Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2217 for Friday April 24 2020

- LOCKDOWN GETS CREATIVE FOR SOTA OPERATORS - QUARANTINE INSPIRES NEW CERTIFICATE FOR UK HAMS - HAMS IN INDIA AID STRANDED CANCER PATIENTS - RADIO OUTREACH PUTS MORE HAMS ON THE AIR - NEW D-STAR NET STARTS UP IN AUSTRALIA - FCC APPROVES 5G USE OF 'L-BAND' FREQUENCIES - NEWSLINE'S YHOTY SEARCH CONTINUES - SILENT KEY: MICHIGAN RADIO MAINSTAY JOHN MC DONOUGH WB8RCR - LEGENDARY RADIO CAROLINE FOUNDER DIES - CROSS-ATLANTIC TRIP FOR TROPO - SIMPLEX FM NET EXPANDING IN PENNSYLVANIA - WORLD OF DX - MOVIE MAGIC IN A STORY STARRING AMATEUR RADIOSCRIPTAUDIO The following is the short film referenced in the final story for this week:After repairing his HAM radio using parts found in the forest, a recluse radio operator receives a distress call from a stranded Soviet cosmonaut in orbit.