Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Apr 21 2023 08:34:35 BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the N0LAR repeater, of the Lamar Area Amateur Radio Club in southeast Colorado, or on FM radio station KRHJ on 88.3 MHz on Fridays at 5 p.m. ** HUNGARIAN HAMS' SURVEY EXPLORES YOUTH, OTHER ISSUES NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams in Hungary's national ham radio society want to hear from you. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us why. JEREMY: Hams around the world are being invited to provide their views and share their experiences about amateur radio through an online survey from the Hungarian Amateur Radio Society. The short survey asks questions about your personal preferences and radio history but also wants to know what your priorities are -- whether it is your operating preferences, your expectations from membership in a national society or the roles you think a local club should have. There are also questions about whether you know very many active younger operators. The society is interested in having the survey responses in time for the Youngsters on the Air Region 1 camp which it is hosting from the 5th to the 12th of August in Hungary. The group would also like to present the survey results at the IARU general conference in November. A link to the survey appears in the text version of this week's Newsline script at arnewsline.org [DO NOT READ: https://mrasz.org/state-of-hamradio ] This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (HUNGARIAN AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY) NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams in the US may notice when they take the survey that the question about license class does not include the option to select the level of FCC license. The creators of the survey recommend that US hams use HAREC for Extra, NOVICE for General and other classes and ENTRY for Technician. ** NATIONAL VOA MUSEUM EXPANDS HOURS FOR HAMVENTION NEIL/ANCHOR: One of the biggest ham radio weekends in the United States is about to get a little bigger. Here's Jack Parker, W8ISH, with that update. JACK: If Hamvention doesn't give you a big enough dose of amateur radio when you're in Xenia next month, take a side trip to the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in nearby West Chester, Ohio. The museum expands their hours for visitors during Hamvention and features new exhibits including a dedicated room for shortwave equipment and amateur radio. Other exhibits include a complete collection of R.L. Drake Ham Radio equipment that was originally in the lobby of the R.L. Drake Corp. in Miamisburg, Ohio. The on-site WC8VOA ham shack has new, updated equipment and yes, the station will be on the air for guest operators. The museum's expanded hours are Thursday May 18th and Friday May 19th from 1 to 9 p.m.; Saturday May 20th from noon to 9 p.m. and Sunday, May 21st from noon to 5 p.m. so that you can plan on a weekend of total radio immersion. You can find more details on the museum website at voamuseum.org This is Jack Parker, W8ISH. (JOCELYN BRAULT, KD8VRX/VA2VRX; VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM) ** GRIDTRACKER TEAM WINS SOFTWARE AWARD NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams who are fans of Gridtracker will be happy to learn they're not alone: Its development team just won a major award. Here's Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, with the details. RALPH: Congratulations to Stephen Loomis, N0TTL, and the team that produced Gridtracker.org, for becoming recipients of the fourth annual Amateur Radio Software Award. This international honor recognizes free, open projects developed in the spirit of sharing to enhance amateur radio operations everywhere. According to the award website, Gridtracker was chosen for its ability to focus on visualizing radio traffic on FT8 and other modes, simplifying the process of tracking contacts, especially in contests. In the same spirit of sharing that helped create Gridtracker, Stephen, who lives in Oregon, has asked the awards committee to provide a $300 grant to the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Oregon. The nonprofit advocacy, resource and educational organization works to help those who have mental illness and assists their families. This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB. (AMATEUR RADIO SOFTWARE AWARD, AMATEUR RADIO WEEKLY, GRIDTRACKER) ** BOUVET DXPEDITION VETERAN TO ACTIVATE IN FIJI NEIL/ANCHOR: One member of the team is back home from the recent Bouvet Island 3Y0J DXpedition but not for long. John Williams, VK4JJW, tells us what he's got planned next. JOHN: Cezar, VE3LYC, is getting ready to put one of the Fiji islands back on the air after too many years of things being quiet there. Yanuca Island, IOTA Number OC-189, was activated first in 1993 and again in 2007 - but there's been no radio operation there since then. Cezar will be on the air May 1st through the 5th using the callsign 3D2LYC. DX World.net reports that his goal is to log 4,000 QSOs with 2,500 unique stations on six continents. He will be on most of the HF bands and will operate both CW and SSB. While not as harsh an environment as the one found on remote Bouvet Island, Yanuca does not have any visitor accommodation. Cezar said he has been able to locate a generator and gas as well as food and water to use during his stay. This is John Willliams, VK4JJW. (DX WORLD.NET) --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .