Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Nov 26 2021 09:13:41

IARU GIVES HIGH HONORS TO THREE FOR LEADERSHIP

JIM/ANCHOR: It's not every year that the International Amateur 
Radio Union's Administrative Council honors a ham with an award 
bearing the name of a much-admired and respected Silent Key. This 
year, however, there is a recipient - and two other honorees. 
Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has the details.

JEREMY: IARU Region 1 president Don Beattie, G3BJ, a former 
president of the Radio Society of Great Britain, has another title 
to his name now: Recipient of the Michael J Owen VK3KI Award, 
recognizing volunteer contributions that the IARU called 
reflective of the spirit of Michael Owen's four decades of 
service.

The IARU also chose two recipients for its Diamond Award, another 
honour reflecting unwavering service. They are Gopal Madhavan, 
VU2GMN/M0GDB, and Ken Yamamoto, JA1CJP. Gopal was selected based 
on his service on Region 3's executive committee which he has 
chaired at times. Likewise, Ken has served as its secretary and 
its chairman.

Michael Owen, who had served as president of the Wireless 
Institute of Australia, had also been a director and the chairman 
of IARU Region 3 and held numerous other roles over the years, 
contributing to the World Administrative Radio Conference in 1970 
and the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2003. He became a 
Silent Key in September 2012.

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

(SOUTHGATE, IARU)

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YOUNGEST AMATEURS READY FOR YOTA MONTH

JIM/ANCHOR: With the arrival of December, some of the  youngest 
voices in amateur radio will be calling QRZ. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG,
tells us what's happening.

NEIL: The calendar may show that next month is December but the 
amateur radio calendar calls it something else: YOTA month. Next 
month's 31 days are devoted to encouraging youngsters around the 
world to get on the air using the letters Y O T A as their suffix 
in their callsigns. International YOTA stations will be calling 
QRZ with operators in their teens and early 20s. Be listening for 
ZS9YOTA from South Africa, 5B4YOTA from Cyprus, OD5YOTA from 
Lebanon and K8Y, K8O, K8T, and K8A from the US. There are many 
others and the bands are expected to be busy as the young radio 
operators vie for various awards and plaques.

Hams making contacts with these YOTA stations are advised, as 
always, to remember that they might just be that young radio 
operator's first contact -- so make it memorable.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.

(YOTA)

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RECORD DEAL IS MUSIC TO HAM'S EARS

JIM/ANCHOR: An English rock musician who also happens to be a ham 
has just signed a record deal that's music to his ears. Jeremy 
Boot, G4NJH, brings us that story.

JEREMY: As a ham, Dave Rowntree, M0IEG, is used to being in the 
shack, operating solo.

Now he's getting a chance to make a solo debut on the air in a 
different way. Known as the percussionist with the English rock 
group Blur, Dave has just been signed by a recording label for a 
debut solo album.

Dave has already done a number of film and TV scores, including 
those for Netflix and the BBC, but the album's release next year 
on the label Cooking Vinyl is going to be all his own show.

Music Week reported the deal on November 17th on its website, 
where Dave said [quote]: "As a kid I used to spend hours spinning 
the dial on my radio, dreaming of escape to all the places whose 
exotic stations I heard. I've tried to make an album like that - 
tuning through the spectrum, stopping at each song telling a story 
about a turning point in my life, then spinning the dial and 
moving on." [endquote]

Congratulations, Dave.

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

(MUSICWEEK.COM, SOUTHGATE)
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