Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Oct 28 2022 02:09:06

BREAK HERE:

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio 
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the 
N8VAA repeater, serving parts of West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland 
and Pennsylvania and the Potomac Highlands Amateur Radio club from 
Moorefield, West Virginia on Monday nights at 8.

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HAMS WORLDWIDE PREP FOR CQWW COMPETITIONS

PAUL/ANCHOR: As Newsline went to production, hams were gearing up 
for the first part of the two-part CQ WW amateur radio competition -
considered the largest of its kind in the world. The first of the
48-hour marathons begins on SSB at 0000 UTC on Saturday, October
29th and ends at 2399 UTC on Sunday October 30th. More than 35,000
hams are expected to be on the air for the first of the two weekend
contests. After that, you have time to prepare for the CW challenge,
which will be held on the weekend of November 26th and 27th. Details,
rules and the results of previous competitions are available at cqww
dot com (cqww.com).

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CALIFORNIA AMATEURS EXPAND TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE

PAUL/ANCHOR: A newly formed nonprofit group in California is 
filling a need to support ongoing disaster-response efforts. Ralph 
Squillace, KK6ITB, tells us what's been happening.

RALPH: Few people understand the value of the El Dorado County 
Neighborhood Radio Watch in California better than the members who 
have joined the group since it began in 2019. The radio watch's 
life-saving communication efforts using General Mobile Radio 
Service equipment, combines with those of the El Dorado County 
Amateur Radio Club to save lives - some even of their own members. 
This has been especially critical during wildfires and in other 
disasters. The two organizations are now working together even more 
closely - and more formally - following the creation of a nonprofit 
corporation known as the Community Emergency Radio Association, or 
CERA. As a fundraising arm for the two radio groups, CERA is there 
to receive donations and apply for community safety grants, 
magnifying the lifesaving potential of these local radio sentinels.

Alan Thompson, W6WN, told Newsline that the teamwork goes beyond 
even that ambitious agenda. CERA is also a mentoring group, 
assisting in emergency preparedness, public safety exercises and 
instruction to prepare for the amateur radio licensing exams. Alan, 
who is the public information officer for the groups, said that the 
El Dorado hams' membership roll has grown and the Neighborhood 
Radio Watch now has 500 members throughout the county. Alan said 
the groups are also consulting with several other ham radio clubs 
both in and outside of California. Alan gave a presentation 
recently to the Cool-Pilot Hill Advisory Committee at the Pilot 
Hill Grange on Monday, October 24th.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(ALAN THOMPSON, W6WN)

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YOUNG HAM FROM INDIA SET FOR ANTARCTIC TRIP

PAUL/ANCHOR: Imagine being a young amateur radio operator chosen 
for a first-time trip outside your home country - to Antarctica. 
Well for one young ham in India, that just became a reality. John 
Williams, VK4JJW, tells us about him.

JOHN: Congratulations to Sarabjeet Singh Chhabra, VU2CUW, who at 
age 27 becomes part of a team going to Antarctica in December as 
part of the 42nd Indian Scientific Expedition there. Sarabjeet has 
been a ham since 2015 and according to a news report in Telengana 
Today, this will be his first international journey. He was chosen 
to join the logistics team by a panel of 11 at the Ministry of 
Earth Sciences in Delhi. His work will involve providing support to 
the primary research team. Each team has two radio operators who 
will be using handheld VHF radios or larger HF rigs to cover 
greater distances, depending on what type of communication the team 
needs. This is an annual expedition to India's Antarctica Base 
Station conducted by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean 
Research.

This is John Williams, VK2JJW.

(TELENGANA TODAY, ITSHAMRADIO.COM)
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