Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 07 2020 09:03:47

EARLY REGISTRATION FOR 2021 YOTA CAMP IN THE AMERICAS

NEIL/ANCHOR: If you're between the ages of 15 and 25, and live in the
Americas, start thinking about getting on the air at camp next summer.
Jack Parker, W8ISH, explains.

JACK: Although the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled plans for the first Youth
on the Air Camp in the Americas this past June, young amateur radio
operators can look forward to July of 2021. Organizers have announced
that campers from North, Central, and South America, will be able to
attend camp sessions that have been rescheduled for July 11th through
16th next year. The activities will take place in West Chester Township
in Ohio, at the National Voice of America museum of Broadcasting.

Early registration is being granted for campers who had been accepted to
this year's camp. Once that is complete, new registrants will be permitted
to sign up. The camp can accommodate as many as 30 youngsters. Licensed
amateurs who are 15 through 25 years of age will get on the air during a
week-long special event station.

This year, a virtual YOTA Day was held on Zoom, and streamed on YouTube
in place of this year's on-site camp. The day's activities can be viewed
on the Youth on the Air YouTube channel.

For more details about next year's camp, visit YouthOnTheAir dot org
(YouthOnTheAir.org) or write to camp director Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, using
the email director at youthontheair dot org (director@youthontheair.org)

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jack Parker, W8ISH.

(YOUTH ON THE AIR)

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HE'S LICENSED FOR A LIFELONG LOVE OF RADIO

NEIL/ANCHOR: The youthful love of amateur radio grows up and matures, but
for many of us, it doesn't go away - at any age. Ralph Squillace, KK6ITF,
tells us about one very special new licensee, whose love dates back to
World War II.

RALPH: The first time Bryan Knight got his amateur radio license, he was
11 years old. The world was living under the shadow of World War II, when
Bryan, who was growing up in the UK, became the proud holder of a "G3"
call sign.

Now a retired aerospace engineer, Bryan just got a new call sign again -
this time after testing with the Bledsoe County Amateur Radio Club in
Tennessee, where he lives. On July 11th, he earned his General Class
ticket at age 93.

The Bledsoe County Club was celebrating its first anniversary, when Bryan
stopped by Field Day in June. His fate was sealed: in July, he sat for his
exam.

Now he's back on the air as KO4FHG. It's not his first U.S. call sign. A
veteran of the Royal Air Force, he moved to the U.S,. and after gaining
citizenship, got his license as a young man. But - as he told Newsline
recently -- life happens and licenses lapse.

Well, no more: KO4FHG is back to ragchewing on the local repeaters, and
is getting ready to return to HF. He's also polishing his CW.

Andrew Albertson, KN4CTG, club trustee, and a founding member, told
Newsline: "This is what we got into it for, to promote the hobby, and
bring back some of the life into the hobby."

At 93 years of age, Bryan couldn't agree more about great new beginnings.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

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THE MILLENNIUM NET GOES QRT

NEIL/ANCHOR: A popular net with an easygoing roundtable format has gone
QRT, as we hear from Andy Morrison, K9AWM.

ANDY: It was called the Millennium Net, but in its formative years, it
was The Net on Six, because that was the band where it began. On
Wednesday evenings, hams gathered there to toss around topics ranging
from music to astronomy to, of course, ham radio.

The Millennium Net would have been scheduled to meet again on Aug. 19,
but there will be no more check-ins for the group. The net has gone QRT.

The one-hour net, which more recently moved to EchoLink instead, grew
in popularity with its casual roundtable format. Then a few years ago,
one of its founders, Mike Thurlow, NJ2BA, became a Silent Key. The net
went silent, too. Net cofounder Gary Wilt, N2NJY, decided to revive it
after a few weeks', but by 2019, the lack of check-ins and a general
weariness had pretty much sealed its fate.

There is, however, a legacy the net leaves behind. Longtime net member
Daryl Stout, WX4QZ, said one evening's discussion on the net inspired
his creation of a comprehensive reference list of about 150 nets, split
between D-STAR, EchoLink, and other linked nets. That list is still
available by writing wx4qz at arrl dot net. This net, however, has run
its course.
 
Daryl told Newsline "while the net is no more, the memories will live
on forever."

For Amateur Radio Newsline,I'm Andy Morrison, K9AWM.

(DARYL STOUT WX4QZ)
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