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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2436 for Friday July 5th, 2024 Amateur
Radio Newsline Report Number 2436 with a release date of Friday, July
5th, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hams step up as Hurricane Beryl rips through
the Caribbean. Logbook of the World is back in business - and we
proudly introduce you to this year's Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial
Amateur Radio Young Ham of the Year. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2436 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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HAMS STEP UP AS HURRICANE BERYL ROLLS IN

JIM/ANCHOR: Our top story this week is the amateur radio response to a history-making storm that stirred the Caribbean. Randy Sly W4XJ brings
us the details.

RANDY: As this edition of Amateur Radio Newsline finished production,
Hurricane Beryl had hit the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico after causing
severe damage to the Windward Islands in the Atlantic, Jamaica and the
Cayman Islands. Within the next couple of days, high winds and heavy
rain were expected for south Texas as the storm was expected to turn to
the northwest.

Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, net manager for the Hurricane Watch Net, reported
that the net was activated for each of the storm's predicted landfalls, collecting reports from the affected areas for the National Hurricane
Center in Florida. Carlos González, CO2JC, IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator, reported from Cuba that communication was maintained
through WhatsApp and emergency amateur radio frequencies for countries
in or near the affected areas.

From the very beginning, Beryl was making history. Early in its rampage

on Monday night, Beryl became the season's earliest Category 5 storm,
with 165 mph winds, the strongest July Hurricane on record.

This is Randy Sly W4XJ.

(BOBBY GRAVES, HWN; CARLOS GONZALES, VIA FACEBOOK; THE WEATHER CHANNEL, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER)

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LOGBOOK OF THE WORLD IS BACK

JIM/ANCHOR: Logbook of the World is back after being knocked out of
service following a security breach at the ARRL several weeks ago.

In announcing the logbook's restoration on the 1st of July in a letter
to members, the ARRL gave no insights into the direct cause of the
outage and offered no details of any additional security being put in
place to protect against future hacking. The league cautioned members
to wait a week or two before uploading particularly large files, such
as those from a DXpedition, so that the system can catch up with the
backlog. The ARRL said that any logs containing too many duplicates
will be rejected.

Additional downtimes are to be expected, according to the announcement
The ARRL will be using those times to review operations and implement improvements. LoTW users are being asked to direct their questions to
the email address LoTW hyphen help at arrl dot org.
(LoTW-help@arrl.org)

(ARRL)

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FRIEDRICHSHAFEN A WELL-ATTENDED EVENT IN GERMANY

JIM/ANCHOR: Southern Germany welcomed thousands of amateur radio
operators to Europe's biggest gathering of amateurs -- and Newsline's
Ed Durrant DD5LP was there.

ED: With the sounds of the Zeppelin airships flying overhead, the Ham
Radio event in Friedrichshafen ran calmly last weekend over three sunny
days on the shores of Lake Constance in Southern Germany.

As usual, Europe's biggest Ham gathering - welcomed around 13,000
paying attendees from all over the world to the world-class facilities
of the "Neue Messe." Three of the 13 Zeppelin-size halls held traders, exhibitors and flea markets. In the conference centre presentation
streams ran and private IARU meetings with national societies
tookplace.

ICOM, Yaesu and JVC-Kenwood were there and Flex and Elecraft had joint
stands with their European distributors. There were no new radios
announced at the show but from talking to these companies, it seems
that the parts shortages that they and smaller companies have faced, is
now becoming a thing of the past.

The national regulator, "BNetZA", ran licence exams for the three
classes of the German amateur radio licence including the new entry
level Class "N" and were happy to give regulations advice to all.

For those living in Germany a new feature was a job market with
representation from several hi-tech companies hoping to find skilled
people.

Friedrichshafen wouldn't be Friedrichshafen without food and drinks. As
well as the large outside beer garden serving traditional pork and
chicken dishes and the best beer in the world, inside there was a
canteen for a variety of snacks and meals and (my favourite) several
Ice Cream and cake stalls.

This was Ed Durrant DD5LP.

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YOTA CAMP SHACK NAMED IN MEMORY OF BOB HEIL, K9EID/SK

JIM/ANCHOR: Young operators attending YOTA camp in Nova Scotia have
been calling CQ from a shack newly named to honor the memory of Bob
Heil, K9EID. We hear more from Andy Morrison K9AWM.

ANDY: If you log the callsign VE1YOTA anytime between Sunday the 7th of
July and Friday the 12th, you will have the privilege of working young operators inside the newly named Bob Heil K9EID Memorial YOTA Camp
Amateur Radio Shack. The Youth on the Air camp, hosted by Radio
Amateurs of Canada, is taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Bob became a Silent Key this year and Youth on the Air camp organizers
are honoring him and his company, Heil Sound, for his years of
generosity and support to young campers. A press release announcing the
tribute to Bob recognized his support for the camp starting in 2019,
its first year. The press release said: [quote] "Regardless of what was
needed for camp, Bob would never fail to send what we needed and more
to use at camp. Youth on the Air will forever remember his legacy in
the amateur radio community and his support for YOTA in the Americas." [endquote]

Campers are also scheduled for a contact with the International Space
Station and will be activating a number of POTA locations including the
Georges Island National Historic Site, on Thursday the 11th of July.

Don't miss a moment of the excitement on the Youth on the Air YouTube
channel and meanwhile, be listening for VE1YOTA.

This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(YOUTH ON THE AIR)

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RSGB ADDS NEW CHALLENGE TO IARU HF CHAMPIONSHIP

JIM/ANCHOR: If you're chasing stations in the IARU HF Championship this
year, you may want to pay special attention to the callsign GR2HQ,
which is offering an additional challenge for chasers, as we hear from
Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: In the UK, the IARU HF Championship contest has become two
events in one this year. The larger event is the global competition
being run by the ARRL on the 13th and 14th of July. The more local
event is a new awards programme known as the GR2HQ challenge
administered by the Radio Society of Great Britain. GR2HQ is the RSGB's headquarters station participating in the contest and it comprises a
dozen or so stations on the air throughout the UK and on its islands.

The RSGB is encouraging individuals and clubs to work the GR2HQ
stations in as many bands and modes as possible. This serves two
purposes: it introduces a special challenge accessible even to
non-contesters - and it helps boost the RSGB's standing in the global
HF championship.

According to the press release, the society's station was placed third
last year and it is hoping for an even better score this time around.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(RSGB)

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SPECIAL EVENT REMEMBERS 2 LITHUANIAN-AMERICAN AVIATORS

JIM/ANCHOR: The special event callsign SN91LOT is on the air this month
to mark the tragic deaths of two pioneering Lithuanian-American
aviators. The "91" in the callsign notes that 91 years have passed
since their doomed transatlantic crossing. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF tells us
their story.

JIM: In July of 1933, two Lithuanian-American aviators successfully
crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a small airplane from New York City bound
for what was then the capital city of Lithuania. On July 17th, two days
after their departure, the plane, known as the Lituanica crashed 650
kilometres short of that destination. The wreckage was found in eastern Germany.

The pilots, Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas, did not survive.
According to several websites, it was never clear what caused the crash
after the successful ocean crossing.

This year, as in previous years, a special callsign is on the air
through to the end of July to commemorate the aviators' doomed effort.
Be listening on the HF bands. QSL via SP1PMY.

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(425 DX BULLETIN, QRZ.COM)

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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 low-power FM station WIOH in Clinton County, Ohio, streaming live
on the internet on Sundays at 9:30 p.m. local time and on Wednesdays at
11:30 a.m. local time.

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SPACEX AWARDED CONTRACT TO DE-ORBIT ISS

JIM/ANCHOR: The year 2030 is not so far away - and for the
International Space Station that doesn't just mean retirement but
destruction. Paul Braun WD9GCO tells us how it's expected to happen.

PAUL: NASA's plan to de-orbit the International Space Station by the
year 2030 now has an active partner in the process. The US space agency
has awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX 843 million US dollars to develop a
vehicle that will destroy the orbiting space laboratory. The ISS, which
has been in orbit since 1998, has also been the home of Amateur Radio
on the International Space Station, or ARISS, since late 2000, when the
first ham radio contact was made with the Expedition-1 crew.

According to various media reports, SpaceX will design the de-orbit
vehicle and set the stage for safe dismantling and disposal away from
populated areas on Earth. NASA hopes it will find its final resting
place somewhere in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and South
America.

This is Paul Braun WD9GCO.

(NASA, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, FORBES, BBC SCIENCE FOCUS)

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DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR CLUB GRANTS FROM ARRL

JIM/ANCHOR: This is a reminder to all amateur radio clubs that the
deadline is fast approaching to apply for an ARRL Foundation Club
Grant. You only have until Friday the 26th of July to send in your
application. Clubs can apply for as much as $25,000 to support
initiatives that are designed to nurture the development of ham radio
operators through education and training and to motivate hams through
promotion Clubs do not have to be affiliated with the ARRL, nor do they
have to be 501 (c) (3) nonprofits.

For additional details about the foundation grant program, see the link
in the text version of this week's Newsline script. You will also find
an application form there.

[DO NOT READ: www.arrl.org/club-grant-program ] (ARRL)

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WORLD OF DX

The Bosnia and Herzegovina IARU member society is on the air as
E7100RADIO . The society is marking "100 years of amateur radio
innovation, community and advocacy." See QRZ.com for details about a
printable QSL card.

The Tour de France is being commemorated by special event callsign
TM111TDF, marking the 111th edition of the famous cycling race. Listen
on the 17th through to the 21st of July on the HF bands. QSL via F8GGZ.

Listen for special event stations during EURO 2024, the 17th edition of
the UEFA European Football Championship. They are on the air through to
the 14th of July. Each callsign suffix spells EURO - "E" "U" "R" "O."
Listen for DL 2024 E, DL 2024 U, DL 2024 R, and DL 2024 O. QSO via the
bureau.

Listen for Zsolt, operating holiday style as S79/HA8PX from Mahe, IOTA
Number AF-024, Seychelles, from the 5th to the 10th of July, using
mainly CW. He may use some SSB and FT8. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

(EHAM, 425 DX BULLETIN)

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KICKER: MEET OUR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR: GRACE PAPAY, K8LG

JIM/ANCHOR: Amateur Radio Newsline is proud to announce the winner of
the 2024 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young
Ham of the Year award. Mark Abramowicz (Abram-o-vich) NT3V is chairman
of the award program and has the story...

GRACE: Wow! Thank you so much!

MARK: And that was the reaction of Grace Papay K8LG of Holland,
Michigan near Grand Rapids, our 2024 Young Ham of the Year.Grace is 18
and the daughter of Doug Papay K8DP and Carrie Papay K8CLP.Grace says
her dad encouraged her a few years ago to become a ham like someone
else very special in her life.

GRACE: So I got licensed originally to honor my grandfather. My
grandfather is K8YSE. He was celebrating 60 years of being an amateur
radio operator. And, then I got involved in amateur radio satellites. I
got on the air. And, now it has turned into something from honoring my grandfather to a hobby I'm on every day and I love.

MARK: It was March 2021 when Grace earned her Tech license. A year
later, Grace passed her Extra Class license test.Proud grandpa John
Papay K8YSE - a well-known operator in the ham satellite community -
sparked his granddaughter's ham radio extraterrestrial exploits,
including encouraging her to earn her DX Century Club award for
contacts exclusively via satellites.

GRACE: Amateur radio satellites is what I've been very involved with
since Day One. It's very important to me because anyone can do it with
a Tech license. And you can talk around the country and around the
world with amateur radio satellites. So, you don't have to be stuck to
your local repeater.

MARK:But then came opportunities to attend Youth on the Air camps in
Cincinnati in 2022 and Ottawa in 2023.

GRACE:Being able to learn from other youth and having someone that can
teach you that's around your age and understand where you're coming
from was really helpful.

MARK: Those experiences, she says, encouraged her to pursue even bigger adventures in the world of contesting.

GRACE: I've been able to be part of many single-op operations from my
home as well as multi-ops from K3LR and J62K in St. Lucia. And, those
have been great experiences for me to learn. But, one of my favorite
contests that I'm most proud of currently is the ARRL DX Sideband
contest where the raw results have me in first place for my section and category.

MARK: Grace has been a regular speaker at the Dayton Hamvention Youth
Forum in recent years and volunteer at the YOTA and AMSAT booths.Just
weeks ago, she spoke at the Dayton Hamvention Contest University
forum.Grace just graduated with honors from Holland Christian High
School in Holland, MI and is enrolled this fall at Cedarville
University, Cedarville, OH, the alma mater of both of her parents. Her
plan is to study electrical engineering, a career path she says opened
by her amateur radio hobby.

GRACE: I wanna be someone who makes the future better. So, being able
to create something that could help somebody or create something that
will help the safety of our country is very important to me.

MARK:We here at Amateur Radio Newsline have no doubt we'll be hearing a
lot about Grace in the months and years to come. Congratulations,
Grace! I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V.

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DO YOU HAIKU?

If a good day of radio is like poetry to you, pick up a pencil and join
the Amateur Radio Newsline haiku challenge. Share your experience by
sending an original haiku to us here at Newsline. Use the entry form on
our website, arnewsline.org and please follow the rules for writing
your three-line haiku -- sorry but we cannot accept any entries that
aren't written in traditional haiku form. Share with fellow listeners
the poetry that is inspired by your ham radio experience!

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; ARRL; BBC Science
Focus; Bobby Graves, KB5HAV; Carlos Gonzales, CO2JC; CQ Magazine; David
Behar K7DB; eHam; Forbes; 425DXBulletin; Hurricane Watch Net; NASA;
National Hurricane Center; QRZ.com; Radio World; Radio Society of Great Britain; Scientific American; shortwaveradio.de; Weather Channel; Youth
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2437 for Friday July 12th, 2024 Amateur
Radio Newsline Report Number 2437 with a release date of Friday, July
12th, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in the US and
hams are ready. Ham club members in India come to the aid of a victim
of youth violence -- and AMSAT-Argentina needs satellite enthusiasts'
help. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2437
comes your way right now.

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HAMS RESPOND AS HURRICANE BERYL MAKES LANDFALL IN US

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: For the second week in a row, our top story is
Hurricane Beryl, the powerful and destructive storm that raged in the
Caribbean and parts of the southern US states. Hams continued to play a
role in emergency communications. Randy Sly W4XJ tells us what was
involved.

RANDY: Hurricane Beryl, the second named storm for this year in the
Atlantic, is now only a remnant of a storm, but its eight-day impact
left a wake of destruction and deaths with three different landfalls.
Often, when a storm finally settles over a large land mass, most of the population relaxes, thinking the worst is over. After Beryl landed on
the Texas coast near Matagorda as a Category 1 storm, it still created
havoc, especially in the city of Houston, Texas where over 2 million
homes and businesses were left without power for more than a day.

Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Net Manager of the Hurricane Watch Net, told AR
Newsline that just because a hurricane finally arrives at a large land
mass that does not mean that we can drop our guard. He went on to say,
[quote] "Tropical systems can cause major inland flooding and spin-up
tornados. Remember, Hurricane Ivan in 2004 was responsible for nearly
130 tornados from Florida to Pennsylvania." [endquote]

Graves told participants in the net that they were still needed as
reporting stations, providing real-time data to the National Hurricane
Center. Covering Hurricane Beryl also included other challenges for the
net team, including problems with solar activity throughout the event
which impacted the ability to communicate.

This is Randy Sly, W4XJ

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INDIAN HAM CLUB INTERVENES IN YOUTH-ON-YOUTH VIOLENCE

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Sometimes, using your amateur radio contacts and
connections - even without picking up a radio - can prove lifesaving.
That's what happened recently when hams in India were able to help
Bengali authorities in a situation involving youth-on-youth violence.
We hear more from Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

JIM: As the Bengali government struggles with a reported regional rise
in violence by youth mobs against other young people, a group of ham
radio operators was able to intercede in what local media described as
one such case. On July 4th, the website for The Statesman newspaper
said a young man was accosted by a group of youths in front of the
Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur. As the assailants set upon
him, accusing him of having stolen a mobile phone, two members of the
West Bengal Radio Club were passing by. The two club members, who are
shortwave listeners studying for their ham license, sent other club
members photographs of the assailants and their victim via their mobile
phones. The club secretary, Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, said the
photos were distributed to radio operators throughout the region using
the WhatsApp mobile phone application. The young victim was soon
identified by his brother in another town. He said his brother was
suffering from psychological difficulties and had disappeared from home
a few days earlier.

Police were called to the scene and rescued the young man. According to
the news report, police determined that he had stolen nothing and could
be returned to his family the next day.

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(THE STATESMAN)

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HAMS IN BRAZIL MARK LEAGUE'S 90th ANNIVERSARY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Hams in Brazil are marking their amateur radio league's
90th anniversary by inviting the world to join the party. We have more
details from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: Reaching the age of 90 is no small achievement. Hams in the
Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rádio Emissão, or LABRE, perhaps
know that better than anyone as their amateur radio organisation - the
oldest in Brazil - marks its 90th anniversary. The hams are launching a
special contest to mark the occasion. The LABRE contest will be held on
the 20th and 21st of July and hams around the world are being invited
to contact their counterparts in Brazil using SSB and CW. Organisers
are hoping that contacts will be made on all the eligible bands and are encouraging participants to use as many of the bands as possible.

The league wrote in translation on the contest website that they hope
this activity will become "a landmark in international amateur radio competition."

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(LABRE)

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STUDENTS' SATELLITES LIFT OFF FROM CALIFORNIA

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Student-built satellites from Arizona and Maine were
among those sent into space aboard a privately owned rocket recently in California. Ralph Squillace KK6ITB explains what their missions are.

RALPH: Two days after its scheduled launch was scrubbed, a
student-built satellite lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, lighting up the night sky on the 3rd of July. Built by
engineering students at the University at Arizona, the CatSat was
launched on a privately owned rocket of Firefly Aerospace. The
satellite's mission is to collect space weather data every 95 minutes
while in low-earth orbit for the next six months. CatSat will be
transmitting at high speeds with a state-of-the-art radio from Rincon
Research Corporation and an inflatable antenna from FreeFall Aerospace.
FireFly Aerospace describes the antenna as making use of a Mylar
balloon with a transparent front half that permits the pass-through of microwaves and an aluminized back half that is reflective.

The CatSat was one of eight CubeSats developed as part of NASA's
CubeSat Launch Initiative.

This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.


STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The launch also carried the first CubeSat from the
state of Maine into space. Known as MESAT1, it was created with support
from NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative and the Maine Space Grant
Consortium. It has three imaging experiments aboard designed by schools
and a two-way amateur radio transponder.


(KVOA NEWS 4 TUCSON, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, YOUTUBE, MAINESAT.ORG)

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CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR YL SOTA EVENT

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you found yourself logging as many contacts as
possible with YLs on SOTA summits during the weekend of June 1st and
2nd, it's time to receive your certificates. The inaugural Queens of
the Mountains event featured a team of YLs in the US using 1x1 special
event calls. The activators themselves were busy chasing
summit-to-summit contacts and YLs who were joining them in the
activation by operating from DX summits. The organizers, Amy AG7GP, and
Paula K9IR, plan to make this an annual event in the hope of inspiring
other YLs to get involved in SOTA. For details on how to get your
certificate, follow the link to the SOTA Reflector that appears in the
text version of this week's Newsline newscast.

[DO NOT READ: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/queens-of-the-mountains-certificates-no w-available/35732 ]


(SOTA REFLECTOR)

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UNEXPECTED EXPENSE WORRIES RADIO AND COMMUNICATIONS MUSEUM

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Connecticut, a popular radio and communications
museum run by volunteers is facing the unexpected expense of having to
help pay for the installation of a public sewer line. Andy Morrison
K9AWM reports on this big, expensive concern.

ANDY: A volunteer-run museum that has been devoted to the history of
radio and communications since its earliest days in 1990 is facing a
new challenge: This time, however, the Vintage Radio and Communication
Museum of Connecticut isn't trying to acquire anything for its exhibits
or to preserve any particular old-time communications equipment in its collection.

The museum is facing a bill of more than $28,000 as one of five
property owners affected by the installation of a sewer line along the
road where its building is in Windsor, Connecticut.

Director John Ellsworth writes on the museum's website: [quote] "As an all-volunteer-run museum, we do not have those funds on-hand, nor did
we expect this expense to occur so quickly." [end quote] The project is
taking place over the summer. The museum has begun seeking donations
from its friends and supporters.

The club's collection of vintage radio, TV and computer technology
includes its own amateur radio club, W1VCM. The station is there to
educate the public about ham radio and serve as an active exhibit for
club members and guests who are licensed radio operators.

The club's page on QRZ.com and the museum's website at vrcmct dot org (vrcmct.org/) have more details.

This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(VINTAGE RADIO AND COMMUNICATION MUSEUM; QRZ.COM)

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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
D-STAR Reflector 91 C at 7:30 p.m. Melbourne Australian time on
Wednesdays, or at 0930 UTC following a short net with VK3JS.

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TEXAS AMATEURS PREPARE FOR 'MOON DAY' DEMONSTRATION

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Between an eclipse in the spring and then flares and
storms a few weeks ago, the sun has been getting a lot of attention
lately. Now it's the moon's turn - and Travis Lisk N3ILS tells us how
the moon is getting its day, at least in Texas.

TRAVIS: The Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas is once again marking
"Moon Day" on the 20th of July, a date to celebrate the anniversary of
the Apollo 11 mission's landing on the moon. According to the schedule
of events, the moon will have its day in the sun at last through a
variety of presentations. The Dallas Amateur Radio Club will show how
hams communicate via EME, or moon bounce and AMSAT ambassadors will be
present to demonstrate what radio communication is like through amateur satellites. The keynote speaker will be former NASA astronaut Gregory
Johnson, whose experience piloting early space shuttle flights
contributed toward the construction of the International Space Station.

The six-hour program is considered the year's largest space-related
event in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.


This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.

(AMSAT)

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AMSAT-ARGENTINA'S SATELLITE: DEAD OR ALIVE?

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: AMSAT-Argentina is looking for some help from the
amateur radio community in answering this question: is its LUSAT
microsatellite dead or alive? John Williams VK4JJW tells us how you
canhelp.

JOHN: Launched in January of 1990, the amateur radio microsatellite
known as LO-19 outlived its expected lifespan. Even in recent years, an unmodulated carrier signal could still be heard coming from the LUSAT
in its sun-synchronous orbit. According to a report in AMSAT News,
Gustavo, LW2DTZ, declared the microsatellite to be dead after several
observers told him recently that they were no longer able to detect the
CW carrier.

All that changed on the 1st of July. The signal was reportedly picked
up on that day by Nico, PA0DLO, who reported that its strength was
noticeably weaker, suggesting a failure had occurred in its onboard
power amplifier.

AMSAT-Argentina is hoping to learn more and has asked hams with
"well-equipped ground stations" to continue to listen for LO-19 and
report what they hear, if anything.

This is John Williams VK4JJW

(AMSAT)

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for the Deep Blue DX Team using the callsign
J48FT from Tinos Island, IOTA Number EU-067, between the 26th of July
and the 9th of August. The team will also take part in the IOTA Contest
on the 27th and 28th of July. QSL cards will not be available. See
QRZ.com for QSL details.

Fabio PY4YY, Marcio PU4MDO and Cardoso PU2LJH will be on the air as
PV2IC from Ilha [EEL-HAH] das Couves, IOTA Number SA-071, during the
IOTA Contest weekend. Listen for them using SSB and FT8 on 80-10
metres. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

Tom, OE4EIE, is on the air to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the
Rhein Ruhr DX Association. He is using the callsign OE4RRDXA through to
the end of September. There are no paper QSL cards. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

Yaroslav, R1BET, and Mike, R1MJ will be calling CQ as RI1K (R EYE ONE
KAY) from Bol'shoy Zhuzhmuy Island, IOTA Number EU-147, from the 20th
through to the 28th of July. QSL via R1BET. For other details see
QRZ.com.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

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KICKER: METEOR SCATTER CONTACTS? WISH UPON THESE SHOOTING STARS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you spend a bit of time on 6m or even 2m, the next
few weeks should bring you the promise of good things - courtesy of
some meteor showers, specifically from the Comet Swift-Tuttle. Kent
Peterson KC0DGY tells us what's going on.

KENT: They're called the Perseids [per see yids] Meteor Showers and
this year they are dusting the sky with tiny particles, ionizing the
E-layer of the ionosphere starting in mid-July. That means sometime
between July 17th and the 24th of August you may reap the benefits of
meteor scatter. Many hams consider this the biggest moment of the year
for meteor scatter, bringing the possibility of VHF contacts that can
extend as far as 2,000 kilometres, or not quite 1250 miles, for those
setting the alarm clock to rise before dawn. The peak dates for these
contacts will come on the 12th and 13th of August.

According to the website space.com, this phenomenon enjoyed by so many
amateur radio operators is the legacy of the Comet Swift-Tuttle, which
has not been close to Earth since 1992. Our planet, however, passes
through the debris the comet left behind and the result are these
lively meteor showers. Although there are lots of fans of
astrophotography who enjoy capturing brilliant images, we amateurs
hope, of course, that all that debris may help us put together some
interesting QSOs.

This is Kent Peterson KC0DGY.

(SPACE.COM, WIA)

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