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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2446 for Friday September 13th, 2024
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2446 with a release date of
Friday, September 13th, 2024 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Scientists study a new way of looking at solar
storms. The APRS Foundation seeks members to help carry on its work
--and an award-winning SOTA experience for one YL.  All this and more
as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2446 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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SCIENTISTS TO REVISE SOLAR STORM ASSESSMENT

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We begin this week with solar storms, something we
amateurs have had more than our share of this year. In the US,
scientists are looking to update the way they assess solar weather's
impact here on Earth and even in space. Travis Lisk N3ILS has those
details.

TRAVIS: US scientists in the Space Weather Prediction Center of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are collaborating with
the National Weather Service to update the way solar storms and other
space weather is classified. According to an article on the space.com
website, the scientists recognize that new knowledge about geomagnetic
storms and recent advances in technology require them to revisit ways
they look at space weather and its impact on the Earth and human space
travel.

The Space Weather Prediction Center's program coordinator, Bill
Murtagh, explained the need for change during an interview with
space.com, saying [quote] "The user base and needs have changed, the
capabilities, the science and our understanding of the science â-Šâ-" a
lot has changed. And the scales for all practical purposes have not
changed, and they need to." [endquote]

Some current scale categories for geomagnetic storms reflect impact on
power grids and spacecraft operations, for instance, and others focus
on the radio blackouts that have a serious impact on HF radio and
navigation systems.

This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.

(SPACE.COM)

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LAUNCH DELAYED FOR AMSAT-DL'S ERMINAZ PAYLOAD

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The launch of AMSAT-DL's latest payload was delayed
until next year because the original first stage of the rocket
unexpectedly became compromised. We hear the details from Jeremy
BootG4NJH.

JEREMY: The launch of AMSAT-DL's ERMINAZ payload has been moved to next
year, following what is being called a "serious anomaly" that resulted
in a loss of the first rocket stage. The incident took place on the
19th August during the test by Rocket Factory Augsburg at the SaxaVord
Spaceport on the Shetland Islands. Rocket Factory Augsburg said it
would take time to work on a new first rocket stage after repair work,
fault analysis and qualification.

AMSAT-DL, AMSAT-EA and the Libre Space Foundation are working together
on the mission. The payloads include two PocketQubes from AMSAT-EA. The
satellites will be using the amateur callsign AM1HAD allowing hams
around the world to make contacts on FM or digital modes such as FT-4,
FT-8 and AX.25/APRS.

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

(AMSAT NEWS)

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PENNSYLVANIA HAM CLUB MARKS CENTENNIAL OF HISTORIC RAILROAD

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A radio club in eastern Pennsylvania plans to make some
history of its own as it celebrates a very special centennial involving
an iconic name recognized by railroad buffs around the world. Mark
Abramowicz NT3V(Abram-o-vich) has the story from Reading [REDDING],
Pennsylvania.

MARK: The Reading Radio Club is preparing to honor the 100th
anniversary of the historic Reading Railroad with two special event
stations on Saturday, September 21st.  For the first time ever, the
group will activate club call signs W3BN and W3CCH simultaneously in
separate operations 25 miles apart. The big, daylong celebration will
see club members use W3CCH on two HF stations set up inside two retired
passenger railroad cars parked outside the Reading Railroad Heritage
Museum in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Another group of club operators and
friends will use W3BN on two HF stations that belonged to longtime
contester Steve Dobbs NE3F in Spring Township, Berks County,
Pennsylvania. Regrettably, Steve - who was extensively involved in the
planning for the celebration using his station and array of towers,
beams and wire antennas - died on August 30th following a short
illness. It was his family's wish that the event still proceed from his
QTH. Activity on all four HF radios will be on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80
meters with frequent spots on the DX clusters.	The railroad earned its
place in history starting in the 1830s as the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad. 

For more on this special celebration and the available certificate,
check out details at either W3BN or W3CCH on QRZ-dot.com.

I'm Mark Abramowicz NT3V

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CANADIAN TEENS GAIN LICENSES AFTER HAM RADIO COURSEWORK

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In many parts of the world, school is back in session
and regular lessons have resumed. Even before regular classes began,
however, 21 teenagers in British Columbia, Canada, were already
entrenched in some pretty important homework - or should we say
hamwork? Andy Morrison K9AWM has those details.

ANDY: Adam, VE7ZAL, and John, VE7TI, believe that their recent course
on radio frequencies and electronics may well be unprecedented for
secondary school students in Canada. That was what John wrote in the
September/October issue of The Communicator, the magazine of Surrey
Amateur Radio Communications. John and Adam, a robotics teacher at
Kwantlen Park Secondary school in Surrey, British Columbia, teamed up
to help nearly two dozen 13- through 17-year-olds get a better grasp on
the principles behind amateur radio and pass the gift of radio on this
next generation. By the time the course concluded, the students were
able to sit the exam for the Canadian Amateur Radio Certificate.

John wrote that Adam had proposed the idea for the course earlier in
the year and that while the instruction progressed, the students'
enthusiasm grew gradually with each session. He wrote: [quote]:
"Throughout the course, we witnessed students experiencing significant
revelations about the pervasive role of radio in our daily lives."
[endquote] POTA, satellite communications and high-altitude balloons
were - literally - among the high points of the lessons. When the
sessions ended, the tradition of a Thursday night "Get on the Air" net
kept the momentum going for the graduates.

John and Adam hope to repeat the course next year.

This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(THE SARC COMMUNICATOR)

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AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM REOPENS AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SHOWCASE

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A museum in Australia that once gave history lessons
about the evolution of the telephone is preparing to reopen as a
showcase of telecommunications. Jason Daniels VK2LAW takes a look
inside for us.

JASON: In Melbourne, a 1939 building that once housed a telephone
exchange and, in 2003 a telecommunications museum, is reopening this
month as the National Communications Museum at Hawthorn.

The big day is the 21st of September. When the doors open, visitors
will get a vast range of the past and present technologies used in
communications throughout Australia. The building had formerly been
home to the Victorian Telecommunications Museum, which was run entirely
by volunteers from the Australian Historic Telephone Society until the
museum's closure in 2019. According to its website, the new museum has
inherited some of its collection from its predecessor. Emily Siddons,
co-CEO and artistic director, writes on the website that the genesis of
the building's design and planning occurred during COVID lockdown with
the purpose of exploring human relationships with technology. She
writes: [quote] "Ethical exploration of the development of new
technologies has never been more urgent, especially given the rapid
pace at which they are developing." [endquote]

This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW

(WIA, NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUSEUM WEBSITE)
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