Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jun 02 2022 21:19:14

FCC REMINDS AMATEURS TO CREATE ACCOUNT IN NEW REGISTRATION SYSTEM

PAUL/ANCHOR: In the US, the FCC has issued a reminder to all amateurs that 
the agency's legacy Commission Registration System, known by the acronym 
CORES, is being retired effective July 15th. Hams who are already using 
the current version of CORES, also known by the name CORES2, are not 
impacted by the retiring system. Legacy CORES users must make the 
transition by establishing a username account and then accessing CORES2 to 
associate their registration numbers with their usernames.

(FCC)

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QUEEN'S JUBILEE REFLECTED IN SOME UK CALL SIGNS

PAUL/ANCHOR: Amateurs in the UK have the opportunity to celebrate the 
Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II simply by calling QRZ. Jeremy Boot,
G4NJH, brings us those details.

JEREMY: The arrival of June has brought an extra element of distinction 
for amateur radio operators in the UK who are looking to celebrate the 
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on the air. Hams who have applied for a notice of 
variation from Ofcom will be inserting a "Q" into their call signs 
throughout the month to mark the occasion. Those who have not applied for 
the NoV can still add /70 (slash-70) to the end of their call signs as an 
alternative.

Be listening on the bands for that extra touch for the royal celebration. 
The opportunity has been made available to hams at Foundation, 
Intermediate and Full licence levels. The addition of Q to call signs had 
also been authorised for the Queen's earlier jubilees in 2012 and 2020.

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

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SPECIAL EVENT STATION A HIGHLIGHT OF YOUTH ON THE AIR CAMP

PAUL/ANCHOR: There will be lots to do for youngsters attending Youth on 
the Air camp this month in Ohio. The good news is that there's also plenty 
happening for those of us who aren't even campers. Sel Embee, KB3TZD,
explains.

SEL: Even if you're no longer young enough to go to summer camp anymore, 
you can still be a part of the action happening this month at the Youth on 
the Air Camp for young hams from North, Central, and South America. You 
can try to get into the log when the young operators activate the 
special-event callsign W-8-Y while the camp is in session between Sunday, 
June 12th and Friday, June 17th. If you wish to attend the opening and 
closing ceremonies, these will be live streamed on YouTube on the “Youth 
on the Air” channel.

The camp is taking place this year at the National Voice of America Museum 
of Broadcasting in Ohio and at a nearby hotel. Nathaniel Frissell, W-2-N-
A-F, founder of HamSCI will speak at the opening ceremony on Sunday, June 
12th starting at 2100 UTC. Closing ceremonies will begin at 1700 UTC on 
Friday, June 17th.

For details, visit the webpage youthontheair dot org (YouthOnTheAir.org).

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Sel Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D.

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