Subj : Newsline Part 2
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Oct 21 2016 04:43 pm

SILENT KEY: REPEATER PIONEER JOHN CROCKETT W3KH

SKEETER/ANCHOR: In South Carolina, a pioneer in repeater systems has
died. Here's Newsline's Jim Damron, N8TMW.

JIM: Amateurs in South Carolina are mourning John Crockett, W3KH, who
became a Silent Key on October 12, following a long bout with cancer.
An electrical engineer, he is credited for his work as Project manager
of the South Carolina Healthcare Emergency Amateur Radio Team system's
linked repeaters, as well as the Digital Mobile Radio linked repeater
system. He was also the developer of, and project manager, for the
Southeastern Repeater Association Universal Coordination System. John
got his amateur license in 1963, and was a life member of the ARRL. An
Air Force veteran, who served in the Vietnam War, he became an advocate
for effective emergency communications, and served as net manager for
the South Carolina Statewide ARES VHF/UHF Net, which met on the SC HEART
linked repeaters.

The SC HEART website posted this message following John's death: QUOTE
"Amateur radio and emergency communications had no greater advocate in
South Carolina than John Crockett. His tireless devotion to service, led
to the establishment of the SCHEART network, the SC DMR network, and
countless other innovations of immeasurable service to the people of
South Carolina." ENDQUOTE

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.

(SC HEART WEBSITE, ARRL)

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NAVAJO CODE TALKER DIES IN ARIZONA

SKEETER/ANCHOR: Finally, our nation joins the Navajo nation in mourning
a hero of World War II. Newsline's Mike Askins, KE5CXP, has the details.

MIKE: Sgt. Maj. Dan Akee Sr., one of the last of the Navajo Code Talkers
of World War II, has died. Considered a hero by his tribe, the
96-year-old veteran died on Friday, October 14, in Tuba City, Arizona.
The sergeant major had served in the 4th Marine Division of the 25th
Regiment in the Pacific, and was one of several hundred Code talkers,
whose use of the Navajo language kept the Japanese from decoding messages
sent by the Allied forces.

According to his son, Dan Akee Jr., he was at the Battle of Iwo Jima,
and was present when the American flag was raised on Mount Suribachi by
six Marines, including Ira Hayes, a member of the Gila River Indian
Community.

The Navajo Nation's president, Russell Begaye, said in a press release:
QUOTE "Dan Akee was not just a Navajo Nation treasure. He was an
international treasure and icon, whose service will stand as a testament
to the freedom of all Americans." ENDQUOTE

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins, KE5CXP, in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

(ASSOCIATED PRESS, NATIVE NEWS ONLINE)

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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 Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association's 2 meter repeater, W8WKY,
Tuesdays at 7:30 PM local time, in Doylestown, Ohio.

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YOUNG VOICES HEARD IN SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP

SKEETER/ANCHOR: Now here's one after-school activity that doesn't involve
homework. This sounds more like HAM-work......as we hear from Newsline's
Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.

NEIL's REPORT:

AUDIO OF MARIA:

"November Hotel 6 Hotel Charlie station, you're coming in as a five and
nine from Bloomington, Indiana, with the Bloomington High School South
club. My name is Maria.

NH6HC: OK, very good, Maria. My name is Arnie, America Radio November
Italy Echo, Arnie, and I'm in Orange County, California, near Disneyland.
Back to you."

NEIL: This is just one of many contacts that were made during the first
day of School Club Roundup, a five-day contest for student stations
typically working after class. As this broadcast goes to air, School Club
Roundup is in its final hours. Schools across the globe have been making
contacts with other schools, clubs, and just whoever they find on the air.
From elementary schools to big name universities, schools are taking to
the airwaves to learn more about ham radio. Some are very competitive, and
treat the roundup as a contest atmosphere. Others enjoy engaging a string
of students in a casual QSO with someone who just stops by the frequency.
My high school students at Bloomington High School South in Bloomington,
Indiana, mostly lean toward the contest side of the roundup, but enjoy a
little of both. Club president Maria Lysandrou, KD9BUS, tells Amateur
Radio Newsline what she especially likes about School Club Roundup.

MARIA: "I love being able to talk to people all around the world, and
meeting people... and I love being able to have just a bunch of pileups...
especially since I'm a girl. I get a lot of people trying to talk to me.

AUDIO OF PILEUP

MARIA: "It's nice to get a lot of points for our club, and it's nice to
talk to people all around the world, just sitting in one place."

NEIL: Club co-Vice President Ryan Butler, who is still operating as a
third party, has become an expert at logging, and enjoys getting on the
mic too. Repairs to our primary antenna, tower and rotor, that couldn't
be completed in time for the fall roundup, despite valiant attempts,
have impacted our team's performance, but Ryan remains optimistic.

RYAN: "I think that we are going to get less points than normal, but
since we did a bunch of tuning to the radio, we're able to get out much
clearer signals across America. I think we'll be able to rack up a lot
of points still, even though we are hindered by the bad radio antenna."

NEIL: So as we finish School Club Roundup, we hope you were all able to
take some time to talk to some schools on the air this week, and create
these opportunities for students to experience ham radio. With any luck,
our station repairs will be complete in a few weeks, and we will do even
better in the next roundup which takes place February 13th through 17th.
For more information about School Club Roundup, check out the arrl.org
website, and search for School Club Roundup. Be looking as well for an
article in an upcoming edition of QST.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, this is club sponsor Neil Rapp, WB9VPG,
reporting from the K9SOU shack, in Bloomington, Indiana.


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