Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 29 2017 09:48 am
MISSOURI AMATEUR HONORED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
PAUL/ANCHOR: While community service amateur radio isn't about
recognition and prizes, when honors come, they're extra important,
because they put radio operators in the public spotlight. That's what
recently happened in Missouri, as we hear from Christian Cudnik, K0STH.
CHRISTIAN: The emergency coordinator for Johnson County's Amateur Radio
Emergency Services isn't just a Missouri resident, dedicated to assisting
in times of crisis, he's an amateur radio operator, with a strong
volunteer spirit. Rick Ebbesen, KB0VZP, has become this year's recipient
of the State of Missouri Volunteer of the Year award, for his work, and
his contributions according to a report in the Daily Star-Journal. The
newspaper notes that the Johnson County ARES trailer was created, with
funding from him. The vehicle has the capability of tying its mobile
camera into a "mesh network" used to transmit data, text messages, and
VOIP, and during severe situations, such as storms.
His most recent project consists of helping emergency managers make the
move from simplex radio communications, to a repeater system to expand
countywide coverage.
The agency's executive director, Gloria Brandenburg, told the newspaper
that Ebbeson's volunteer tenure dates to 2002, when she was in charge
of the American Red Cross office. She said he later split his time
between the Red Cross, and the county until the Red Cross office closed.
His time has been invested well: The communications trailer assisted in
Henry County, when a telephone outage caused ambulance service to lose
touch with the 911 call center. Rick also provided a radio charging
facility and communications for first-responders during the search for
a lost child in Johnson County.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Christian Cudnik, K0STH.
(THE DAILY STAR-JOURNAL)
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THIS CALL SIGN IS A 'CAPITOL' IDEA
PAUL/ANCHOR: As the state of Alabama prepares for its bicentennial
celebration, public officials aren't the only ones getting into the
act. Hams are too, as we hear from Bobby Best, WX4ALA.
BOBBY: Maybe she isn't a ham radio operator - at least not yet - but
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sure knows how to activate a new call sign. On
the state's 198th birthday, the public official became the first person
to use call sign AL2C, which will be in use by amateurs until 2019,
which marks the state's bicentennial.
The governor's contact was with the Lee County Emergency Management
Agency, and she spoke about the state's bicentennial plans with Otto
Arnoscht, N4UZZ, the trustee of the call sign. The QSO took place from
a D-Star VHF station, in the Old House Chamber in the Capitol building
in Birmingham - a station set up by the Alabama Bicentennial Amateur
Radio Club.
Since the bicentennial isn't for a little while yet, that gives the
governor time to plan for her ticket - and this time we don't mean
the political one.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bobby Best, WX4ALA.
(ARRL)
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VACANCY FILLED IN CRITICAL MONITORING SYSTEM
PAUL/ANCHOR: An important post has just been filled at a vital
monitoring system that identifies intruders on the amateur bands.
John Williams, VK4JJW, has those details.
JOHN'S REPORT: The ARRL/IARU Monitoring System, which keeps an eye
out for inappropriate signals on the bands, has filled a vacancy
in IARU Region 2. On January first, Carlos Beviglia, LU1BCE, of
Buenos Aires, Argentina, becomes the Monitoring System coordinator
for that region. He will be responsible for keeping track of intruder
reports, verifying them, and if necessary, enlist the help of other
hams and short-wave listeners to investigate further. Typical sources
of intrusion on the ham bands include unlicensed operators, Over the
Horizon Radar, and shortwave broadcasters.
Carlos has been licensed since the age of 16, and is a third-generation
ham in his family. He has been president of the Radio Club of Argentina,
and in 2016, he was involved in the club's Summer Antarctic Campaign at
LU1ZI, in the South Shetland Islands. His preferred mode of operation
is CW.
The monitoring system is a global service designed to protect the
amateur services on the air. Each of the IARU's regional organizations
chooses a local coordinator.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.
