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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 22 2019 10:50 am

SILENT KEYS: 'ANDY' ANDERSON K7GEX AND TIM ARMAGOST WB0TUB

PAUL/ANCHOR: The ham radio community lost two of its longtime members,
amateurs whose hard work leaves a lasting legacy. We begin with the
story of 'Andy' Anderson as told by Kent Peterson KC-ZERO-DGY.

KENT: In Washington state, Herbert "Andy" Anderson, K7GEX, has become a
Silent Key. Andy was a strong proponent of Latvian amateur radio activity
and was present at every World Radiosport Team Championship, attending
primarily to coach and encourage the teams who had come from Latvia. A
life member of the ARRL, he was credited with having founded the Latvians
Worldwide Roundtable Net, and was considered the "godfather" of the
Latvian Amateur Radio League according to his friend Andy Neimers VA7FJT.
Andy Neimers told the ARRL that in the early 1990s, Andy Anderson helped
the Latvian league evolve by sending thousands in funding to purchase all
sorts of equipment for the league's amateurs. There is even a 2-meter
repeater in one Latvian province that bears his name.

He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served as a Green Beret after
enlisting in the U.S. Army Special Forces. He had come to the U.S. as a
political refugee while still a youngster.

Andy Anderson, K7GEX, died on the 5th of February following a lengthy
illness. He was 84.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC-ZERO-DGY.

PAUL/ANCHOR: A final radio call went out over the Arapahoe (Uh-RAPPA-Hoe)
County ARES and state ARES nets recently in memory of Tim Armagost
WB-ZERO-T-U-B, former Colorado Section Manager for the ARRL. Tim, who was
a life member of the league, died on the 4th of February, after a lengthy
illness. He had been Section Manager for Colorado for a decade and in
2001, after leaving that post, became assistant section manager. He had
also been a delegate to the Colorado Council of Amateur Radio Clubs, and
served, for a time, as chairman.

According to his page on QRZ.Com, Tim was a retired master electrician,
who was first licensed as a ham in 1976 as WN0TUB.

Tim Armagost was 75.

Vale (vah-lay) Tim Armagost and Andy Anderson.

(ARRL)

**

WIA SEEKS PAPERS FOR CONFERENCE PRESENTATION

PAUL/ANCHOR: The national conference of the Wireless Institute of
Australia is still months away, but if you're among those hoping to
present a technical session there, you only have a few days left to
submit papers. John Williams, VK4JJW, tells what you need to do.

JOHN: If you're looking to present on a topic at the Wireless Institute
of Australia's National Conference in May, you have until March 1st to
submit your abstract. The organizing committee has asked that the
papers contain 200 words or less, describing what the technical session
would cover in the 30 minutes allotted. The technical presentations are
scheduled to be held on the 25th of May following the annual general
meeting and after lunch. Organizers are also hoping to review two
additional papers for a presentation to take place at the Amateur Radio
New South Wales field day to be held in Dural on the 26th of May. All
abstracts submitted for either event should use a template available on
the Abstract/Call for Papers form 2019 available on the WIA website.
They should be emailed to [email protected]. Presenter and author
details should be included. Presenters who are chosen will be notified
by April 1st.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.

**

BRITISH YLS SEND INVITATION TO YEAR-LONG PARTY

PAUL/ANCHOR: British YLs have a lot of celebrating going on this year,
and they're looking for some company for an on-air party. Jeremy Boot,
G4NJH, has the details on how to send an RSVP, and book your time.

JEREMY: You only turn 40 once in a lifetime, and so members of the
British Young Ladies Amateur Radio Association, or BYLARA, are inviting
YLs to sign up for a year-long party. BYLARA members are marking their
40th anniversary, with a special event station, and have asked all
interested operators to contact BYLARA, and also to file the OFW 287
document -- Notice of variation for a special event call sign -- with
Ofcom. You can find the document at ofcom dot org dot uk (ofcom.org.uk).
Search for it by name.

To participate in the special event, YLs must be a full licence holder,
or have a partner or husband who has a full call, and plans to be present
while the YL is on the air. The Ofcom document must be filed at least a
month before your planned date of operation. Email the form to spectrum
dot licencing at ofcom dot org dot uk ([email protected])

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(BYLARA)
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