Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 18 2022 10:57:19

ARECIBO REOPENS TO VISITORS IN PUERTO RICO

SKEETER/ANCHOR: The Arecibo Observatory, former home of the iconic radio 
telescope, is opening its doors to visitors once more, as Mike Askins, 
KE5CXP, tells us.

MIKE: The powerful radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto 
Rico is long gone following a collapse in 2020, but its visitor center and 
observation deck are back in business. Guests making reservations in 
advance are able to see what's left of the reflective dish that helped 
researchers win a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1993.

Ricardo Correa, director of communications, told United Press 
International: [quote] "Arecibo is not closed anymore." [endquote]. He 
said that scientific research still continues at the United States 
National Science Foundation facility using such tools as a 12-meter 
telescope and a LIDAR scanning to study the atmosphere by bouncing laser 
beams off particles above our planet.

There is also a tribute to the iconic radio telescope itself. An outdoor 
exhibit features artifacts recovered from the telescope and its platform.

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

(UPI)

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OHIO SCHOOL HAM CLUB TRANSMITS WISDOM, WIRELESSLY

SKEETER/ANCHOR: In one Ohio school, lessons on electronics theory and the 
electromagnetic spectrum have graduated to a level way beyond theory. Andy 
Morrison, K9AWM, brings us that story.

ANDY: On Tuesday nights in a high school biology room, members of the 
Columbiana Clippers Amateur Radio Club, K8LPS, can be found calling QRZ. 
Not only are they logging contacts; they're gaining a deeper understanding 
of the lessons about the electromagnetic spectrum taught at the school 
since 2018 by Columbiana Police Sgt. Wade Boley, N8YMX, one of the 
school's resource officers. The club rig, which was donated by a local 
business, puts out 100 watts of power and the students are putting out 
immeasurable enthusiasm.

Wade told the newspaper that ham radio has also provided geography lessons 
since the students always look up any DX contact they've worked for the 
first time. The other map is provided by Wade, teaching youngsters the 
geography of electronics: how to read circuits and interpret schematics.

Some students, however, are finding a roadmap for life.

Katie Campbell, KE8LQR, told the Morning Journal News newspaper that 
becoming a ham has helped her with leadership skills, giving 
presentations, mathematics ability and communications. She told the 
newspaper: [quote] "Amateur radio in general has helped me in every aspect 
of my life." [endquote]

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison, K9AWM.

(MORNING JOURNAL NEWS)

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HAMVENTION AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

SKEETER/ANCHOR: Congratulations to the winners of this year's awards to be 
presented at Hamvention. Club of the Year: The Highland Amateur Radio 
Association in Hillsboro, Ohio; Special achievement: Kerry Banke, N6IZW, 
for his years of work with amateur radio in space; Technical achievement: 
Adam Farson VA7OJ / AB4OJ, for his ongoing technical support to hams 
globally; and Amateur of the Year, Jim Simpson, KF8J. Awards will be 
presented in Xenia, Ohio the weekend of Hamvention, May 20th through the 
22nd.

(MICHAEL KALTER, W8CI, TIM DUFFY, K3LR)

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SKEETER/ANCHOR: Hams use less visible parts of the natural world: the 
electromagnetic spectrum and the ionosphere. And now hams around the world 
are getting ready to call attention to that same world's more visible and 
treasured parts: the national parks and protected natural areas in the 
countries of the Americas. Jim Damron, N8TMW, has the details.

JIM: For one week in April, the World Wide Flora & Fauna program is urging
hams throughout the Americas to participate in its "Parks in the Americas 
Week" between April 3rd and April 10th. Operation qualifies hams for 
recognition in the International Awards Program of the WWFF and it makes 
each chosen natural setting a winner too. Activation with a portable 
station calls attention to these nature preservation areas, which are 
listed on the WWFF website. The names of all qualifying natural areas can 
be obtained by contacting the national WWFF coordinator in each country.

Ronaldo, PS8RV, the Brazilian national coordinator, wrote on the WWFF 
website that hams will be permitted to operate on CW, SSB, FM and FT8 and 
there will also be awards for shortwave listeners.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.

(WWFF.CO)

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