Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Oct 21 2022 08:59:46 BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline heard on bulletin stations around the world including the WB0QXW repeaters in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday nights following the World Friendship Net which begins at 7 p.m. local time on EchoLink. ** NEW YOUNG AMATEURS LICENSED IN SOUTH AFRICA JIM/ANCHOR: Here at Newsline we always celebrate the licensing of new hams, especially among the younger generation. Graham Kemp, VK4BB, is here with some more reasons for us all to celebrate. GRAHAM: The Hammies Amateur Radio Club, ZS6ZU, is celebrating yet another graduation. The latest group of youngsters who'd been studying to sit for their Class B - the entry-level licence - passed their recent examinations. The club, a member of the South African Radio League, has prospective licence-holders work with volunteer tutors learning theory and completing hands-on projects. The youngsters are usually between the ages of 9 and 15. Congratulations to everyone for a job well done. I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB. ** HAM RADIO ARCHIVE TO DIGITIZE CLUB, PERSONAL DOCUMENTS JIM/ANCHOR: Is it possible to digitize amateur radio history? Well, the Internet Archive is planning to do just that - and it needs your help. Andy Morrison, K9AWM, explains. ANDY: If you want to be a part of history, here's your chance. The Internet Archive is asking ham radio operators to look in their collections of printed and digital materials as well as any personal materials for inclusion in a digital library providing a window into the history of the amateur radio community. The library is especially interested in collecting material that documents contributions by any groups who historically may have been marginalized in the ham community, such as women and people of color. A recent grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications is underwriting the development of the library, which will give open access to educators, students, researchers and members of the public. The library is called the Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications. Print materials, such as newsletters, pamphlets and journals, will be digitized for easier access. To enrich the collection further, developers of the library are hoping to conduct oral histories of influential individuals active in amateur radio. If you think you have materials that could be useful for the library, email Kay Savetz, K6KJN, the program manager of special collections. Writing on the Internet Archive blog, Kay noted that he was especially interested in obscure materials, including locally produced ham radio newsletters and small magazines. Kay can be reached at kay@achive.org I'm Andy Morrison, K9AWM. (GIZMODO, HACKADAY, INTERNET ARCHIVE BLOG) ** WEST VIRGINIA STUDENTS FORM COLLEGE HAM CLUB JIM/ANCHOR: The newest team on the campus of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia isn't involved in varsity sports, but amateur radio. Sharing the same name as the school's athletes, the Thundering Herd Amateur Radio Club is getting a foothold with a core group of six members, including founder Jacob Wriston, KE8PWC. Jacob is a pre-med student majoring in biology and a ham for two years. He told Newsline that one of the most immediate things on the club's agenda is to help unlicensed members study for the FCC exam and to grow the size of the club. There's lot of studying to be done and of course some paperwork too, so the club can apply for a callsign and establish a shack on campus. Meanwhile, Jacob has been exploring the HF bands and perfecting the art of antenna-building. He told Newsline that hands-on projects are perhaps his favorite part of the hobby. It looks like one of those projects, the Thundering Herd Amateur Radio Club, is coming to fruition. (JACOB WRISTON, KE8PWC) --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (954:895/7) .