Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jul 25 2019 21:21:57

NEW RECORD SET BY YOUNG HAMS AT CURACAO DX ADVENTURE

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: They're young - they're hams - and they just set a new
record! Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, tells us who they are.

NEIL: Each year, the Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure, gives young
hams a chance to be the DX. This year was no exception. The team of
Bryant, KG5HVO, Jack, KM4ZIA, and Audrey, KM4BUN, has just returned from
the PJ2T contest station in Caracao, where they operated as PJ2Y. Bryant
kept the CW rolling most of the time, while Jack and Audrey worked mostly
SSB. They appeared on Ham Talk Live! just hours after finishing their
operating time, and announced that they set a new record of 6,593 Qs for
the DX Adventure.

Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.

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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 N5OZG repeater
in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sundays at 8 p.m.

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PERU EASES RESTRICTIONS FOR NOVICE CLASS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Novice class license-holders in Peru no longer face strict
deadlines to upgrade. Robert Broomhead, VK3DN, has those details.

ROBERT: Amateur radio operators in Peru who hold Novice class licences are
no longer compelled to upgrade with a three-year-period. According to the
IARU Region 2, the new regulations that have taken effect in that country
will benefit newcomers to the hobby most especially. Under the former
regulations, any novice class operator who did not upgrade within three
years would automatically be expected to forfeit their licence. Novices
are now permitted to remain in that class until they take action to upgrade.

Novices are also getting more frequencies on the VHF/UHF bands. They are
adding 144 to 146 MHz to their previous use of 146 to 148 MHz. Novices are
also gaining use of 70 cm as a new band. This is designed in the hopes of
encouraging satellite and experimental uses. These new regulations now
permit the use of both virtual and physical QSL cards.

For Intermediate class licensees. the new regulations bring them access to
the 70 cm band as well.

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

(SOUTHGATE)

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KRENKEL MEDAL AWARDED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO HAM RADIO

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Congratulations to CQ Magazine's former public service
columnist Bob Josuweit {pronounced: Jose-a-white}, WA3PZO, who has become
the latest recipient of the Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal. The medal is a
prestigious honor bestowed on individuals and organizations for outstanding
global contributions to Amateur Radio. Bob, an active participant in a
number of local clubs in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, becomes the
201st recipient of the award - and the 24th in North America to receive it.
The medal was also awarded recently to Joe Spier (SPY-err) K6WAO, president
of AMSAT, recognizing his advocacy for education in the scientific,
technical, engineering, and mathematics fields.

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NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR RAC AMATEUR OF THE YEAR

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you're in Canada, and know of a deserving amateur who's
consistently boosted the on-air community, the RAC needs your input. Here's
Heather Embee, KB3T-ZED-D.

HEATHER: Hams in Canada who have been consistent in their efforts to
enhance the welfare of amateur radio over the course of several years,
might just be eligible to become the next Amateur of the Year, an annual
award conferred by Radio Amateurs of Canada. The RAC is looking for
nominees, and have a deadline of close of business day, September 27th,
for names to be sent in, along with supporting documentation. Directors,
officers and section managers of the RAC are ineligible while they are
still in office, and nominations cannot be based on their service while
they held office. Nominations should be sent to the RAC corporate
Secretary, at 720 Belfast Road, Suite 217, Ottawa, Ontario Canada.

The award winner will receive notification by mail that they have been
selected by a majority vote of the RAC board of directors. Previous
winners have included Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, who was last year's winner.
In 2017, the award was shared by Don Studney, VE7DS, and Keith Witney,
VE7KW.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.
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