Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 14 2018 09:54 am
SILENT KEY: LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY'S JIM WEIDNER K2JXW
JIM/ANCHOR: Hams are mourning the loss of a longtime amateur, who was
as devoted to lighthouses as to radio, as Kevin Trotman, N5PRE, reports.
KEVIN: Just as Jim Weidner, K2JXW, showed his devotion to historic
beacons of safety for maritime travelers, when he founded the Amateur
Radio Lighthouse Society, he too, was seen as a beacon of friendship to
those who knew him. Jim, who founded the organization in 2000, and
watched it grow to a worldwide membership of nearly 1,700, has become
a Silent Key. His death was announced on the website of the society on
September 7th.
A resident of Merchantville, New Jersey, Jim had retired from a career
of more than 30 years as an English teacher, in the Northern Burlington
County Regional School District. He was also active in the U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary, and the Office of Emergency Management, for the Borough
of Merchantville. The organization website noted that it was founded in
part to honor the heritage of lighthouses and lightships, but also to
recognize lighthouse keepers as maritime heroes. Jim had been a licensed
amateur since 1954.
In an online tribute on the society website, John KX4O, to whom Jim had
passed the baton, wrote: [quote] "Jim's friends are numerous, and many
continue to help me fulfill his goals of the ARLHS. So, in a very real
way, Jim lives on in all of us, as we continue to make ARLHS what it is
today." [endquote]
Jim Weidner, who died on the 1st of September, was 77.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
(AMATEUR RADIO LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY)
**
HAM RADIO HELP FOR SCOUTS
JIM/ANCHOR: Everyone needs a little extra help sometimes, and Scouts
pursuing their Merit Badges just got another resource, as we hear from
Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
NEIL: Help for scout troops pursuing the radio merit badge, and operating
Jamboree on the Air, is now available. Scott Newman, KC3KKW, from Troop
512 in Springfield, Pennsylvania, tells us more about it.
SCOTT: Well, there have been a couple of assistant scoutmasters, and I
have banded together to create what's called Troop Resource. It is
basically a program that reaches out to other troops to help them,
especially if they are under resourced. What we are doing right now is
curating videos, Power Point shows, and we actually put on this live,
internet, what we call a TV, show. We've got one coming up, which will
be all about ham radio, and Jamboree on the Air.
NEIL: The group produces a live, call-in show on Facebook live, about
various scouting topics. But this month, it's about ham radio.
SCOTT: And, we're having people in. We're having the executive director
from the Education Alliance for Amateur Radio. He's going to be on the
show, telling us about what they are going to be doing for JOTA in
October, on the weekend of the 20th and 21st. But, they basically come
in, and they offer scouts, and any other interested party who happens
to be there, education on ham radio. And they give them the opportunity
to use ham equipment. And they're an awesome group, in that they actually
bring all of their radio equipment, and a 40 foot antenna with them, in
a military trailer. And, they pull up and unload the equipment, and get
everything ready.
NEIL: As this newscast goes to air, the live show has already happened.
But, you can find this, and all of their shows archived on YouTube. Just
search for Troop Resource to find their channel. And for more information
about this program, visit TroopResource.org.
Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
**
BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the W4GSO repeater
in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Sundays at 8:30 p.m.
--- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32
* Origin: RadioWxNet: The Thunderbolt BBS wx1der.dyndns.org (801:1/2)
� Synchronet � Temple of Doom BBS - tod.eothnet.com
