Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 02 2018 09:23 am

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY A GLOBAL HAM EXPERIENCE

JIM/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, YLs back here on Earth are turning on their rigs
for a major celebration. We hear more from Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

ED: March 8th once again marks the International Women's Day, a time to
formally recognize the accomplishments of women around the world, be
they political, academic, economic, social, or cultural. It's a tradition
that has its roots in a gathering more than 100 years ago, with its
earliest observers in Germany, Australia, Denmark, the US, and
Switzerland.

For the past five years, the YL group of the Deutscher Amateur Radio
Club, or DARC, has joined with Sophie, F4DHQ, to increase amateur radio
participation in this global event. On that day, for four hours between
18:00 UTC and 22:00 UTC, YLs are encouraged to be as active as possible
on the air on 20m, 40m, and 80m, using SSB, and CW. Yes, this is a
contest.

OMs are welcome to participate but - needless to say - contacts with YLs
are worth more points.

Hams in Germany should send their logs to Heike, DL3HD at dl3hd at darc
dot de, while participants from other countries should email their logs
to Sophie, F4DHQ, at orange dot fr. Logs should be in chronological order,
and include date, time (in UTC), band, mode, call of QSO partner, name of
the YL, RST, and the points claimed. Submission deadline is May 1st.

For more details and rules, simply search for F4DHQ on qrz DOT com.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

(DARC)

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HAMVENTION-BOUND? TEXT TO KEEP IN TOUCH

JIM/ANCHOR: Are you heading to Hamvention this year? Neil Rapp, WB9VPG,
tells us a new way to stay in touch - and plan for the trip.

NEIL:The Dayton Hamvention has added yet another way to communicate the
more time-sensitive types of information: text alerts. According to the
hamvention.org web site, hams can sign up for text alerts from the
official Hamvention staff, and National Weather severe weather watch and
warning service. To sign up for the text alert service, text Hamvention18
to 888777.  Once again, that's Hamvention18 to the text number 888777.
Once you successfully sign up, you'll receive a confirmation text,
welcoming you to the service.  When I signed up a few days ago, 123 people
had already registered.  There's no charge for the service, but as always,
message and data rates may apply depending on your cell phone plan.

Counting down the days until Hamvention, this is Neil Rapp, WB9VPG,
reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline.

(DAYTON HAMVENTION)

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NATIONAL RADIO CENTRE ADDS HOURS OF OPERATION

JIM/ANCHOR: If you're in the UK, you're in luck: the National Radio
Centre has more visiting hours. Here's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, with the
details.

JEREMY: The National Radio Centre, an educational showcase at Bletchley
Park, in Buckinghamshire, will be open to visitors six days a week,
effective Monday the 2nd of April. The centre's hours of operation will
be the same as the Bletchley Park museum, opening at 9:30 a.m., and
closing at 4 p.m. in the winter, and 5 p.m. in the summer.

The centre traces the development of radio technology from the pioneers
in the late 19th century. Best of all, there's a state-of-the-art
amateur radio station GB3RS available to hams who want to get on the air.

Admission is free to members of the Radio Society of Great Britain.

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

(RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN)

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