Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 06 2023 06:36:05

NOMINATIONS NEEDED BY RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

PAUL/ANCHOR: With a new year, comes the change in leadership at the Radio 
Society of Great Britain. The nomination period continues this month, as 
we hear from Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

JEREMY: Although the window has closed for nominations for board director 
of the Radio Society of Great Britain, the nomination period continues 
through to the end of January for other roles, such as regional 
representative, elected director and president. The current president, 
Stewart Bryant, G3YSX, is completing his two-year term in April. There 
are nine volunteer roles in all that need to be filled. Regional 
representatives are needed for England South-West and the Channel 
Islands, England North-West, East Midlands, Northern Ireland, South 
Wales. Details can be found on the Society's website at rsgb dot org 
stroke election. (rsgb.org/election).

The Society will be holding its annual general meeting on April 15th and 
the results of the election will be announced then.

Only members of the RSGB are able to nominate candidates.

This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(RSGB)

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BREAK HERE: 

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, 
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the KV3B repeater 
in Rockville, Maryland, on Sundays after the net at 7:30 p.m. local time.

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SPEAKERS NEEDED FOR QSO TODAY VIRTUAL EXPO

PAUL/ANCHOR: The next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo takes place on March 
24th through to the 26th, asking the question: "New Ham radio license, 
now what?" Organizers are looking for speakers who can address this topic 
in particular, whether the new license is at entry level, such as 
Technician class here in the United States, or perhaps at a higher level 
with more privileges.

Organizer Eric Guth, 4Z1UG, is asking amateurs with expertise in certain 
areas of amateur radio to consider newcomers in particular and to offer 
presentations at the Expo this spring. There is a link to an online 
application form and additional details in the text version of this 
week's newscast script at arnewsline.org.

[DO NOT READ: https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/speakercall.html  ]

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INNOVATIVE ANTENNA DEVELOPER GETS LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP

PAUL/ANCHOR: A celebrated antenna expert from West Bengal, India, has 
just been granted yet another honor. We hear more about him from Graham 
Kemp, VK4BB.

GRAHAM: Srikanta Pal, the scientist who was recently granted a patent for 
the world's smallest antenna has been given an honorary life membership 
in the West Bengal Radio Club. Born in West Bengal, he is a research 
professor at Birla Institute of Technology in Kolkata.

He was presented with the honour on Wednesday, December 28th, by the 
club's secretary, Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, who told Newsline in a 
text message that the professor has taken a keen interest in amateur 
radio antennas. After learning more details about the kind of work the 
club is involved in, he said that, as an honorary life member, he would 
study some useful types of antennas that hams could use for emergency 
response in disasters.

In 2009, the professor was credited with having helped solve satellite 
signal interference problems at the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank telescope 
at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in West Virginia. Later, he 
assisted astronomers in solving interference issues at the Jodrell Bank 
Radio Telescope site in the UK.

This is Graham Kemp, VK4BB.

(WBRC, BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)
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