Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Apr 15 2022 08:17:51 MARCONI DAY REAFFIRMS HAMS' CONNECTIONS TO RADIO HISTORY NEIL/ANCHOR: Marconi Day is another favorite among hams because it honors our shared history no matter where our QTH is. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us about this year's event. JEREMY: Connections to Guglielmo Marconi are everywhere: In Italy, the UK, the Falkland Islands, Germany, Austria and the United States. Those locations and more will be lighting up the amateur radio map on April 23rd - the Saturday closest to Marconi's birth date -- as stations get on the air for International Marconi Day. These are official stations that have registered with the annual event's organiser, the Cornish Radio Amateur Club GX4CRC. They will be using the callsign GB4IMD during the 24 hours. Marconi's actual birthday was the 25th of April, 1874. Hams are being encouraged to make contact with these historic sites which have connections to the radio pioneer. Registered stations will only be active from sites where Marconi had operated from, lived or set up an experimental station. Deadline is April 22nd. For details, visit the website in the text version of this week's newscast. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. FOR PRINT ONLY, DO NOT READ: gx4crc.com/gb4imd/ (CORNISH RADIO AMATEUR CLUB) ** CROATIA WILL BE HOME TO IARU REGION 1 YOUTH SUMMER CAMP NEIL/ANCHOR: Young amateurs who live in Region 1 of the IARU and guests from regions 2 and 3 can start making plans right now for summer camp. This year, it's in Croatia. Ed Durrant, DD5LP, has the details. ED: After the pandemic forced the cancellation of the YOTA summer camp for two years in IARU Region 1, organisers are back on track. The camp is accepting attendee applications for this year's camp which will be held in August in Croatia, in Karlovac, just outside of Zagreb. The host for this 10th edition of the camp is HRS, the Croatian national amateur radio association. Youth coordinators throughout Region 1 are being asked to identify as many as four participants from their member society and submit the youngsters' applications no later than May 8th. Each team will consist of a team leader between the ages of 18 and 30 and a small group of team members, aged 15 to 25. Team leaders may be chosen from attendees of previous YOTA camps but team members must be first-time attendees. No more than 80 may attend. The dates for the camp are August 6th through the 13th. For additional details about costs and schedules, visit the Youngsters on the Air website at ham dash yota dot com. (ham-yota.com) For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP. (IARU REGION 1) ** YOUTH ON THE AIR SEEKS HOST VENUE FOR 2023 SUMMER CAMP NEIL/ANCHOR: The summer of 2022 isn't here just yet in the Western Hemisphere, but if you aren't already thinking about the summer of 2023 - yes, that's 2023! - maybe you should be. Andy Morrison, K9AWM, explains. ANDY: The Youth on the Air Camp for young amateurs in North, Central and South America is on the move. While campers prepare for this summer's adventures just north of Cincinnati, Ohio, organizers are looking for a host site for next year's regional camp and are opening a bidding process for the next location. The week-long camp is open to licensed amateur radio operators between the ages of 15 and 25. Potential hosts should be able to schedule the camp between June 1 and August 15, 2023 and have access to meeting rooms, event space, and lodging that can accommodate 25 to 40 youngsters and 10 to 15 staff members for six to seven days. Outdoor spaces will be needed for some events. The camp also requires space for at least three HF stations and antennas to be on the air simultaneously. More details and a host application form are available in an information packet at YouthOnTheAir.org. If you have questions or are interested in applying to host, contact assistant director Adam Johnson, KD9KIS, at adam@youthontheair.org no later than June 30, 2022. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison, K9AWM (YOUTH ON THE AIR) ** BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the W0EF repeater of the Hennepin Twin City FM Club in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. local time. --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .