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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 31 2018 07:59 pm
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2131, for Friday, August 31, 2018
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2131, with a release date
of Friday, August 31, 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Hams respond to a hurricane in Hawaii,
and an earthquake in Venezuela; the ARRL's new president talks
about "rebranding" the league - and Honduras expands its safety
net with newly donated radios. All this and more, as Amateur
Radio Newsline Report 2131, comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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BREAKING NEWS: ARRESTS MADE IN DEATH OF CALIF. AMATEUR
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We begin this week's report with breaking news.
As Newsline went to production, police in California released
information about the death of amateur radio operator Henry
Stange, WA6RXZ, and announced that they have charged two people
with homicide. Henry's body was found on June 2, in a shallow
grave in Joshua Tree National Park. A three-month investigation
by the Murrieta Police Department, and the San Bernardino County
Sheriff, resulted in the arrests of Curtis Krueger, age 30, and
Ashlie Stapp, age 27, on the 29th of August.
Further details about the killing were not immediately available.
Henry Stange, who lived in Murrieta, was 54 years old.
(MURRIETA POLICE DEPARTMENT)
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RADIO RESPONDS TO EMERGENCIES IN VENEZUELA AND HAWAII
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: With the recent earthquake in Venezuela, and
hurricane in Hawaii, it's been a challenging time for hams
involved in emergency communications. We turn to Kevin Trotman,
N5PRE, for this recap on Venezuela.
KEVIN: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocked the northern coast of
Venezuela, and parts of the Caribbean, on August 21st, and shock
waves could be felt as far east as Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados,
and Grenada, and as far west as Bogota, Colombia. The U.S. Coast
and Geological Survey said because of its depth of nearly 77 miles,
the quake did not cause major damage, or lead to any casualties in
Caracas, but buildings were evacuated nonetheless. Scattered power
outages were reported. The YV5RNE National Emergency Network of the
Radio Club Venezolano activated on 7.088 MHZ, but officials later
reported there was no loss of life, and damage was limited. Although
cellular communications and scattered outages had been reported,
hams networks functioned well on HF, VHF, and even EchoLink.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Hawaii, emergency amateur radio operations became
active after Hurricane Lane stormed into the region. Hawaii ARES and
the Salvation Army Emergency Radio Network, were among those
responding to keep communications open, and WinLink was used for
formal handling of messages. Although the storm dumped as much as 19
inches of rain on parts of Hawaii's Big Island, the region was spared
the worst of a direct hit, and the hurricane was downgraded to a
tropical storm by the 24th of August. At Newsline's production time,
residents and hams alike were keeping an eye out, however, for the
next event on the horizon: Tropical Storm Miriam.
(IARU REGION 1)
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ARRL PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT WEST VIRGINIA CONVENTION
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Should the ARRL rebrand itself to appeal to a new
generation? The organization's new president posed that possibility
at a recent appearance in West Virginia. Jim Damron, N8TMW, was there.
JIM DAMRON: The 60th annual West Virginia State ARRL convention was
held August 25th in Central West Virginia, at the WVU Jackson's Mill
Conference Center near Weston. A highlight of the convention was an
address by ARRL president Rick Roderick, K5UR. In his 45-minute
keynote speech to a capacity crowd, president Roderick asked:
RODERICK: "Are we even relevant anymore as ham radio operators? Well,
let's see: We're world communicators. We provide public service. We
help in emergencies and disasters. We help save lives. We talk to the
jungles of Africa...to the beaches of the South Pacific. We bounce
signals off the moon. We talk to astronauts. We promote technology.
We do positive things. So absolutely! We are relevant."
JIM: "What about change in the hobby"?
RODERICK: "We've got to accept change and we've got to adapt if
we're going to bridge that gap to that next generation. So the
question that I have here that I have challenged my colleagues at
ARRL with is this: 'Is it time to rebrand ham radio? Maybe we need
to rebrand the American Radio Relay League. That's a pretty profound
statement.'
JIM: Roderick offered a closing challenge:
RODERICK: "Well, I think we ought to get out there, and stir things
up. That's what I think we ought to do. I think you ought to go back
and rejuvenate your club. Over the next year, get somebody into ham
radio. The second thing I want you to do....I want you to help a ham
that needs your help. And the third thing I want you to do is, if
you're not a member of the American Radio Relay League, you need to
join today; because you know that whether you like us or not, we're
all you've got; ain't nobody else in Washington DC helping us. I want
you to ask yourself this question: 'Don't you think it's time to give
something back? Now I believe as a group, if we all did that we'll
make a difference in this hobby as we go forward. Be a champion of
ham radio. Let's work together and get it done. Thank you very much."
JIM: That was ARRL president Rick Roderick, K5UR. Reporting from
Jackson's Mill, West Virginia, for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim
Damron, N8TMW.
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