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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2436 for Friday July 5th, 2024 Amateur
Radio Newsline Report Number 2436 with a release date of Friday, July
5th, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST.  Hams step up as Hurricane Beryl rips through
the Caribbean. Logbook of the World is back in business - and we
proudly introduce you to this year's Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial
Amateur Radio Young Ham of the Year. All this and more as Amateur Radio
Newsline Report Number 2436 comes your way right now.

**

BILLBOARD CART

**
HAMS STEP UP AS HURRICANE BERYL ROLLS IN

JIM/ANCHOR: Our top story this week is the amateur radio response to a
history-making storm that stirred the Caribbean. Randy Sly W4XJ brings
us the details.

RANDY: As this edition of Amateur Radio Newsline finished production,
Hurricane Beryl had hit the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico after causing
severe damage to the Windward Islands in the Atlantic, Jamaica and the
Cayman Islands. Within the next couple of days, high winds and heavy
rain were expected for south Texas as the storm was expected to turn to
the northwest.

Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, net manager for the Hurricane Watch Net, reported
that the net was activated for each of the storm's predicted landfalls,
collecting reports from the affected areas for the National Hurricane
Center in Florida. Carlos González, CO2JC, IARU Region 2 Emergency
Coordinator, reported from Cuba that communication was maintained
through WhatsApp and emergency amateur radio frequencies for countries
in or near the affected areas.

>From the very beginning, Beryl was making history. Early in its rampage
on Monday night, Beryl became the season's earliest Category 5 storm,
with 165 mph winds, the strongest July Hurricane on record.

This is Randy Sly W4XJ.

(BOBBY GRAVES, HWN; CARLOS GONZALES, VIA FACEBOOK; THE WEATHER CHANNEL,
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER)

**
LOGBOOK OF THE WORLD IS BACK

JIM/ANCHOR: Logbook of the World is back after being knocked out of
service following a security breach at the ARRL several weeks ago.

In announcing the logbook's restoration on the 1st of July in a letter
to members, the ARRL gave no insights into the direct cause of the
outage and offered no details of any additional security being put in
place to protect against future hacking. The league cautioned members
to wait a week or two before uploading particularly large files, such
as those from a DXpedition, so that the system can catch up with the
backlog. The ARRL said that any logs containing too many duplicates
will be rejected.

Additional downtimes are to be expected, according to the announcement
The ARRL will be using those times to review operations and implement
improvements. LoTW users are being asked to direct their questions to
the email address LoTW hyphen help at arrl dot org.
(LoTW-help@arrl.org)

(ARRL)

**''
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN A WELL-ATTENDED EVENT IN GERMANY

JIM/ANCHOR: Southern Germany welcomed thousands of amateur radio
operators to Europe's biggest gathering of amateurs -- and Newsline's
Ed Durrant DD5LP was there.

ED: With the sounds of the Zeppelin airships flying overhead, the Ham
Radio event in Friedrichshafen ran calmly last weekend over three sunny
days on the shores of Lake Constance in Southern Germany.

As usual, Europe's biggest Ham gathering -  welcomed around 13,000
paying attendees from all over the world to the world-class facilities
of the "Neue Messe." Three of the 13 Zeppelin-size halls held traders,
exhibitors and flea markets. In the conference centre presentation
streams ran and private IARU meetings with national societies
tookplace.

ICOM, Yaesu and JVC-Kenwood were there and Flex and Elecraft had joint
stands with their European distributors. There were no new radios
announced at the show but from talking to these companies, it seems
that the parts shortages that they and smaller companies have faced, is
now becoming a thing of the past.

The national regulator, "BNetZA", ran licence exams for the three
classes of the German amateur radio licence including the new entry
level Class "N" and were happy to give regulations advice to all.

For those living in Germany a new feature was a job market with
representation from several hi-tech companies hoping to find skilled
people.

Friedrichshafen wouldn't be Friedrichshafen without food and drinks. As
well as the large outside beer garden serving traditional pork and
chicken dishes and the best beer in the world, inside there was a
canteen for a variety of snacks and meals and (my favourite) several
Ice Cream and cake stalls.

This was Ed Durrant DD5LP.

**
YOTA CAMP SHACK NAMED IN MEMORY OF BOB HEIL, K9EID/SK

JIM/ANCHOR: Young operators attending YOTA camp in Nova Scotia have
been calling CQ from a shack newly named to honor the memory of Bob
Heil, K9EID. We hear more from Andy Morrison K9AWM.

ANDY: If you log the callsign VE1YOTA anytime between Sunday the 7th of
July and Friday the 12th, you will have the privilege of working young
operators inside the newly named Bob Heil K9EID Memorial YOTA Camp
Amateur Radio Shack. The Youth on the Air camp, hosted by Radio
Amateurs of Canada, is taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Bob became a Silent Key this year and Youth on the Air camp organizers
are honoring him and his company, Heil Sound, for his years of
generosity and support to young campers. A press release announcing the
tribute to Bob recognized his support for the camp starting in 2019,
its first year. The press release said: [quote] "Regardless of what was
needed for camp, Bob would never fail to send what we needed and more
to use at camp. Youth on the Air will forever remember his legacy in
the amateur radio community and his support for YOTA in the Americas."
[endquote]

Campers are also scheduled for a contact with the International Space
Station and will be activating a number of POTA locations including the
Georges Island National Historic Site, on Thursday the 11th of July.

Don't miss a moment of the excitement on the Youth on the Air YouTube
channel and meanwhile, be listening for VE1YOTA.

This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(YOUTH ON THE AIR)

**
RSGB ADDS NEW CHALLENGE TO IARU HF CHAMPIONSHIP

JIM/ANCHOR: If you're chasing stations in the IARU HF Championship this
year, you may want to pay special attention to the callsign GR2HQ,
which is offering an additional challenge for chasers, as we hear from
Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: In the UK, the IARU HF Championship contest has become two
events in one this year. The larger event is the global competition
being run by the ARRL on the 13th and 14th of July. The more local
event is a new awards programme known as the GR2HQ challenge
administered by the Radio Society of Great Britain. GR2HQ is the RSGB's
headquarters station participating in the contest and it comprises a
dozen or so stations on the air throughout the UK and on its islands. 

The RSGB is encouraging individuals and clubs to work the GR2HQ
stations in as many bands and modes as possible. This serves two
purposes: it introduces a special challenge accessible even to
non-contesters - and it helps boost the RSGB's standing in the global
HF championship. 

According to the press release, the society's station was placed third
last year and it is hoping for an even better score this time around.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(RSGB)
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