Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jun 14 2019 09:20 am Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2172, for Friday, June 14, 2019 Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2172 with a release date of Friday, June 14, 2019, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. Young hams prep for an international HF championship. DMR enthusiasts get a new aviation TalkGroup - and a proposal impacting hams' use of 2 metres stirs concern in IARU Region 1. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Number 2172, comes your way right now. ** BILLBOARD CART ** FRENCH PROPOSAL TO RELINQUISH 2 METERS GETS REBUFFED STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our top story this week is about the preparations under way for the World Radiocommunication Conference for 2023. Its agenda must be set well in advance of the meeting, and there's one item being proposed for inclusion that is already drawing fire. Ed Durrant, DD5LP, has that story. ED: Region 1 of the International Amateur Radio Union has come out strongly against an agenda item proposed by the French delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023, that would give up primary user rights to the region 1, 2 metre band (144-146 MHz) in favour of Aeronautical Mobile use. The IARU called the frequency range "an important and widely used part of the spectrum, used for amateur radio and amateur satellites," noting that it is one of the few such Amateur Radio service primary allocations above 29.7 MHz. In a June 10th posting on its website, IARU Region 1 took a stand against the proposal, and vowed to speak out in opposition to its inclusion in the agenda. The IARU views with grave concern this proposal, and will be representing this view energetically in Regional Telecommunications Organisations, and with the ITU to seek to obtain assurances that this part of the spectrum will remain a primary allocation for the amateur services. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP. (IARU REGION 1) ** SPEAKERS NEEDED AT AMSAT-UK COLLOQUIUM STEPHEN/ANCHOR: An international gathering such as the AMSAT-UK Collloquium in October, almost always promises to have provocative presentations. Organizers, however, are still looking for enthusiasts on a variety of subjects, and are waiting to hear from prospective speakers. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has been following that story. JEREMY: It's not too early to start planning for October, especially since the big event that month will be the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2019. Organisers have issued a second call for speakers, on such topics as high altitude balloons, amateur satellites, Nanosats and CubeSats, as well as other such related subjects. The colloquium is expected to draw international attendees to the venue at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. Weekend activities will also look at a variety of spacecraft projects - either those that have already launched and gone live, or those under development. If you have a subject on which you'd like to speak, contact Dave, G4DPZ, dave@g4pdz.me.uk. The talks will also appear on a webstream. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (AMSAT-UK) ** GETTING YOUNGSTERS INTO THE GAME STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In the game of contesting, youthful energy is as much a plus as a good station, and a great antenna. With the IARU's HF Championships barely a month away, young contesters are busy finding matchups right now, so they can make use of both. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, tells us more. NEIL: The Youth Contesting Program is preparing for its second round of matching young hams with HF stations for the IARU HF Championships, to be held July 13-14. The program, sponsored by the Young Amateurs Radio Club, is designed to encourage owners of contest-grade amateur radio stations to open their doors to young contesters, who live within a day's drive of their station. If you have a good HF station, or even a great one; or are a young contester interested in operating such a station, apply by July 1, at yarc.world/ycp. After matches are made, the young contesters will be notified by email in advance to make arrangements for visiting the station. They'll learn the station's location, hours of operation, and details about meals. Here's a great chance to mentor some younger operators, and get more youth on the air. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG. --- SBBSecho 3.07-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (801:1/2) þ Synchronet þ Temple of Doom BBS - tod.eothnet.com .