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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2439 for Friday July 26th, 2024 Amateur
Radio Newsline Report Number 2439 with a release date of Friday, July
26th, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. A newly launched NASA tool studies radio waves
coming from CMEs. Ham radio joins a college curriculum in India -- and
the Intercontinental Traffic Net needs your help.  All this and more as
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2439 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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NASA TRACKS RADIO WAVES EMITTED BY SOLAR FLARES

PAUL/ANCHOR: We begin this week with a look at solar storms - and as
almost everyone knows, we have had more than our share of CMEs in this
part of the solar cycle. NASA has begun trying to better understand
radio waves detected coming from coronal mass ejections -- and now they
have the tool to help them. We learn more about it from Ralph Squillace
KK6ITB.

RALPH: The unprecedented use of a research tool in space known as
low-frequency radio interferometry is helping NASA scientists track
radio waves emanating from coronal mass ejections. The mission is known
as CURIE, an acronym for CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment.
Designed by scientists from the University of California, Berkeley,
CURIE's two small spacecraft launched from French Guiana aboard a
European Space Agency Ariane 6 rocket making its inaugural flight. This
is the first space mission looking specifically at the origin of these
radio signals which are commonly detected during solar flares, CMEs and
solar storms.  CURIE's two CubeSats are designed to capture the radio
waves and triangulate them to determine their point of origin.

Scientists are hoping that their findings can help better predict
disruptions in communications as a result of rough solar weather.

This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.

(NEXSTAR MEDIA, NASA)

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COLLEGE IN INDIA ADDS HAM RADIO TO CURRICULUM

PAUL/ANCHOR: In the US, Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania
recently added amateur radio to its curriculum for engineering
students. Now, in India, another college has made that move. Jason
Daniels VK2LAW has that report.

JASON: Honours students in chemistry are being given the opportunity to
add amateur radio to their first-semester course load at a college in
West Bengal, India. The RK Mission Vivekananda [vivek-an-anda]
Centenary College announced recently that school officials believe
becoming a licensed ham will provide a gateway into the police force,
the paramilitary, airport traffic work and various divisions of the
Indian military. The class is being designed to prepare students for
the Amateur Station Operator Certificate issued by the ministry of
communications.

The announcement by the private engineering school was reported on the
website of thestatesman.com. The school's principal said that although
only chemistry students will be eligible for enrollment at this time,
educators may expand the roster to include undergraduates focusing on
physics. The school also plans to set up an amateur radio station on
the campus.

Seventy students have enrolled in the course, which is being taught by
the Indian Academy of Communications.

This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW

(THE STATESMAN, AMBARISH NAG BISWAS, VU2JFA)

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GERMANY ISSUES NEW HAM FIRST CLASS N LICENSE

PAUL/ANCHOR: Congratulations to Christian Luven of Dulsberg, Germany.
Christian successfully passed his licensing exam on the 24th of June
and has become the country's first "entry level" Class N amateur radio
operator. Class N amateurs have access to 70cm, 2m and 10m. They may
operate at a maximum of 10 watts.

(RADIO DARC)

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ACTIVATORS NEEDED FOR EVENT HONORING ELMERS

PAUL/ANCHOR: A ham in Connecticut has found an answer to this very
important question that's as old as ham radio itself: How do you say
thank you to the person - or the people - who helped you get on the
air? You do it by...getting on the air! Here's Travis Lisk N3ILS, who
tells us how to make it happen.

TRAVIS: On the QRZ.com page for his upcoming special event, Rich Marzo,
KB1FGC, publicly thanks the hams who have helped him: Steve, N1AOB (En
One A O B], Glenn, WG3F, Bill, W1FMX and Joe, AA2IL. Those are just the
main names on Rich's list and the thanks don't end there. For the third
consecutive year, Rich has organized a three-day event in which he and
other hams can publicly thank their Elmers by operating one of three
callsigns - W1E, W3E and W4E. This year's event is happening on the
18th through to the 20th of October.

According to a press release from Rich, there are a dozen operators
already signed up but any ham who wants to express their gratitude and
acknowledge those amateurs who have provided technical and moral
support are welcome to sign on as an Elmer Special Event operator. Rich
says that if he gets enough response from another call district not
represented by the existing three callsigns, he will apply for a
fourth.

Contact him via the email address found on the QRZ.com page for KB1FGC
or see the text version of this week's Newsline script.

[DO NOT READ: marzo7088@yahoo.com  ]

This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.

(RICH MARZO, KB1FGC)

**

SILENT KEY: HANS VAN DEN BERG, PA0JBB, 2014 'AMATEUR OF THE YEAR' 

PAUL/ANCHOR: Hams in the Netherlands are feeling a deep loss following
the death of one of the country's most prominent, active amateurs. We
learn more from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: Hans van den Berg, PA0JBB, is being remembered as a dedicated
radio amateur who gave his devotion and his expertise to many local ham
radio clubs and related projects. Hans has become a Silent Key. He died
on the 20th of July and was discovered lying on the ground in his back
garden. He was wearing the climbing harness he customarily wore for
working on his tower. However, it is not known what happened to Hans
immediately before his death.

Martin, PA2RUS, who shared the news on a forum on QRZ.com, told
Newsline in an email that Hans freely shared his electronics expertise
with fellow amateurs and spent hours assisting others in projects. He
helped restore the radio room aboard the sea tug Elbe, a sea-going
vessel significant in Dutch shipping history. He also managed the
medium wave transmitter technology and antenna installation at the
Hindustani radio station Vahon, which serves the Indian community.

Hans was a recipient of the Golden Pin from the Radio Amateur
Transmitting Society VRZA and was chosen Radio Amateur of the Year in
2014, one of the most prestigious awards for a Dutch radio amateur.
Hans also wrote articles frequently for Electron, the monthly magazine
of VERON, the Dutch national amateur radio society.

Martin told Newsline: [quote] "His passing is a significant loss not
only to his family but also to the amateur radio community." [endquote]
Hans was 78.

(MARTIN RUS, PA2RUS, QRZ.COM, VERON)

**
NET CONTROL STATIONS NEEDED BY INTERCONTINENTAL TRAFFIC NET

PAUL/ANCHOR: The Intercontinential Amateur Traffic Net, one of the
oldest continuing nets in the United States, needs your help. In a
posting in one of the QRZ.com forums, Holger, K2HES, said that the
20-meter net, also known as Intercon, needs additional net control
stations to cover a one-hour shift handling emergency communications.
The net receives priority and emergency traffic on 14.300 MHz daily
from 1200 UTC to 1700 UTC during standard time and from 1100 UTC to
1600 UTC during Daylight saving time in the United States. 

Hams with at least a General Class US license are eligible to fill one
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