No subject

I'm David Black, KB4KCH.

--

One more word about this years Huntsville Hamfest.  It concerns 
the D-X Banquet.  Bill Hall, W4GBF, was one of the banquet 
planners.  He tells Amateur Radio Newsline that for the first 
time in its history the banquet had more people want to attend 
than there were seats available.  Hall could not talk with us 
very long.  He was out scouting up extra seating.  More on 
Huntsville a bit later in this weeks newscast.  (ARNewsline)

**

CONVENTIONS & HAMFESTS:  ARRL IN SOCAL

Successful ham radio conventions are not limited to Alabama.  
Information out of California indicate that the Southwestern 
Division Convention was also a success.  Reports from San Diego 
say that there were plenty of vendors doing a brisk business and 
all of the forums were jammed packed.  We spoke with Gordon West 
who was on the roof doing antenna work.  He was one of the 
presenters at the convention and Gordo says it was two thumbs up 
show:

--
West:  "I'm up on the roof doing ATV antenna work and ATV as well 
as emergency preparedness was one of the many topics that we 
talked about at the Southwestern Division Concention.  And boy-
oh-boy was it busy.  The aisles were packed on Saturday morning 
all of the way through Saturday evening and the outside exhibits 
of the emergency communications vehicles were well attended"
--

Highlights included the FCC's Riley Hollingswoth, K4ZDH, hosting 
a two-hour enforcement session and Bob Heil, K9EID,  presenting 
his famed audio conference.  One source tells Amateur Radio 
Newsline that there were about 1500 people who made the trek to 
San Diego for this show.  (ARNewsline)

**

YOUTH IN HAM RADIO:  2002 YHOTY AWARD PRESENTED TO KB3GWY

Saturday August 17th was a special day for a Reading Pennsylvania 
teen.  That's when seventeen year old Josh Abramowicz, KB3GWY, 
became the 2002 Young Ham of the Year.  Amateur Radio Newsline's 
Don Wilbanks, KC5MFA, was at the Huntsville Hamfest where the 
presentation was made:

--

Abramowicz: "I share the enthusiasm of my colleagues at home when 
I say that ham radio extends many, many opportunities to the 
youth of America.  There are many young people in our country 
that take an interest in our great hobby.  Unfortunately, there 
are those who have not heard or seen our hobby and I believe that 
it is a great thing to spread our hobby as far, as wide and as 
much as we can."
--

That's 17 year old Josh Abramowicz, KB3GWY, as he accepted the 
2002 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year Award.  
Abramowicz was honored for his work in promoting Amateur Radio in 
and through the Boy Scouts of America.  He says that its 
important to let other kids know about ham radio.

--
Abramowicz:  "The youth of America are interested, but in to many 
cases they never see any of the action that our hobby provides.  
Therefore, I think it is our job -- young and old -- to do our 
best to pass our hobby on to the next generation and this can be 
done in a lot of ways."
--

Abramowicz went on to detail how this can happen:

--
Abramowicz:  "I've done it through Venture Crews.  There are also 
many other ways.  There is youth groups, families promoting 
Amateur Radio to the youth in your neighborhood.  They are the 
future of Amateur Radio.  Much like a lot of our radios and a lot 
of our equipment, all it needs is one spark."
--

And after receiving his gifts from Amateur Radio Newsline, 
Vertex-Standard and CQ Magazine, KB3GWY turned the tables with a 
special gift of his own:

--
Abramowicz:  "I have here a couple of patches from the K2BSA 
station from the National Jamboree.  These are limited edition 
patches with "Radio Scouting" written on it.  There is K2BSA and 
it has the world symbol for Scouting.  First of all I would like 
to present one to Mr. Bill Pasternak for his kind generosity.  
I'd like to give one to Chip from Yaesu for his kind generosity 
also the gentleman from CQ."
--

Josh then donated his major gift from Vertex Standard -- a  Yaesu 
FT-817 to the Boy Scout Venture Crew he is involved with: 

--
Abramowicz:  "I just want to say that the equipment will be going 
to the Venture Crew and the future efforts of our Venture Crew 
working with youth and getting them on the air.  So thank you.  
(applause)
--

And Amateur Radio thanks Josh Abramowicz, KB3GWY, for being 
another excellent example of ham radio youth at its very best.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Wilbanks, KC5MFA.

--

Want to hear more?  Well you can.  We have the entire 13 minute 
ceremony posted as this weeks Newsline Extra.  Just go to 
www.arnewsline.org and click on this weeks newscast number at the 
top of the main page.  (ARNewsline)

**

INTERNATIONAL-UK:  BIG UK 5MHZ EXPERIMENT FOLLOW-UP

The British 5 MHz propagation study using Amateur Radio is 
picking up speed.  This as  an increasing number of U-K hams 
apply for a Notice of Variation or N-O-V to let them take part.  
Once again, from Nottingham in the U-K here is Jeramy Boot, 
G4NJH:

--
During the first few days of the 'Fivemegs Experiment' a large 
number of NoV holders have made contacts with each other across 
the UK. Radio amateurs in other countries are showing great 
interest in this experiment, but we must make it absolutely clear 
that this has been authorized in order that we may carry out 
propagation investigations, antenna experiments and some 
emergency radio training within the UK. At the present time a 
very small number of US radio amateurs are authorized to conduct 
similar experiments under the group call sign WA2XSY. We know of 
no other amateur stations outside the UK who have any authority 
to call in.  Jeramy Boot, G4NJH.

--

More on the British 5 MHz experiment in future Amateur Radio 
Newsline reports.  (GB2RS)

**

INTERNATIONAL - CANADA:  NEW VE5 SM