Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 08 2017 07:41 am

NORWEGIAN CLUB CELEBRATES TELEFUNKEN TRANSMITTER

CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: One ham club in Norway gave a bit of a history lesson
to on-air listeners with the help of a very old transmitter. Jeremy
Boot, G4NJH, has that story.

JEREMY: There's no transmitter like an old transmitter, and what better
way to celebrate one that went into service 80 years ago, than to get
it back on the air. That's what a group of hams in Norway did on Sunday,
the 26th of November, with the Telefunken LW/MW transmitter station, an
old medium-wave broadcasting station outside Bergen, Norway.

The Bergen Amateur Radio Club, LA1ASK, reports that their listener
response from that day's activation from the station site, came from
radio enthusiasts in the UK, Finland - and beyond.

The hams were marking the transmitter's first day on the air - which
was the 28th of November in 1937. The club's shack is inside the
broadcast station, which is considered a museum site, and so a number
of its transmissions, such as this one, are done in the interest of
preserving history. As for the Telefunken 20 KW transmitter, it was
finally taken out of service in 1978, and is apparently the only one
of its kind left.

Club station LA1ASK uses much more modern equipment: an IC7600, and an
Acom PA. The club is active on the bands from 160 meters to 10 meters.
There is also a connection through from Echolink. The station sometimes
uses the call sign LA1C when it is active, on behalf of the Norwegian
Relay League.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(SOUTHGATE, QRZ)

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HONORING INDIANA HAMS FOR LONGEVITY

CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: Here's another story of longevity -- this time, it's
about two ham radio operators in Indiana. They're marking 60 years on
the air. Jack Parker, W8ISH, brings us this report, courtesy of Amateur
News Weekly.

JACK'S REPORT: It's always nice to be recognized for making amateur radio
an outstanding hobby. Two Indiana hams were recognized recently by the
Northwest DX Club for longevity. The Northwest DX Club presented two of
their own with certificates for achieving 60 years of amateur radio
participation. The awards went to Jerry Hess, W9KTP, and Alex Kostelnik,
K9KAN. Group president John Poindexter, W3ML, presented the awards.
Reporting for Amateur News Weekly, this is Jack Parker, W8ISH.

CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: For more news of the Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky area,
visit amateurnewsweekly dot com (amateurnewsweekly.com)

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W1AW TO RETURN TO 6 METERS

CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: You say you haven't worked W1AW yet? Well, now you have
even more of a chance to get it in your logbook. Starting January 2nd,
the ARRL's Maxim Memorial Station will have scheduled transmissions on 6
meters, the band where the station once operated regularly until late
1989.

W1AW will include 50.350 MHz in its regular CW code practice, and will
also use the frequency for its digital, CW and phone bulletins. Six
meters will also act as a beacon, and hams may send their signal reports
by email, or through the web.

(ARRL)

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CANADA REVIEWS HAND-HELD RULE FOR DRIVERS

CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: In Canada, it's almost decision time: Officials are
looking at handheld radio use behind the wheel. Heather Embee, KB3TZD,
has the details.

HEATHER: On January 1st, the five-year exemption, permitting drivers'
handheld use of two-way radios in Ontario, Canada is set to expire.

Radio Amateurs of Canada has been waiting to hear from the Ontario
Ministry of Transportation, about the fate of the exemption from the
province's Distracted Driving Law.

RAC Directors Allan Boyd, V-E-3-A-J-B, and Phil McBride, V-A-3-Q-R,
had met with Ontario Transportation officials earlier this year, and
declared the session productive, but are still awaiting word of what
will happen.

The RAC has formed a committee, to work with both Ontario and British
Columbia, both of which have distracted-driving regulations. In
British Columbia, amateurs have been permitted since February of this
year to drive, while operating radios that have push-to-talk buttons.

According to the RAC's website, there will be a decision on the Ontario
regulations prior to the 1st of January, and the RAC has pledged to
issue a bulletin as soon as there's an update.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, K-B-3-T-Z-D.

(RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA)
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