KNOW A POTENTIAL YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR?
DON/ANCHOR: Speaking of young hams, this is just another reminder that the
deadline approaches to nominate a candidate for Amateur Radio Newsline's
Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award. Do you know someone
who particularly impresses you? Nominations are open to amateurs 18 or
younger who reside in the United States, its possessions or any Canadian
province. This is Amateur Radio Newsline's commitment to honoring young talented
radio operators. Find application forms on our website at arnewsline.org under
the "YHOTY" tab. The award will be presented on
August 19th, at the Huntsville Hamfest, in Alabama.
Visit our website for details. Nominations close May 31, and that date is coming
up fast!
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BREAK HERE: Time to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the W2GLD
repeater in Pinckney, Michigan on Saturdays at 8 p.m. local time.
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MARKING THE DAY OF MARCONI
DON/ANCHOR: Are you up to date on your radio history? If you are, you'll
remember that Marconi Day is coming, and that's as good a reason as any to
get on the air, as we hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
JEREMY: International Marconi Day is not a contest, but a global tribute.
Organized by the Cornish Amateur Radio Club, it's about as close as any
radio operator may get these days to having the "Marconi experience." On
April 22 - which will be April 21 in the United States - hams are
encouraged to get on the HF bands, and make as many contacts as possible
with the dozens of stations that have registered as so-called "award
stations."
This is the 30th International Marconi Day, and it will include the
participation of a number of special event stations celebrating Guglielmo
Marconi's birth on April 25, 1874. Participation is in two categories: for
transmitting amateurs completing contacts with 15 of the official award
stations, and for shortwave listeners logging two-way communications made
by 15 of those stations.
Award stations include the Kerry Amateur Radio Club in Ireland, operating
as EI6YXQ at the former Marconi station site at Ballybunion. In Binghamton,
New York, in the U.S., operators can listen for special event station K2M.
The Binghamton site is where Marconi demonstrated in 1913 that communciation was
possible with a fast-moving train. The site contains the remaining
tower Marconi used. Other North American stations, with links to Marconi's
historic work, include Cape Cod, Massachusetts, operating as WA1WCC and
KM1CC, and Nova Scotia as VE1IMD.
Of course, in the UK, the Cornish club's members will also be operating,
using the call sign GB4IMD. Cornwall was where Marconi did much of his formative
work. Marconi himself might appreciate this event as a day that should be filled
with big discoveries.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(CORNISH AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)
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ON THE FRONT PORCH OF RADIO HISTORY
DON/ANCHOR: For a little bit more radio history, head to New York State's Hudson
Valley, where dots and dashes are taking center stage. Or at least.....the front
porch. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee, KB3TZD, with that story.
HEATHER: The Samuel Morse estate in New York's Hudson Valley was the
summer home of the noted inventor, and 19th century telegrapher. The
historic house and grounds, known as Locust Grove, is marking the 227th
anniversary of Morse's birth, by doing the very thing Morse himself made
possible - communicating in code. On April 29, the Hudson Valley QSY
Society will be operating in CW from the porch of the old house, making
radio contacts in Morse Code to demonstrate to the public how effective
a mode it still is. Guests at the home will also be welcome to visit the
historic home's telegraph gallery, which contains reproductions of early
electromagnetic telegraphs, similar to those developed and used by Morse.
Locust Grove is located in Poughkeepsie (Poo-KIP-See) New York and the
event, which is free, begins at 10 a.m. Visit the website at lgny.org
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.
(LOCUST GROVE HISTORIC ESTATE)
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