Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jul 07 2023 07:23:26 CLIPPERTON ISLAND DXPEDITION TO INCLUDE SATELLITE STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In case you've marked your calendar for January of next year, hoping to make contact with the Clipperton Island DXpedition, there's extra good news if you are a satellite enthusiast. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, explains. NEIL: When members of the Perseverance DX Group call QRZ in January of 2024 from Clipperton Island, they'll have an extra way to make contact. The team just announced that the TX5S DXpedition will include satellite operations. The team's satellite station manager, Andreas N6NU, reported in a recent press release that the team hopes to use the IO-117 GreenCube satellite, which not only has a generous footprint over the island but has passes that last more than an hour. The uninhabited atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean will be home for the team for 16 days as they use SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8. This is the 38th most wanted DX according to Clublog - and it is IOTA number NA-011. This is Neil Rapp, WB9VPG. (AMSAT, CLIPPERTON ISLAND WEBSITE) ** HONORS FOR FILM ABOUT HAM CLUB IN SCOTLAND STEPHEN/ANCHOR: There's nothing like a good contest to bring out the thrill of competition in some hams. In Scotland, however, one amateur radio group is enjoying the status of being one of the top winners at - of all things - a film festival. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, explains what happened. JEREMY: Hams in the Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society had the kind of performance you might not see in a DX contest, a sprint or even in a QSO party. They were among the top winners at this year's Doric Film Festival, an event that shines a light on filmmakers who celebrate Doric culture and language in their work. The five-minute production is colorful, lively and entirely in the Doric language. Interestingly enough, this is not the radio society's first appearance in a film. A 12 -minute film, "Hams," was released in 1961 and is available for viewing online in the Moving Image Archives of the National Library of Scotland. That film, however, is in black and white - and in English. Doric, once the official language of Scotland, is still widely spoken in the country's Northeast. The festival's winning films were screened last month at the awards ceremony on the campus of Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. The stars of the radio society's film are, of course, the many operators in the club and they are seen sending Morse Code and talking to the International Space Station. There is even a cameo appearance by a pig. Of course, you'll have to watch the film on YouTube to understand why. See the link to the society's film in the text version of this week's Newsline script at arnewsline.org [DO NOT READ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN5v8xkHIXo ] This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (DORIC FILM FESTIVAL, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND, ABERDEEN AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY) ** RADIO AMATEUR CHOSEN AMONG ENGINEERING'S "WOMEN OF INFLUENCE" STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A prominent West Coast business journal has named an active California YL among those who have left an impact on modern-day engineering. We get those details from Jack Parker, W8ISH. JACK: A third generation amateur radio operator, inspired by her father and her grandfather, has been selected for inclusion in the San Diego, California, Business Journal's list of Women of Influence in Engineering. Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, a licensed ham for 25 years, belongs to the FCC's Technical Advisory Council and works on amateur satellite service regulatory reform. A Life Member of the ARRL, she is technical specialist for the ARRL Field Organization's Southwestern Division. She writes on her page on QRZ.com: [quote] "Amateur radio is why I became an engineer and is the motivation for a large amount of the volunteer work I do. I give back to ARRL, IEEE, DEFCON, and many other organizations." [endquote] In 2018 she and two cofounders created the nonprofit Open Research Institute. ORI conducts open source research and development for amateur radio and other areas and provides its findings free. This is Jack Parker, W8ISH. (WIA, QRZ) ** SILENT KEY: ASOKA DA SILVA, 4S5BAK, VHF NET'S 'WEATHERMAN' STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A well-respected amateur in Sri Lanka, and a familiar voice on a popular evening net, has become a Silent Key. We hear about him from Jason Daniels, VK2LAW. JASON: The Radio Society of Sri Lanka held a special tribute VHF Tribute Net to honor Asoka da Silva, 4S5BAK, who became a Silent Key on the 26th of June, two months after his 75th birthday. The retired banker, who rose to prominence in the financial sector, was remembered by many who checked in on VHF or via Echolink during the one-hour net. The net was recorded by the society to present to Asoka's family as a gift. A mainstay of the daily 9 p.m. net for the past three years, Asoka was a familiar voice who would share with his fellow hams a thorough, well- researched weather report that many looked forward to hearing. His last check-in on the net took place on the 9th of April. According to the radio society, even in the difficult final months of his life, Asoka was determined to upgrade the amateur radio licence he had first acquired following his retirement. Despite frequent hospitalizations, he successfully sat the General and Advanced exams and qualified for that sought-after upgrade. The VHF tribute net allowed hams from elsewhere, including the United States, Canada and India, to check in with Victor Goonetilleke (goo-nuh- till-ecke) 4S7VK as net control. They shared memories of Asoka, remembering him fondly as the net's "weatherman," and expressed their condolences to his family. The radio society's own tribute online said [quote] "We have lost a dear friend, and his untimely departure leaves an immense void that will be difficult to fill." [endquote] This is Jason Daniels, VK2LAW. (RSSL, YOUTUBE) --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .