Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jun 23 2022 19:29:30

SWEDISH HAM RADIO OPERATOR TO BECOME ARCHBISHOP

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: There are many prominent positions radio amateurs have 
achieved over the years, from United States Senator, to the monarchy in 
nations like Jordan or Thailand. In Sweden, Defence Minister Peter 
Hultqvist holds the amateur radio callsign SM4HCF. Now you can add the 
Church of Sweden's incoming archbishop to that list, as we hear from 
Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

JEREMY: The Church of Sweden has elected Martin Modeus, SM5LVQ, to be the 
71st Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. According to the Swedish Society 
of Radio Amateurs, Martin already serves the church as bishop of the 
Diocese of Link”ping, the fifth largest city in Sweden, located in the 
south of the country. Martin will be received as archbishop during a 
service to be held in December at Uppsala Cathedral, which has been the 
see of the Church of Sweden's archbishop since the 12th Century. Martin 
is to succeed Antje Jackelen, Sweden's first female archbishop, who is 
retiring.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(SWEDISH SOCIETY OF RADIO AMATEURS)

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SPECIAL EVENT IN AUGUST TO HONOR ABANDONED, ABUSED PETS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you think amateur radio is going to the dogs, you're 
right - but those dogs are getting plenty of company, as we hear from Ed 
Durrant, DD5LP.

ED: The dog days of August will soon be upon us, and so too will August 
26th, known as International Dog Day. A number of hams around the world 
have decided to run with the pack by getting special event call signs and 
getting on the air to publicize the needs of abandoned and abused pets 
who have ended up in shelters - dogs as well as cats. Hanz, YL3JD, wrote 
in a QRZ.com forum that he will be operating CW from his shack in Latvia 
using the call sign YL1DOG starting on Monday the 22nd of August until 
the 26th. Hanz wrote: [quote] "I feel obligated to give exposure to this. 
In my power as a radio amateur and animal lover bringing attention to 
these abandoned pets is the least I can do." There are plans for other 
call signs to be on the air too, including Joop, PG4I, signing as PF6DOG, 
and Edwin, PD0SOT, signing as PD6DOG. International Cat Day is being 
celebrated on August 8th. Yevgeny, YL2TD, will be among those on the air 
from the 7th until the 9th of August. He will be using the call sign 
YL1CAT.

The list is growing but organizers are looking for even more operators to 
call QRZ on behalf of shelter animals. Visit the website 
catsanddogsontheair.com to get the details. Then email Hugo, CT7AOV, to 
have your station included on the list.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

(QRZ, CATSANDDOGSONTHEAIR.COM)

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TWO GRANTS SUPPORT OPEN-SOURCE PROJECTS FOR HAM RADIO

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Two grants have strengthened the practice of sharing and 
experimenting through open-source programs used for amateur radio. Andy 
Morrison, K9AWM, tells us what's going on.

ANDY: Amateur Radio Digital Communications has announced two grants 
supporting open-source initiatives in amateur radio. One is a grant 
focusing on software-defined radios, designed to help simplify the use of 
the open-source software development kit, GNU Radio, on Windows 
computers. The grant is also being given to support an upgrade of GNU 
Radio's graphical user interface, known as GNU Radio Companion. These 
funds will permit the hiring of developers, including a usability expert 
to improve the experience of using GNU Radio Companion. Other expected 
improvements include better documentation for GNU Radio, easier 
installation on MacOS and Windows computers and easier installation of 
out-of-tree modules. The contract workers will receive guidance from 
volunteer mentors who are with the GNU Radio group.

The other grant will support experiments by students at Bradley 
University in Peoria, Illinois, who are experimenting on the 33 cm band, 
developing an open-source 915 MHz digital transceiver system. Both the 
hardware and software are open-source and the design supports multiple 
FSK/ASK modulation standards. According to the ARDC, the project will 
permit low-cost experimentation with digital protocols on this 
underutilized band and will fill a need that exists for available open-
source and open-hardware modules for digital radio modes.

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

(DAN ROMANCHIK KB6NU)
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