Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Apr 07 2022 21:08:53

FCC CLARIFIES NEW AMATEUR RADIO APPLICATION FEES

JIM/ANCHOR: In the US, the Federal Communications Commission has 
clarified its new application fee which takes effect this month.
Stephen Kinford, N8WB, has the details.

STEPHEN: If you're looking to upgrade your US amateur radio license, the 
FCC's new $35 application fee will not apply to you. The commission 
recently clarified the circumstances under which the new fees will be 
applied when they take effect on April 19th. The FCC said that upgrading 
amateur radio license classes or changing club station trustees are 
exempt from the fee. The fee does not apply to any changes of email 
address or postal mailing address either. The fee will be applied 
however, for new licenses, renewals, rule waivers or new vanity call 
signs.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB.

(FCC, ARRL)

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HAMS IN INDIA HELP REUNITE MISSING MAN WITH FAMILY

JIM/ANCHOR: Connections between amateur radio operators in different 
parts of India proved especially useful for one group of hams looking to 
reunite a lost man with his family. John Williams, VK4JJW, tells us how 
it happened.

JOHN: Amateur radio operators have reunited a man from Kolkata, India 
with his family after the man went missing last year while taking his 
parents on a trip to Kanyakumari, a coastal town on the southern end of 
India.

Hams from the West Bengal Radio Club, who have a long track record of 
success in solving missing-persons cases, were contacted recently by the 
man's father, a retired customs officer in his 70s. 

An account in the Millennium Post newspaper tells how Ambarish Nag 
Biswas, VU2JFB, club secretary, worked with amateurs in Chennai to track 
down the missing man. The hams circulated a photograph of him that was 
provided by his parents, who had been searching for their son on their 
own without luck. According to the newspaper story, on Friday April 1st 
the man was seen on the street in Kanyakumari begging for money. A 
photograph was taken of him and shown to his parents. Only his father 
recognised him, due to the son's changed appearance. The father reported 
that his son had been prone to depression the past several years. Once 
his identity was confirmed, the man was taken into safe custody at a 
local police station to await his parents' arrival. Ambarish Nag Biswas 
told the newspaper that amateur radio operator, Debdutta Mukherjee,
VU3JXA, was going to accompany the father when he went to retrieve his 
son. Kanyakumari is more than 2,000 km from Kolkata.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.

(MILLENNIUM POST, THE TIMES OF INDIA)

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GET READY FOR WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY

JIM/ANCHOR: Hams around the world will be marking Monday, April 19th as 
World Amateur Radio Day, a day of global friendship. This is the date on 
which the International Amateur Radio Union was created in Paris in 
1925. Its first president was Hiram Percy Maxim, who was cofounder of 
the American Radio Relay League. Hams will be extended the spirit of 
friendship by doing what they do best - getting on the air. One such 
event will be the net being held on the Echolink Conference node 531091 
starting at 1300 UTC on April 19th and ending at 0500 UTC on April 20th. 
Other events can be found by searching social media platforms with the 
hashtag #WorldAmateurRadioDay.

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VIRTUAL WORKSHOP HELPS TRAIN HAMS FOR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS

JIM/ANCHOR: Hams in the US are attending an important virtual workshop 
on hurricane preparedness and its various sessions will be available on 
YouTube afterward. Randy Sly, W4XJ, has those details.

RANDY: As hurricane season moves in along the East Coast of the United 
States, amateur radio operators will be able to train for hurricane 
preparedness during a free workshop being held virtually on Monday April 
11th. The workshop is taking place during the National Hurricane 
Conference with various sessions being held from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 
from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. Topics include the 
importance of surface reporting by ham radio operators, an overview of 
the Hurricane Watch Net, a look at the VoIP Hurricane Net and best 
practices in SKYWARN. There will also be a presentation on the Salvation 
Army Team Emergency Response Radio Network, known by the acronym SATERN.

The workshop will be held on Zoom. Those who are unable to attend or 
missed the workshop altogether can view everything later on Youtube. The 
workshop may be virtual, but hurricane season is not.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Randy Sly, W4XJ.

(LLOYD COLSTON, KC5FM)
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