Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jun 01 2023 20:28:58

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2379, for Friday, June 2nd, 2023

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2379, with a release date of
Friday, June 2nd, 2023, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. The Rockall Island DXpedition is on the air
and rocking! A supernova sends a message to earth by radio -- and one
CW enthusiast goes from pounding the brass to winning it. All this,
and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2379, comes your way
right now.

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ROCKALL DXPEDITION ACTIVATES IN NORTH ATLANTIC

JIM/ANCHOR: The big challenge is on!! Our top story takes us to the
uninhabitable granite islet in the North Atlantic Ocean known as
Rockall Island, which is being activated by two amateur radio
operators. Ed Durrant, DD5LP, takes us there.

ED: As Newsline went to production, two hams were on the air, and the
competition for contacts was predictably intense. It's a challenge
for chasers around the world. For the hams, the challenge is even
bigger: Emil Bergman, DL8JJ, and Nobby Styles, G0VJF, hope to break
the record of a 46-day stay on the rock set in 2014. The pair, and
their expedition leader, Cam Cameron, plan to stay on the rock for
as long as 50 or 60 days and raise œ50,000 for charity. This coveted
DX is designated IOTA Number EU-189 and is a most-wanted location. Be
listening for MM0UKI - and cross your fingers that they are listening
for you!

This is Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

(ROCKALL EXPEDITION WEBSITE, MARK FELTON PRODUCTIONS, QRZ)

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RADIO WAVES CARRY MESSAGE FROM A SUPERNOVA

JIM/ANCHOR: Radio waves have been known to carry some important messages
over the years, but one recent message, received by a research team, led
by scientists at Stockholm University, contained a cosmic message. Here's
Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, with that story.

RALPH: Scientists have picked up radio waves revealing the presence of
an unusual type of supernova, a thermonuclear supernova, the kind used
by researchers to measure the expansion of our universe. Not long after
the supernova's discovery, scientists at the W.M. Keck Observatory in
Hawaii detected helium emissions, another significant marker.

According to Sci Tech Daily, the discovery of this type of supernova,
known as Type 1a (ONE A), is the first to be accomplished via radio
waves. The presence of helium emissions is seen as evidence that an
exploding compact white dwarf star had pulled helium from the outer
layer of a companion star - the donor star - while the supernova was
being triggered. That material is more commonly hydrogen.

The discovery is an accomplishment on another level too, according to
researcher Erik Kool of the Stockholm team. He told the Journal Nature
that astronomers have been trying to accomplish this kind of detection
by radio for decades.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(SCI TECH DAILY, SCIENCE NEWS, NATURE)

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HURRICANE WATCH NET NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

JIM/ANCHOR: In some parts of the US, where it's nearly hurricane season,
it's also the season for volunteering to look out for them, as we hear
from Randy Sly, W4XJ.

RANDY: For 59 straight seasons, the Hurricane Watch Net has been
activating for any hurricanes that make landfall, as well as helping
those in any affected areas before, during, and after a hurricane.
Just ahead of this year's season, the word is going out in the Southern
and Eastern United States and the Caribbean - the HWN needs you! They
are looking for more people who can get on the air from the areas hit
by the storms.

Net manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, quickly offered cautionary words,
telling AR Newsline, "Of course, priority number one for anyone is to
do all you can to protect your property, home, family, and yourself.
It's always safety first." However, if hams are safe at home, or in
a storm shelter, where a portable station can be set up, the net would
like to hear from them. Every piece of weather data, measured or
estimated, is considered to be important information by the forecasters
at the National Hurricane Center.

The Hurricane Watch Net covers the Caribbean, Central America, Eastern
Mexico, Eastern Canada, as well as the US Atlantic and Gulf Coast States.
Hams normally operate on 14.325 MHz by day, and 7.268 MHz by night. In
addition to taking storm reports, they also stand ready to relay any
emergency or health and welfare traffic, as well as relaying the latest
information about storms in English and Spanish.

For more information about the Hurricane Watch Net, please visit their
website, www.hwn.org (www.hwn.org).

This is Randy Sly, W4XJ.
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