Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Mar 11 2021 23:02:12 VIDEO TRAINING GIVES BASIC SKILLS TO UK HAMS STEPHEN/ANCHOR: School is in session in the UK for hams who believe that in radio, the learning never stops, even if your classroom is a remote one. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us about the lessons they're taking. JEREMY: University students and young schoolchildren aren't the only ones learning new skills remotely. Hams at all levels of licence in the UK are being introduced to common amateur radio construction basics through a new video series from the Radio Society of Great Britain. The videos are part of the society's "Get on the Air to Care" campaign to highlight amateur radio's abilities to reduce social isolation. They are also being released in conjunction with British Science Week which spotlights the importance of science, technology, engineering and math skill. This year's annual event began on the 5th March and runs on to the 14th. The videos, which grow increasingly ambitious as the series goes forward, demonstrate ways to tune a dipole using a NanoVNA, how to build a simple balun, as well as a more ambitious project: creating an audio interface between the transceiver and computer to permit operation in the popular data modes. To see the videos, visit the RSGB's channel on YouTube or its website. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (RSGB) STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The Society has also announced a record number of hams passing their Foundation license exam taken remotely during the past year. In a message on shared on Twitter, the RSGB said 3,000 people have passed the exam since April of last year. The society compared that with the previous average of only 1,350 people a year. ** YLS BEING CHALLENGED TO SHARE RADIO STORIES STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you're a YL with a radio story to tell, listen carefully to this next report from Sel Embee, KB3 T Zed D. SEL: Grassroots Emergency Communications Operations and Greg Lee, KI6GIG, are challenging the world's YLs - and the world's would-be YLs. Greg has announced an activity called "Choose to Challenge," on the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8th. Women who are amateur radio operators, or interested in becoming hams, are being asked to tell their stories. It's that simple: why they became hams, the challenges they faced, and, of course, their successes. They're being asked to share advice for other women and young girls - and even for men - and to offer ideas that will encourage others to study and become licensed. Although responses in languages other than English are welcome, Greg said those submissions will be run through Google translate. The organization plans to run responses in its newsletter, "Sticky Notes." Greg said all responses should be sent via email to gecoradio@gmail.com, that's spelled g e c o radio at gmail dot com. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Sel Embee, KB3TZD. (GREG LEE KI6GIG) ** SPECIAL NET IN INDIA MARKS INT'L WOMEN'S DAY STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Another event celebrating women worldwide was a net based in India. Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, has more. JIM M: In India, four YLs helped the West Bengal Radio Club mark International Women's Day by serving as net control operators during the March 8th VHF-Echolink net on the VU2WB repeater. The 90-minute net had 112 check-ins who will each receive a special eQSL card marking the occasion. The net control operators were Rinku, VU2JFB, Saborni, VU2JFC, Sangita, VU3ZIH, and Amrita, VU3ZHH. Saborni is the daughter of club secretary Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, who said this was the first year the club was hosting the special net. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF. ** BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard of bulletin stations around the world, including the Kanawha (kuh-NAW-uh) Amateur Radio Club Two Meter repeater W8GK in West Virginia during the club's Sunday net at 8:30 PM Eastern time. --- SBBSecho 3.13-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (618:250/33) .