Subj : Newsline Part 2 To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Sep 08 2016 10:03 pm LICENSE TO TALK AROUND THE WORLD, ALMOST JIM/ANCHOR: If you are a ham who travels from your home country to nations within Europe, expect some licensing changes that will simplify your life on the air. Amateur Radio Newsline's John Williams, VK4JJW, explains. JOHN'S REPORT: Planning to work the bands while visiting a European country? There's even more of a chance you can do that now, and more easily. An increasing number of amateur radio operators who are licensed outside Europe, should now be able to operate there on a temporary basis under measures adopted by the Working Group Frequency Management of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administration, or CEPT, on recommendation from the International Amateur Radio Union, Region 1. Amateurs from countries within CEPT are already able to operate across the borders of the 42 CEPT member countries on a short-term basis, a privilege shared by visiting amateurs from certain non-CEPT nations, including the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Peru. The new recommendations that have been adopted, will open the door for more nations to join them. Officials approved the recommendation by Region 1 that there be adoption of a "Statement of Conformity" regarding licenses. This allows nations wishing to be part of the CEPT licensing framework to identify which class of its amateur license is equivalent to the CEPT license, and vice-versa. This replaces the current procedure, which involves having CEPT's European Communications Office examine the other nation's license requirements, determining the equivalence themselves. The conformity procedure is also being considered for the CEPT Novice license. Changes were also adopted for the CEPT license exam itself, known as the Harmonized Amateur Radio Examination Certificate. The syllabus now touches on specific operating practices and responsible conduct. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW (IARU, REGION 1) ** IN CANADA, MORE THAN JUST A DRILL JIM/ANCHOR: Simulated disasters pave the way for smooth operations when the real thing happens. Canadaian amateurs are preparing now for a big weekend drill next month. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD. HEATHER'S REPORT: Canadian amateurs, get ready: The Simulated Emergency Test will take place on Saturday, October 8, so prepare for the unexpected. The nationwide drill will enable hams to challenge their communications equipment, and their own personal skills, with a simulated natural or man-made disaster. A number of agencies are working to develop simulated emergency scenarios that will play out, in cooperation with the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, the National Traffic System, and members of the RAC's Field Organization. The RAC has said that in Ontario, the exercise will also be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5, for amateurs whose Emergency Operations Centers are located in government offices, which are closed on weekends. The RAC urges hams to contact their Section Managers to learn how to participate in the exercise at either the local or Section-level. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD. (RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA) ** BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the KB3LSM repeater in Evans City, Pennsylvania, just north of Pittsburgh. ** AUSTRALIAN FIELD DAY'S A 60-YEAR CELEBRATION JIM/ANCHOR: Sixty years is a long time, and a milestone worth celebrating, especially if you're an amateur radio club preparing for a big annual gathering. That's what's happening in New South Wales, Australia, as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Graham Kemp, VK4BB. GRAHAM'S REPORT: As stations in the Northern Hemisphere prepare for a rainy Autumn and cold Winter, those OMs down in VK & ZL are looking forward to Spring and Summer. In summer, the largest meeting of Radio Hams in the Southern Hemisphere, will take place on February 26th, 2017 at the Wyong racecourse on the Central Coast of New South Wales in Australia. The Central Coast Amateur Radio Club will be hosting its Field Day -- known to hams in the Northern Hemisphere as a Hamfest or Radio Rally. The CCARC, based just north of Sydney, has held those gatherings for 60 years as a way to raise money for the club. The club will mark its 60 years with a special call sign to be used later in 2017, but during the Field Day, using VK2-W-F-D, for Wyong Field Day, seems special enough. So, to all those hams wanting to escape the cold months now arriving in the Northern Hemisphere: Isn't February 2017 the best time to get away from that horrible winter weather, and head "down under", to enjoy the Australian Summer? The Field Day and the club itself, are a short hour's drive out of Sydney, and for those interested in SOTA, there's even a local drive-up summit, with free electric barbecue facilities on top of it at Mount Elliot - what could be more Australian? Full details on the club, and the Wyong Field Day can be found via the club's website at www.ccarc.org.au. Plan early! Get in quick, and book those cheap seats on the inter-continental flights, and enjoy a well-earned break, down in the land of Koalas and Kangaroos! For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB. Posted by VPost v1.7.081019 --- Virtual Advanced Ver 2 for DOS * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS (801:1/7) þ Synchronet þ The Curmudeon's Place .