Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Feb 14 2019 08:25 pm

HONORING YOUNG HAMS WHO LEND A HAND

JIM/ANCHOR: Even the youngest hams among us know that there's more to
amateur radio than just the radio itself. Paul Braun, WD9GCO, tells us
how we can honor our hobby's most junior operators.

PAUL: The Quarter Century Wireless Association, and the Radio Club of
America, are again sponsoring the "Young Ham Lends a Hand" contest,
which honors the spirit of community service that is a tenet of ham radio.
Carole Perry, WB2MGP, chairs the Youth Activities for both groups, and
oversees this informal contest for licensed hams 19 and younger:

CAROLE: If you encounter a youngster who is giving back to his
neighborhood, to his community, participating in local events,
volunteering at marathons, helping out in emergency situations - or it
could be something like, in their particular neighborhood, they are
assisting elderly people by volunteering, assisting military personnel
in some way, or they could be involved in recruiting other young hams,
and then tutoring them.

PAUL: The winner of the $100 check is announced at Dayton Hamvention's
Youth Forum in May, whether or not the winner is present.

CAROLE: I have been been told by many parents that it looks mighty good
on a college application, so we're all for it.

PAUL: Along with the youngster's call sign and age, send a short summary
paragraph, saying why you think he or she is a candidate for this
award. Send it to Carole at WHISKEY BRAVO 2 MIKE GERMANY PAPA at gmail
dot com (wb2mgp@gmail.com) no later than April 1st. Speaking of
awards, Carole just got back from Hamcation in Orlando, Florida, and
the veteran educator came back with one to call her own -- as the first
recipient of the Carole Perry Educator of the Year Award.

CAROLE: To say I was overwhelmed, honored, and 100 other adjectives I
could come up with, is an understatement. It is a legacy award, and the
beauty of that, is that it ensures the work will go on - and the fact
that the legacy will go on, is an amazing wondrous thing to me, and I
could not be more proud.

PAUL: We here at Newsline are proud of you too, Carole, keep up the good
work.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
	
**

ICELANDIC HAMS PRESS FOR LICENSE EXAM IN MAY

PAUL/ANCHOR: This spring, there just might be a long-awaited test in the
future for amateurs hoping to upgrade their licenses in Iceland. Jeremy
Boot, G4NJH, has that update.

JEREMY: Icelandic Radio Amateurs, that country's national association
of hams, is hoping to ask the Post and Telecom Administration to approve
a licence examination in May, and wants members to weigh in with their
interest. The group's president JĒnas Bjarnason, TF3JB, told Newsline,
that despite the cancellation of a planned amateur radio course that was
to have begun this month, the Icelandic group believes there are enough
experienced hams, with enough knowledge, to sit for the examination,
without having taken the scheduled coursework. JĒnas said that the
popularity of the hobby, has led the amateur group to offer the pre-exam
course as frequently as four times a year during the last two years, so
there are plenty of hams who might be candidates for a licence upgrade.
Exams are given at the University of Reykjavik, in both English and
Icelandic, and although candidates are accepted on a walk-in basis,
registration is recommended at least a week in advance.

He said that meanwhile, another course is being planned for later in the
year - this time, in October. He said that by early September, the
Icelandic ham group will be advertising the classes on Facebook, at the
university and elsewhere.

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

**

NORWAY LICENSE IDs ARE NOT IN THE CARDS

PAUL/ANCHOR: In Norway, licensees are discovering that their
identification is about to get a different look soon. Ed Durrant,
DD5LP, has that report.

ED: Goodbye, Norwegian amateur radio licence cards. If you're a ham in
Norway who's accustomed to having the standard plastic license card
that was issued previously by the National Communications Authority,
NKOM, welcome to the digital age. NKOM has announced that as a result
of its recent digitization, amateurs who have passed their exams will
now receive their licence letter accompanied by a licence card in PDF
format which can be cut, folded and laminated, by e-mail. The old
plastic cards are still valid, but any replacements will be sent using
the new method. For those unable to receive e-mail, NKOM is still able
to send the licence letter via conventional mail on request.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

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