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   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The Lake Placid Olympic Museum in northern New York   
   State is receiving a donation that is more than just images and   
   memories. This gift contains history, as we hear from Kevin   
   Trotman,N5PRE.   
      
   KEVIN: It has been 45 years since the Winter Olympics were held in New   
   York State's Adirondack (Ad-DEER-on-DACK) Mountains. That year, the   
   athletes weren't the only ones making an Olympian effort. Twenty-one   
   amateur radio operators followed the 1,000-mile route of the   
   traditional Olympic Flame as it was carried north along the East Coast   
   of the US, starting on the 31st of January 1980. Along the way, hams in   
   each local community helped with safety and logistics as the Torch   
   Relay Team passed through.   
      
   To mark the Olympics' anniversary, one member of that team, Bob   
   Josuweit, WA3PZO, has donated some 100 magazine and newspaper articles   
   documenting the 10-day run itself and amateur radio's involvement.   
   There are also 350 35mm slides that are being digitized so the museum   
   can add these images to their collection too.   
      
   The hams themselves have more than those long-ago memories. Their   
   volunteer work earned each a medal that keeps the memory burning as   
   bright as that Olympic flame.   
      
   This is Kevin Trotman N5PRE.   
      
   (BOB JOSUWEIT, WA3PZO)   
      
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   SILENT  KEY: YUKON'S "RADIO RAY," RAYMOND FRED FUGARD, VY1RF   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Hams in the Yukon knew him as "Radio Ray." They said   
   goodbye to him recently when he became a Silent Key. Neil Rapp WB9VPG   
   tells us more about him.   
      
   NEIL: Raymond Fred Fugard, VY1RF, kept his radios on in his house   
   around the clock. Ask and he would identify the frequencies and   
   coverage areas of every repeater in the vicinity of his home in the   
   Yukon territory. Ray had been a ham since December of 2006 -- and by   
   the time he got his license, his ever-diminishing eyesight had left him   
   legally blind.   
      
   Ray became a Silent Key on January 6th.   
      
   Ray moved to the Yukon more than 40 years ago from Ontario and became   
   an integral part of community life through his amateur radio activities   
   with the Yukon Amateur Radio Association. He was considered the club's   
   "network monitor,"  keeping track of the wide area network of repeaters   
   across the Yukon Territory, where many US travelers from the lower 48   
   states would make the trip north along the Alaska Highway. Club   
   president Ian MacDonald, VY1IRM, told Newsline: [quote] "If anyone made   
   a call out on the network, Ray would respond with a hello and any   
   information that they may need." [endquote]   
      
   Ray also assisted in communications during emergency-preparedness   
   exercises and at such public service events as the Klondike Road Relay,   
   the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Race and the benefit walks for   
   MS. He was known for carrying an HT with him wherever he went. After   
   the club changed its bylaws, Ray also became the RACES Comms   
   Controller.   
      
   Club vice president Michael Settle, VY1MGS, told Newsline that he was   
   inspired to become a ham by Ray's own activities in amateur radio.   
      
   Ray was also active in broadcasting - and Michael said he received the   
   nickname, "Radio Ray," because of his association with the community   
   radio station in Dawson City. A music lover, he helped start the   
   station, where he was both a DJ and station manager.   
      
   According to his online obituary, he was in declining health and was   
   dealing with respiratory difficulties at the time of his death. Ray   
   was70.   
      
   This is Neil Rapp WB9VPG.   
      
   (HERITAGE NORTH FUNERAL HOME, YUKON AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION)   
      
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   BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur   
   Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including   
   the North Coast Amateur Radio Club's N8NC repeater in northeast Ohio on   
   Sundays at 8 p.m. local time during the Weekly Information Net.   
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   OFCOM EYES PRIVILEGES FOR MORE VISITING HAMS IN UK   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The UK regulator has proposed extending its license   
   exemption to give operating privileges to even more foreign hams during   
   their short-term visits. Jeremy Boot G4NJH explains this latest   
   development.   
      
   JEREMY: Ofcom has issued a consultation proposing to implement   
   application-free short-term reciprocal licensing for amateurs visiting   
   from non-CEPT countries and with whom the UK has a bilateral agreement.   
      
   The regulator said on the 17th of January that this would expand a   
   privilege that is already afforded to hams with a full licence from   
   CEPT-signatory countries. It would apply to foreign hams whose stays do   
   not exceed three months. The privilege is currently available only to   
   hams who hold a full licence from non-CEPT signatory countries,   
   including Thailand, Brazil, Sri Lanka and Qatar, among others.   
      
   After the three-month limit has been reached, foreign amateurs may   
   apply for an additional six months under the existing reciprocal full   
   temporary licence process or apply for a full UK licence from Ofcom.   
   The regulator said that this change would reduce its administrative   
   burdens and costs.   
      
   This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   (OFCOM)   
      
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   HAMCATION ORGANIZERS NAME AWARD RECIPIENTS   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Three amateurs will be honored in Florida at HamCation   
   this year, as we hear from Jack Parker W8ISH.   
      
   JACK: HamCation organizers have named three award recipients whose   
   accomplishments will be recognized and celebrated in Orlando, Florida   
   next month. David Jordan AA4KN has been selected to receive the Carole   
   Perry Educator of the Year Award. Heather Anderson W8GEM and David   
   Anderson K1AN will share the Gordon West Ambassador of the Year Award.   
      
   In his various responsibilities with ARISS, Amateur Radio on the   
   International Space Station, David has been responsible for   
   coordinating QSOs with ISS astronauts for students around the world.   
   His is a function that includes helping select and schedule the schools   
   as well as helping train and assist with technical operations. He is an   
   AMSAT member who mentors students, giving them an opportunity to learn   
   more about radio contacts via satellite through so-called "Teach-Ins" a   
   the elementary and middle-school level.   
      
   Heather and David are members of the Yavapai (Yah Vuh Pie) Amateur   
   Radio Club W7YRC in Arizona, where youngsters in the Youth Radio Club   
   know them for their leadership in training and projects. The two   
   maintain a strong presence at library summer programs, Youth Field Days   
   and have an involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and   
   Mathematics, also known as STEAM.   
      
   The awards will be presented during HamCation, which takes place from   
   the 7th to the 9th of February.   
      
   This is Jack Parker W8ISH.   
      
   (HAMCATION, AMATEUR NEWS DAILY)   
      
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   HAMSCI HOSTING ZOOM SESSIONS FOR PERSONAL WEATHER STATION   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: With terrestrial and solar weather on almost everyone's   
   mind these days, HamSCI, the citizen science research group in the US,   
   has announced it is hosting Zoom sessions to assist with its Personal   
   Space Weather Station network. HamSCI hosts the sessions at 10 a.m.   
   Eastern Time every Thursday on Zoom. The group is hoping to expand its   
   network and improve data collection for additional studies. Visit   
   hamsci dot org or more details. (hamsci.org)   
      
   (HAMSCI)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the World of DX, Ilian, LZ5KW is using the callsign 8Q7KW until   
   sometime in early February from the Maldives, IOTA number AS-013. He is   
   using mainly CW but is including some SSB and FT8. Find him on 80-10   
   metres. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   Tom, 9A2AA, is marking 68 years as an active radio amateurs by using   
      
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