The YL CW Net is Back

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The YL CW net is back! After a summer hiatus, the check-ins have resumed for this one-hour net from 1st October 2023. Fast and slow operators are both welcome. The net starts at 0100 UTC every Sunday on 7.045 MHz.

The use of netlogger is strongly suggested. The net controller, Niece KA1ULN, describes the net as a place to learn and get comfortable and all the operators practice various exchanges.

Net controllers Blog - https://ka1uln.blogspot.com/

Cambridge Amateur Radio Club repeater VE3SWR went QRT

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The Cambridge Amateur Radio Club VE3SWA’s repeater VE3SWR went QRT earlier last month following a break-in at the shed where the club stores its equipment.

Stepping up and lending a helping hand ( or is that a 'helping ham') the Kitchener-Waterloo Amateur Radio Club.

While the Cambridge club sorts out the damage and the losses from the early September incident, members have been given use of the Kitchener-Waterloo club's equipment and repeaters. Harry Niezen, VE3HZ, The President of the Kitchener club told CBC that it was natural for the club to open its doors to help fellow hams.

According to a story on the CBC website, Scott Mitchell, VA3GGT, The President of the Cambridge club said that the club's electric generator went missing along with numerous tools after the break-in.

Part of the storage shed had been set on fire and the club's repeaters suffered smoke damage. The club's duplexer had been thrown to the other side of the shed and was destroyed.

Cambridge Amateur Radio Club - https://www.cambridgeham.ca/

HEMA Award Scheme Updates

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The HEMA Summit award scheme is slowly expanding with Cyprus, East Malaysia and West Malaysia being added to it and the first activations occurring from these regions in the last few months.

There's been the first World HEMA Day on 1st and 2nd September 2023. There was a good response and all certificates have been sent out. Congratulations to Bill M0DXT and David M0YDH as joint top scorers. It looks like it will be run again around the same time next year.

A Smartphone App for Android smartphones "HEMA Assistant" is in the testing phase and spotting and listing spots with the app are working. Other features are still under development.

If you want to learn more about this amateur radio portable operating scheme and to check if there is a qualifying summit (or summits) visit http://www.hema.org.uk.