Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 26 2018 03:46 pm

AIKEN TO GROW IN SOUTH CAROLINA

CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: In Aiken, South Carolina, things just keep getting
better for one middle school ham club. As the FCC roster of licensees
keeps growing, so does the club's membership, as we hear from Kevin
Trotman, N5PRE.

KEVIN: On January 6th and 7th, there were 4 new additions to the world
of Radio Amateurs in Aiken, South Carolina. The Aiken Scofield Middle
School Technology and Amateur Radio Club, N4SMS, is proud to report
that their membership now includes 4 new Tech Class license holders.

They each received a new Baofeng UV-5R radio to announce their newly
acquired callsigns on a weekly net on Thursday, January 18. Checking
in were Andrew (KN4IVA), Anna (KN4IVD), Lance (KN4IWB), and Piper
(KN4IWC). Thanks go to the sponsoring club, the North Augusta-Belvedere
Amateur Radio Club (K4NAB) for doing what they've done for the past 7
years by Elmering Scofield Middle School students, and providing
equipment such as their new Baofeng HT's, and other club equipment,
to keep their interest going.

The Scofield Middle School club is no stranger to Newsline. They were
recently mentioned by placing 1st overall in the nation, in the School
Club Roundup in all school categories from elementary to university
level last October, and that was for the second year in a row. Our
congratulations goes out to the Aiken Scofield Middle School Club,
and our thanks go to the North Augusta-Belvedere Amateur Radio Club,
for keeping Amateur Radio growing, and ensuring our future will be
better than ever.

For Amateur Radio Newsline in Aiken, South Carolina, I'm Kevin
Trotman, N5PRE.

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HAMS TAKING ST. PATRICK'S DAY GLOBAL

CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: Happy St. Patrick's Day! well....OK, not yet. But,
hams really should be thinking about the holiday now - and Jeremy
Boot, G4NJH, tells us why.

JEREMY: St. Patrick's Day is coming to Bangalore, India, with amateur
radio station VU3YPP. It's also going to be happening in a big way in
Italy, with station IZ4OSH. You'll find GB1SPD and GB9SPD celebrating
on the air from Northern Ireland, as well as many from the "Emerald
Isle." After all, the whole idea is to bring good spirits -- even a
bit of the Irish Blarney -- to the bands for 48 hours, with station
activations across the time zones around the globe.

Organizers are encouraging everyone anywhere in the world to go green,
and get on the air between 12 noon UTC on the 16th of March to 12 noon
on the 18th of March.

There are a number of awards being given out, both for mobile and fixed
stations, and organizers are encouraging stations to register as early
as possible to become an official St. Patrick's Day station. You can do
that by visiting the website is spelled out as S T Patrickaward dot
webs dot com (stpatrickaward.webs.com)
 
From Ireland to the rest of the world, it will be a time to wish a
top-of-the-morning....from the top of the bands.

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

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