Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 07 2018 09:50 am
SILENT KEY: MALAYSIAN AMATEUR FEROZ KHAN 9W2JOH
PAUL/ANCHOR: In Malaysia, hams are remembering a generous friend, who
has become a Silent Key. Here's Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
JASON: Hams throughout Malaysia are grieving the loss of Feroz Khan,
9W2JOH. The ham radio community learned on August 30th that he had
become a Silent Key. Feroz was known particularly for his generous
spirit among young Radio Scouts, and their activities - and for an
enthusiasm that would not be dampened, even when he undertook projects
with his fellow hams that seemed especially difficult. Piju, 9M2PJU,
shared with Newsline some social media postings made by Feroz's close
friend, Jaya 9W2BUG. Jaya's posts noted that Feroz always showed
tremendous generosity in loaning out his radio equipment to those who
needed it, particularly for scouting events. He played key roles in a
number of "firsts" in radio scouting, including the first international
Jamboree on the Air in 2008, that included scouts from Singapore and
Indonesia. Jaya also recalled one project that same year, involving a
helium balloon with a G5RV antenna, which contacted the NASA's Houston
operations center.
Jaya wrote that he will always remember his friend as a positive
thinker, who got things done. No doubt he speaks for many.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
(FACEBOOK, PIJU 9M2PJU)
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SILENT KEY: MOMOKU SAKURA JI2EIT
PAUL/ANCHOR: In Japan, we report another Silent Key: a YL who was also
a successful artist. Here's Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
JIM MEACHEN: Though many fans of Japanese manga comics came to know
Momoko Sakura as a pre-eminent artist and illustrator, amateur radio
operators knew her by her call sign JI2EIT. The well-known creator of
a popular anime (ANN-NIM-MAY) series on Fuji TV became a Silent Key on
the 15th of August. Momoko got her radio license while still in school,
and later illustrated covers of Japan's CQ Ham Radio magazine. Her
animated TV series, which was about a curious little girl named Maruko,
even featured amateur radio in one of its episodes, with Maruko asking
to obtain her license.
The hit show, which made its debut in 1990, is still in production,
and local news reports indicate it will continue.
Momoko Sakura died of cancer. She was 53.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.
(SOUTHGATE, HAMLIFE.JP, THE JAPAN TIMES)
**
DIGITAL ENTHUSIASTS HOLDING ANNUAL CONFERENCE
PAUL/ANCHOR: If your specialty is digital communications, you'll want
to hear this report from Dave Parks, WB8ODF.
DAVE: If you're a digital radio enthusiast, and haven't registered yet
for the 37th annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference taking
place September 14th through 16th in Albuquerque, New Mexico, there's
still time. The agenda features two days of technical forums on that
Friday and Saturday with introductory forums on Saturday, followed by
what organizers are calling a "Sunday morning seminar deep dive." The
two banquet speakers will be Philip J. Erickson, W1PJE, assistant
director, and head of the Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences group at
MIT's Haystack observatory, and Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, assistant
research professor at the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research at the
New Jersey Institute of Technology. TAPR is amateur radio's leading
digital technology organization. For details or to register, visit
tapr dot org forward slash dcc (tapr.org/dcc)
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Dave Parks, WB8ODF.
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