Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jun 30 2017 05:08 am MUSEUM-QUALITY QSOs IN TENNESSEE NEIL/ANCHOR: Does ham radio belong in a museum? Well, some kids in Tennessee would say yes, but not because amateur radio is a relic. It's just that the local children's museum is where radio comes alive for them. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Mike Askins, KE5CXP, with that story. MIKE'S REPORT: Youngsters in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who got on the air for ARRL Kids Day, had QSOs that were true museum-quality contacts. That's because the kids, who ranged in age from 4 to 11, were operating from inside the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge. Every third Sunday afternoon of the month, the Oak Ridge Amateur Radio Club hosts its amateur radio outreach day for the kids, and in June, that happened to coincide with ARRL's Kids Day on June 18. The youngsters learned - and transmitted - their names in Morse code, learned a little bit of radio science, and then keyed their mics, and got on the air. The event took place in the museum's Discovery Lab - a great place for kids to discover the magic of radio. Jim Bogard, KY4L, said the museum and the amateur radio club have a longstanding relationship with one another, and recently signed a memorandum of understanding that may eventually lead to a permanent amateur radio exhibit at the museum. Jim said the concept would include an operating amateur radio station as well as equipment used during World War II, when Oak Ridge was founded during the Manhattan Project. Meanwhile, he said the museum and the ham club are looking forward to the next Amateur Radio Outreach day for youngsters, which will be Sunday, July 16th. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins, KE5CXP. (OAK RIDGE TODAY NEWSPAPER) ** JAKARTA PREPS FOR AMATEUR RADIO FAIR NEIL/ANCHOR: If hams in Indonesia are a little preoccupied right now, it's because there's a big happening in the middle of the month: the Jakarta Amateur Radio Fair. Amateur Radio Newsline's John Williams, VK4JJW, tells us more. JOHN'S REPORT: It's the season for ham gatherings - from Dayton Hamvention in the U.S., to Germany's Ham Radio Friedrichshafen -- and now, hams in Indonesia are preparing for their own big annual radio fair in Jakarta. The two-day event is set for the 15th and 16th of July - the same weekend as Ham Radio Friedrichshafen - but Indonesia's is taking place in North Jakarta's Ancol Beach City. The activities will include mobile and walking direction-finding exercises, a Code receiving contest, a logging contest, a QSL card challenge, and everyone's favorite activity of all - shopping for the latest equipment. A number of radio innovators will be on hand to discuss new technological developments and ways to improve radio service. The Jakarta Amateur Radio Fair will also host a special event station - be listening for the call sign YB0JARF - if you can't get there in person. Of course, you'll be missing out on all the giveaways, and plenty of food, but if propagation is right, you'll get a QSL card. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW. (NZART, Jakarta Amateur Radio Fair, Southgate Amateur Radio News) ** BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the W3BN repeater of Pennsylvania's Reading Radio Club, on Fridays at 8 p.m. during the On-The-Air Net. ** 100-YEAR-OLD MILWAUKEE CLUB IS AN "OM" AMONG OMs NEIL/ANCHOR: Now it's time to meet a club that's an "OM" among OMs. It's in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Amateur Radio Newsline's Paul Braun, WD9GCO, spoke to one of its members. PAUL's REPORT: There are quite a few ham radio clubs scattered all over the world. However, not many of them can claim to be as old as the Milwaukee Radio Amateur's Club, which is celebrating its centennial this year. I spoke with Dave DeFebo, WB9BWP, about the club. DAVE: Four guys got together in January of 1917, and started a club that was based in the center of Milwaukee. There were already a few clubs in some surrounding suburbs, but back then, people didn't have cars and transportation wasn't as prevalent, so there was a number of these smaller clubs scattered around. PAUL: The club has already had a couple of special events, and will have a few more, according to DeFebo: DAVE: We had a parking-lot hamfest during Field Day weekend, for those that couldn't make it. This year, it was raining, so we had to move it inside the building; unfortunately, the bands didn't cooperate well. One of our members who's a motorcycle rider, made arrangements with a dealer in town, House of Harley-Davidson. We spent Saturday there - the morning wasn't bad, we made a bunch of contacts - but by afternoon, things really died, and we really didn't see a lot of contacts. PAUL: You'll want to keep an ear open for the W9RH call during the remainder of 2017, as many club members may be using it: DAVE: We are running, throughout the year for any individual members, if somebody wants to do a weekend or a weekday or something, we let them go out, and be W9RH/100, and we'll have some certificates and things later in the year. PAUL: If you'd like more information on the Milwaukee Radio Amateur's Club and its history, go to their website at www.w9rh.org. According to DeFebo, they actually have all club documents going back to 1917, and they are in the process of digitizing the archives with the intent of making them available. If you're in the Milwaukee area, the club will be holding a banquet on October 21st, as the official celebration of the centennial. From all of us here, congratulations to the Milwaukee Radio Amateur's Club on one hundred years, and here's to a bright future. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO. --- þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org .