Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Feb 17 2023 14:00:46 BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the AH6LE repeater in Beavercreek and Wilsonville Oregon on Sundays at 6 p.m. local time. ** CW/AM EVENT CELEBRATES VINTAGE GEAR PAUL/ANCHOR: If the evolution of radio gear interests you - and if you own and operate some of the earliest rigs - you might want to plan for a big operating event next month. Kevin Trotman, N5PRE, tells us what's involved. KEVIN: Age matters. It's even worth points if you're a ham taking part in the John Rollins Memorial CW/AM DX event in March. The event is organized by the Antique Wireless Association and you don't have to be a member to participate. If you are using a transmitter and receiver manufactured before 1970, you can score big points. Likewise, any homebrew gear using tubes that were available before 1970 is also in the running. The activity takes place on 80, 40, and 20 meters, on Wednesday, March 1st, and Thursday, March 2nd, and again on Saturday, March 4th, and Sunday, March 5th. Power is limited to 100 watts for CW and 100 watts carrier level for AM. For details on scoring, visit the association website at the link provided in the text version of this week's newscast script at arnewsline.org The event is named for association member John Rollins, W1FPZ, who was a well-known home-brewer of radio equipment. John became a Silent Key in March of 2008. This is Kevin Trotman, N5PRE. DO NOT READ: https://www.antiquewireless.org/homepage/event-details-for-rollins-dx-event/ ** FCC CREATES ROOM FOR 16 NEW FM RADIO STATIONS PAUL/ANCHOR: The FCC has made room for 16 new broadcast stations on FM and expects there will be competition for the spots on the spectrum. Here's that report from Kent Peterson, KC0DGY. KENT: There could be a handful of new FM radio stations on the air in small rural communities from Minnesota and Missouri to Texas and Vermont: the FCC has opened up 16 FM allotments in areas eligible for a new service. The FM table is updated by the FCC after its staff engineers determine that the vacant allotments comply with the agency's minimum distance separation requirements and city-grade coverage requirements. The areas that are eligible for a new FM service include Grand Portage, Minnesota; Bunker, Missouri; Junction and Sonora in Texas; and Barton, Vermont. The FCC says all new FM commercial allotments are subject to an auction process, and competing applications may be filed once the commission decides it is ready to accept applications. When competing applications are filed, an auction may need to occur before the allotments are decided. This is Kent Peterson, KC0DGY. (FCC, RADIOWORLD) ** HOTEL BOOKINGS BEGIN FOR WRTC IN BOLOGNA PAUL/ANCHOR: A major world radio event, postponed from last year, suddenly got more real with the start of hotel bookings. John Williams, VK4JJW, tells us about it. JOHN: Competitors and referees received the earliest access to hotel bookings for the World Radiosport Team Championship which is to be held this July in Bologna, Italy. The online booking system opened on February 1st. The next round of reservations began on February 7th for visitors and others. According to details on the WRTC Reflector message list hotels throughout the surrounding area will be providing support for competitors, referees, judges, sponsors and the contest committee. To see details about the WRTC and who its competitors are, visit wrtc2022 dot it (wrtc2022.it) The World Radiosport Team Championship is held every four years in a different host country. This year's event is a postponement from last year when health concerns during the pandemic caused it to be called off. Two-member teams whose members have qualified for the event will arrive from every continent to compete in this 24-hour nonstop competition, which is often referred to as the Olympics of amateur radio. This is John Williams, VK4JJW. (WRTC REFLECTOR) --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .