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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2328 for Friday June 10th, 2022

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2328 with a release date of Friday
June 10th, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. A big leap for parachute mobile. The BBC visits Marconi's original test site -- and when is a QSL card more than that?
All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2328 comes
your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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HAM CHARGED WITH INTERFERENCE FACES RECORD FINE

JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week with breaking news. An Idaho amateur
radio operator is facing a record fine of its kind from the Federal Communications Commission for what the agency said was deliberate
interference with aircraft battling a 1,000-acre wildfire.

The agency's notice of apparent liability, issued June 8th, called the
proposed $34,000 fine the largest known for this charge of endangering
public safety. The "Johnson Fire" raged last year near Elk River on
national forest land where the US Forest Service and the Idaho
Department of Lands were trying to contain it.

According to Radio World Magazine, Jason Frawley, WA7CQ, told the FCC
he was attempting to help the firefighters. Th FCC's statement,
however, claims that the eight unauthorized transmissions were received
on government frequencies from someone who identified himself as "Comm
Tech." The FCC said Frawley holds eight microwave licenses, one
business radio license and is the owner of a company called Leader Communications.

According to the FCC, Frawley has said he was attempting to help by
providing additional details to guide firefighters. The FCC said that
the communication, however, still constituted interference and awaits
Frawley's response before taking further action.

(RADIO WORLD MAGAZINE)

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PARACHUTE MOBILE OPERATOR TAKES BIG LEAP FOR NEWCOMERS

JIM/ANCHOR: Now, here's an imaginative leap. Literally. It isn't always
easy for new ops to take that big leap into HF operations as a
Technician class operator in the US. Andy Morrison K9AWM tells us about
one ham in Indiana who took that leap with them.

ANDY: Carlos Felix, KD9OLN, has spent 12 years as a skydiver in Indiana
and three of those years as a skydiving ham on the air. He started
jumping from a plane holding an HT making 2m activations and progressed
later to a small mobile rig with more power. This year, however, Carlos
landed - or rather he leaped - into operating parachute mobile on 10m, specifically on 28.419MHz. He said his first attempt last month didn't
work out because of a damaged feedline. Carlos more than made up for it
on Friday, June 3rd, by jumping twice from 13,000 feet, calling CQ
parachute mobile. Among those answering his call was someone taking a
big leap of their own while keeping both feet on the ground: a
Technician class operator making a first-time contact on HF. Carlos
said that's the whole point. He chose the 10m band to give Technicians
a taste of HF and encourage them to go forward to the next level. Many
of his other HF jumps have used frequencies on 20m where Technicians
have no privileges.

He said he couldn't do it without the support of the TOADS and Ham
Radio Clubhouse Discord groups, who help coordinate and hold the
frequency for him. It also helps that Carlos is a skydiving instructor
and is qualified to teach tandem and accelerated free-fall. Mainly,
though, he is just a ham taking a leap of faith so that others willtoo.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(CARLOS FELIX, KD9OLN)


JIM/ANCHOR: Carlos later told Newsline he logged a total of nine QSOs
during the June 3rd jump. The farthest distance was in southeast
Georgia, a contact with KN4MMA. Well done!


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BBC HIGHLIGHTS PORTABLE OPERATION WHERE MARCONI TEST OCCURRED

JIM/ANCHOR: Television viewers in the UK got a chance to experience the portable side of amateur radio thanks to a BBC program visiting the
island where Marconi's first test occurred over water. Jeremy Boot
G4NJH has those details.

JEREMY: On Flat Holm, an island in the UK's Bristol Channel, a BBC
camera team found an amateur radio operator busy with an afternoon of
contacts. The choice of location is not insignificant: The island is
the first site where Marconi conducted tests of wireless communication
over bodies of water.

Significant too was that the presenters of the popular BBC One TV show "Countryfile," covering Island life, should show a particular interest.
The cameras watched as Ben Lloyd GW4BML made contact with other Summits
on the Air operators activating hills elsewhere in England, Scotland
and Wales. Ben's contacts, however, may have had a wider reach than
just across the amateur bands.

This was a proud moment for SOTA to be in mainstream media: Ham radio
held the spotlight in a popular national TV programme broadcast on
Sunday 5th June, the episode is available for on-demand viewing for the
next 11 months on the BBC's iPlayer website.

Unfortunately, while Mr. Marconi's later tests succeeded in crossing
the ocean, this programme cannot. Programmes on the BBC iPlayer are
only capable of being seen by viewers in the UK.


For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(ESSEX HAM, ARN CORRESPONDENT)

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PROGRAM RELEASED FOR HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN

JIM/ANCHOR: As memories of Hamvention are being discussed on the bands,
the next international radio ham-fest is approaching quickly and "Ham
Radio" in Friedrichshafen (Pron: Freed-Ricks-Ha-Fen) is ready to open
from June 24th to the 26th. Our own ARNewsline correspondent in Germany
will be attending and let's hand it over to him. Ed DD5LP... describe
what is in the just-released program.

ED: Ham Radio Friedrichshafen returns after two years away and takes a
similar theme to Hamvention - a "Reunion with Friends." The program
shows that all of the attractions that are looked forward to by
attendees to this largest amateur radio event in Europe are there
again. The manufactures and dealers large and small, the mystery of
what you might find at the flea market and presentations on ham radio
topics old and new. You can even sit your radio exam, whether German or
US, or go and sit with the national regulators staff who are always
willing to explain regulations and processes.

On the weather, it looks like three sunny 30-degree Centigrade days
will come along as usual however even if it rains it doesn't matter as everything is indoors using just a few of the many Zeppelin sized halls
in this premier commercial expo centre. But, if you want to go outside,
why not take part in the Fox-oring (ARDF) contest or indeed the arrival
and departure radio contests. For me I may just relax in the beer
garden with good food and a beer or non-alcoholic drink after going
around the halls.

Too late to get everything arranged to come to Germany in two weeks
time? - well put next years dates in your calendar and plan to make
that special radio trip in 2023 and be in Friedrichshafen for Ham Radio
between June 23rd and 25th of next year! For full details of this
important event check the website at the address given in this weeks
script at arnewsline (dot) org.

[FOR PRINT, DO NOT READ https://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.com/ ]

73 and hope to see some of you at Friendrichshafen in a couple of
weeks, this has been Ed DD5LP for Amateur Radio Newsline.

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VANCOUVER HAM WINS TOP AWARD FOR CANADIAN AMATEURS

JIM/ANCHOR: Congratulations to the radio amateur from Vancouver,
British Columbia, who was chosen by Radio Amateurs of Canada to receive
the 2021 Amateur of the Year Award. Sel Embee KB3TZD tells us abouthim.

SEL: Consistent hard work, contributions and selfless efforts have won
top honors for Hiroshi Takahashi, V-A-7-L-E-T, who has become the
R-A-C's Amateur of the Year for 2021. According to R-A-C's website,
Hiroshi has been consistently active with the Vancouver Emergency
Community Telecommunications Organization, or VECTOR, an
emergency-preparedness program that supports the city's Emergency
Management Agency. Over the years, he has coordinated its Basic amateur certification course, its civic service operations, and its annual
exercises. From 2014 to 2019 he served as VECTOR's vice president.
Hiroshi has also sponsored and operated V-E-7-R-V-U, a local repeater
on 440 MHz and assists with V-E-7-R-V-Zed, a local 2m repeater.

The R-A-C also cited achievements that included Hiroshi's role in
founding the Lower Mainland Radio Room Society, filling Vancouver's
need for an amateur radio club that nurtures new operators and educates
the public about ham radio.

The search is now on for the award recipient for 2022. Nomination
deadline is September 30th.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Sel Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D.

RAC

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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 K7EFZ repeater on Tuesday nights at 9 local time in Idaho
Falls,Idaho.


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TEXAS EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUP GETS GRANT FOR EQUIPMENT UPGRADES

JIM/ANCHOR: A welcome infusion of grant money is going to make all the difference in the world for one Texas group of amateurs involved in
emergency response. Skeeter Nash N5ASH tells us about their plans.

SKEETER: New radios, antennas and related communication equipment are
in the future for a Texas emergency response team with the help of
$11,349 in Community Development Partnership funds. The hams who
volunteer with the Lee County Amateur Radio Emergency Services have
operated since 2019, serving as backup communications for the county
during disasters. The amateur radio group will add $3,500 of its own
funds, with the goal of expanding the size of the area it serves and
enhancing its operating resiliency.

According to a report on the KWHI News website, the grant was among 36
provided through the partnership funds, which are designed to help such nonprofit service organizations as fire departments and emergency
responders. The grant is courtesy of the Lower Colorado River Authority
and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Skeeter Nash N5ASH..

(KWHI NEWS)

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JAMSAT PREPARES FOR VIRTUAL CONFERENCE THIS MONTH

JIM/ANCHOR: An AMSAT conference will be held this month in Japan, but
it's being held virtually. Of course, you are all invited. Graham Kemp
VK4BB tells us how to attend.

GRAHAM: Anyone who wants to attend the annual symposium of JAMSAT, the
AMSAT organisation of Japan, is welcome to attend simply by logging
onto Zoom. A full programme of speakers is planned, along with a social gathering and a virtual banquet, which will make for a busy day on June
25th. JAMSAT's station, JS1YAQ, is scheduled to be on the air while the symposium is in session.

To participate, send an email to ja3nas at gmail dot com
(ja3nas@gmail.com) and include your name, call sign and the best email
address to reach you at.

You can find a link to the symposium programme in the text version of
this week's Newsline script at arnewsline.org

[FOR PRINT ONLY, DO NOT READ: jamsat.or.jp ]

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(JAMSAT)

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100 WATTS AND A WIRE 'TUNE UP' WEEKEND ARRIVES

JIM/ANCHOR: What ham doesn't want a good excuse to get on the air
â-"maybe even OUT in the open air? What ham doesn't want to show there
is a purpose for firing up that rig? For three days â-" Friday, June
10th, Saturday June 11th and Sunday June 12th â-" you will have that opportunity. It's the 100 Watts and a Wire Tune Up. Organized by the
popular podcast, the outdoor operating event will begin at 00:00 UTC
Friday and wrap up on Sunday at 23:59 UTC. The exchange will be your
call sign, your 100 Watts and a Wire ID if you have one, the state you
reside in and a true signal report. If you're operating CW, be sure to
send "C-Q T-U" so others will recognize you.

(100 WATTS AND A WIRE)

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OHIO NET INVITES THE WORLD TO CHECK IN

JIM/ANCHOR: A new net has been launched to accommodate night owls here
in the United States and others around the world at whatever time of
day it happens to be. Stephen Kinford N8WB has those details.

STEPHEN: The Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association in Ohio has issued
an invitation to hams around the world, inviting them to check into the
group's new Beacon Net. The net launched on Sunday, June 5th at 10 p.m.
local time, and is held each week on Sundays and Wednesdays at that
hour and Fridays at 9:30 p.m. local time.

Although the net can be heard on the local W8WKY repeater, check-ins
also take place on the club's Allstar Hub node number 48496 and their
Echolink W8WKY-R channel. The net plans to add more repeaters and
Allstar hubs later.

HF operators get a chance at their own version of The Beacon Net on
Fridays, starting at 9:30 p.m. local time. The frequency is 3.834 MHz,
plus or minus, depending on conditions.

For Amateur Radio and the Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association, I'm
Stephen Kinford N8WB.

(SILVERCREEK AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION)

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GERMAN RADIO CONFERENCE SEEKS PRESENTERS, PAPERS

JIM/ANCHOR: Following two years of gathering virtually, organizers of a conference in Weinheim, Germany are preparing for an in-person event.
Ed Durrant DD5LP brings us that story.

ED: Organisers of the Weinheim VHF Conference are looking for
assistance from hams worldwide as they put together their next event to
be held in September. This in-person event follows two years of virtual conferences in response to the pandemic.

Presenters are needed on a variety of topics, not just related to VHF,
in keeping with the the event's broad focus on amateur radio computer applications, SDR, HamNet, digital processes and microcontrollers. The conference has been held since 1956, attracting amateurs throughout
Europe to share ideas and skills.

Interested presenters are asked to send a 300-word abstract no later
than July 19th. Scripts for the lectures will be due no later than
August 9th. The conference is being held from September 9th to the 11th
at the Dietrich Bonhoeffer School in Weinheim, Germany.

See the text version of this week's newscast for the full email address
where conference submissions may be sent.

[FOR PRINT ONLY: referate@ukw-tagung.org ]

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.

(WEINHEIM VHF CONFERENCE)

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WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, listen for Makoto, Jay Eye 5 R P T (JI5RPT) on the
air from Ogasawara as JD1BLY from June 11th to the 14th. He will be on
40m to 6m using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL to his home call.

Be listening for Z21RU, the Russian DXpedition Team, on the air from
Zimbabwe from June 17th through to the 29th. The operators will be on
all HF bands as well as 50 MHz and will be using the QO-100 satellite.
See QRZ.com for a link to the team's website for additional details.

Special event station 4JF1EU (Four-Jay-Eff-One-Eee-You) is active in
Azerbaijan until the 15th of June. The operator is Alexander Frolov
4J3DJ, who is on the air to mark the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan
in Baku. That race is taking place from June 10th to the 12th. QSL to Alexander's home call 4J3DJ.


(DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE WAS IN THE CARDS

JIM/ANCHOR: When is a QSL card not just a QSL card? When it's a thank
you card for something so basic and so right that it is at the very
heart of our hobby. Mike Askins KE5CXP has our final story for
thisweek.

MIKE: Licensed since 1972, Dayton Martin, WB4JWD, has been around the
bands long enough to have a collection of stories, memorable contacts
and QSL cards, especially for all his CW contacts. One of the most
recent envelopes to arrive in his mailbox in Alabama, however, was
filled with promise too: He shared the story recently in a Facebook
post, writing [quote] "It came from an old ham who was licensed in 1957
but had been a 'CW listener' while in Vietnam...I gathered that he had
once had a big station. He spoke of big towers in the past. What he was thanking me for was patiently trying to pull out his weak signal on 30
meters." [endquote] At 81, Dayton said his hearing isn't what it once
was and the ham, a military veteran he identified as John K3BSY, was
operating barefoot near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with an Elecraft K3
and a mobile whip. Dayton and his cootie key got the job done and both
men logged their contact. Dayton told Newsline: "John complimented me
on my skills on copying him...He did say some would shun him because of
his weak signal." Perhaps some, but not Dayton. Realizing that working
everyone is the privilege and the spirit of being a ham, he'll be
sending a QSL card in return and keeping John's as a reminder [quote]
"to not shun the weak signals, nor even the ones whose code is not the
best because you just never know!" [endquote] Oh, and he'll also be
listening again on 30m for his fellow CW enthusiast. Listening
carefully.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Mike Askins KE5CXP.

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the ARRL; Carlos Felix, KD9OLN; CQ
Magazine; David Behar K7DB; Dayton Martin, WB4JWD; Essex Ham; JAMSAT; DX-World.net; KWHI NEWS; Ohio Penn DX; QRZ.com; Radio Amateurs of
Canada; the Radio Society of Great Britain; Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association; Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; the
Weinheim VHF Conference; the Wireless Institute of Australia; 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 Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that
incurs expenses for its continued operation. If you wish to support us,
please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate
you all.

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. As always we thank you for listening.

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