Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Oct 21 2022 08:59:43 LATEST HONOR CONFERRED FOR WORKED ALL BRITAIN FOUNDERS BOWL JIM/ANCHOR: Of course, some amateurs' collections extend beyond QSL cards. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us about one ham in England who just added to a different kind of collection. JEREMY: Some amateurs are proud of their collection of QSL cards. Karl Kruger 2E0FEH takes special pride in his collection of trophies. The latest conferred upon him is the inscription of his name on the Founders Bowl from Worked All Britain for 2021. The award not only recognises him as a high-scoring chaser for a half-decade but acknowledges the articles he has written for the Worked All Britain magazine and his support and advice given to operators. Chasers face the seemingly daunting task of hunting all kinds of locator squares throughout Britain, starting with the 100km big squares and then 10km smaller squares within them. Karl's efforts include helping chasers locate and work portable stations that operate from squares where there are no resident hams. There are, of course, other types of ways to earn points, with coastal squares, islands, lighthouses and waterway lights. Karl has been involved in these big and small chases for quite some time. He told Newsline [quote] "the best bit after a period of time, [is when] you start collecting trophies. I have quite a collection now in my cabinet. It's taken a few years to do and a lot of air time but trust me, it's worth it." [endquote] Karl said the awards scheme is open to Shortwave Listeners and even overseas operators, who might actually find the collection easier from a QTH outside Britain. He told Newsline [quote]: "Be warned. It is addictive." [endquote] I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. ** SPECIAL EVENT STATION COMMEMORATES LAKE SUPERIOR TRAGEDY JIM/ANCHOR: Even if you're not in the United States, you may have heard of the tragedy of the freighter that sank during a storm in 1975 in one of the Great Lakes. The vessel's story is being told again with the help of a special event station, as we hear from Sel Embee, KB3TZD. SEL: In the state of Michigan, the story of the tragedy cannot be told enough: On November 10th, 1975, an American freighter, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was sent to the bottom of Lake Superior. The crew of 29 lost their lives that day. That story will be shared once again between October 30th and November 13th by members of the Livonia Amateur Radio Club, K8UNS, as they operate as special event station W8F. On Saturday, November 5th, the operation will also be at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum from 1600 to 2030 UTC. This is also a POTA activation and an entity in the US Islands Awards scheme. The museum and the Detroit Historical Society are hosting the event, hoping that amateurs from around the world will make contact and that visitors to the museum will observe the portable ham station on its day of operation there. Hams who log W8F as a contact will be issued a confirmation certificate. See the QRZ.com page for special event station W8F for more details. This is Sel Embee, KB3TZD. (QRZ.COM) ** NO BARE-BONES OPERATION FOR HALLOWEEN JIM/ANCHOR: Here in the United States, as Halloween approaches, people have been growing increasingly creative in the ways they decorate their homes for the holiday. Meet one ham in Denver, Colorado, who carries the theme way above all the others - way, way above - because it's on his roof. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, gives us the details. NEIL: If you look at the photos on his page on QRZ.com, you'll notice right away that Keifer Hunniford, K3IFR, doesn't exactly have a shack that you'd call a bare-bones operation. Well, Halloween has changed all that. His wife, Ari, is a big fan of the holiday and recently brought home nine skeletons from the local Home Depot. Some of them are now scattered around the couple's yard and a few are hanging off the roof of their house in various poses. The luckiest skeleton of the bunch got the highest visibility of all: Keifer has him mounted on his antenna, and the installation required - you guessed it - only a skeleton crew. Keifer zip-tied that festive bunch of bones into place to keep him secure through the end of the month. We're not sure whether its presence has an impact on Keifer's SWR - that's Skeleton-Wave-Ratio - but we do know it has scared up a lot of interest locally and on Facebook too, where he posted a picture. It has turned their house into quite a haunt - and if any neighbors should try to compete with it... let's just say.....they don't stand a ghost of a chance. This is Neil Rapp, WB9VPG. --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .