Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Apr 20 2018 12:46 pm
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2112 for Friday, April 20, 2018
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2112, with a release date of
Friday, April 20, 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A dramatic radio rescue amid Colorado wildfires.
A Minnesota ham's killer gets life in prison - and Art Bell becomes a
Silent Key. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2112,
comes your way right now.
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TOP STORY: DRAMATIC RADIO RESCUE AS COLORADO WILDFIRES RAGE
CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: On Tuesday April 17, eight wildfires broke out in
Colorado, where the National Weather Service had declared a Red Flag
day, due to dangerously high winds and low humidity. Evacuations
began quickly, during one fire about 20 miles southeast of Colorado
Springs. Fifty-foot high flames swept through at 35mph. Ron Cook,
KE0ILD, looked outside his home, and saw he was surrounded by heavy
black smoke. He dialed 911, and got a busy signal. Panicked, he called
on a widely used repeater system, asking anyone listening to call 911
for him. Amanda Alden, K1DDN, and Jeff Carrier, K0JSC, heard him, and
placed the call. Knowing this was a fire with ongoing evacuations, she
reached out to El Paso County dispatch, to find out if Ron was in the
evacuation zone. Meanwhile, Jeff told him to remain in place.
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Dispatch said he was safe -- then called back 30 seconds later saying
he should evacuate immediately. Amanda relayed the info, and Ron prepared
to leave. Amanda heard then of a house just blocks away that was engulfed
in flames. A half-hour later, Ron reported that he and his family were
safe. It is unknown if his home survived. At Newsline production time,
several wildfires continued to burn throughout Colorado. ARES was on
standby, involved in different areas of assistance. Amanda, K1DDN is a
Colorado ARES Region Emergency Coordinator, and keeps on top of most
disasters there.
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PRISON FOR BEATING DEATH OF MINNESOTA AMATEUR
CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: A judge gave a 28-year-old man life behind bars, for
the beating death of a 95-year-old amateur radio operator. Kent Peterson,
KC0DGY, has that story.
KENT: A Minnesota man has received life in prison, for beating death of
a 95-year-old ham, while burglarizing his home. Isaiah Thomas was
sentenced April 9, for the killing of Albert Loehlein (LAY-LINE) W0NHW,
in his Anoka, Minnesota, home on Thanksgiving Weekend in 2016. Albert,
who was also a retired radio engineer, who worked at AM radio station
WCCO. Albert was found beaten to death, with a flashlight and clock,
in the home where he and his wife raised their six children. An amateur
radio operator and World War II veteran, he had lost his wife Hannah to
cancer several years ago. Thomas, who is 28, pleaded guilty March 6 to
the killing. He could be eligible for parole in 30 years.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.
(MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE)
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SILENT KEY: RADIO HOST ART BELL W6OBB/4F1AB
CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: A giant in broadcasting, and a well-known longtime
amateur has become a Silent Key. Mike Askins, KE5CXP, has that report.
MIKE: The unmistakable voice of Art Bell, whether on amateur HF, or on
commercial radio, has gone silent. Art Bell, W6OBB, became a Silent Key
at his southern Nevada home on Friday, April 13. Radio listeners knew
him for his late-night syndicated show "Coast to Coast AM", a radio
program he created to explore crop circles, UFOs, and all things
paranormal. Hosting the program from the home studio of his FM radio
station KNYE in Pahrump, Nevada, he created a broadcast phenomenon that
soared to popularity in the 1990s, when it was carried by more than 500
radio stations, and gained a following from such celebrities as William
Shatner, and singer Josh Groban, and earned him the title "King of the
Weird" from ABC News. But amateur radio operators who heard his
distinctive voice on the HF bands, also knew Bell as a fellow ham. Art
had been licensed since the age of 13, when he got his ticket as a
Technician class operator. He was also licensed as a Class A operator
in the Philippines, with the call sign 4F1AB.
Art Bell was inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of
Fame in 2006, and the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2008. Art Bell
was 72.
A note on the show's website says: [quote] "As he begins his journey
on the 'Other Side,' we take solace in the hope that he is now finding
out all of the answers to the mysteries he pursued for so many nights
with all of us." [endquote]
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins, KE5CXP.
(ABC NEWS, COAST TO COAST WEBSITE, TIME MAGAZINE)
CHRISTIAN: To hear excerpts of a 2016 interview between Art Bell, and
QSO Today's Eric Guth (GOOTH) 4Z1UG, visit arnewsline dot org and
click on the left-hand tab that says "EXTRA." These excerpts are
provided as a Newsline Extra, courtesy of Hap Holly's RAIN report.
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