Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jun 26 2020 09:15:53

BREAK HERE:

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the
W9BCC repeater, in Wausau, Wisconsin, on Sundays at 9 p.m., during
the Rib Mountain Repeater Association's Sunday Night Swapnet.

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HAM GROUPS NEED HELP GETTING THE (PRINT) WORD OUT

PAUL/ANCHOR: Because some of the most important things hams have to say
to one another can often happen when they're not on the air, two
national radio organizations are looking for help in getting the word
out about their print and online publications. Ed Durrant, DD5LP,
explains.

ED: The NRRL, Norway's national amateur radio organisation, is in
search of an editor to oversee its member magazine, Bladet Amateur
Radio, which publishes six times a year. A notice posted online said
the magazine, which is published in the Norwegian language, is
considered a cornerstone of the league, and major benefit of league
membership. The editor will be responsible for planning and production,
as well as collaboration on content. Application deadline is September
1st. Interested amateurs can direct their questions to nrrl at nrrl dot no
(nrrl@nrrl.dot.no). Questions can also be directed to the current editor
at bullen at nrrl dot no (bullen@nrrl.dot.no)

In Australia, the Wireless Institute of Australia is looking for
candidates to take over the helm at AR magazine, which has not published
since its January/February edition of this year. The position of
editor-in-chief has remained vacant since editor-in-chief Harry, VK6YBZ,
resigned for health reasons last year. The WIA is looking for members
who can assist with editorial or proof-reading skills. Interested
candidates can email the AR Publications Group secretary at secretary
at wia dot org dot au (secretary@wia.org.au)

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

(NRRL, WIA)

PAUL/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, the Radio Amateur Society of Australia has
launched an e-magazine, and named it QTC, after the Q-Code for "I have
a message for you." The downloadable publication will be available every
two months, featuring columns on dealing with QRM and RFI in the shack,
and a how-to regular feature on getting started in different aspects of
ham radio.

The link to the download appears in the script of this week's newscast
on our website at arnewsline.org.

[DON'T READ: FOR PRINT ONLY - vkradioamateurs.org/qtc-e-magazine]

(SOUTHGATE)

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'CLUBS AS HUBS' PLAN DESIGNED TO REVIVE UK RADIO

PAUL/ANCHOR: Disintermediation. That's a big word and it's used often
in marketing to indicate the elimination of the middleman - but it's
also the heart and soul of an amateur radio initiative to reinvigorate
activity in the UK. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, picks up the story from here.

JEREMY: There's nothing like holding a meeting in person to network,
and find ways to reverse the decline of ham radio activity in the UK.
With the pandemic temporarily putting their work for any such conference
on hold, the Mid Somerset Amateur Radio Club, however, is still
advancing its plans. The club's chairman Richard Thomas, G4JJP, said
the challenge is particularly great in Somerset, England's most rural
county, where he believes amateurs need an online environment to learn
how to connect with each other, for skill-development and support, even
if no middleman, such as a club, is nearby.

RICHARD: "Clubs themselves can share their resources, share their
expertise, share their membership if you like, across a much wider
area. That also gives access to younger people as well, who do not
naturally join clubs, but are naturally linked to social media and
online services."

JEREMY: The concept of clubs as hubs is key, and he said it follows the
successful model of "disintermediation" in retail where services like
Amazon and eBay are open around the clock, and don't rely on a middleman.
Likewise, the new model means mentoring, skill-sharing and equipment
access could now be accomplished also around the clock. Richard says
that what people will ultimately have access to, is an experience that's
not just informative, but transformative.

RICHARD: "These networks we are trying to build, they are not just about
information. They are about people coming to join, so they can actually
transform in terms of skill, in terms of their ability to use amateur
radio, in terms of their ability to learn and so on."

JEREMY: With input from numerous area clubs and the RSGB, Richard said
the network continues its work moving forward, and hopes for the day
soon, when a conference can be held in realtime.

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