Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Apr 22 2022 07:57:50 Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2321 for Friday April 22nd, 2022 Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2321 with a release date of Friday, April 22nd, 2022 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. Ham radio's solo crossing of the Pacific. Amateur radio gatherings prepare in Germany, Australia and Dayton, Ohio -- and special event stations mark a moon-landing anniversary. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2321 comes your way right now. ** BILLBOARD CART HERE ** HAM RADIO GOES SOLO ON THE HIGH SEAS OF THE PACIFIC SKEETER/ANCHOR: We begin this week's report with a story of ham radio and high adventure on the open seas. Japan's most well-known yachtsman, an octogenarian adventurer, is hoping to become the oldest person to cross the Pacific Ocean alone - with a radio, of course. Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, catches us up on his journey. JIM: In 1962, Kenichi Horie became the first man to cross the Pacific Ocean alone, nonstop. He was 23 when he ended his journey from Japan 94 days later, docking his yacht in the US city of San Francisco. Now at the age of 83, the seasoned sailor is on his way - and ahead of schedule - to becoming the oldest person to cross that ocean again. Sixty years later, he is making the trip in reverse. He left San Francisco on March 26th on a yacht measuring 19 feet, or 5.8 metres, stocked with food, water, a satellite phone and his preferred method of communication, an amateur radio. Although no call sign was listed for him on QRZ.com, Southgate Amateur Radio News reported it as JR3JJE. According to a report in the Asahi Shimbun, the prospect of a contact with him had amateurs back home in Japan adding extra large antennas in the hopes of scoring some big DX. According to news reports, propagation has been something of a challenge for most. There's still time for a QSO, however: Kenichi was spotted near Hawaii on April 17th -- and he doesn't expect to arrive home until early June. Track his progress on a map you'll find on his website. The address appears in the text version of this week's newscast script at arnewsline.org [FOR PRINT ONLY: furuno.com/special/jp/horie-challenge/ ] For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF. (THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, US NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, SOUTHGATE) ** TESLA CENTER HOSTS WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY FORUM SKEETER/ANCHOR: The next best thing to talking ON radio is to talk ABOUT radio - and that's how one group of hams marked World Amateur Radio Day. Jim Damron, N8TMW, has that report. JIM: A celebration of all things wireless, from Marconi and Tesla to modern times, graced the screens of viewers on YouTube and Facebook as the Tesla Science Center on Long Island, New York marked World Amateur Radio Day, Monday April 18th. For nearly an hour and a half three active, prominent amateurs on different life paths shared their personal experiences and their hopes for radio's future with viewers and program host, Marc Alessi, the center's executive director. Ed Wilson, N2XDD, vice president of the Suffolk County Radio Club; Ted Rappaport, N9NB, developer of 5G wireless communications; and Major League Baseball legend Joe Rudi, NK7U, described why they prized radio for its emergency capabilities, its role as a spark for experimentation and for the environment it creates to educate the next generation. The Tesla Science Center is named for inventor Nikola Tesla, whose lab was once located there. The center has been giving special priority to promoting the vast still-untapped potential of radio. Ed told Newsline that he is helping jump-start an amateur radio group based at the center with a focus on attracting younger operators. Beyond the hams' personal stories of rescue by radio and their hopes for future projects, they shared their enthusiasm for getting more people on the air. When Marc Alessi noted he is not presently a ham, Ed quickly jumped in to say [quote] "Not yet Marc, not yet." [endquote] To view the recorded program on YouTube, use the link that appears in this week's text version of the newscast on our website arnewsline.org For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW. [FOR PRINT, DO NOT READ: https://youtu.be/d0JdUKWRot4] (YOUTUBE, GROUPS.IO) --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (954:895/7) .