Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 14 2023 12:58:55

SCOUTING'S GIRLS, BOYS ON AIR FOR NATIONAL JAMBOREE

PAUL/ANCHOR: July is Scouting Jamboree month, and this year, it's for 
girls as well as boys in the American section of the worldwide scouting 
organization, Bill Stearns, NE4RD, has that story for us.

BILL: National Jamboree is the largest outdoor educational event 
organized by the Boy Scouts of America. Held every four years, the 
Jamboree offers a program of educational and training events; high 
adventure activities; tests of strength and endurance; entertainment, 
and camaraderie with fellow Scouts from around the nation. The year 2023 
will be the first National Jamboree to include ScoutsBSA female 
participants. The Boy Scout program was renamed ScoutsBSA when female 
participants were welcomed in 2019.

The K2BSA Amateur Radio Association will be active from the National 
Jamboree July 19th through the 28th. They will have a demonstration 
station where Scouts can get on the air and radio merit badge classes 
throughout the event. The operation was funded by a grant from the ARDC 
and powered by Icom America transceivers. 

You can participate in this event by being the amateur on the other end 
of the call. Help Scouts earn their contact cards and complete a 
requirement for their merit badge. K2BSA will be active minimally from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time on 40m through 10m as conditions permit, on 
D-STAR REF033A, and on Echolink on *JOTA-365*.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, 
this is Bill Stearns, NE4RD.

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COAST-TO-COAST EVENT CELEBRATES RETIRED AIRCRAFT

PAUL/ANCHOR: From British Columbia in the west to Prince Edward Island 
in the east, this could well be the biggest retirement party ever thanks 
to a dedicated group of amateur radio and aviation enthusiasts. Sel 
Embee, KB3TZD, tells us how to join the festivities.

SEL: It's likely that not many people know and love the RCAF CC115 
Buffalo aircraft as much as Phill Tanner, VA7XOZ. An Air Force aircraft 
technician familiar with the inner workings of the Search and Rescue 
planes, Phill has joined with a handful of other amateurs to prepare a 
weekend of special QSOs, based in four different provinces, to mark the 
planes' retirement. The event is being called Buffalos on the Air. On 
July 22nd, you can find Phill calling QRZ on the amateur bands as 
VC7BUFF457 at Comox Heritage Park in British Columbia. Like the other 
three operators, Phill will be inside one of the planes, using its 
antenna and an amateur radio transceiver. Calvin Winter, VE4AJ, will 
operate as VC4BUFF462 from the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada 
in Manitoba; Dave Ackerman, VE3UGT/VE3OX will sign as VC3BUFF456 at the 
National Air Force Museum of Canada in Ontario; and Doug Silliker, 
VY2DS, will use the callsign VY2BUFF451 from Summerside Air Force 
Heritage Park on Prince Edward Island. The hams will be operating CW, 
SSB and FT8, most likely between 10m and 40m.

The hams will also try for a coast-to-coast 2-metre net between the four 
aircraft on July 22nd. Buffalos on the Air is also welcoming spectators 
who live locally to attend the events at each of the activation sites. 
The rest of the world is invited to make contact with the stations, and 
those who have a QSO with more than one of the operators can request a 
certificate from Doug.

You can find additional details on the Facebook page for Buffalos on the 
Air.

This is Sel Embee, KB3TZD.

(PHILLIP TANNER, VA7XOZ)

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ROCKALL EXPEDITIONER RESCUED SAFELY

PAUL/ANCHOR: Scottish adventurer Cam Cameron is home safe. You may 
recall that he was joined initially - and briefly - by two amateur radio 
operators on Rockall in the North Atlantic during his attempt to break 
the 45-day record for a stay there, set in 2014. His other goal was to 
raise money for charity. Cam's challenge came to an end in late June 
after 32 days, after he was successfully rescued by coast guard and 
search-and-rescue personnel. He wrote on the expedition website that he 
was [quote] "in pain, exhausted and hypothermic." However, he did meet 
his other goal, and was grateful to have helped a number of charitable 
causes.

(BBC.COM, ROCKALLEXPED.COM)

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