Subj : Newsline Part 4 To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jan 06 2017 01:26 pm CANADA CELEBRATES COMING OF AGE IN BATTLE SKEETER: Ham radio will help mark another 100th anniversary this year - the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Amateur Radio Newsline's Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, has the details: JASON: The Battle of Vimy Ridge, 100 years ago, is often called a defining moment for Canada. Though soldiers paid a terrible price with their lives, the Canadian World War One victory in France in 1917, is said to mark the birth of Canada as a nation. Special Event Station VE100VIMY, will be calling throughout each of Canada's 13 call areas, from now through March 30th. All of this will culminate in the actual battle commemoration in April, with stations located at the Vimy Memorial site in France, operating around the clock. The special event was organized by the Vimy Commemorative Station Society in British Columbia. For details visit www.ve100vimy.ca. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW. SKEETER/ANCHOR: By the way, Canadians are also celebrating another milestone: it's been 150 years since Canada was formed out of the union of the British colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Canada. Instead of lighting candles, however, the Yukon Canam Contest Club, VY1AAA, is using the special call XK150YUKON now through March 1 to mark the occasion. Then, from March through year's end, listen for the station as either CI1AAA or VY1AAA. Send QSLs via KC1CWF. All contacts will be confirmed on LOTW. Meanwhile, Canadian amateurs also get a birthday gift - the chance to use special call sign prefixes of CF, CG, CH or CI to celebrate this year. ** THE WORLD OF DX In the world of DX, Stan, K5GO, will be active as ZF9CW, from Cayman Brac Island between January 22nd and February 23rd. He will be operating as well during the CQWW 160m CW contest on January 29th through January 31st. Listen for him also during the ARRL DX CW Contest on February 18th and 19th. Send QSLs via his home callsign direct. Listen for Mike/W1USN and Bob/AA1M who will be active as HP/W1USN and HP/AA1M, respectively, from Panama between February 10th and February 22nd. They'll be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Send QSL cards to Mike via W1USN, direct or LoTW. Send QSL cards to Bob via AA1M direct or LoTW. Erwin, PY2QI, will be active as PY2QI/PY0F, from Fernando de Noronha Island (SA-003) between February 15 to February 21st. He will be on 40-10 meters, including the 30/17/12m bands using CW only. Send QSL cards via his home callsign direct. ** KICKER: U.S. WINTER FIELD DAY IS HOT, HOT, HOT! SKEETER/ANCHOR: And finally, Newsline asks: When is it too cold for Field Day in the U.S.? Never, if you ask this hardy bunch, as Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil Rapp explains, in our final report for this week. NEIL: Bundle up! You may not think that Field Day in the middle of winter is a good idea, but 10 years after the first one was held - in January, 2007 - more and more amateurs in the U.S. are warming to the idea, joining hams in Australia, and the UK in this practice. In the States, Winter Field Day 2017, begins on Saturday January 28 at 1900 UTC, and runs through Sunday January 29 at the same time. It's happening on all bands, and in all modes except the WARC bands. So what's the point of it? As the Winter Field Day website itself notes, disasters - like the weather - cannot always be predicted accurately, and having a Field Day such as this one, in more challenging weather conditions, is good preparation for the real thing when it happens. For this Winter Field Day, guidelines allow solo operators, pairs and teams, and can be done as an outing, a remote location, or even from home - although there are bonus points for outdoor and remote operation with a noncommercial power source. There will also be at least one bonus station. The exchange has changed from last year, however, so please visit the website at winterfieldday.com to get the specifics, before getting on the air and calling "CQ WFD." Just be sure to leave your flipflops and your beverage cooler at home -- unless the winter weather turns TRULY unpredictable! For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG. (WINTER FIELD DAY ASSOCIATION) ** NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; CNN; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Ham Radio University; the National Tribal Amateur Radio Association; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; Sisterhood of Amateur Radio; The Vimy Commemorative Station Society; Winter Field Day Association; WTWW Shortwave; and you, our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Please send emails to our address at newsline@arnewsline.org. More information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website located at www.arnewsline.org. For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, in Topeka, Kansas, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Posted by VPost v1.7.081019 .