Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 16 2018 11:25 am
SILENT KEY: DAVID HANNA WX4NCS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A ham active in emergency communications in the
Birmingham, Alabama area, has also become a Silent Key, as we hear
from Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
KEVIN: Alabama amateurs are mourning the loss of David Hanna, WX4NCS,
who died on the 10th of February, in a tragic accident. David, who
was active in emergency communications, had been cleaning his gun
when it discharged, striking him in the chest. He was rushed to UAB
Hospital in Birmingham, where he died during emergency surgery. David,
who lived in Leeds, worked as a security officer for Security Engineers,
a private security firm in Birmingham. He was actively involved in
Birmingham area emergency communications, including Skywarn, and served
as control manager of several local nets on VHF.
He was an A-double-R-L Traffic Manager for Jefferson Co., as well as
an Assistant Emergency Coordinator. A former firefighter and emergency
medical technician, Hanna leaves a wife, and young daughter.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
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FINE OF $50,000 IMPOSED ON HAM IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: As Newsline reported late last year, a ham in Trinidad
and Tobago was awaiting sentencing, after being found guilty of
unlicensed radio transmissions. The judge has spoken, and John Williams,
VK4JJW, has that story.
JOHN: An amateur radio operator in Trinidad and Tobago must pay a
$50,000 fine, or face five years in jail, for unlicensed radio
transmissions in 2007, before he was licensed.
Desi-Lee Bonterre, a master certified electronics technician, had
testified during his trial, that he was in the process of repairing the
transmitters, when police visited his home 11 years ago, and found the
equipment. He was found guilty of operating without a license from his
home. At the time, his attorney had asked for leniency for his client,
who was eventually granted a license by the Telecommunications Authority,
TATT. His attorney noted at the time that Bonterre, an Extra Class
license holder in the U.S. is also an American Red Cross volunteer, and
a member of the Radio Emergency Association Citizen Team, or REACT.
His QRZ page lists his U.S. call sign from a New Jersey address as
N2DLB.
Although Bonterre won his case in magistrate's court, the
telecommunications authority appealed, and the judges ruled that the
prosecution had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
According to a recent report in the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday,
Bonterre must pay the fine within 90 days, or face prison.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.
(TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NEWSDAY)
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AMATEUR BECOMES PRESIDENT OF HARVARD
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Add to the long list of achievements by amateur radio
operators, the presidency of Harvard University. As we hear from
Heather Embee, KB3TZD, the newest university president taking office
this summer has a mission - and a call sign.
HEATHER: Lawrence S. Bacow, KA1FZQ, of Brookline, Massachusetts, is
taking office as the 29th president of Harvard University this summer.
A graduate of MIT, Lawrence earned three additional degrees on the
Harvard campus, and now he can add "president" to that list. Bacow
will take the reins of the campus effective July 1.
Lawrence, who grew up in Pontiac, Michigan, is the son of a ham radio
operator: the call signs W8JYZ, and N4MB, were used by his father,
Mitchell, who died in 2007.
There's another reason Lawrence should feel right at home on campus:
Harvard University is home to amateur radio station W1AF.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.
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