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Ofcom has published a Statement on its proposed Plan of Work for 2023-24. Page 45 of the Statement describes plans for WTA (Wireless Telegraphy Act) licence simplification: “Alongside our move to a new licensing platform, we will review our licensing processes and documentation to ensure we have an efficient approach, reducing the burden on our licensees as far as possible and simplifying their engagement with us. A key part of this program will be our review of amateur licensing.” Page 46 of the Statement sets out proposals for a review of amateur radio licences: “We will consult on proposals to simplify our licensing framework for amateur radio licensing and incorporate new areas of amateur radio activity. Our aim is to provide clear updated rules which afford radio amateurs greater freedom to operate, drawing on feedback provided by the sector.” According to the document, consultation on the work is planned for the first quarter of the 2023-24 year. A subsequent statement is scheduled for the fourth quarter of the year. Once more details are available, the RSGB will review the consultation and provide guidance to UK amateurs on how to respond to Ofcom. To read more about Ofcom’s Plan of Work 2023-24 visit www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/annual-reports-and-plan

Ofcom is proposing to update the amateur radio licence to enable amateur radio to continue to develop as a hobby, within a simplified regulated framework that supports optimal spectrum use.

I recommend you click on the following link and have a good read. Be prepared .. it's just on 100 pages !

An Ofcom Consultation was launched on 23 June 2023 with replies required by 4 September 2023

The team from hi-impact, based on the Wirral, is planning another high-altitude balloon launch.

This Sunday 2 July, is Alexanderson Day and the Alexander Association plans to activate the Grimeton VLF transmitter.

The next RSGB Tonight @ 8 live webinar takes place at 20.00 on Monday, 3 July 2023, with Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ presenting Receiving Antennas are Different.

John McCullagh, GI4BWM (RSGB President), Stewart Bryant, G3YSX (Board Chair) and Steve Thomas, M1ACB (General Manager) were interviewed by ICQ Podcast’s Martin Butler, M1MRB/W9ICQ over the weekend at HAM Radio, Friedrichshafen. They discussed the Ofcom consultation, Updating the Amateur Radio Licensing Framework, which opened on Friday (23 June).

All radio amateurs are strongly encouraged to read the consultation on Ofcom’s website. You can also find the consultation on our website

The following is a QST. Ofcom proposes sweeping license changes in the UK. The QSO of a lifetime makes one ham's Field Day unforgettable -- and meet Amateur Radio Newsline's Young Ham of the Year for 2023. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2383 comes your way right now.

Our top story takes us to the UK, where Ofcom is proposing a major overhaul of amateur radio licensing and operations. Jeremy Boot G4NJH brings us those details.

Stating it wants to provide amateurs in the UK with greater access to licences while delivering greater operating freedom, the communications regulator Ofcom is proposing sweeping changes to its ham radio licence framework.

None of these changes affects the frequencies or bands amateurs can use but it does increase the maximum permitted power for transmitting across the three classes of licence. The proposed maximum allowances are 20 watts for Foundation; 100 watts for Intermediate in most bands and 1,000 watts for Full licence holders who are operating where ham radio has a primary allocation. Ofcom is also proposing low power airborne transmission on some bands.

Beacons, repeaters and gateways would no longer require a Notice of Variation in most cases -- the holders of a Foundation licence would be permitted on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Foundation licence holders would also be allowed to build their own equipment.

In another change, hams advancing to a higher class of licence would be required to surrender their lower-level licence and call sign, holding only a single personal licence. This requirement would not apply to clubs.

This is just a sample of what Ofcom is suggesting. The regulator is seeking feedback and has set a deadline of the 4th September for comment. For a link to the document please see the text version of this week's newscast script at arnewsline.org

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(OFCOM, AMATEUR RADIO DAILY)

So you think you had a great Field Day? Sorry....but no matter how amazing a time you had, no matter how many QSOs you and your club logged, it can never compare to the experience of one amateur in Alabama who helped organize his club's big weekend. Jim Damron N8TMW tells us more.

Patrick Nagle, N4GLE, was ready. Field Day weekend couldn't come soon enough for this member of the Muscle Shoals Amateur Radio Club. Patrick has been part of the organizing committee for the club's Field Day for the past three years and everyone was ready to put the club callsign, W4JNB, on the air.

This year, Rhett Allen Nagle was also ready. In fact, on June 23, 2023, just as Field Day prep was under way, he was so ready that he was born. With the doctor's help, Rhett's mother, Kaitlyn Hendrix Nagle, brought him into this world and into Patrick's arms.

Patrick told Newsline that he and his wife had hoped for Rhett's birth to take place a few days after Field Day but the doctor wasn't available on their chosen date of June 26th. So June 23rd it was going to be! Holding strong at the Field Day site was brand-new grandfather, Papa Roy Nagle, KI4UX, who kept things running smoothly and stayed in touch with his son.

The happy new father may have been away from the club's operating site this year but he told Newsline he knows he had the best QSO of Field Day weekend. While it may not have been made over the air, he said that all those eyeball QSOs with his new son included plenty of snuggles.

This is Jim Damron N8TMW.

Newsline offers the Nagle family all the best. We can't wait to hear that Rhett has received his callsign.

(PATRICK NAGLE, N4GLE)

So you want to be part of the World Radiosport Team Championship but you didn't qualify and you're not in Italy right now? That's a small point, really, if you want to get in on the action. Graham Kemp VK4BB explains.

While amateur radio teams from all over the world compete in the WRTC on July 8th and July 9th, hams from all over the world can now compete right along with the competitors: Organisers have announced the WRTC 2022 Competition Award - yes, it's still known as WRTC 2022 because of the one-year COVID delay. Hams who have had QSOs with competing stations in the championship can work toward this award by getting on the air during the contest and listening for the action. Organisers recommend that those seeking the award submit their complete logs within six hours after the contest ends, which will be at 1800 UTC on Sunday the 9th of July.

The WRTC 2022 Competition Award is the latest event created in support of the championship. THE WRTC 2023 Award, offered earlier, challenged radio operators to make contacts with special event stations in 12 regions throughout Italy, all ending with the suffix WRTC. There were also special event stations around the world - most of them also ending with the suffix.

For more details about the Competition Award, visit wrtc2022 dot it (wrtc2022.it) and look under the "NEWS" tab.

This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(WRTC)

The FCC is getting ready to accept applications for new low-power FM stations. Kent Peterson KCØDGY brings us up to date.

As Newsline reported in February, the FCC has made room on the spectrum for the operation of new, low-power FM broadcast stations in the US. The agency has now announced that a filing window for permit applications will be open between November 1st and November 8th of this year.

The commission will accept proposals for frequencies anywhere in the FM band, from Channel 201 to Channel 300. The last time the FCC opened a filing window for low-power FM broadcast operation was in 2013.

FCC data lists a little fewer than 2,000 such stations operating in the US since the year 2000, when the FCC created the service for 100-watt stations engaged in noncommercial educational broadcasts. Commercial operations and individuals are ineligible for operation of these stations.

When competing applications are filed, an auction may need to occur before the allotments are decided.

The FCC will release filing procedures and other relevant details later. Meanwhile, prospective applicants are encouraged to monitor the Audio Division Web Page on the agency website.

This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.

(FCC, RADIOWORLD)

Satellite fans, get ready for a big weekend in India devoted to your favorite subject. Registration has opened, as we hear from Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

Registration has opened for satellite enthusiasts and other amateurs planning to attend the OSCAR Convention in West Bengal, India on September 23rd and 24th. The website is also accepting registration for the radiosport portion of the weekend: a CW contest and some fox-hunting activity.

The weekend theme is simple: "Get on the Air." OSCAR is an acronym that stands for Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.

While the full schedule is not yet posted, the organiser, OSCAR India, has said the event planners are making special efforts to support and encourage youth to get more involved in amateur radio. Various licence exams will be offered at the venue. The programme of presenters is expected to showcase the latest technologies and assist attendees in broadening their knowledge of operating techniques, antenna design, digital modes and signal propagation.
There will also be plenty of opportunity to socialize.

The OSCAR Convention is supported by Parks on the Air India and Beaches on the Air India

For details or to submit your registration, visit the website address that appears in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org

[DO NOT READ: oc.beaham.in ]

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF

(OSCAR INDIA, ARUNAVA DEY VU3XRY)

In China, a development team is working hard on the next satellite destined to enter lunar orbit with an amateur radio payload. John Williams VK4JJW explains the project.

The creators of the first amateur radio satellite to operate in lunar orbit are in the process of developing a second one with the hope of launching it in 2024 from Wenchang, China. The development team consists of students at the Harbin Institute of Technology in China and ham radio operators from around the world. Known as Lunar OSCAR II, it will have telemetry, a digipeater with a JT4G uplink and downlink along with a digital image downlink from an infrared camera.

The satellite will also be useful for various amateur radio orbit determination experiments and communications relay research.

Harbin Institute students built the first ham radio satellite to operate in lunar orbit in May of 2018. The tiny satellite had a big following among hams around the world who used it to download images of the Earth and the moon.

This is John Williams VK4JJW.

(AMSAT NEWS)

We hope our listeners have been enjoying the Amateur Radio Newsline haiku challenge. We certainly have! In the spirit of fun and perhaps a little bit of literary adventure, we've been inviting listeners to channel their most creative selves and share the joy of ham radio in the form of a haiku. On our website, arnewsline.org, you will find a submission form for sending your most poetic offering. To qualify, you need to follow traditional haiku form: The first line is five syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the finishing third line has another five syllables. We cannot accept any other formats.

Our team will pick from the best submissions that follow the 5/7/5 syllable rule and represent the love of amateur radio. Your prize? For now, bragging rights -- and a featured spot for your haiku on the Amateur Radio Newsline website. We may have a surprise for you at the end of the year, however. So visit our website at arnewsline.org and take a look at this week's winning ham radio haiku.

The US government's long-range surveillance system, which operates on the HF bands, is in line for a major upgrade. Andy Morrison K9AWM tells us to get ready.

The United States Navy knows what almost every amateur radio operator knows too: that sometimes the software that enhances your transmissions on HF needs a major upgrade. In this case it's a $87.5-million upgrade for the Navy and the work will be done on a long-range surveillance system by Raytheon Technologies Corp. The system is known as ROTHR, which is short for Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar, and it detects and tracks surface ships and aircraft by using long-range radar in the HF part of the spectrum.

The four-year contract will provide software enhancements, maintenance, installation, removal, integration and testing, among other things, and will be conducted mainly in Chesapeake, Virginia and Marlboro, Massachusetts.

Unlike hams, the Navy puts the ROTHR systems on the air for an important enforcement mission: the systems have been used to track drug-smuggling and are, in fact, considered the government's primary form of surveillance in the war on drugs.

This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(MILITARY & AEROSPACE ELECTRONICS, ZACKS INVESTMENT RESEARCH)

Congratulations to the National Institute of Amateur Radio, which marked its 40th anniversary with a big celebration in its Hyderabad (hydra-bod) headquarters. The NIAR is a non-governmental organisation that holds training sessions and workshops and advocates for India's radio amateurs. Founded on June 21st, 1983, it is also home to an active club station VU2NRO, which participates in contests and special events. The NIAR plays a big role in helping individuals and learning institutions in forming their own ham radio clubs throughout India. All the best from us at Newsline for the next 40 years - and beyond.

(NIAR)

In the World of DX, listen for the special callsign IL3P on the air between the 1st of July and the 30th of September throughout the Italian region of Veneto. Be listening especially on the 28th through the 31st as the team activates Pellestrina Island, IOTA number EU-131, holiday style and participates in the IOTA contest. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

Bo, OZ1DJJ is using the callsign OX3LX from Qaanaaq, Maidenhead locator FQ57jl, from Greenland, IOTA number NA-018 until the 18th of July. He will be operational on 4 and 6 metres, but he will also be active on the HF bands. He may include a side trip to Herbert Island, IOTA number NA-134 or Meteorite Island. See QRZ.com for QSL details and some great pictures.

Dave, G4OSY will be active holiday style as VP9/G4OSY from Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, IOTA number NA-005, until the 8th of July. He'll be using SSB most of the time and operating on 40 through 10 metres. You may also hear him on 6m. QSL direct to his home call.

Several operators in Germany will be using the special callsign DL0SOP for the month of July, marking the 65th edition of the Sea of Peace award. A small silk pennant is to be given for QSOs with the Baltic neighboring states and regions all month long. Annual stickers are available for hams participating during other years. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

And, for our final item this week, we’re proud to announce the winner of the 2023 Amateur Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of The Year award. Amateur Radio Newsline’s Mark Abramowicz (Abram-oh-vich) NT3V is chairman of the award program and he spoke with our latest honoree.

“Oh my gosh! Thank you so much. Yes, that is so cool. Thank you so much!”

And that was the reaction of Kees Van Oosbree, W0AAE, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, in suburban Minneapolis upon learning he had been selected as the Young Ham of the Year. Kees recently turned 19 years old – just making the cut-off for the award. He is the son of Mark and Jean Van Oosbree.

He is a recent honors graduate of Heritage Christian Academy in Maple Grove and was the valedictorian for his class. Kees says when he was 12, during a museum visit he spotted a fascinating exhibit that sparked his curiosity about amateur radio.

KEES: “And I saw this cool amateur radio shack there. There was this cool map with all of their markers where they made contacts and I saw Antarctica.”

MARK: He says that prompted some online research.

KEES: ”I got a book on Amazon, studied and took the two licenses [Technician and General] and it was on from there. I got a Baofeng Handie Talkie. I still have it.”

MARK: But Kees says he wanted to explore more.

KEES: ”HF was my life. I got involved with a few radio clubs the Minnesota Wireless Association which is contesting. Contesting is pretty much my main thing that I do in Amateur Radio although I do branch out and do other things.”

MARK: Among those other things was getting connected to youth in amateur radio through the Youth on the Air – Americas program where he has taken up leadership roles in training of operators, QSL manager and sharing his interest in remote operating.
Kees says he did some on-line research on remote operating and found a mentor - Ray Higgins W2RE - who opened a door to a whole new world.

KEES: “He gives us unlimited access to these highly competitive stations that use FlexRadios. I was able to do very, very well through that and contesting through DX contesting...He gave us the tools and we branched off of there. I was one of the five youth that kind of started the program. And now we have over 80, 100 youth.”

MARK: Kees says he taught himself Morse Code through on-line computer programs. And, while he says his ability to copy CW exceeds 35 words per minute, his sending speed is a little slower and he prefers a key to paddles. Kees has picked up several awards for his DX and domestic contest SSB and CW entries over his short time in ham radio.

MARK: He’s only been licensed for nearly five years.

His favorite contest, he says, is the North American QSO Party.

KEES: “It’s just 12 hours long and it’s just on Saturday only and I love that because I can work on homework on Sunday."

MARK: Kees will begin college in August at Iowa State University.

KEES: “I’m really excited because they have a really great aerospace engineering program three-a-half hours away from me so not too far away. There are only a few colleges in the country that do this particular major.”

Congratulations Kees from all of us at Amateur Radio Newsline!

I’m Mark Abramowicz, NT3V

NEIL/ANCHOR: Kees will be honored during a presentation ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Huntsville Hamfest.

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; AMSAT News Service; Arunava Dey VU3XRY; ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; FCC; 425DXNews; IFLScience, Military & Aerospace Electronics; National Institute of Amateur Radio; Ofcom; OSCAR India; QRZ.COM; Radio Society of Great Britain; Radio World; shortwaveradio.de; Wireless Institute of Australia; Zacks Investment Research; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. 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. We also remind our listeners that if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us. 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. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2023. All rights reserved.

Keplerian Bulletin 48 ARLK048
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT June 27, 2023
To all radio amateurs

Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

0 AO-07
1 7530U 74089B   23177.92095028 -.00000027 00000-0 11859-3 0 9995
2 7530 101.9468 164.6633 0012581 46.3706   8.6385 12.53665010224634
0 ISS
1 25544U 98067A   23178.58333449 .00016833 00000-0 29724-3 0 9998
2 25544 51.6413 276.9966 0004775 84.2542 41.4603 15.50474468403408
0 SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   23178.45471440 .00001325 00000-0 19899-3 0 9997
2 27607 64.5535 233.4508 0068092 222.6698 136.9106 14.77354958103954
0 AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE 23177.61692854 .00003903 00000-0 43377-3 0 9993
2 39444 97.6716 141.5072 0051355 240.8078 118.7996 14.86790011517630
0 XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E   23112.43632650 .18814400 25108-5 15498-3 0 9990
2 40903 97.0819 181.5568 0011783 175.5276 309.8044 16.51931608427640
0 IO-86
1 40931U 15052B   23167.61851844 .00001177 00000-0 73339-4 0 9991
2 40931   6.0000 90.5534 0013569 286.2419 73.6216 14.77239916417159
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   23177.67963018 .00009652 00000-0 66791-3 0 9997
2 43017 97.6298 61.6407 0233853 38.3157 323.4416 14.86282282302598
0 PO-101
1 43678U 18084H   23178.43978863 .00001668 00000-0 16417-3 0 9991
2 43678 98.0243 322.6161 0010665 123.5690 236.6548 14.93469497253797
0 QO-100
1 43700U 18090A   23177.32643122 .00000161 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 43700   0.0198 296.3011 0001839 195.4049 285.8207 1.00273906 17029
0 JO-97
1 43803U 18099AX 23177.64891080 .00006795 00000-0 53558-3 0 9997
2 43803 97.5711 239.9737 0015577 64.3957 295.8875 15.00982760249118
0 RS-44
1 44909U 19096E   23177.37002511 .00000058 00000-0 18481-3 0 9998
2 44909 82.5220 341.8423 0217790 165.2374 195.5225 12.79721746163382
0 IO-117
1 53106U 22080B   23172.41016717 -.00000003 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 53106 70.1617 318.2520 0008546 184.7855 175.2724 6.42556995 22026
0 FO-118
1 54684U 22167C   23178.45177172 .00011034 00000-0 60545-3 0 9992
2 54684 97.5635 315.9605 0012277 301.3178 58.6851 15.14264755 30236

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.

The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Friday, June 30, 2023, at 2330z on Baudot and BPSK31.

DX Bulletin 26 ARLD026
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT June 29, 2023
To all radio amateurs

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

TIMOR-LESTE, 4W. Operators R7AL and RU3AR are QRV as 4W6RU from Dili for the next two weeks. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB, and FT8.
QSL via R7AL.

MALAWI, 7Q. Don, K6ZO is QRV as 7Q6M from the Embangweni Mission Hospital in northern Malawi until possibly the end of July. Activity is in his spare time with a special emphasis on 6 meters. QSL direct to W0MAN.

CROATIA, 9A. Special event station 9A150TESLA is QRV during July to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Nikola Tesla's high school education. QSL direct to 9A7R.

BAHAMAS, C6. Operators Joe, W8GEX and Janet, W8CAA are QRV as C6ADX from Exuma Island, IOTA NA-001, until July 8. Activity is on 60 to 10 meters.
QSL via LoTW.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. Special event station DL0SOP will be QRV from July 1 to 31 to mark the 65 years of the Sea of Peace Award.
QSL via LoTW.

PHILIPPINES, DU. Rag, LB3RE is QRV as DU1/LB3RE from Luzon Island, IOTA OC-042, until July 18. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters. QSL to home call.

ST. BARTHELEMY, FJ. Frank, K3TRM is QRV as FJ/K3TRM until July 8. Activity is mostly on 6 meters and various Satellites from grid square FK87, with the possibility of some HF activity as well. QSL to home call.

ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP. Eric, KV1J is QRV as FP/KV1J until July 11. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and various digital modes, with a focus on 60 and 6 meters. QSL to home call.

ITALY, I. Special event station IL3P will be QRV from July 1 to September 30 from various locations in the Italian region of Veneto. QSL via IU3EDK.

GUAM, KH2, Yas, JA1QQU is QRV as KH2/JA1QQU until July 4. Activity is on 10 and 6 meters using FT8 between 1000 to 1400z, and then 2300 to 0200z.
QSL to home call.

LUXEMBOURG, LX. Special event station LX90RTL is QRV until the end of 2023 to mark the first longwave transmissions of Radio Luxembourg 90 years ago. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB, and various digital modes, and Satellite QO-100. QSL via LoTW.

CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. Radioklub OK1KVK is QRV with special call sign OL70KVK until December 31 to mark the club's 70th anniversary. QSL via OK6RP.

GREENLAND, OX. Bo, OZ1DJJ is QRV as OX3LX from Qaanaaq, IOTA NA-018, until July 18. Activity is on the HF bands, with a focus on 4 and 6 meters. This includes a possible trip to either Herbert Island, IOTA NA-134, or Meteorite Island. QSL via LoTW.

CANADA, VE. Pierre, VE3KTB is QRV as VY0ERC from Nunavut, Ellesmere Island, IOTA NA-008, until July 12. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes being active as VY0RAC in the Canada Day contest. QSL via M0OXO.

BERMUDA, VP9. Dave, G4OSY is QRV as VP9/G4OSY from Hamilton Parish until July 8. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters, and possibly 6 meters, using mainly SSB, but also some CW. QSL direct to home call.

MYANMAR, XZ. Akio, JE2QIZ is QRV as XZ2B from Yangon until the end of September. Activity is on 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters using CW. QSL via JH3SIF.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The QRP 20-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC FT4 Sprint, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, RAC Canada Day Contest, Venezuelan Independence Day Contest, NZART Memorial 80-Meter Contest, Marconi Memorial HF CW Contest and the Original QRP Contest are all scheduled for this upcoming weekend.

The K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC Memorial, RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Championship, ARS Spartan CW Sprint, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club CW AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40 and the Mini-Test 80 are on tap for June 3 to 5. The 13 Colonies Special Event runs from July 1 to 8.

Please see July QST, page 78, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details.

Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) mission is designed to test the ability of the researchers to operate in highly challenging conditions, such as they would face on Mars.

A CHAPEA logo, Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, is seen on the entrance door of the Mars Dune Alpha,
NASA's simulated Mars habitat, being used as preparations for sending humans to the Red Planet,
at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, U.S. April 11, 2023.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Go Nakamura)

Four volunteers have been locked inside a NASA designed simulated Mars base since June 25, according to a CBS report.

The simulation will last 378 days and will test real-life human challenges that would be faced during a mission to Mars. The mission's official name is NASA's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, or CHAPEA 1.

An Ofcom consultation titled ‘Updating the amateur radio licensing framework’ opened on 23 June 2023. According to Ofcom, the proposals set out in the consultation aim to “provide greater operating freedom for radio amateurs; and make the process of getting and using a licence simpler, clearer and more responsive.”

National Coding Week has been run for many years in the third week of September. Coding is used increasingly in amateur radio, and the BBC Micro:bit and the Arduino have made it easier for radio amateurs of all ages to discover more about this.

Further details will follow but, if you’re interested, in the first instance please contact Exam and Syllabus Review Group member John Hislop, G7OHO via g7oho@rsgb.org.uk

The following is a QST. Hams get on the air as a cyclone hits India; the FCC's systems go back online -- and get ready to chase the 13 Colonies Special Event stations. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2382 comes your way right now.

Our top story takes us to India where hams played a crucial role in public safety and communication as a cyclone enveloped the region. More on that from Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

Amateur radio operators in western India were deployed and kept on high alert as Cyclone Biparjoy closed in on the western shore near the port of Jakhau on Thursday, June 15th, tearing roofs off houses and leaving thousands without power.

Local news reports from the Indian state of Gujarat said that the state's Disaster Management Authority responded to power outages and other damage by deploying six ham radio teams, two of them in the district near the port of Jakhau, as well as a number of mobile units. Pakistan and India had already moved an estimated 173,000 people to shelters in preparation for the storm's arrival.

The deadly cyclone killed at least two people in India before weakening and heading toward Pakistan's southern coastal areas. The name of the Cyclone - Biparjoy (Bipper Joy) - means "disaster" in Bengali.

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIMES OF INDIA)

In the United States, the FCC reported an end to the long shutdown of some of its systems, much to the relief of hams and others needing to file documents. Paul Braun WD9GCO brings us that report.

The Federal Communications Commission's nearly month-long outage of its Universal Licensing System and related systems has ended. The systems came back on line, on a limited basis, on Wednesday, June 21st. A public announcement by the FCC alerted users to the remaining unavailability of the systems' query download function, which permits search results to be saved as text files.

The shutdown put the brakes on amateur radio filings and other FCC applications that were facing immediate deadlines, causing widespread frustration and much wider speculation as to the cause behind the shutdown. The FCC's public announcement did not address the cause and despite repeated requests from Amateur Radio Newsline to clarify what had occurred, the agency referred only to the announcement on its website. The announcement cited [quote] "technical issues." [endquote] It was not possible to determine specifically where those issues occurred - or why they occurred - and whether there had been a security breach or if any presumed built-in redundancies failed to operate properly.

The FCC said it has provided deadline extensions for filings that were affected by the shutdown and that it expects high traffic on its systems in the days to come. Those ULS applications that were impacted will not need to pay waiver fees, seek waivers or provide any special attachments.

The FCC said that the deadline extensions and other relief measures only apply to those filings between the outage period of June 9th to June 29th.

This is Paul Braun WD9GCO.

(FCC)

The World Radiosport Team Championship, which is about to open shortly near Bologna, Italy, has gained the official patronage and support of the Ministry of Enterprises and the Made in Italy initiative. The competition is being held in a region of Italy known as an economic engine because of the strength of its business ventures in technology and craftsmanship. This recognition adds a much-needed boost, following the devastating floods that swept through the region, challenging the organizers of the event which takes place July 4th through July 11th.

(WRTC 2022 REFLECTOR)

It’s a historic milestone for an on-air event that celebrates America’s revolutionary past. Amateur Radio Newsline’s Mark Abramowicz (Abram-o-vich) NT3V, has the story.

It’s back and marking its 15th year on the ham bands.

It’s the annual 13 Colonies Special Event running this year from July 1 to July 7.

Bob Josuweit WA3PZO is coordinator for WM3PEN, a special call sign activated from the “Cradle of Liberty” in Philadelphia.

“It’s a relatively easy event for many people to operate,” Josuweit explains. “It’s making contact with one or more of the 13 special event stations in each of the 13 colonies.

“Plus, we’ve added over the years three bonus stations – WM3PEN in Philadelphia, GB13COL in England and, recently, TM13COL in France.”

Josuweit says activity during the 13 Colonies Special Event has been climbing rapidly in recent years and there are some occasional pile-ups so you may need a little patience and persistence to get through.

“Last year we were well over a quarter million contacts for all the stations combined,” he recalls. “And, for WM3PEN, back in 2013 I believe it was we were just around 3,000 contacts. Last year, we were closer to 13,000.”

There’s a special certificate offered to operators working the event. And each of the groups running stations in the original 13 colonies has special QSL cards tied to this year’s theme surrounding the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

“We’ll be on all modes at different times, using HF and satellites. There will even be some SSTV,” Josuweit advises. “The best thing to do is watch the various spotting networks such as DX Summit. There’s a 13 Colonies Facebook page which people can monitor as well.”

Josuweit says you don’t have to be a contester to work the stations. He says the operators at each station realize how much interest there is. Many, Josuweit says, will be operating long hours, even on the Fourth of July holiday, to make sure every station they can work gets into the log.

For a link to the group’s website <PRINT ONLY: DO NOT READ: http://www.13colonies.us/> go to the text version of this story published on our website, arnewsline.org.

I’m Mark Abramowicz, NT3V.

The challenge is on - are you up to it? The European Space Agency and S5Lab (pronounced: Ess Five Lab) are inviting hams around the world to get involved in making a special contact through the digipeater of an educational CubeSat known as LEDSAT. Neil Rapp WB9VPG tells us how to get involved.

an LED CubeSat developed by university students in Rome with assistance from AMSAT Italia, was created primarily to demonstrate an LED-based payload to be used with ground-based optical tracking. Starting on June 26th and through to July 30th, it takes on a secondary purpose: It is part of a challenge to hams that will win them the prize of a personalized QSL card designed just for this competition. Hams are being asked to send a digital message via satellite to PI9ESA, the ground station of the ESA's Education Office. The CubeSat follows a sun-synchronous orbit and its digipeater will be activated at certain times. It has two communication windows, one around midday and one at midnight. Operators will be based at the ESA ground station to copy the messages. Hams are encouraged to use their preferred pass-prediction software to assist in the contact.

LEDSAT's digipeater has the ability to store and forward digital messages with a delay of up to two days.

For details about frequencies being used and other procedures of the operation, visit the ESA website at esa dot int (esa.int) and search for LEDSAT.

The challenge was organized to celebrate the launch of LEDSAT in August of 2021.

(EUROPEAN SPACE AGENY, S5LAB, AMSAT NEWS)

The chief executive officer of iFixit, a business that provides toolkits and repair guides for do-it-yourselfers, distinguished himself on the California campus of his alma mater recently. Kyle Wiens [WEENS], who graduated from California Polytechnic State University, took his ham radio license exam under the watchful eye of volunteer examiners from the Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club, W6BHZ. He passed, becoming the newest licensee - number 2,000, It was a different kind of graduation for Kyle, who founded his company with a friend in a campus dorm room in 2003 while he was still a student at Cal Poly.

Six years later - in 2009, the on-campus amateur radio club began offering license exams for students and the public.

According to an article on the club's website, Kyle wasn't the only one from iFixit to claim newfound status as a licensee. Several members of the iFixit team were also there and passed - right along with the boss.

(W6BHZ.ORG, iFIXIT WEBSITE)

Japan's Ham Fair, continues to be the largest Hamfest in the world and the Japan Amateur Radio League has high hopes that at the 2023 event visitors will enjoy a new era in amateur radio this coming August. In fact, that new era is the very theme of the two-day event - August 20th and 21st - at Tokyo's Big Sight Convention Center.

This will be the 45th year for the league's ham fair, which was cancelled in 2021 due to concerns about the pandemic.

Before Japan's HamFair however the weekend of the release of this newscast, Europe's largest Hamfest, the 46th HAM RADIO event in Friedrichshafen was getting underway in the new messe (Pron: Mess Ah) expo centre.

(JARL, WIA)

In Washington, D.C., the FCC's policy on wideband devices has once again responded to changes in the market. We have details from Kent Peterson KCØDGY.

The FCC's policy concerning ultra-wideband devices appears to be broadening to allow for expanded growth in the way the technology is used, according to a recent report.

A June 13th posting written by Venable LLC and posted on the website JDSupra.com noted that the agency granted a waiver of Part 15 rules to the Schlage Lock Company LLC to enable the security firm to put one of its ultra-wideband home security locks on the market. The report said it was the first waiver of its kind to be granted this year but the action appears to show that the FCC is continuing on a 20-year trajectory to relax its permissions for ultra-wideband technology. Nearly 20 such waivers have been granted over the years for this unlicensed use of low power RF signals, generally employed for security uses, medical imaging and even robotic lawn mowers. The Schlage company made the request on behalf of its smart residential door locks which make use of ultra-wideband signals in combination with Bluetooth.

The website's report notes that the Commission bases its approval of a waiver request if it determines that licensed radio services would not face harmful interference when such a device is in use. The Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology concluded that there was a low likelihood of harmful interference in this case, especially with transmissions taking place in a small space relatively close to the ground.

The Venable article did say, however, that the FCC has not indicated it was considering a policy change or any kind of overall update for ultra-wideband technologies.

This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.

(VENABLE, LLC)

Are you enjoying Newsline's weekly ham radio haiku? Join our challenge! We're inviting listeners to share the joy of amateur radio in the form of a haiku. On our website, arnewsline.org, you will find a submission form for sending your most creative offering. Be sure you follow the traditional form to qualify: The first line is five syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the finishing third line has another five syllables. Be sure to match that format to qualify.

Our team will pick from the best submissions that follow the 5/7/5 syllable rule and represent the love of amateur radio. Your prize? Bragging rights -- and a featured spot for your haiku on the Amateur Radio Newsline website. Meanwhile, visit our website at arnewsline.org to see this week's winning haiku.

In amateur radio, there's Code, as in Morse Code, and then there's coding, the kind of coding some hams use in programming for their equipment. Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us how the Radio Society of Great Britain has big plans for newcomers to coding.

Ham radio learning has been transformed by the BBC Micro:bit and the Arduino and hams attracted to the kind of coding involved are rapidly gaining enthusiasm. The Radio Society of Great Britain is preparing for National Coding Week, which takes place during the third week of September and is looking for volunteers who can help develop activities to encourage newcomers to coding - newcomers of all ages - to explore this new experience. The RSGB will be putting an extra emphasis on coding skills during the third week of September and hopes hams will offer some creative approaches for amateurs of all ages. If you have an idea, please contact John Hislop, G7OHO, of the Exam and Syllabus Review Group. You can find his email in the text version of this week's Newsline script.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

[JOHN'S EMAIL: g7oho@rsgb.org.uk ]

(RSGB)

In Australia, hams who belong to one radio group know that a lot has happened in the last 100 years - and they're celebrating all those years, for a good reason. John Williams VK4JJW tells us what it's all about.

Congratulations to the Ballarat Amateur Radio Group, VK3BML, which is marking its 100th anniversary with a month-long on-the-air event. It was big news in June of 1923 when the Ballarat Star newspaper announced the formation of a ham radio group and informed readers of its first general meeting on the 23rd of June. At the time, the organisation was identified as the Ballarat Amateur Radio Club. Under the leadership of Ben Daniel, VK3NRD, the members themselves are not certain how the original ham groups may have changed, especially with the slight difference in its name, and they continue to research their history. Meanwhile, members are celebrating their cententary. There is no special event callsign but hams around the world are being asked to listen for individual stations from Ballarat in the state of Victoria, Australia and share in the special occasion.

This is John Williams VK4JJW.

(BALLARAT AMATEUR RADIO GROUP, WIA)

In the World of DX, be listening for Dave, W9DR, on the air as VP2V/W9DR from Anegada in the British Virgin Islands, IOTA number NA-023, from the 23rd to the 29th of June. He is using FT8, Q65, SSB and CW on 6m only. QSL direct to his home call.

Be listening for Ken, K4ZW, and Bob, W9XY, operating with the callsign ET3AA, the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society's club station at the Addis Ababa University's Institute of Technology from June 19th to the 29th. They will be using CW, SSB and FT8 on 6 metres and all HF bands except for 80 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

In the Amami Islands, IOTA number AS-023, Masa, JF3ELH, will be using the callsign JF3ELH/6 for CW and SSB and will be using the callsign JF3ELH/p for FT 8 operations. He will be operating on 80-6 metres. QSL via home call.

Listen for Yas, JA1QQU, on the air as KH2/JA1QQU from Guam, IOTA number OC-026, from the 29th of June until the 4th of July. See QRZ.com for more details.

(425 DX NEWS)

Fans of GPS - Global Positioning Satellite navigation - might soon be feeling a little fickle about their allegiance to this system. There's a new option in town - or there will be, soon enough. Graham Kemp VK4BB concludes this week's report with this story about the promises offered by a special kind of sub-atomic particle.

They're known as muons, sub-atomic, high-energy particles that always travel at the same speed. They can be found all over the Earth and researchers at the University of Tokyo are studying these readily available muons as the basis for wireless navigation that can also function indoors, underwater and beneath the ground.

Hiroyuki Tanaka calls it the muometric positioning system. Unlike GPS devices, which gather information from low-earth orbit satellites, muometric positioning uses the reference point of muon-detecting sensors. Researchers acknowledge that while this shows promise, accuracy needs to be further fine-tuned before the system can be deployed in devices such as smartphones -- but it certainly means that navigation itself could travel in a whole new direction.

This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(IFLSCIENCE)

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Keplerian Bulletin 46 ARLK046
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT June 20, 2023
To all radio amateurs

Special thanks to Space-Track.org for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

AO-07
1 7530U 74089B   23170.91132459 -.00000050 00000-0 -22912-4 0 9997
2 7530 101.9467 157.6065 0012627 59.2782 53.3356 12.53664856223756
ISS
1 25544U 98067A   23171.47030933 .00015132 00000-0 27057-3 0 9999
2 25544 51.6411 312.2546 0004532 62.0318 298.1129 15.50208412402306
SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   23171.21159949 .00001484 00000-0 22035-3 0 9993
2 27607 64.5543 255.6572 0068817 224.1170 135.4432 14.77329896102887
AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE 23171.15594327 .00003734 00000-0 41595-3 0 9994
2 39444 97.6718 135.2667 0051174 262.8478 96.6918 14.86730951516677
XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E   23112.43632650 .18814400 25108-5 15498-3 0 9990
2 40903 97.0819 181.5568 0011783 175.5276 309.8044 16.51931608427640
IO-86
1 40931U 15052B   23167.61851844 .00001177 00000-0 73339-4 0 9991
2 40931   6.0000 90.5534 0013569 286.2419 73.6216 14.77239916417159
CAS-4B
1 42759U 17034B   23171.28260160 .00008803 00000-0 44208-3 0 9991
2 42759 43.0160 98.4799 0009550 126.6518 233.5209 15.17481484332103
CAS-4A
1 42761U 17034D   23171.23287123 .00008670 00000-0 43543-3 0 9990
2 42761 43.0149 97.2860 0010344 127.3362 232.8430 15.17486444332106
AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   23170.94709016 .00009068 00000-0 62791-3 0 9993
2 43017 97.6305 55.1751 0234722 60.4250 302.0136 14.86146000301591
PO-101
1 43678U 18084H   23171.33778708 .00001797 00000-0 17656-3 0 9998
2 43678 98.0234 315.3702 0010347 145.0982 215.0917 14.93439793252737
QO-100
1 43700U 18090A   23171.09046764 .00000149 00000-0 00000+0 0 9995
2 43700   0.0182 10.7565 0001450 114.2608 201.3855 1.00271750 16951
JO-97
1 43803U 18099AX 23170.44886890 .00006084 00000-0 48146-3 0 9999
2 43803 97.5705 232.9571 0015323 85.9863 274.3112 15.00879049248035
CAS-6
1 44881U 19093C   23171.40142523 .00001115 00000-0 14506-3 0 9999
2 44881 97.8617 249.7978 0016049 70.0637 290.2303 14.82546291189272
RS-44
1 44909U 19096E   23170.95898484 .00000021 00000-0 38284-4 0 9991
2 44909 82.5216 346.1031 0217491 180.2136 179.8909 12.79721384162562
XW-3
1 50466U 21131B   23171.36843268 .00000680 00000-0 23506-3 0 9996
2 50466 98.5520 252.9034 0005366 123.6950 236.4750 14.38928044 77816
IO-117
1 53106U 22080B   23164.78366827 -.00000003 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
2 53106 70.1624 320.9023 0008461 186.0509 174.0049 6.42557024 21535
FO-118
1 54684U 22167C   23171.38074976 .00010978 00000-0 60529-3 0 9993
2 54684 97.5637 308.9352 0012466 327.8993 32.1478 15.14089439 29163

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.

The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Friday, June 23, 2023, at 2330z on Baudot and BPSK31.

DX Bulletin 25 ARLD025
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT June 22, 2023
To all radio amateurs

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 3C. Ersoy, TA2OM is QRV as 3C3CA from Bioco Island, IOTA AF-010, for another two months. QSL via LoTW.

LESOTHO, 7P. Schalk, A22LL has moved here and is now QRV as 7P8LL. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters. QSL via EA7FTR.

MALAWI, 7Q. K6ZO, W1IE, K4CD, and K4CUE are QRV as 7Q7WW until July 3. Activity is in their spare time on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8 in DXpedition mode. QSL via W0MAN.

ETHIOPIA, ET. Ken, K4ZW and Bob, W9XY are QRV as ET3AA from the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society club station at Addis Ababa University Institute of Technology until June 29. Activity is on the HF bands and 6 meters, except 160 and 80 meters, using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via N2OO.

ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP. Eric, KV1J will be QRV as FP/KV1J from June 27 until July 11. Activity will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and various digital modes, with a focus on 60 and 6 meters. QSL to home call.

NORTHERN IRELAND, GI. Paul, G4PVM will be QRV as GI4PVM from Rathlin Island, IOTA EU-122, from June 25 to 29. Activity will be in his spare time on 40 to 10 meters, and possibly on 80 and 6 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW.

JAPAN, JA. Taka, JA8COE is QRV from Yagishiri Island, IOTA AS-147, until June 25. Activity is on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, and RTTY.
QSL to home call.

MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Harry, JG7PSJ is QRV as WH0RU from Saipan, IOTA OC-086, until June 27. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB.
QSL direct to home call.

GUAM, KH2. Yas, JA1QQU will be QRV as KH2/JA1QQU from June 29 to July 4. Activity will be on the HF bands from 2300 to 0200 and 1000 to 1400 UTC.
QSL via LoTW.

ANTARCTICA. Juan, LU8DBS is QRV as LU8DBS/Z while on assignment on Esparanza Antarctic Base, IOTA AN-018. QSL via LU4DXU.

FAROE ISLANDS, OY. Martina, DF3TS and Thomas, DC8TM will be QRV as OY/home calls/p between June 25 and July 5. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters. Activity will be from various SOTA, WWFF/POTA, and Lighthouse locations. QSL via all methods.

DUCIE ISLAND, VP6. A group of operators are QRV as VP6A until June 24. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, with five stations active, using CW, SSB, and FT8.
QSL via HA7RY.

MYANMAR, XZ. Akio, JE2QIZ is QRV as XZ2B from Yangon until the end of September. Activity is on 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters using CW. QSL via JH3SIF.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL Field Day, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, UFT QRP Contest and His Majesty King of Spain SSB Contest are all scheduled for this upcoming weekend.

QCX CW Challenge, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, RSGB FT4 Contest, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, SKCC CW Sprint, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, Mini-Test 40 and the Mini-Test 80 are on tap for June 26 to 28.

Please see June QST, page 69, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details.

Further details will follow but, if you’re interested, in the first instance please contact Exam and Syllabus Review Group member John Hislop, G7OHO via g7oho@rsgb.org.uk

The Radio Society of Great Britain is delighted to announce that Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan has chosen to donate the UK amateur radio equipment of His late Majesty, King Hussein of Jordan to the Society.

Tomorrow is World QRP Day. G-QRP Club has arranged for its members to activate club call sign Gx5LOW from many locations throughout the day. List of activators, bands & modes at: gqrp.com/callsign.htm. Club is also running a Summer Sizzler event from 17-25 June.

For the first time, SOTA will have its own booth at HAM RADIO this year (June 23-25). SOTA is short for Summits on the Air and is an award scheme for radio amateurs that encourages portable operation in mountainous areas.

The following is a QST. A youth DXpedition sets its sights on Guyana. Satellites get in the act on Field Day -- and ham radio aids in a dramatic rescue in Idaho. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2381 comes your way right now.

Our top story this week takes us to Guyana - that's the location a young quartet of DXpeditioners has its collective eye on. We hear about their plans from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

Their trip has been years in the making and now, with the travel precautions of the pandemic behind them, a team of DXpeditioners -- all in their 20s -- is finally free to travel to their destination: Guyana. Four friends, Jamie MØSDV, Philipp, DK6SP, Tomi, HA8RT, and Sven DJ4MX, are young: Sven is 21, team co-leader Jamie is 22; Tomi is 24 and co-leader Philipp is 25.

Their youth hasn't stopped them from becoming veteran DXpeditioners. Jamie told Newsline: "We have been fortunate enough to visit some amazing locations worldwide." Now they putting together their plan to operate in Guyana between the 14th and the 24th of next February, operating CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY on the HF bands.

They have not yet been assigned a callsign.

The Northern California DX Foundation said it has given the team a $5,000 grant as a way of encouraging the next generation of adventuring amateurs.

Jamie said that the group's website will be updated regularly to keep DX hunters apprised and, of course, to encourage others to support the activation.

See the text version of this week's newscast on our website, arnewsline.org, to find a link to the DXpedition. The team will also be releasing a separate website dedicated to the DXpedition itself and will communicate with chasers via social media.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(GUYANA DXPEDITION WEBSITE, JAMIE MØSDV)

Residents in the city of Seattle take the notion of being neighborly quite seriously. So seriously, in fact, that they regularly hold disaster drills to practice ways to help one another out. Of course, it involves amateur radio. Here's Jack Parker W8ISH with a report on the latest exercise, which was held on June 11th.

The disaster scenario in the city of Seattle, Washington, was simulated but there was nothing fictional about the scene of neighbor helping neighbor. On June 11th, the city's Emergency Communication Hubs rehearsed the all-important coordinated response that everyone would have in the event of a citywide power outage -- from neighbors to local authorities.

The exercise was called Power Down. Twenty-five hams from the Auxiliary Communications Service of Amateurs were dispatched to transmit messages using voice and digital modes, such as Winlink and Fldigi. The hams worked at one of the city's 10 participating hubs, at rally points for city workers, or in the radio room of the city's Emergency Operations Center. Many of the hams were asked to move between the various locations to help balance out resources. Most of the hams communicated via nets using repeaters that have power generators on site.

According to Susanna Cunningham, WB7CON, the public information officer for the ACS, the exercise was a successful demonstration of cooperation but unearthed some challenges: There were coverage issues with repeaters that are used less frequently -- and hams making use of Winlink did not always succeed in getting all the ICS forms submitted from the Hubs to their targeted locations. Susanne said that these issues and others will be evaluated at the July meeting of the ACS on July 8th.

This is Jack Parker W8ISH.

(SUSANNA CUNNINGHAM, WB7CON)

In the US and Canada, almost everyone is getting ready for Field Day - and that includes satellite enthusiasts. We hear about their plans from Sel Embee KB3TZD.

In case you've been wondering, Field Day is for the birds! Once again, just as the ARRL sponsors the 23-hour exercise known as Field Day for hams throughout the US and Canada, AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, takes this test of emergency communications to the skies. For satellite users, this will be a 27-hour period between 1800 UTC on Saturday the 24th of June through to 2100 UTC on Sunday the 25th.

Satellite users are advised to check the AMSAT status page for what will be available. AMSAT has said there will be more than 10 transponders and repeaters available during that weekend. FM voice satellites will include SO-50, AO-91, PO-101, the International Space Station and possibly LilacSat for those in search of bonus points. Ops are advised to be aware of congestion on FM low earth orbit satellites. The rules set a limit of one QSO per FM satellite, including the ISS.

The exchange is the traditional ARRL Field Day Exchange.

This is Sel Embee KB3TZD.

(AMSAT NEWS SERVICE)

Newsline is always pleased to share news of radio amateurs who have received recognition for their contributions to the community. But we are never more proud than when one of those being honored is a member of our own team. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, an anchor and correspondent for Newsline, has received the Yasme Excellence Award from the Yasme Foundation for his years of work with the next generation of ham radio operators. Neil provided the initial radio club sponsorship for the Region 2 YOTA camps, which he now serves as manager, providing administrative assistance for the camps as a nonprofit. He has also served as manager of Hamvention's Ham Radio 2.0 showcase. The foundation board of directors issued a statement saying that "recruiting young operators is key to the survival of amateur radio and his tireless efforts are appreciated." [endquote] The award consists of an engraved crystal globe and a cash grant of $500. Neil, we here at Newsline can only add our own congratulations and sincere appreciation for all that you do.

(YASME FOUNDATION)

In Idaho, amateur radio played a role in the dramatic rescue of an 80-year-old man in a rocky wilderness region. Dave Parks WB8ODF has the details.

Members of Scout Troop 77 from Eagle, Idaho were well-prepared for their canoeing trip into Hells Canyon just a few weeks ago and took along a few hand-held radios, a satellite communications device and a ham radio. They were soon to encounter another adventurer, an 80-year-old retired judge who had at one time been a Scoutmaster in his home state of Oregon, which borders the canyon. This man was not so prepared: He had lost his balance while taking photographs in the region and fell 60 feet down a rocky riverbank on the Snake River, sustaining serious injuries to his neck, back, ankle and lower leg.

The Scouts were canoeing when they were flagged down by a woman who heard the calls for help from the man, Eric Valentine, who was in serious pain. Henry Cavanagh, KJ7QJU, used his radio to contact the adults who were with the other Scouts. Henry's father, Brian, KJ7QJT, an assistant Scoutmaster and a wilderness first-responder, was among those arriving to tend to the man. Others arrived and stabilized him while the assistant Scoutmaster reached out to emergency dispatch services from his satellite communicator. Members of the area utility, Idaho Power, were able to help move the injured man by jet boat to a campground where a helicopter could safely land to transport him to a local hospital.

Returning home to Oregon late last month, Eric was recovering and already planning his next hike. He told the Baker City Herald website, however, that he will no longer hike alone in Hells Canyon.

This is Dave Parks WB8ODF.

(SCOUTING MAGAZINE, THE SEATTLE TIMES)

Here's a homebrew challenge for you: Write your own ham radio haiku! We're inviting listeners to channel their most creative selves and share the joy of ham radio in the form of a haiku. On our website, arnewsline.org, you will find a submission form for sending your most poetic offering. Be sure you follow the traditional form to qualify: The first line is five syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the finishing third line has another five syllables. Be sure to follow that form.

Our team will pick from the best submissions that follow the 5/7/5 syllable rule and represent the love of amateur radio. Your prize? Fame and glory, of course -- and a featured spot for your haiku on the Amateur Radio Newsline website. Visit our website at arnewsline.org to see this week's winning haiku.

A prominent radio contester is taking a top spot in another competitive field - European football. Jeremy Boot G4NJH gives us the details.

You may not find Serhiy Rebrov 5B4AMM on the field of any high-profile radiosport event this year, but the former Tottenham football striker does have his eyes set on next year's European Championship - as the first permanent head coach of Ukraine's team.

The active radio contester is well-known throughout Europe for his career with West Ham, Tottenham and Dynamo Kyiv and he also coached in the Saudi Arabian, Ukrainian and Hungarian leagues.

He recently signed a three-year contract with Ukraine's team, keeping his eye on the European Championship qualifiers against North Macedonia and Malta.

As a licensed ham and contester, he has also been heard on the air as UT5UDX, MØSDX, TA2ZF and UTØU.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(QRZ.COM, ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Any ham who remembers hearing - or perhaps working the callsign JY1 - King Hussein of Jordan - will enjoy hearing this next story. Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us more.

The UK radio equipment once used by King Hussein of Jordan, JY1, is being donated to the Radio Society of Great Britain by Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan. King Hussein became a Silent Key in 1999 at the age of 63. The RSGB said the collection will be on permanent display at the RSGB's National Radio Centre to inspire others and promote friendship and understanding across cultures. They said in a statement [quote]: "His Majesty was a great ambassador for amateur radio and, whenever his official duties allowed him, his radio call sign JY1 could be heard on the amateur bands. His Majesty always operated modestly, never announcing himself as King Hussein, always just ‘Hussein from Jordan’." [endquote]

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(RSGB)

Organizers are looking for presenters for the next GNU Radio Conference, known as GRCon23. This is the 13th annual conference for the community, which unites users and developers in the field of software radio. Presenters and attendees are typically members of the academic community, government, industry and of course hobbyists.

The deadline for submission of abstracts to present at the conference is June 23rd. The conference itself will take place from September 5th through to the 9th. It is being held at Arizona State University’s Center for Wireless Information Systems and Computational Architectures in Tempe, Arizona.

Details can be found on the website gnuradio.org

(GNURADIO.ORG, AMATEUR RADIO DAILY)

Lawmakers in two US states have reintroduced a bill to protect hams from private land-use restrictions that keep them from installing antennas at home.
Kevin Trotman N5PRE brings us up to date.

The Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act is back for consideration on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. The measure, first introduced by Congressmen Bill Johnson of Ohio and Joe Courtney of Connecticut last December, is designed to ensure that hams everywhere can get on the air, especially in instances where there is a need for emergency communications, such as in natural disasters.

No votes were taken when the bill was introduced toward the end of the last session of Congress. It is being reintroduced in response to the rapid growth of private residential areas that have these restrictions on the use of land. The bill would amend the Communications Act of 1934 by prohibiting land-use restrictions from halting the installation and use of amateur radio antennas.

This is Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

(REP. BILL JOHNSON WEBSITE, GOVTRACK.US., ARRL)

If you're an educator who enjoys helping the next generation explore science and tech careers - and you're a fan of ham radio on the ISS - this part-time job opportunity might be what you're looking for. Here are the details from Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

Youngsters who participate in amateur radio contacts with the International Space Station are the priority of ARISS-USA, which looks to engage them in the worlds of science and technology. ARISS-USA is looking for an experienced educator to work as director of education, guiding the organization with strategies to enhance the education of youth involved in the ARISS program. This is a part-time, remote position that requires leadership skills to guide the education engagement volunteer team, seeking ways to inspire youth in the fields of STEAM and STEM. The director of education is also responsible for coordinating proposals from schools and other educational institutions seeking to host astronaut contacts.

For a full list of other requirements and responsibilities -- and for more details about the position -- visit www.ariss-usa.org.

This is Kevin Trotman N5PRE.

(ARISS-USA.ORG)

Qrz.com is marking 30 years of online service to the world's amateur radio community by introducing a new operating award. A ham becomes eligible for the "Thirty Years of QRZ Award" by completing and confirming on-air contacts with 30 members of qrz.com anywhere in the world.

The award is free. Like the other qrz.com awards, it is presented based on the logbook each operator maintains on the site.
The award is open to everyone who has a presence on qrz.com, not just subscribers.

Details about the award and instructions on how to apply can be found on qrz.com under the "Awards" tab.

In the World of DX, Chris, VK2YUS is using the callsign YJØCA from Efate, IOTA number OC-035, Vanuatu [VAN OO AH TOO] from the 17th through to the 28th of June. He is using SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to his home call.

Look for Ren, PY8WW to be active as PX8B from Ilha de Bailique, IOTA number SA-045, from June 21st through to the 25th. He will be on 80 through 6 metres. QSL via his home call.

There's still time to work Kasimir, DL2SBY, who is operating as 8Q7KB from the Maldives, IOTA number AS-013, through to the 21st of June. He is focusing on CW and SSB, largely on 12, 10 and 6 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

(425 DX BULLETIN, THE DAILY DX, DX WORLD.NET)

A radio amateur who just reached the age of 106 has been enjoying music - and the music of CW - for almost as many years. We hear about him from Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.

RALPH: Louis Benvenuto, W6OTB, and the late Italian tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, had two things in common: Louis' given name at birth was also Luciano until he changed it at the age of 16 -- and both Lucianos knew how to make beautiful music, just not together:

Pavarotti, the famed singer, used his voice.
For Louis Benvenuto, a lifelong CW operator, the instrument of choice is a key. Even now, at the age of 106, he makes that key sing. On Tuesday, June 6th, the key could well have been singing "Happy Birthday" to Louis as he reached another milestone.

The Nebraska native was still a young man when he got the callsign he still retains today. He attended radio school in California and eventually got a job in professional radio but his first love - amateur radio - was always with him. Later, he made the leap into TV, becoming a cameraman for a number of popular TV shows, including the Johnny Carson show. It was on that late-night talk show, in fact, where Luciano the singer met Luciano the amateur radio operator.

The cameraman simply introduced himself. It was perhaps one of the easiest contacts the veteran radio operator ever made. While it didn't turn into a ragchew, he did end up logging it - deep in his memory, where it remains even now.

This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.

(FOXTV10; eHam.net)

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Keplerian Bulletin 45 ARLK045
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT June 16, 2023
To all radio amateurs

Friday 16th June 2023

Special thanks to Space-Track.org for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

AO-07
1 07530U 74089B   23166.90849729 -.00000038 00000-0 53119-4 0 9994
2 07530 101.9465 153.5768 0012651 66.7228 348.0103 12.53664828223016
ISS
1 25544U 98067A   23167.41671756 .00158143 00000-0 27112-2 0 9993
2 25544 51.6403 332.3542 0005521 41.1341   2.8285 15.50118058401677
SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   23166.67612688 .00001451 00000-0 21588-3 0 9997
2 27607 64.5546 269.5621 0069194 225.0129 134.5355 14.77313115102007
AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE 23166.64657961 .00004087 00000-0 45505-3 0 9993
2 39444 97.6709 130.9110 0051198 278.2775 81.2637 14.86691281515410
XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E   23112.43632650 .18814400 25108-5 15498-3 0 9990
2 40903 97.0819 181.5568 0011783 175.5276 309.8044 16.51931608427640
IO-86
1 40931U 15052B   23166.47077512 .00001158 00000-0 70723-4 0 9999
2 40931   5.9997 98.7466 0013578 270.7332 89.1240 14.77238613417093
CAS-4B
1 42759U 17034B   23167.06988553 .00008270 00000-0 41703-3 0 9990
2 42759 43.0141 121.8979 0009418 95.3183 264.8740 15.17400969331460
CAS-4A
1 42761U 17034D   23167.08599662 .00008287 00000-0 41768-3 0 9993
2 42761 43.0139 120.3387 0010081 97.4880 262.7113 15.17410056331472
AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   23166.23393264 .00007585 00000-0 52631-3 0 9998
2 43017 97.6319 50.6487 0235201 75.8675 286.8553 14.86060765300893
PO-101
1 43678U 18084H   23167.04971585 .00001200 00000-0 11989-3 0 9991
2 43678 98.0227 310.9958 0010015 158.1782 201.9866 14.93424722252090
QO-100
1 43700U 18090A   23167.00309792 .00000148 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
2 43700   0.0194 336.9492 0001348 144.0895 169.9004 1.00268374 16910
JO-97
1 43803U 18099AX 23167.11535517 .00006220 00000-0 49274-3 0 9991
2 43803 97.5707 229.7091 0015091 96.0940 264.2004 15.00833492247533
CAS-6
1 44881U 19093C   23167.08187668 .00001013 00000-0 13242-3 0 9990
2 44881 97.8617 245.5517 0016162 82.9196 277.3855 14.82535394188632
RS-44
1 44909U 19096E   23166.73707939 .00000033 00000-0 86685-4 0 9997
2 44909 82.5216 348.9092 0217277 190.0898 169.5807 12.79721174162026
XW-3
1 50466U 21131B   23167.12671168 .00000594 00000-0 20727-3 0 9999
2 50466 98.5519 248.6748 0005231 133.6860 226.4762 14.38921365 77204
IO-117
1 53106U 22080B   23164.78366827 -.00000003 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
2 53106 70.1624 320.9023 0008461 186.0509 174.0049 6.42557024 21535
FO-118
1 54684U 22167C   23167.08488853 .00010069 00000-0 55707-3 0 9991
2 54684 97.5618 304.6693 0012751 343.4296 16.6517 15.13987669 28510

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.

The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 2330z on Baudot and BPSK31.

DX Bulletin 24 ARLD024
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT June 15, 2023
To all radio amateurs

Friday 16th June 2023

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by JG7PSJ, LU4AAO, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

GEORGIA, 4L. Rene, DL2JRM is QRV as 4L/DL2JRM until June 19. This includes being an entry in the All Asian DX CW contest. QSL to home call.

MALAWI, 7Q. Jerry, W1IE and Bill, K4CD will be QRV as 7Q7WW from June 21 to July 3. Activity will be in their spare time on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8 in DXpedition mode. QSL via operators' instructions.

EASTER ISLAND, CE0. Operators XQ3PCN, CA3YMR and CE3KEY are QRV as CE0Y/XQ3PCN until June 18. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via operators' instructions.

PHILIPPINES, DU. Yevgeniy, UN2G is QRV as DU3/UN2G from Villa Rosenda, Talugtug until June 23. Activity is on the HF bands, and 5 meters, using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL direct to home call.

NORTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Warwick, E51WL has been QRV on 12 meters using FT8 around 0700 to 1100z, and on FT4 between 2100 to 2200z. QSL to home call.

ETHIOPIA, ET. Robert, W9XY and Ken, K4ZW will be QRV as ET3AA from June 19 to 23. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8.
QSL via N2OO.

MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Harry, JG7PSJ will be QRV as WH0RU from Saipan, IOTA OC-086, from June 21 to 27. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct to home call.

ARGENTINA, LU. Members of the Radio Club QRM Belgrano will be QRV as LU4AAO and other calls from June 17 to 25 to commemorate National Flag Day. Activity will be on the HF and V/UHF bands using CW, SSB, SSTV, and FT8. QSL via LU4AAO.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Gio, ZL3SSB is QRV as P29VBR from Port Moresby until June 21. Activity is in his spare time on the HF bands. QSL direct to home call.

SUDAN, ST. Sudan Amateur Radio Union ST0HQ has been QRV on 20 meters using SSB between 0050 and 0200z. QSL via ST2M.

PALAU, T8. Nobu, JA0JHQ is QRV as T88PB from Koror, IOTA OC-009, until June 19. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via LoTW.

DUCIE ISLAND, VP6. A group of operators are QRV as VP6A until June 24. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, with five stations active, using CW, SSB, and FT8.
QSL via HA7RY.

FALKLAND ISLANDS, VP8. Station VP8GGM will be QRV on June 17 and 18 from the historic harbor at Port Stanley, IOTA SA-002, and from the war museum Goose Green during International Museum Weekend. QSL direct to VP8ADR.

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, VU7. Yuris, YL2GM is QRV as VU7W from Minicoy Island, IOTA AS-106, until June 18. Activity is on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL direct to home call.

MACAO, XX9. Leong, XX9ET has been QRV on 20 meters using FT8 around 1400z. QSL via LoTW.

MYANMAR, XZ. Akio, JE2QIZ is QRV as XZ2B from Yangon until the end of September. Activity is on 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters using CW. QSL via JH3SIF.

VANUATU, YJ. Chris, VK2YUS, will be QRV as YJ0CA from Efate Island, IOTA OC-035, from June 17 to 28. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB.
QSL direct to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL Kids Day, All Asian DX CW Contest, International QRP Day, NCCC FT4 Sprint, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, SARL Youth 40-Meter SSB QSO Party,

K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, SMIRK CW Contest, Pajajaran Bogor DX SSB Contest, IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest, Stew Perry Topband CW Challenge, West Virginia QSO Party, Feld Hell Sprint and the WAB 50 MHz Phone will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend.

Please see June QST, page 69, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details.

RSGB President, John McCullagh, GI4BWM received a warm welcome when he attended the IRTS AGM gala dinner recently.

As part of ongoing development of the RSGB’s Club Finder service, the Society has launched a searchable map that shows affiliated contest clubs and groups.

Since 2011, the Bath Based Distance Learning (BBDL) team has helped nearly 1,000 students to obtain their Full licence.

The Nominations Committee met recently and recommended to the Board that Dr Stewart Bryant, G3YSX be offered for endorsement under Article 33c as a Nominated Director at the 2024 AGM to serve until the 2026 AGM.

Stewart had of course already been co-opted to the Board as Chair at the post-AGM Board meeting on 15 April and will continue in that role until the next AGM.

Three weekends have been identified for some RSGB Beaconnect loop experiments:

For more information on all the RSGB’s recent Coronation-related activities, go to rsgb.org/coronation.

Station is operating to commemorate the 100th anniversary of death of physicist Wilhelm C Roentgen. His discovery of X-rays in 1895 earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

The 2023 Hamvention attendance was 33,861, which is more than 2,000 greater than last year and even surpassed the previous pre-pandemic attendance record at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center of 32,472.
Source: Hamvention

An investigation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) results in a large fine against a California amateur radio license holder. A Notice of Apparent Liability Forfeiture (NALF) for $24,000 has been filed against Phillip J. Beaudet, N6PJB, of Burney, California.
Source: ARRL

The following is a QST. The World Radiosport Team Championship is going forward despite floods. Hamvention organizers report "record" crowds for Xenia -- and amateur radio comes to a key region within India's protected wilderness. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2380 comes your way right now.

There's some encouraging news from the flood-stricken region in Italy where the World Radiosport Team Championship is to be held next month. Jeremy Boot G4NJH brings us the latest report.

Despite flood damages that have devastated Italy's Emilia Romagna region, the World Radiosport Team Championship will go forward in July, organisers have said. Luca Aliprandi IK2NCJ, the WRTC's spokesman, said the organising committee has found replacement sites for stations whose original operating locations near Bologna have become unusable. In all, the region has suffered losses costing in excess of 5 billion euros, organisers said.

Reporting on the WRTC's reflector, Luca said that the committee hopes to have 100 percent of the replacement sites tested and approved well in advance of the event. He said that the site organiser, Claudio I4VEQ, was optimistic, citing the new locations' low noise levels. Some of the sites have already granted permission for antennas to be installed to enable the setup teams to do field practice.

Organisers have also begun seeking additional funds because of the extra costs incurred after the flooding. He said he expected the result of all these efforts to produce [quote] "an unforgettable and successful competition." [endquote]

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(WRTC2022 REFLECTOR)

Meanwhile, Hamvention organizers are calling this year's crowd a "record attendance" since the move to Xenia. Just a handful of weeks after Hamvention, the tally shows 33,861 people were at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Ohio, a total number topping last year's by more than 2,000. Hamvention's media chair, James Gifford, KD8APT, released the numbers, saying that the total surpasses the previous attendance record at the fairgrounds, set before the pandemic, at 32,472. Hamvention will be held again next year on May 17th, 18th and 19th. Save the dates!

The struggle to keep AM broadcast radio in cars in the US continues. Kent Peterson KCØDGY has an update.

The move to retain AM broadcast service in vehicles sold in the US gained even more momentum recently as state broadcasting associations passed a resolution of support that underscored AM's role in carrying emergency messages from the federal government during a national crisis; its ability to carry other messages during extreme weather events and AM's robust nature among underrepresented communities, such as minorities and individuals who do not speak English. The association represents all 50 of the US states as well as Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico and it supports the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, a bipartisan bill passed recently in Congress.

Although many manufacturers of electric cars claim RF interference to be an issue between AM broacast radio and the vehicles' electronic systems, Ford Motor Company recently reversed its decision to do away with the service in its Ford and Lincoln vehicles.

In a related move the National Association of Farm Broadcasting has also launched a website advocating for the retention of AM service, reiterating the importance AM has in rural communities.

This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.

(RADIO WORLD)

A popular and active voice on the air has gone silent in western Pennsylvania. We hear about him from Randy Sly W4XJ.

A final call went out on Friday, June 2nd, during the Western Pennsylvania Phone Traffic Net for Jerry Owens, W3GHO. It was followed by a moment of silence. Jerry, a popular longtime presence on many area nets, became a Silent Key on the morning of Wednesday, May 31st, in Corry, Pennsylvania.

His enthusiasm and active participation in nets and other activities left their marks everywhere in the region. A licensed ham for 67 years, Jerry was a member of the Union City Amateur Radio Club and served as net control station for the Army Military Auxiliary Radio System. He was also active in the National Traffic System, handling Radiogram traffic for the daily Western Pennsylvania Phone Traffic Net on 80 meters.

To those who knew him - or even knew OF him - Jerry was the voice of Corry, Pennsylvania, serving as the official snow measurer for that city for the National Weather Service Office in Cleveland, Ohio, just on the other side of the border between the two states. Weather stories in newspapers and on TV would often quote his snow statistics.

Jerry had also been deputy radio officer and a net control station representing Erie County, Pennsylvania, in the Western Pennsylvania PEMA ACS RACES Net. His other net control duties included the Western Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Net on weekdays and the Western Pennsylvania ARES net on Saturdays.

In 1960 he joined the Old Buzzards Amateur Radio Club and was net control for them on Monday mornings on 80 meters.

His friend, Eddie Misiewicz, KB3YRU, who gave the final call, speaks for many when he told Newsline [quote] "I will miss him greatly." [endquote]

An Ohio native, Jerry was 85 years old.

This is Randy Sly W4XJ.

(EDDIE MISIEWICZ, KB3YRU)

The Central States VHF Society is bringing its annual conference back to Arkansas, where it was held more than two decades ago. Here's Andy Morrison K9AWM with that story.

Much has changed since the Central States VHF Society last held one of its annual conferences in Arkansas. That was in 1997, a year in which tube amplifiers with high-voltage power supplies were still widely used. It was also before the advent of the WSJT suite of software - or even computers in the shack.

After years of being in other locations, the conference returns to Arkansas next month. The 55th annual conference meets in Little Rock and the agenda, including the technical presentations, will reflect the changing landscape of VHF operation during the past 26 years.

Organizers are encouraging hams to bring their families with them and has scheduled a variety of family-oriented activities on July 27th, 28th and 29th, even as the board meeting, the business meeting and other VHF-sessions take place.

Visit the website that appears in the text version of this week's newscast for information on how to register. The roster of attendees is growing every day.

[for PRINT ONLY: http://2023.csvhfs.org]

This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(AMATEUR RADIO DAILY, CENTRAL STATES VHF SOCIETY)

The ARRL has joined a program designed to help in the emergency response during a national crisis. Sel Embee KB 3 T Zed Dee has more.

Created in 2018 to enhance security and emergency communications in the United States, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has welcomed the American Radio Relay League, the ARRL, into its SAFECOM program. The ARRL's involvement ensures that amateur radio will flourish as a strong presence in the nation's response in times of crisis. Josh Johnston, K-E-5-M-H-V, the ARRL's director of emergency management, said on the ARRL website that amateur radio's resources will gain even more interoperability with emergency responders and will have a voice in the development of a more comprehensive blueprint for keeping the nation safe and its communications intact. That includes enhancing the connections between emergency responders and helping build out the network for the future.

In making its announcement on Friday, June 2nd, the ARRL said it expects its new role to bring increased involvement for such groups as ARES, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, and other ARRL emergency programs.

This is Sel Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D.

(CISA, ARRL)

Whether you find sunspots to inspire you or whether Morse Code lifts your spirits, you might enjoy trying your hand at a ham radio haiku! We're inviting listeners to channel their most creative selves and share the joy of ham radio in the form of a haiku. On our website, arnewsline.org, you will find a submission form for sending your most poetic offering. Be sure you follow the traditional form to qualify: The first line is five syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the finishing third line has another five syllables. Be sure to follow that form.

Our team will pick from the best submissions that follow the 5/7/5 syllable rule and represent the love of amateur radio. Your prize? Fame and glory, of course -- and a featured spot for your haiku on the Amateur Radio Newsline website. Visit our website at arnewsline.org to see this week's winning haiku.

If you've always wanted to combine amateur radio with a journey on a trail, but you're not the outdoorsy type, here's your chance. Patrick Clark K8TAC tells us how.

You don't need to do one single bit of hiking along the historic Lewis and Clark trail in the United States to make some interesting radio contacts there anyway. The 4900-mile trail covers the route taken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the 19th century expeditioners who traveled into the new western territory of the still-growing United States.

To honor the explorers, ham radio clubs in 16 states along the path of that trail are on the air, and will remain active through to the 18th of June, using CW, SSB, FM and FT8 with the hope of helping chasers contact a club in each of the 16 states. The special event is in its second year and is organized by the Clark County Amateur Radio Club. Stations contacting all of the states will receive an Expedition Partner certificate. Stations working 1 through 15 states may request a Trail Companion certificate. Chasers need not submit logs; activating stations are keeping track of each of the contacts.

All requests for certificates are due by the 31st of August.

For details visit the event website at lctota dot org (lctota.org)

This is Patrick Clark K8TAC.

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RADIO PROTECTION COMES TO IMPERILED FOREST

In India, an important cyclone-prone forest is getting extra protection - from radio! John Williams VK4JJW tells us how.

India's Sunderbans forest region, a heavily populated area near the Bay of Bengal, is now home to a permanent amateur radio station that can be activated during times of disaster. India's Meteorological Department has noted that the region, which has numerous inhabited islands and is home to a number of endangered species, is also prone to cyclone activity. A civil defence volunteer, Debobroto Mondal, VU3FAE, will be the main operator at the station. He received his disaster-response training through the Indian Academy of Communication and Disaster Management. The station equipment was donated and installed by members of the West Bengal Radio Club. Communication has historically been challenging in the Sunderbans when cyclones strike, leaving many of the inhabitants cut off from communication for extended periods of time.

This is John Williams VK4JJW.

(AMBARISH NAG BISWAS, VU2JFA, THE HINDU)

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ORGANIZERS CHOOSE SITE IN GUJARAT FOR HAMFEST INDIA

The big national convention known as Hamfest India has chosen its location for this year's event. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF gives us the details.

Hamfest India, the largest gathering of amateur radio operators in that nation, has selected Ahmedabad Science City in the state of Gujarat for the convention, which is taking place on the 25th and 26th of November. Organisers consider the venue to be an ideal site for Hamfest India because the facility is rich with science-related exhibits, virtual reality activity centres, an energy park, robotics gallery and an IMAX 3D theatre. The hosting organisation is the Gujarat Institute of Amateur Radio. Registration has already begun.

Hamfest India has taken place since 1991 and its programme of events also includes a trade show and flea market. It was held virtually in 2021 and last year it took place in Karnataka. An estimated 600 ham radio operators from around India are expected to attend this year.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(AMATEUR RADIO DAILY, FACEBOOK, HAMFEST INDIA WEBSITE)

With the departure of his two amateur radio companions, a Scottish adventurer is now facing the challenge of breaking the record for occupying Rockall, a North Atlantic islet, by living there for as many as 60 days.

Cam Cameron, a schoolteacher with a spirit for adventure, was accompanied by Emil Bergmann DL8JJ and Nobby Styles GØVJG who landed on the rock with him on the 30th of May. The hams operated for several days as MMØUKI, logging an estimated 8,000 QSOs before going QRT.

(THE GUARDIAN)

In the World of DX, Roland, F8EN, is celebrating his 95th birthday with an activation from Libreville, Gabon as TR8CR during the months of June and July. Listen for Roland using CW on 30 through 10 metres. QSL via F6AJA.

Listen for Chris, VK2YUS, using the callsign YJØCA from Efate, IOTA Number OC-035,
Vanuatu from the 17th through to the 28th of June. He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to his home call.

Kasimir, DL2SBY, will be on the air as 8Q7KB from the Maldives, IOTA Number AS-013, from the 13th through to the 21st of June. He will be using CW and SSB focusing on 12, 10 and 6 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

Michel, F8GGZ, will use the callsign TM4ØØBP from the 14th through to the 21st of June. The activation marks the 400th anniversary since the birth of French mathematician, philosopher, scientist and writer Blaise Pascal. QSL to Michel's home call.

(425 DX BULLETIN, DX WORLD)

Hams in the space programs of five nations have helped set a record that's, well, out of this world. Paul Braun WD9GCO brings us our final story of the week.

Let's face it, some people are just out of this world. One of them is Rayyanah Barnawi, 7Z1RB. The amateur radio operator is the first Saudi woman to go into space, was a member of the Axiom-2 mission to the ISS which departed on May 21st and returned 8 days later using the Crew-Dragon spaceship "Freedom." Two of the three team members were also hams.
Before they splashed down near Panama City on May 30th, the mission specialist and her crew helped set what is being called a new record for the number of people to be in Earth orbit at the same time.

That's a total of 17. On May 30th, before the Axiom-2 splashdown, crews from five different nations were up there circling our planet. That included the three members of China's Shenzhou 16 mission, which launched on May 29th for the Tiangong space station. That crew joined the three Shenzhou 15 mission members who were already up there since last November.

Greeting Rayyanah on the ISS was the Expedition 69 crew with seven members from different countries including Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, KI5VTV.

In this busy travel season for some down here on Earth, it's good to know there are some people up above who take the notion of a getaway even more seriously.

This is Paul Braun WD9GCO.

(AMSAT NEWS SERVICE, SPACE.COM)

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Keplerian Bulletin 42 ARLK042
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT June 6, 2023
To all radio amateurs

Friday 9th June 2023

Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

0 AO-07
1 07530U 74089B   23157.50502312 -.00000049 00000-0 -19564-4 0 9993
2 07530 101.9464 144.1100 0012660 84.1282 28.8929 12.53664581221838
0 ISS
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2 25544 51.6403 19.9082 0005497 54.5689 52.5861 15.50531264400184
0 SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   23157.46963716 .00001509 00000-0 22370-3 0 9999
2 27607 64.5547 297.7864 0070058 226.8264 132.6972 14.77280373100641
0 AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE 23157.42559248 .00004362 00000-0 48603-3 0 9996
2 39444 97.6712 122.0067 0051683 309.7389 49.9279 14.86612278514047
0 XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E   23112.43632650 .18814400 25108-5 15498-3 0 9990
2 40903 97.0819 181.5568 0011783 175.5276 309.8044 16.51931608427640
0 IO-86
1 40931U 15052B   23155.26341798 .00001134 00000-0 67535-4 0 9995
2 40931   5.9985 178.7633 0012552 112.9184 247.2269 14.77226870415322
0 CAS-4B
1 42759U 17034B   23157.52470802 .00007230 00000-0 36759-3 0 9993
2 42759 43.0137 174.9543 0010084 26.5049 333.6313 15.17253056330013
0 CAS-4A
1 42761U 17034D   23157.47501208 .00006948 00000-0 35361-3 0 9998
2 42761 43.0129 173.7618 0010843 28.1419 332.0013 15.17258186330007
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   23157.41283415 .00007254 00000-0 50494-3 0 9992
2 43017 97.6317 42.1782 0235479 104.7843 257.9590 14.85923715299586
0 PO-101
1 43678U 18084H   23157.53542088 .00001601 00000-0 15819-3 0 9997
2 43678 98.0216 301.2913 0009345 188.9519 171.1535 14.93392391250674
0 QO-100
1 43700U 18090A   23157.32796672 .00000152 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 43700   0.0184 12.6701 0001881 95.2609 290.4117 1.00270349 16574
0 JO-97
1 43803U 18099AX 23157.44762519 .00005998 00000-0 47692-3 0 9993
2 43803 97.5692 220.2910 0014170 126.8516 233.4010 15.00716065246080
0 CAS-6
1 44881U 19093C   23157.49776435 .00000988 00000-0 12933-3 0 9996
2 44881 97.8617 236.1307 0016133 111.4694 248.8242 14.82513360187219
0 RS-44
1 44909U 19096E   23157.51144634 .00000002 00000-0 -34517-4 0 9994
2 44909 82.5219 355.0414 0216858 211.6945 147.0950 12.79720956160792
0 XW-3
1 50466U 21131B   23157.53061977 .00000546 00000-0 19172-3 0 9993
2 50466 98.5518 239.1085 0004783 157.5784 202.5613 14.38908319 75823
0 IO-117
1 53106U 22080B   23156.84588440 -.00000003 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 53106 70.1624 323.6621 0008403 187.6285 172.4247 6.42557080 21021
0 FO-118
1 54684U 22167C   23157.50087310 .00009995 00000-0 55591-3 0 9997
2 54684 97.5620 295.1540 0013473 17.9638 342.2067 15.13792568 27062

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.

The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Friday, June 9, 2023, at 2330z on Baudot and BPSK31.

DX Bulletin 23 ARLD023
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT June 8, 2023
To all radio amateurs

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by XQ7UP, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 3C. Ersoy, TA2OM is QRV as 3C3CA from Malabo and here for another two months. Activity is on the HF bands and 6 meters using FT8. QSL to home call.

MALDIVES, 8Q. Kasimir, DL2SBY will be QRV as 8Q7KB from Maafushi Island, IOTA AS-013, from June 13 to 21. Activity will be on 12, 10, and 6 meters. QSL direct to home call.

PAKISTAN, AP. Mubeen, AP2AJM is QRV on 10 and 6 meters using FT8 and SSB. QSL to home call.

EASTER ISLAND, CE0. Operators XQ3PCN, CA3YMR and CE3KEY will be QRV as CE0Y/XQ3PCN from June 12 to 18. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via operators' instructions.

IRAN, EP. Hassan, EP5CHD has been QRV on 17 meters using FT8 around 0200z. QSL direct to home call.

ETHIOPIA, ET. Ulli, DL9WVM is QRV from club station ET3AA in Addis Ababa until July 14. He is active between 0630 and 1400z. QSL via N2OO.

FRANCE, F. Michel, F8GGZ will be QRV with special event call sign TM400BP from June 14 to 21 to commemorate the 400 years since the birth of the French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal. QSL to home call.

MAYOTTE, FH. Marek, FH4VVK is here until June 2024 and QRV on the HF bands and 6 meters using SSB and FT8. He may soon be active using RTTY.   QSL to home call.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Gio, ZL3SSB will be QRV as P29VBR from Port Moresby from June 11 to 21. Activity will be in his spare time on the HF bands.

SWEDEN, SM. Lars, SM6CUK is QRV as SA6G/7 from Ven Island, IOTA EU-137, until June 11. Activity is holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using mainly CW. QSL to home call.

CENTRAL KIRIBATI, T31. A group of operators are QRV as T31TT from Kanton Island, IOTA OC-043, until June 14. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and with seven FT8 stations in DXpedition mode. QSL via OQRS.

GABON, TR. Roland, F8EN is QRV as TR8CR until August 12. Activity is on the HF bands using CW. QSL via F6AJA.

MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Bob, N7XR is QRV as V7/N7XR from Kwajalein, IOTA OC-028, and is here until June 20. Activity is in his spare time on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via LoTW.

DUCIE ISLAND, VP6. A group of operators will be QRV as VP6A from June 11 to 24. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, with five stations active, using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via HA7RY.

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, VU7. Yuris, YL2GM is QRV as VU7W from Minicoy Island, IOTA AS-106, until June 18. Activity is on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL direct to home call.

VIET NAM, XV. Gran, UA3AA is QRV as XV9G from Mui Ne and here for an extended period of time. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW.

MYANMAR, XZ. Akio, JE2QIZ is QRV as XZ2B from Yangon until the end of September. Activity is on 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters using CW. QSL via JH3SIF.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL June VHF Contest, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, VK Shires Contest, Asia-Pacific SSB Sprint, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, Portugal Day Contest, AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest, Batavia DX Contest, GACW WWSA CW DX Contest and the REF DDFM 6-Meter Contest are all scheduled for this upcoming weekend.

The 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, NAQCC CW Sprint, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40, Mini-Test 80 and the RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Championship are on tap for June 12 to 14.

Please see June QST, page 69, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details.

In the World of DX, listen for members of the Rockall DXpedition, MMØUKI.

They are hoping to set a new record on the air from the uninhabitable granite islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. This rare location has the IOTA designation of EU-189 and is Grid Square IO37DO (Eye Oh Three Seven Dee Oh). The team departed for the island on May 25th and will be on the air around the clock using SSB, CW and FT8 on 40 through 10m as well as 2m. Details and QSL information are on QRZ.com

Amateur transmissions have been concluded with the operators leaving the islet on Friday morning (2nd June23). Only Chris (Cam) Cameron remains on Rockall in an attempt to break the current world record for time spent on Rockall and to raise as much money for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and ABF the soldiers Charity as possible.
Cam is now in isolation on Rockall as the expedition yacht will not be returning until the end of July to collect him.

Their website is https://www.rockallexped.com/ where you will also find a link to Track their Vessel and up to date information on the DXpedition.

FACT: "Of the 110 people who have successfully landed on Rockall over the last 200 years, only 5 have survived more than one night there !"

The New England area is experiencing enhanced tropospheric propagation issues due to the thick layer of smoke in the atmosphere from Nova Scotia wildfires.

...The smoke is causing radio waves to bounce back to the ground instead of beaming out to space. That, combined with temperature inversion (warmer air trapped above cooler air) helps the radio waves bounce hundreds of miles. [It occurred] this morning outside the News 12 Long Island studios in Bethpage, New York, where Long Island's radio station WBLI was replaced by Rumba 106.1 Philadelphia.

The RSGB are pleased to announce the May 2023 edition of RadCom Basics is now available on the RSGB website

On Monday, 5 June 2023, Mike Richards, G4WNC will be giving the live presentation Node-RED for Radio Amateurs.

The following is a QST. The Rockall Island DXpedition is on the air and rocking! A supernova sends a message to earth by radio -- and one CW enthusiast goes from pounding the brass to winning it. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2379 comes your way right now.

The big challenge is on!! Our top story takes us to the uninhabitable granite islet in the North Atlantic Ocean known as Rockall Island which is being activated by two amateur radio operators. Ed Durrant DD5LP takes us there.

As Newsline went to production, two hams were on the air and the competition for contacts was predictably intense. It's a challenge for chasers around the world. For the hams, the challenge is even bigger: Emil Bergman, DL8JJ, and Nobby Styles, GØVJF, hope to break the record of a 46-day stay on the rock set in 2014. The pair and their expedition leader, Cam Cameron, plan to stay on the rock for as long as 50 or 60 days and raise £50,000 for charity. This coveted DX is designated IOTA Number EU-189 and is a most-wanted location. Be listening for MMØUKI - and cross your fingers that they are listening for you!

(Update 02.06.23 Emil and Nobby left the rock this morning. Cam is the one staying for 50 days but is NOT a radio operator.)

This is Ed Durrant DD5LP.

(ROCKALL EXPEDITION WEBSITE, MARK FELTON PRODUCTIONS, QRZ)

Radio waves have been known to carry some important messages over the years but one recent message, received by a research team led by scientists at Stockholm University, contained a cosmic message. Here's Ralph Squillace KK6ITB with that story.

Scientists have picked up radio waves revealing the presence of an unusual type of supernova, a thermonuclear supernova, the kind used by researchers to measure the expansion of our universe. Not long after the supernova's discovery, scientists at the W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii detected helium emissions, another significant marker.

According to Sci Tech Daily, the discovery of this type of supernova, known as Type 1a (ONE A), is the first to be accomplished via radio waves. The presence of helium emissions is seen as evidence that an exploding compact white dwarf star had pulled helium from the outer layer of a companion star - the donor star - while the supernova was being triggered. That material is more commonly hydrogen.

The discovery is an accomplishment on another level too, according to researcher Erik Kool of the Stockholm team. He told the Journal Nature that astronomers have been trying to accomplish this kind of detection by radio for decades.

This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.

(SCI TECH DAILY, SCIENCE NEWS, NATURE)

In some parts of the US, where it's nearly hurricane season, it's also the season for volunteering to look out for them, as we hear from Randy Sly W4XJ.

For 59 straight seasons the Hurricane Watch Net has been activating for any hurricanes that make landfall as well as helping those in any affected areas before, during, and after a hurricane. Just ahead of this year’s season, the word is going out in the Southern and Eastern United States and the Caribbean - the HWN needs you! They are looking for more people who can get on the air from the areas hit by the storms.

Net manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, quickly offered cautionary words, telling AR Newsline, “Of course, priority number one for anyone is to do all you can to protect your property, home, family, and yourself. It’s always safety first." However, if hams are safe at home or in a storm shelter, where a portable station can be set up, the net would like to hear from them. Every piece of weather data, measured or estimated, is considered to be important information by the forecasters at the National Hurricane Center.

The Hurricane Watch Net covers the Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Mexico, Eastern Canada, as well as the US Atlantic and Gulf Coast States. Hams normally operate on 14.325 MHz by day and 7.268 MHz by night. In addition to taking storm reports they also stand ready to relay any emergency or health and welfare traffic as well as relaying the latest information about storms in English and Spanish.
For more information about the Hurricane Watch Net, please visit their website, www.hwn.org (www.hwn.org).

This is Randy Sly, W4XJ

Two satellite enthusiasts recently logged a contact that they claim has set a new record. Neil Rapp WB9VPG brings us more.

Two satellite enthusiasts are claiming a new QSO distance record with the SO-50 satellite in a May 24th contact that covered 5,584 km - the distance between Michigan and Northern Ireland.

Joe KE9AJ notes on his QRZ.com page that he has long had a particular enthusiasm for extreme distance satellite QSOs. He and George MIØILE were able to log one another and claim bragging rights to having beaten the previous record by 61 km. That record was set in 2018 by Jerome F4DXV and Scott N1AIA between France and Maine.

This is Neil Rap WB9VPG.

(AMATEUR RADIO DAILY, AMSAT)

The amateur radio community has been shaken by the loss of someone who was a familiar face, a familiar voice and a friend to many -- including those of us at Amateur Radio Newsline. Chip Margelli, K7JA, has become a Silent Key. We hear more about him from Don Wilbanks AE5DW.

Chip Margelli, K7JA, was many things to many of us: A top-notch contester in numerous ARRL and CQ magazine competitions; a Silver Medalist at the 1990 World Radiosport Team Championship; and a polished operator of CW who was admitted into the First-Class CW Operators' Club. Chip, who became a Silent Key on May 25th, even achieved national notoriety outside the amateur radio community when he appeared on a US late night talk show with TV host Jay Leno 2005 in an on-screen rivalry that pitted his CW proficiency against the speed of the US champion in fast cell phone text-messaging.

A recipient of the E.T. Krenkel Medal in 2021, Chip was also listed in the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. Over the years he worked for such companies as Yaesu USA, Heil Sound, Ham Radio Outlet and for CQ magazine. He was a personal friend to many of us at Amateur Radio Newsline. Chip was present in 1986 with Newsline cofounder and treasured friend the late Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, at the first ceremony introducing the Young Ham of the Year Award and at subsequent ceremonies at the Huntsville Hamfest.

Rest well, Chip. You leave many grieving friends behind.

This is Don Wilbanks AE5DW.

If you are a member of the Radio Society of Great Britain and have strong skills in writing and editing - plus technical knowledge relevant to electronics and amateur radio - this job might just suit you. Jeremy Boot G4NJH has the details.

Lee Aldridge, G4EJB, the editor of RadCom Basics, has announced his retirement later this year and the RSGB is seeking a replacement. RadCom basics publishes material focusing on new amateurs and those who want to develop greater skills in the fundamentals. A successful applicant will assign articles and work with authors in developing them and will be responsible for writing additional articles There are also editing responsibilities that include handling copy sent in by regular contributors and others.

The RadCom Basics editor reports to RadCom's managing editor. For details about the job, including salary range being offered, send an email to radcom at rsgb dot org dot uk. (radcom@rsgb.org.uk)

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(RSGB)

What's almost as good as perfect propagation? How about....a ham radio haiku! We're inviting listeners to channel their most creative selves and share the joy of ham radio in the form of a haiku. On our website, arnewsline.org, you will find a submission form for sending your most poetic offering. Be sure you follow the traditional form to qualify: The first line is five syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the finishing third line has another five syllables.

Our team will pick from the best submissions that follow the 5/7/5 syllable rule and represent the love of amateur radio. Your prize? Fame and glory, of course -- and a featured spot for your haiku on the Amateur Radio Newsline website. Visit our website at arnewsline.org to see this week's winning haiku.

A California amateur is facing a $24,000 fine from the FCC which has charged him with deliberate interference with a regularly scheduled 80 meter net held by the Western Amateur Radio Friendship Association. Philip J. Beaudet, N6PJB, is said to have repeatedly interfered with the net and failed to identify himself by his callsign. They released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture on May 30th, outlining the case against him. The agency said that last November and December, an agent from the San Francisco Field Office used direction-finding on 3.908 MHz and on both occasions was able to identify the ham's Burney, California, home as the source of the interference cited in repeated complaints to the agency.

The notice states that Beaudet has 30 days to respond either with payment or a written statement seeking a reduction or cancellation of the proposed forfeiture.

(FCC, RADIO WORLD)

Some new space on the spectrum awaits amateurs in Belgium and Jeremy Boot G4NJH has that story.

Hams in Belgium will soon be enjoying the privileges enjoyed by those in South Africa, Slovenia and Ireland by gaining access to the 8-metre band. The UBA, the Royal Belgian Amateur Radio Union, has proposed giving hams with a Class A operating certificate, a HAREC full licence, the ability to get on the air with as much as 5 watts ERP and a bandwidth limit of 3 kHz. Permission is to be granted to individuals following approval from the Belgian regulator BIPT.

The frequency range being authorised is between 40.660 and 40.690 MHz.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(AMATEUR RADIO DAILY)

Hospitalized children outside Washington, D.C., were given a chance to talk with an ISS astronaut recently on amateur radio. Patrick Clark K8TAC tells us how things went.

Having fulfilled the first part of his space mission a few days earlier - to arrive on board the ISS - astronaut John Shoffner, KO4MJC, got under way with one of his next goals: to share the joys and opportunities of STEM studies as an educator. On May 26th, he shared that view from space through a QSO with youngsters at the Children's Inn in Bethesda, Maryland. It was a telebridge contact that made use of a ground station in Belgium with the callsign ON4ISS. The youngsters at the Children's Inn learned about life in space and got a closer look too at the way amateur radio can connect people. The Children's Inn provides a free residential environment to children and young adults who are patients at the National Institutes of Health as a means of reducing stress on the young patients and furthering the institutes' clinical research. With the help of ARISS and amateur radio, the youngsters also got a view of the great things that can happen beyond the bounds of planet Earth.

This is Patrick Clark K8TAC.

(ARISS, FACEBOOK)

We were saddened some time ago by the passing of Richard G4TUT, whose Southgate Amateur Radio News website served as a reliable global bulletin board for many, including amateur radio podcast teams. This badly missed resource is now being revived and provided by Cale K4HCK through his new "Amateur Radio Daily" website. Once the domain name is transferred from Southgatearc, its URL will also route you there. This is a new resource available for hams and clubs looking to get word out about their activities. So if you want other hams to see what your club is up to, visit Amateur Radio Daily at daily.hamweekly.com or simply send the story directly to Cale via email to K4HCK (at) hamweekly (dot) com. Cale's new website will display the submitted stories and provide an RSS feed to receive daily updates automatically as they arrive and are posted.

(CALE, K4HCK)

In the World of DX, be listening for VU7W, the call being used by Yuris, YL2GM, on Minicoy Island, IOTA Number AS-106, in the Lakshadweep Islands. He will be on the air throughout June focusing on the 6m band, with some operation on other HF bands. QSOs are to be uploaded to LoTW.

Special event station IQ3UV is on the air now through June 11th using CW and SSB on all the HF bands, marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Alpine group of Tolmezzo and the Carnia section. A certificate will be available as a downloadable PDF for all stations who make contact. For other details, see QRZ.com

Be listening for Dan, F5DBT, on the air as MM/F5DBT from several islands off Scotland's west coast until the 15th of June. He will operate SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL information is available on QRZ.com

Ric, DL2VFR, and Fred, DL4BBH, will operate as LA/DL2VFR and LA/DL4BBH from IOTA group EU-061 and the Ytre Hvaler (EE-trah Valla) National Park in Norway from the 2nd to the 6th of June. They will be using CW and SSB. This is an IOTA and World Wide Flora & Fauna Expedition. QSL details are available on QRZ.com

(425 DX BULLETIN, QRZ.COM)

For our final story, we talk to a ham who took a test that may have been just a little bit harder than the one for his amateur license. Plus, it was on national TV. Graham Kemp VK4BB tells us how it all played out.

CW has always been a perfect fit for Richard Ayre, VK6PZT, since he became a ham 10 years ago. Unaccustomed as he is to speaking publicly on or off the air, he is most comfortable when he lets the dits and the dahs do his talking for him. So why would he opt to get on the air - in this case, on a national TV programme - where he had to answer questions and even trade gently disparaging remarks with the host, in a kind of sledging worthy of any cricket pitch? It's because the Australian hit show, "Hard Quiz," would test his trivia knowledge about his beloved CW. Oh -- and because his two daughters asked him to.

On Wednesday, the 31st of May, TV fans watched the medical sonographer square off in the Melbourne studio against three other contestants who, like him, were originally from England, Australia's rival this month in the Test Series cricket matches. So he studied hard in pursuit of the show's coveted Brass Mug. As he told Newsline recently: [quote] "I challenged myself to find out something new about Morse Code once per day for about one year prior to the show and made notes in a small blue book. I asked my family and friends at our local Bunbury Radio Club to come up with the most obscure questions possible for me to answer." [endquote] In fact, he said: [quote] "I think if I spent as much time practicing my head copying as I did reading about how the code was developed or used over the last 100 years I would be a much better operator." [endquote]

No worry there: Richard scored a strong victory and got to take away the huge 5kg mug. Now instead of pounding the brass, he'll said he'll be drinking from it.

This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.

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Keplerian Bulletin 40 ARLK040
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT May 30, 2023
To all radio amateurs

Special thanks to Space-Track.org for the following Keplerian data.

Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM

AO-07
1 07530U 74089B   23149.91075821 -.00000029 00000-0 10739-3 0 9990
2 07530 101.9463 136.4650 0012628 98.1745 314.9879 12.53664455220881
ISS
1 25544U 98067A   23150.22508225 .00013293 00000-0 23809-3 0 9990
2 25544 51.6426 57.5769 0005342 36.4941 100.3182 15.50280847399002
SO-50
1 27607U 02058C   23149.75227555 .00001187 00000-0 18029-3 0 9994
2 27607 64.5547 321.4452 0070724 228.3625 131.1409 14.77254902 99507
AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE 23150.35808513 .00003795 00000-0 42400-3 0 9991
2 39444 97.6700 115.1823 0052339 333.5651 26.2896 14.86547184513587
XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E   23112.43632650 .18814400 25108-5 15498-3 0 9990
2 40903 97.0819 181.5568 0011783 175.5276 309.8044 16.51931608427640
IO-86
1 40931U 15052B   23150.46985237 .00001050 00000-0 56030-4 0 9999
2 40931   5.9986 212.9824 0012660 42.3476 317.7628 14.77221777414733
CAS-4B
1 42759U 17034B   23150.41459925 .00005273 00000-0 27205-3 0 9998
2 42759 43.0150 214.4674 0011181 340.6991 19.3432 15.17154552328937
CAS-4A
1 42761U 17034D   23150.43076641 .00005585 00000-0 28735-3 0 9998
2 42761 43.0139 212.9095 0011879 343.2334 16.8120 15.17159427328944
AO-91
1 43017U 17073E   23149.93777398 .00005094 00000-0 35726-3 0 9999
2 43017 97.6335 35.0001 0235445 129.3045 232.9309 14.85825226298477
PO-101
1 43678U 18084H   23150.36606183 .00001193 00000-0 11940-3 0 9995
2 43678 98.0206 293.9798 0008773 213.7963 146.2697 14.93370960249606
QO-100
1 43700U 18090A   23149.90118703 .00000160 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 43700   0.0178 286.2391 0001611 173.6986 137.4621 1.00273873 16509
JO-97
1 43803U 18099AX 23150.11298382 .00004847 00000-0 38729-3 0 9995
2 43803 97.5694 213.1475 0013305 151.5636 208.6317 15.00630751244984
CAS-6
1 44881U 19093C   23150.47831911 .00000858 00000-0 11325-3 0 9998
2 44881 97.8615 229.2308 0015851 132.5861 227.6693 14.82497523186178
RS-44
1 44909U 19096E   23149.84951005 .00000018 00000-0 33767-4 0 9991
2 44909 82.5228   0.1338 0216573 229.6827 128.5176 12.79720775159811
XW-3
1 50466U 21131B   23150.43780127 .00000544 00000-0 19103-3 0 9992
2 50466 98.5515 232.0378 0004358 176.5005 183.6214 14.38899344 74802
IO-117
1 53106U 22080B   23149.84195747 -.00000003 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
2 53106 70.1621 326.0976 0008371 189.0727 170.9782 6.42557054 20576
FO-118
1 54684U 22167C   23150.42772711 .00008052 00000-0 45046-3 0 9994
2 54684 97.5595 288.1354 0014018 41.6897 318.5399 15.13646179 25995

Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW.

The next scheduled transmission of these data will be Friday, June 2, 2023, at 2330z on Baudot and BPSK31.

QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 22 ARLD022
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT June 1, 2023
To all radio amateurs

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by HA7VK, The Daily DX, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

CHINA, BY. David, K6FA is QRV as BY2/K6FA until the middle of August. Activity is holiday style on the HF bands using mainly CW. QSL via LoTW.

CAPE VERDE, D4. Oliver, DJ5QW is QRV as D44DX and D4CW from Sal Island, IOTA AF-086, until June 13. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. A group of operators from IARU Society DARC are QRV with special callsign DB23SOWG until June 25 during the Special Olympics World Games. QSL direct to DL2VFR.

TURKMENISTAN, EZ. David, DL7ZM is QRV as EZ/DL7ZM until June 3. Activity is in his spare time during his afternoon hours. Lately he has been active on 10 meters using CW. QSL direct to home call.

MAYOTTE, FH. Marek, FH4VVK is here until June 2024 and QRV on the HF bands and 6 meters using SSB and FT8. He may soon be active using RTTY.   QSL to home call.

HUNGARY, HA. Sanyi, HA7VK will be QRV as HG23TISZA as a Single Op/All Band/High Power entry in the Tisza Cup HF CW contest. QSL via LoTW.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Teru, JE7IZM will be QRV as JE7IZM/JD1 on June 8 and 9 while on work assignment. Activity will be in his spare time on 17 and 15 meters. QSL to home call.

NETHERLANDS, PA. Special callsign PA37AC will be QRV from the former minesweeper Abraham Crijnssen moored at the Navy Museum in Den Helder while participating in the Museum Ships Weekend. QSL via operators' instructions.

CENTRAL KIRIBATI, T31. A group of operators are QRV as T31TT from Kanton Island, IOTA OC-043, until June 14. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, and with seven FT8 stations in DXpedition mode. QSL via OQRS.

ICELAND, TF. Derk, PD9DX is QRV as TF/PD9DX until June 9. Activity is on the HF bands using SSB, FT8, and FT4. QSL via M0URX.

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. John, W5JON is QRV as V47JA from St. Kitts, IOTA NA-104, until June 7. Activity is on the HF bands and 6 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL direct to home call.

MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Bob, N7XR is QRV as V7/N7XR from Kwajalein, IOTA OC-028, and is here until the end of June. Activity is in his spare time on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via LoTW.

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, VU7. Yuris, YL2GM will be QRV as VU7W from Minicoy Island, IOTA AS-106, from June 6 to 18. Activity will be on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL direct to home call.

VIET NAM, XV. Tom, DL7BO is QRV as XV9K near Phan Thiet. Activity is on 6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL to home call.

MYANMAR, XZ. Akio, JE2QIZ is QRV as XZ2B from Yangon until the end of September. Activity is on 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters using CW. QSL via JH3SIF.

SOUTH SUDAN, Z8. Diya, YI1DZ is QRV as Z81D from Juba. Activity is in his spare time on 40 to 6 meters, and possibly 80 and 60 meters, using SSB and FT8. QSL via OM3JW.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL International Digital Contest, Museum Ships Weekend, PODXS 070 Club Three Day Weekend Contest, NCCC FT4 Sprint, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, HA3NS Sprint Memorial CW Contest, K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, PVRC Reunion, 10-10 International Open Season PSK Contest, Tisza Cup CW Contest, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint, KANHAM Contest, UKSMG Summer 6-Meter Contest, Kentucky QSO Party, IARU Region 1 CW Field Day and RSGB National Field Day are all scheduled for this upcoming weekend.

K1USN Slow Speed CW Test, ICWC Medium Speed CW Test, OK1WC CW Memorial, RSGB 80-Meter Club Data Championship, ARS Spartan CW Sprint, Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest, Phone Weekly Test, A1Club AWT, CWops CW Test, VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest, Mini-Test 40 CW and the Mini-Test 80 CW are on tap for June 5 to 7.

Please see June QST, page 69, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest web sites for details.

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