Subj : Newsline Part 2
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Nov 11 2016 11:56 am

TEAM FROM CUBA AND U.S. MAKE FILM FEATURING HAM RADIO

PAUL: Since a moon is often found surrounded by stars, amateurs will
definitely be interested in one particular star - ham radio itself - in
a new movie made by a U.S.-Cuban production team. Here's Amateur Radio
Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD.

HEATHER: Warmer relations between the U.S. and Cuba led to a
Cuban-American team of contesters in the CQ World Wide SSB contest in
October of 2015 -- and now it seems the nation's ever-growing friendship
has led to a new movie.
 
"Sergio and Sergei," which is scheduled to be released in 2017, is the
story of a cosmonaut stranded on the Mir Space Station because the
collapsing Soviet Union cannot afford to bring him back to Earth. Not
unexpectedly, ham radio is the star of the film because it saves the day.
The cosmonaut uses the on-board radio and contacts a professor in Cuba
for help. The professor, in turn, reaches out to a journalist in the U.S.
who covers NASA.
 
The storyline isn't only an example of a U.S.-Cuba partnership -- the
film itself is a collaborative effort between the two nations. Deadline
Hollywood quotes producer Ron Perlman as saying this is the first
Cuban-American co-production of a such a film in 60 years. The film
echoes a 1999 movie, "Mir Friends," made in Ireland, based on the true
story of Russian cosmonaut Serge´y Krikalov (krik-ka-lev),
U-Zed-3-A-K-slant-U-5-M-I-R and his long-distance radio friendship with
Irish amateur Manus Joe McClafferty, E-I-7-E-Q. Manus McClafferty became
a Silent Key earlier this year.
 
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.

(DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD) 

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JAMBOREE ON THE AIR RELEASES ITS NUMBERS

BILL: This week in radio scouting the USA JOTA Flash numbers are in for
2016!

Although radio counts and registered stations saw a drop this year, the
USA put on 10,761 total Scouts, a 51% increase, 6,668 total visitors, a
30% increase, and 1,120 amateur radio operators, a 14% increase. The
registrations were marred a bit by the cumbersome registration process,
which hopefully will be resolved for next year's running of JOTA.

Jim Wilson, K5ND, will be doing further analysis on the data, and will
be working on a finalized report for publication which should available
within a month. He also said "Thanks again to everyone who got on the
air, shared the fun, technology, and magic of amateur radio with Scouts.'

For more information on K2BSA and radio scouting, please visit
http://www.k2bsa.net/.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, this
is Bill Stearns, NE4RD.

(K2BSA)

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BREAK HERE:

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the KB6OZX
repeater, in Riverside, California, on Tuesdays.

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HOPEFUL HAMS AWAIT TEST RESULTS IN LEBANON

PAUL/ANCHOR: For hams in Lebanon who took the nation's first license exam
in more than a decade, it's all over but the waiting, as we hear from
Amateur Radio Newsline's John Williams, VK4JJW.
	
JOHN's REPORT: For anxious amateurs and prospective amateurs in Lebanon,
it seemed like forever until they could sit for an exam that would license
or upgrade them. It had been more than a decade since the Lebanese
Ministry of Communications had offered a test session for those seeking
the nation's OD5 call sign. Now, having taken the test a little more than
two weeks ago, the 50 or so hopeful applicants are waiting again - this
time, for the results.

Hani Raad, OD5TE, president of the Radio Amateurs of Lebanon, is credited
with being the prime mover in getting the exam scheduled, according to
Ghassan Chammas, AC2RA. Ghassan, formerly HJ6SQQ and HK6SQQ, was among
those taking the test in Beirut.

He said in a recent email to Amateur Radio Newsline [QUOTE] "I hope to get
an OD5 very soon." [ENDQUOTE]

Amateur Radio Newsline will be waiting with him for the results - and we
look forward to working the new licensees.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.

(GHASSAN CHAMMAS AC2RA)


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