Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Apr 19 2019 09:42 am

HAM RADIO TO ASSIST IN INDIA'S ELECTIONS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In India, as the general election gets under way, some
voters can expect to see Amateur radio, along with ballots.

JEREMY: In India, voters in West Bengal are expected to go to the polls
in May, to cast their ballots for four seats in the Lok Sabha, the lower
house in Parliament. For their voices to be heard, however, ham radio is
going to be needed. The West Bengal Radio Club has received permission
from the Election Commission, and the Ministry of Communications, to
transmit information from the polling stations to authorities over the
course of various election days. India's seven-phase election is taking
place throughout the country during a six-week period, but the 31 areas
in West Bengal are utilising amateur radio, because they lack mobile
network coverage. The secretary of the radio club, Ambarish Nag Biswas,
VU2JFA, received official word recently that the club's proposal to
assist voting had been accepted.

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

(DECCAN HERALD)

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WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, be listening for Anders, SM-zero-HPL, operating once
again from Uganda, as 5X7W, until April 27th. Activity will be limited
to his spare time, and he will be on 20-10m, and possibly 30m. Listen for
him using CW, JT65, and FT8. QSL direct to SM0HPL, or via ClubLog or LoTW.

Matteo, IZ4YGS, is operating from Ghana's western region as 9G5GS, until
the 7th of May. He will be on the air in his spare time, and can be found
on 20 through 160m; QSL to IZ4YGS, direct, or via eQSL.

Operators Bruce, AD7MM, along with his XYL Marilyn, KI7DLK, and Doug, W6HB,
are operating from Raratonga, in the South Cook Islands, as E51BAS, E51MAS,
and E51DLD, respectively. They are on the air from the 21st to the 28th of
April. There may be some operations from the stations of Jim, E51JD, and
Bob, E51BQ. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands and modes.
QSL via their home callsigns or LoTW.

Listen for Juan, EA8RM, on the air from the Canary Islands as EF8R, during
the CQWW WPX CW Contest May 25th and 26th as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
QSL via LoTW or EB7DX.

(OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: HEARING THE GLOBAL CALL OF RADIO WOMEN'S VOICES

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: When you hear people calling "CQ", is it OK to just sit
back and listen? It is if you are in the audience of one particular
performance in Denmark. Here's Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

ED: It is a pileup unlike any you may ever encounter: The voices of YLs
from around the world calling "CQ, CQ, CQ," sending out their call signs
against the backdrop of steady, even, Morse Code. This is one element of
the production staged by performance artist Helle Fuglsang "fool-SONG"
and composer Neli Pantsulaia, in Copenhagen, in March. Newsline reported
on this special event, which marked International Women's Day with a
celebration that blended art, radio, and voice, in a music that crossed
international borders.

If you weren't there in the audience at the Royal Danish Academy of Music
that day, you can now be part of the audience anyway. Neli has uploaded
the 7-minute production, and encourages YLs and OMs alike to hear the
programme known as "ON/OFF."

You'll find a link to this friendly musical pileup in the printed script
on our website at arnewsline dot org. Sit back and enjoy. You may hear
the voices of your sisters, your mother, your friends - maybe even your
daughters, or yourself.

https://vimeo.com/330774003

For Amateur Radio Newsline, this is Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

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NEWSCAST CLOSE:

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Radio New South Wales; AMSAT; the ARRL; BCQ Magazine; the Deccan Herald;
Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Jess Hunter, W9ABS; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin;
QRZ.COM; Radio Society of Sri Lanka; Southgate Amateur Radio News;
Space.com; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; WTWW Shortwave; and you, our
listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

Please send emails to our address at newsline@arnewsline.org. More
information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official
website at arnewsline.org.

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, and as always, we thank you for listening.

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