Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 08 2019 10:44 am
HAMS IN CUBA RESPOND AFTER HISTORIC TORNADO
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Cuba, although Havana and the surrounding area were
certainly unprepared for the scope of devastation from its recent
historic tornado, amateur radio operators WERE prepared and did their
best, as Kevin Trotman, N5PRE, tells us.
KEVIN: A rare tornado swept through Cuba and its capital city of Havana
on the 27th of January. As the death toll climbed, local radio amateurs
were already preparing to respond to what was the strongest tornado to
hit the island since 1940. The storm had knocked out landlines, and left
cell phone networks seriously compromised. Using 2m repeaters in the
capital, hams relayed information about the storm's path, and helped
coordinate municipal response on the ground. The team included such
radio operators as Carlos, CO2JC, who is coordinator of the national
emergency net; Daniel, CO2DFC, Osvaldo, CO2LD and Vladimir, CO2VC, who
were indentified in a report from the FRC, Cuba's national amateur radio
society. The latest reports indicate that by the time the storm had
ended, four were killed, and nearly 200 were left injured.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
(SOUTHGATE, MIAMI HERALD, QRZ)
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In more recent reports, the Cuban death toll climbed to
six as two more victims died in hospital care. We at Newsline keep
everyone in our thoughts.
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SILENT KEY: ALFRED TRIBBLE W3STW OF PENNSYLVANIA
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Amateur radio operators in Pennsylvania have said
goodbye to a friend and mentor, who lived just shy of nine decades,
and made the most of those many years. Here's Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.
SKEETER: A Korean War veteran and longtime amateur radio operator in
Pennsylvania has become a Silent Key. Alfred Tribble, W3STW, a native
of Philadelphia, had discovered amateur radio while serving in the U.S.
Army between 1948 and 1952. Alfred was well-decorated for his service.
After leaving the military, he studied to become an electrical engineer,
and ultimately got a job with General Electric in its nuclear power
generation and electrical fields, and in work related to the space
program, according to an obituary on the Kirk & Nice Suburban Chapel
website. Alfred was also active in civic causes in his Pennsylvania
community. In 2005, he moved into Ann's Choice, a senior living community
in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Alfred took his love of amateur radio
there too, and began sharing his hobby with other residents, eventually
setting up the first amateur radio station to operate on the senior
community's grounds. He was also a member of the Phil-Mont Mobile Radio
Club, which features a memorial page to this Silent Key on its website.
Alfred Tribble was to be buried with military honors in Sunset Memorial
Park in Feasterville, Pennsvylania. He was 88.
Vale Alfred Tribble.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.
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