Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 25 2022 08:45:12

VOICE OF AMERICA EVENT LOGS 3,665 QSOs

NEIL/ANCHOR: Congratulations to the organizers of the Voice of America 
80th anniversary special event station. Operators logged 3,665 QSOs at 
stations W3V, W8O and W4A, according to Jocelyn Brault KD8VRX/VA2VRX of 
the West Chester Amateur Radio Association. He said that all digital 
cards have been sent and certificates will be emailed shortly. Paper QSLs 
are expected to be sent out sometime in March.

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HISTORIC MARCONI HUT DEPICTED IN VIRTUAL 3D MODEL

NEIL/ANCHOR: In England, radio is about to embrace one digital mode yet 
unknown on the amateur bands: Digital art. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has that 
story.

JEREMY: Hams in the UK have played a big role in celebrations of the 
BBC's centenary this year. The most recent special event station was 
heard on the 14th of February as radio operators in Chelmsford called QRZ 
as station GB100 2MT [pronounced as GB100 2MT], marking the historic 
first transmission from the Marconi Company's Writtle Hut there. The hut 
is now going digital with the help of an artist who is creating a digital 
model of it for inclusion at the Chelmsford Museum. The artist, Sian Fan, 
and the museum are calling the exhibit Forecast22 - the Birth of British 
Broadcasting. The virtual 3D model will include a replica of the 2MT 
transmitter as well as contents of the building. The exhibit opens in 
October.

If you can't get to Chelmsford to take a step inside history, don't 
worry. You can take part in the Forecast22 on your mobile phone wherever 
in the world you might be. It's a different kind of 'digital DXing' but a 
fitting option for a celebration that changed the shape and the sound of 
British broadcasting.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(CITYLIFE CHELMSFORD)

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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 word, including the K5DUR repeater 
in Dallas, Texas, on Sundays at 7 p.m. local time.

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AUSTRALIA PREPARING FOR A WHOLE LOT OF 'MAYHAM'

NEIL/ANCHOR: There are big happenings planned for hams in New South 
Wales, Australia. Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, brings us that report.

JASON: Mayham, the largest amateur radio gathering in the Southern 
Hemisphere, has an equally large and ambitious agenda for Sunday the 1st 
of May. In addition to planning the usual activities, such as pedestrian 
and mobile fox hunts, organisers from the Central Coast Amateur Radio 
Club are looking for lecturers to deliver talks on a variety of subjects. 
Each 45-minute presentation will be followed by no more than 15 minutes 
of questions and answers. Formerly known as Wyong Field Day, it has run 
over 60 years without a break, even through these COVID years. Mayham is 
scheduled to be held at the customary location of the Wyong race course. 
If you have a presentation you'd like to share with some of Australia's 
most enthusiastic radio amateurs, contact Col, VK2ZCO, by emailing ccarc 
at ccarc dot org dot au (ccarc@ccarc.dot.org.au) and describe your 
proposed lecture. If you're looking to upgrade - or even get - your first 
licence, contact education coordinator of the club at education at ccarc 
dot org dot au (education@ccarc.dot.org.au)

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.

(CENTRAL COAST AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)

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ARISS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ISS CONTACTS

NEIL/ANCHOR: If you're interested in learning more about setting up, 
hosting and participating in a contact with the ISS through Amateur Radio 
on the International Space Station you may want to attend an introductory 
webinar being hosted by ARISS. It will be held on UTC March 4th  - which 
is the evening of March 3rd for attendees in North America. The webinar 
will help give schools, science centers, museums and other institutions 
information they need to apply for a contact with the space crew. 
Registration for the seminar is required.

Applications for a space-crew contact should be submitted no later than 
the 31st of March. Such a contact would ideally draw a large number of 
attendees and participants and be included in an educational plan 
focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Visit the 
ARISS-USA website for more details. All contacts are being scheduled for 
January the 1st through June 30th of 2023.

(ARISS-USA)
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