Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jul 19 2019 09:28:47 SILENT KEY: DXER, CONTESTER ANANTH PAI VU2PAI PAUL/ANCHOR: He was known, in some circles, as "India's ham radio ambassador." Ananth (ON-ONTH) Pai (PIE) VU2PAI, a contester, DXer, and DXpeditioner, became a Silent Key on the 14th of July. He had served on the Governing Council of the Amateur Radio Society of India, and was a member of the Mangalore Amateur Radio Club. He had been a part of the VU4CB, VU7AG, 8Q7KP expeditions ,and was active in various modes on all the HF bands from 160 through 6 meters. He was also an avid collector of the postage stamps that often accompanied QSL cards. Ananth Pai, who died of a heart attack while on a business trip, was 47. (DX WORLD) ** MORE WAYS TO GET IN ON MOONWALK ANNIVERSARY ACTION PAUL/ANCHOR: In case you think you missed it, the world is still celebrating the 50th anniversary of history's first moonwalk. Dave Parks, WB8ODF, tells us more ways you can get in on the action here on Earth. DAVE: Call it moon madness. Even if you weren't on the air or even on the planet itself 50 years ago when astronauts walked on the moon, you can make up for lost time now. You've already heard about K2M being on the air through July 24th, with the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club honoring those who built the Lunar Excursion Module on Long Island -- but there's a virtual galaxy of other stations to work. Elsewhere on Long Island, the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club is operating K2CAM at the Cradle of Aviation Museum through the 24th of July. In West Chester Ohio, the Midwest VHF/UHF Society will operate N8A until the 24th of July, and the Ohio Amateur Radio Club is operating N1A honoring Ohio's own native Neil Armstrong until the 28th of July. In the UK, the Leicester {pronounced LESTER} Radio Society will operate on selected days through the 28th of July, with the call sign GB5EHL for "Eagle Has Landed." Hams in the Netherlands will be honoring the moon landing until the 2nd of August with PA11APOLLO. NASA clubs get in on the moment too. Although hams at the Kennedy Space Center conclude the operation of WB4ICJ on the 20th of July, you can still work N4A, operated by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Amateur Radio Club until July 25th. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Dave Parks, WB8ODF. PAUL/ANCHOR: As the anniversary celebrations come to an end, be listening as well for NB6GC, the special event station of the USS Hornet Amateur Radio Club. Club memberes are marking the date that the USS Hornet recovered the Apollo 11 team after splashdown on the 24th of July, 1969. Listen for them on the bands on the 20th and 21st of July, but most especially on the 24th. (SOUTHGATE) ** ARIZONA CW PRACTICE NET SEEKS NEWCOMERS PAUL/ANCHOR: Even if your code isn't quite up to speed, you might want to try this 1-year-old CW practice net, which is small, informal, and friendly. Here's Kevin Trotman, N5PRE. KEVIN: The Kingman CW Practice Net has been meeting on the air for a little more than a year, and operates with the call sign of the Kingman CW Operators Club, K7KGM. Although it's still fairly young, the net's operation celebrates what is old and time-honored in amateur radio: hand-keyed Morse Code, the kind often created with the help of home-brewed bugs, paddles, and straight keys. The club itself is a small one that meets on the first Monday of each month in Kingman, Arizona, but the real action happens when the net gets on the air on 40 meters. Wyatt Cornwall, KF7YHB, who is net control, told Newsline: {quote} "The goal is to promote interest in Morse Code, and to help both old and new amateur radio operators develop their CW skills." {endquote} Wyatt said that although hams on the net can generally send at least 10 words per minute or faster, the net will QRS for anyone. He told Newsline: "After all, we all had to start at the beginning!" {endquote} Wyatt himself noted he got his ticket in 2012, and with the help of a friend, soon got his code up to speed. He said there is even discussion of possibly starting a net for hams whose code has yet to get up to speed. Listen for them at 7.120 at 0200 UTC on Thursdays - or 7 p.m. Wednesdays, local time. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE. --- SBBSecho 3.07-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (454:1/33) .