Special event station - PA1813A

ISWL Member, Fred Weidema, PA0FAW, will be running special event station PA1813A, from the 15th July until 13th August 2013.

It is well known that Arnhem was liberated in 1945, (reference the movie "A Bridge too far"), but Arnhem was liberated before in 1813 from the French.

Operation will be for a greater part in CW, some SSB and digital modes depending on the available time and possibilities.

Transmitting from JO21WX, JO21XX (home QTH, high noise level), JO22VA (WFF-PA005) and JO32AA.

QSL direct or bureau via h/c PA0FAW, direct or eQSL. (No LOTW). SWL reports welcome.

70-year-old Radio Ham's epic voyage

70-year-old radio amateur, Jeanne Socrates KC2IOV, from Ealing, West London has succeeded in sailing single-handed around the world.

Jeanne KC2IOV, sold her house to fund the challenge setting off from Victoria, Canada on 22 October 2012 in her third attempt to circumnavigate the globe. When she docked on Monday 8 July 2013, becoming the oldest person to complete the solo voyage.

“I am the oldest by a long shot. Who else would be crazy enough to do it? As soon as you mention your age and number to other people, they get very ageist. They classify you and put you in a pocket as being old and no good. But we shouldn’t be - we are no different as people. ”

— Jeanne Socrates KC2IOV

Jeanne Socrates KC2IOV journey - http://www.svnereida.com/

EMCOMMWEST 2013 cancelled

There will be no EMCOMMWEST ham radio convention in 2013.

The board has been discussing the options for and fate of EMCOMMWEST 2013. It says that there have been many changes in the volunteer workforce during the past 12 months. This coupled with the small period of time between now and the traditional date of the event has led the Board to decide to forgo 2013.

The Board goes on to say that circumstances leading to this decision include the loss of several key volunteers; the continued inability to draw the major vendors and manufacturers to the show and the fact that little has been accomplished to make measurable progress toward event production for this year. It goes on to say that if there is to be an EMCOMMWEST in 2014 it may require a local club to take the helm and provide the much-needed volunteer base for the event.

EMCOMMWEST began in 1999 when a group of Northern Nevada amateur radio operators interested in improving emergency communications hosted the very first symposium that lead to the convention as it is today.

EMCOMMWEST 2013 - emcommwest.org