Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 15 2021 08:06:40

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2255, for Friday, January 15th, 2021

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2255 with a release date of 
Friday, January 15th, 2021, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hamvention is cancelled for the second time.
Spain's satellite launch is postponed -- and propagation research gets 
a new tool in Finland. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report Number 2255, comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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HAMVENTION 2021 CANCELLED

JIM/ANCHOR: With distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine falling behind 
schedule in the U.S., organizers of Hamvention 2021 have called off 
the annual event for the second consecutive year. The executive 
committee posted the news on various social media outlets on Monday, 
January 11th, citing several setbacks related to the pandemic, with 
the vaccine delay named among them.

The posting said: [quote] "We make this difficult decision for the 
safety of our guests and vendors. Those who had their tickets deferred 
last year will be deferred again." [endquote]

The theme for this year's Hamvention was to have been "The Gathering." 
Instead, a Hamvention QSO Party is planned instead on the dates the 
event was to have taken place.

The organizers added: [quote] "We'll be back next year!!!"

(HAMVENTION)

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IARU EVENT ADOPTS THEME SPURRED BY PANDEMIC

JIM/ANCHOR: The same pandemic that has forced cancellation of so many 
events has also given radio amateurs a reason to step up their game on 
the air. One of the next big events has been announced by the 
International Amateur Radio Union. Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, has those 
details.

JASON: The COVID-19 pandemic has provided inspiration for a World 
Amateur Radio Day theme similar to a popular campaign in the UK. The 
IARU has chosen the theme of "Home But Never Alone" when World Amateur 
Radio Day kicks off on Sunday, April the 18th. The theme also carries 
forward the activities that sprang up around the world last year, from 
special event stations that reminded people to stay home and safe, to 
local wellness nets where the elderly and others in isolation could 
check in regularly.

According to the IARU, on-the-air activity reached unprecedented 
levels and participation in major contests soared in 2020.

World Amateur Radio Day is observed every year on the 18th of April to 
mark the date in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was 
formed in Paris.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
 
(IARU, SARL)

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EARLY-BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR QSO TODAY'S 2ND VIRTUAL EXPO

JIM/ANCHOR: Early bird tickets have become available for the second 
QSO Today Expo, which is being held online on March 13th and 14th. 
Forty-eight hours of panel discussions, kit-building workshops and an 
array of new speakers will be part of the experience, which is being 
organized in partnership with the ARRL in the United States. The wide 
range of topics includes 3D printer basics; Arduino in the shack; and 
DXpeditioning to the DXCC's Most Wanted locations.

Early bird tickets are $10. During the event itself, the tickets will 
be $12.50. Tickets to the live event include access to the 30-day on-
demand period that follows, continuing until April 12.

The first QSO Today Expo held last August attracted more than 16,000 
participants. 

To register visit qsotodayhamexpo.com.

(QSO TODAY)
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