Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jun 10 2022 14:09:49 TEXAS EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUP GETS GRANT FOR EQUIPMENT UPGRADES JIM/ANCHOR: A welcome infusion of grant money is going to make all the difference in the world for one Texas group of amateurs involved in emergency response. Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, tells us about their plans. SKEETER: New radios, antennas and related communication equipment are in the future for a Texas emergency response team with the help of $11,349 in Community Development Partnership funds. The hams who volunteer with the Lee County Amateur Radio Emergency Services have operated since 2019, serving as backup communications for the county during disasters. The amateur radio group will add $3,500 of its own funds, with the goal of expanding the size of the area it serves and enhancing its operating resiliency. According to a report on the KWHI News website, the grant was among 36 provided through the partnership funds, which are designed to help such nonprofit service organizations as fire departments and emergency responders. The grant is courtesy of the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH. (KWHI NEWS) ** JAMSAT PREPARES FOR VIRTUAL CONFERENCE THIS MONTH JIM/ANCHOR: An AMSAT conference will be held this month in Japan, but it's being held virtually. Of course, you are all invited. Graham Kemp, VK4BB, tells us how to attend. GRAHAM: Anyone who wants to attend the annual symposium of JAMSAT, the AMSAT organisation of Japan, is welcome to attend simply by logging onto Zoom. A full programme of speakers is planned, along with a social gathering and a virtual banquet, which will make for a busy day on June 25th. JAMSAT's station, JS1YAQ, is scheduled to be on the air while the symposium is in session. To participate, send an email to ja3nas at gmail dot com (ja3nas@gmail.com) and include your name, call sign and the best email address to reach you at. You can find a link to the symposium programme in the text version of this week's Newsline script at arnewsline.org [FOR PRINT ONLY, DO NOT READ: jamsat.or.jp ] For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB. (JAMSAT) ** 100 WATTS AND A WIRE 'TUNE UP' WEEKEND ARRIVES JIM/ANCHOR: What ham doesn't want a good excuse to get on the air - maybe even OUT in the open air? What ham doesn't want to show there is a purpose for firing up that rig? For three days - Friday, June 10th, Saturday June 11th and Sunday June 12th - you will have that opportunity. It's the 100 Watts and a Wire Tune Up. Organized by the popular podcast, the outdoor operating event will begin at 00:00 UTC Friday and wrap up on Sunday at 23:59 UTC. The exchange will be your call sign, your 100 Watts and a Wire ID if you have one, the state you reside in and a true signal report. If you're operating CW, be sure to send "C-Q T-U" so others will recognize you. (100 WATTS AND A WIRE) ** OHIO NET INVITES THE WORLD TO CHECK IN JIM/ANCHOR: A new net has been launched to accommodate night owls here in the United States and others around the world at whatever time of day it happens to be. Stephen Kinford, N8WB, has those details. STEPHEN: The Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association in Ohio has issued an invitation to hams around the world, inviting them to check into the group's new Beacon Net. The net launched on Sunday, June 5th at 10 p.m. local time, and is held each week on Sundays and Wednesdays at that hour and Fridays at 9:30 p.m. local time. Although the net can be heard on the local W8WKY repeater, check-ins also take place on the club's Allstar Hub node number 48496 and their Echolink W8WKY-R channel. The net plans to add more repeaters and Allstar hubs later. HF operators get a chance at their own version of The Beacon Net on Fridays, starting at 9:30 p.m. local time. The frequency is 3.834 MHz, plus or minus, depending on conditions. For Amateur Radio and the Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB. (SILVERCREEK AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION) --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .