updated. IKen su ffered a medical set­ knowledge not many co untries The plaee---a large auditorium A new series of a SL cards has back at the end of 1988, but is do, he was granted permission to in the Tel Aviv University, home of been issued by Rad io Nether­ recovering well. He shed many operate his mobile station there! the WOf1d.renowned 4X6TU bea­ lands to celebrate 25 years of the responsibilities, but will continue He returns home with the as yet con on 14.100 MHz. Shlomo European Space Agency ESA. as WIA Awards Manager, 73 unofficial good tidings that radio 4X6LM was elected to chair the The lechnical cenue for ESA is Hambassador, and, of course, hams from around the world, meeting . He invited vankere located in Noordwijk, on the Dutch contes'ing.-CCCj bringing with them a letter lrom 4X4AH, IARC president, to the North Sea Coast. Correct recep­ their national radio society attest­ podium for his words of greeting tion reports will get one of these ing to their being an amateur of to all, and praise of IARC achieve­ new cards. The series is limited, good standing, along with a copy ments in the past year. available while stocks last. of their license, will be allowed to Biber 4X10R, speaking on behatt Since September 5th, Radio operate there. Ahron says that he of the Communications Ministry, Netherlands has been available in was received most cordially at the praised the participation of the ra­ the United States through the C­ ISRAEL border, and the officials did not dio amateurs in the Israeli aid mis­ SPAN " Flagship" audio channel. even beat an eyelash at the sight sion to eannqueke-smken Arme­ Ron Gang4X1MK After initial experiments, the ser­ of his whip antenna on the car and nia. Israel told us that a new Urim vice is now being offered to cable radio gear. Apparently, the same syllabus for the Grade " A"license Negev u.e.o. 85530 companies across the US. II your warm welcome mat is put out to exams had been approved and Israel cable company oilers C-SPAN radio amateurs visiting that a reciprocal licensing agree­ television, call your local cable op­ Crusader from all over the world . ment had been signed between erator and ask about the availabili­ Fortresses Operation I'm SOfry to say that the above Denmark and Israel. ty of the audio service. At present For 100 hOurs, four stations op­ information is sketchy, and hope­ Awards: Jim 4X1RU was ac­ C·SPAN is picking Radio Nether­ erated concu rrently (some of fully someone from the Hungarian claimed outstanding amateur of land s off the air using professional them mUlti-rig at): 4Z 1A from the Amateur Radio Federation will be the year for his operation of his equipment . .. if you can hear this Crusader ruins in the able to supply 73 International packet BBS/Gateway station that service, tell us whether a studio National Park; 4Z2B at the recon­ with the complete details. serves as an important junction on feed by satellite would improve structed Belvoir fortress overtook­ From Ahron:" Hungary is a the crossroads 01 Europe, Asia your listening enjoyment. ing the southern Sea of Galilee beautiful country to visit, and dur­ and Africa, with hundreds of mes­ and River; 4Z3C in the ru­ ing July, I worked ON6UGIHA 0fI sages being cleared through his ined Crusader port and strong­ AMSAT OSCAR 13. Freddie was station. hold of on the northern operating Irom a campground 45 Hardy 4X6VH was named for coast 01 the Mediterranean; and kilometers west of Budapest, and his w ork as an instructor at 4Z5Yat Yehiam in the Galilee, the his 2 meter, 70 and 22 centimeter 4X4HF, the Bet Miller Radio Club site 01 the Judyn Crusader tort. antenna was a homemade ten­ in , and his handling 01 the AUSTRALIA 55,000 contacts were made by the foot dish, putting excellent signals huge volume of aSL cards for the stations, operaling around the into the seremte. If this Eastern IARC a SL bureau. Avner 4X1GE Ken Goth VK3AJU cl ock under exceedingly good Bloc country will allow foreign na­ was cited for his excellent series 38A Lansdowne Road band conditions at this sunslJ(l! tionals to operate such su spi· 01 technical articles in HaGaf, St. Kilda, Vic. 3183 cycle high. cious-looking gear on their territo­ the IARC magazine, articles Ausfralia A very handsome award is ry, it would definitely point to the which no amateur radio publ ica­ Ken reports that he received available to those contacting all dawning of a new age 01enlight­ tion i n th e world would be news about July 10 that he had four stations. All one has 10 do is to enment with the relaxing of inter­ ashamed to prin t. won the VK HF Con test enamor­ send a written request for the national tensions. " Ralph 4XlIF's outstanding ac­ onship for 1988. This is kind of a certificate along with an excerpt In Hungary there are two Ij. complishments in moonbounce pentalhalon minus one event, from your log showing the details cense classes- the HA prefix with were awarded, and Shosnana and based on placings in their four an­ of the a sos with each of the lour lUll privileges on all the bands, Ahren, 4X60L and 4X1AT, were nual HF contests. stations, and a handling charge and the HG prelix, apparently re­ granted the recognition due them The four contests are the John of either 7 IRCs or $5.00 US (do stricted to VHF and UHF opera­ for their successes in bringing Moyle (emphasis on portablelfield not send checks) to: Crusader tioo. Ahron saysthat the respcosr­ scores of people to earning their ops); the Novice (scores are load­ Award , Israel Amateur Radio bility lor amateur licensing is amateur radio licenses. ed for low powered and club sta­ Club, POB 4099, 61 040 Tel-Aviv, apparently now in the hands of the Ahron 4X1AT, stepping down tion s; s ep ar ate se ctions for Israel. newly reorganiz ed Hungarian as IARC general secretary, re­ Novice and Full Calls), the Re­ aSL cards are being sent for Amateur Radio Federation, and c alled the Passover operation membrance Day Con test (a sheer each contact made through the not the government. Anybody out putting four stations on the air numbers game, involving VK, ZL, aSL bureaus around the world, so there wh o can set th e record from Crusader forts for 100 hours, and P29 to co mmemorate ops every contact will be confirmed. straight? and said that work ccetroues in killed in Worfd War II); and finally The organizers of the event re­ getting Israel into the European the VK/ZUO Contest. quest thaI hams do not send cats The 1989 Annual Common License Group. Yossi The reward is a small cup-a and ccsteee-acccmcemeo re­ Membership Assembly 4X6KJ said that in the past year replica of a larger permanent tro­ quests lor direct replies, since In late May, in accordance with membership services greatly ex­ phy which remains with the WIA with the great volume 01 contacts the IARC bylaws, the club mem­ panded. Michael4X6PZ, who was with the names of winners over these special requests cannot be bers were assembled to express the IARC liaison person with the the years inscribed on it. accommodated. themselves and elect a new slate Communications Ministry, report­ The meeting of the WIA Federal of officers for a year's term. As ed that no more repeaters were Executive in June resu lted in Unofficial Report always, a major motive lor the being authorized on the 70 ern plans for a new edition of the VK from Hungary hundreds of hams from around UHF band , as th is slice of spec­ callbook, a recruitment drive, 80th Ahron 4X1AT has just returned the country to come is the social trum was indispensible to other anniversary celebrations, and a li- Irom a motor trip through Europe, aspect-to meet lace to face the services. Authorization of auto­ aison with th e federal govern- and ha s interesti ng news. AI- physical entities from whom the patches on the repeaters still re­ ment. Defeated was a move for a though Israel does not have a re- voices, and th e words on the mains a problem, but on the fairly substantial hike in WIA ciprocallicensing agreement with packet-ted comp uter sc reens, brighter side the Grade " A" syl­ membership fees. Hungary, and to the best 01 our emanate. labus he had initiated had been 90 73 Amateur Radio • December, 1989