NO SHORTAGE OF SHORTWAVE
PAUL/ANCHOR: Shortwave service is back in Australia, but it's not what
you think. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's, Graham Kemp.
GRAHAM: With Radio Australia having ended its shortwave transmissions
in January, some of the gap is about to be filled by a North Queensland
radio operation starting in May. Radio 4KZ Innisfail will run its 1.5
thousand watts into an inverted V antenna, and will simulcast station 4KZ, which
is an AM/FM operation. The shortwave simulcast will be on 5055kHz
seven days a week between 4 p.m. and 9 a.m. local time. The new shortwave
service was reported on the website SWLING.COM and credited the general
manager of NQ Radio, Al Kirton, VK4FFKZ, with creating this to provide
service to some areas left without radio when Radio Australia went off
the shortwave bands earlier this year. Meanwhile in Parliament, there's
a measure by Senator Nick Xenophon which would reinstate Radio Australia's
shortwave service if it passes.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
PAUL/ANCHOR: Al Kirton, VK4FFKZ, told Amateur Radio Newsline in an email
that listeners will receive an attractive QSL card if they send in
reception reports. He said the first two weeks of shortwave will be a
trial-run operation.
(WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA, Al KIRTON VK4FFZ, SWLING.COM)
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STILL TIME TO NOMINATE YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
PAUL/ANCHOR: And now, another reminder that nominations are open for our Amateur
Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Young Ham of the Year Award. What
does it all mean? Let's hear from a past winner.
CHRISTOPHER: I'm Christopher Arthur, NV4B, the 2000 Newsline Young Ham of
the Year. Being chosen Young Ham of the Year remains one of the greatest
honors I have ever received. It showed me that the amateur radio community
appreciates leadership among the youth in our hobby. My early success in amateur
radio has translated to a ten-plus-year career in computer
engineering. I have remained active in the hobby since I won the award,
and I am currently an active member of the Muscle Shoals Amateur Radio
Club, where I am involved in technical projects and presentations, Field
Day, VHF contesting, and education and testing of new hams. The yaesu
FT-847 I was awarded has been used to make over 20 thousand QSOs since
2000. I hope that number continues to grow as I remain active in the
years to come. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Christopher Arthur, NV4B.
PAUL/ANCHOR: If there is a young radio operator who particularly impresses
you, visit our website for details at arnewsline.org. Find application
forms under the "YHOTY" tab. Nominations close May 31. Yes, that's barely
a month away!
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Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including
W3BN, the 2-meter repeater of the Reading Radio Club in Reading,
Pennsylvania, on Friday evenings at 8 p.m. local time.
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