Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Jul 27 2023 18:37:26 WORLD OF DX In the World of DX, be listening for Francesco, IK6QON operating as IA5/IK6QON from Isola del Giglio, IOTA Number EU-028, until the 31st of July. He is on HF using CW and SSB. See QRZ.com for QSL details. Listen for JA1QQU/6 operating from Yoron Island, IOTA Number AS-023 from the 27th through to the 30th of July. He will be on 10 and 6 metres using FT8 between 2300 and 0200 UTC and again from 1000 through to 1400 UTC. See QRZ.com for QSL details. Lance, W7GJ, will be conducting a 6-metre DXpedition as 3B9GJ from Rodrigues Island, IOTA Number AF-017, from the 27th of August to the 7th of September. He will be operating on the HF bands as well as doing EME. See QRZ.com under Lance's home call for additional details and QSL information. Frans, DJ0TP, will be operating as TK/DJ0TP from Corsica's main island, IOTA number EU-014 from the 27th of July to the 3rd of September. See QRZ.com for QSL details. (425 DX BULLETIN) ** KICKER: ONE LAST POTA FOR JACK STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our final story takes us to a park in Florida, where a group of POTA activators gathered to share stories and remember the friend who no longer joins them. Dave Parks, WB8ODF, brings us that story. DAVE: Amateur radio was there for Jack Hales, W1BBU, following the loss of his wife six years ago after a lifetime of nearly 50 years together. Returning to radio restored the grieving widower into a vibrant circle of life. On Sunday, July 23rd, amateur radio was there for Jack again. This time the hams were offering a memorial activation at Sawgrass Lake Park in Florida. It was a familiar and frequent operating spot for Jack and his friends doing Parks on the Air, until Jack's unexpected death on June 13th at the age of 80. One of the four radio operators during those three hours was Lisa Neuscheler, KC1YL. She said the days' tally of 108 SSB contacts were rich with memories from many POTA enthusiasts who had written Jack's callsign several times in their logs. They traded stories along with signal reports. All contacts from the Sunday activation will receive certificates. The four operators' names and callsigns appear on them as well as a photo of Jack, the man whose travels in the military left his mark around the world, including Indonesia where he'd helped establish a fledgling amateur radio society. Even as a Silent Key, Jack is also launching another prospective ham career: His granddaughter Haley, who had accompanied him and his St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club friends, is studying for her license. She will likely use her grandfather's shack equipment and - she is hoping - his callsign, the same call that belonged to Jack's father. No doubt, like her grandfather, you will soon find her among the tall antennas under the sun at Sawgrass Lake Park. This is Dave Parks, WB8ODF. (QRZ.COM, LISA NEUSCHELER, KC1YL) ** DO YOU HAVE NEWS? Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll get back to you for more details. NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the Adventure Radio Society; Amateur Radio Daily; AMSAT News Service; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; 425DXNews; Lisa Neuscheler KC1YL; the Monitoring Times; National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research; QRZ.com; RockallExped.com; shortwaveradio.de; SOTA Reflector; Tom Schuessler, N5HYP; URESAT-SAT1 website; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us. For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio, saying 73. As always we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .