FRENCH MILITARY SEEKS RADIO RECEIVERS, JAMMERS
PAUL/ANCHOR: When is jamming a signal actually desirable? When it's The
French military. Ed Durrant, DD5LP, has more on the story:
ED: The French Defence Ministry has a tender out for radio jammers that
can be drone-mounted The government's Defence Innovation Agency has put
out a request for proposals in search of a small, low-power warfare
device that can find radio communication transmitters while mounted on a
fixed or rotary-wing drone and possibly disable the signals through
jamming. Proposals were due no later than the 18th of January and
demonstrations of prototypes will follow over the course of the next
seven months.
The devices are expected to be capable of detecting any number of
transmitters operating between 30 MHz and 6 GHz and able to transmit
their findings in real-time to a receiving station on the ground.
Bidding is being limited to companies within the European Union.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.
(UPI, THE DEFENSE POST)
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YOTA MONTH ACTIVATIONS TOP TOTALS FROM PREVIOUS YEAR
PAUL/ANCHOR: The numbers are in: The total contacts made by young
amateurs during December YOTA month outpaced those made the previous
year. Sel Embee, KB3TZD, tells us more.
SEL: For the 24 young amateur radio operators in the Western Hemisphere
who were part of December YOTA Month, the numbers added up in a big way.
The Youth on the Air operators logged 14,699 QSOs while calling QRZ with
special event callsigns. The contacts, made using SSB, CW, digital modes
and satellites, dramatically topped the previous year's total of 12,487.
Some of the operators, such as Michael, W3MLJ, said his favorite part of
the activation was being able to run five radios at the same time, all
logging contacts on digital modes such as FT-8. Calin K8MTJ got a
special kick out of working ZR1ADI in South Africa using FT8.
The hams, all younger than 26, had their efforts coordinated by Bryant Rascoll,
KG5HVO, who worked with YOTA month manager Tomi, HA8RT. The
event was a prelude to the first YOTA camp to be held in the Western Hemisphere
this summer. That's planned for July 11th through 16th.
Meanwhile, more than 2,100 operators of all ages received awards based
on the number of YOTA Month contacts they'd made. Unclaimed awards can
be downloaded at events dot ham hyphen yota dot com. (events.ham-
yota.com)
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Sel Embee, KB3TZD.
(YOTA)
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MICHIGAN AMATEUR ISSUES PLEA FOR KIDNEY
PAUL/ANCHOR: A longtime radio amateur in Michigan has been reaching out
on social media for a life-saving donation. Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, tells
us about him.
DON: Philip Ross, AB8PR, who has been a licensed ham since 1971, has
been looking lately for something a whole lot more than some rare DX or
a good signal report. The Michigan grandfather learned recently he has
end-stage kidney disease and needs a living donor to make a transplant
possible. He tells his story on various social media sites and his own
website papaphilcan dot com (papaphilcan.com) in the hopes that someone
will come forward to help him. He notes that dialysis - his only other
option - is not a cure but a form of disease management that leads to a shorter
life with greatly lessened quality. His website reads: Papa Phil
Can; His Kidneys Can't. Even if AB8PR is not in your logbook, if you
think you can include him in your own plans to help, visit his website
to learn more. That's papaphilcan dot com.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW.
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