Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jun 25 2021 00:38:54

POSTAL OFFICIALS SAY: HERE COMES THE SUN

DON/ANCHOR: With the help of the United States Postal Service, the sun
is finally enjoying its day in.....the sun. Jim Damron, N8TMW, tells
us what's happening.

JIM: We hams aren't the only ones keeping a close watch on the various 
activities of the sun. It seems the US Postal Service has taken an
intense interest too, so much so that it is issuing a set of stamps
bearing images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. The stamps
feature 10 images received at the observatory, including plasma blasts,
solar flares, coronal holes, coronal loops and those all-important
sunspots.

NASA launched its Solar Dynamics Observatory in 2010 to collect solar
data, including details about the sun's magnetic field and activity
on the sun's surface.

On Friday, June 18th, the post office issued the stamps during a
ceremony in Greenbelt, Maryland.

Thomas Marshall, the postal service's general counsel and executive
vice president, issued a statement saying: "We hope these amazing
stamps will help generate the same sense of wonder and curiosity about
our star that inspired our ancestors, and the scientists at NASA to
want to better understand the sun, space, and the myriad of
possibilities that exist in our solar system, in our universe and
beyond."

Dean Pesnell, project scientist for the observatory, said the
observatory has given us [quote] "the ecology of the sun.... It's
giving us the big picture, one detail at a time."

That means that we hams, of course, can now celebrate Solar Cycle 25
one stamp at a time, with each QSL card we send.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.

(CNN)

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GET READY FOR VIRTUAL HAM EVENT IN FRIEDRICHSHAFEN

DON/ANCHOR: Just a reminder that even as hams in North America get
ready for Field Day, one of the world's largest amateur radio events,
Ham Radio Friedrichshafen, continues this year as a virtual event.
The fair is taking place from June 25th to June 27th, with lectures
in German and English. The 2-Dimensional virtual fairgrounds is based
on the original one in Germany, and will feature exhibitors and
special-interest groups who are able to interact with visitors through
video chat.

(HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN)

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BREAK HERE: 

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including
the K8QIK repeater in Lancaster, Ohio on Mondays at 8 p.m.

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AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS MEDAL

DON/ANCHOR: A prestigious medal has been awarded to one amateur radio
operator in Australia whose name is already well-known to a group
there known as the Old Timers. Robert Broomhead, VK3DN, has the
details.

ROBERT: Congratulations to Bill Roper, VK3BR, who received the Order
of Australia Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. The award
was given for his service to amateur radio. Bill, who was recognised
on June 14th, was among 1,190 Australians honoured on the list.

Since the late 1990s, Bill has been the editor of Old Timers News,
the Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australia's journal, published
twice a year. He is a life member, and membership secretary of the
club, and a former president and secretary. Bill also has a long
history of service to the Wireless Institute of Australia, serving
as treasurer of the Victorian Division from 1962 to 1972, and federal
office manager from 1989 to 1993. 

Well done, Bill.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Robert Broomhead, VK3DN.

(WIA)
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