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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 18 2019 02:57 am

A WEEKEND OF IONOSPHERIC INQUIRY

NEIL/ANCHOR: Scientists and observers of space weather are gearing up for
a gathering in Ohio in March, that promises to be a weekend of ionospheric
inquiry, as we hear from Jack Parker, W8ISH.

JACK: Two months before the big Hamvention gathering in Dayton, Ohio, a
different assembly of amateurs is taking place in Ohio -- this time in
Cleveland. It's called the HamSCI 2019 Workshop Set, and it's giving space
weather, and the ionosphere, center stage. The program will take place on
the 22nd and 23rd of March, on the campus of Case Western Reserve
University. HAMSCI's founder Nathaniel Frissell (Frizz-ZELL), W2NAF, and
the university's amateur radio club, W8EDU, are asking for presenters to
submit papers for the conference, which will explore such subjects as
traveling ionospheric disturbances, sporadic E, geomagnetic storms, and
the use of ham radio techniques to study many of these phenomena.

Presentations are already scheduled by ham radio author Ward Silver, N0AX,
and propagation specialist Carl Leutzelschwab (Loot-zull-schwab) K9LA.
Amateurs who would like to join the lineup of those giving talks, should
send their abstracts no later than February 1st, to hamsci at hamsci dot
org (hamsci@hamsci.org)

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jack Parker, W8ISH.

(ARRL, HAMSCI)

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SOMETHING SPECIAL ON MENU FOR SUMMITS ON THE AIR

NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams with an appetite for climbing and activating summits,
will get to sit down, and indulge their appetites for a hearty meal.
Plans are already underway for this global gathering, as Jeremy Boot,
G4NJH, tells us.

JEREMY: It may seem a long time until June, but when organising an annual
event, where attendees often come from the other side of the world, early
planning is important.

The official date for the fifth annual Summits on the Air dinner has now
been set for Friday the 21st June - the first day of the HAM RADIO
Friedrichshafen Hamfest in Southern Germany. As this is the fifth year of
the event, the organiser, AR Newsline's own Ed Durrant, DD5LP, has set a
challenge to the expected 20 or more attending: they should present
something related to the number 5. Their 5 best summits perhaps, or their
5 most important pieces of SOTA equipment.

In any case, if the last five years are anything to go by, it will be an
enjoyable evening out at the country restaurant, only 10 minutes away from
a SOTA summit - of course!

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

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