Subj : The Weekly ARRL Letter To : All From : Sean Dennis Date : Fri Apr 30 2021 09:05:20 The ARRL Letter April 29, 2021 * Amateur Radio Credited with Rescue of Back-Country Hiker in Tennessee * ARRL Awards Colvin Grant to 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition in 2023 * [IMG]Career Opportunities Available at ARRL Headquarters * ARRL Learning Network Webinars * Support ARRL When Shopping for Mother's Day * ARRL Executive Committee Nominates Joel Harrison, W5ZN, to be Next IARU Secretary * ARISS-USA Seeks Volunteers to Further its Mission * Announcements * Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test Set for May 7 - 8 * Bill Introduced to Designate April 18, 2022, as National Amateur Radio Operators Day * Amateur Radio in the News * ARISS Contact with Australian School Proves Educational on More Than One Continent * The K7RA Solar Update * In Brief... * * Just Ahead in Radiosport * Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions Amateur Radio Credited with Rescue of Back-Country Hiker in Tennessee A back-country hiker was rescued from Great Smoky Mountains National Park with assistance from amateur radio after she became exhausted on the trail and possibly dehydrated. A member of the hiking group on the park's Little River Trail, Tim Luttrell, KA9EBJ, put out a call on the evening of April 11 via the W4KEV linked VHF repeater in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, requesting assistance in extricating the injured member. No cell phone service was available at the location, and Luttrell's signal was spotty at times, owing to the mountainous terrain. Responding was David Manuel, W5DJR, who obtained more information and called 911, which routed the call to Great Smoky Mountains National Park Emergency Medical Service (GSMNP EMS). The national park EMS relayed through Manuel a request for the group to continue down the trail as far as possible to shorten the rescue time. A medic with the Park Service search-and-rescue team subsequently reached Manuel by telephone, who served to relay questions to Luttrell. Manuel contacted members of the hiker's family after Luttrell provided contact numbers. Manuel was asked to relay information for the family to arrange to meet in Cherokee, North Carolina, and be prepared to transport the distressed hiker's vehicle to her home. Manuel got a call from Luttrell indicating "all clear" shortly after 2 AM. The injured hiker was hospitalized and required surgery and rehabilitation. ARRL Tennessee Section Manager Dave Thomas, KM4NYI, told ARRL that he'd learned another hiker in the same group was close to hypothermia by the time they were rescued. Thomas will recognize each of the radio amateurs involved in the rescue with a Certificate of Merit during the ARRL Tennessee State Convention in Knoxville on June 19. Read an expanded version. ARRL Awards Colvin Grant to 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition in 2023 ARRL has awarded a Colvin Grant of $5,000 to the Intrepid-DX Group to help in funding its 3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island, scheduled for January to February 2023. ARRL Life Member Paul Ewing, N6PSE, and ARRL member Ken Opskar, LA7GIA, will share leadership for the 14-person multinational team. A dependency of Norway, Bouvet is a sub-Antarctic island in the South Atlantic. It is the second-most-wanted DXCC entity, behind North Korea. The last Bouvet activation was 3Y0E in 2007 - 2008. Ewing has said that the team began planning for the Bouvet DXpedition on the heels of its successful 2016 VP8STI and VP8SGI efforts. The announced budget for the 2023 DXpedition is $764,000. The Northern California DX Foundation and the International DX Association are major sponsors. The Colvin Award is funded by an endowment established by the legendary DX couple Lloyd Colvin, W6KG, and Iris Colvin, W6QL, both now deceased. The Colvin Award is intended to support amateur radio projects that promote international goodwill in the field of DX. Grantees must be groups with a favorable DX track record and with experience directly related to the proposed enterprise. Ewing said in a recent interview that the 2016 VP8STI and VP8SGI DXpedition provided perfect preparation for the Bouvet DXpedition that lies ahead. A 2018 DXpedition to Bouvet by another team had to be scuttled -- with Bouvet Island already in view -- after encountering severe weather and an engine problem. The plan calls for spending 20 days on Bouvet with "14 to 16 good days of radio activity." Ewing has called on the DX community for support in achieving its mission of 100,000 or more contacts from Bouvet. Follow the Intrepid-DX Group's 3Y0J plans via Facebook. Visit the 3Y0J website for more information and to make a donation. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Career Opportunities Available at ARRL Headquarters ARRL continues to have employment openings for energetic and motivated professionals with a passion for ham radio. 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