Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu May 20 2021 19:28:01 TRANS-ATLANTIC BEACON ON THE AIR IN IRELAND DON/ANCHOR: A transAtlantic beacon has gone on the air in Ireland. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us more about it. JEREMY: A 2-metre, two-way transAtlantic beacon has completed its on-air trial period and is now on the air with the call sign EI2DKH. The beacon is operated by Tony Baldwin EI8JK in County Cork, Ireland. With antennas beaming due west, the 50-watt beacon transmits on 144.488 MHz every even minute and listens for replies on 144.120 MHz every odd minute. At least one other beacon on the other side of the Atlantic is set up to be in listening mode for Tony's beacon. It's in St. John's, Newfoundland and has the call sign VO1FN. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (IRTS) ** WORLD OF DX In the World of DX, Ken LA7GIA, the co-leader of the 3Y0J Bouvet Island DXpedition, reports on the group's Facebook page that the DXpedition has received a record $10,000 equivalent in US currency from the German DX Foundation. The group is planning its activation of the coveted DX entity in 2023. Elsewhere, be listening for Marius, ON4RU/OQ3R, who will be in Martinique, using the call sign FM/OQ3R between the 23rd of May and the 5th of June. Be listening on 160-10 meters where he will be using CW only. You can also listen for him as Tee-Oh-Three-F (TO3F) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest on the 29th and 30th of May. QSL both callsigns via ON4RU direct. Phil, KC3CIB, expects to activate Shelter Island in Juneau, Alaska, for a fishing trip between the 29th and 31st of May. Be listening on the HF bands where he will be operating mainly using the digital modes. QSL via eQSL or Direct. (DX-WORLD) ** KICKER: MINNESOTA BIRTHDAY PARTY, HAM RADIO STYLE DON/ANCHOR: Finally—do hams know how to party, or what? Well if you're turning 163 years of age, as the state of Minnesota just did here in the US, you definitely want amateur radio to be part of the festivities. Kent Peterson, KC0DGY, tells us how it happened. KENT: What if you could have a birthday party with an unlimited guest list? Well, if you're the state of Minnesota and the party hosts are the members of the South East Metro Amateur Radio Club in Cottage Grove, it's easy. The hams got on the air from a public park in Stillwater on Tuesday, May 11 to mark Minnesota's 163rd birthday, and they partied like it was 1858 - the year Congress gave the territory its statehood. Stillwater is considered the birthplace of Minnesota, the nation's 32nd state. Special event station W-Zero-M received birthday greetings on behalf of Minnesota from hams around the US and Canada. No one sang "Happy Birthday" (you can't have music on amateur radio, after all) but 20 and 40 meters were lighting up with well-wishers while the operators enjoyed a view of the scenic St. Croix River from the park. Ordinarily a birthday party calls for cutting the cake but someone, a local resident, according to a newspaper report - accidentally cut down the antenna instead. The news report said that the person mistakenly believed the thin wire had become caught in the park's fencing. A quick fix, with the help of a slingshot, put the party back in action until 2100 UTC. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY. (THE GAZETTE NEWSPAPER, SEMARC WEBSITE) ** DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR DON/ANCHOR: This is an important reminder that we are fast approaching the May 31st deadline to nominate the next Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year. 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