Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Jun 08 2023 22:22:28 Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2380, for Friday, June 9th, 2023 Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2380, with a release date of Friday, June 9th, 2023, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. The World Radiosport Team Championship is going forward despite floods. Hamvention organizers report "record" crowds for Xenia -- and amateur radio comes to a key region within India's protected wilderness. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2380, comes your way right now. ** BILLBOARD CART ** WRTC TO GO FORWARD IN ITALY DESPITE FLOODS STEPHEN/ANCHOR: There's some encouraging news from the flood-stricken region in Italy where the World Radiosport Team Championship is to be held next month. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, brings us the latest report. JEREMY: Despite flood damages that have devastated Italy's Emilia Romagna region, the World Radiosport Team Championship will go forward in July, organisers have said. Luca Aliprandi, IK2NCJ, the WRTC's spokesman, said the organising committee has found replacement sites for stations whose original operating locations near Bologna have become unusable. In all, the region has suffered losses costing in excess of 5 billion euros, organisers said. Reporting on the WRTC's reflector, Luca said that the committee hopes to have 100 percent of the replacement sites tested and approved well in advance of the event. He said that the site organiser, Claudio, I4VEQ, was optimistic, citing the new locations' low noise levels. Some of the sites have already granted permission for antennas to be installed to enable the setup teams to do field practice. Organisers have also begun seeking additional funds because of the extra costs incurred after the flooding. He said he expected the result of all these efforts to produce [quote] "an unforgettable and successful competition." [endquote] This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (WRTC2022 REFLECTOR) ** "RECORD" ATTENDANCE AT HAMVENTION 2023 STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, Hamvention organizers are calling this year's crowd a "record attendance" since the move to Xenia. Just a handful of weeks after Hamvention, the tally shows 33,861 people were at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Ohio, a total number topping last year's by more than 2,000. Hamvention's media chair, James Gifford, KD8APT, released the numbers, saying that the total surpasses the previous attendance record at the fairgrounds, set before the pandemic, at 32,472. Hamvention will be held again next year on May 17th, 18th and 19th. Save the dates! ** NEW MOMENTUM TO KEEP AM BROADCAST RADIO IN US CARS STEPHEN: The struggle to keep AM broadcast radio in cars in the US continues. Kent Peterson, KC0DGY, has an update. KENT: The move to retain AM broadcast service in vehicles sold in the US gained even more momentum recently as state broadcasting associations passed a resolution of support that underscored AM's role in carrying emergency messages from the federal government during a national crisis; its ability to carry other messages during extreme weather events and AM's robust nature among underrepresented communities, such as minorities and individuals who do not speak English. The association represents all 50 of the US states as well as Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico and it supports the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, a bipartisan bill passed recently in Congress. Although many manufacturers of electric cars claim RF interference to be an issue between AM broacast radio and the vehicles' electronic systems, Ford Motor Company recently reversed its decision to do away with the service in its Ford and Lincoln vehicles. In a related move the National Association of Farm Broadcasting has also launched a website advocating for the retention of AM service, reiterating the importance AM has in rural communities. This is Kent Peterson, KC0DGY. (RADIO WORLD) --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .