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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2133 for Friday, September 14, 2018

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2133 with a release date of Friday, 
September 15, 2018 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Hams deploy for storm communications. The Voice 
of America’s Bethany Relay Station marks an anniversary – and a tribute 
to Navajo Code Talkers. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline 
Report 2133 comes your way right now.
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BREAKING NEWS: HAMS RESPOND TO ATLANTIC HURRICANE SYSTEMS

JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week's report with breaking news. As Newsline 
went to production, hams in the U.S. were bracing to provide storm 
response on several fronts. By Sept. 12, South Carolina ARES had been 
activated and the ARRL had shipped Ham Aid kits to the state in advance 
of Hurricane Florence. The Hurricane Watch Net was closely following 
that hurricane as well as Tropical Storm Isaac and other systems. The 
Salvation Army Team Emergency Network was also preparing for the 
likelihood of an extended activation. With more details, here's Bobby 
Best WX4ALA.

BOBBY: What just before the start of the official start of the hurricane 
season was predicted to be an average to slightly above average season 
by The National Hurricane Center, was later downgraded midseason to an 
average to below average season, sure seems to have kicked off September 
with a vengeance.
With one named storm, Tropical Storm Gordon already having made landfall 
along the Alabama/Mississippi Gulf Coast, plus, as of this story being 
filed, there were three named storms in the Atlantic basin; Hurricane 
Florence, that is forecast to make landfall somewhere along the southern 
Atlantic Coast, Hurricane Isaac that could affect the Caribbean, and 
finally, of the named storms there's Hurricane Helene located just off 
the coast of Africa.
There's also an area of concern that the National Hurricane Center is 
monitoring that could ultimately affect the western Gulf in the coming 
days.
This area of the Gulf of Mexico is very conducive for the potential of 
tropical development at this time. So persons in this area or with 
interest in the area need to closely monitor weather conditions.
Be sure to follow the National Weather Service and local media outlets 
and heed the advice of local government officials. If evacuations are 
suggested; follow those suggestions, please.
Additionally, follow the directions of your local ARES leadership before 
and after landfall and monitor and report emergency traffic on the 
National Hurricane Center and the various local SKYWARN NETS on their 
respective frequencies through this event.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bobby Best; WX4ALA

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ANTENNA GIVES BOOST TO FLEDGLING DXers IN UK

JIM/ANCHOR: Young members of an amateur radio club at one school in the 
UK just got the gift of DX, as Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us.

JEREMY: If some of the students at the Sandringham School in St. Albans, 
Hertfordshire, seem to be disappearing at lunchtime or after school, 
itÂ’s probable youÂ’ll find them in the first-floor room that houses the 
schoolÂ’s amateur radio club station M0SCY.
At this secondary school for high-achievers, these particular youngsters 
are looking for particularly high marks – not just in academics but also 
in DXing. Members of the Sandringham SchoolÂ’s Amateur Radio Club, now in 
its second year, they recently helped assemble and install a tri-band 
beam antenna that had been donated by the schoolÂ’s headmaster Alan Gray 
G4DJX.
With extra help from him and the schoolÂ’s caretaker, the team of young 
hams got the antenna in place early this month and added a donated 
rotator with the support of a friend and Nevada Radio. Alan told 
Newsline that the students went on the air and, immediately noticing the 
improvement of the beam over the multi-band dipole theyÂ’d been using, 
they wasted no time setting themselves up for their next assignment: the 
challenge of completing DXCC by yearÂ’s end.
Alan noted that this wonÂ’t just be a ham radio achievement for the 
youngsters but, with a nearby map, a geography lesson as well. He said 
the students have their eyes on some contests in the coming months and 
have begun entering the Radio Society of Great BritainÂ’s 80 metre 
cumulative contests. These high achievers have done well: the clubÂ’s 
September entry made 68 contacts in an hour and a half, with only four 
operators. Best of all, Alan said, the students are teaching one another 
and working together. Now, he says, all he needs is a little extra help 
around the shack to keep up the encouragement and the knowledge.
For Amateur Radio Newsline IÂ’m Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
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SILENT KEY: LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETYÂ’S JIM WEIDNER K2JXW

JIM/ANCHOR: Hams are mourning the loss of a longtime amateur who was as 
devoted to lighthouses as to radio, as Kevin Trotman N5PRE reports.

KEVIN: Just as Jim Weidner K2JXW showed his devotion to historic beacons 
of safety for maritime travelers when he founded the Amateur Radio 
Lighthouse Society, he too was seen as a beacon of friendship to those 
who knew him. Jim, who founded the organization in 2000 and watched it 
grow to a worldwide membership of nearly 1,700, has become a Silent Key. 
His death was announced on the website of the society on September 7th.
A resident of Merchantville, New Jersey, Jim had retired from a career 
of more than 30 years as an English teacher in the Northern Burlington 
County Regional School District. He was also active in the U.S. Coast 
Guard Auxiliary and the Office of Emergency Management for the Borough 
of Merchantville. The organization website noted that it was founded in 
part to honor the heritage of lighthouses and lightships but also to 
recognize lighthouse keepers as maritime heroes. Jim had been a licensed 
amateur since 1954.
In an online tribute on the society website, John KX4O, to whom Jim had 
passed the baton, wrote: [quote] “Jim’s friends are numerous and many 
continue to help me fulfill his goals of the ARLHSÂ….so in a very real 
way, Jim lives on in all of us as we continue to make ARLHS what it is 
today.Âö [endquote]
Jim Weidner, who died on the 1st of September, was 77.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, IÂ’m Kevin Trotman N5PRE.
(AMATEUR RADIO LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY)
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HAM RADIO HELP FOR SCOUTS

JIM/ANCHOR: Everyone needs a little extra help sometimes, and Scouts 
pursuing their Merit Badges just got another resource as we hear from 
Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

NEIL: Help for scout troops pursuing the radio merit badge and operating 
Jamboree on the Air is now available. Scott Newman, KC3KKW, from Troop 
512 in Springfield, Pennsylvania tells us more about it.
SCOTT: Well, there have been a couple of assistant scoutmasters and I 
have banded together to create what's called Troop Resource. It is 
basically a program that reaches out to other troops to help them, 
especially if they are under resourced. What we are doing right now is 
curating videos, Power Point shows, and we actually put on this live, 
internet, what we call a TV, show. We've got one coming up which will be 
all about ham radio and Jamboree on the Air.
NEIL: The group produces a live, call-in show on Facebook live about 
various scouting topics. But this month, it's about ham radio.
SCOTT: And, we're having people in. We're having the executive director 
from the Education Alliance for Amateur Radio. He's going to be on the 
show telling us about what they are going to be doing for JOTA in 
October on the weekend of the 20th and 21st. But, they basically come in 
and they offer scouts, and any other interested party who happens to be 
there, education on ham radio. And they give them the opportunity to use 
ham equipment. And they're an awesome group in that they actually bring 
all of their radio equipment and a 40 foot antenna with them in a 
military trailer. And, they pull up and unload the equipment and get 
everything ready.
NEIL: As this newscast goes to air, the live show has already happened. 
But, you can find this and all of their shows archived on YouTube. Just 
search for Troop Resource to find their channel. And for more 
information about this program, visit TroopResource.org.
Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
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BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur 
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including 
the W4GSO repeater in Greensboro, North Carolina on Sundays at 8:30 p.m.
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AN OCCASION TO CELEBRATE AT THE VOA

JIM/ANCHOR: If youÂ’re in the shack anytime on September 22 between 1300 
and 2100 UTC, tune to 20 meters or 40 meters and help the Bethany Relay 
Station of the Voice of America mark the 74th anniversary of its 
commissioning on Sept. 23, 1944. WC8VOA will be operating a special 
event station, offering both a QSL card and a downloadable commemorative 
certificate. Afterward, in another part of the distinctive Art Deco 
building in West Chester, Ohio, the National VOA Museum of Broadcasting 
will be hosting a fundraising event from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. local time 
to support needed building renovations.
If you canÂ’t get there however get on the air. While WC8VOAÂ’s HF 
equipment and antennas arenÂ’t the original ones dating back to 1944, the 
spirit of VOA history is surely still there on the air.
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AIRSHOW INCLUDES RADIO SHOW IN SONOMA COUNTY, CALIF.

JIM/ANCHOR: In CaliforniaÂ’s Sonoma County, organizers are combining an 
airshow with a radio show – special event station K6W. Here’s Andy 
Morrison K9AWM.

ANDY: Sonoma County, California, has struggled to rise above the ashes 
of the recent wildfire devastation and on September 22nd and 23rd, the 
county’s spirit gets a boost from dozens and dozens of wings – the kind 
of wings youÂ’ll find at the airshow taking place at the Charles M. 
Schulz-Sonoma County Airport on those two days. The Wings over Wine 
Country Airshow will feature aerobatic performances, the U.S. Air Foce 
Academy skydiving team and fly-bys of historic planes from World War Two.
Just as the aircraft overhead put on their own shows, the Sonoma County 
Radio Amateurs will be demonstrating on the ground. Special Event 
callsign K6W will be activated on 20 and 40 meters, depending on band 
conditions.
No wonder the event theme is “Rising Together: A celebration of recovery 
in Sonoma County.Âö After a challenging season, everyone there will want 
to know that things are looking up.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, IÂ’m Andy Morrison K9AWM.
(Darryl Paule KI6MSP)
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A CELEBRATION OF MARCONI – DOWN UNDER

JIM/ANCHOR: ItÂ’s been 100 years since Australia and the UK connected via 
wireless - so something special is being planned, as we hear from Graham 
Kemp VK4BB.
GRAHAM: Every five years, the first successful exchange of messages 
between Australia and the United Kingdom via wireless in 1918 is marked 
by contact between the Dragon Amateur Radio Club in Wales and the 
Hornsby Amateur Radio Club together with the Ku-ring-gai Historical 
Society. This year, 100 hundred years after the original experimental 
transmission between the two nations, the experiment is about to occur 
again – this time on the 22nd of September as a re-enactment of the 
original Morse Code message and a broader celebration.
With this being a 100-year anniversary, the Ku-ring-gai Municipal 
Council is planning to host a celebration that will include displays in 
the nearby St. AndrewÂ’s Church hall as well as an amateur radio station 
operated by the Hornsby and District Amateur Radio Club with the call 
sign VK100MARCONI. At the same time in Wales, the Dragon Amateur Radio 
club will operate its own HF station from the site of the Marconi 
transmitter there, using the call sign GB2VK.
The dayÂ’s activities will include replication of the original message 
sent from Wales by Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes to Ernest 
Fisk, who was at home at his wireless station in Wahroonga.
Why wait until the 22nd of the month? The Wireless institute of 
Australia has been celebrating all month and hams are being allocated 
state- and territory-based special event call signs for the duration of 
the observance. The call signs have the prefix “VIÂö and the suffix 
“MARCONIÂö with the appropriate number in between designating each state 
or territory.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, IÂ’m Graham Kemp VK4BB.
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YLs TO OPERATE ON BOARD USS BATFISH

JIM/ANCHOR: A group of YLs plans to honor 2 submarines lost in World War 
Two and is looking for even more YLs to join them. HereÂ’s Heather Embee 
KB3TZD.

HEATHER: The USS Batfish Amateur Radio Club is getting ready to welcome 
a group of YLs on board the submarine in Oklahoma to call CQ as WW2SUB 
in October. The YLs will be honoring the USS Wahoo and the USS Dorado 
which are among the 52 U.S. submarines lost during the Second World War. 
The lost subs are being honored by the BatfishÂ’s amateur club.
The YLs will be operating from Oct. 12th through the 14th, even sleeping 
on board and experiencing life on the submarine, which now houses an 
exhibit that honors military veterans and is permanently kept in 
Muskogee, OklahomaÂ’s War Memorial Park.
The YLs aren’t just looking for contacts and QSL cards – they’re also in 
search of other YLs whoÂ’d like to join them on the air. Michelle Carey 
W5MQC said that any YL who wants to join the operation that weekend 
should send an email to her at w 5 m q c at yahoo dot com 
(w5mqc@yahoo.com). Michelle said that the YLs will most likely be 
operating on 20 and 40 meters – mostly SSB. According to club trustee 
Wade Harris KF5IF, although YLs have operated from the Batfish before, 
this is the first time for a group of YLs to do so as a formal event.
The weekend operation is being done under the auspices of the Young 
Ladies Radio League, the YLRL, where Michelle is District 5 
representative, but any YL can participate regardless of whether she is 
a member of the league or not. Michelle also noted that any YL who does 
not yet have her license but is interested in experiencing what itÂ’s 
like to be on the air can also stop by and receive some guidance from a 
licensee.
She called the USS Batfish weekend operation [quote] “a unique 
opportunity for us to come together and help each other out while 
calling CQ and honoring those lost during World War Two.Âö [endquote] For 
more information about the Batfish radio club visit their website at w w 
two sub dot org (ww2sub.org)
For Amateur Radio Newsline IÂ’m Heather Embee KB3TZD.
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WORLD OF DX

In this weekÂ’s World of DX, Claudio, HB9OAU is on the air as SV5/HB9OAU 
from Karpathos, Dodecanese through the 20th of September. He is 
operating SSB and FT8 on 80 through 10 meters. QSL via home call (direct 
or bureau), LoTW or eQSL; also on Club Log.
Members of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society are marking Saudi Arabia's 
88th National Day by being on the air from the 16th to the 30th of 
September with the callsigns HZ88ND, 7Z88ND and 8Z88ND. They will be 
operating from Riyadh. The celebration marks the September 23rd 
anniversary of the kingdomÂ’s unification by royal decree in 1932. QSL 
via HZ1BF. Look for
the logs to be uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW.
Stu, K4MIL, is operating from Guantanamo Bay as KG4SS starting September 
25th and through October 9th. Listen for him on 160-10 meters using CW, 
SSB, RTTY and FT8. You will also find him in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest 
between September 29th and 30th. QSL via home callsign or LoTW.
Hans, PA3HGT is operating as 3B8/PA3HGT from Mauritius through the 24th 
of September. He will be on SSB and possibly some digital modes on 40, 
20 and 10 meters.  QSL via home call, direct or Bureau.
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KICKER: A PROUD SON CALLS QRZ FOR THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS

JIM/ANCHOR: YouÂ’ve probably heard of the Navajo Code Talkers. Paul Braun 
WD9GCO talked with the proud son of one of them and learned how this ham 
recently honored his dad.

PAUL: One of the most fascinating stories to come out of World War II, 
at least to me, is that of the Navajo Code Talkers, a group of Native 
Americans who were recruited by the military to exchange tactical 
messages in a code based on their native language. It was a practically 
unbreakable code due to the obscurity of the Navajo language and the 
limited number of people who actually knew it.
The Code Talkers have been getting some recognition in recent years, but 
one man, Herb Goodluck N7HG, a Navajo himself, organized a special event 
to honor them:
GOODLUCK: I started this in 2004 in commemoration of the Navajo Code 
Talkers. My late dad, he was the one who was doing the code talking back 
in the South Pacific Theatre. A group of Native Americans were enlisted 
into the United States Marine Corp. What they were used for was to pass 
messages from a battleship to onshore islands.
PAUL: Goodluck is the son of the late John V. Goodluck and wanted to 
bring awareness to their story:
GOODLUCK: Since my father had become a silent key in the year 2000, I 
was trying to figure out how to keep the legacy going and this is the 
only way I know as far as ham radio. And each year I've been sending out 
QSL cards - different ones - and last year and this year we do have 
certificates available.
PAUL: Goodluck already has next year's event scheduled, at least for the 
first day:
GOODLUCK: The commemoration is located in Window Rock, Arizona, the 
Navajo Nation Veteran Park. Next year we're going to have it again on 
August the 14th, 2019. That's just one day in Window Rock and then we're 
going to figure out how many days we're going to actually run, maybe a 
whole week again.
PAUL: Goodluck said the event is usually listed as N7C in QST and on the 
ARRL website. We would also suggest that you take some time to research 
and read up on the story of the Code Talkers, Navajo or otherwise. Those 
brave men contributed a lot to the war effort and deserve the recognition.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; the 
Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; Darryl Paule 
KI6MSP; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Michelle Carey W5MQC; Ohio-Penn 
DX Bulletin; QST Magazine; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's 
QSO Radio Show; Wireless Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave; and you 
our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Please send 
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and our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron N8TMW in Charleston, West 
Virginia saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.
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