Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Apr 28 2022 22:36:49

US GOVERNMENT TO STUDY PROPAGATION USING SATELLITE-BASED SENSORS

DON/ANCHOR: In the United States, officials hope to study HF propagation 
using satellite-based sensors. Andy Morrison, K9AWM, brings us that story.

ANDY: A division of the United States Department of Defense is hoping to 
gain a greater understanding of how HF waves propagate by taking those 
detailed measurements from inside the ionosphere itself. This takes 
information-gathering into a new realm because these studies typically 
rely on data gathered done from systems on the ground.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to take the 
measurements using sensors onboard very low earth orbit satellites. The 
agency project, named Ouija (Wee-Jah) is designed to get a better model of 
the ionosphere to address the challenges of electromagnetic noise facing 
HF radio transmissions of warfighters. The satellites are about 200 to 300 
kilometres -- or 125 to 185 miles -- above the Earth. According to an 
article on the Industrial Equipment News website, the satellite payload 
will do direct sampling to measure electron density but will also conduct 
indirect measurements using radio occultation.

Jeff Rogers, the program's manager in DARPA's Strategic Technology Office, 
was quoted on the website, saying that Ouija's work inside the ionosphere 
would supplement measurements that would still be taken from the ground. 
He said the goal was [quote] "to develop and validate accurate, near 
real-time HF propagation predictions." [endquote]

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

(INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT NEWS)

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ARRL, RSGB MAKING CHANGES AT HELM OF NEWS MEDIA

DON/ANCHOR: A veteran journalist and public information specialist has 
joined the American Radio Relay League as its news editor. John E. Ross, 
KD8IDJ, will be responsible for the league website's news content, the 
weekly ARRL Letter and two columns in QST magazine: "Happenings" and 
"Amateur Radio World." John will also be the voice of the ARRL Audio News 
which is produced weekly. John fills the vacancy left by the retirement of 
Rick Lindquist, WW1ME. John has served the league's Ohio Section for the 
past decade as its public information coordinator.

Meanwhile in the UK, the search is on for a replacement to fill the 
vacancy this summer when RadCom magazine editor Elaine Richards G4LFM, 
retires. The monthly magazine is published by the Radio Society of Great 
Britain. Additional responsibilities include putting together the weekly 
GB2RS news and overseeing production of the RadCom Basics and RadCom Plus 
specialist online only publications. Candidates should have experience in 
both print and digital formats. Applicants can apply on the Redwood 
website which is rewoodrecruitment - that's one word - dot com. The 
Society is also seeking a technical editor, following the recent death of 
Giles Read, G1MFG. For details visit the society website at rsgb dot org 
stroke careers (rsgb.org/careers).

(ARRL, RSGB)

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HAM RADIO WORKSHOP FROM HURRICANE CONFERENCE NOW ON YOUTUBE

DON/ANCHOR: As hurricane season gets going in some parts of the United 
States, hams who could not attend a virtual preparedness workshop will 
still be able to view the proceedings. Randy Sly, W4XJ, brings us up to 
date.

RANDY: If you weren't able to log on to the recent Virtual Amateur Radio 
Workshop at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida, you can 
still have the experience of being there. The 4-hour, 33-minute workshop 
can be viewed on YouTube along with a schedule of various presentations 
that were hosted by Rob Macedo, KD1CY, director of operations for the VoIP 
Hurricane Net. Topics that were covered included the Hurricane Watch Net, 
the VOIP Hurricane Net, the Canadian Hurricane Center, and the importance 
of surface reports. There was also a presentation on the Salvation Army 
Team Emergency Radio Network, known by the acronym SATERN, and a discussion 
of SKYWARN and CANWARN programs.

Rob says in his introduction to the workshop that the 2021 hurricane 
season in the United States was formidable and that 2022 promises to be at 
least as challenging.

A link to the recording can be found in the text version of this week's 
newscast at arnewsline.org

[FOR PRINT ONLY: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTKJz9FpSAs ]

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Randy Sly, W4XJ.

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