Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 17 2023 14:00:42

HAMS ADD MOMENTUM TO PANCREATIC CANCER EVENT

PAUL/ANCHOR: A call has gone out for operators across the United States 
to participate in a one-day special event, carrying a message of hope and 
support on behalf of pancreatic cancer patients. Jim Damron, N8TMW, tells
us how to get involved.

JIM: When supporters in 30 US cities step off for a Walk-a-thon on 
Saturday, April 29th to support the nonprofit Pancreatic Cancer Action 
Network, the event will be gaining some added momentum: Just as the 
walkers take strides on the ground, special event station N3P will be 
taking strides on the air.

Hams for PanCan, as the event is known, is an expansion of last year's 
first effort with a dozen or so members of the Skyview Radio Society near 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, according to organizer Rich Ryba, WQ3Q. Rich 
hopes that news about resources available to pancreatic cancer patients 
and their families can go an even greater distance this year -- coast to 
coast. The event has special significance for Rich. He lost his younger 
brother to the disease and is a pancreatic cancer patient himself.

Speaking to Newsline on the phone, he said that the QSOs aren't typical 
special-event exchanges: [quote] "People want to talk, want to share 
their experiences with their family. We told our operators to sit and 
listen. It doesn't matter how long the contact takes if it serves a 
purpose of helping." [endquote]

Operators are needed in all 50 states. Rich can be contacted directly at 
his email address r-y-b-a-r at nb dot net (rybar@nb.net).

The QRZ.com page for N3P has additional details for clubs or individual 
operators who want to participate. QSL cards and certificates will be 
made available for successful contacts.

This is Jim Damron, N8TMW.

(RICH RYBA, WQ3Q)

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SYDNEY HAM RADIO CLUB MARKS 100TH YEAR

PAUL/ANCHOR: There is cause for celebration in Sydney, Australia, where 
one amateur radio club is marking a milestone. Here's Richard, VK2SKY, a 
member of that club, with his special report.

RICHARD: G'day Amateur Radio Newsline listeners, this is Richard VK2SKY, 
for the Manly-Warringah Radio Society in Sydney, Australia. February 26 
this year is a big day for us.

That date marks 100 years since the first meeting of the Manly and 
District Radio Club, in 1923. That club eventually became the Manly-
Warringah Radio Society.

To celebrate, we'll be activating the Special Event Station V I 100 MB, 
on the day, and throughout 2023.

To find out more, check out Victor India One Hundred Mike Bravo on 
qrz.com, and visit the Society's web site at mwrs.org.au, that's Mike 
Whiskey Romeo Sierra dot org dot au.

Hope to catch you on the bands!

For Amateur Radio Newsline, and the Manly-Warringah Radio Society in 
Sydney, Australia, I'm Richard, VK2SKY.

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SILENT KEY: DXER, DXPEDITIONER MAMIRO YOSHIZAWA PY2DM

PAUL/ANCHOR: A respected DXer and noted DXpeditioner from Brazil has 
become a Silent Key, as we learn from Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

JEREMY: Mamiro Yoshizawa, PY2DM, was well-known among Brazilian amateurs 
as a radio operator with an enthusiasm for DX and a special affinity for 
using the 50 MHz band. He was a familiar presence in national and 
international contests and had been a key operator during the T30PY and 
T30SIX DXpedition to Western Kiribati in 2012. Mamiro became a Silent Key 
on the 5th of February. According to a report that appears on QRZ.com, 
Mamiro's home QTH in the Brazilian city of Mogi das Cruzes had one of the 
best-equipped stations for DXing in the nation

Mamiro Yoshizawa was 83.

This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(QRZ.COM)

**

OFCOM APPROVES SPECIAL CALLS FOR 2 MORE DX CONTESTS

PAUL/ANCHOR: In the UK, Ofcom has added two more DX contests to its list 
of events qualifying for special call signs. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has that 
report.

JEREMY: Two UK and Ireland DX contests have been added to the list of 
events that qualify for special contest callsigns from Ofcom. The 
callsigns are administered by the Radio Society of Great Britain on 
behalf of the regulator and hams are advised to visit the RSGB website if 
they wish to apply. They are available to any holder of a UK Amateur 
Radio Full Licence or Full Club Licence and the contests can last no 
longer than 48 hours. The list of qualifying contests can be seen on the 
RSGB website. Calls will begin with the letter "G" or "M" followed by a 
numeral and a one-letter suffix. See the link in the text version of this 
week's Newsline script to learn more and to see the contest list.

This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

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