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home | newest check | boards | help index | log | ps | userlogin | send sysop | slog | status forward | bcm news | users | version | remove cookiePY2BIL > ARNR 23.01.26 23:22l 349 Lines 15806 Bytes #2 (0) @ WW BID : 100915PY2BIL Subj: Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2517 for Friday, January 23rd, Path: JH4XSY<N3HYM<VE3CGR<VA3BAL<VE2PKT<PY2BIL<PY2BIL Sent: 260123/1118 @:PY2BIL.SP.BRA.SOAM Sally 7.4.0 $:100915PY2BIL From: PY2BIL@PY2BIL.SP.BRA.SOAM Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2517 for Friday, January 23rd, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2517 with a release date of Friday, January 23rd, 2026 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. A severe solar radiation storm disrupts HF communication. US lawmakers propose restoring funds to Voice of America -- and in New Zealand, Q-codes are on the move! All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2517 comes your way right now. ** BILLBOARD CART ** LEVEL S4 SOLAR RADIATION STORM DISRUPTS HF COMMUNICATION STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our top story this week is the most severe solar radiation storm in more than 20 years. It began on Monday, January 19th and lasted through much of the week. The National Weather Service declared the storm to be at an S4 level - a degree of severity not seen since October of 2023. S4 is the second highest level of this type of storm. The storm's severity, which exceeded that of the one in October of 2023, disrupted the HF bands, challenging ham radio operators, while creating spectacular auroral displays. (SPACE.COM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, LIVE SCIENCE) ** US LAWMAKERS AGREE TO RESTORE VOA FUNDING STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A bipartisan agreement among US lawmakers could restore the government's financial support of Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and other federally funded news services. Kent Peterson KCﾘDGY has that story. KENT: US lawmakers in Washington, D.C., have reached a deal that would fund the Voice of America, giving its parent organization, the US Agency for Global Media, an estimated 53 million. That figure is considerably lower than the annual (sal4.0)60 million provided previously to the agency. As described on the Radio World website, the funds would also pay for restoration of operations for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia. A minimum of ABFSL2HM$0 million is earmarked for medium- and shortwave programming by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting. The deal is part of a larger spending bill, the National Security Department of State and Related Programs Appropriations Act. It has the support of both parties in Congress and its funding plan goes against the White House's executive order from last year which shut the international news services. Even if the measure receives final approval from the House and Senate, it will still require the president's signature. This is Kent Peterson KCﾘDGY. (RADIO WORLD) ** ARTEMIS 2 ROCKET ROLLS OUT ONTO LAUNCH PAD STEPHEN/ANCHOR: NASA's Artemis 2 mission began its long-awaited journey to the moon and back on Saturday, the 17th of January, with the rocket's rollout onto the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Three of the four astronauts who will be aboard have their amateur radio licenses. Travis Lisk, N3ILS, tells us what's next. TRAVIS: If all goes well, astronauts Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT; Victor Glover, KI5BKC, Jeremy Hansen, KF5LKU, and Christina Koch, could be poised for liftoff as soon as early February on the Artemis 2 test flight. Though the crew won't be touching down on the moon's surface, the test flight's 10-day journey will establish a path for an eventual longer human presence on the moon. In fact, it will be a springboard, in a manner of speaking, to send the first NASA astronauts to Mars. By the time the quartet splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, their journey will have taken them the farthest from Earth that any crewed mission has ventured. This will be the first human spaceflight to the moon in more than 50 years. Last year, the US space agency asked hams with the necessary capabilities to observe the Doppler shift on the spacecraft's S-band return link carrier signal. The spacecraft's S-band range is between 2200 and 2290 MHz. Volunteers will not be transmitting or uplinking signals. This is Travis Lisk NILS. (NASA, SPACE.COM, ARS TECHNICA) ** CABLE DAMAGE SPURS MORE TAIWANESE TO BECOME HAMS STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Determined to preserve Taiwan痴 citizens' ability to communicate despite ongoing damage to underwater Internet cables, many Taiwanese are pursuing the wireless option of amateur radio. John Williams VK4JJW brings us the details. JOHN: Last summer, a court in Taiwan gave a three-year prison sentence to the Chinese captain of a ship registered in Togo after he was convicted of deliberately damaging Taiwan痴 underwater cables. Though that high-profile case in the justice system appeared to settle one incident, Taiwan remains challenged by such ongoing damage, which cuts the island off from the rest of the world. Taiwan is also embroiled in ongoing tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-ruled territory as its own. Recent media reports say that amateur radio is being seen as Taiwan痴 wireless workaround to maintaining connectivity. A civil defence group there has been providing ham radio instruction to prepare candidates for their operating licences. Although there is already an amateur radio presence in Taiwan, represented by the Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League, these newest candidates are pursuing licensed status especially because of the damage being done to the cables. Their hope is to be able to step in and maintain communications if Taiwan is cut off from the Internet. More than 90 percent of Taiwan痴 Internet traffic is carried by 15 international and 10 domestic communication cables. This is John Williams VK4JJW. (KB6NU BLOG, DW.COM, WIA) ** SILENT KEY'S RIG DONATED TO ASSIST AMERICAN RED CROSS STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The American Red Cross has many powerful tools in its repertoire to assist communities in distress - and now, in Flagstaff, Arizona, it is about to add amateur radio. Ralph Squillace KK6ITB tells us about it. RALPH: The legacy of Silent Key Jack Lunsford, NT7MM, is going to help save lives. Jack, who had been a member of the Northern Arizona DX Association, became a Silent Key at the age of 94 in December of 2024. His daughter presented his beloved Kenwood radio to the DX Association, hoping it would continue its mission of communication and good will. Bob Wertz, NF7E, the association president, has ensured that this will happen: He has donated the radio to the American Red Cross office in Flagstaff for use by licensed amateurs among the staff and volunteers. Denny Preisser, KC3DTB, a Red Cross recruitment specialist for the region, acknowledged the gift, saying in a press release: [quote] 滴am radio provides emergency broadcasts when everything is down. They are more powerful than portable radios and can be used to communicate around the globe. Lately, there has been a resurgence of ham radios with wildfires and other disasters.� [endquote] This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB. (AMERICAN RED CROSS) ** NOMINATION WINDOW CLOSES SOON FOR HAMVENTION AWARDS STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A short window of time remains to nominate candidates for this year's awards to be presented at Hamvention. The categories are Amateur Radio Club of the Year, Amateur Radio Operator of the Year, Technical Achievement and Special Achievement. The Club of the Year award honors organizations that demonstrate commitment to their community and society. The Operator of the Year acknowledges active amateurs who are also active contributors to the amateur community-at-large and its future. The Technical Achievement award recognizes hams whose inventions, experiments or other related accomplishments have improved ham radio. The Special Achievement Award honors an individual who has shown, over the years, a commitment to professionalism, service and advancement of ham radio in general. Nomination forms can be found on the Hamvention website at hamvention.org. You will also find details about supporting documentation that is required. The nomination period closes on the 10th of February. (JAMES GIFFORD, N8KET; HAMVENTION) ** BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the W9MID repeater of the Mid-State Amateur Radio Club in Greenwood, Indiana at 7 p.m. local time. ** INDIAN HAMS PROVIDE SAFETY NET AT HINDU PILGRIMAGE STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Through the years, amateur radio operators have become as much a fixture at one of India痴 major religious gatherings as the thousands of pilgrims themselves - and for a very good, lifesaving reason. Jason Daniels VK2LAW explains. JASON: The Gangasagar Mela, the week-long Hindu pilgrimage that takes place each January where the Bay of Bengal meets the Ganges River, is a sacred time for millions throughout India. The crowd size makes it a perilous time as well: A man suffered a stroke, a toddler became separated in the crowd from her mother and the father of a teenager nearly drowned, according to news reports. Members of the West Bengal Radio Club, who have been a steady presence at the Mela for many years, are deployed with their radios into the crowd, connecting with a central hub. To successfully find the toddler痴 mother, a trio of radio operators shared a photo of the 3-year-old with others and reached out to an amateur radio operator in the family痴 hometown in Bangladesh for additional information. In another instance, a teenage girl said her father had not returned from his visit to the shore of the island, prompting the hams to conduct a search. They got in touch with the on-site health centre and learned that he had been transported there after nearly drowning earlier in the day in the shallow waters surrounding the island. The hams were also able to reassure the family of a 64-year-old stroke patient. They contacted his family to let him know he required medical assistance and had been airlifted to Kolkata for treatment. This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW. (THE STATESMAN, TIMES OF INDIA) ** ORGANIZERS SCOUTING FOR SITE FOR 2030 WRTC STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Competitors and volunteers are getting ready for the 2026 World Radiosport Team Championship in July, but organizers are also looking a bit farther down the road - to 2030. Graham Kemp VK4BB has those details. GRAHAM: A competition of sorts is taking place among would-be hosts for the 2030 World Radiosport Team Championship -- and the organisation's Sanctioning Committee has set a deadline of the 15th of February to receive letters of intent. The letters should include the proposed time frame and location, the estimated budget with fund-raising plan, and identify the officers and organising committee. Letters of intent - or questions about the host-selection process - should be sent to DougK1DG at gmail dot com. (dougk1dg@gmail.com) The committee would like to announce the next host during the closing ceremony of WRTC2026 in July in the UK. This is Graham Kemp VK4BB. (WRTC) ** WORLD OF DX In the World of DX, listen for the special event callsign HI6ﾘUD [H EYE SIX ZERO YOU DEE] which is on the air to mark the 60th anniversary of the second oldest amateur radio club in the Dominican Republic, the Union Dominicana de Radioaficionados. Operators are on the HF bands using SSB and the digital modes through to the 31st of January. Preferred QSL is via LoTW but direct and eQSL will be accepted Chas, NK8O, is on the air as 5H3DX from Tanzania [PRON: TAN ZAN EAR] until the 9th of February, operating CW and using the digital modes on 20 through 10 metres. If conditions permit, he will also be on 6 metres. Alex, IW5ELA is active holiday style as 8Q7EL from the Maldives, IOTA Number AS-013, until the 27th of January, using mainly CW on various HF bands. Listen for Aldir, PY1SAD, on the air through to the 23rd of February as 8R1TM from Guyana. He is using CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres. He is also operating via satellite during the week from 23.00 to 03.00 UTC and more frequently during the weekends. See the QRZ.om pages for these three stations for QSL and additional information. (425 DX BULLETIN) ** KICKER: MOTORISTS QUEUE UP FOR "Q" CODES STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Finally, here's our last story for this week. This one, which originates in New Zealand, has been patiently waiting in queue. Or is that "waiting in Q," as in the letter Q? Actually, both are correct - because this story is about Q-signals - but it's also about cars, and Jim Meachen Zed L 2 BHF is here to give us a cue - or is that a clue? JIM: No doubt you've been on the air and heard QSL, QSO and QRZ. If you check into any nets, you have also likely met up with QNC, QNI and QNF -- but have you ever encountered any of these while driving? Here in New Zealand, our cars don't just have turn signals - they have Q-signals. David, ZL2WT, recently reported to Neil ZL1NZ, the NZ-Net News net manager, that he's been seeing more and more vehicles with plates that are sporting all kinds of Q-signals. That's because New Zealand, which issues three letters and three numerals to each of its newly registered vehicles, does so in alphabetical order. Not quite two years ago, the system began issuing plates with the letter "Q." A busy radio operator, David is always on the alert for a QRZ -- but when recently spotted one while he was taking a walk, he wasn't operating pedestrian mobile. It was on the plate of a car at a nearby QTH. Sadly, he didn't find a QTH -- at least not one that was on a car. He was ready to locate a QRV, however -- and he did -- parked not far from his own QTH. David told Newsline that the worst Q code any car can receive is "QSD." An enthusiastic CW operator, he knows that it means: "your keying is defective." He told Newsline: "I would not own a vehicle with that number plate." Now....I'm not driving but it's time for me to put the brakes on anyway. Time to go QRT. This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF. (NEIL, ZL1NZ; DAVID, ZL2WT; NZ NET NEWS) ** Are you ready to write a ham radio haiku? It's easy - even if you've never written a single line of poetry in your life. Visit our website at arnewsline.org and as you compose your ode to your favorite on-the-air activity, we will help you use the correct number of syllables to make an authentic haiku. Submit your work and then sit back and wait to hear whether your inspired haiku will be highlighted on our website, where everyone can read it. NEWSCAST CLOSE With thanks to American Red Cross; Ars Technica; David, ZL2WT; David Behar, K7DB; DW.com; DX News; 425DX Bulletin; Hamvention; James Gifford, N8KET; KB6NU Blog; LiveScience; NASA; National Weather Service; Neil, ZL1NZ; NZ Net News; QRZ.com Forums; RadioWorld; shortwaveradio.de; Space.com; The Statesman; Times of India; Wireless Institute of Australia; WRTC; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us. For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB in Wadsworth Ohio saying 73. As always we thank you for listening. We wish all our listeners the very best for the year ahead in 2026. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2026. Amateur Radio Newsline retains ownership of its material even when retransmitted elsewhere. All rights are reserved. 73 de Bill, PY2BIL PY2BIL@PY2BIL.SP.BRA.SOAM +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ BBS: PY2BIL - Timed 23-Jan-2026 11:18 E. South America Standard Time
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