Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jun 16 2023 02:36:10 BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the 2-meter repeater of the Bluegrass Amateur Radio Society in Lexington, Kentucky every Friday at 9 p.m. ** RADIO CONTESTER TAKES TOP FOOTBALL COACHING JOB PAUL/ANCHOR: A prominent radio contester is taking a top spot in another competitive field - European football. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, gives us the details. JEREMY: You may not find Serhiy Rebrov, 5B4AMM, on the field of any high- profile radiosport event this year, but the former Tottenham football striker does have his eyes set on next year's European Championship - as the first permanent head coach of Ukraine's team. The active radio contester is well-known throughout Europe for his career with West Ham, Tottenham and Dynamo Kyiv and he also coached in the Saudi Arabian, Ukrainian and Hungarian leagues. He recently signed a three-year contract with Ukraine's team, keeping his eye on the European Championship qualifiers against North Macedonia and Malta. As a licensed ham and contester, he has also been heard on the air as UT5UDX, M0SDX, TA2ZF and UT0U. This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (QRZ.COM, ASSOCIATED PRESS) ** RSGB TO RECEIVE UK STATION USED BY KING HUSSEIN JY1 PAUL/ANCHOR: Any ham who remembers hearing - or perhaps working the callsign JY1 - King Hussein of Jordan - will enjoy hearing this next story. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us more. JEREMY: The UK radio equipment once used by King Hussein of Jordan, JY1, is being donated to the Radio Society of Great Britain by Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan. King Hussein became a Silent Key in 1999 at the age of 63. The RSGB said the collection will be on permanent display at the RSGB's National Radio Centre to inspire others and promote friendship and understanding across cultures. They said in a statement [quote]: "His Majesty was a great ambassador for amateur radio and, whenever his official duties allowed him, his radio call sign JY1 could be heard on the amateur bands. His Majesty always operated modestly, never announcing himself as King Hussein, always just 'Hussein from Jordan'". [endquote] This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (RSGB) ** PRESENTERS NEEDED FOR GRCON23 IN ARIZONA PAUL/ANCHOR: Organizers are looking for presenters for the next GNU Radio Conference, known as GRCon23. This is the 13th annual conference for the community, which unites users and developers in the field of software radio. Presenters and attendees are typically members of the academic community, government, industry and of course hobbyists. The deadline for submission of abstracts to present at the conference is June 23rd. The conference itself will take place from September 5th through to the 9th. It is being held at Arizona State University's Center for Wireless Information Systems and Computational Architectures in Tempe, Arizona. Details can be found on the website gnuradio.org (GNURADIO.ORG, AMATEUR RADIO DAILY) ** BILL CHALLENGES PRIVATE LAND RESTRICTIONS ON ANTENNAS PAUL/ANCHOR: Lawmakers in two US states have reintroduced a bill to protect hams from private land-use restrictions that keep them from installing antennas at home. Kevin Trotman, N5PRE, brings us up to date. KEVIN: The Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act is back for consideration on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. The measure, first introduced by Congressmen Bill Johnson of Ohio and Joe Courtney of Connecticut last December, is designed to ensure that hams everywhere can get on the air, especially in instances where there is a need for emergency communications, such as in natural disasters. No votes were taken when the bill was introduced toward the end of the last session of Congress. It is being reintroduced in response to the rapid growth of private residential areas that have these restrictions on the use of land. The bill would amend the Communications Act of 1934 by prohibiting land-use restrictions from halting the installation and use of amateur radio antennas. This is Kevin Trotman, N5PRE. (REP. BILL JOHNSON WEBSITE, GOVTRACK.US., ARRL) --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .