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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2435 for Friday June 28th, 2024

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2435 with a release date of
Friday, June 28th, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST.  An earthquake drill adds extra meaning to
Field Day. AMSAT is shutting its email alias service -- and  4 metre
privileges are extended in Germany until year's end. All this and more
as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2435 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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INDIANA CLUB ADDS EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS TO FIELD DAY

SKEETER/ANCHOR: So how was YOUR Field Day? We begin this week's report
by visiting some amateurs in Indiana who seized the opportunity to add
an earthquake awareness exercise to this important annual drill. Andy
Morrison K9AWM takes us there.

ANDY: Field Day took on an expanded role as a disaster preparedness
opportunity in Marion County, Indiana. Members of the Indianapolis
Radio Club W9JP used the two-day ARRL event to raise awareness about
earthquake preparedness too. Indiana sits atop the New Madrid Fault
line, which is a seismic zone where earthquakes can occur.

The club's Field Day coordinator Jeff Hammer N9NIC told Newsline that
the earthquake communications exercise was held in the morning before
Field Day. Hams engaged were in the Marion County Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service, as well as local ARES and SATERN partners. There was
added support from RACES officer Jason Lopez, N9CRT, plus officials
from the Town of Speedway.

Jeff told Newsline: [quote] "It was a seamless operation. The setup for
Field Day replicated the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
deploying to assist a government entity." [endquote] For the earthquake
exercise, specialists were called in from ARES, the Indianapolis Radio
Club and The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints Emergency
Communications. Disaster-related information was passed on VHF simplex,
repeaters and via WINLINK, all using solar or battery power. Seasoned
hams as well as newbies got involved.

Although the earthquake exercise was over by the time Field Day began,
the seismic theme stayed with everyone throughout the ARRL event.
Stopping by, local visitors learned that what they were observing at
Field Day might one day help save their lives if a disaster message had
to get through.

This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(JEFF HAMMER N9NIC) 

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SPLIT VERDICT IN DEATH OF HAM AND COMPANION

SKEETER/ANCHOR: In Australia, a murder case that sparked one of the
state of Victoria's largest missing persons searches, has ended with a
split verdict over the death of an amateur radio operator and his
companion. Jason Daniels VK2LAW has that story.

JASON: An Australian court has found a former pilot guilty of murder in
the death of a woman who was accompanying her friend, an amateur radio
operator, on a camping trip in Victoria. Greg Lynn had faced charges in
the deaths of both Carol Clay, 73, and Russell Hill,  VK3VZP. In the
statement declaring Greg Lynn guilty in Clay's death, the court
returned a verdict of not guilty in the death of the 74-year-old radio
amateur saying there was insufficient evidence to determine how he
died. According to media reports, the jury deliberated for six days
before reaching the split verdict.

Greg Lynn, 57, is to be sentenced on the 19th of July and could face
life in prison. According to media accounts, the parties had argued at
the time because Greg Lynn had been hunting in the area.

This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

(BBC.COM, ABC.NET.AU)

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AMSAT TO SHUT ITS MAIL ALIAS SERVICE

SKEETER/ANCHOR: AMSAT is shutting its mail alias service, citing
hacking as one of the reasons. Dave Parks WB8ODF brings us the details.

DAVE: Users of AMSAT's Mail Alias Service have been asked  to migrate
to different email accounts as soon as possible as AMSAT prepares for
the member amenity's shutdown on the 1st of August. In a note to its
members, AMSAT cited past instances of "hacking and email account
hijacking" which has an impact on its ability to operate it in an
affordable manner. AMSAT wrote: [quote] "It has come to the point where
the AMSAT volunteer IT staff can no longer keep up with the maintenance
requirements to keep the alias mail list clean and to work with email
gateways to remove blocks." [endquote]

To use a member's mail alias on AMSAT.ORG, all a sender needed to know
was the ham radio call sign of their intended recipient - they did not
need to know their actual email address. AMSAT believes now that, all
things considered, the funds saved from the shutdown are better
invested in satellite development for members.

This is Dave Parks WB8ODF.

[AMSAT NEWS SERVICE]

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GET READY FOR THE NEXT 13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT

SKEETER/ANCHOR: The year's most revolutionary special event is back
--and it's all about the American Revolution which is celebrated in the
US on the 4th of July.Travis Lisk N3ILS fires the first shots for us.

TRAVIS: The 13 Colonies Special Event is back on the air for its 16th
year, inviting shortwave listeners, DX stations and hams here in the
States to take up the challenge of making QSOs with operators in each
of the original 13 US colonies. This year, as before, the fight will
not be for independence but for as much of a clean sweep of contacts as
possible. Certificates will be available regardless of how many
stations are contacted between the 1st and the 7th of July. Each
station will also make QSL cards available.

Expect to find some fireworks in the pileups, especially for the three
bonus stations: GB13COL in Great Britain; TM13COL in France and WM3PEN
in Philadelphia. Stations K2A through to K2M represent the Colonies and
the earliest days are expected to be the busiest.

For more details, visit the website 13colonies dot us. Be sure to use
the numerals "1" and "3" for thirteen. (13colonies.us)

The special event is dedicated to Tom Francis, W1TEF, who was the South
Carolina state manager for K2L until he became a Silent Key in 2020.

This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.

(13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT)

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SPECIAL EVENT MARKS JAPAN'S WARTIME AIR RAIDS OVER AUSTRALIA

SKEETER/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, a short but important special event station
is marking the impact of another war on another continent in another
century. Graham Kemp VK4BB tells us how to contact this brief but
important activation. It's all taking place for two hours -- and it is
on the 29th of July.

GRAHAM: The Townsville Amateur Radio Club , VK4WIT, is helping to
ensure that no one forgets the Japanese air raids over north Queensland
in July of 1942 during World War II. On the first night, bombs were
dropped by several aircraft but fell into the ocean. During the second
attack, the bombs landed in the bush outside town. Although there was
little damage and only a few casualties reported, the towns lived with
the peril of having unexploded bombs in their midst. Townsville's
harbour made it an important military base and the unexploded bombs
posed a threat to Allied forces making use of the harbour.

Ray, VK4OIL, expects to be on the air from 0400 UTC to 0600UTC and is
looking for amateurs who want to set up portable 40metre stations at
the WW2 Heritage Oonoonba Bomb Site. Operators will be working centered
around 7100kHz LSB.

This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(ANZAC WAR MEMORIAL; TOWNSVILLE ARC)

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