Subj : Newsline Part 3 To : ALL USERS From : DARYL STOUT Date : Thu Dec 03 2015 10:01 pm TRANSMITTING A TRIBUTE One of the fathers of modern radio science, the late Jagadish Chandra Bose, has received a number of tributes posthumously. An Indian botanic garden just outside Kolkata was named in his honor in 2009 -- and in 2012, the IEEE recognized him for his pioneering work in the discovery and development of radio. Ham radio hasn't forgotten him either. The scientist, who died in 1937, also has a special amateur radio event marking the anniversary of his birth in what is now Bangladesh on Nov. 30, 1858. The special event call sign, AU2JCB, launched on Bose's birthday, and will once again pay homage to him through Dec. 13. The operator is Datta Deogaonkar, VU2DSI, whose mission each year at this time, has been to spread the word about Bose's lifetime of contributions to the radio art. He will be operating throughout the HF bands, and has even devoted a portion of his page on QRZ.COM to information about Bose, everything from his work in microwave optics technology, to his critical contributions to the work of Guglielmo Marconi. Though many consider him the unsung hero of radio, at least for the next week or so, the airwaves will be singing his praises. (QRZ.COM) ** AWARDS ROUNDUP The Intrepid-DX Group is looking for nominees to receive its Intrepid Spirit Award, an annual prize that honors the memory of Silent Key James McLaughlin, WA2EWE/T6AF. Honorees are recognized for their commitment to amateur radio in a manner that is, according to the group's recent announcement, "courageous, dedicated, innovative and fearless", among other things. The award will be presented in April at the International DX Convention in Visalia, California. Nominations are due by Dec. 15, and may be sent via email to intrepiddxgroup@gmail.com The ARRL is seeking candidates for the Hiram Percy Maxim Award, which honors a radio amateur and ARRL member younger than 21. Nominations for this award are due by March 31, but should first be sent to your ARRL Section Manager for forwarding. This year's winner was Colorado's Anna Veal, W0ANT, who was also the recipient of Amateur Radio Newsline's first Bill Pasternak Young Ham of The Year Award. The ARRL is also seeking nominees among hams who are educators and innovators. The awards include the Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award, the Microwave Development Award, the Technical Service Award, the Technical Innovation Award, and the Knight Distinguished Service Award. For details about all of these, visit the website, www.arrl.org. (ARRL) ** THE WORLD OF DX Martin, W8AKS, will be active as 8P9EZ, from Dec. 5 through 12 in Barbados, operating on 40m through 10m. He will upload logs to Logbook of The World. Haru, JA1XGI, will be operating through Dec. 10 in the South Cook Islands as E51XGI. He will work all HF bands, CW, SSB and digital. Send QSL cards to his home call sign. Antoine, 3D2AG, will be using the call sign 3D2AG/P while he operates in Rotuma from mid-December until mid-January. He will be using solar power and a Spiderbeam/wire antenna and will work all bands from 80m to 6m. And look for Freddy, F4HEC, as he travels through the Pacific region this month. He will operate as KH2/F4HEC from Guam through Dec. 9, and then travel to Saipan, where he will work the bands from Dec. 10 to Dec. 13 as KH0/F4HEC. (OHIO PENN DX NEWSLETTER) ** KICKER: THEIR MUTUAL SALVATION Working phone during a special event is almost second nature to most veteran hams. But when "phone" is actually a conventional landline, and the radio transmitter belongs to a commercial FM station doing a fundraiser for the Salvation Army, "working phone" is more of a transmission with a mission. As it did last year, the Marion County, Indiana ARES group is jumping in on Friday, Dec. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 5, to do its part during FM station WIBC's radiothon to raise money for the Bed and Bread program of the Salvation Army's Indiana Division: Hams will be ringing bells at the trademark red kettles, answering the telephone when listeners call in with pledges - and even loading trucks with donated goods. Matthew Bechdol, W9SOX, the Emergency Coordinator for Marion County ARES, told Amateur Radio Newsline that the partnership is a good one for this group of community-minded amateurs. Bechdol said in a recent telephone chat, QUOTE "we are both committed to each other and our end goals. They have their mission - and our mission is to help them with theirs." ENDQUOTE It's all part of being good citizens, he added. ARES members, of course, are more accustomed to being mobilized during moments that follow public disasters. But, by volunteering to ring a bell, or answer one, Marion County ARES members may actually be doing more to prevent some private calamities. (MARION COUNTY ARES) ** NEWSCAST CLOSE With thanks to Alan Labs; the Aiken, S.C., Standard; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; the Hindu newspaper; the Indian Express; Marion County ARES; Michigan Live; Newport County Radio Club; the Ohio-Penn DX Newsletter; QRZNOW; the Radio Society of Great Britain; Southgate Amateur Radio News; TWiT TV; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Our email address is newsline@arnewsline.org. More information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website located at www.arnewsline.org. 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