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   Though they noted that their research is still in the experimental   
   stage, the Chinese scientists are already considering using other   
   similar satellite constellations, including those from the Chinese   
   Thousand Sails program.   
      
   avweb.com/aviation-news/analyzing-interference-in-satellite-beam   
   -could-detect-stealth-military-aircraft/   
      
      
   (VK7WI NEWS)   
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR OLD-TIMERS   
   qcwa.org   
   raotc.org.au   
      
   Lots of focus on the recruitment of new radio amateurs these days   
   seems to focus on the youth. So good to see an initiative which could   
   easily be adopted here in VK in this era of "over 50's villages"..   
   OK OK I am aware of some with antenna restrictions BUT   
      
   In the US Homestead Village Amateur Radio Club was invited to set up   
   a display for the county-wide open house for retirement communities   
   and with that the hope to attract some new members for our club.   
      
   The Homestead Village Amateur Radio Club (HVARC) has an established   
   station in the Homestead Barn, and operates public service events and   
   training for those interested in obtaining their Amateur Radio   
   License.   
      
   They are equipped to provide direct communications to the Lancaster   
   County Emergency Management Agency offices, as well as the County-Wide   
   Communications 911 centre.   
      
   The station operates in voice and digital modes and has had contacts   
   globally. Amateur radio has many facets, and the club invites anyone   
   who is interested to explore why they might enjoy it, too, including   
   making new friends not only in their respective villages and   
   retirement facilities but right around the world.   
      
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   Hallo everyone, this is Clive VK6CSW reminding you that tomorrow is   
   the first Monday of the month, time for the Radio Amateurs Old Timers   
   Club of Australia's November bulletin to go to air.   
      
   This month, instead of the usual broadcast, we offer an historical   
   broadcast from years past by Allan Doble, VK3AMD from August 2002.   
   The usual news and information will be broadcast next month.   
      
   Everyone, RAOTC members and non-Members alike, is most welcome to   
   listen to the program and join in the call backs afterwards. Full   
   details of all transmissions times and modes can be found on the   
   RAOTC website, raotc.org.au  or just Google RAOTC broadcasts.   
   Please note that the 10 metre transmission will now start earlier,   
   at 00 hours UTC. If none of the transmission times suit you, you can   
   download the audio file at any time from today, Sunday, from the club   
   website.   
      
   Members and Friends of the RAOTC in Perth are reminded that the next   
   lunchtime meeting at the new venue, the Woodbridge Hotel, East   
   Guildford,  is on Tuesday November 12th. All are welcome, full details   
   are published on the clubs website.   
      
   Once again, tune in tomorrow for the November RAOTC bulletin, enjoy   
   the program and please join in the call backs afterwards.   
      
   73 from Clive VK6CSW.   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA   
   (Youngsters On The Air)   
   WIA committee:- Steve VK6SJ, Alec VK2MV and Pete VK2LP.   
      
   Hi, Im Steve VK6SJ from the YOTA Committee at the WIA.   
      
   Earlier this year I had the pleasure of going to PARGFest down in Mandurah,   
   south of Perth. Big thanks to the Peel Amateur Radio Group for holding it. It   
   was a great event with lots of vendors, clubs showing their wares, raffles   
   and door prizes, great food etc.   
      
   It was great to see just about, if not all the clubs in the greater Perth   
   area supporting the event as well.   
      
   Another thing that I thought was really interesting was the amount of young   
   people attending the event, both licensed and not yet. Peel Amateur Radio   
   Group are actively encouraging new young hams into the hobby and I saw a few   
   others being taken under an experienced wing from other clubs also, and   
   afterwards, in my capacity at Ham College, also received a few expressions of   
   interest in our courses from the same kids.   
      
      
   I see quite a few new hams come into the hobby from Ham College, from all   
   walks of life. I think our youngest Foundation License attendee was 8 years   
   old (but I may be wrong  could be a younger one still a few years back), and   
   we have had quite a few attendees in their 70s come through the college   
   successfully.   
      
   As the proud father of a couple of hams also, I see that what interested me   
   both now and as a younger ham in the late 70s and early 80s is completely   
   different to what interests our younger generation. And it is different, not   
   better or worse. For us children of the 70s, without the internet, when the   
   world was about the size of the city you lived in, and talk to your Grandma   
   in the eastern states (where-ever that is) was something you did on Christmas   
   Day and Birthdays, talking to someone on the other side of the world was just   
   wonderous. Now, this is old hat, although I and plenty of others still get a   
   real kick out of talking to someone in the EU with a piece of wire and 100W.   
   To younger people, I could imagine this is less wonderous but talking to the   
   Space Station, or bouncing a signal off the moon, or exploring a new digital   
   radio technology is much more fun. Coupled with the fact that younger people   
   tend to use text more than voice calls on a phone, so using a radio w!   
      
   ith low p   
   ower and a simple antenna on FT8 is something they find very cool. Funnily   
   enough, most of the younger hams I have met seem to have far more interest in   
   the technical side of the hobby than I had at that age.   
      
      
   While I spent my career as a radio technician, on amateur radio, Ive always   
   been more of a communicator, more interested in getting a card from   
   Clipperton Island than about exploring a new modulation technique etc.   
      
      
   I think these differences are something to be celebrated. Instead of our   
   hobby becoming less and less relevant to society, new people coming into the   
   hobby are finding lots of ways to explore the technology and have fun. The   
   sheer volume of different ways to enjoy our hobby compared to what we had in   
   the 70s is just breath taking and part of why, I think, the amateur   
   population in WA is actually growing (or not shrinking at least).   
      
      
   So how do we attract more people to the hobby? Lets face it, once we middle   
   aged hams like myself are in our 70s, if we are still the youngsters in the   
   hobby, who is going to help us put up a new yagi or tower? Better start   
   recruiting some new slaves (sorry, I meant new members! :D ). Well, most of   
   us have families, so there is a start. Maybe there is a neighbour who is   
   curious about the funny looking antenna in your yard. Maybe clubs could start   
   doing some work on their web sites to attract more local members from the   
   general public? Most clubs have at least one or two web gurus. Maybe look at   
   some Search Engine Optimisation to increase the audience of your web site. Is   
   it a good advert for your club?   
      
      
   Scouts and Guides are another great source of new members. JOTA is the   
   perfect time to show younger people the fun of the hobby and encourage them   
   to think about getting a license. Most if not all clubs here have at least a   
   few people who are registered examiners. Talk to your local scout groups   
   about running a Foundation course. Great way to recruit new members.   
      
      
   Instead of dragging all your old radios to yet another ham fest, think about   
   giving it to a newly licensed ham in your club.   
      
      
   There are lots of things we can do in our own worlds to increase interest in   
   the hobby. I encourage you all to think about this and maybe even bring it up   
      
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