Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Jan 12 2023 20:39:32 ACTIVATORS PLAN SUMMIT CAMPING TRIPS DON/ANCHOR: In some parts of North America, where winter has taken hold, many people are making plans to go into the mountains for a weekend of hiking or skiing. Then there are the hams who activate summits and look at those same mountains as places they'll activate this spring and summer. Sel Embee, KB3TZD, tells us what they've got planned. SEL: We may only be in January, but two clubs in the northeastern United States are already deep in the planning stages of campouts that combine eyeball QSOs with summit activations. The Northeast SOTA Club has scheduled its first campout for this spring. Hams will be meeting up in Woodstock, New York, which is nestled in the Catskill Mountain region. The campout will take place between May 19th and May 22nd; amateurs will be able to use one of the 45 campsites available at the Woodland Valley Campground. There is also an option to bring an RV. The club is advising early reservations for those planning to attend. Contact AJ at the email address found in the text version of this week's newscast. Meanwhile, east of the Catskills, campers are looking forward to returning to the White Mountains of New Hampshire for the sixth annual W1 SOTA campout. These SOTA enthusiasts will be gathering from June 1st to June 5th. One of the organizers, Bob, A-C-one-Zed, writes on the SOTA Reflector: [quote] "Join in for the entire four-night campout or for as many nights as you can or just stop by for a while!" [endquote] Email Bob for details or to let him know your plans. His email address can be found in the text version of this week's newscast. This is Sel Embee, KB3TZD. [DO NOT READ: aj2i@outlook.com] [DO NOT READ: bobac1z.nh@gmail.com ] (SOTA REFLECTOR) ** WORLD OF DX In the World of DX, be listening for AT18BSG, a special event station that will be on the air until the 15th of January in India. The station is marking the 18th National Jamboree of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. According to the event's page on QRZ.com, thousands of scouts, guides and adult leaders will be active. QSL via VU2NRO. Whether or not you are a soccer fan, be listening for special callsign 7U7C being used by operators who belong to the Great Desert Djelfa Radio Amateur Club 7X2VFK. The club is on the air marking the seventh African Nations Championship taking place in Algeria from the 13th of January until the 4th of February. This biennial football tournament is organized by the Confederation of African Football. See QRZ.com for details. In central Africa, Roland F8EN is operating as TR8CR from Gabon until March 15, 2023. He is on the air using CW on 30 to 10 meters. QSL via F6AJA. Many special event stations are on the air announcing the upcoming World Radiosport Team Championship to be held in Italy. Here are two in particular to listen for as they operate in Indonesia and New Zealand. Listen for 8B0RARI and ZL6WRTC on various HF bands where operators will be using CW and SSB. See QRZ.com for QSL details. (DX WORLD, 425 DX BULLETIN, QRZ.COM) ** KICKER: A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT DON/ANCHOR: For our final story we ask: how does a radio operator pursue 3 SOTA summits, 6 island activations and 2 lake activations in the space of seven days? Answer: he goes with the flow - in this case, the flow of a river in New Zealand. Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, takes us on that ride. JIM: It was a seven-day journey along the length of the Clutha River in New Zealand, and Matt, ZL4NVW, was more than up to the challenge. He had his packraft, his kayak, his radio and his gameplan. Writing on the SOTA reflector later, Matt shared the details of how he collected peaks and some summit-to-summit contacts along the way. He battled band conditions as well as scrub from the wild landscape. Entering the river south of Alberttown with his gear safely packed and waterproofed, he braced for the river equivalent of a solar storm: rapids, whirlpools and boils. The trip afterward was marked by alternating moments of extreme peace and temperamental waters -- though he suffered a wrist injury at one point. He advised readers to file his story [quote] "under the lengths someone will go to activate a 1-point summit." [endquote] That would be one of the stops he made to climb Tyrwhitt Peak on Mou Waho island in Otago, the summit designated ZL3/OT-493. Perhaps just a single point earned here, but the total adventure points for this trip were off the charts. This is Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF. (SOTA REFLECTOR) ** NEWCAST CLOSE - DO YOU HAVE NEWS? ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is out of the ordinary. 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