Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Oct 08 2021 05:09:17

IN-PERSON EXAMS RETURNING IN UK

JIM/ANCHOR: In the UK, it's almost back to business as usual for amateur 
radio exams but there are a few changes in the works. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH,
explains.

JEREMY: Face-to-face amateur radio exams are making a comeback now that 
pandemic restrictions are easing after 18 months. Exams via remote 
invigilation and training by distance-learning sessions are giving way to 
in-person club meetings and training for those who choose it. The Radio 
Society of Great Britain has announced that starting on the 1st November, 
clubs will be able to use a new online booking system for candidates' 
paper-based exams. The same booking system is already in use for online 
exams as of the 6th of October. There are plans, however, to phase out the 
paper exams eventually.

Meanwhile, candidates planning to take the Foundation exam, going forward, 
will no longer be required to complete a practical test, according to the 
RSGB Examination Standards Committee. The tests had in any case been 
suspended during the 18-month pandemic restriction period, but clubs are 
still encouraged to include a practical component in their candidate 
training.

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

(RSGB)
 
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WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, be listening for Nobby, G0VJG, operating as 3B8/G0VJG,
from Mauritius, until the 16th of October. He's on 80 through 10 metres 
using SSB and the Digital modes. Request QSLs via M0OXO's OQRS or send 
directly to him.

(OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: HAM RADIO FILM SHORT, 'NIGHT,' COMES TO LIGHT

JIM/ANCHOR: Our final story takes us to the movies -namely to the
screening of a short film featuring student actors....and amateur
radio! Mike Askins, KE5CXP, wraps it up for us this week.

MIKE: In 34 harrowing minutes, a world awakens darkened by a sudden and 
unexplained absence of morning sun. Amateur radio provides a lifeline for 
a group of terrified children who've disovered they've been plunged into 
an endless state of midnight. This is the plot of the film short, "Night," 
which premiered recently on YouTube following its release by John 
D'Aquino's Young Actors Workshop, a California-based drama school. The 
workshop had reached out to the Edmond Amateur Radio Society, K5EOK, for 
technical assistance to prepare for the filming in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The young actors may all be relative unknowns for now, but hams in 
Oklahoma and beyond might recognize two of the names in the credits:
Marcus Sutliffe, N5ZY, and Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW. Marcus gets special
thanks for making the connections with the club, and Kevin is credited as 
technical advisor. Kevin, who has an extensive film and video production 
background, is also featured in a key speaking role as The Colonel, the 
radio operator the youngsters reach out to for guidance. The Colonel tells 
them that a nuclear blast has occurred, putting a shroud of darkness 
between the Earth and the sun.

Written and directed by John D'Aquino, the film is a showcase for the 
young student actors, and was created with assistance from the Oklahoma 
Film and Music Office. But even within its plotline of darkness and 
destruction, amateur radio emerges as a shining light and a ray of hope 
for making meaningful connections in troubled times.

To view the film, see the link in the printed version of this week's 
script at arnewsline.org

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins, KE5CXP.

[FOR PRINT ONLY, DO NOT READ: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf1Q4tS32Ww ]

(MARK KLEINE, N5HZR)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: 

With thanks to AMSAT; the ARRL; ARISS-UK; CQ Magazine; CQ Worldwide 
contest blog; David Behar, K7DB; Mark Kleine, N5HZR; Mary Hare School; 
Michael Moran, WB2FUV; Ohio Penn DX; QRZ.com; Radio Society of Great 
Britain; the SOTA Reflector; Southgate Amateur Radio News; 
shortwaveradio.de; SOTA Reflector; space.com; spacenews; Sujanya News; Ted 
Randall's QSO Radio Show; West Bengal Radio Club; WTWW Shortwave; and you,
our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. 

You can write to us at newsline@arnewsline.org. We remind our listeners 
that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization 
that incurs expenses for its continued operation. If you wish to support 
us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate 
you all.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and 
our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, in Charleston, West 
Virginia, saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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