five hundred followers on the
YouTube channel YL Raisa. Its provider, Raisa R1BIG, has used her
channel to find a few "helping hams," some of the more well-known ham
YouTubers in their respective countries. She's asked them to help her
continue her work in reaffirming the definition of ham spirit. It's an important reminder especially now in a troubled world and in light of
World Amateur Radio Day. Callum M0MCX of DX Commander reminded Raisa
that "ham radio has a great history of crossing boundaries" and
suggested she host a friendship net once a month while operating
portable from a hilltop. Rob VE3PCP told her that by setting an example
for YLs, she helped put DXing within their reach. Ferry YB0AR in
Indonesia, Ray AC5KD from Texas and Hayden VK7HH from Ham Radio DX
encouraged her to continue with her videos, no matter what. Pete M0PSX
of Essex Ham said getting hams to brainstorm in online groups could be
useful. Finally Ria N2RJ in the US extended the ultimate form of
friendship and ham spirit, the QSO. She reminded Raisa [quote] "I don't
have you in my log, we've gotta fix that." [endquote]

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(YOUTUBE)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the ARRL; BBC; CQ Magazine; David Behar
K7DB; DXMarathon; DXWorld.net; INDEXA; Ohio Penn DX; QRZ.com; the Radio
Society of Great Britain; South African Radio League; Southgate Amateur
Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; YouTube; and you our listeners, that's
all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. You can write to us at newsline@arnewsline.org. We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio
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visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate youall.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG in Union Kentucky saying
73. As always we thank you for listening.

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