Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu May 20 2021 19:27:59

BREAK HERE: 

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio 
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the 
KD5DMT Benton County Radio Operators' Repeater System in Arkansas, on 
Saturdays at 1900 Central Time during the Info Net.

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VIRGINIA EMCOMM STARTUP TO COVER 4-COUNTY REGION

DON/ANCHOR: Disasters can - and do - strike at all times of the year.
In one rural region of Virginia, radio operators have developed a plan
that musters enough communications strength to cover the emergency needs
of four rural counties. For that report, we turn to Christian Cudnik,
K0STH.

CHRISTIAN: The group of hams is small but their agenda is ambitious: 
They are organizing so they can assist with hazard mitigation in four 
small counties located less than 75 miles southeast of Washington, DC. 
In this mostly rural area, hurricanes, ice storms and flooding are all 
realities - as is the Lake Anna Nuclear Power Plant. R3EMCOMM, as this 
startup group is known, has a core group of about a dozen volunteers 
working closely together. Many are also members of the Culpeper Amateur 
Radio Association. Their goal is to keep an eye on Culpeper, Orange, 
Madison and Rappahannock (Rap-a-HANNOCK) counties.

Program director for administration Mike Murphy, KD7PUF, told Newsline 
that members are asked to use the ARES Task Book as a guide in their 
planning but adapt it to the special needs of their communities. Mike 
said [quote] "We want to reinvent what we do - providing service, 
education, and training to a larger community than just those who want 
to be hams." [endquote] Toward this end, the group has also begun 
working with Culpeper County Civil Defense. With the help of Al Swann, 
KN4AAA in that office, the hams hope to coordinate with radio operators 
using FRS, MURS, and GMRS systems. The group also has the support of Ed 
Gibbs KW4GF, assistant section manager for the ARRL in Virginia, who has 
been with them since the earliest planning began two years ago.

Mike said: [quote] "We are learning, one day at a time, and hoping to 
grow." [endquote]

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Christian Cudnik, K0STH.

(R3EMCOMM) 

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ICELAND OFFERING NEXT LICENSE TEST ON JUNE 5

DON/ANCHOR: The Post and Telecom Administration in Iceland has set 
Saturday, June 5th as the date for the next amateur radio licensing 
exam. The agency put it on the schedule at the request of Iceland's 
national amateur radio society, which had to delay its teaching sessions 
this past spring as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Test preparation 
was able to resume earlier this month to get candidates ready for the 
exams which most likely will be held at Reykjavik University.

(SOUTHGATE)

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AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS SUPPORT INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE

DON/ANCHOR: Hams, start your engines....or at least your rigs. There's a 
special event getting under way for the big car races in Indianapolis. 
Jack Parker, W8ISH, has those details.

JACK: When it comes to special events, the W9IMS special event station 
for the Indianapolis 500 mile race is second to none. For the 18th year 
in a row, the W9IMS team is tuning up and listening for contacts for the 
three Indianapolis races.
  
The Amateur Radio race team will be active on 20 and 40 meters for the 
105th running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race May 30th. They will be 
on the air beginning May 23rd through Race Day. The eager guys and gals 
just finished a week logging contacts for the Indy Car Grand Prix. In 
August, they will fire up the radios for another week of sideband
contacts leading up to the Brickyard 400.

Making contact with the W9IMS special event station will get you an 
original designed QSL card. If you make contact for each race you are 
also eligible for a special race certificate. For more details, check 
out W9IMS on qrz.com 

Reporting from Indianapolis, home of the famed two and one half mile 
oval, this is Jack Parker, W8ISH 

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QSO TODAY VIRTUAL EXPO NEEDS PRESENTERS

DON/ANCHOR: The organizers of the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo are 
looking for radio operators with tips to share to help beginners sharpen 
their operating skills or to learn the basics of building. The online 
expo will take place on August 14th and 15th and presenters are needed. 
Each presenter will be able to create a pre-recorded lecture which will 
be added to the virtual platform for playback during the event. Speakers 
will then be available in a moderated Zoom room afterward for a Question 
and Answer period. To submit an application visit qsotodayhamexpo.com.

Application deadline is June 15th.

(QSO TODAY)
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