Subj : Newsline Part 1 To : ALL From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu May 26 2016 10:44 pm Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2013, May 27, 2016 Amateur Radio Newsline report number 2013, with a release date of Friday, May 27, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. Dayton 2016 is done - and we share some moments in a special report. Girl Scouts join the pack - the Amateur Radio Patch pack, that is. In England, a World War II wireless station gets official protection. And, we hear from our 1998 Young Ham of the Year Award winner. All this and more, in Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2013, coming your way, right now. (Billboard Cart Here and Intro) ** SPECIAL REPORT: DAYTON HAMVENTION 2016 REVISITED SKEETER: Missed going to Dayton Hamvention??? Well, we begin our newscast this week by bringing a little bit of Dayton to you. Here's a special report by Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephen Kinford, N8WB. STEPHEN'S REPORT: From May 20 to May 22, Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio was the place to be. Ask anyone. Ask Gordon West: [GORDON]: "Hi there, Gordon West, WB6NOA, we're in Dayton, Ohio, 2016... ...........We're having a great time in Dayton this year as we do every year. So if you've not done Dayton, put it on your schedule, and we'll see you next year. Gordo, WB6NOA, clear." STEPHEN: And the more than 25,000 attendees were from everywhere around the world: MASHUP OF AUDIO FROM Chip Margelli, K7JA; Qatar Amateur Radio Society, A71A represented by Saleh Alqahtani, A71EZ; Nick Henwood, G3RWF, president of the Radio Society of Great Britain; and Vicki Mate, K8VGM of the 3905 Century Club. STEPHEN: Seminars, workshops, VE sessions, and whole lot of new radios, antennas, and other products, vied for everyone's attention. Vendors found Hamvention the perfect place to showcase new introductions to the amateur world. So did AMSAT, the nonprofit amateur radio satellite organization. We spoke to Barry Baines, WD4ASW, AMSAT's president. BARRY CLIP: "So one of the projects we are working with is called Phase 4B, "4" meaning geostationery or geosynchronous........." STEPHEN: In all, it was a time for eyeball QSOs, banquets, prizes, expanding knowledge, and to carry home a lot more luggage on the return trip home. Because no ham can resist something good for the shack, and Hamvention had plenty of that. Before we leave, why don't we listen to one more hamster at Dayton: Bob Heil. BOB HEIL CLIP: "Well it's Dayton 2016, here we are again. My first one was 1959......." For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, reporting from Wadsworth Ohio. ** GIRL SCOUT RADIO PATCH IN THE WORKS SKEETER/ANCHOR: Now, here's a new kind of radio patch you won't find in any catalogue. Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil Rapp, WB9VPG has the details. NEIL: Patches are nothing new to seasoned hams, but there's a new kind of patch in the works that breaks entirely new ground for Girl Scouts. That's right, Girl Scouts will soon be eligible to learn about ham radio and earn a patch, just as Boy Scouts have been doing with the longstanding Merit Badge. In an announcement at the Instructors' Forum at the Dayton Hamvention on Friday, May 20, Maria Lysandrou, KD9BUS, described the new patch-in-progress, a joint effort between the ARRL, and two Girl Scout troops. It's called the Radio and Wireless Technology patch, and the program behind it includes a curriculum for Girl Scouts at all levels, introducing them to radio waves, the electromagnetic spectrum, GPS, and of course ham radio itself. Local clubs are encouraged to work with Girl Scouts and help them along. According to the ARRL website, authors of the curriculum in addition to ARRL Education Services Manager Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, include two girl scout troop leaders: Jill Galus, KB1SWV of the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, and Laura Northrop, KJ4ECA of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. Cathy Freeman, KI4SBK; James Neufell, K2GM; Steve Sant Andrea, AG1YK; and James Youngberg, K1NKR also contributed to the development of this program, and Carole Perry, WB2MGP, and others consulted with the group. No, the patch is not a copy of the Boy Scout Merit Badge, but it has merit in other ways: It offers similar experiences and goals, and kindles an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subjects, and, hopefully, later careers. The patch has been a long time coming, and only recently met final approval. Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, is also the contact person for this patch at the League. You can find the information on the ARRL web site, or email djohnson@arrl.org. Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Bloomington, Indiana. (DAYTON HAMVENTION, GIRL SCOUTS, ARRL) ** --- þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, AR - wx1der.dyndns.org .