Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2117 for Friday, May 25 2018

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2117 with a release date of Friday, May 25 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hamvention 2018 has come and gone. North Carolina amateurs go mobile in an ambulance — and there are new hams in China and South Africa. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2117 comes your way right now.
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HAMVENTION: MORE THAN FAIR AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: With Hamvention 2018 a memory, plans for next year have already begun – but first, Kevin Trotman N5PRE takes stock of this year’s experience.
KEVIN: Are you ready for Hamvention 2019? OK – not so fast – it’s only days since the big gathering in Xenia wrapped things up. General chair Ron Cramer KD8ENJ told Newsline the final attendance count wasn’t in yet, but he expected this year’s attendance to top the nearly 30,000 amateurs who visited the fairgrounds in 2017. The theme of “Amateur Radio, Serving the Community” didn’t just find its way into various award ceremonies and forums but even turned up in informal gatherings near the food trucks where hams from Puerto Rico and other storm-ravaged places enjoyed eyeball QSOs for the first time with hams who shared last year’s storm assistance efforts with them. Ron said some of the greatest strengths of the weekend event were the new weather-resistant tents and the 767 volunteers who came in from around the world to keep operations running smoothly. Meanwhile there were special hours at the Voice of America Museum in nearby West Chester Ohio which opened its doors to more than 250 hams from around the world who got immersed in broadcast history and even got on the air. To quote Ron, when Newsline asked him about the overall positive feedback so far: “If you have any complaints about Hamvention 2018 you probably weren’t there.”
For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Kevin Trotman N5PRE.
(RON CRAMER KD8ENJ)
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NEW CQ HALL OF FAMERS INDUCTED AT HAMVENTION
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Their contributions to the amateur community landed 11 notables in the limelight at Hamvention. Mike Askins KE5CXP has those details.
MIKE: The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame inducted 11 new members during Hamvention, including Silent Keys ranging from the late actor Marlon Brando FO5GJ to the three astronauts killed in the Challenger shuttle disaster of 2003: Laurel Clark KC5ZSU, David Brown KC5ZTC and Kalpana Chawla KD5ESI.
The list also includes open-source QRP kit designer Ashhar Farhan VU2ESE, Silent Key Grady Fox W4FRM, one of the pioneers of SSB; African-American broadcaster and college radio supporter Wendell King, a Silent Key who was formerly 2ADD and Fred Lloyd AA7BQ who founded QRZ.com. The list also included well-known educator and youth advocate Carole Perry WB2MGP; cybersecurity’s Mark Pecen KC9X/VE3QAM and U.S. Army photographer Ed Westcott W4UVS.
The Hall of Fame was created in 2001 by CQ Magazine and has since inducted 321 members.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I’m Mike Askins KE5CXP.
(CQ MAGAZINE)
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THIS “HAMBULANCE” ANSWERS THE CALL
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Going mobile is part of the amateur radio experience – and is there any better vehicle for public service than a refurbished ambulance? One club doesn’t think so and Kent Peterson KC0DGY tells us why.
KENT The Johnston County North Carolina ham club does what many clubs do. They have around 65 members who support hurricane evacuees when they come inland. They run and support a repeater. They participate in field day. And they have their very own “hambulance.”
MARK: Somebody

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